[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11834-11835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5200]


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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 (RBS) 
intention to request an extension for a currently approved information 
collection in support of the Rural Cooperative Development Grants 
program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 11, 2010 to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Kennedy, Program Leader, Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 
3250, Room 4016, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20250-3250, Telephone (202) 690-1428.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Rural Cooperative Development Grants.
    OMB Number: 0570-0006.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2010.
    Type of Request: Intent to extend the clearance for collection of 
information under RD Instruction 4284-F, Rural Cooperative Development 
Grants.
    Abstract: The primary purpose of the Rural Business-Cooperative 
Service (RBS) is to promote understanding, use, and development of the 
cooperative form of business as a viable option for

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enhancing the income of agricultural producers and other rural 
residents. The primary objective of the Rural Cooperative Development 
Grants program is to improve the economic condition of rural areas 
through cooperative development. Grants will be awarded on a 
competitive basis to nonprofit corporations and institutions of higher 
education based on specific selection criteria.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 31 hours per grant application.
    Respondents: Nonprofit corporations and institutions of higher 
education.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 75.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,905 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Linda 
Watts Thomas, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (202) 
692-0226.

Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of RBS functions, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of RBS' estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
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 may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and 
Paperwork Management Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Stop 0742, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 
20250. 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.

    Dated: March 4, 2010.
Pandor H. Hadjy,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-5200 Filed 3-11-10; 8:45 am]
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