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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 5, 2008 / Notices
Written comments
concerning this notice may be sent to
Jason Hitchcock, USDA/CSREES/ISTM,
STOP 2216, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
2216 or sent electronically to:
jhitchcock@csrees.usda.gov.
ADDRESSES:
To
request a copy of the information
collection, contact Jason Hitchcock, email: jhitchcock@csrees.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service
Application Kit for Research and
Extension Programs.
OMB Number: 0524–0039.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
April 30, 2009.
Type of Request: Revise a currently
approved information collection.
Abstract: The Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension
Service (CSREES) sponsors ongoing
agricultural research, extension, and
education programs under which
competitive, formula, and special
awards of a high-priority nature are
made. Before awards can be made,
certain information is required from
applicants as part of an application
process.
The nature of the competitive, peerreviewed process makes it important
that information from applicants be
available in a standardized format to
ensure equitable treatment. Each year,
request for applications are issued for
various research, education, and
extension areas targeted for support.
Applicants submit applications for these
targeted areas following formats
outlined in the application guidelines
accompanying each program’s
solicitation. CSREES awards grants after
evaluating these applications, using
peer review panels and other merit
review processes. The forms and
narrative information are mainly used
for application evaluation and
administration purposes. While some of
the information is used to respond to
inquiries from Congress and other
government agencies, the forms are not
designed to be statistical surveys.
CSREES requires submission of grant
applications electronically through the
Grants.gov storefront. The application
processes through Grants.gov leverage
several standard forms. In addition to
Grants.gov’s standards forms, CSREES
must collect some additional
information for the proper evaluation
and processing of applications. These
forms include the following:
Supplemental Information Form—
This form is used in all grant
application packages, and collects the
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program name and program code to
which the applicant is applying,
additional applicant type information,
Department of Health and Human
Services Payment Management System
account information, key words, and the
conflict of interest information as an
attached file.
Application Type Form—This form is
used principally by the Agriculture and
Food Research Initiative Competitive
Grants Program to collect the specific
type of application being submitted.
This form is being revised to change the
applicant type names and some
business rules on the form.
Application Modification Form—This
form is used to indicate the forms or
narrative portions of an application that
an applicant has changed or corrected
from a previously submitted
application.
Form CSREES–2008, Assurance
Statement(s)—This form is used in
formula grant programs and provides
required assurances of compliance with
regulations involving the protection of
human subjects, animal welfare, and
recombinant DNA research.
Form CSREES–2010, Fellowships/
Scholarships Entry/Annual Update/Exit
Form—This form will apply only to
CSREES award recipients to document
fellowships and scholarships, pertinent
demographic data on the fellows/
scholars, the progress of the fellows/
scholars under the program, and
performance outcomes of the student
beneficiaries.
Respondents: Non-profit institutions,
State, local, or Tribal governments, and
a limited number of for-profit
institutions and individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents by
form:
Supplemental Information: 5,050.
Application Type: 2,150.
Application Modification: 0.
Form CSREES–2008, Assurance
Statement(s): 1,850.
CSREES–2010, Fellowships/
Scholarships Entry/Exit: 150.
Summary of USDA/1890 Cooperation:
170.
The individual form burden is as
follows (calculated based on a survey of
grant applicants conducted by CSREES):
Supplemental Information: 2 hours.
Application Type: 15 minutes.
Application Modification: 5 minutes.
Form CSREES–2008, Assurance
Statement(s): 30 minutes CSREES–2010,
Fellowships/Scholarships Entry/
Annual.
Update/Exit: 3 hours.
Summary of USDA/1890 Cooperation:
50 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: The annual total burden
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on the public for all forms is estimated
to be 12,160 hours.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Comments: 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
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments should be sent to
the address stated in the preamble.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments also
will become a matter of public record.
Done at Washington, DC, this 29th day of
Oct, 2008.
Gale Buchanan,
Undersecretary, Research, Education, and
Economics.
[FR Doc. E8–26354 Filed 11–4–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Commodity Credit Corporation;
Information Collection; Debt
Settlement Policies and Procedures
Farm Service Agency and
Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
are requesting comments from all
interested individuals and organizations
on an extension of a currently approved
information collection that supports the
FSA and CCC Debt Settlement Policies
and Procedures regulations.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before January 5, 2009 to
be assured consideration.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, volume and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
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Mail: Thomas F. Harris II, Claims
Program Specialist, Financial
Management Division, Office of Budget
and Finance, Farm Service Agency,
USDA, STOP 0581, 1400 Independence
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250–0581,
or 3101 Park Center Drive, Suite 1210,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
E-mail: Send comment to:
tom.harris@wdc.usda.gov.
Fax: (703) 305–1148.
Comments also should be sent to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be obtained
from Thomas F. Harris II at the above
address.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas F. Harris II, Claims Program
Specialist, telephone (703) 305–1439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Debt Settlement Policies and
Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0146.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,
2009.
Type of Request: Extension with no
revision.
Abstract: This information collection
is needed to enable FSA and CCC to
effectively administer the regulations at
7 CFR 792 (FSA) and 7 CFR 1403 (CCC)
on debt settlement policies and
procedures and on the identification of
and settlement of outstanding claims.
Collection of outstanding debts owed to
FSA or to CCC can be effected by
installment payments if a debtor
furnishes satisfactory evidence of
inability to pay a claim in full, and if the
debtor specifically requests an
installment agreement. Part of the
requirement is that the debtor furnishes
this request in writing and with a
financial statement or other information
that would disclose a debtor’s assets and
liabilities. This information is required
in order to evaluate any proposed plan.
Such requests for documentation
furnished by the debtor are also used in
the other collection tools employed by
both FSA and CCC in managing debt
settlement policies and procedures. If an
installment agreement is approved, then
a Promissory Note (CCC–279), or an
approved alternative promissory note
format, must be executed between the
debtor and the FSA/CCC
representative(s).
During the past two years, over
$7,470,969 in debt collection was
facilitated by the use of this requested
information and 141 Promissory Notes
were established between debtors and
FSA and CCC. Total active Note amount
for the past two years is presently 235
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total Promissory Notes (includes total
notes established (141); notes defaulted
(21), notes written off (20) and notes
discharged in Bankruptcy (2)) with a
total outstanding amount of
$7,043,331.11.
The Debt Collection Improvement Act
of 1996 requires the head of an agency
to take all appropriate steps to collect
delinquent debts before discharging
such debts. The current information
collection forms and formats have been
successfully used for the past several
years and have become familiar tools for
both the agency employees and for the
producer. Thus, adequate forms and
formats already exist and are in use.
Developing new forms and formats
could be costly and is not required to
meet the demands of the Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996. Nonetheless,
comment is requested on how the forms
and process may be improved, as
specified below.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this information collection is
estimated to average 1 hour per
response. The average travel time,
which is included in the total burden,
is estimated to be 1 hour per
respondent.
Respondents: Producers participating
in FSA and CCC programs.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 100.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 200 hours.
Comments Are Invited on:
(1) 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;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhancing the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; or
(4) Minimizing 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.
All responses to this notice, including
name and addresses when provided,
will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of
public record.
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Signed at Washington, DC, on October 29,
2008.
Thomas B. Hofeller,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency,
and Executive Vice President, Commodity
Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. E8–26290 Filed 11–4–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
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 this information
collection for which RUS intends to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 5, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, 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 an information collection 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,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Commodity Credit Corporation; Information Collection; Debt
Settlement Policies and Procedures
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
are requesting comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on an extension of a currently approved information
collection that supports the FSA and CCC Debt Settlement Policies and
Procedures regulations.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before January 5,
2009 to be assured consideration.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, volume and page number of this issue of the
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following
methods:
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Mail: Thomas F. Harris II, Claims Program Specialist, Financial
Management Division, Office of Budget and Finance, Farm Service Agency,
USDA, STOP 0581, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-
0581, or 3101 Park Center Drive, Suite 1210, Alexandria, Virginia
22302.
E-mail: Send comment to: tom.harris@wdc.usda.gov.
Fax: (703) 305-1148.
Comments also should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may
be obtained from Thomas F. Harris II at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas F. Harris II, Claims Program
Specialist, telephone (703) 305-1439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Debt Settlement Policies and Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0146.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2009.
Type of Request: Extension with no revision.
Abstract: This information collection is needed to enable FSA and
CCC to effectively administer the regulations at 7 CFR 792 (FSA) and 7
CFR 1403 (CCC) on debt settlement policies and procedures and on the
identification of and settlement of outstanding claims. Collection of
outstanding debts owed to FSA or to CCC can be effected by installment
payments if a debtor furnishes satisfactory evidence of inability to
pay a claim in full, and if the debtor specifically requests an
installment agreement. Part of the requirement is that the debtor
furnishes this request in writing and with a financial statement or
other information that would disclose a debtor's assets and
liabilities. This information is required in order to evaluate any
proposed plan. Such requests for documentation furnished by the debtor
are also used in the other collection tools employed by both FSA and
CCC in managing debt settlement policies and procedures. If an
installment agreement is approved, then a Promissory Note (CCC-279), or
an approved alternative promissory note format, must be executed
between the debtor and the FSA/CCC representative(s).
During the past two years, over $7,470,969 in debt collection was
facilitated by the use of this requested information and 141 Promissory
Notes were established between debtors and FSA and CCC. Total active
Note amount for the past two years is presently 235 total Promissory
Notes (includes total notes established (141); notes defaulted (21),
notes written off (20) and notes discharged in Bankruptcy (2)) with a
total outstanding amount of $7,043,331.11.
The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires the head of an
agency to take all appropriate steps to collect delinquent debts before
discharging such debts. The current information collection forms and
formats have been successfully used for the past several years and have
become familiar tools for both the agency employees and for the
producer. Thus, adequate forms and formats already exist and are in
use. Developing new forms and formats could be costly and is not
required to meet the demands of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of
1996. Nonetheless, comment is requested on how the forms and process
may be improved, as specified below.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information
collection is estimated to average 1 hour per response. The average
travel time, which is included in the total burden, is estimated to be
1 hour per respondent.
Respondents: Producers participating in FSA and CCC programs.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 200 hours.
Comments Are Invited on:
(1) 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;
(2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhancing the quality, utility and clarity of the information
to be collected; or
(4) Minimizing 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.
All responses to this notice, including name and addresses when
provided, will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 29, 2008.
Thomas B. Hofeller,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and Executive Vice
President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. E8-26290 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
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