Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 68224 [E9-30474]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 68224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30474]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 17, 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) 720-8681.
    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 the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

    Title: Advance Biofuel Payment Program--Section 9005.
    OMB Control Number: 0570-0057.
    Summary of Collection: Section 9005 of Title IX of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill), authorizes the 
Agency to enter into contracts to make payments to eligible entities to 
support and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels. 
Entities eligible to receive payments under the Program are producers 
of advanced biofuels that meet all of the requirements of the Program. 
The Program is appropriated funding for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
    Need and Use of the Information: Advanced biofuel producers who 
participate in the Program, enroll in the Program by submitting an 
application (Form RD 9005-1) that includes specific information about 
the producer and the producer's advanced biofuel biorefineries. The 
information is used to determine whether the advanced biofuel producer 
was eleigible to participate in the Program and whether the advanced 
biofuel being produced was eligible for payments under the program. 
Failure to collect proper information could result in improper 
determination of eligibility and improper payments.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits; 
Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 159.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly, Monthly, Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 658.

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

    Title: Repowering Assistance Payments to Eligible Biorefineries.
    OMB Control Number: 0570-0058.
    Summary of Collection: This program is authorized under Title IX, 
Section 9004, of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. 
L. 110-246). The program is to provide financial incentives to 
biorefineries in existence on the date of the enactment of the 2008 
Farm Bill, to replace the use of fossil fuels used to produce heat or 
power at their facilities by installing new systems that use renewable 
biomass, or to produce new energy from renewable biomass.
    Need and Use of the Information: Applicants must submit a complete 
application including relevant data to allow for technical analysis of 
existing facilities. Rural Business Service will use the information 
collected to determine the eligibility of biorefineries to participate 
in the program. Payments will be made based on ranking of applicants in 
relation to project cost, cost-effectiveness, availability of renewable 
biomass and the reduction of fossil fuel usage resulting from the 
installation of a renewable biomass system.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits; State, 
Local and Tribal Governments; Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 16.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly, Monthly, Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,381.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-30474 Filed 12-22-09; 8:45 am]
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