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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 74, No. 206 

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 22, 2009. 

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: Desk 

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) 720–8958. 

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. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Financial Status Report, FNS– 

778 and FNS–778A. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: Section 16(a) 

of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

(the Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) 

authorizes the Secretary to pay each 

State agency an amount equal to 50 

percent of most allowable 

administrative costs involved in each 

State agency’s operation of the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP), formerly known as the 

Food Stamp Program. Since 1980, SNAP 

has used a program-specific FS–269 

variant approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget that captures 

total SNAP administrative cost and 

subdivides it into 26 functional 

categories. The Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) is proposing to have form 

FNS–778 and 778A replace SF–269 for 

SNAP and be an exception to the new 

Federal Financial Report. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

State agencies will need to submit forms 

FNS–778 to receive State administrative 

funding and FNS–778A to receive 

benefits and comply with applicable 

legislation. The FNS–778 will be 

completed by State agencies on a 

quarterly basis with a final report 90 

days after the end of the Federal fiscal 

year. The form reports the 

administrative costs to operate SNAP at 

the State level and supports the claims 

for Federal funding. FNS–778A will be 

completed by State agencies on a 

quarterly basis with a final report 90 

days after the end of the Federal fiscal 

year. The form requests the program 

cash-out benefits where FNS has 

approved the issuance of checks or 

electronic cash payments in lieu of 

electronic benefit transfer (EBT) 

benefits. If a respondent does not 

respond, the respondent is subject to 

withholding of administrative funds or 

termination from program participation. 

Without the information FNS could not 

track administrative and benefit costs 

data for program evaluation. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 53. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly. 

Total Burden Hours: 4,646. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–25824 Filed 10–26–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural Housing 

Service’s (RHS) intention to request an 

extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of 7 

CFR part 1942, subpart A, ‘‘Community 

Facility Loans.’’ 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 28, 2009 to be 

assured consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Derek L. Jones, Community Programs 

Loan Specialist, Rural Housing Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 

0787, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0787, telephone 

(202) 720–1504, e-mail: 

derek.jones@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 7 CFR, part 1942, subpart A, 

‘‘Community Facility Loans’’. 

OMB Number: 0575–0015. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2010. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Community Facilities 

Loan program is authorized by Section 

306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926) to 

make loans to public entities, nonprofit 

corporations, and Indian tribes for the 

development of community facilities for 

public use in rural areas. 

Community facilities programs have 

been in existence for many years. These 

programs have financed a wide range of 

projects varying in size and complexity 

from large general hospitals to small day 

care centers. The facilities financed are 


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designed to promote the development of 

rural communities by providing the 

infrastructure necessary to attract 

residents and rural jobs. 

Information will be collected by the 

field offices from applicants, borrowers, 

and consultants. This information will 

be used to determine applicant/ 

borrower eligibility, project feasibility, 

and to ensure borrowers operate on a 

sound basis and use funds for 

authorized purposes. Failure to collect 

proper information could result in 

improper determination of eligibility, 

improper use of funds, and/or unsound 

loans. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

for this collection of information is 

estimated to average 2 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Public bodies, not-forprofit, or Indian Tribes. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

19,570. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2.02. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

18,519. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 39,607 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Linda Watts 

Thomas, Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, at (202) 692–0226. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

RHS, including whether the information 

will have practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the RHS’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (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 appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to 

Linda Watts Thomas, Regulations and 

Paperwork Management Branch, 

Support Services Division, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Rural 

Development, STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. All responses to this notice 

will be summarized and included in the 

request of OMB approval. All comments 

will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: October 13, 2009. 

Tammye Trevin ̃ o, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–25685 Filed 10–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural Housing 

Service’s (RHS) intention to request an 

extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of 7 

CFR part 1951, subpart F, ‘‘Analyzing 

Credit Needs and Graduation of 

Borrowers.’’ 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before December 28, 2009 

to be assured consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Derek L. Jones, Community Programs 

Loan Specialist, Rural Housing Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 

0787, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0787, telephone 

(202) 720–1504, e-mail: 

derek.jones@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 7 CFR, part 1951, subpart F, 

‘‘Analyzing Credit Needs and 

Graduation of Borrowers’’. 

OMB Number: 0575–0093. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2010. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Section 333 of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (Con Act) (7 U.S.C. 

1983) requires the Agencies to 

‘‘graduate’’ their direct loan borrowers 

to other credit when they are able to do 

so. Graduation is required because the 

Government loans are not to be 

extended beyond a borrower’s need for 

subsidized rates or Government credit. 

Borrowers must refinance their direct 

Government loan when other credit 

becomes available at reasonable rates 

and terms. If other credit is not 

available, the Agencies will continue to 

review the account for possible 

graduation at periodic intervals. The 

information collected to carry out these 

statutory mandates is financial data 

such as amount of income, operating 

expenses, asset values and liabilities. 

This information collection is then 

submitted by the Agencies to private 

creditors. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

for this collection of information is 

estimated to average 2 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit 

and farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

131. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 131. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 185 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Linda Watts 

Thomas, Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, at (202) 692–0226. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

RHS, including whether the information 

will have practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the RHS’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (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 appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to 

Linda Watts Thomas, Regulations and 

Paperwork Management Branch, 

Support Services Division, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Rural 

Development, STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. All responses to this notice 

will be summarized and included in the 

request of OMB approval. All comments 

will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: October 13, 2009. 

Tammye Trevin ̃ o, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–25680 Filed 10–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the New Jersey Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 


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