[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3873-3874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1670]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Information Collection; Commodity Request (Food Aid Request Entry 
System, FARES)

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking comments from all 
interested individuals and organizations on the extension and revision 
of an approved information collection under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act. CCC procures various processed foods and commodities to be 
exported and donated for use in humanitarian food aid programs. 
Information related to this activity was previously collected on the 
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Form USAID 
1550-4, Commodity Request for Foreign Distribution. The Food Aid 
Request Entry System (FARES) has been developed to replace the AID Form 
1550-4 with electronic processing through the FARES.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before March 29. 
2004 to be assured consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to: 
Donna Ryles, Chief, Planning and Analysis Division, Kansas City 
Commodity Office, 6501 Beacon Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64133-4676. 
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (816) 926-1648, 
telephone (816) 926-1505 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Comments 
regarding this information collection requirement may be directed to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: 
Desk Officer for USDA, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Hadder, Marketing Specialist, 
(202) 720-3816, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Information Collection

    Title: Food Aid Request Entry System (FARES).
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0225.
    Type of Request: Extension with revision.
    Abstract: The information collection is necessary for the Commodity 
Credit Corporation (CCC) to procure various processed foods and 
commodities for export under humanitarian food aid programs. The FARES 
has been developed to automate the entry of commodity requests 
submitted to CCC from the United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID), private voluntary organizations (PVOs), the World 
Food Program (WFP), the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), and the 
Farm Service Agency (FSA). The FARES will replace the USAID Form 1550-
4, Commodity Request for Foreign Distribution, which will become 
obsolete.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for collecting 
information under this notice is estimated to average 1 hour per 
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching 
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
completing and reviewing the information.
    Respondents: United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID), private voluntary organizations (PVOs), the World Food Program 
(WFP), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the Farm Service Agency 
(FSA).
    Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses Per Respondent: 12.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,600 hours.
    Comment is invited on: (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

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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 collected; or (d) ways to minimize the 
burden of the collection of the 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. 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.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on January 16, 2004.
James R. Little,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 04-1670 Filed 1-26-04; 8:45 am]
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