[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7008-7009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2557]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Risk Management Agency


Notice for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Risk Management Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to 
request an extension for and revision to a currently approved 
information collection for projects listed in the Abstract of this 
document.

DATES: Written comments on this notice will be accepted until close of 
business April 16, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information on 
the proposed collection of information contact: Lon Burke, Risk 
Management Education Division USDA/RMA, Stop 0808, 1400 Independence 
Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-0808, or call (202) 720-5265.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Agricultural Risk Management Education and Information.
    OMB Number: 0563-0070.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2007.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Federal Crop Insurance Act directs the Federal Crop 
Insurance Corporation, operating through RMA, to (a) establish crop 
insurance education and information programs in States that have been 
historically underserved by the Federal crop insurance program [7 
U.S.C. 1524(a)(2)]; and (b) provide agricultural producers with 
training opportunities in risk management, with a priority given to 
producers of specialty

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crops and underserved commodities [7 U.S.C. 1522(d)(3)(F)]. With this 
submission, RMA seeks to obtain OMB's generic approval for four 
information collection projects that will assist RMA in operating and 
evaluating these programs. The four information collection projects 
are: (1) Request for Applications; (2) Performance Reporting; (3) 
Training Session Evaluation; and (4) Needs Assessment. The primary 
objectives of the four information collection projects are, 
respectively, to: (1) Enable RMA to better evaluate the performance 
capacity and plans of organizations that are applying for funds for 
cooperative and partnership agreements; (2) document the scope of 
activities conducted by the recipients of Federal educational funding; 
(3) assess the effectiveness of individual educational activities; and 
(4) provide program managers and policy makers with information 
regarding the effectiveness of educational programs in underserved 
States.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
this information collection activity for 3 years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
concerning this information collection activity. These comments will 
help us:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information has practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average: 8 hours per response for agri-
business professionals, for a total of 5,904 hours and 15 minutes per 
response for producers, for a total of 21 hours.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Agribusiness professionals and 
agricultural producers.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 19,450 respondents (2,950 
agribusiness professionals and 16,500 agricultural producers).
    Estimated annual number of responses: 19,450 responses or 1 per 
respondent.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 5,925 hours (5,904 
hours for agribusiness professionals and 21 hours for agricultural 
producers).
    Comments may be sent to Lon Burke, Risk Management Education 
Division, USDA/RMA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0808, Room 
5720, Washington, DC 20250-0808. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically to: [email protected].
    All comments will be available for public inspection during regular 
business hours at the same address.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval.
    All comments will also become a matter of public record.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on February 8, 2007.
Eldon Gould,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. E7-2557 Filed 2-13-07; 8:45 am]
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