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Vol. 72, No. 227 

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of Public Information 

Collections Being Reviewed by the 

U.S. Agency for International 

Development: Comments Requested 

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International 

Development (USAID) is making efforts 

to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following proposed and/or continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. 

Comments are requested concerning: (a) 

Whether the proposed or continuing 

collections of information are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility: (b) the accuracy of the 

burden estimates: (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, an clarity of the 

information collected: and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 28, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Beverly Johnson, Bureau for 

Management, Office of Administrative 

Services, Information and Records 

Division, U.S. Agency for International 

Development, Room 2.07–106, RRB, 

Washington, DC, 20523, (202) 712–1365 

or via e-mail bjohnson@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB No: OMB 0412–0035. 

Form No.: AID 1550–2. 

Title: PVO Initial and Annual 

Registration Form. 

Type of Review: Renewal of 

Information Collection. 

Purpose: USAID is required to collect 

information regarding the financial 

support of private and voluntary 

organizations registered with the 

Agency. The information is used to 

determine the eligibility of PVOs to 

receive USAID funding. 

Annual Reporting Burden: 

Respondents: 533. 

Total annual responses: 533. 

Total annual hours requested: 1,599 

hours. 

Dated: November 19, 2007. 

Joanne Paskar, 

Chief, Information and Records Division, 

Office of Administrative Services, Bureau for 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 21, 2007. 

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: 

jDesk 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. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: Rural Rental Housing Program, 

7 CFR Part 3560. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0189. 

Summary of Collection: The programs 

covered by 7 CFR Part 3560 provide 

financing to support the development of 

adequate, affordable housing and rental 

units for very low-, low-, and moderateincome households, and farm workers. 

Rural Housing Service (RHS) is 

authorized to collect the information 

needed to administer these various 

programs under Title V of the Housing 

Act of 1949, Section 515 Rural Rental 

Housing, Sections 514 and 516 Farm 

Labor Housing loans and grants, and 

Section 521 Rental Assistance. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected by RHS is used to 

plan, manage, evaluate and account for 

Government resources. The reports are 

required to ensure the proper and 

judicious use of public funds. The 

purpose of the Multi-Family Housing 

programs is to provide adequate, 

affordable, decent, safe, and sanitary 

rental units for very low-, low-, and 

moderate-income households and farm 

workers in rural areas. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit: Individual or 

households; Farms; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 500,000. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly; 

Monthly, Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,138,607. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–23035 Filed 11–26–07; 8:45 am] 

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