[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 1977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-484]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 10, 2007.
    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.

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

    Title: 7 CFR 1942-G, Rural Business Enterprise Grants and 
Television Demonstration Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 0570-0022.
    Summary of Collection: Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act authorizes the Rural Business Enterprise Grants 
to facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses, 
industry and related employment for improving the economy in rural 
communities. Television Demonstration Grants (TDG) is available to 
statewide, private nonprofit, public television systems to provide 
information on agriculture and other issues of importance to farmers 
and other rural residents. 7 CFR Part 1942, Subpart G, is a Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) regulation which covers the 
administration of this program including eligibility requirements and 
evaluation criteria to make funding selection decisions.
    Need and Use of the Information: RBS will use this information to 
determine (1) Eligibility; (2) the specific purposes for which grant 
funds will be utilized; (3) time frames or dates by which actions 
surrounding the use of funds will be accomplished; (4) who will be 
carrying out the purposes for which the grant is made; (5) project 
priority; (6) applicants experience in administering a rural economic 
development program; (7) employment improvement; and (8) mitigation of 
economic distress of a community through the creation or salvation of 
jobs or emergency situations. If the information were not collected, 
RBS would not be able to determine the eligibility of applicant(s) for 
the authorized purposes. Collecting this information infrequently would 
have an adverse effect on the Agency's ability to administer the grant 
program.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 720.
    Frequency of Responses: Record-keeping; Reporting: Monthly, on 
occasion, quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 19,479.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-484 Filed 1-16-07; 8:45 am]
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