[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 6884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02343]
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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 April 7, 2014.
Additional Information: Contact Ronald Croushorn, Director, Food
Assistance Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Stop 1034, Washington, DC 20250-1034, telephone: (202)
720-3038, email: [email protected].
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: Foreign Donation of Agricultural Commodities
(section 416(b) and Food for Progress programs) and McGovern-Dole
International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2014
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 grants
under the programs to determine the viability of requests for resources
to implement activities in foreign countries. Program participants that
receive grants must submit compliance reports until commodities or
local currencies generated from the sale thereof are utilized. Program
participants 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
agreements 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
54.05705 hours per response and for the McGovern-Dole Program is
54.05705 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. private voluntary organizations, U.S.
cooperatives, foreign governments, freight forwarders, ship owners and
brokers, and survey companies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 68 per annum.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 31 per annum.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 112,763 hours.
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].
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.
Comments may be sent to Ronald Croushorn, Director, Food Assistance
Division, FAS, USDA, Stop 1034, Washington, DC 20250, or to
[email protected]. Comments may also be sent to the Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503. 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).
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, 2014.
Philip C. Karsting,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-02343 Filed 2-4-14; 8:45 am]
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