Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Meeting; Notice of Meeting, 53773 [05-17955]

Download as PDF 53773 Notices Federal Register Vol. 70, No. 175 Monday, September 12, 2005 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Jkt 205001 BILLING CODE 6116–01–P Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request September 6, 2005. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of the one hundred and forty-fifth meeting of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on October 12th, 2005 in the Marriott Hotel, 7th and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. The meeting is being held in conjunction with the World Food Prize events scheduled for October 13– 14 in Des Moines. The BIFAD will interact with representatives from U.S. universities, Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs), agribusiness and private sector communities along with international agriculture leaders from Africa. Themes will focus on agriculture and human nutrition as they relate to countering HIV/AIDS, enhancing cognitive child development and other aspects of human nutrition as well as emerging issues in international agricultural development, and other items of general interest. The meeting is free and open to the public. Those wishing to attend the meeting or obtain additional information about BIFAD should contact John Rifenbark, the Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. Write him in care of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, Office of Agriculture and Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 2.11–85, Washington DC, 20523–2110 or 15:25 Sep 09, 2005 John T. Rifenbark, USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, Office of Agriculture, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development. [FR Doc. 05–17955 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Meeting; Notice of Meeting VerDate Aug<18>2005 telephone him at (202) 712–0163 or fax (202) 216–3010. 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. 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Need and Use of the Information: USDA agencies will collect information using a letter of intent from the creditor agencies to delinquent debtors targeted for administrative offset who want additional information; wish to enter into repayment agreements; or wish to request a review of agencies’ determination to offset appropriation action. The creditor agencies will not be able to comply with the due process provision of the Debt Collection Act or the Debt Collection Improvement Act if relevant information is not collected. Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Farms. Number of Respondents: 16,985. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 33,790. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 05–17965 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–KS–P E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1

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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 175 / Monday, September 12, 2005 / 
Notices

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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; One 
Hundred and Forty-Fifth Meeting; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
given of the one hundred and forty-fifth meeting of the Board for 
International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting 
will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on 
October 12th, 2005 in the Marriott Hotel, 7th and Grand Avenue, Des 
Moines, Iowa. The meeting is being held in conjunction with the World 
Food Prize events scheduled for October 13-14 in Des Moines.
    The BIFAD will interact with representatives from U.S. 
universities, Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs), 
agribusiness and private sector communities along with international 
agriculture leaders from Africa. Themes will focus on agriculture and 
human nutrition as they relate to countering HIV/AIDS, enhancing 
cognitive child development and other aspects of human nutrition as 
well as emerging issues in international agricultural development, and 
other items of general interest.
    The meeting is free and open to the public. Those wishing to attend 
the meeting or obtain additional information about BIFAD should contact 
John Rifenbark, the Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. Write him in 
care of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan 
Building, Office of Agriculture and Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Room 2.11-85, Washington DC, 20523-2110 or telephone him 
at (202) 712-0163 or fax (202) 216-3010.

John T. Rifenbark,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, Office of Agriculture, 
Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade, U.S. Agency for 
International Development.
[FR Doc. 05-17955 Filed 9-9-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6116-01-P
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