Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 190 / Monday, October 3, 2005 / Notices 57553 

through Grants.gov. As CSREES 

transitions to use of the SF–424(R&R), 

there remains a need for the currently 

approved information collection 

entitled, ‘‘Cooperative State Research, 

Education and Extension Service 

Application Kit for Research and 

Extension Programs.’’

The following information is collected 

in the ‘‘Cooperative State Research, 

Education and Extension Service 

Application Kit for Research and 

Extension Programs.’’

Form CSREES–2002, Proposal Cover 

Page: Provides names, mailing and 

electronic addresses, and telephone 

numbers of project directors and 

authorized agents of applicant 

institutions and general information 

regarding the proposals. 

Form CSREES–2003, Project 

Summary: Lists the Project Director(s) 

and their institution(s), project title and 

key words, and a project summary 

which allows for quick screening and 

assignment of proposals to peer 

reviewers. 

Form CSREES–2004, Proposal Budget: 

Provides a breakdown of the purposes 

for which funds will be spent in the 

event of an award. 

Form CSREES–2005, Current and 

Pending Support: Provides information 

for active and pending projects. 

Form CSREES–2006, National 

Environmental Policy Act Exclusions: 

Allows identification of whether or not 

the proposal fits one of the exclusions 

listed for compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (7 CFR Part 

3407). This information is used in 

determining whether or not further 

action is needed to meet the 

requirements of this Act. 

Form CSREES–2007, Identification of 

Conflicts of Interest: Lists the person(s) 

who are in conflict of interest with the 

applicant(s). This is used when 

selecting peer review panels to assure 

objective reviews. 

Form CSREES–2008, Assurance 

Statement(s): Provides required 

assurances of compliance with 

regulations involving the protection of 

human subjects, animal welfare, and 

recombinant DNA research. This form is 

be used for competitive, special, and 

formula-funded projects. 

Proposal Summary/Proposal 

Narrative: Provides a description of the 

proposed activity for which support is 

requested including objectives, plan of 

operation, and the project’s significance 

to higher education in the food and 

agricultural sciences. 

Form CSREES–2010, Fellowships/ 

Scholarships Entry/Exit Form: This form 

will only apply to recipients of a 

CSREES fellowship or scholarship. The 

form will be used to document 

fellowship appointments and 

scholarships, pertinent demographic 

data on the fellows/scholars, and 

documentation of the progress of the 

fellows/scholars under the program. 

The following information will be 

collected in the CSREES agency-specific 

forms when the agency transitions to 

use of the SF–424(R&R) forms. 

Supplemental Information Form: This 

form is to be used by all competitive 

and special grant programs, and will 

collect the program name and program 

code to which the applicant is applying, 

additional applicant type information, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services Payment Management System 

account information, key words, and 

conflict of interest information. 

NRI Proposal Type Form: This form 

will be used only by the National 

Research Initiative to collect the specific 

type of application being submitted. 

Application Modification Form: This 

form will be used to indicate the forms 

or narrative portions of an application 

that an applicant has changed or 

corrected. 

Respondents: Non-profit institutions, 

State, local, or Tribal governments, and 

a limited number of for-profit 

institutions and individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

For applicants: 7,150 each for the 

Proposal Summary/Proposal Narrative 

and Forms CSREES–2002, –2003, –2004, 

–2005, –2006, and –2007; 9,450 for 

Form CSREES–2008, Supplemental 

Information Form; 3,000 for the NRI 

Proposal Type Form; and 1,000 for the 

Application Modification Form. For 

grantees: 50 for Form CSREES–2010. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents (calculated based on a 

survey of grant applicants conducted by 

CSREES): The three year total burden on 

the public is estimated to be 161,029 

hours. This burden assumes 156,813 in 

the first year and 2,108 in each of years 

2 and 3 when CSREES transitions to the 

use of the SF–424 (R&R) forms and 

CSREES Agency-specific forms. The 

161,029 estimated total burden over 

three years equates to an estimated 

annual average of burden to the public 

of 53,676 hours (161,029 ÷ 3). 

The individual form burden is as 

follows: 21,450 hours for Form 

CSREES–2002, ‘‘Proposal Cover Page,’’

(3 hours per response); 3,575 hours for 

Form CSREES–2003, ‘‘Project 

Summary,’’ (.5 hours per response); 

7,150 hours for Form CSREES–2004, 

‘‘Proposal Budget,’’ (1 hour per 

response); 7,150 hours for Form 

CSREES–2005, ‘‘Current and Pending 

Support,’’ (1 hour per response); 1,788 

hours for Form CSREES–2006, 

‘‘National Environmental Policy Act 

Exclusions,’’ (.25 hours per response); 

3,575 hours for Form CSREES–2007, 

‘‘Identification of Conflicts of Interest,’’

(.5 hours per response); 4,725 hours for 

Form CSREES–2008, ‘‘Assurance 

Statement,’’ (.5 hours per response); 

107,250 for the ‘‘Proposal Summary/ 

Proposal Narrative,’’ (an average of 15 

hours per response); and 150 hours for 

Form CSREES–2010, ‘‘Fellowships/ 

Scholarships Entry/Exit Form,’’ (3 hours 

per response). 

For the CSREES Agency-specific 

forms that will accompany the SF–424 

(R&R) forms: 1,788 for the 

‘‘Supplemental Information’’ form (.25 

hours per response), 240 hours for the 

‘‘NRI Application Type’’ form (.08 hours 

per response), and 80 hours for the 

‘‘Application Modification’’ form (.08 

hours per response). 

Frequency of Respondents: Annually. 

Comments: 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 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 are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments should be sent to 

the address stated in the preamble. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Done at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of 

September, 2005. 

Colien Hefferan, 

Administrator, Cooperative State Research, 

Education, and Extension Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

[05–MN–C] 

Opportunity To Comment on the 

Applicants for the Minnesota Area 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

57554 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 190 / Monday, October 3, 2005 / Notices 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on 

the applicants for designation to provide 

official services in the Minnesota area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 18, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on the applicants by any of 

the following methods: 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver to 

Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

• Fax: Send by facsimile transmission 

to (202) 690–2755, attention: Janet M. 

Hart. 

• E-mail: Send via electronic mail to 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov. 

• Mail: Send hardcopy to Janet M. 

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 

Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

Read Comments: All comments will 

be available for public inspection at the 

office above during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janet M. Hart at 202–720–8525, e-mail 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action has been reviewed and 

determined not to be a rule or regulation 

as defined in Executive Order 12866 

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1; 

therefore, the Executive Order and 

Departmental Regulation do not apply 

to this action. 

In the August 17, 2005, Federal 

Register (70 FR 48370), GIPSA 

announced that Minnesota Department 

of Agriculture asked GIPSA for a 

voluntary cancellation of their 

designation for domestic services, 

effective November 9, 2005. 

Subsequently, Minnesota informed 

GIPSA that they would continue to 

provide services until December 31, 

2005. Minnesota’s designation will 

cease effective December 31, 2005, and 

GIPSA asked persons interested in 

providing official services in Minnesota, 

except the export locations, to submit an 

application for designation by 

September 16, 2005. 

There were nine applicants for the 

Minnesota area: Grain Inspection, Inc. 

(Jamestown), Mid-Iowa Grain 

Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa), North 

Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 

(North Dakota), Northern Plains Grain 

Inspection Service, Inc. (Northern 

Plains), D. R. Schaal Agency, Inc. 

(Schaal), Sioux City Inspection and 

Weighing Service Company (Sioux 

City), all officially designated agencies; 

a company proposing to do business as 

Minnesota Grain Inspection, Inc. 

(Minnesota Grain) a subsidiary of 

Socie ́te ́ Ge ́ne ́rale de Surveillance (SGS) 

North America, Inc., and a company 

proposing to do business as State Grain 

Inspection, Inc. (State Grain) a 

subsidiary of National Quality 

Inspection, Inc. Minnesota Department 

of Agriculture applied for designation to 

provide laboratory services only. 

Jamestown applied for designation in 

Clay, Becker, Hubbard, Cass, Wilkin, 

Otter Tail, Wadena, Crow Wing, 

Traverse, Grant, Douglas, Todd, 

Morrison, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Pine, Big 

Stone, Stevens, Pope, Stearns, Benton, 

Isanti, Chisago, Swift, Kandiyohi, 

Meeker, Wright, Sherburne, Anoka, Lac 

Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, 

Renville, McLeod, Carver, Hennepin, 

Ramsey, Washington, Sibley, Scott, 

Dakota, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, 

Brown, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Rice, 

Goodhue, Wabasha, Pipestone, Murray, 

Cottonwood, Watonwan, Blue Earth, 

Waseca, Steele, Dodge, Olmstead, 

Winona, Rock, Nobles, Jackson, Martin, 

Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, 

and Houston Counties, Minnesota. 

Mid-Iowa applied for designation in 

Washington, Scott, Dakota, Goodhue, 

Wabasha, Olmstead, Winona, and 

Houston Counties, Minnesota. 

Minnesota Grain applied for 

designation in the entire State of 

Minnesota. 

Minnesota applied for laboratory 

services only, in the entire State. 

North Dakota applied for designation 

in Koochiching, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, 

Itasca, Norman, Mahnomen, Hubbard, 

Cass, Clay, Becker, Wadena, Crow Wing, 

Aitkin, Carlton, Wilkin, Otter Tail, 

Traverse, Grant, Douglas, Todd, 

Morrison, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Pine, 

Stevens, Pope, Stearns, Benton, 

Sherburne, Isanti, Chisago, Big Stone, 

Swift, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Wright, 

Anoka, Washington, Lac Qui Parle, 

Chippewa, McLeod, Carver, Hennepin, 

Ramsey, Sibley, Scott, Dakota, Goodhue, 

Wabash, and Winona Counties, 

Minnesota. 

Northern Plains applied for 

designation in Kittson, Roseau, Lake of 

the Woods, Koochiching, Marshall, 

Beltrami, Itasca, Polk, Pennington, Red 

Lake, Clearwater Hubbard, and Cass 

Counties, Minnesota. 

Schaal applied for designation in 

Watonwan, Blue Earth, Waseca, Steele, 

Martin, Faribault, Freeborn, Mower 

Counties, Minnesota. 

Sioux City applied for designation in 

Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Renville, 

Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Brown, 

Nicollet, Pipestone, Murray, 

Cottonwood, Watonwan, Blue Earth, 

Rock, Nobles, Jackson, Martin, and 

Faribault Counties, Minnesota. 

State Grain applied for designation in 

Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Carver, 

Scott, Dakota, Brown, Nicollet, Le 

Sueur, Rice, Goodhue, Watonwan, Blue 

Earth, Waseca, Steele, Dodge, Martin, 

and Faribault Counties; and Jackson 

County, east of Highway 29, Minnesota. 

All of the applicants named above 

indicated they would be willing to 

accept more or less area in order to 

provide needed service to all requestors. 

GIPSA is publishing this notice to 

provide interested persons the 

opportunity to present comments 

concerning the applicants. Substantive 

comments citing reasons and pertinent 

data for support or objection to the 

designation of the applicants will be 

considered in the designation process. 

All comments must be submitted to the 

Compliance Division at the above 

address. Comments and other available 

information will be considered in 

making a final decision. GIPSA will 

publish notice of the final decision in 

the Federal Register. 

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867, 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.). 

Patricia Donohue-Galvin, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–19658 Filed 9–30–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 2010 Census 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of 

a meeting of the 2010 Census Advisory 

Committee. Committee members will 

address policy, research, and technical 

issues related to 2010 Decennial Census 

programs, including the American 

Community Survey and related 

programs. Last-minute changes to the 

agenda are possible, which could 

prevent giving advance notification of 

schedule changes. 

DATES: October 27–28, 2005. On October 

27, the meeting will begin at 

approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at 

approximately 5 p.m. On Friday, 

October 28, 2005, the meeting will begin 

at approximately 8:45 a.m. and end at 

approximately 11:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Census Bureau, 4700 Silver Hill