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regular business hours at the same 

address. 

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. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

15, 2008. 

Eldon Gould, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E8–21936 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–FA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Risk Management Agency 

Request for Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Risk Management Agency, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C Chapter 35) this notice announces 

the Risk Management Agency’s 

intention to request an extension for and 

revision to a currently approved 

information collection for Request for 

Applications for Research Partnerships. 

DATES: Comments on this notice will be 

accepted until close of business, 

November 18, 2008. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Virginia Guzman, United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

Research and Evaluation Division, 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, 

Risk Management Agency, 6501 Beacon 

Drive, Mail Stop 813, Kansas City, MO 

64133, telephone (816) 926–6343. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically to: 

RMARED_PRA@rm.fcic.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Research and Development, 

Request for Applications. 

OMB Number: 0563–0065. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Risk Management 

Agency intends to seek information in 

order to fulfill its mission to fund the 

development of non-insurance risk 

management tools that will be utilized 

by agricultural producers to assist them 

in mitigating the risks inherent in 

agricultural production and to improve 

the economic stability of agriculture 

through the maintenance and 

development of risk management tools. 

The Risk Management Agency (RMA), 

on behalf of the Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation (FCIC), is committed to 

meeting the risk management needs and 

improving or developing risk 

management tools for the nation’s 

farmers and ranchers. The Risk 

Management Agency proposes to 

publish Requests for Applications (RFA) 

to announce the availability of funds 

and solicit proposals requesting funding 

for the development of risk management 

tools. The information collections will 

be limited to the request for applications 

and status reports. Information 

collections are necessary to evaluate 

proposals and award funds based on a 

competitive process and to obtain the 

information necessary for the 

development of partnership agreements 

and to obtain information on the status 

of research agreements and projects. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

2,400 minutes per response for a total 

burden of 6,000 hours. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Applications for funding are invited 

from qualified public and private 

entities. Eligible applicants include 

colleges and universities, Federal, State, 

and local agencies, Native American 

tribal organizations, non-profit and forprofit private organizations or 

corporations, and other entities. 

Individuals are not eligible applicants. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 150. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 150. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 6,000. 

Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, through 

use, as appropriate, of automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

collection technologies, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Comments may be sent to Virginia 

Guzman, United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Research and 

Evaluation Division, Federal Crop 

Insurance Corporation, Risk 

Management Agency, 6501 Beacon 

Drive, Mail Stop 813, Kansas City, MO 

64133. All comments will be available 

for public inspection during regular 

business hours at the same address. 

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. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

15, 2008. 

Eldon Gould, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E8–21939 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List Additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to the Procurement 

List. 

SUMMARY: This action adds to the 

Procurement List a product and services 

to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 19, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly M. Zeich, Telephone: (703) 

603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

25, 2008, and August 1, 2008, the 

Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 

published notices (73 FR 43404 and 

44961) of proposed additions to the 

Procurement List. 

After consideration of the material 

presented to it concerning capability of 

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide 

the product and services and impact of 

the additions on the current or most 

recent contractors, the Committee has 

determined that the product and 

services listed below are suitable for 

procurement by the Federal Government 

under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c and 41 CFR 51– 

2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in any 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 


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