[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8682-8683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3374]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Information Collection; Commodity Request (Food Aid Request Entry 
System, FARES)

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking comments from all 
interested individuals and organizations on the extension and revision 
of an approved information collection under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act. CCC procures various processed foods and commodities to be 
exported and donated for use in humanitarian food aid programs. 
Information related to this activity is collected and processed 
electronically through the Food Aid Request Entry System (FARES).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 30, 
2007 to be assured consideration.

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ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to: 
Khristy Baughman, Chief, Business Operations Support Division, Kansas 
City Commodity Office, 6501 Beacon Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64133-
4676. Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (816) 926-1648, 
telephone (816) 926-6509 or by e-mail to [email protected]. 
Comments regarding this information collection requirement may be 
directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for 
USDA, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Hadder, Marketing Specialist, 
(202) 720-3816, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Information Collection

    Title: Food Aid Request Entry System (FARES).
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0225.
    Type of Request: Extension with revision.
    Abstract: The information collection is necessary for the Commodity 
Credit Corporation (CCC) to procure various processed foods and 
commodities for export under humanitarian food aid programs. The FARES 
was developed to automate the entry of commodity requests submitted to 
CCC from the United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID), private voluntary organizations (PVOs), the World Food Program 
(WFP), the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), and the Farm Service 
Agency (FSA).
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for collecting 
information under this notice is estimated to average .75 hour per 
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching 
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
completing and reviewing the information.
    Respondents: USAID, PVOs, the WFP, FAS and FSA.
    Respondents: 305.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 12.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,745 hours.
    Comment is invited on: (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 collected; or (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of the 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. All comments received in 
response to this notice, including names and addresses when provided, 
will be a matter of public record. Comments will be summarized and 
included in the submission for OMB approval.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on February 21, 2007.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. E7-3374 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]
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