[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 174 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47110-47111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22785]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 30, 1996.
    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 these information collections are best assured of having 
their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. 
Comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer For Agriculture, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Washington, D.C. 20503 and to Department Clearance Officer, 
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, D.C. 20250-7602. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-6204 or (202) 720-
6746.

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

    Title: Survey--Cooperative Coordination of Production and 
Harvesting Decision.
    Summary: The information will be collected from cooperatives 
involved in the production and marketing of fruits, vegetables and 
specialty crops for the purpose of determining to what extent these 
cooperatives manage and coordinate production practices and harvesting 
schedules with member growers.
    Need and Use of the Information: The objectives of this research 
study are to determine the extent that fruit and vegetable cooperatives 
coordinate production and harvesting decisions, examine the effects 
these practices have on operating efficiency and competitiveness and to 
identify conditions and situations where implementation of coordination 
practices will have their greatest economic impact.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 210.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other, one-time.
    Total Burden Hours: 210.

Rural Housing Service

    Title: CFR 1944-J, Section 504 Rural Housing Loans and Grants.
    Summary: The objective of the Section 504 loan/grant program is to 
assist eligible, very low income, owner/occupants repair single family 
homes located in rural areas. Grants are only available for repairs 
that remove health or safety hazards.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is used to verify 
program eligibility requirements, to secure loan/grant assistance and 
to ensure that the program is administered in a manner consistent with 
legislative and administrative requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 20,997.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,679.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Marketing Order No. 
930.
    Summary: Marketing Order No. 930 authorizes the regulation of tart 
cherries for the purpose of providing orderly marketing conditions and 
to improve returns to growers.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is needed to 
establish a marketing order for tart cherries and will be used to 
determine voter eligibility and determine eligibility for nomination to 
serve as producer and handler members on the board.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 1,678
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 373.

Food and Consumer Service

    Title: Summer Food Service Program Claim for Reimbursement
    Summary: To fulfill requirements set forth in the summer food 
service program regulation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
meal and cost data must be collected on the FCS-143 claim form.
    Need and use of the Information: The claim form is used to collect 
meal and cost data from sponsors in order to determine the 
reimbursement entitlement for meals served and to manage, plan, 
evaluate and account for government resources.
    Description of Respondents: Not for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 530.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Other, Summer.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,193.

Food and Consumer Service

    Title: Report of the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) 
Administrative Costs
    Summary: The common rule entitled ``Uniform Administrative 
Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and local 
government'' sets forth financial reporting requirements for State 
agencies administering nonentitlement programs such as TEFAP.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is used to ensure 
that States meet legislatively mandated requirements and that States 
match all Federal administrative funds that are not passed down to 
local agencies.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Farms; Federal Government
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 963.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Export Sales of U.S. Agricultural Commodities--Addendum
    Summary: The Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 requires mandatory 
reporting by all export sellers of selected U.S. produced agricultural 
commodities. The published data is an ``early warning'' of sales 
activity and provides basis for more informed decisions by producers, 
exporters, futures market participants, consumers and government.
    Need and Use of the Information: The export sales reporting system 
provides commodity market participants with information about commodity 
exports

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and is one means by which USDA seeks to ensure fairness and soundness 
in commodity marketing.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 308.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Weekly.
    Total Burden Hours: 22,245.
Donald E. Hulcher,
Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.
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