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to fulfill the intent of the applicable 

authorities. 

As part of this renewal collection for 

the National Research, Promotion, and 

Consumer Information Programs, AMS 

is merging the ‘‘Sorghum Promotion, 

Research, and Information Order, 0581– 

0246;’’ ‘‘Lamb Promotion, Research and 

Information Program, 0581–0198;’’ 

‘‘Honey Packers and Importers Research, 

Promotion, Consumer Education and 

Industry Information Order, 

Referendum Procedures, 0581–0245;’’ 

and ‘‘Establishment of the New Honey 

Packers and Importers R&P Program, 

0581–0247.’’ Upon approval of this 

revision of 0581–0093, AMS will 

request a Discontinuation Request for 

0581–0246, 0581–0198, 0581–0245, and 

0581–0247 to retire these collections. 

This action will keep all research and 

promotion collections under one generic 

collection since similar forms are used 

to collect information and to prevent 

duplication of burden. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, which requires 

Government agencies in general to 

provide the public the option of 

submitting information or transacting 

business electronically to the maximum 

extent possible. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.54 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Producers, processors, 

handlers, importers, and others in the 

marketing chain of a variety of 

agricultural commodities, and 

recordkeepers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

325,579. 

Estimated Total Annual Reponses: 

896,027. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2.75. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 334,711.71 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Whitney A. Rick, 

Research and Promotion Branch; Dairy 

Programs at (202) 720–6909. 

Comments may be submitted 

regarding, but is not limited to: 

(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, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(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, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All comments received will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the above 

address and may be viewed at 

http:www.regulations.gov. 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. 

Dated: September 27, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24627 Filed 9–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket No. AMS–TM–10–0082; TM–10–02] 

Farmers’ Market Promotion Program: 

Notice of Request for Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

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 Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for the currently 

approved the information collection for 

OMB 0581–0235, an extension and 

revision of forms ‘‘TM–29, FMPP Project 

Proposal Narrative Form’’ and ‘‘TM–30, 

FMPP Supplemental Budget Summary 

Form.’’ Copies of these voluntary forms 

to participate in the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) Farmers Market 

Promotion Program, may be obtained by 

calling the AMS Marketing Services 

Branch contact listed. 

DATES: Comments received by 

November 30, 2010 will be considered. 

Additional Information: Contact 

Carmen Humphrey, Branch Chief, 

Marketing Grants and Technical 

Assistance Branch, Marketing Services 

Division, Transportation and Marketing 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS), USDA; 202–694–4000. 

ADDRESSES: Contact Errol R. Bragg, 

Associate Deputy Administrator, 

Marketing Services Branch, 

Transportation and Marketing Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 1800 M Street, NW., Room 

3012–South Tower, Washington, DC 

20036; 202/694–4000, or fax 202/694– 

5949. 

Comments should reference docket 

number AMS–TM–10–0082, TM–10–02 

and be sent to Mr. Errol Bragg at the 

above address or via the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Farmers Market Promotion 

Program. 

OMB Number: 0581–0235. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

21, 2011. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Farmers Market 

Promotion Program (FMPP) was created 

through an amendment of the Farmerto-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 

1976 (7 U.S.C. 3001–3006). The grants 

authorized by the FMPP, originally 

funded in 2006 and revised under the 

2008 Farm Bill (Pub. L. 110–246), are 

targeted to help improve and expand 

domestic farmers markets, roadside 

stands, community-supported 

agriculture programs, agritourism 

activities, and other direct producer-toconsumer marketing opportunities. 

Approximately $1 million each year was 

allocated for Fiscal Years (FY) 2006– 

2007 for the FMPP. The 2008 Farm Bill 

allocated mandatory funds, from the 

Commodity Credit Corporation, at $3 

million for FY 2008, $5 million for FY 

2009–2010, and $10 million for FY 

2011–2012. The maximum amount 

awarded for any one proposal cannot 

exceed $100,000. 

Entities eligible to apply include 

agricultural cooperatives, producer 

networks, and producer associations; 

local governments; nonprofit 

corporations; public health 

corporations; economic development 

corporations; regional farmers market 

authorities; and Tribal governments. 

On March 1, 2010, the AMS 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register (75 FR 9155) to announce the 

availability of 2010 FMPP grant funds 

under the FMPP. The OMB approved 

the revision of the information 

collection 0581–0235 for 3 years on 

February 21, 2008. The forms and other 

requirements under the FMPP are as 

follows: 

1. Form SF–424, ‘‘Application for 

Federal Assistance,’’ (approved under 

OMB collection number 4040–0004) is 

required by all entities seeking Federal 

assistance. 

2. Form SF–424A, ‘‘Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs,’’ (approved under OMB 

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be completed by all applicants to show 

the project’s budget breakdown, both as 

to expense categories and the division 

between Federal and non-Federal 

funding sources, as applicable. 

3. Form SF–424B, ‘‘Assurances—NonConstruction Programs,’’ (approved 

under OMB collection number 0348– 

0040) must also be completed by 

applicants to assure the Federal 

government of the applicant’s legal 

authority to apply for Federal 

assistance. 

4. Proposal Narrative. Completed 

applications must include a proposal 

narrative, which will include the 

supplemental budget summary. The 

proposal narrative, excluding the 

supplementary budget summary, must 

be single-sided, typed, un-stapled, and 

not exceed 12 pages. New requirements 

are made to the narrative with this 

submission to include: Requested FMPP 

funding and match funds; questions 

regarding EBT, equipment, supplies, 

and promotional requests; eligibility 

type in the entity type section; 

summarizing statements about the 

project’s meeting the evaluation criteria; 

requiring existing and pending support; 

and providing a list of all project 

activities. 

The narrative must be organized 

under the following headings to explain 

the project work: 

a. Project Title. Must capture the 

primary focus of the project and match 

the title provided on the SF–424. 

b. Applicant/Organization 

Information. Provide the applicant/ 

organization name, contact name, 

mailing address, and telephone and fax 

number. Provide the e-mail address for 

the person designated to answer 

questions about the application, 

financial information, and the proposed 

project budget. 

c. Primary Project Manager 

Information. Provide the name, mailing 

address, telephone and fax number, and 

e-mail address for the person(s) 

responsible for managing and/or 

overseeing the project. 

d. Requested FMPP Funding and 

Match Funds. Indicate the dollar 

amount requested from FMPP. Include 

other funding sources, matching, and inkind contributions in the ‘‘Matching 

Funds’’ section as applicable. 

e. Entity Type and Eligibility 

Statement. Indicate the entity type of 

the applicant/organization, i.e., an 

agricultural cooperative, local 

government, nonprofit corporation, 

public benefit corporation, economic 

benefit corporation, regional farmers’ 

market authority, tribal government, or 

other entity type. Provide and 

explanation of how the applicant/ 

organization qualifies as an eligible 

entity. Applications without sufficient 

information to determine their 

eligibility will not be considered. 

f. EBT, Equipment, Supplies, and 

Promotional Projects. Answer either 

‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to whether your proposal 

includes a new or existing electronic 

benefit transfers (EBT) component; or 

includes purchases of equipment, 

supplies, or other promotional items. 

g. Executive Summary. The proposal 

summary, not to exceed 200 words, 

must include the following: A project 

description, goals to be accomplished, 

stages of work and resources required, 

and the expected timeframe for 

completing all tasks and results. 

h. Goals of the Project. Provide a clear 

statement (one or two sentences) 

focusing on the ultimate goal(s) and 

objective(s) of the project. 

i. Background Statement. Provide 

information regarding past, current, 

and/or future events, conditions, or 

actions taken that justify the need for 

the project. Correlate the background 

and purpose of the activity to support 

the particular project issue. 

j. Workplan and Resource 

Requirements. Provide a statement that 

includes the planned scope of work, 

anticipated stages and timelines, and 

the resources required to complete the 

project. A timeline must be provided for 

the planned work. Identify who will do 

the work, whether collaborative 

arrangements or subcontractors will be 

used, the resource commitments of the 

collaborators, and the role(s) and 

responsibilities of each collaborator or 

project partner. 

k. Expected Outcomes and Project 

Evaluation. Describe what is to be 

accomplished, the expected results; and 

how success will be measured at the 

completion of the project (quantitative 

and evaluation measurements of the 

project’s impact). 

l. Beneficiaries. Identify the 

individuals, organizations, and/or 

entities that will benefit from the project 

outcome and how they will benefit. 

m. Evaluation Criteria Statements. All 

applications will be evaluated against 

the ‘‘Proposal Evaluation Criteria,’’ 

published annually, which can be found 

in the FMPP Guidelines at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/FMPP. AMS may 

change the criteria annually based on 

the priorities for annual funding. Using 

the criteria as headings, the applicant 

must summarize how the project 

addresses each criterion. Provide 

references to the appropriate pages and/ 

or sections of the narrative to justify the 

project’s plan and merit. 

n. Existing and Pending Support. List 

all current and pending public or 

private support. Include personnel 

identified in the narrative who have 

committed portions of their time, 

whether or not salary support for 

persons involved is included in the 

budget. An application that duplicates 

or overlaps substantially with project 

activities or application already 

reviewed and funded by another Federal 

agency will not be funded under FMPP. 

o. Supplemental Budget Summary. 

Provide in sufficient detail information 

about the budget categories listed on 

Form SF–424A. This detailed budget 

information is required. All requested 

budget items and activities must: 

i. Be itemized, listing separately each 

item, its cost, and use. 

ii. Correlate to the purpose/goals of 

the project and demonstrate that the 

budget is reasonable and adequate for 

the proposed work. 

iii. Not include matching funds or inkind work and items. 

iv. Be substantiated in a written 

budget narrative 

p. Primary Proposal Activity. Identify 

one specific activity (only) that meets 

the proposal’s main goal and objective. 

q. Proposal Activities. List all other 

activities (as many as area applicable) 

that meet the remaining goals and 

objectives. 

5. FMPP Voluntary Narrative Forms. 

Forms ‘‘TM–29, FMPP Project Proposal 

Narrative Form’’ and ‘‘TM–30, FMPP 

Supplemental Budget Summary Form’’ 

were developed to assist applicants in 

placing the required information in the 

proper order in the proposal narrative. 

These voluntary forms are 

recommended for use as guidance for 

the application development and 

submittal processes. Forms TM–29 and 

TM–30 are being revised to include 

instructions to assist applicants in 

completing the narrative and 

supplemental budget information. 

The instructions for completing the 

‘‘FMPP Project Proposal Narrative Form’’ 

and ‘‘FMPP Supplemental Budget 

Summary Form’’ for the proposal 

narrative will increase the total number 

of burden hours. These burden hours 

are captured in the proposal narrative. 

Before funds are dispersed, applicants 

that are selected for FMPP grant funds 

(awardees) must complete the following 

forms: 

6. Form AD–1047, ‘‘Certification 

Regarding Disbarment, Suspension, and 

Other Responsibility Matters—Primary 

Covered Transactions.’’ This form must 

have the awardee’s original signature. 

7. Form AD–1048, ‘‘Certification 

Regarding Disbarment, Suspension, 

Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion— 

Lower Tier Covered Transactions.’’ This 


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form must have the awardee’s original 

signature. 

8. Form AD–1049, ‘‘Certification 

Regarding Drug-Free Workplace 

Requirements (Grants) Alternative I— 

For Grantees Other Than Individuals.’’ 

The awardee keeps this document for 

their records. 

Additionally, awardees must also 

complete the following forms and 

paperwork for AMS: 

9. Grant Agreement. The grant 

agreement is used as It also indicates the 

agreed upon grant funding dollar 

amounts and the beginning date and 

ending date of the project work and the 

grant agreement. Four (4) copies of this 

agreement are required with the 

awardee’s and the AMS Administrator’s 

office signatures and dated for each 

grant. 

10. Form SF–270, ‘‘Request for 

Advance and Reimbursement’’ is 

required whenever the awardees request 

an advance or reimbursement of Federal 

grant funds. AMS expects that at least 

three (3) SF–270 forms will be 

submitted during the grant agreement 

period. 

11. Progress Reports. The Progress 

Report is written documentation 

required to notify AMS about the work 

activities and progress towards 

completing the awardee’s established 

project workplan goals, objectives, and 

timelines. AMS expects that at least two 

(2) Progress Reports will be submitted 

during the grant agreement period. 

12. Final Report. The Final Report is 

written information required by AMS 

within 90 days after the ending date of 

the grant agreement. This information is 

utilized as final documentation of 

completion of the workplan goals, 

objectives, and activities. 

13. Form SF–425, Federal Financial 

Report currently approved under OMB 

collection number 0348–0061, replaces 

forms SF–269A, Financial Status Report 

(Short form approved under OMB 

collection number 0348–0038) and SF– 

269, Financial Status Report, (Long form 

approved under OMB collection number 

0348–0039, (if the project had program 

income)). AMS expects that at minimum 

two (2) or a maximum of seven (7) 

Federal Financial Reports will be 

submitted depending on the duration of 

the grant agreement period. 

Additionally, a final form SF–425 is to 

be completed once by the awardee(s) 90 

days after the expiration date of the 

grant period. 

14. Grant Recordkeeping. AMS 

requires that grant recipients maintain 

all records pertaining to the grant for a 

period of 3 years after the final status 

report has been submitted to AMS, in 

accordance with Federal recordkeeping 

regulations. This requirement is 

provided in the FMPP Guidelines, 

which are published at AMS’ Marketing 

Services Branch Web site at: http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/FMPP. 

The 2008 Farm Bill increases funding 

for grants under FMPP, allocating 

mandatory funds from the Commodity 

Credit Corporation, from 2009 through 

2012 with $5 million for each of FY 

2009 through 2010, and $10 million for 

each of FY 2011 and 2012. Additionally, 

not less than 10 percent of the grant 

funds in a fiscal year shall be used to 

support the use of electronic benefit 

transfers (EBT) for Federal nutrition 

programs at farmers’ markets. Eligible 

EBT projects must (1) not be used for 

funding the ongoing cost of carrying out 

any EBT project; and (2) demonstrate a 

plan to continue to provide EBT card 

access at one or more farmers’ markets 

following the receipt of a grant. 

With the increase in funds available 

annually and focus of funding new EBT 

projects, AMS anticipates an increase in 

the number of applications submitted. 

As such, AMS submits the following 

revisions in information collection: 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 7.168 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Agricultural 

Cooperatives, Producer Networks, or 

Producer Associations; Local 

Governments; Nonprofit Corporations; 

Public Benefit Corporations; Economic 

Development Corporations; Regional 

Farmers’ Market Authorities; and Tribal 

Governments. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1,500. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1.94. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 2,915. 

Estimated total annual burden on the 

respondents: 20,896 hours. 

AMS is committed to compliance 

with the Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act that requires 

Government agencies in general to 

provide the public the option of 

submitting information or transacting 

business electronically to the maximum 

extent possible: 

• The SF and AD forms can be filled 

out electronically and printed out for 

submission to AMS with original 

signatures. 

• The voluntary ‘‘FMPP Proposal 

Narrative Form’’ and ‘‘FMPP 

Supplemental Budget Summary Form’’ 

can be filled electronically and printed 

out for submission. 

For Grants.gov applicants all SF and 

AD forms, as well as the proposal 

narrative and eligibility statement, can 

also be filled out electronically and 

submitted as an attachment through 

Grants.gov during the FMPP application 

process. Additionally, Grants.gov 

applicants are not required to submit 

any additional (hard copy) paperwork to 

AMS. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether this information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of this 

collection of information including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (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, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

All comments received by AMS will 

be available for public inspection during 

regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday, at the same address; and can be 

viewed via the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All responses to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

Dated: September 27, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24625 Filed 9–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Domestic Sugar Program—FY 2010 

and FY 2011 Cane Sugar and Beet 

Sugar Marketing Allotments and 

Company Allocations 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) is issuing this notice 

to publish the modifications to the fiscal 

year 2010 (FY 2010) State sugar 

marketing allotments and company 

allocations to sugarcane and sugar beet 

processors. This applies to all domestic 

sugar marketed for human consumption 

in the United States from October 1, 

2009, through September 30, 2010. CCC 

is also issuing this notice to publish the 


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