[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 3435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1273]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service


Notice of Request for Extension of 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 Development's intention to request an 
extension for a currently approved information collection in support of 
the program for 7 CFR part 4284, subpart K, Agriculture Innovation 
Demonstration Centers.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 26, 2012 to be 
considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chadwick O. Parker, Deputy 
Administrator, Cooperative Programs, Rural Development, USDA, STOP 
3252, Room 4016-South, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20250-3252. Telephone: (202) 720-7558, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Agriculture Innovation Centers.
    OMB Number: 0570-0045.
    Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2012.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Agriculture Innovation Center applicants must provide 
required information to demonstrate eligibility for the program and 
compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Grantees are required 
to provide progress reports for the duration of the grant agreement to 
ensure continued compliance and to measure the success of the program.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated to average 107.5 hours per response.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 12.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 24.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 58.5 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne 
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, (202) 692-0040.

Comments

    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 Jeanne Jacobs, 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: January 13, 2012.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-1273 Filed 1-23-12; 8:45 am]
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