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Federal Register/Vol. 74, No. 98/Friday, May 22, 2009 / Notices
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR 1944-I, "Self-Help
Technical Assistance Grants".
OMB Control Number: 0575-0043.
Summary of Collection: This
regulation sets forth the policies and
procedures and delegates the authority
for providing technical assistance funds
to eligible applicants to finance
programs of technical and supervisory
assistance for the Mutual and Self-Help
Housing (MSH) program, as authorized
under section 523 of the Housing Act of
1949. The MSH program affords low-
income families the opportunity for
home ownership by providing funds to
non-profit organizations for supervisory
and technical assistance to the
homebuilding families. Rural Housing
Service (RHS) will collect information
from non-profit organizations that want
to develop a Self-Help program in their
area to increase the availability of
affordable housing. The information is
collected at the local, district and state
levels. The information requested by
RHS includes financial and
organizational information about the
non-profit organization.
Need and Use of the Information:
RHS needs this information to
determine if the organization is capable
of successfully carrying out the
requirements of the Self-Help program.
The information is collected on an as
requested or needed basis. RHS has
reviewed the program's need for the
collection of information versus the
burden placed on the public.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 160.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Monthly,
annually.
Total Burden Hours: 4,372.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-12016 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-XT-PDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
May 19, 2009.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (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 to be
collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Veterinary Accreditation
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0032.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The law
gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad
authority to detect, control, or eradicate
pests or diseases of livestock or poultry.The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is the agency charged
with carrying out this disease
prevention mission. To help accomplish
this mission, APHIS' Veterinary
Services administers the National
Veterinary Accreditation Program. This
program certifies private veterinary
practitioners to work cooperatively with
Federal veterinarians, as well as with
State animal health officials, to conduct
certain activities for APHIS. Regulations
governing the Veterinary Accreditation
Program are found in Title 9 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, parts 160, 161,
and 162.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information to
determine that a veterinarian has met
the requirements for being accredited, or
for obtaining re-accreditation. APHIS
will also collect information to ensure
that accredited veterinarians are
knowledgeable of current Federal and
State animal health regulations,
objectives and programs and are
competent in their application. If
information is not collected it would
significantly destroy APHIS' ability to
operate the Veterinary Accreditation
Program.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 5001.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,001.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0049.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (PPA) (Title IV,
Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C.
7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture
is authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, exportation, or
movement in interstate commerce of
plant pests and other articles to prevent
the introduction of plant pests into the
United States. Regulations authorized
by the PPA concerning the importation
of nursery stock, plants, roots, bulbs,
seeds, and other plant products to
include log, lumber, and other
unmanufactured wood articles are
contained in Title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 319.
Implementing the laws is necessary to
prevent injurious plant and insect pest
from entering the United States, a
situation that could produce serious
consequences for U.S. agriculture. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is required to collect
information from a variety ofindividuals, both within and outside the
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