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Notices

Federal Register
Vol. 81, No. 30
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for Approval of a
New Information Collection
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Foreign Agricultural Service to request
approval for a new information
collection for the USDA’s Local and
Regional Food Aid Procurement
Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by April 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: FAS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by
one of the following methods:
D Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
Web site provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment filed or attach a file for
lengthier comments. Go to http://www/
regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions at the site for submitting
comments.
D Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to Benjamin Muskovitz, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Foreign
Agricultural Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 4159,
Mailstop 1034, Washington, DC 20250.
D Hand or courier delivered
submittals: Deliver to Benjamin
Muskovitz, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 4159, Mailstop 1034,
Washington, DC 20250.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
agency name. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benjamin Muskovitz, Director, Food
Assistance Division, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 4159, Mailstop 1034,
Washington, DC 20250–1034, telephone:
(202) 720–4221, email: FAD_Contact@
FAS.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: USDA Local and Regional Food
Aid Procurement Program.
OMB Number: 0551—New.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from approval date.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: Under the USDA Local and
Regional Food Aid Procurement
Program, information will be gathered
from applicants desiring to receive
grants or enter into cooperative
agreements under the program to
determine the viability of requests for
resources to implement activities in
foreign countries. Recipients of grants or
cooperative agreements under the
program must submit performance and
financial reports until funds provided
by FAS and commodities purchased
with such funds are utilized. Documents
are used to develop effective grant or
cooperative agreements and assure that
statutory requirements and program
objectives are met.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for each respondent
resulting from information collection
under the USDA Local and Regional
Food Aid Procurement Program varies
in direct relation to the number and
type of agreements entered into by such
respondent. The estimated average
reporting burden for USDA Local and
Regional Food Aid Procurement
Program is 78 hours per response.
Type of Respondents: Private
voluntary organizations, cooperatives,
and intergovernmental organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 22
per annum.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 17 per annum.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of
Respondents: 29,172 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].

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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.
Comments may be sent to the Director,
Food Assistance Division, FAS, USDA,
Room 4159, Mailstop 1034, Washington,
DC 20250, or to FAD_Contact@
FAS.usda.gov. 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.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
E-Government Act Compliance
FAS is committed to complying with
the E-Government Act of 2002, to
promote the use of the Internet and
other information technologies to
provide increased opportunities for
citizen access to Government
information and services, and for other
purposes.
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).
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 9,
2016.
Philip C. Karsting,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–03087 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am]
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