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Vol. 81, No. 30 

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Notice of Request for Approval of a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

Foreign Agricultural Service to request 

approval for a new information 

collection for the USDA’s Local and 

Regional Food Aid Procurement 

Program. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 18, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: FAS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice. Comments may be submitted by 

one of the following methods: 

D Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

Web site provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment filed or attach a file for 

lengthier comments. Go to http://www/ 

regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions at the site for submitting 

comments. 

D Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.: 

Send to Benjamin Muskovitz, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 4159, 

Mailstop 1034, Washington, DC 20250. 

D Hand or courier delivered 

submittals: Deliver to Benjamin 

Muskovitz, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Room 4159, Mailstop 1034, 

Washington, DC 20250. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

agency name. Comments received in 

response to this docket will be made 

available for public inspection and 

posted without change, including any 

personal information, to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin Muskovitz, Director, Food 

Assistance Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 4159, Mailstop 1034, 

Washington, DC 20250–1034, telephone: 

(202) 720–4221, email: FAD_Contact@

FAS.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: USDA Local and Regional Food 

Aid Procurement Program. 

OMB Number: 0551—New. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from approval date. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the USDA Local and 

Regional Food Aid Procurement 

Program, information will be gathered 

from applicants desiring to receive 

grants or enter into cooperative 

agreements under the program to 

determine the viability of requests for 

resources to implement activities in 

foreign countries. Recipients of grants or 

cooperative agreements under the 

program must submit performance and 

financial reports until funds provided 

by FAS and commodities purchased 

with such funds are utilized. Documents 

are used to develop effective grant or 

cooperative agreements and assure that 

statutory requirements and program 

objectives are met. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for each respondent 

resulting from information collection 

under the USDA Local and Regional 

Food Aid Procurement Program varies 

in direct relation to the number and 

type of agreements entered into by such 

respondent. The estimated average 

reporting burden for USDA Local and 

Regional Food Aid Procurement 

Program is 78 hours per response. 

Type of Respondents: Private 

voluntary organizations, cooperatives, 

and intergovernmental organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 22 

per annum. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 17 per annum. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden of 

Respondents: 29,172 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Connie Ehrhart, 

the Agency Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578 or email 

at Connie.Ehrhart@fas.usda.gov. 

Request 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 the Director, 

Food Assistance Division, FAS, USDA, 

Room 4159, Mailstop 1034, Washington, 

DC 20250, or to FAD_Contact@

FAS.usda.gov. Comments may also be 

sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission for Office of Management 

and Budget approval. 

E-Government Act Compliance 

FAS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act of 2002, to 

promote the use of the Internet and 

other information technologies to 

provide increased opportunities for 

citizen access to Government 

information and services, and for other 

purposes. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

an alternative means for communication 

of information (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 

Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice 

and TDD). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on February 9, 

2016. 

Philip C. Karsting, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03087 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am] 

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