[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 28296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7457]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 11, 2006.
    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 (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 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 to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program and the Market 
Access Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0026.
    Summary of Collection: The authority for the Foreign Market 
Development Cooperator Program and the Market Access Program (MAP) is 
contained in Title VII and section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 
1978, U.S.C. 5721, et seq. The primary objective of the Foreign Market 
Development Cooperator Program and the Market Access Program is to 
encourage and aid in the creation, maintenance and expansion of 
commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural products through cost-
share assistance to eligible trade organizations. The programs are a 
cooperative effort between the Commodity Credit Corporation and the 
eligible trade organizations. Personnel of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service (FAS) administer the programs. Prior to initiating program 
activities, each Cooperator or MAP participant must submit a detailed 
application to FAS.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will be 
used by FAS to manage, plan, evaluate, and account for government 
resources. Without the submission of information, the programs could 
not be implemented.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, 
local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 71.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 91,070.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0038.
    Summary of Collection: The Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops 
(TASC) program is authorized by section 3205 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171). This section provides 
that the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program to address 
unique barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty 
crops. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) administers the program 
for the Commodity Credit Corporation. The TASC is designed to assist 
U.S. organizations by providing funding for projects that address 
sanitary, phytosanitary, and technical barriers that prohibit or 
threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops.
    Need and Use of the Information: FAS collects data for fund 
allocation, program management, planning and evaluation. FAS will 
collect information from applicant desiring to receive grants under the 
program to determine the viability of requests for funds. The program 
could not be implemented without the submission of project proposals, 
which provide the necessary information upon which funding decisions 
are based.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit; Business or other for-
profit; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1600.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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