Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, 54136-54137 [E8-21797]

Download as PDF 54136 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 182 / Thursday, September 18, 2008 / Notices Done at Washington, DC, on September 15, 2008. Karen L. Hulebak, Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. [FR Doc. E8–21829 Filed 9–17–08; 8:45 am] Public Meeting At the September 24, 2008, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on these agenda items will be described and discussed, and attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and offer comments. Written comments may be offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S. Delegate for the 30th Session of CCNFSDU, Dr. Barbara Schneeman, at CCNFSDU@fda.hhs.gov. Written comments should state that they relate to activities of the 30th Session of the CCNFSDU. dwashington3 on PRODPC61 with NOTICES Foods for Underweight Infants and Young Children; • Additional or Revised Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed, or to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior to the meeting. Members of the public may access copies of these documents at https://www.codexalimentarius.net/ current.asp. Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, in an effort to ensure that minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are aware of this notice, FSIS will announce it online through the FSIS Web page located at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 2008_Notices_Index/. FSIS will also make copies of this Federal Register publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that could affect or would be of interest to constituents and stakeholders. The Update is communicated via Listserv, a free electronic mail subscription service for industry, trade groups, consumer interest groups, health professionals, and other individuals who have asked to be included. The Update is also available on the FSIS Web page. Through the Listserv and Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader and more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and information. This service is available at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/ news_and_events/email_subscription/. Options range from recalls to export information to regulations, directives and notices. Customers can add or delete subscriptions themselves, and they have the option to password protect their accounts. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:26 Sep 17, 2008 Jkt 214001 BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Rural Utilities Service, USDA. Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on the following information collections for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 17, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Brooks, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room 5818, South Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Fax: (202) 720-8435. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies information collections that RUS is submitting to OMB for extension. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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 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 respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical or other technological collection techniques or other forms of PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 information technology. Comments may be sent to Michele Brooks, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: (202) 720–8435. Title: Review Rating Summary, RUS Form 300, 7 CFR Part 1730. OMB Control Number: 0572–0025. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The RUS manages loan programs in accordance with the RE Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ). An important part of safeguarding loan security is to see that RUS financed facilities are being responsibly used, adequately operated, and adequately maintained. Future needs have to be anticipated to ensure that facilities will continue to produce revenue and that loans will be repaid as required by the RUS mortgage. A periodic operations and maintenance (O&M) review, using the RUS Form 300, in accordance with 7 CFR Part 1730, is an effective means for RUS to determine whether the borrowers systems are being properly operated and maintained, thereby protecting the loan collateral. An O&M review is also used to rate facilities and can be used for appraisals of collateral as prescribed by OMB Circular A–129, Policies for Federal Credit Programs and Non-Tax Receivables. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4 hours per response. Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents: 229. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 10. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 916 hours. Title: Use of Consultants Funded by Borrowers, 7 CFR Part 1789. OMB Control Number: 0572–0115. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: Section 18(c) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ) authorizes RUS to use consultants voluntarily funded by borrowers for financial, legal, engineering and other technical services. Consultants may be used to facilitate timely action on loan applications by borrowers for financial assistance and for approvals required by RUS, pursuant to the terms of outstanding loans, or otherwise. RUS may not require borrowers to fund consultants. The provision of section 18(c) may be utilized only at the borrower’s request. This collection of E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 182 / Thursday, September 18, 2008 / Notices information implements RUS policies and procedures for use of consultants funded by RUS borrowers to facilitate timely action on a borrower’s loan application for financial assistance and for RUS approvals. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response. Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other for-profit entities. Estimated Number of Respondents: 6. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12 hours. Copies of this information can be obtained from Joyce McNeil, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis at (202) 720–0812. Fax (202) 720–8435. 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. Dated: September 11, 2008. James M. Andrew, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. E8–21797 Filed 9–17–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE propellers, rotors and parts thereof (8803.10); undercarriages and parts thereof (8803.20); and, other parts of airplanes (8803.30). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period for their receipt is October 20, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15–day period (to November 3, 2008). A copy of the application amendment and accompanying exhibits will be available at each of the following addresses: U. S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 150 North Main Street, Suite 200, Wichita, Kansas; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20230. For further information contact Christopher Kemp at christopherlkemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–0862. Dated: September 4, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–21850 Filed 9–17–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Docket 24–2008] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zone 161 - Sedgwick County, Kansas Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1571] Amendment to Application for Subzone Status dwashington3 on PRODPC61 with NOTICES A request has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) to amend the company’s application requesting special–purpose subzone status for the company’s aircraft manufacturing facilities located in Wichita and Salina, Kansas. HBC is now requesting to include additional finished products in the company’s requested scope of authority. The additional finished products will be manufactured using the same imported parts and components (duty–free to 15 percent) as described in the original Federal Register notice (73 FR 21903– 21904, 4/23/08). The additional finished products (duty–free) are as follows: Jkt 214001 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Yuma, Arizona Wichita and Salina, Kansas 15:26 Sep 17, 2008 David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration. Alternate Chairman Foreign–Trade Zones Board. ATTEST: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–21848 Filed 9–17–08; 8:45 am] Johnson Controls Battery Group, Inc. (Aircraft Manufacturing) VerDate Aug<31>2005 cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest; Whereas, the Yuma County Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 219, has made application to the Board for authority to establish special–purpose subzone status at the lead–acid battery manufacturing facility of Johnson Controls Battery Group, Inc., located in Yuma, Arizona (FTZ Docket 48–2007, filed 09–28–07); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (72 FR 57287–57288, 10/09/ 2007); and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations have not been satisfied and that approval of the application would not be in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby does not approve the application for subzone status at the lead–acid battery manufacturing facility of Johnson Controls Battery Group, Inc., located in Yuma, Arizona. Signed at Washington, DC, this 2 nd day of September 2008. Application for Subzone Status Not Approved Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 54137 Foreign–Trade Zones Board Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign–Trade Zones Act, of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: [Order No. 1573] Whereas, the Foreign–Trade Zones Act provides for ‘‘. . . the establishment . . . of foreign–trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign–Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign–trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the establishment of special–purpose subzones when existing zone facilities PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Approval for Manufacturing Authority Fuji Vegetable Oil, Inc. (Vegetable Oil Products) Savannah, Georgia Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign– Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: WHEREAS, the Savannah Airport Commission, grantee of FTZ 104, has requested manufacturing authority within FTZ 104 -- Site 2, in Savannah, Georgia (FTZ Docket 51–2007, filed 12/ 14/07); E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 182 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54136-54137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21797]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 
invites comments on the following information collections for which RUS 
intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 17, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Brooks, Director, Program 
Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development, 1400 
Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room 5818, South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-1078. Fax: (202) 720-
8435.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies information collections that RUS is 
submitting to OMB for extension.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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 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 respondents, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Comments may be sent to Michele Brooks, Director, Program Development 
and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development, STOP 1522, 1400 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-1522. Fax: (202) 720-8435.
    Title: Review Rating Summary, RUS Form 300, 7 CFR Part 1730.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0025.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The RUS manages loan programs in accordance with the RE 
Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ). An important part of 
safeguarding loan security is to see that RUS financed facilities are 
being responsibly used, adequately operated, and adequately maintained. 
Future needs have to be anticipated to ensure that facilities will 
continue to produce revenue and that loans will be repaid as required 
by the RUS mortgage. A periodic operations and maintenance (O&M) 
review, using the RUS Form 300, in accordance with 7 CFR Part 1730, is 
an effective means for RUS to determine whether the borrowers systems 
are being properly operated and maintained, thereby protecting the loan 
collateral. An O&M review is also used to rate facilities and can be 
used for appraisals of collateral as prescribed by OMB Circular A-129, 
Policies for Federal Credit Programs and Non-Tax Receivables.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 4 hours per response.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 229.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 916 hours.
    Title: Use of Consultants Funded by Borrowers, 7 CFR Part 1789.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0115.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 18(c) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(RE Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ) authorizes RUS to use 
consultants voluntarily funded by borrowers for financial, legal, 
engineering and other technical services. Consultants may be used to 
facilitate timely action on loan applications by borrowers for 
financial assistance and for approvals required by RUS, pursuant to the 
terms of outstanding loans, or otherwise. RUS may not require borrowers 
to fund consultants. The provision of section 18(c) may be utilized 
only at the borrower's request. This collection of

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information implements RUS policies and procedures for use of 
consultants funded by RUS borrowers to facilitate timely action on a 
borrower's loan application for financial assistance and for RUS 
approvals.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2 hours per response.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other for-
profit entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12 hours.
    Copies of this information can be obtained from Joyce McNeil, 
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis at (202) 720-0812. Fax 
(202) 720-8435.
    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.

    Dated: September 11, 2008.
James M. Andrew,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E8-21797 Filed 9-17-08; 8:45 am]
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