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Notices Federal Register

51007 

Vol. 70, No. 166 

Monday, August 29, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 23, 2005. 

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. 

Agricultural Research Service 

Title: National Agricultural Library 

Information Needs Assessment. 

OMB Control Number: 0518–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: Executive 

Order 12802 seeks to establish high 

quality customer service standards 

within all federal agencies that provide 

significant services directly to the 

public. The National Agricultural 

Library (NAL) is one such agency, 

mandated by the Farm Bill of 1990 to 

serve as the primary agricultural 

resource of the United States. NAL is 

called upon to provide agricultural 

information and information products to 

a variety of customers. NAL is seeking 

to issue a survey to identify the 

customers it already serves, as well as 

those it should be serving; to determine 

the kind and quality of services they 

want; and to assess their level of 

satisfaction with existing services. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected from the survey 

will be used to evaluate institutional 

performance, reform management 

practices, and reallocate resources to 

services in line with customer needs 

and expectations. If the information is 

not collected, NAL will be hindered 

from advancing its mandate to provide 

accurate, timely and easily accessible 

agricultural information to its 

customers. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; Farms; Federal Government; 

State, Local and Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 122,200. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 5,359. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17056 Filed 8–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 24, 2005. 

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. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Uniform Grant Application for 

Non-Entitlement Discretionary Grants. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0512. 

Summary of Collection: The Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) has establish a 

process for a uniform grant application 

usable for all of the non-entitlement 

discretionary grant programs to collect 

the information from grant applicants 

needed to evaluate and rank applicants 

and protect the integrity of the grantee 

selection process. All FNS discretionary 

grant programs will be eligible, but not 

required to use the uniform grant