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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 31 / Thursday, February 15, 2007 / Notices
for public review in the Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board Office.
Done at Washington, DC this 9th day of
February, 2007.
Gale Buchanan,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and
Economics.
[FR Doc. E7–2649 Filed 2–14–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Request for Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Receiving and Processing
Applications
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking
comments from all interested
individuals and entities on the revision
and extension of currently approved
information collection that supports the
Direct Loan Program. The collection of
information from loan applicants and
commercial lenders is used to determine
eligibility and financial feasibility when
the applicant requests direct loan
assistance.
Comments on this notice must be
received on or before April 16, 2007 to
be assured consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cathy Quayle, Senior Loan Officer,
USDA, Farm Service Agency, Loan
Making Division, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Stop 0522, Washington,
DC 20250–0522; Telephone (202) 690–
4018; Electronic mail:
cathy.quayle@wdc.usda.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Receiving and Processing
Applications.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0178.
Expiration Date of Approval:
September 30, 2007.
Type of Request: Extension of
Currently Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: This information collected
under OMB Control Number 0560–0178
is necessary to effectively administer the
Direct Loan Program in accordance with
the requirements of 7 CFR Part 1910
subpart A, as authorized by the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (CONACT). The
collected information is submitted to
the Agency loan official by loan
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applicants and commercial lenders for
use in making program eligibility and
financial feasibility determinations as
required by the CONACT.
Estimate of Annual Respondent
Burden: Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 1.66 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals and entity
farmers and commercial lenders.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
17,806.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 3.43.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 101,283.
Comments are invited on the
following: (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 being
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. These comments should be
sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 and to
Cathy Quayle, Senior Loan Officer,
USDA Farm Service Agency, Loan
Making Division, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., STOP 0522, Washington,
DC 20250–0522.
Comments will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection. All comments
will also become a matter of public
record.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 9,
2007.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The Administrator, Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS), today
accepted a petition filed by the
California Avocado Commission
representing California avocado
producers for trade adjustment
assistance. The Administrator will
determine within 40 days whether or
not increasing imports of avocados
contributed importantly to a decline in
domestic producer prices of 20 percent
or more during the marketing period
beginning November 1, 2005, and
ending October 31, 2006. If the
determination is positive, all producers
who produce and market their avocados
in California will be eligible to apply to
the Farm Service Agency for no cost
technical assistance and for adjustment
assistance payments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers,
FAS, USDA, (202) 720–2916, e-mail:
trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: January 26, 2007.
Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. E7–2627 Filed 2–14–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Revision of Land Management Plan for
the George Washington National
Forest, Virginia and West Virginia
Forest Service USDA.
Notice of initiation to revise the
George Washington National Forest
Land Management Plan.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service is revising
the Land Management Plan (hereafter
referred to as Forest Plan) for the George
Washington National Forest (GWNF).
The notice provides:
1. A summary of the need to change the
Forest Plan;
2. An estimated schedule for the
planning process;
3. A list of documents available for
review and how to get them;
4. How the public can participate in the
planning process;
5. How the public can comment on the
need for change;
6. Who to contact for more information.
Revision formally begins with
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. A series of public meetings to
discuss the need for change will begin
in March, 2007. The dates, times and
locations of these meetings will be
posted at our internet Web site: https://
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 31 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), today
accepted a petition filed by the California Avocado Commission
representing California avocado producers for trade adjustment
assistance. The Administrator will determine within 40 days whether or
not increasing imports of avocados contributed importantly to a decline
in domestic producer prices of 20 percent or more during the marketing
period beginning November 1, 2005, and ending October 31, 2006. If the
determination is positive, all producers who produce and market their
avocados in California will be eligible to apply to the Farm Service
Agency for no cost technical assistance and for adjustment assistance
payments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, e-mail:
trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: January 26, 2007.
Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. E7-2627 Filed 2-14-07; 8:45 am]
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