Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 186 / Tuesday, September 27, 2005 / Notices 56441 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Business Service 

Title: 7 CFR 4279–B, Guaranteed Loan 

Making—Business and Industry Loans. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0017. 

Summary of Collection: The Business 

and Industry (B&I) program was 

legislated in 1972 under Section 310B of 

the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act, as amended. The 

purpose of the program is to improve, 

develop, or finance businesses, 

industries, and employment and 

improve the economic and 

environmental climate in rural 

communities. This purpose is achieved 

through bolstering the existing private 

credit structure through the 

guaranteeing of quality loans made by 

lending institutions, thereby providing 

lasting community benefits. The B&I 

program is administered by the Rural 

Business Service (RBS) through Rural 

Development State and sub-State offices 

serving each State. 

Need and Use of the Information: RBS 

will collect information to determine a 

lender and borrower eligibility and 

creditworthiness. The information is 

used by RBS loan officers and approval 

officials to determine program eligibility 

and for program monitoring. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 8,544. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 19,761. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–19219 Filed 9–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

National Agricultural Library; Notice of 

Intent To Seek Approval To Collect 

Information 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Library, 

Agricultural Research Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, this notice 

announces the National Agricultural 

Library’s intent to request an extension 

of currently approved information 

collection form related to the Animal 

Welfare Information Center’s (AWIC) 

workshop, Meeting the Information 

Requirements of the Animal Welfare 

Act. This workshop registration form 

requests the following information from 

participants: contact information, 

affiliation, and database searching 

experience. Participants include 

principal investigators, members of 

Institutional Animal Care and Use 

committees, animal care technicians, 

facility managers, veterinarians, and 

administrators of animal use programs. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 1, 2005 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to Sandra Ball, 

Program Support Assistant, USDA, ARS, 

NAL Animal Welfare Information 

Center, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 

#410, Beltsville, MD 20705–2351. 

Submit electronic comments to: 

sball@nal.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sandra Ball, Program Support Assistant. 

Phone: 301–504–6212 or Fax: 301 504 

7125. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Workshop Registration, Meeting 

the Information Requirements of the 

Animal Welfare Act. 

OMB Number: 0518–033. 

Expiration Date: 02/28/2006. 

Type of Request: To extend currently 

approved data collection form. 

Abstract: This Web-based form 

collects information to register 

respondents in the workshop, Meeting 

the Information Requirements of the 

Animal Welfare Act. Information 

collected includes the following: 

preference of workshop date, signature, 

name, title, organization name, mailing 

address, phone and fax numbers, and 

email address. Five questions are asked 

regarding: database searching 

experience, membership on an 

Institutional Animal Care and Use 

Committee, and goals for attending the 

workshop. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 5 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Principal investigators, 

members of Institutional Animal Care 

and Use Committees, animal care 

personnel, veterinarians, information 

providers, and administrators of animal 

use programs. 

Estimated number of Respondents: 

100 per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 8.33 hours. 

Comments are invited on (a) whether 

the proposed 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 the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and the assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who respond, including the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technology. Comments should be sent to 

the address in the preamble. All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: September 8, 2005. 

Edward B. Knipling, 

Administrator, ARS. 

[FR Doc. 05–19197 Filed 9–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. 04–112–1] 

Monsanto Company; Availability of 

Petition and Environmental 

Assessment for Determination of 

Nonregulated Status for Corn 

Genetically Engineered To Express 

High Lysine Levels 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has received a 

petition from Monsanto Company, 

seeking a determination of nonregulated 

status for corn designated as 

transformation event LY038, which has 

been genetically engineered to express a 

lysine-insensitive dihydrodipicolinate 

synthase (cDHDPS) enzyme, which 

allows for the accumulation of higher 

levels of lysine in the germ of the seed. 

Corn-soybean meal based diets 

formulated for poultry and swine are 

characteristically deficient in lysine and 

require the addition of supplemental 

lysine for optimal animal growth and 

production. This corn product may 

provide an alternative to 

supplementation of feed with lysine. 

The petition has been submitted in 

accordance with our regulations