Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 220 / Wednesday, November 16, 2005 / Notices 69509 

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. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: 7 CFR 3575–A, ‘‘Community 

Program Guaranteed Loans’’. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0137. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Housing Service (RHS) is authorized by 

Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

1926) to make loans to public agencies, 

nonprofit corporations, and Indian 

tribes for the development of essential 

community facilities primarily serving 

rural residents. The Community 

Facilities Division of the RHS is 

considered Community Programs under 

the 7 CFR, part 3575, subpart A. 

Implementation of the Community 

Programs guaranteed loan program was 

affected to comply with the 

Appropriations Act of 1990 when 

Congress allocated funds for this 

authority. The guaranteed loan program 

encourages lender participation and 

provides specific guidance in the 

processing and servicing of guaranteed 

Community Facilities loans. RHS will 

collect information using several forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RHS will collect information to 

determine applicant/borrower 

eligibility, project feasibility, and to 

ensure borrowers operate on a sound 

basis and use loan funds for authorized 

purposes. Failure to collect proper 

information could result in improper 

determination of eligibility, improper 

use of funds, and/or unsound loans. 

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

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 48,015. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 83,030. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22661 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 9, 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. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Importation of Gypsy Moth Host 

Materials from Canada. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0142. 

Summary of Collection: The United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) is responsible for preventing 

plant diseases or insect pests from 

entering the United States, preventing 

the spread of pests not widely 

distributed in the United States, and 

eradicating those imported pests when 

eradication is feasible. The Plant 

Protection Act authorizes the 

Department to carry out this mission. 

The regulations implementing these 

Acts are contained in Title 7 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations, Part 319: Foreign 

Quarantine Notices. The Plant 

Protection and Quarantine Division of 

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is 

responsible for ensuring that these 

regulations are enforced. Implementing 

these regulations is necessary in order to 

prevent injurious insect pests and plant 

diseases from entering the United 

States, a situation that could produce 

serious consequences for U.S. 

agriculture. APHIS will collect 

information using phytosanitary 

certificates, certificates of origin, and 

signed statements from individuals both 

within and outside the United States. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information to 

ensure that importing foreign logs, trees, 

shrubs, and other articles do not harbor 

plant or insect pests such as the gypsy 

moth. If the information is not collected 

it would cripple APHIS’ ability to 

ensure that trees, shrubs, logs, and a 

variety of other items imported from 

Canada do not harbor gypsy moths. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Individuals or 

households; Not-for-profit institutions; 

Farms; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 2,146. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 81. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22662 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for 

Farmers 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

The Administrator, Foreign 

Agricultural Service (FAS), today