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persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Agriculture Innovation Centers.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0045.
Summary of Collection: The Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–171, signed May 13,
2000) authorized the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
to award grant funds for agriculture
innovation centers, a demonstration
program under which agricultural
producers are to be provided with
technical and business development
assistance enabling them to establish
businesses producing and marketing
value-added products. This program is
administered by Cooperative Programs
within USDA’s Rural Development.
Grants were awarded, on a competitive
basis, only in fiscal year 2003. The
authorization for this program expired
on September 30, 2004; however,
centers are required to provide progress
reports for the duration of the grant
agreement to monitor compliance and
measure the success of the program.
Need and Use of the Information:
Performance report information is
collected semi-annually from the ten
agriculture innovation centers funded
during the 2003 grant cycle. USDA uses
performance reports to confirm that
progress is being made toward achieving
the stated goals of the project. A final
report is submitted at the completion of
the grant agreement. Centers may be
non-profit corporations, for-profit
corporations, institutions of higher
learning, and consortia of the
aforementioned entities.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit Institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Semi-annually.
Total Burden Hours: 110.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
March 15, 2006.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
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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) 720–8681.
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.
Natural Resources and Conservation
Service
Title: Volunteer Program—Earth
Team.
OMB Control Number: 0578–0024.
Summary of Collection: Volunteers
have been a valuable human resource to
the Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) since 1985. NRCS is
authorized by the Federal Personnel
Manual (FPM) Supplement 296–33,
Subchapter 22, to recruit, train and
accept, with regard to Civil Service
classification law, rules, or regulations,
the service of individuals to serve
without compensation. Volunteers may
assist in any agency program/project
and may perform any activities which
agency employees are allowed to do.
Volunteers must be 14 years of age.
NRCS will collect information using
several NRCS forms.
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Need and Use of the Information:
NRCS will collect information on the
type of skills and type of work the
volunteers are interested in doing.
NRCS will also collect information to
implement and evaluate the
effectiveness of the volunteer program.
Without the information, NRCS would
not know which individuals are
interested in volunteering.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 23,540.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Semi-annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,411.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Information Collection; Farm Storage
Facility Loan Program
Commodity Credit Corporation,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is
seeking comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on the
extension with revision of a currently
approved information collection in
support of the Farm Storage Facility
Loan Program.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before May 19, 2006 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to DeAnn
Allen, Price Support Division, Farm
Service Agency, United States
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
0512, Washington, DC 20250–0512, or
to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
Comments may be also submitted by email to deann.allen@wdc.usda.gov.
Copies of the information collection
may be requested by writing to DeAnn
Allen at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DeAnn Allen, Price Support Division,
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Farm Service Agency, USDA at (202)
720–9889.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACTION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Farm Storage Facility Loan
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0204.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2006.
Type of Request: Extension with
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This information is needed
to administer the CCC’s Farm Storage
Facility Loan Program, which is covered
under the regulation of 7 CFR part 1436.
The information will be gathered from
producers needing additional on farm
grain storage and handling capacity to
determine whether they are eligible for
loans.
Estimate of Burden: Average 15
minutes per respondent.
Respondents: Eligible producers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,000.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 14,600.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 3820 hours.
Comments are invited on: (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; 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.
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 at Washington, DC, on March 9,
2006.
Michael Yost,
Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity
Credit Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
New Mexico Collaborative Forest
Restoration Program Technical
Advisory Panel
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
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Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The New Mexico
Collaborative Forest Restoration
Program Technical Advisory Panel will
meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The
purpose of the meeting is to provide
recommendations to the Regional
Forester, USDA Forest Service
Southwestern Region, on which forest
restoration grant proposals submitted in
response to the collaborative Forest
Restoration Program Request For
Proposals best meet the objectives of the
Community Forest Restoration Act
(Title VI, Pub. L. No. 106–393).
DATES: The meeting will be held April
24–28, 2006, beginning at 1 p.m. on
Monday, April 24 and ending at
approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, April
28.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, 5050 Jefferson St., NE.,
Albuquerque, NM 87109; 505–944–
2222. Written comments should be sent
to Walter Dunn, at the Cooperative and
International Forestry Staff, USDA
Forest Service, 333 Broadway, SE.,
Albuquerque, NM 87102. Comments
may also be sent via e-mail to
wdunn@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
Walter Dunn at (505) 842–3165.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at the
Cooperative and International Forestry
Staff, USDA Forest Service, 333
Broadway, SE., Albuquerque, or during
the Panel meeting at the Holiday Inn,
5050 Jefferson St., NE., Albuquerque,
NM 87102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Walter Dunn, Designated Federal
Official, at (505) 842–3425, or Melissa
Zaksek, at (505) 842–3289, Cooperative
and International Forestry Staff, USDA
Forest Service, 333 Broadway, SE.,
Albuquerque, NM 87102.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. Panel
discussion is limited to Forest Service
staff and Panel members. However,
project proponents may respond to
questions of clarification from Panel
members or Forest Service staff. Persons
who wish to bring Collaborative Forest
Restoration Program grant proposal
review matters to the attention of the
Panel may file written statements with
the Panel staff before or after the
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meeting. Public input sessions will be
provided and individuals who
submitted written statements prior to
the public input sessions will have the
opportunity to address the Panel at
those sessions.
Dated: March 14, 2006.
Abel M. Camarena,
Deputy Regional Forester,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Ketchikan Resource Advisory
Committee
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Ketchikan Resource
Advisory Committee will meet in
Ketchikan, Alaska, April 13, 2006 and
June 8, 2006. The purpose of these
meetings is to discuss potential projects
under the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of
2000.
The meetings will be held April
13, 2006 and June 8, 2006 at 6 p.m.
DATES:
The meetings will be held at
the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center
Learning Center (back entrance), 50
Main Street, Ketchikan, Alaska. Send
written comments to Ketchikan
Resource Advisory Committee, c/o
District Ranger, USDA Forest Service,
3031 Tongass Ave., Ketchikan, AK
99901, or electronically to
lkolund@fs.fed.us.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Kolund, District Ranger,
Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District,
Tongass National Forest, (907) 228–
4100.
The
meetings are open to the public.
Committee discussion is limited to
Forest Service staff and Committee
members. However, public input
opportunity will be provided and
individuals will have the opportunity to
address the Committee at that time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 13, 2006.
Forrest Cole,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Information Collection; Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking comments from all
interested individuals and organizations on the extension with revision
of a currently approved information collection in support of the Farm
Storage Facility Loan Program.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before May 19, 2006
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to DeAnn
Allen, Price Support Division, Farm Service Agency, United States
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0512,
Washington, DC 20250-0512, or to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Comments may be also submitted by e-mail
to deann.allen@wdc.usda.gov. Copies of the information collection may
be requested by writing to DeAnn Allen at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DeAnn Allen, Price Support Division,
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Farm Service Agency, USDA at (202) 720-9889.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Farm Storage Facility Loan Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0204.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2006.
Type of Request: Extension with revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This information is needed to administer the CCC's Farm
Storage Facility Loan Program, which is covered under the regulation of
7 CFR part 1436. The information will be gathered from producers
needing additional on farm grain storage and handling capacity to
determine whether they are eligible for loans.
Estimate of Burden: Average 15 minutes per respondent.
Respondents: Eligible producers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 14,600.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3820 hours.
Comments are invited on: (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; 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.
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 at Washington, DC, on March 9, 2006.
Michael Yost,
Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. E6-3960 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am]
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