[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 79041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30668]


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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 in 
support of the program for the 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural 
Entrepreneurial Outreach and Development Initiative Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 23, 2009 to 
be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edgar L. Lewis, Program Manager, 
Rural Development, USDA, STOP 3252, Room 4221, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3252. Telephone: (202) 690-3407, e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural 
Entrepreneurial Outreach and Development Initiative Program.
    OMB Number: 0570-0041.
    Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2009.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The collection of this information will allow the Agency 
to determine the eligibility of the applicants; determine the specific 
purpose for which the funds will be utilized; determine the timeframes 
or dates by which activities surrounding the use of funds will be 
accomplished; determine the feasibility of the project; and to evaluate 
applicants' experience in managing similar activities.
    Without the collection of this information, there would be no basis 
on which to award funds.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated to average 15 minutes to 15 hours per response.
    Respondents: Only 1890 Land Grant Institutions of Higher Education 
and Tuskegee University.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 17.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 297.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 804 hours.
    Copies of this information collected can be obtained from Cheryl 
Thompson, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch: (202) 692-0043.
    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 OMB 
approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: December 18, 2008.
Ben Anderson,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. E8-30668 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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