National Poultry Improvement Plan; General Conference Committee Meeting and Biennial Conference, 21095-21096 [E8-8417]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
21095
Notices
Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 76
Friday, April 18, 2008
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
pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES
April 14, 2008.
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
17:38 Apr 17, 2008
Jkt 214001
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR part 3565, ‘‘Guaranteed
Rural Rental Housing Program’’ and its
Supporting Handbook.
OMB Control Number: 0575–0174.
Summary of Collection: On March 26,
1996, the Housing Opportunity Program
Extension Act of 1996 was signed. One
of the provisions of the Act was the
authorization of the section 538
Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing
Program (GRRHP), adding the program
to the Housing Act of 1949. The purpose
of the GRRHP is to increase the supply
of affordable rural rental housing
through the use of loan guarantees that
encourage partnerships between the
Rural Housing Service (RHS), private
lenders and public agencies. RUS will
approve qualified lenders to participate
and monitor lender performance to
ensure program requirements are met.
RHS will collect information from
lenders on the eligibility cost, benefits,
feasibility, and financial performance of
the proposed project.
Need and Use of the Information:
RHS will collect information from
lenders to manage, plan, evaluate, and
account for Government resources and
from time to time, propose
demonstration programs that use loan
guarantees or interest credit. The
GRRHP regulation and handbook will
provide lenders and agency staff with
guidance on the origination and
servicing of GRRHP loans and the
approval of qualified lenders. RHS will
use the information to evaluate a
lender’s request and make
determination that the interests of the
government are protected. Failure to
collect information could have an
adverse impact on the agency ability to
monitor lenders and assess program
effectiveness and effectively guarantee
loans.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
Institutions.
Number of Respondents: 150.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Quarterly; Monthly; Annually.
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Total Burden Hours: 1,393.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–8337 Filed 4–17–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0040]
National Poultry Improvement Plan;
General Conference Committee
Meeting and Biennial Conference
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are giving notice of
meetings of the General Conference
Committee of the National Poultry
Improvement Plan and of the Biennial
Conference.
The General Conference
Committee will meet on June 5, 2008,
from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Biennial
Conference will be held on June 6, 2008,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on June 7,
2008, from 8 a.m. to noon.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks, 200
Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland, ME.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Andrew R. Rhorer, Senior Coordinator,
National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS,
APHIS, 1498 Klondike Road, Suite 101,
Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922–3496.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
General Conference Committee (the
Committee) of the National Poultry
Improvement Plan (NPIP) is the
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
poultry health. The Committee
represents cooperating State agencies
and poultry industry members, and
serves an essential program function by
acting as liaison between the poultry
industry and the Department in matters
pertaining to poultry health. In addition,
the Committee assists the Department in
planning, organizing, and conducting
the NPIP Biennial Conference.
Topics for discussion at the upcoming
meetings include:
1. H5/H7 low pathogenic avian
influenza (LPAI) program for
commercial layers, broilers, and turkeys;
DATES:
E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM
18APN1
21096
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 76 / Friday, April 18, 2008 / Notices
2. Compartmentalization of notifiable
avian influenza free zones;
3. H5/H7 LPAI program for raised-forrelease upland gamebird flocks;
4. Evaluation of rapid detection assays
for Salmonella; and
5. Evaluation of antigen detection
assays for avian influenza.
The meetings will be open to the
public. The sessions held on June 6 and
7, 2008, will include delegates to the
NPIP Biennial Conference. However,
due to time constraints, the public will
not be allowed to participate in the
discussions during either of the
meetings. Written statements on
meeting topics may be filed with the
Committee before or after the meetings
by sending them to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Written statements may also
be filed at the meetings. Please refer to
Docket No. APHIS–2008–0040 when
submitting your statements.
This notice of meeting is given
pursuant to section 10 of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. (5 U.S.C. App.
2).
Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of
April 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8–8417 Filed 4–17–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: National Survey of
WIC Participants II
AGENCY:
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before June 17,
2008.
Comments are invited 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 of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Steven
Carlson, Director, Office of Research,
Nutrition, and Analysis, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Steven Carlson at (703) 305–2576, or
via e-mail to
Steven.Carlson@fns.usda.gov.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101
Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
22302, Room 1014.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. All comments will also
become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Steven Carlson
(703) 305–2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Survey of WIC
Participants II.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: To be determined.
Type of Request: New collection of
information.
Abstract: In accordance with the
Improper Payments Information Act of
2002 (Public Law No. 107–300), which
seeks to improve the integrity of the
government’s payments and the
efficiency of programs and activities,
ADDRESSES:
including the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC), FNS is seeking to
carry out a Second National Survey of
WIC Participants (NSWP II). Ten years
have elapsed since the first NSWP
survey was conducted. That study
provided national estimates of the case
error rate and dollar error for the WIC
program. It also collected demographic
information about WIC participants and
their families. The NSWP II study seeks
to: (1) Estimate the annual cost of
erroneous payments in the WIC program
by examining erroneous payments
caused by WIC certification error among
applicants; and (2) provide information
on the policies, procedures, operations,
and staff of WIC State agencies and
explore the characteristics and
experiences of WIC applicants and
participants. In addition, the study will
develop a model for updating estimates
of erroneous payments due to
certification error in the WIC program
that will allow the Food and Nutrition
Service to calculate erroneous payments
for the next 10 years before the next
major NSWP study.
Affected Public: State WIC Agency
officials, Local WIC Agency directors
and WIC participants.
Proposed Collection: State WIC
Agency Survey: Public burden is
estimated at 66 minutes for one
response each with a total of 99 hours
for 90 respondents.
Local WIC Agency Survey: Public
burden is estimated at 40 minutes for
one response each with a total of 334
hours for 500 respondents.
WIC Participants Data Collection
(telephone interview only): Public
burden is estimated at 24 minutes for
one response each with a total of 480
hours for 1200 respondents.
WIC Participants Data Collection
(telephone and in-home interviews):
Public burden is estimated at 60
minutes (24 minutes telephone and 36
minutes in-home) for one response each
with a total of 1200 hours for 1200
respondents.
WIC Denied/Terminated Applicants
Data Collection: Public burden is
estimated at 6 minutes for one response
each with a total of 64 hours for 640
respondents.
pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES
REPORTING BURDEN
Estimated
number of respondents
Respondent
WIC Participants—telephone interviews only ......................
WIC Participants—telephone and home interview ..............
WIC Denied/Terminated Applicants Data Collection ...........
VerDate Aug<31>2005
17:38 Apr 17, 2008
Jkt 214001
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Responses
annually per
respondent
1,200
1,200
640
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Total annual
responses
(col. b × c)
1.00
1.00
1.00
E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM
1,200
1,200
640
18APN1
Estimated avg.
number of
hours per response
Estimated total
hours
(col. d × e)
0.40080
1.00000
0.10020
480.960
1,200.000
64.128
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 76 (Friday, April 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21095-21096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8417]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0040]
National Poultry Improvement Plan; General Conference Committee
Meeting and Biennial Conference
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: We are giving notice of meetings of the General Conference
Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and of the Biennial
Conference.
DATES: The General Conference Committee will meet on June 5, 2008, from
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Biennial Conference will be held on June 6, 2008,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on June 7, 2008, from 8 a.m. to noon.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Portland Marriott at Sable
Oaks, 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland, ME.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Andrew R. Rhorer, Senior
Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, 1498
Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922-3496.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Conference Committee (the
Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is the
Secretary's Advisory Committee on poultry health. The Committee
represents cooperating State agencies and poultry industry members, and
serves an essential program function by acting as liaison between the
poultry industry and the Department in matters pertaining to poultry
health. In addition, the Committee assists the Department in planning,
organizing, and conducting the NPIP Biennial Conference.
Topics for discussion at the upcoming meetings include:
1. H5/H7 low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) program for
commercial layers, broilers, and turkeys;
[[Page 21096]]
2. Compartmentalization of notifiable avian influenza free zones;
3. H5/H7 LPAI program for raised-for-release upland gamebird
flocks;
4. Evaluation of rapid detection assays for Salmonella; and
5. Evaluation of antigen detection assays for avian influenza.
The meetings will be open to the public. The sessions held on June
6 and 7, 2008, will include delegates to the NPIP Biennial Conference.
However, due to time constraints, the public will not be allowed to
participate in the discussions during either of the meetings. Written
statements on meeting topics may be filed with the Committee before or
after the meetings by sending them to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written statements may also be filed at
the meetings. Please refer to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0040 when
submitting your statements.
This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. (5 U.S.C. App. 2).
Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of April 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8-8417 Filed 4-17-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
