[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 9586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4698]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 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 Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to 
request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
a currently approved information collection in support of the Technical 
Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 4, 2009 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Director, Program 
Operations Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, Portals Office 
Building, Suite 400, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024, 
(202) 720-4327, fax: (202) 720-9361, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops.
    OMB Number: 0551-0038.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2009.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collections.
    Abstract: This information is needed to administer the CCC 
Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program. The information will 
be gathered from applicants desiring to receive grants under the 
program to determine the viability of requests for funds. Regulations 
governing the program appear at 7 CFR part 1487 and are available on 
the Foreign Agricultural Service's Web site.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 32 hours per respondent.
    Respondents: U.S. government agencies, State government agencies, 
non-profit trade associations, universities, agricultural cooperatives, 
and private companies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,600 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Tamoria 
Thompson-Hall, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at (202) 
690-1690.
    Request for Comments: Send comments regarding the accuracy of the 
burden estimate and ways to minimize the burden, including through the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, or any other aspect of this collection of information. 
Persons with disabilities who require an alternative means for 
communication of information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 
should contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
    Comments may be sent to Director, Program Operations Division, 
Foreign Agricultural Service, Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024 and the Desk Officer for 
Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Facsimile submissions may 
be sent to (202) 720-9361 and electronic mail submissions should be 
addressed to: [email protected].
    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 at Washington, DC on January 27, 2009.
Suzanne Hale,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, and Acting Vice 
President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
 [FR Doc. E9-4698 Filed 3-4-09; 8:45 am]
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