[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31043-31044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14045]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Notice of Request for Revision of Currently Approved Information 
Collections

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 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 Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) intention to 
request a revision for currently approved information collections in 
support of the foreign donation of agricultural commodities under the 
section 416(b) program, the Food for Progress Program, and the 
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition 
Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments as requested in this 
document. In your comment, include the volume, date, and page number of 
this issue of the Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of 
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail, hand delivery, or courier: Benjamin Muskovitz, 
Director, Food Assistance Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Stop 1034, Washington, DC 20250-1034;
     Email: [email protected]; or
     Telephone: (202) 720-0886.
    Comments will be available for inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov and at the mail address listed above between 8:00 
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
    Persons with disabilities who require an alternative means for 
communication of information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, 
etc.) should contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and 
TDD).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Muskovitz, Director, Food 
Assistance Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Stop 1034, Washington, DC 20250-1034; or by email at 
[email protected]; or by telephone at (202) 720-0886.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Foreign Donation of Agricultural Commodities (section 416(b) 
and Food for Progress programs) and McGovern-Dole International Food 
for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
    OMB Number: 0551-0035.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2017.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved information 
collections.
    Abstract: Under the section 416(b) and Food for Progress programs 
(the ``Foreign Donation Programs'') and the McGovern-Dole International 
Food for Education and Child Nutrition (``McGovern-Dole'') Program, 
information will be gathered from applicants desiring to receive 
federal awards under the programs to determine the viability of 
requests for resources to implement activities in foreign countries. 
Recipients of awards under the programs must submit compliance reports 
until activities carried out with donated commodities or funds, or 
local currencies generated from the sale of donated commodities, are 
completed. Recipients that use the services of freight forwarders must 
submit certifications from the freight forwarders regarding their 
activities and affiliations. Documents are used to develop effective 
grant and cooperative agreements for awards under the programs and 
assure that statutory requirements and objectives are met.
    Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for each respondent 
resulting from information collections under the Foreign Donation 
Programs or the McGovern-Dole Program varies in direct relation to the 
number and type of agreements entered into by such respondent. The 
estimated average reporting burden for the Foreign Donation Programs is 
45.24 hours per response and for the McGovern-Dole Program is 45.24 
hours per response.
    Respondents: Private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, foreign 
governments, intergovernmental organizations, freight forwarders, ship 
owners and brokers, and survey companies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 61 per annum.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 32 per annum.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 88,308.5 hours.

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    Request for comments: Send comments regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (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 automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. Copies of this information collection can be obtained from 
Connie Ehrhart, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at (202) 
690-1578 or email at [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.

    Dated: June 15, 2017.
Holly Higgins,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-14045 Filed 7-3-17; 8:45 am]
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