[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 183 (Friday, September 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54364-54365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21936]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Risk Management Agency


Request for Extension 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 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35) this notice announces the Risk Management Agency's 
intention to request an extension for and revision to a currently 
approved information collection for Risk Management and Crop Insurance 
Education; Request for Applications.

DATES: Comments on this notice will be accepted until close of business 
November 18, 2008.
    Additional Information or Comments: Contact Lon Burke, Risk 
Management Education Division, USDA/RMA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Stop 0808, Washington, DC 20250-0808, telephone (202) 720-5265. 
Comments may also be submitted electronically to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Risk Management and Crop Insurance Education; Request for 
Applications.
    OMB Number: 0563-0067.
    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 crops and underserved commodities [7 U.S.C. 
1522(d)(3)(F)]. With this submission, RMA seeks to obtain OMB's 
approval for an information collection project that will assist RMA in 
operating and evaluating these programs. The information collection 
project is a Request for Applications. The primary objective of the 
information collection projects is to enable RMA to better evaluate the 
performance capacity and plans of organizations that are applying for 
funds for cooperative and partnership agreements for risk management 
education programs and crop insurance education programs.
    Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average: 15 hours, 45 minutes per 
response for the Commodity Partnerships Program and Targeted States 
Program for agri-business professionals, and 4 hours, 45 minutes per 
response for the Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions Program for a 
total of 2,255 hours.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Agribusiness professionals.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 220 respondents.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 220 responses or 1 per 
respondent.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 523 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other collection technologies, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses. Comments may be sent to Lon Burke, 
Risk Management Education Division, USDA/RMA, 1400 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Stop 0808, Washington, DC 20250-0808. All comments will be 
available for public inspection during

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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 September 15, 2008.
Eldon Gould,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. E8-21936 Filed 9-18-08; 8:45 am]
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