[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 181 (Monday, September 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57251-57252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23339]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Notice of Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) intention to 
request a revision for a currently approved information collection in 
support of the foreign donation of agricultural commodities under the 
section 416(b), Food for Progress, and the McGovern-Dole International 
Food for Education and Child Nutrition programs.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 19, 2010.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact Ronald Croushorn, Director, Food 
Assistance Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Stop 1034, Washington, DC 20250-1034; or by telephone at 
(202) 720-3038; or by e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e0928f8ece83928f9593888f928ea0868193ce95938481ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff8d9091d19c8d908a8c97908d91bf999e8cd18a8c9b9ed1989089">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Foreign Donation of Agricultural Commodities (Section 
416(b), Food for Progress, and McGovern-Dole International Food for 
Education and Child Nutrition programs).
    OMB Number: 0551-0035.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2010.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Under the section (416(b), Food for Progress, and 
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition 
programs (the Foreign Donation Programs), information will be gathered 
from applicants desiring to receive grants under the programs to 
determine the viability of requests for resources to implement 
activities in foreign countries. Program participants that receive 
grants must submit compliance reports until commodities or local 
currencies generated from the sale thereof are utilized. Participants 
that use the services of freight forwarders must submit certifications 
from the freight forwarders regarding their activities and 
affiliations. Documents are used to develop effective grant agreements 
and assure that statutory requirements and objectives are met.
    Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for each respondent 
resulting from information collection under the Foreign Donation 
Programs or the McGovern-Dole Program varies in direct relation to the 
number and complexity of the agreements entered into by such 
respondent. The estimated average reporting burden for the Foreign

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Donation Programs is 36 hours per response.
    Respondents: U.S. private voluntary organizations, U.S. 
cooperatives, foreign governments, freight forwarders, ship owners and 
brokers, and survey companies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 301 per annum.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 20 per annum.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 141,989 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Tamoria 
Thompson-Hall, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, by 
telephone at (202) 690-1690; or by e-mail at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0672676b69746f6728726e696b7675696846606775287375626728616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e4a5f53514c575f104a5651534e4d51507e585f4d104b4d5a5f10595148">[email protected]</span></a>.
    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 Ronald Croushorn, Director, Food Assistance 
Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, Stop 1034, Washington, DC 20250-1034; or by e-mail at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1839e9fdf92839e8482999e839fb1979082df84829590df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abd9c4c585c8d9c4ded8c3c4d9c5ebcdcad885ded8cfca85ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>. 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. 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).
    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 at Washington, DC, on September 2, 2010.
Suzanne Hale,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-23339 Filed 9-17-10; 8:45 am]
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