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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
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Housing Service
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Title: 7 CFR 1944–I, ‘‘Self-Help
Technical Assistance Grants’’.
OMB Control Number: 0575–0043.
Summary of Collection: This
regulation sets forth the policies and
procedures and delegates the authority
for providing technical assistance funds
to eligible applicants to finance
programs of technical and supervisory
assistance for the Mutual and Self-Help
Housing (MSH) program, as authorized
under section 523 of the Housing Act of
1949. The MSH program affords lowincome families the opportunity for
home ownership by providing funds to
non-profit organizations for supervisory
and technical assistance to the
homebuilding families. Rural Housing
Service (RHS) will collect information
from non-profit organizations that want
to develop a Self-Help program in their
area to increase the availability of
affordable housing. The information is
collected at the local, district and state
levels. The information requested by
RHS includes financial and
organizational information about the
non-profit organization.
Need and Use of the Information:
RHS needs this information to
determine if the organization is capable
of successfully carrying out the
requirements of the Self-Help program.
The information is collected on an as
requested or needed basis. RHS has
reviewed the program’s need for the
collection of information versus the
burden placed on the public.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 160.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Monthly,
annually.
Total Burden Hours: 4,372.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
May 19, 2009.
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) 720–8958.
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
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Veterinary Accreditation
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0032.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The law
gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad
authority to detect, control, or eradicate
pests or diseases of livestock or poultry.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
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Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is the agency charged
with carrying out this disease
prevention mission. To help accomplish
this mission, APHIS’ Veterinary
Services administers the National
Veterinary Accreditation Program. This
program certifies private veterinary
practitioners to work cooperatively with
Federal veterinarians, as well as with
State animal health officials, to conduct
certain activities for APHIS. Regulations
governing the Veterinary Accreditation
Program are found in Title 9 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, parts 160, 161,
and 162.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information to
determine that a veterinarian has met
the requirements for being accredited, or
for obtaining re-accreditation. APHIS
will also collect information to ensure
that accredited veterinarians are
knowledgeable of current Federal and
State animal health regulations,
objectives and programs and are
competent in their application. If
information is not collected it would
significantly destroy APHIS’ ability to
operate the Veterinary Accreditation
Program.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 5001.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,001.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0049.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (PPA) (Title IV,
Pub. L. 106–224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C.
7701–7772), the Secretary of Agriculture
is authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, exportation, or
movement in interstate commerce of
plant pests and other articles to prevent
the introduction of plant pests into the
United States. Regulations authorized
by the PPA concerning the importation
of nursery stock, plants, roots, bulbs,
seeds, and other plant products to
include log, lumber, and other
unmanufactured wood articles are
contained in Title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 319.
Implementing the laws is necessary to
prevent injurious plant and insect pest
from entering the United States, a
situation that could produce serious
consequences for U.S. agriculture. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is required to collect
information from a variety of
individuals, both within and outside the
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United States, who are involved in
growing, packing, handling,
transporting, and importing foreign
plants, roots, bulbs, seeds, importing
foreign logs, lumber, other
unmanufactured wood articles, and
other plant products. APHIS will collect
this information using a number of
forms.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information to
ensure that plants, fruits, vegetables,
roots, bulbs, seeds, foreign logs, lumber,
other unmanufactured wood articles,
and other plant products imported into
the United States do not harbor plant
diseases or insect pests that could cause
serious harm to U.S. agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; individuals or
households; farms; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 92,429.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 95,423.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–FV–09–0023]
Notice of Request for Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
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AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice with request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request
approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an
extension of and revision to the
currently approved information
collection Specialty Crop Block Grant
Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by July 21, 2009 to be assured
of consideration.
Additional Information or Comments:
Contact Docket Clerk, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Stop 0235, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0243; Fax: (202)
720–0016; or E-mail:
scblockgrants@usda.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Specialty Crop Block Grant
Program.
OMB Number: 0581–0239.
Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years
from date of OMB approval.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The information collection
requirements in this request are applied
only to those State departments of
agriculture who voluntarily participate
in the Specialty Crop Block Grant
Program (SCBGP). The information
collected is needed to certify that grant
participants are complying with
applicable program regulations. Data
collected is the minimum information
necessary to effectively carry out the
requirements of the program, and to
fulfill the intent of Section 101 of the
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of
2004, Public Law 108–465 (Dec. 21,
2004).
The Specialty Crops Competitiveness
Act of 2004 authorized the Secretary of
Agriculture to make grants to States (at
the time, defined to mean the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) for each
of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to
be used by State departments of
agriculture solely to enhance the
competitiveness of specialty crops. The
program was appropriated funding in
fiscal years 2006 through 2008. These
grant funds were previously applied for
and awarded to eligible State
departments of agriculture. Therefore,
State departments of agriculture can no
longer apply for grants under the
program. However, the program is still
in effect because grant periods can be up
to three years in length and currently,
State departments of agriculture are
reporting on previously awarded grants.
This program, SCBGP, is separate from
the Specialty Crop Block Grant ProgramFarm Bill (SCBGP–FB), program.
A State department of agriculture
participating in the SCBGP would have
to submit a Request for Grant
Amendment to AMS if there is a change
in key personnel, scope or objectives of
the grant, budget changes that exceed
more than 20% of a project’s total
budget, and/or or an extension of the
grant period not to exceed three
calendar years.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.50 hours per
response.
Respondents: State departments of
agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25.
Estimated Number of Responses: 25.
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Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 12.50 hours.
A State department of agriculture
participating in the SCBGP is required
to submit an Annual Performance
Report to AMS 90 days after the
completion of the first year of the grant
period and once within 90 days after the
second year of the grant period.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1 hour per
response.
Respondents: State departments of
agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52
(All 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the
District of Columbia).
Estimated Number of Responses: 52.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 104 hours.
A State department of agriculture
participating in the SCBGP is required
to submit to AMS 90 days after the
expiration date of the grant period
SF269 ‘‘Financial Status Report (Long
Form)’’, if the project had program
income, approved under OMB#0348–
0039, or SF269A ‘‘Financial Status
Report (Short Form)’’, approved under
OMB#0348–0038.
A State department of agriculture
participating in the SCBGP is required
to submit a Final Performance Report to
AMS within 90 days following the
expiration date of the grant period.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.5 hours per
response.
Respondents: State departments of
agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52
(All 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the
District of Columbia).
Estimated Number of Responses: 52.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 78 hours.
No later than 30 days after completion
of an audit on all grant expenditures,
the State is required to submit an audit
report/executive summary to AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 3 hours per
response.
Respondents: State departments of
agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52
(All 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the
District of Columbia).
Estimated Number of Responses: 52.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 19, 2009.
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) 720-8958.
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 the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Veterinary Accreditation Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0032.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or
poultry. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture is the agency charged with carrying out
this disease prevention mission. To help accomplish this mission,
APHIS' Veterinary Services administers the National Veterinary
Accreditation Program. This program certifies private veterinary
practitioners to work cooperatively with Federal veterinarians, as well
as with State animal health officials, to conduct certain activities
for APHIS. Regulations governing the Veterinary Accreditation Program
are found in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 160,
161, and 162.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
determine that a veterinarian has met the requirements for being
accredited, or for obtaining re-accreditation. APHIS will also collect
information to ensure that accredited veterinarians are knowledgeable
of current Federal and State animal health regulations, objectives and
programs and are competent in their application. If information is not
collected it would significantly destroy APHIS' ability to operate the
Veterinary Accreditation Program.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 5001.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,001.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0049.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (Title
IV, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772), the Secretary
of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation,
entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce of plant pests
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the
United States. Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the
importation of nursery stock, plants, roots, bulbs, seeds, and other
plant products to include log, lumber, and other unmanufactured wood
articles are contained in Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
part 319. Implementing the laws is necessary to prevent injurious plant
and insect pest from entering the United States, a situation that could
produce serious consequences for U.S. agriculture. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is required to collect information
from a variety of individuals, both within and outside the
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United States, who are involved in growing, packing, handling,
transporting, and importing foreign plants, roots, bulbs, seeds,
importing foreign logs, lumber, other unmanufactured wood articles, and
other plant products. APHIS will collect this information using a
number of forms.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
ensure that plants, fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, foreign
logs, lumber, other unmanufactured wood articles, and other plant
products imported into the United States do not harbor plant diseases
or insect pests that could cause serious harm to U.S. agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
individuals or households; farms; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 92,429.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 95,423.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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