[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 13213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7189]



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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

SUMMARY: Agency for International Development (AID) is making efforts 
to reduce the paperwork burden. AID invites the general public and 
other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following proposed and/or continuing information collections, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. Comments are 
requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed or continuing 
collections of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether information shall have 
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the burden estimates; (c) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Send comments on these information collections on or before May 
28, 1996.

ADDRESS INFORMATION TO: Mary Ann Ball, Bureau for Management, Office of 
Administrative Services, Information Support Services Division, Agency 
for International Development, B930 N.S., Washington, DC, (202) 736-
4743 or via e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Number: OMB 0412-0004.
    Form Number: AID 11.
    Type of Review: Extension of Information Collection.
    Title: Application for Approval of Commodity Eligibility.
    Purpose: AID provides loans and grants to some developing countries 
in the form of Commodity Import Programs (CIPS). These funds are made 
available to host countries to be allocated to the public and private 
sectors for purchasing various commodities from the U.S., or in some 
cases, from other developing countries. In accordance with section 
604(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1991, as amended, AID may 
finance only those commodities which are determined eligible and 
suitable in accordance with various statutory requirements and Agency 
policies. Using the Application for Approval of Commodity Eligibility 
(Form 11), the suppliers certify to AID information about the 
commodities being supplied, as required in section 604(f), so that AID 
may determine eligibility.
    Annual Reporting Burden: Respondents: 395.
    Annual burden hours: 404

    Dated: March 18, 1996.
Genease E. Pettigrew,
Chief, Information Support Services Division, Office of Administrative 
Services, Bureau of Management.
[FR Doc. 96-7189 Filed 3-25-96; 8:45 am]
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