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###### Department of Agriculture

                    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.

## Foreign Agricultural Service

*Title:*                     Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (FMDCP) and Market Access Program (MAP).                

*OMB Control Number:*                     0551-0026.                

*Summary of Collection:*                     The basic authority for the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (FMDCP) is contained in Title VII of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, 7 U.S.C. 5721,                     *et seq.*                     Program regulations appear at 7 CFR part 1484. Title VII directs the Secretary of Agriculture to “establish and, in cooperation with eligible trade organization, carry out a foreign market development cooperator program to maintain and develop foreign markets for United States agricultural commodities and products.” The primary objective of the Market Access Program (MAP) is to encourage the development, maintenance and expansion of commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural products through cost-share assistance to eligible trade organizations that implement a foreign market development program. The programs are administered by personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).                

*Need and Use of the Information:*                     The collected information will be used by FAS to manage, plan, evaluate, and account for government resources. Specifically, data is used to assess the extent to which: applicant organizations represent U.S. commodity interests; benefits derived from market development effort will translate back to the broadest possible range of beneficiaries; the market development efforts will lead to increases in consumption and imports of U.S. agricultural commodities; the applicant is able and willing to commit personnel and financial resources to assure adequate development, supervision and execution of project activities; and private organizations are able and willing to support the promotional program with aggressive marketing of the commodity in question. Without the collected information the program could not be implemented.                          ( print page 30043)    

*Description of Respondents:*                     Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     71.                

*Frequency of Responses:*                     Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.                

*Total Burden Hours:*                     91,070.                

## Foreign Agricultural Agency

*Title:*                     Emergency Relief from Duty-Free Imports of Perishable Products Under the Andean  Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA).                

*OMB Control Number:*                     0551-0033.                

*Summary of Collection:*                     The Andean Trade Preference Act (the Act) (19 U.S.C. 3201*et seq.*) was signed into law on December 4, 1991 and expired December 4, 2001. Section 3104 of H.R. 3009, the “Trade Act of 2002” amended section 208(b) of the Act to extend the termination date to December 31, 2006, retroactive to December 4, 2001. The Act authorizes the President to provide duty-free treatment to imports from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, except for those few products specifically excluded. Section 204(d) provides, in part, that a petition for emergency import relief may be filed with the Secretary of Agriculture at the same time a petition for import relief is filed with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). Emergency import relief is limited to restoration of MFN tariffs during the period of the ITC's investigation.                

*Need and Use of the Information:*                     The Foreign Agricultural Service will collect the following information to be included in a petition: a description of the imported perishable product concerned; country of origin of imports; data indicating increased imports are a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic industry producing a like or directly competitive product; evidence of serious injury; and a statement indicating why emergency action would be warranted. The information collected provides essential data for the Secretary regarding specific market conditions with respect to the industry requesting emergency relief.                

*Description of Respondents:*                     Business or other for-profit; Individuals or households.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     1.                

*Frequency of Responses:*                     Reporting; On occasion.                

*Total Burden Hours:*                     23.                

## Foreign Agricultural Service

*Title:*                     Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     0551-0038.                

*Summary of Collection:*                     The Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program is authorized by Section 3205 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171). This section provides that the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program to address unique barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) administers the program for the Commodity Credit Corporation. The TASC is designed to assist U.S. organizations by providing funding for projects that address sanitary, phytosanitary, and technical barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops.                

*Need and Use of the Information:*                     FAS collects data for fund allocation, program management, planning and evaluation. FAS will collect information from applicant desiring to receive grants under the program to determine the viability of requests for funds. The program could not be implemented without the submission of project proposals, which provide the necessary information upon which funding decisions are based.                

*Description of Respondents:*                     Not-for-profit institutions; business or other for-profit; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     50.                

*Frequency of Responses:*                     Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; annually.                

*Total Burden Hours:*                     1600.                

Ruth Brown,

Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. E9-14851 Filed 6-23-09; 8:45 am]

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