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Lon
Burke, Risk Management Education
Division, USDA/RMA, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0808,
Washington, DC 20250–0808, telephone
(202) 720–5265. Comments may also be
submitted electronically to: RMA.RiskEd@rma.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Title: Risk
Management and Crop Insurance
Education; Request for Applications.
OMB Number: 0563–0067.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Federal Crop Insurance
Act directs the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation. Corporation operating
through RMA, to (a) establish crop
insurance education and information
programs in States that have been
historically underserved by the Federal
crop insurance program [7 U.S.C.
1524(a)(2)]; and (b) provide agricultural
producers with training opportunities in
risk management, with a priority given
to producers of specialty crops and
underserved commodities [7 U.S.C.
1522(d)(3)(F)]. With this submission,
RMA seeks to obtain OMB’s approval
for an information collection project
that will assist RMA in operating and
evaluating these programs. The
information collection project is a
Request for Applications. The primary
objective of the information collection
projects is to enable RMA to better
evaluate the performance capacity and
plans of organizations that are applying
for funds for cooperative and
partnership agreements for risk
management education programs and
crop insurance education programs.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average: 15
hours, 45 minutes per response for the
Commodity Partnerships Program and
Targeted States Program for agribusiness professionals, and 4 hours, 45
minutes per response for the
Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions
Program for a total of 2,255 hours.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Agribusiness professionals.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 220 respondents.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 220 responses or 1 per
respondent.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 523 hours.
Comments are invited on: (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
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agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection information; (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, through
use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
collection technologies, e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Comments may be sent to Lon Burke,
Risk Management Education Division,
USDA/RMA, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Stop 0808, Washington,
DC 20250–0808. All comments will be
available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same
address.
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 in Washington, DC, on June 2,
2005.
R.J. Davidson, Jr.,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation.
[FR Doc. 05–11313 Filed 6–7–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Risk Management Agency
Request for Extension and Revision of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY:
Risk Management Agency,
USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C Chapter 35) this notice announces
the Risk Management Agency’s
intention to request an extension for and
revision to a currently approved
information collection for Request for
Applications for Research Partnerships.
Comments on this notice will be
accepted until close of business, August
8, 2005.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Virginia Guzman, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Research and Evaluation Division,
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation,
Risk Management Agency, 6501 Beacon
Drive, Mail Stop 813, Kansas City, MO
64133, telephone (816) 926–6343.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically to:
RMARED_PRA@rm.fcic.usda.gov.
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Title:
Research and Development, Request for
Applications.
OMB Number: 0563–0065.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Risk Management
Agency intends to seek information in
order to fulfill its mission to fund the
development of non-insurance risk
management tools that will be utilized
by agricultural producers to assist them
in mitigating the risks inherent in
agricultural production and to improve
the economic stability of agriculture
through the maintenance and
development of risk management tools.
The Risk Management Agency (RMA),
on behalf of the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation (FCIC), is committed to
meeting the risk management needs and
improving or developing risk
management tools for the nation’s
farmers and ranchers. The Risk
Management Agency proposes to
publish Requests for Applications (RFA)
to announce the availability of funds
and solicit proposals requesting funding
for the development of risk management
tools. The information collections will
be limited to the request for applications
and status reports. Information
collections are necessary to evaluate
proposals and award funds based on a
competitive process and to obtain the
information necessary for the
development of partnership agreements
and to obtain information on the status
of research agreements and projects.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
2,400 minutes per response for a total
burden of 6,000 hours.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Applications for funding are invited
from qualified public and private
entities. Eligible applicants include
colleges and universities, Federal, State,
and local agencies, Native American
tribal organizations, non-profit and forprofit private organizations or
corporations, and other entities.
Individuals are not eligible applicants.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 150.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 150.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 6,000.
Comments are invited on: (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 information; (3)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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, through
use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
collection technologies, e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Comments may be sent to Virginia
Guzman, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Research and
Evaluation Division, Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation, Risk
Management Agency, 6501 Beacon
Drive, Mail Stop 813, Kansas City, MO
64133. All comments will be available
for public inspection during regular
business hours at the same address.
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 in Washington, DC, on June 2,
2005.
R.J. Davidson, Jr.,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation.
[FR Doc. 05–11314 Filed 6–7–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of
a Previously Approved Information
Collection
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments
requested.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s intention to
request an extension for a currently
approved information collection in
support of the Rural Economic
Development Loan and Grant Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by August 8, 2005 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Director, Specialty Lenders Division,
Rural Business-Cooperative Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP
3225, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3225,
Telephone (202) 720–1400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Rural Economic Development
Loan and Grant Program.
OMB Number: 0570–0035.
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Type of Request: Reinstatement of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: Under this program, loans
and grants are provided to electric and
telecommunications utilities that have
borrowed funds from RUS. The purpose
of the program is to encourage these
electric and telecommunications
utilities to promote rural economic
development and job creation projects
such as business start-up costs, business
expansion, community development,
and business incubator projects. The
utilities must use program loan funds to
make a pass-through loan to an ultimate
recipient such as a business. The utility
is responsible for fully repaying its loan
to the government even if the ultimate
recipient does not repay its loan. The
intermediary must use program grant
funds, along with its required
contribution, to create a revolving loan
fund that the utility will operate and
administer. Loans to the ultimate
recipient are made from the revolving
loan fund for a variety of community
development projects.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 3 hours per
response.
Respondents: Rural Utilities Service
Electric and Telecommunications
Borrowers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
120.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 12.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,440.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 4,143.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Cheryl Thompson,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, Support Services
Division at (202) 692–0043.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of USDA,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
USDA’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
Cheryl Thompson, Regulations and
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Paperwork Management Branch,
Support Services Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, STOP 0742, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250–0742. 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: May 27, 2005.
Peter J. Thomas,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
[FR Doc. 05–11339 Filed 6–7–05; 8:45 am]
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ANTITRUST MODERNIZATION
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing
Antitrust Modernization
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Antitrust Modernization
Commission will hold a public hearing
on June 27, 2005. The topic of the
hearing is indirect purchaser litigation.
DATES: June 27, 2005, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Interested members of the public may
attend. Registration is not required.
ADDRESSES: Federal Trade Commission,
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room
432, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew J. Heimert, Executive Director &
General Counsel, Antitrust
Modernization Commission: telephone:
(202) 233–0701; e-mail: info@amc.gov.
Mr. Heimert is also the Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) for the Antitrust
Modernization Commission.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this hearing is for the
Antitrust Modernization Commission to
take testimony and receive evidence
regarding indirect purchaser litigation.
The hearing will consist of two panels.
The first panel will run from 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. and the second panel will run
from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Materials relating
to the meeting, including a list of
witnesses and the prepared statements
of the witnesses, will be made available
on the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.amc.gov) in advance of the
hearing.
Interested members of the public may
submit written testimony on the subject
of the hearing in the form of comments,
pursuant to the Commission’s request
for comments. See 70 Fed. Reg. 28,902
(May 19, 2005). Members of the public
will not be provided with an
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Risk Management Agency
Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Risk Management Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C Chapter 35) this notice announces the Risk Management Agency's
intention to request an extension for and revision to a currently
approved information collection for Request for Applications for
Research Partnerships.
DATES: Comments on this notice will be accepted until close of
business, August 8, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia Guzman, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Research and Evaluation Division,
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Risk Management Agency, 6501 Beacon
Drive, Mail Stop 813, Kansas City, MO 64133, telephone (816) 926-6343.
Comments may also be submitted electronically to: RMARED--
PRA@rm.fcic.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Research and Development, Request for
Applications.
OMB Number: 0563-0065.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Risk Management Agency intends to seek information in
order to fulfill its mission to fund the development of non-insurance
risk management tools that will be utilized by agricultural producers
to assist them in mitigating the risks inherent in agricultural
production and to improve the economic stability of agriculture through
the maintenance and development of risk management tools. The Risk
Management Agency (RMA), on behalf of the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation (FCIC), is committed to meeting the risk management needs
and improving or developing risk management tools for the nation's
farmers and ranchers. The Risk Management Agency proposes to publish
Requests for Applications (RFA) to announce the availability of funds
and solicit proposals requesting funding for the development of risk
management tools. The information collections will be limited to the
request for applications and status reports. Information collections
are necessary to evaluate proposals and award funds based on a
competitive process and to obtain the information necessary for the
development of partnership agreements and to obtain information on the
status of research agreements and projects.
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 2,400 minutes per response for a
total burden of 6,000 hours.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Applications for funding are invited
from qualified public and private entities. Eligible applicants include
colleges and universities, Federal, State, and local agencies, Native
American tribal organizations, non-profit and for-profit private
organizations or corporations, and other entities. Individuals are not
eligible applicants.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 150.
Estimated annual number of responses: 150.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 6,000.
Comments are invited on: (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 information; (3)
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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, through use, as appropriate,
of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection technologies,
e.g. permitting electronic submission of responses. Comments may be
sent to Virginia Guzman, United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Research and Evaluation Division, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation, Risk Management Agency, 6501 Beacon Drive, Mail Stop 813,
Kansas City, MO 64133. All comments will be available for public
inspection during regular business hours at the same address.
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 in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2005.
R.J. Davidson, Jr.,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 05-11314 Filed 6-7-05; 8:45 am]
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