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recordkeeping burden. Under the P&S
Act and its existing regulations, each
packer is required to maintain and make
available upon request such records as
are necessary to verify information on
all transactions between the packer and
producers from whom the packer
obtains swine for slaughter. Records that
packers are required to maintain under
existing regulations would meet the
requirements for verifying the accuracy
of information required to be reported
for the Swine Contract Library. These
records include original contracts,
agreements, receipts, schedules, and
other records associated with any
transaction related to the purchase,
pricing, and delivery of swine for
slaughter under the terms of marketing
contracts. Additional annual costs of
maintaining records would be nominal
since packers are required to store and
maintain such records as a matter of
normal business practice and in
conformity with existing regulations.
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
and its implementing regulations (5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i)), we specifically request
comments on:
(a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’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 on
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 responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for the Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506 and 5 CFR
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David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Housing Service (RHS),
USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection: comments
requested.
AGENCY:
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 the
Housing Preservation Grant Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by April 3, 2006 to be assured
of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information, applicants may
contact Bonnie Edwards-Jackson, Senior
Loan Specialist, Multi-Family Housing
Processing Division, Rural Housing
Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, Stop 0781, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0781, telephone
(202) 690–0759 (voice) (this is not a toll
free number) or (800) 877–8339 (TDD–
Federal Information Relay Service) or
via e-mail at,
Bonnie.Edwards@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Housing Preservation Grants.
OMB Number: 0575–0115.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2006.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The primary purpose of the
Housing Preservation Grant Program is
to repair and rehabilitate individual
housing, rental properties, or co-ops
owned or occupied by very low- and
low-income rural persons. Grantees will
provide eligible homeowners, owners of
rental properties and owners of co-ops
with financial assistance through loans,
grants, interest reduction payments or
other comparable financial assistance
through loans, grants, interest reduction
payments or other comparable financial
assistance for necessary repairs and
rehabilitation of dwellings to bring them
up to code or minimum property
standards. Where repair and
rehabilitation assistance is not
economically feasible or practical the
replacement of existing, individual
owner occupied housing is available.
These grants were established by
Public Law 98–181, the Housing UrbanRural Recovery Act of 1983, which
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amended the Housing Act of 1979 (Pub.
L. 93–383) by adding section 533, 42
U.S.C. S 2490(m), Housing Preservation
Grants (HPG). In addition, the Secretary
of Agriculture has authority to prescribe
rules and regulations to implement HPG
and other programs under 42 U.S.C.
1480(j).
Section 533(d) describes the
information applicants are to submit to
RHS as part of their application and in
the assessments and criteria RHS is to
use in selecting grantees. An applicant
is to submit a ‘‘statement of activity’’
describing its proposed program,
including the specific activities it will
undertake and its schedule. RHS is
required in turn to evaluate proposals
on a set of prescribed criteria, for which
the applicant will also have to provide
information, such as: (1) Very low- and
low-income persons proposed to be
served by the repair and rehabilitation
activities; (2) participation by other
public and private organizations to
leverage funds and lower the cost to the
HPG program; (3) the area to be served
in terms of population and need; (4) cost
data to assure greatest degree of
assistance at lowest cost; (5)
administrative capacity of the applicant
to carry out the program. The
information collected will be the
minimum required by law and by
necessity for RHS to assure that it funds
responsible grantees proposing feasible
projects in areas of greatest need. Most
data are taken from a localized area,
although some are derived from census
reports of city, county and Federal
governments showing population and
housing characteristics.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .83 hours per
response.
Respondents: A public body or a
public or private nonprofit corporation.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,423.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 5.8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 11,678 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Tracy Givelekian,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch at 202–692–0039.
Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of RHS, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
RHS’s estimate of the burden of
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
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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
Tracy Givelekian, Regulations and
Paperwork Management Branch, 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 for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: January 20, 2006.
Russell T. Davis,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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Dated: January 26, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Northeast Fisheries Observer
Program Fishermen’s Comment Card.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 260.
Number of Respondents: 520.
Average Hours Per Response: 15
minutes.
Needs and Uses: The Comment Card
will help Northeast Fisheries Observer
Program assess observer performance
(i.e., contractor performance), ensure
higher data quality, help to detect fraud
and provide the fishermen with a direct
line of communication to the program
management. This is a tailored
qualitative customer survey for
fishermen having had observers on their
vessels to provide direct feedback on
observer performance to the National
Marine Fisheries Service. This will be
collected on a voluntary basis. The
Fishermen’s Comment Card is available
to all fishermen who have had a
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Program observer onboard their vessel.
The captain, owner, or crew member in
charge may complete the survey.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Semi-annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: NOAA Coastal Services Center
Coastal Resource Management Customer
Survey.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0308.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 250.
Number of Respondents: 500
Average Hours Per Response: 30
minutes.
Needs and Uses: This survey will be
used by the NOAA Coastal Services
Center to obtain information from our
customers about their natural resource
management issues, their information
needs, and their technological
capabilities in order to make quality
improvements to our products and
services. The respondents will be from
the coastal natural resource
management community.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
government, Federal government.
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Dated: January 26, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Frequency: One time only.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
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Comment Request; 2007 Economic
Census Covering the Wholesale Trade
Sector
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
Written comments must be
submitted on or before April 3, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at DHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Yvonne Wade, U.S.
Census Bureau, Room 2682, Building 3,
Washington, DC 20233–0001, (301) 763–
2661 (or via the Internet at
mywade@census.gov).
DATES:
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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 (RHS), USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection: comments requested.
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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 the Housing Preservation Grant Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 3, 2006 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, applicants
may contact Bonnie Edwards-Jackson, Senior Loan Specialist, Multi-
Family Housing Processing Division, Rural Housing Service, United
States Department of Agriculture, Stop 0781, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250-0781, telephone (202) 690-0759 (voice) (this
is not a toll free number) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD-Federal Information
Relay Service) or via e-mail at, Bonnie.Edwards@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Housing Preservation Grants.
OMB Number: 0575-0115.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2006.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The primary purpose of the Housing Preservation Grant
Program is to repair and rehabilitate individual housing, rental
properties, or co-ops owned or occupied by very low- and low-income
rural persons. Grantees will provide eligible homeowners, owners of
rental properties and owners of co-ops with financial assistance
through loans, grants, interest reduction payments or other comparable
financial assistance through loans, grants, interest reduction payments
or other comparable financial assistance for necessary repairs and
rehabilitation of dwellings to bring them up to code or minimum
property standards. Where repair and rehabilitation assistance is not
economically feasible or practical the replacement of existing,
individual owner occupied housing is available.
These grants were established by Public Law 98-181, the Housing
Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983, which amended the Housing Act of 1979
(Pub. L. 93-383) by adding section 533, 42 U.S.C. S 2490(m), Housing
Preservation Grants (HPG). In addition, the Secretary of Agriculture
has authority to prescribe rules and regulations to implement HPG and
other programs under 42 U.S.C. 1480(j).
Section 533(d) describes the information applicants are to submit
to RHS as part of their application and in the assessments and criteria
RHS is to use in selecting grantees. An applicant is to submit a
``statement of activity'' describing its proposed program, including
the specific activities it will undertake and its schedule. RHS is
required in turn to evaluate proposals on a set of prescribed criteria,
for which the applicant will also have to provide information, such as:
(1) Very low- and low-income persons proposed to be served by the
repair and rehabilitation activities; (2) participation by other public
and private organizations to leverage funds and lower the cost to the
HPG program; (3) the area to be served in terms of population and need;
(4) cost data to assure greatest degree of assistance at lowest cost;
(5) administrative capacity of the applicant to carry out the program.
The information collected will be the minimum required by law and by
necessity for RHS to assure that it funds responsible grantees
proposing feasible projects in areas of greatest need. Most data are
taken from a localized area, although some are derived from census
reports of city, county and Federal governments showing population and
housing characteristics.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .83 hours per response.
Respondents: A public body or a public or private nonprofit
corporation.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,423.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,678 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Tracy
Givelekian, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch at 202-692-
0039.
Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
RHS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of RHS's estimate of the burden of proposed collection of
information including the validity of the
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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 Tracy
Givelekian, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, 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 for OMB approval.
All comments will become a matter of public record.
Dated: January 20, 2006.
Russell T. Davis,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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