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Rural Utilities Service
Title: RUS Form 444, ‘‘Wholesale
Power Contracts’’.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0089.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act) as
amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.),
authorizes the Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) to make and guaranteed loans
that will enable rural consumers to
obtain electric power. Rural consumers
formed non-profit electric distribution
cooperatives, groups of these
distribution cooperatives banded
together to form Generation and
Transmission cooperatives (G&T’s) that
generate or purchase power and
transmit the power to the distribution
systems. All RUS and G&T borrowers
will enter into a Wholesale Power
Contract with their distribution
members by using RUS Form 444.
Need and Use of the Information: To
fulfill the purposes of the RE Act RUS
will collect information to improve the
credit quality and credit worthiness of
loans and loan guarantees to G&T
borrowers. RUS works closely with
lending institutions that provide
supplemental loan funds to borrowers.
Description of Respondents: Not-for
profit institutions; business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 102.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 612.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Technical Assistance and
Training Grant Program—Recovery Act
Funding.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0144.
Summary of Collection: The American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Recovery Act) provides for the
availability of $5 million in assistance to
the Technical Assistance and Training
(TAT) competitive grant program as
authorized by Section 306 of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (CONACT). 7 U.S.C.
1926, authorizes Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) to administer the TAT program to
make loans and grants to public
agencies, American Indian tribes, and
nonprofit corporations. The grants fund
the development of drinking water,
wastewater, and solid waste disposal
facilities in rural areas with populations
of up to 10,000 residents.
Need and Use of the Information:
Nonprofit organizations applying for
TAT grants must submit a preapplication, which includes an
application form, narrative proposal,
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various other forms, certifications and
supplemental information. RUS staff
will use the information collected to
determine applicant eligibility, project
feasibility, and the applicant’s ability to
meet the grant and regulatory
requirements. RUS will review the
information, evaluate it, and, if the
applicant and project are eligible for
further competition, invite the applicant
to submit a formal application. Without
the requested information, RUS could
not make awards consistent with the
purposes of the Recovery Act. RUS also
could not determine whether applicants
meet the requirements that the Recovery
Act establishes for recordkeeping
requirements.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 15.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Quarterly; Annually; On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 472.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–PY–10–0013]
Notice of Request for an Extension of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the intention of the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to
request an extension from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), for a
currently approved information
collection in support of customerfocused improvement initiatives for
USDA-procured poultry, livestock, fruit,
and vegetable products.
DATES: Comments received by June 7,
2010 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov or to David
Bowden, Jr., Chief, Standards,
Promotions, and Technology Branch,
Poultry Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
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Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington,
DC 20250–0259, (202) 690–3148.
Comments should reference the docket
number and the date and page number
of this issue of the Federal Register. All
comments will be available for public
inspection at the above address during
regular business hours, or can be viewed
at: https://www.regulations.gov. All
comments received will be posted
without change, including any personal
information provided. The identity of
anyone submitting comments will also
be made public.
Additional Information: Contact
David Bowden, Jr., Chief, Standards,
Promotions, and Technology Branch,
Poultry Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington,
DC 20250–0259, (202) 690–3148.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Customer Service Survey for
USDA-Donated Food Products.
OMB Number: 0581–0182.
Expiration Date, as approved by OMB:
11/30/2010.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Starting with a 1996 pilot
project by AMS, customers have been
able to use the Customer Opinion
Postcard, Form AMS–11, to voluntarily
submit their comments concerning
poultry, livestock, fruit, and vegetable
products procured by USDA for the
school lunch program that is authorized
by the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.) and other domestic food assistance
programs. These cards have proven to
be a quick and inexpensive way for
AMS to get customer opinions and
feedback about USDA commodities,
thereby helping the Agency to make
improvements to its products. AMS
would like to continue the use of the
customer opinion postcards to get
voluntary customer feedback on various
products each year by re-approval of the
Customer Opinion Postcard, Form
AMS–11. In this way, AMS will be
better able to meet the quality
expectations of school food service
personnel and the 31 million school
children who consume these products
daily as well as recipients of other food
assistance programs.
Information about customers’
perceptions of USDA-procured products
is sought as a sound management
practice to support AMS activities
under 7 CFR 250, regulations for
‘‘Donation of Foods for Use in the
United States, Its Territories and
Possessions and Areas Under Its
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Jurisdiction.’’ The information collected
will be used primarily by authorized
representatives of USDA (AMS, and the
Food and Nutrition Service) and shared
with State government agencies and
product suppliers. To enable customers
to mail cards directly to the commodity
program that is soliciting the
information, several versions of Form
AMS–11 will be used, each with a
different return address. Response
information about products produced by
a particular supplier may be shared with
that supplier. Similarly, response
information from customers located in a
particular State may be shared with
government agencies within that State.
AMS is committed to complying with
the E-Government Act, which requires
Government agencies in general to
provide the public the option of
submitting information or transacting
business electronically to the maximum
extent possible.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.083 hours (5
minutes) per response.
Respondents: State, local, and tribal
governments, and not-for-profit
businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,400.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 700 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from David Bowden, Jr.,
Chief, Standards, Promotions, and
Technology Branch, at (202) 690–3148.
Send comments regarding, but not
limited to, the following: (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; 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.
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments on the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov
or to David Bowden, Jr., Chief,
Standards, Promotions, and Technology
Branch, Poultry Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington,
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DC 20250–0259, (202) 690–3148.
Comments should reference the docket
number and the date and page number
of this issue of the Federal Register. All
comments will be available for public
inspection at the above address during
regular business hours, or can be viewed
at: https://www.regulations.gov.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments,
including any personal information
provided, will be made publically
viewable as a matter of public record.
Dated: April 2, 2010.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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Eligible partners may submit
proposals by mail or via courier.
• By mail: proposals must be
postmarked by May 24, 2010.
• By courier or hand delivery:
proposals must be delivered by May 24,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Written proposals should be
submitted to the addresses identified
below, with copies to the appropriate
NRCS State Conservationist whose
names and addresses are identified as
an attachment to this notice. If a project
is multi-State in scope, all State
Conservationists in the proposed project
area must be sent the proposal for
review.
• By mail: Gregory K. Johnson,
Director, Financial Assistance Programs
Division, Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service,
‘‘CBWI–CCPI,’’ 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 5239 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Commodity Credit Corporation
Note: Registered or Certified Mail to a post
office will not be accepted.
Cooperative Conservation Partnership
Initiative—Chesapeake Bay Watershed
• By courier: Gregory K. Johnson,
Director, Financial Assistance Programs
Division, Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service,
‘‘CBWI–CCPI Proposal,’’ 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 5239
South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Proposals will be accepted between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal Holidays. Please
ask the guard at the entrance to the
South Building to call (202) 720–1845.
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation
and Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of request for proposals.
SUMMARY: The Chief of the Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
who is Vice President of the Commodity
Credit Corporation (CCC), announces
the availability of technical and
financial assistance funding in fiscal
year (FY) 2010 through the Cooperative
Conservation Partnership Initiative
(CCPI) to eligible participants in the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Special
priority consideration will be given to
applications/projects in the watersheds
of the Susquehanna, Shenandoah,
Potomac (North and South), and
Patuxent Rivers (see attached map). In
FY 2010, NRCS will make
Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP) and Wildlife Habitat
Incentive Program (WHIP) funds
available to owners and operators of
agricultural and nonindustrial private
forest lands in approved CCPI project
areas. This notice is issued to solicit
proposals from potential partners who
seek to enter into partnership
agreements with NRCS to help
agricultural producers address
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiatives
(CBWI) objectives by implementing
conservation practices on agricultural
land to improve water quality, restore
wetlands, and enhance wildlife habitat.
DATES: Effective Date: The notice of
request is effective April 7, 2010.
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Note: Proposals submitted via fax, e-mail,
or after the deadline date listed in this notice
will not be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Johnson, Director, Financial
Assistance Programs Division,
Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5239
South Building, Washington, DC 20250,
Telephone: (202) 720–1845; Fax: (202)
720–4265; or E-mail:
CCPI@wdc.usda.gov. Additional
information regarding CCPI is available
at the following NRCS Web page:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/
CCPI/.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.)
should contact the USDA TARGET
Center at: (202) 720–2600 (voice and
TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Chesapeake Bay is a national
treasure. Agriculture is an important
segment of the Chesapeake Bay
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-PY-10-0013]
Notice of Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing 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), this notice announces the intention of the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to request an extension from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), for a currently approved
information collection in support of customer-focused improvement
initiatives for USDA-procured poultry, livestock, fruit, and vegetable
products.
DATES: Comments received by June 7, 2010 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov or to David Bowden, Jr.,
Chief, Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, Poultry Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington, DC 20250-0259, (202)
690-3148. Comments should reference the docket number and the date and
page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments will be
available for public inspection at the above address during regular
business hours, or can be viewed at: https://www.regulations.gov. All
comments received will be posted without change, including any personal
information provided. The identity of anyone submitting comments will
also be made public.
Additional Information: Contact David Bowden, Jr., Chief,
Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, Poultry Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington, DC 20250-0259, (202)
690-3148.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Customer Service Survey for USDA[dash]Donated Food Products.
OMB Number: 0581-0182.
Expiration Date, as approved by OMB: 11/30/2010.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Starting with a 1996 pilot project by AMS, customers have
been able to use the Customer Opinion Postcard, Form AMS-11, to
voluntarily submit their comments concerning poultry, livestock, fruit,
and vegetable products procured by USDA for the school lunch program
that is authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and other domestic food assistance programs.
These cards have proven to be a quick and inexpensive way for AMS to
get customer opinions and feedback about USDA commodities, thereby
helping the Agency to make improvements to its products. AMS would like
to continue the use of the customer opinion postcards to get voluntary
customer feedback on various products each year by re-approval of the
Customer Opinion Postcard, Form AMS-11. In this way, AMS will be better
able to meet the quality expectations of school food service personnel
and the 31 million school children who consume these products daily as
well as recipients of other food assistance programs.
Information about customers' perceptions of USDA-procured products
is sought as a sound management practice to support AMS activities
under 7 CFR 250, regulations for ``Donation of Foods for Use in the
United States, Its Territories and Possessions and Areas Under Its
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Jurisdiction.'' The information collected will be used primarily by
authorized representatives of USDA (AMS, and the Food and Nutrition
Service) and shared with State government agencies and product
suppliers. To enable customers to mail cards directly to the commodity
program that is soliciting the information, several versions of Form
AMS-11 will be used, each with a different return address. Response
information about products produced by a particular supplier may be
shared with that supplier. Similarly, response information from
customers located in a particular State may be shared with government
agencies within that State.
AMS is committed to complying with the E[dash]Government Act, which
requires Government agencies in general to provide the public the
option of submitting information or transacting business electronically
to the maximum extent possible.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.083 hours (5 minutes) per
response.
Respondents: State, local, and tribal governments, and not-for-
profit businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,400.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 700 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from David
Bowden, Jr., Chief, Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, at
(202) 690-3148.
Send comments regarding, but not limited to, the following: (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; 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.
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov or to David Bowden, Jr., Chief,
Standards, Promotions, and Technology Branch, Poultry Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259, Washington, DC 20250-0259, (202)
690-3148. Comments should reference the docket number and the date and
page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments will be
available for public inspection at the above address during regular
business hours, or can be viewed at: https://www.regulations.gov.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments, including any personal
information provided, will be made publically viewable as a matter of
public record.
Dated: April 2, 2010.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-7855 Filed 4-6-10; 8:45 am]
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