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17939 

Vol. 74, No. 74 

Monday, April 20, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 15, 2009. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: Agriculture Innovation Centers. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0045. 

Summary of Collection: The Farm 

Security and Rural Investment Act of 

2002 (Pub. L. 107–171, signed May 13, 

2002) authorized the Secretary of the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

to award grant funds for agriculture 

innovation centers, a demonstration 

program under which agricultural 

producers are to be provided with 

technical and business development 

assistance enabling them to establish 

businesses producing and marketing 

value-added products. This program is 

administered by Cooperative Programs 

within USDA’s Rural Development. 

Grants were awarded, on a competitive 

basis, only in fiscal year 2003. The 

authorization for this program expired 

on September 30, 2004; however, 

centers are required to provide progress 

reports for the duration of the grant 

agreement to monitor compliance and 

measure the success of the program. The 

2008 Farm Bill has reauthorized the 

program through 2012. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Performance report information is 

collected semi-annually from the ten 

agriculture innovation centers funded 

during the 2003 grant cycle. USDA uses 

performance reports to confirm that 

progress is being made toward achieving 

the stated goals of the project. A final 

report is submitted at the completion of 

the grant agreement. Centers may be 

non-profit corporations, for-profit 

corporations, institutions of higher 

learning, and consortia of the 

aforementioned entities. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit Institutions; Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 10. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Semi-annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 110. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–9009 Filed 4–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 15, 2009. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Requirements of Recognizing 

the Animal Health Status of Foreign 

Regions. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0219. 


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