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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
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Dated: November 27, 2007.
Joanne Paskar,
Chief, Information and Records Division
Office of Administrative Services Bureau for
Management.
[FR Doc. 07–5935 Filed 12–4–07; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Public Information Collection
Requirements Submitted to OMB for
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA)
Inviting Applications for the FederalState Marketing Improvement Program
(FSMIP)
[Doc. No. AMS–TM–07–0126; TM–07–13]
SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) has submitted
the following information collections to
OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this
notification. Comments should be sent
via e-mail to
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov or fax to
202–395–7285. Copies of submission
may be obtained by calling (202) 712–
1365.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Number: OMB 0412–NEW.
Form Number: N/A.
Title: Partner Information Form.
Type of Submission: New Information
Collection.
Purpose: The United States Agency
for International Development (USAID).
Office of Security, intends to collect
information from approximately 2000
individuals and/or officers of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) who
apply for USAID contracts, grants,
cooperative agreements, other funding
from USAID, or who apply for
registration with USAID as Private and
Voluntary Organizations (PVO).
Collection of personally identifiable
information from these individuals is
specifically used to conduct screening
to ensure that neither USAID funds nor
USAID-funded activities inadvertently
provide support to entities or
individuals associated with terrorism.
Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 2000.
Total annual responses: 2000.
Total annual hours requested: 500
hours.
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Agricultural Marketing Service,
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) announces the
availability of approximately $1.3
million in competitive grant funds for
fiscal year 2008 to enable States to
explore new market opportunities for
U.S. food and agricultural products and
to encourage research and innovation
aimed at improving the efficiency and
performance of the U.S. marketing
system. Eligible applicants include State
departments of agriculture, State
agricultural experiment stations, and
other appropriate State Agencies.
Applicants are encouraged to involve
industry groups, academia, communitybased organizations, and other
stakeholders in developing proposals
and conducting projects. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, the information collection
requirements have been previously
approved by OMB under 0581–0240,
Federal-State Marketing Improvement
Program (FSMIP).
DATES: Proposals will be accepted
through February 11, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit proposals and other
required documents to: FSMIP Staff
Officer, Transportation and Marketing
Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 4009 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250;
telephone (202) 720–8043; e-mail
janise.zygmont@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janise Zygmont, FSMIP Staff Officer;
PO 00000
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telephone (202) 720–8043; fax (202)
690–4948; or e-mail
janise.zygmont@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FSMIP is
authorized under Section 204(b) of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621 et seq.). FSMIP provides
matching grants on a competitive basis
to enable States to explore new market
opportunities for U.S. food and
agricultural products and to encourage
research and innovation aimed at
improving the efficiency and
performance of the U.S. marketing
system. Eligible applicants include State
departments of agriculture, State
agricultural experiment stations, and
other appropriate State Agencies. Other
organizations interested in participating
in this program should contact their
State Department of Agriculture’s
Marketing Division. State agencies
specifically named under the
authorizing legislation should assume
the lead role in FSMIP projects, and use
cooperative or contractual linkages with
other agencies, universities, institutions,
and producer, industry or communitybased organizations as appropriate.
Multi-State projects are encouraged as
long as one State assumes the
coordinating role, using appropriate
cooperative arrangements with the other
States involved. Applicants other than
State Departments of Agriculture and
State agricultural experiment stations
may wish to include with their
applications an explanation of how they
meet the definition of ‘‘other
appropriate State agency.’’
Proposals must be accompanied by
completed Standard Forms (SF) 424 and
424A. AMS will not approve the use of
FSMIP funds for advertising or, with
limited exceptions, for the purchase of
equipment. Detailed program guidelines
may be obtained from the contact listed
above, and are available at the FSMIP
Web site: https://www.ams.usda.gov/
tmd/fsmip.htm.
Background
FSMIP funds a wide range of applied
research projects that address barriers,
challenges, and opportunities in
marketing, transportation, and
distribution of U.S. food and
agricultural products domestically and
internationally.
Eligible agricultural categories
include livestock, livestock products,
food and feed crops, fish and shellfish,
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Federal Register
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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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Notices
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Notice of Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to
OMB for Review
SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has
submitted the following information collections to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.
Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of
having their full effect if received within 30 days of this
notification. Comments should be sent via e-mail to David--
Rostker@omb.eop.gov or fax to 202-395-7285. Copies of submission may be
obtained by calling (202) 712-1365.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Number: OMB 0412-NEW.
Form Number: N/A.
Title: Partner Information Form.
Type of Submission: New Information Collection.
Purpose: The United States Agency for International Development
(USAID). Office of Security, intends to collect information from
approximately 2000 individuals and/or officers of non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) who apply for USAID contracts, grants, cooperative
agreements, other funding from USAID, or who apply for registration
with USAID as Private and Voluntary Organizations (PVO). Collection of
personally identifiable information from these individuals is
specifically used to conduct screening to ensure that neither USAID
funds nor USAID-funded activities inadvertently provide support to
entities or individuals associated with terrorism.
Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 2000.
Total annual responses: 2000.
Total annual hours requested: 500 hours.
Dated: November 27, 2007.
Joanne Paskar,
Chief, Information and Records Division Office of Administrative
Services Bureau for Management.
[FR Doc. 07-5935 Filed 12-4-07; 8:45 am]
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