Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 24678 [2012-9975]
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2012 / Notices
Signed at Washington, DC, March 21, 2012.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012–9991 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments
requested.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s intention to
request an extension for a currently
approved information collection in
support of the program for the 1890
Land Grant Institutions Rural
Entrepreneurial Outreach and
Development Initiative Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by June 25, 2012 to be
considered.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Natalie Melton, Program Management
Specialist, Rural Development, USDA,
STOP 3250, Room 4217, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3250.
Telephone: (202) 690–1371, email:
Natalie.melton@wdc.usda.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 1890 Land Grant Institutions
Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach and
Development Initiative Program.
OMB Number: 0570–0041.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2012.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The collection of this
information will allow the Agency to
determine the eligibility of the
applicants; determine the specific
purpose for which the funds will be
utilized; determine the timeframes or
dates by which activities surrounding
the use of funds will be accomplished;
determine the feasibility of the project;
and to evaluate applicants’ experience
in managing similar activities.
Without the collection of this
information, there would be no basis on
which to award funds.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated to
average 2.5 hours per response.
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Respondents: Only 1890 Land Grant
Institutions of Higher Education and
Tuskegee University.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
18.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 17.
Estimated Number of Responses: 297.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 728 hours.
Copies of this information collected
can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch: (202) 692–0040.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of Rural Development,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
Rural Development’s estimate of the
burden to collect the required
information, including the validity of
the strategy 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 on the paperwork burden
may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, Rural
Development, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0742. All
responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 18, 2012.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–9975 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Announcement of Small, SociallyDisadvantaged Producer Grant
(SSDPG) Application Deadlines in
Fiscal Year 2012
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability.
AGENCY:
The Rural BusinessCooperative Service announces the
availability of approximately $3 million
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in competitive grant funds for the FY
2012 SSDPG program. See the
Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2012 (2012
Appropriations Act) (Pub. L. 112–55).
We request proposals from applicants
that will provide technical assistance to
small, socially-disadvantaged
agricultural producers in rural areas.
Eligible applicants include
Cooperatives, Groups of Cooperatives,
and Cooperative Development Centers.
The maximum award per grant is
$175,000.
DATES: Completed applications for
grants must be submitted on paper or
electronically according to the following
deadlines:
Paper copies must be postmarked and
mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no
later than July 24, 2012 to be eligible for
FY 2012 grant funding. Late
applications are not eligible for FY 2012
grant funding.
Electronic copies must be received by
April 25, 2012, to be eligible for FY
2012 grant funding. Late applications
will not be eligible for FY 2012 grant
funding.
ADDRESSES: Application materials for
the SSDPG program may be obtained at
https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
BCP_SSDPG.html or by contacting your
USDA Rural Development State Office.
Contact information for State Offices
can be found at https://
www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html
Paper applications must be submitted
to the USDA Rural Development State
Office in the State where your
organization’s main office is located.
Electronic applications must be
submitted through the Grants.gov Web
site at https://www.grants.gov. Please
read the instructions found on the
Grants.gov Web site and follow them
carefully.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit
the program Web site at https://
www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_SSDPG.html
for application assistance or contact
your USDA Rural Development State
Office. You are strongly encouraged to
contact your State Office well in
advance of the deadline to discuss your
Project and ask any questions about the
application process.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
Federal Agency Name: USDA Rural
Business Cooperative Service.
Funding Opportunity Title: Small,
Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant.
Announcement Type: Initial
announcement.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 10.77.1
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's intention to
request an extension for a currently approved information collection in
support of the program for the 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural
Entrepreneurial Outreach and Development Initiative Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 25, 2012 to be
considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natalie Melton, Program Management
Specialist, Rural Development, USDA, STOP 3250, Room 4217, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3250. Telephone: (202)
690-1371, email: Natalie.melton@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach
and Development Initiative Program.
OMB Number: 0570-0041.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2012.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The collection of this information will allow the Agency
to determine the eligibility of the applicants; determine the specific
purpose for which the funds will be utilized; determine the timeframes
or dates by which activities surrounding the use of funds will be
accomplished; determine the feasibility of the project; and to evaluate
applicants' experience in managing similar activities.
Without the collection of this information, there would be no basis
on which to award funds.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated to average 2.5 hours per response.
Respondents: Only 1890 Land Grant Institutions of Higher Education
and Tuskegee University.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 17.
Estimated Number of Responses: 297.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 728 hours.
Copies of this information collected can be obtained from Jeanne
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch: (202) 692-0040.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
Rural Development, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of Rural Development's estimate of
the burden to collect the required information, including the validity
of the strategy 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 on the paperwork burden
may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management
Branch, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 0742,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0742. All responses
to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 18, 2012.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-9975 Filed 4-24-12; 8:45 am]
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