[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 126 (Friday, June 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 37527]
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[FR Doc No: 06-5914]


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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 
for the University Value-Added Research Grant.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 29, 2006 to 
be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tracey L. Kennedy, Acting Program 
Leader-Funded Programs, Cooperative Programs, Rural Development, USDA, 
STOP 3252, Room 4210, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20250-3252. Telephone: (202) 690-1428, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: University Value-Added Research Grant.
    OMB Number: 0570-0046.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2006.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. 
L. 107-171, signed May 13, 2002) authorized the Secretary of the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to award a grant to support research 
at a university concerning the effects of projects for value-added 
agricultural commodities or products on agricultural producers and the 
commodity markets. The program is administered by Cooperative Programs 
within USDA's Rural Development. A single grant was awarded, on a 
competitive basis, to the University of Missouri in 2003. The grant 
period has been extended to April 1, 2007. This information collection 
will be retired upon completion of grant deliverables.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated to average 2 hours per response.
    Respondents: One grantee awarded.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 4.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8 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 
Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: June 15, 2006.
Jackie J. Gleason,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 06-5914 Filed 6-29-06; 8:45 am]
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