[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 53879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22136]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation


Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Risk Management Agency 
(RMA), 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 and revision to a currently approved 
information collection for Notice of Funds Availability--Community 
Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice will be accepted until close of 
business, October 31, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments by any of 
the following methods:
     By Mail to: Lana Cusick, Risk Management Education 
Division, USDA/RMA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6717-S, Stop 
0808, Washington, DC 20250-0808.
     E-Mail: [email protected].
    All comments will be available for public inspection during 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Lana Cusick, Risk Management 
Education Division, USDA/RMA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW. Room 6717-
S, Stop 0808, Washington, DC 20250-0808, telephone (202) 720-3325.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Notice of Funds Availability--Community Outreach and 
Assistance Partnership Program.
    OMB Number: 0563-0066.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation administers 
cooperative agreements that will be used to provide outreach and 
assistance to under-served agricultural producers such as women, 
limited resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally under-
served farmers and ranchers (under-served agricultural producers). This 
package will be combined with another currently approved package 0563-
0067 entitled, Risk Management and Crop Insurance Education; Risk for 
Applications when the package comes up for renewal in July 2012. 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 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 
agreements for the Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership 
Program.
    This information collection package will be used for evaluating 
applications and awarding partnership agreements; applicants are 
required to submit materials and information necessary to evaluate and 
rate the merit of proposed projects and evaluate the capacity and 
qualification of the organization to complete the project
    Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 6 hours per response per 
application.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Education institutions, community 
based and cooperative organizations, and non-profit organizations.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 150.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 150.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 900 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 of 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.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2011.
Barbara Leach,
Associate Administrator, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2011-22136 Filed 8-29-11; 8:45 am]
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