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65877 

Vol. 70, No. 210 

Tuesday, November 1, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Commodity Credit 

Corporation’s (CCC) intention to request 

an extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program 

(GSM–102) and the CCC Supplier Credit 

Guarantee Program (SCGP) based on reestimates. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by January 3, 2006 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: 

Contact William Hawkins, Director, 

Program Administration Division, 

Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, AgStop 

1031, Washington, DC 20250–1031, 

telephone (202) 720–3241. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: CCC Export Credit Guarantee 

Program (GSM–102) and CCC Supplier 

Credit Guarantee Program (SCGP). 

OMB Number: 0551–0004 (GSM–102) 

and 0551–0037 (SCGP). 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2006. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

GSM–102 and SCGP programs is to 

expand U.S. agricultural exports by 

making available export credit 

guarantees to encourage U.S. private 

sector financing of foreign purchases of 

U.S. agricultural commodities on credit 

terms. The CCC currently has programs 

operating in at least 40 countries and 

country regions, with 169 exporters 

eligible to participate. Under 7 CFR Part 

1493, exporters are required to submit 

the following: (1) Information about the 

exporter for program participation, (2) 

export sales information in connection 

with applying for a payment guarantee, 

(3) information regarding the actual 

export of the commodity, (evidence of 

export report), (4) notice of default and 

claims for loss, and (5) other documents, 

if applicable, including notice of 

assignment of the right to receive 

proceeds under the export credit 

guarantee. In addition, each exporter 

and exporter’s assignee (U.S. financial 

institution) must maintain records on all 

information submitted to CCC and in 

connection with sales made under 

GSM–102, and SCGP. The information 

collected is used by CCC to manage, 

plan, evaluate and account for 

government resources. The reports and 

records are required to ensure the 

proper and judicious use of public 

funds. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for these collections is 

estimated to average 0.49 hours per 

GSM–102 response and 0.64 hours per 

SCGP response. 

Respondents: Exporters of U.S. 

agricultural commodities, banks or other 

financial institutions, producer 

associations, export trade associations, 

and U.S. Government agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

298 per annum. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 74.3 per annum. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden of 

Respondents: 12,480.1 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Kimberly Chisley, 

the Agency Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (202) 720–2568. 

Requests for Comments: Send 

comments regarding (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; (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 automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to William 

Hawkins, Director, Program 

Administration Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, AgStop 1031, Washington, 

DC 20250–1031, or to the Desk Officer 

for Agriculture, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC 20503. Persons with disabilities who 

require an alternative means for 

communication of information (Braille, 

large print, audiotape, etc.) should 

contact USDA’s Target Center at (202) 

720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. 

All comments will also become a 

matter of public record. 

Dated: October 14, 2005. 

A. Ellen Terpstra, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–21675 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Newspapers To Be Used for 

Publication of Legal Notice of 

Appealable Decisions for the Southern 

Region; AL, KY, GA, TN, FL, LA, MS, 

VA, WV, AR, OK, NC, SC, TX and PR 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and correction. 

SUMMARY: Deciding Officers in the 

Southern Region will publish notice of 

decisions subject to administrative 

appeal under 36 CFR part 217 in the 

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