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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.
Signed in Washington, DC, on September
15, 2008.
Eldon Gould,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation.
[FR Doc. E8–21936 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Risk Management Agency
Request for Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
Risk Management Agency,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C Chapter 35) this notice announces
the Risk Management Agency’s
intention to request an extension for and
revision to a currently approved
information collection for Request for
Applications for Research Partnerships.
DATES: Comments on this notice will be
accepted until close of business,
November 18, 2008.
Additional Information or Comments:
Contact Virginia Guzman, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Research and Evaluation Division,
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation,
Risk Management Agency, 6501 Beacon
Drive, Mail Stop 813, Kansas City, MO
64133, telephone (816) 926–6343.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically to:
RMARED_PRA@rm.fcic.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Research and Development,
Request for Applications.
OMB Number: 0563–0065.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Risk Management
Agency intends to seek information in
order to fulfill its mission to fund the
development of non-insurance risk
management tools that will be utilized
by agricultural producers to assist them
in mitigating the risks inherent in
agricultural production and to improve
the economic stability of agriculture
through the maintenance and
development of risk management tools.
The Risk Management Agency (RMA),
on behalf of the Federal Crop Insurance
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Corporation (FCIC), is committed to
meeting the risk management needs and
improving or developing risk
management tools for the nation’s
farmers and ranchers. The Risk
Management Agency proposes to
publish Requests for Applications (RFA)
to announce the availability of funds
and solicit proposals requesting funding
for the development of risk management
tools. The information collections will
be limited to the request for applications
and status reports. Information
collections are necessary to evaluate
proposals and award funds based on a
competitive process and to obtain the
information necessary for the
development of partnership agreements
and to obtain information on the status
of research agreements and projects.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
2,400 minutes per response for a total
burden of 6,000 hours.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Applications for funding are invited
from qualified public and private
entities. Eligible applicants include
colleges and universities, Federal, State,
and local agencies, Native American
tribal organizations, non-profit and forprofit private organizations or
corporations, and other entities.
Individuals are not eligible applicants.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 150.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 150.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 6,000.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
collection technologies, e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Comments may be sent to Virginia
Guzman, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Research and
Evaluation Division, Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation, Risk
Management Agency, 6501 Beacon
Drive, Mail Stop 813, Kansas City, MO
64133. All comments will be available
for public inspection during regular
business hours at the same address.
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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.
Signed in Washington, DC, on September
15, 2008.
Eldon Gould,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation.
[FR Doc. E8–21939 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am]
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PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
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Committee for Purchase From
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Disabled.
ACTION: Additions to the Procurement
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This action adds to the
Procurement List a product and services
to be furnished by nonprofit agencies
employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities.
DATES: Effective Date: October 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,
1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
25, 2008, and August 1, 2008, the
Committee for Purchase From People
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
published notices (73 FR 43404 and
44961) of proposed additions to the
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After consideration of the material
presented to it concerning capability of
qualified nonprofit agencies to provide
the product and services and impact of
the additions on the current or most
recent contractors, the Committee has
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Risk Management Agency
Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY: Risk Management Agency, 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) this notice announces the Risk Management Agency's
intention to request an extension for and revision to a currently
approved information collection for Request for Applications for
Research Partnerships.
DATES: Comments on this notice will be accepted until close of
business, November 18, 2008.
Additional Information or Comments: Contact Virginia Guzman, United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Research and Evaluation
Division, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Risk Management Agency,
6501 Beacon Drive, Mail Stop 813, Kansas City, MO 64133, telephone
(816) 926-6343. Comments may also be submitted electronically to:
RMARED_PRA@rm.fcic.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Research and Development, Request for Applications.
OMB Number: 0563-0065.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Risk Management Agency intends to seek information in
order to fulfill its mission to fund the development of non-insurance
risk management tools that will be utilized by agricultural producers
to assist them in mitigating the risks inherent in agricultural
production and to improve the economic stability of agriculture through
the maintenance and development of risk management tools. The Risk
Management Agency (RMA), on behalf of the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation (FCIC), is committed to meeting the risk management needs
and improving or developing risk management tools for the nation's
farmers and ranchers. The Risk Management Agency proposes to publish
Requests for Applications (RFA) to announce the availability of funds
and solicit proposals requesting funding for the development of risk
management tools. The information collections will be limited to the
request for applications and status reports. Information collections
are necessary to evaluate proposals and award funds based on a
competitive process and to obtain the information necessary for the
development of partnership agreements and to obtain information on the
status of research agreements and projects.
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 2,400 minutes per response for a
total burden of 6,000 hours.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Applications for funding are invited
from qualified public and private entities. Eligible applicants include
colleges and universities, Federal, State, and local agencies, Native
American tribal organizations, non-profit and for-profit private
organizations or corporations, and other entities. Individuals are not
eligible applicants.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 150.
Estimated annual number of responses: 150.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 6,000.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other collection technologies, e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses. Comments may be sent to Virginia
Guzman, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Research and
Evaluation Division, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Risk
Management Agency, 6501 Beacon Drive, Mail Stop 813, Kansas City, MO
64133. All comments will be available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same address.
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.
Signed in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2008.
Eldon Gould,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. E8-21939 Filed 9-18-08; 8:45 am]
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