Designation for the Pocatello, ID; Lewiston, ID; Evansville, IN; and Utah Areas, 43664-43665 [E9-20711]
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection; Certified State
Mediation Program
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking
comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension and revision of a currently
approved information collection that
supports the Certified State Mediation
Program. The information collection is
necessary to ensure the grant program is
being administered properly. The
collection of information by mail,
phone, fax, in person, and by the
Internet is utilized by FSA to initially
determine whether the State meets the
eligibility criteria to be a recipient of
grant funds. Lack of adequate
information to make these
determinations could result in the
improper administration and
appropriation of Federal grant funds.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before October 26, 2009.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, volume, and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Mail: Ternechue Butler, Mediation
Coordinator, USDA, FSA, Outreach
Staff, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Ag Stop 0511, Washington, DC 20250–
0511
• E-mail:
Ternechue.Butler@wdc.usda.gov.
• Fax: (202) 690–4727.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
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information collection may be requested
by contacting Ternechue Butler at the
above addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ternechue Butler, FSA, Outreach Staff,
telephone (202) 690–1098.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Certified State Mediation
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0165.
Expiration Date of Approval: March
31, 2010.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This information is needed
for FSA to effectively administer the
Certified State Mediation Program in
accordance with Subtitles A and B of
Title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of
1987 (Pub. L. 100–233). FSA requires
some of the collected information to be
reported in a standard manner.
Although other institutions, public and
private, generally require and collect
information similar to that requested by
FSA, there is a wide diversity in
reporting practices.
The information to be collected
includes an application for certification,
re-verification for subsequent annual
approval, SF–424, SF–424A, and SF–
424B Application for Federal
Assistance, financial management
systems and reporting requirements,
and audit reports. No additional
information is being requested;
however, the estimated number of
respondents has increased from 32 to
34.
The information requested is reported
annually and is necessary for the FSA
to determine eligibility and administer
the mediation grant program in an
equitable and cost-effective manner.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this information
collection is estimated to average 34
hours per respondent.
Respondents: State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
34.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 5.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1088 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection,
including the following to help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
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agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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.
All comments 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 August 21,
2009.
Jonathan W. Coppess,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers, and
Stockyards Administration
Designation for the Pocatello, ID;
Lewiston, ID; Evansville, IN; and Utah
Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the
designation of the following
organizations to provide official services
under the United States Grain Standards
Act, as amended (USGSA): Idaho Grain
Inspection Service, Inc. (Idaho);
Lewiston Grain Inspection Service, Inc.
(Lewiston); Ohio Valley Grain
Inspection, Inc. (Ohio Valley); and Utah
Department of Agriculture and Food
(Utah).
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Karen
Guagliardo, Chief, Review Branch,
Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room
1647–S, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250–3604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Guagliardo at 202–720–7312, email Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov.
Read Applications: All applications
and comments will be available for
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public inspection at the office above
during regular business hours (7 CFR
1.27(b)).
In the
March 19, 2009, Federal Register (74 FR
11711), GIPSA requested applications
for designation to provide official
services in the geographic area named
above. Applications were due by April
1, 2009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Idaho, Lewiston, Ohio Valley, and
Utah were the sole applicants for
designation to provide official services
in the areas currently assigned to them,
so GIPSA did not ask for additional
comments on them.
GIPSA evaluated all available
information regarding the designation
criteria in section 7(f)(l) of the USGSA
(7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined Idaho,
Lewiston, Ohio Valley, and Utah are
able to provide official services in the
geographic areas specified in the March
19, 2009, Federal Register, for which
they applied. This designation action to
provide official services in the specified
area is effective October 1, 2009 and
terminates on September 30, 2012.
Interested persons may obtain official
services by calling the telephone
numbers listed below.
Official agency
Headquarters location and telephone
Idaho ......................
Pocatello, ID (208–233–8303)
Additional Location: Blackfoot, ID.
Lewiston, ID (208–746–0451) .............................................................................
Evansville, IN (812–423–9010)
Additional Location: Hopkinsville, KY.
Salt Lake City, UT (801–392–2292) ...................................................................
Lewiston .................
Ohio Valley .............
Utah ........................
Section 7(f)(1) of the USGSA
authorizes GIPSA’s Administrator to
designate a qualified applicant to
provide official services in a specified
area after determining that the applicant
is better able than any other applicant
to provide such official services (7
U.S.C. 79 (f)(1)).
Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA,
designations of official agencies are
effective for 3 years unless terminated
by the Secretary but may be renewed
according to the criteria and procedures
prescribed in section 7(f) of the Act.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) To
Invite Applications for the American
Indian Credit Outreach Initiative
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency
(FSA) is requesting applications for
competitive cooperative agreement
funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 for the
credit outreach initiative targeted to
American Indian farmers, ranchers, and
youth residing primarily on Indian
reservations within the contiguous
United States. Subject to the availability
of appropriations, FSA anticipates the
availability of up to $1,135,000 in
funding and the award to one successful
applicant through a Cooperative
Agreement. This request for
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applications is being made prior to
passage of an FY 2010 appropriations
bill to allow applicants sufficient time
to submit proposals, give the Agency
maximum time to process applications,
and permit continuity of this program.
There is no certainty that there will be
appropriated funds to fund these
applications, so applicants submitting
applications prior to the availability of
appropriated funds do so at the risk that
there may be no funding. FSA requests
proposals from eligible nonprofit
organizations, land-grant institutions,
and federally-recognized Indian tribal
governments interested in a
competitively-awarded cooperative
agreement to create and implement a
mechanism that will provide credit
outreach and promotion, pre-loan
education, and one-on-one loan
application preparation assistance to
American Indian farmers, ranchers, and
youth. Successful proposals may
include other innovative services
intended to enhance participation by
American Indians in specific FSA
Agricultural Credit Programs.
DATES: Applications must be completed
and submitted to the Agency no later
than 5 p.m. eastern time September 28,
2009. Late applications will not be
accepted and will be returned to the
applicant. Applicants must ensure that
the service used to deliver the
application can do so by the deadline.
Due to security concerns, packages sent
to the Agency by mail have been
delayed several days or even weeks.
Submit applications and
other required materials by mail to:
Mike Hill, Director, Outreach Staff,
Farm Service Agency, USDA, STOP
0511, Suite 508 Portals Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0511.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Hill, (202) 690–1098; e-mail:
mike.hill@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Solicitation
This solicitation is issued under 7
U.S.C. 2204b (b)(4), which authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into
cooperative agreements to improve the
coordination and effectiveness of
Federal programs affecting rural areas.
The principal objective of this
cooperative agreement is to continue a
national outreach program that enables
American Indian farmers, ranchers, and
youth primarily located on Indian
reservations in the contiguous United
States to understand and have access to
the various FSA Agriculture Credit
Programs.
Proposal Requirements
All proposed approaches must
include a plan for how the project will
have the following capabilities in place
within three months after acceptance of
award:
(1) A data tracking system that records
and tracks all project credit outreach
activities and has the ability to provide
detailed statistical information on an ad
hoc basis, that must also be functional
on a real-time basis as well as being
available online through the Internet,
and
(2) The demonstrated ability to
deliver these credit outreach services
utilizing the FSA online Farm Business
Plan software program.
Proposals must demonstrate
innovative and unique ways of ensuring
that American Indians have improved
access to FSA Agricultural Credit
Programs through targeted outreach
activities including targeted
promotional campaigns, educational
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
Designation for the Pocatello, ID; Lewiston, ID; Evansville, IN;
and Utah Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of the following
organizations to provide official services under the United States
Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA): Idaho Grain Inspection
Service, Inc. (Idaho); Lewiston Grain Inspection Service, Inc.
(Lewiston); Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. (Ohio Valley); and Utah
Department of Agriculture and Food (Utah).
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Karen Guagliardo, Chief, Review Branch,
Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Guagliardo at 202-720-7312, e-
mail Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov.
Read Applications: All applications and comments will be available
for
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public inspection at the office above during regular business hours (7
CFR 1.27(b)).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the March 19, 2009, Federal Register (74
FR 11711), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic area named above. Applications were
due by April 1, 2009.
Idaho, Lewiston, Ohio Valley, and Utah were the sole applicants for
designation to provide official services in the areas currently
assigned to them, so GIPSA did not ask for additional comments on them.
GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation
criteria in section 7(f)(l) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and
determined Idaho, Lewiston, Ohio Valley, and Utah are able to provide
official services in the geographic areas specified in the March 19,
2009, Federal Register, for which they applied. This designation action
to provide official services in the specified area is effective October
1, 2009 and terminates on September 30, 2012.
Interested persons may obtain official services by calling the
telephone numbers listed below.
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Headquarters location and
Official agency telephone Designation start Designation end
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Idaho.................................. Pocatello, ID (208-233-8303) 10/1/2009 9/30/2012
Additional Location: Blackfoot,
ID.
Lewiston............................... Lewiston, ID (208-746-0451).... 10/1/2009 9/30/2012
Ohio Valley............................ Evansville, IN (812-423-9010) 10/1/2009 9/30/2012
Additional Location:
Hopkinsville, KY.
Utah................................... Salt Lake City, UT (801-392- 10/1/2009 9/30/2012
2292).
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Section 7(f)(1) of the USGSA authorizes GIPSA's Administrator to
designate a qualified applicant to provide official services in a
specified area after determining that the applicant is better able than
any other applicant to provide such official services (7 U.S.C. 79
(f)(1)).
Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, designations of official
agencies are effective for 3 years unless terminated by the Secretary
but may be renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed
in section 7(f) of the Act.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-20711 Filed 8-26-09; 8:45 am]
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