Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 29911-29912 [E6-7924]

Download as PDF 29911 Notices Federal Register Vol. 71, No. 100 Wednesday, May 24, 2006 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. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES May 18, 2006. 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. 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:08 May 23, 2006 Jkt 208001 the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Rural Business-Cooperative Service Title: Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program. OMB Control Number: 0570–0012. Summary of Collection: Section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940 (c) established a loan and grant program. The program provides zero interest loans and grants to electric and telecommunications utilities that have repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan or any not-forprofit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under the Rural Electrification Act (RUS Borrowers/ Intermediary) for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects. The loans and grants under this program may be provided to approximately 1,700 electric and telecommunications utilities across the country that has borrowed funds from RUS. Under this program, the RUS borrowers/ Intermediary may receive the loan funds and pass them on to businesses or other organizations. Need and Use of the Information: Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) will collect information to evaluate applications for funding consideration, conduct an environmental review, prepare legal documents, receive loan payments, oversee the operation of a revolving loan fund, monitor the use of RBS funds, enforce other government requirements such as compliance with civil rights regulations. If the information were not collected, RBS would be unable to select the projects that will receive loan or grant funds. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions. Number of Respondents: 120. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; Annually. Total Burden Hours: 5,376. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E6–7870 Filed 5–23–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request May 19, 2006. 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), Pamela_Beverly_ 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. Agricultural Marketing Service Title: Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and Objective Description of Variety. OMB Control Number: 0581–0055. Summary of Collection: The Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 29912 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 24, 2006 / Notices (December 24, 1970; 84 Stat. 1542, 7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) was established to encourage the development of novel varieties of sexually-reproduced plants and make them available to the public, providing intellectual property rights (IPR) protection to those who breed, develop, or discover such novel varieties, and thereby promote progress in agriculture in the public interest. The PVPA is a voluntary user funded program that grants intellectual property ownership rights to breeders of new and novel seed- and tuber-reproduced plant varieties. To obtain these rights the applicant must provide information that shows the variety is eligible for protection and that it is indeed new, distinct, uniform, and stable, as the law requires. Applicants are provided with applications to identify the information that is required to issue a certificate of protection. Need and Use of the Information: The Agricultural Marketing Service will collect information from the applicant to be evaluated by examiners to determine if the variety is eligible for protection under the PVPA. If this information were not collected there will be no basis for issuing certificate of protection, and no way for applicants to request protection. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government. Number of Respondents: 110. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Other (varies). Total Burden Hours: 1,671. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E6–7924 Filed 5–23–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee (DPAC) Forest Service. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: The Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee will meet for a field trip on June 7, 2006 starting at 9 a.m. at the Sisters Ranger District, Pine Street and Hwy 20, Sisters, Oregon. Topics for discussion include Glaze Meadow Old Growth Restoration Project, the Sisters Area Fuels Reduction Project, Invasive Plants, B&B Fire Restoration Project, and Metolius Basin Vegetation Management Stewardship. A Public Forum will be available from 12:30 p.m. till 13 p.m. All Deschutes Province Advisory VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:46 May 23, 2006 Jkt 208001 Committee Meetings are open to the public. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Mickle, Province Liaison, Deschutes NF, Crescent RD, P.O. Box 208, Crescent, OR 97754, Phone (541) 433–3216. Cecilia R. Seesholtz, Deputy Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 06–4806 Filed 5–23–06; 8:45 am] development. Birch Branch, Holder Cove and Rough Ridge campgrounds will each offer a vault toilet facility, visitor information board, self-service fee collection site, bear resistant trash containers, developed campsites with a picnic table, fire ring and lantern post. Campsites will be available on a first come, first served basis. BILLING CODE 3410–11–M Dated: May 17, 2006. H. Thomas Speaks, Jr., Cherokee National Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 06–4805 Filed 5–23–06 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BILLING CODE 3410–52–M Forest Service DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Notice of New Recreation Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) Cherokee National Forest, USDA Forest Service. ACTION: Notice of new recreation fee site. AGENCY: Cherokee National Forest will begin charging a fee for overnight use at three campgrounds presently under construction at dispersed campsites 6, 7 and 8 in the Tellico River Corridor. Birch Branch Campground and Holder Cove Campground will be $10.00 per campsite per day. Rough Ridge Campground, which will accommodate small groups, will be $20.00 campsite per day. These developed campgrounds will facilitate overnight use along the Tellico River on the Tellico Ranger District of Cherokee National Forest. Fee revenue will support maintenance and operation of the campgrounds and future site improvements. DATES: Construction of the three campgrounds is scheduled to be completed and the facilities opened to the public at different times in 2006. Overnight fees at all three sites will be initiated January 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Cherokee National Forest, 2800 Ocoee Street N, Cleveland, TN 37312. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Byerly, Recreation Fee Coordinator, 423–476–9748. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to publish advance notice in the Federal Register whenever new recreation fee areas are established. Cherokee National Forest presently manages ten overnight recreation fee sites on the Tellico Ranger District. Recreation fees for overnight use range from $5.00 to $20.00 per campsite per day based on the level of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Rural Housing Service Notice of Availability of Hurricane Disaster Assistance—Section 502 Guaranteed Loan Program Rural Housing Service, USDA. Notice of funding availability. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service, an agency within the USDA Rural Development mission area, provides housing loan guarantees to rural residents through its Section 502 Guaranteed Loan Program. The Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Act), Pub. L. 109–148 (12/30/05) provides USDA Rural Development with additional authorities and resources to address the damage caused by hurricanes that occurred during the 2005 calendar year. The intent of this NOFA is to introduce a temporary Mortgage Recovery Advance Program for existing Section 502 Guaranteed Loan Program borrowers impacted by certain 2005 hurricanes. DATES: Effective Date: May 24, 2006 to April 30, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart Walden, Senior Loan Specialist, Section 502 Guaranteed Loan Program— STOP 0784 (Room 2250), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250–0784. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paperwork Reduction Act The paperwork burden has been cleared by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Number 0575–0078. Overview Based upon the extensiveness and the magnitude of the damage to housing in the Gulf Coast Region, USDA Rural E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 19, 2006.
    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), Pamela--Beverly-- 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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and 
Objective Description of Variety.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0055.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA)

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(December 24, 1970; 84 Stat. 1542, 7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) was 
established to encourage the development of novel varieties of 
sexually-reproduced plants and make them available to the public, 
providing intellectual property rights (IPR) protection to those who 
breed, develop, or discover such novel varieties, and thereby promote 
progress in agriculture in the public interest. The PVPA is a voluntary 
user funded program that grants intellectual property ownership rights 
to breeders of new and novel seed- and tuber-reproduced plant 
varieties. To obtain these rights the applicant must provide 
information that shows the variety is eligible for protection and that 
it is indeed new, distinct, uniform, and stable, as the law requires. 
Applicants are provided with applications to identify the information 
that is required to issue a certificate of protection.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Agricultural Marketing Service 
will collect information from the applicant to be evaluated by 
examiners to determine if the variety is eligible for protection under 
the PVPA. If this information were not collected there will be no basis 
for issuing certificate of protection, and no way for applicants to 
request protection.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 110.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Other (varies).
    Total Burden Hours: 1,671.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-7924 Filed 5-23-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
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