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67986

Vol. 70, No. 216

Wednesday, November 9, 2005

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 3, 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.

Risk Management Agency 

Title: Request for Applications for 

Research Partnerships. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–0065. 

Summary of Collection: The Federal 

Crop Insurance Act of 2002 authorizes 

the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

to enter into partnerships with public 

and private entities for the purpose of 

increasing the availability of risk 

management tools for producers of 

agricultural commodities. The Risk 

Management Agency (RMA) has 

developed procedures for the 

preparation, submission and evaluation 

of applications. 

Need and Use of the Information:

RMA will use the information to 

determine applicant eligibility and to 

evaluate the applications. The 

qualifying applicants are raked and the 

scores are used for the final decision on 

awards. If the information is not 

collected, the consequences would be a 

missed opportunity to improve and or 

develop new risk management tools for 

agricultural producers. The impact 

would affect those segments of 

agriculture lacking access to existing 

risk management tools. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government; not-forprofit Institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,533.

Title: Risk Management and Crop 

Insurance Education; request for 

Applications. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–0067. 

Summary of Collection: The Federal 

Crop Insurance Act, Title 7 U.S.C. 

Chapter 36 Section 1508(k) authorizes 

the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

(FCIC) to provide reinsurance to 

insurers approved by FCIC that insure 

producers of any agricultural 

commodity under one or more plans 

acceptable to FCIC. FCIC operating 

through the Risk Management Agency 

(RMA) has two application programs to 

carryout certain risk management 

education provisions of the Federal 

Crop Insurance Act. The two 

educational programs requiring 

application are: to establish crop 

insurance education and information 

programs in States that have been 

historically underserved by the Federal 

Crop Insurance Program; and to provide 

agricultural producers with training 

opportunities in risk management with 

a priority given to producers of specialty 

crops and underserved commodities. 

Funds are available to fund parties 

willing to assist RMA in carrying out 

local and regional risk management can 

crop insurance education programs. 

Need and Use of the Information:

Applicants are required to submit 

completed application packages in hard 

copy to RMA. RMA and review panel 

will evaluate and rank applicants as 

well as use the information to properly 

document and protect the integrity of 

the process used to select applications 

for funding. For applicants that are 

selected, the information will be used to 

create the terms of cooperative 

agreements between the applicant and 

the agency and will not be shared 

outside of RMA. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; business or other forprofit; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 220. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,255.

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–22284 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 3, 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