[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72606-72607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6886]


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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 Program Outreach Initiative.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 6, 2006 to 
be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edgar L. Lewis, Program Manager, 
Rural Development, USDA, STOP 3252, Room 4221, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3252. Telephone: (202) 690-3407, E-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Program 
Outreach Initiative.
    OMB Number: 0570-0041.
    Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2006.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The purpose of the 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural 
Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative is to provide technical 
assistance for business creation in economically challenged rural 
communities, for educational programs to develop and improve upon the 
professional skills of rural entrepreneurs, and for outreach and 
promotion of USDA Rural Development's programs in small rural 
communities with the greatest economic need. This initiative seeks to 
create a working partnership between USDA Rural Development and the 
1890 Institutions through cooperative agreements.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated to average 15 minutes to 15 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: 762 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Cheryl 
Thompson, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch (202) 692-0043.

Comments

    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 Cheryl Thompson, 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.


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    Dated: November 30, 2005.
Roberta D. Purcell,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
 [FR Doc. E5-6886 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am]
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