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regions are targeted export destinations.
Approximately 425 exporters are
currently eligible to participate under
the DEIP.
Under 7 CFR part 1494, exporters are
required to submit the following: (1)
Information required for program
participation (section 1494.301), (2)
performance security (section 1494.401),
(3) export sales information in
connection with applying for a CCC
bonus (section 1494.501), and (4)
documentation evidencing export to
support payment of the bonus (section
1494.701). In addition, each exporter
must maintain accurate records showing
sales and deliveries of the eligible
commodity exported in connection with
an agreement made under the DEIP as
outlined in section 1494.1001. The
information collected is used by CCC to
manage, plan for, evaluate the use of,
and account for Government resources.
The reports and records are required to
ensure the proper and judicious use of
public funds.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for these collections is
estimated to average 37 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Exporters of U.S.
agricultural commodities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20
per annum.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 84 per annum.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,036 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Connie Ehrhart,
the Agency Information Collection
Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578.
Requests for comments: Send
comments regarding (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; (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 automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Mark Rowse,
Director, Credit Programs Division,
Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, AgStop
1025, Washington, DC 20250–1025,
telephone (202) 720–6211, or to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
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Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
All responses to this notice 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 5,
2012.
Janet Nuzum,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service,
and Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Federal and
Non-Federal Financial Assistant
Instruments
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the revision of a
currently approved information
collection, OMB 0596–0217, Federal
and Non-Federal Financial Assistant
Instruments.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before February 19, 2013
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Clark
Woolley, USDA Forest Service, Director
of Acquisitions Management, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop 1138,
Washington, DC 20250.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 703–605–5100 or by email
to: cmwoolley@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at USDA Forest Service, 1621
N. Kent Street, RPE Suite 707,
Arlington, VA 22209 during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 703–605–4719 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clark Woolley, Acquisitions
Management, 703–605–4654.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, including
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federal and Non-Federal
Financial Assistant Instruments.
SUMMARY:
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OMB Number: 0596–0217.
Expiration Date of Approval: 02/28/
2014.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: In order to perform specific
Forest Service activities, Congress
created several authorities to assist the
Agency in carrying out its mission. The
Forest Service issues Federal Financial
Assistance (FFA) awards, which are
grants and cooperative agreements, as
authorized by the Federal Grants and
Cooperative Agreements Act (FGCAA).
This collection includes the following
forms:
(1) Federal Financial Assistance
Standard Forms,
(2) Pre-certification forms,
(3) Award and administrative related
correspondence, and
(4) A new questionnaire related to a
recipient’s accounting system and
financial management capabilities.
In addition to FFA, Congress created
specific authorizations for acts outside
the scope of the FGCAA. Appropriations
language was developed to convey
authority for the Forest Service to enter
into relationships that are outside the
scope of the FGCAA. The Forest Service
implements these authorizations using
instruments such as collection
agreements, FGCAA exempted
agreements, memorandums of
understanding, and other agreements
which mutually benefit participating
parties. These instruments fall outside
the scope of the Federal Acquisition
Regulations (FAR) and often require
financial plans and statements of work.
Forest Service employees collect
information from cooperating parties
from the pre-award to the closeout stage
via telephone calls, emails, postal mail,
and person-to-person meetings to create,
develop, and administer these funded
and non-funded agreements. The
multiple means for respondents to
communicate their responses include
forms, non-forms, electronic documents,
face-to-face, telephone, and Internet.
The scope of information collected
varies, however, it typically includes
the project type, project scope, financial
plan, statement of work, and
cooperator’s business information.
The Forest Service would not be able
to create, develop, and administer these
funded and non-funded agreements
without the collected information. The
Agency would also be unable to develop
or monitor projects, make or receive
payments, or identify financial and
accounting errors.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 to 4
hours annually per person.
Type of Respondents: Non-profit and
for profit institutions; institutions of
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higher education; State, local, and
Native American tribal governments,
individuals; foreign governments; and
organizations.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 15,000.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1 to 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 28,000 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Dated: December 10, 2012.
J. Lenise Lago,
Deputy Chief, Business Operations.
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ARCHITECTURAL AND
TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS
COMPLIANCE BOARD
Notice of Intent To Seek OMB Approval
To Collect Information: On-Line
Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)
Complaint Form
Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board (Access Board) plans to request
approval by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) of a new information
collection. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we
are providing opportunity for public
comment on this action. After obtaining
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and considering public comment on this
notice, and publishing a second notice
requesting public comments for an
additional 30 days, we plan to submit
an information collection request
package to OMB and request approval
for three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by February 19, 2013
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments
concerning this notice to Lisa Fairhall,
Deputy General Counsel, Access Board,
1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000,
Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Fairhall, Deputy General Counsel,
Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite
1000, Washington, DC 20004; telephone
202–272–0046; TTY 202–272–0082; or
send email to fairhall@access-board.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: On-line
Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)
Complaint Form.
OMB Number: 3014–NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not
applicable.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: The Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board (Access Board) is seeking to make
the process for submitting complaints
under the Architectural Barriers Act
(ABA) easier to use, more efficient, and
timely. Complainants will be able to
submit a complaint on-line using a
standardized web-based complaint form
which will prompt them to provide
pertinent data necessary for the Access
Board to investigate an ABA complaint.
You may view the electronic data
collection instrument on-line at https://
cts.access-board.gov/formsiq/
form.do?formset_id=2&ds=fdd&
reload=true or obtain a copy of the
instrument from Ms. Fairhall.
Use of the Information
The Access Board enforces the ABA
by investigating complaints submitted
by members of the public concerning
particular buildings or facilities
designed, altered, or built, by or on
behalf of, or leased by, federal agencies,
or financed by federal funds.
Complaints can currently be submitted
by email, mail or fax. The proposed online complaint form will allow
complainants to submit ABA
complaints electronically and receive
notification that their complaint has
been received, together with the
complaint number for them to use when
making inquiries about the status of
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their complaint. The Access Board is
not requiring all complaints to be
submitted using the on-line complaint
form; the Access Board will continue to
accept complaints submitted by email,
mail, or fax.
Complainants must submit in writing
the name and address of the building or
facility and a brief description of each
barrier to accessibility they have found
at the building or facility. Additional
information about the facility, such as
when it was built or known sources of
federal funding, is helpful but not
necessary. Personal information,
including the complainant’s name,
address, phone number and email
address is optional and, where
provided, is not disclosed without
written permission from the
complainant. The new on-line
complaint form will prompt
complainants to provide the information
necessary for Access Board staff to
initiate an investigation into a
complaint. In addition, complainants
will be able to attach electronic files
containing pictures, drawings, or other
relevant documents to the on-line
complaint form when it is filed. The
Access Board anticipates that use of the
on-line complaint form will improve the
completeness of the information
included in complaints that are
submitted for investigation, and this
will expedite processing of complaints.
In addition, complainants will be able to
submit complaints 24 hours a day,
seven days a week and receive
electronic notification that their
complaint has been received.
Estimate of Burden
Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average less than 30 minutes to
complete the on-line complaint form,
depending on the number of alleged
barriers the complainant identifies.
There is no financial burden on the
complainant. Use of the on-line form
should relieve much of the burden that
the current practice of mailing paper
complaints puts on complainants. The
Access Board is not requiring all
complaints to be submitted using the
on-line complaint. The Access Board
will continue to accept complaints
submitted by email, mail, or fax.
Respondents
Individuals. Approximately 200
individuals file accessibility complaints
with the Access Board each year.
Estimated Number of Responses
Assuming all complainants choose to
file complaints using the on-line
complaint form, approximately 200
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Federal and Non-Federal Financial
Assistant Instruments
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the revision of a currently approved information
collection, OMB 0596-0217, Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistant
Instruments.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before February 19,
2013 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Clark
Woolley, USDA Forest Service, Director of Acquisitions Management, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop 1138, Washington, DC 20250.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 703-605-5100 or by
email to: cmwoolley@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at USDA Forest Service,
1621 N. Kent Street, RPE Suite 707, Arlington, VA 22209 during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 703-605-4719
to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clark Woolley, Acquisitions
Management, 703-605-4654.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistant Instruments.
OMB Number: 0596-0217.
Expiration Date of Approval: 02/28/2014.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: In order to perform specific Forest Service activities,
Congress created several authorities to assist the Agency in carrying
out its mission. The Forest Service issues Federal Financial Assistance
(FFA) awards, which are grants and cooperative agreements, as
authorized by the Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act
(FGCAA). This collection includes the following forms:
(1) Federal Financial Assistance Standard Forms,
(2) Pre-certification forms,
(3) Award and administrative related correspondence, and
(4) A new questionnaire related to a recipient's accounting system
and financial management capabilities.
In addition to FFA, Congress created specific authorizations for
acts outside the scope of the FGCAA. Appropriations language was
developed to convey authority for the Forest Service to enter into
relationships that are outside the scope of the FGCAA. The Forest
Service implements these authorizations using instruments such as
collection agreements, FGCAA exempted agreements, memorandums of
understanding, and other agreements which mutually benefit
participating parties. These instruments fall outside the scope of the
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and often require financial plans
and statements of work. Forest Service employees collect information
from cooperating parties from the pre-award to the closeout stage via
telephone calls, emails, postal mail, and person-to-person meetings to
create, develop, and administer these funded and non-funded agreements.
The multiple means for respondents to communicate their responses
include forms, non-forms, electronic documents, face-to-face,
telephone, and Internet. The scope of information collected varies,
however, it typically includes the project type, project scope,
financial plan, statement of work, and cooperator's business
information.
The Forest Service would not be able to create, develop, and
administer these funded and non-funded agreements without the collected
information. The Agency would also be unable to develop or monitor
projects, make or receive payments, or identify financial and
accounting errors.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 to 4 hours annually per person.
Type of Respondents: Non-profit and for profit institutions;
institutions of
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higher education; State, local, and Native American tribal governments,
individuals; foreign governments; and organizations.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 15,000.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 to 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 28,000 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office
of Management and Budget approval.
Dated: December 10, 2012.
J. Lenise Lago,
Deputy Chief, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-30415 Filed 12-17-12; 8:45 am]
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