[Federal Register: February 27, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 38)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Information Collection; Commodity Request (Food Aid Request Entry
System, FARES)
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking comments from all
interested individuals and organizations on the extension and revision
of an approved information collection under the Paperwork Reduction
Act. CCC procures various processed foods and commodities to be
exported and donated for use in humanitarian food aid programs.
Information related to this activity is collected and processed
electronically through the Food Aid Request Entry System (FARES).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 30,
2007 to be assured consideration.
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ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to:
Khristy Baughman, Chief, Business Operations Support Division, Kansas
City Commodity Office, 6501 Beacon Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64133-
4676. Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (816) 926-1648,
telephone (816) 926-6509 or by e-mail to khristy.baughman@kcc.fsa.gov.
Comments regarding this information collection requirement may be
directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for
USDA, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Hadder, Marketing Specialist,
(202) 720-3816, or Sharon.Hadder@fsa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Food Aid Request Entry System (FARES).
OMB Control Number: 0560-0225.
Type of Request: Extension with revision.
Abstract: The information collection is necessary for the Commodity
Credit Corporation (CCC) to procure various processed foods and
commodities for export under humanitarian food aid programs. The FARES
was developed to automate the entry of commodity requests submitted to
CCC from the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), private voluntary organizations (PVOs), the World Food Program
(WFP), the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), and the Farm Service
Agency (FSA).
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for collecting
information under this notice is estimated to average .75 hour per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the information.
Respondents: USAID, PVOs, the WFP, FAS and FSA.
Respondents: 305.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 12.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,745 hours.
Comment is invited on: (a) Whether the 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 burden, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collected; or (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of the 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. 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 OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 21, 2007.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. E7-3374 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]
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