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Notices Federal Register


Vol. 71, No. 53

Monday, March 20, 2006

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Actions and Alternatives; Affected DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or Environment; Human Health and
proposed rules that are applicable to the Environmental Consequences; Submission for OMB Review;
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Mitigation, Monitoring and Evaluation; Comment Request
committee meetings, agency decisions and
Regulatory, Legal and Institutional March 14, 2006.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency Settings; Training and Institutional The Department of Agriculture has
statements of organization and functions are Capacity Building; and Cross-Cutting submitted the following information
examples of documents appearing in this Issues. collection requirement(s) to OMB for
section. USAID requests that members of the review and clearance under the
public review the Assessment and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
provide comments via the electronic Public Law 104–13. Comments
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL format described below. USAID will regarding (a) Whether the collection of
DEVELOPMENT also hold a public meeting to receive information is necessary for the proper
Comment Request and Notice of comments on the content of the performance of the functions of the
Public Meeting for Programmatic Assessment. agency, including whether the
Environmental Assessment (PEA) for information will have practical utility;
DATES: The Assessment will be available (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
Malaria Vector Control Interventions for public review on or about March 22, of burden including the validity of the
AGENCY: Agency for International 2006. USAID will consider all methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Development. comments received on or before April ways to enhance the quality, utility and
ACTION: Comment request and notice of 14, 2006. A public meeting on the clarity of the information to be
public meeting. document will be held on March 29, collected; (d) ways to minimize the
2006 at 1 p.m. burden of the collection of information
SUMMARY: In compliance with 22 CFR on those who are to respond, including
part 216, USAID is conducting a ADDRESSES: The Assessment may be
viewed on the Web at http:// through the use of appropriate
‘‘Programmatic Environmental automated, electronic, mechanical, or
Assessment (PEA) for Malaria Vector www.fightingmalaria.gov. All comments
must be submitted either via e-mail other technological collection
Control Interventions.’’ This Assessment techniques or other forms of information
is intended to serve as a general (IVMPEA@usaid.gov) or in person at the
public meeting. The public meeting technology should be addressed to: Desk
evaluation of human health and Officer for Agriculture, Office of
environmental issues related to the use location is the USAID Public
Information Center, Suite M1, Information and Regulatory Affairs,
of certain mosquito control methods Office of Management and Budget
that contribute to malaria prevention Mezzanine Level, Ronald Reagan
Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, (OMB), OIRA_Submission@
and control. USAID provides financial OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806
and technical support for the use of NW., Washington DC. Note: Photo
identification is required for entry into and to Departmental Clearance Office,
such methods as part of national malaria USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,
control programs in USAID-assisted the Ronald Reagan Building).
Washington, DC 20250–7602.
countries and, therefore, must conduct FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments regarding these information
this Program Environmental Assessment Matthew Lynch, Malaria Advisor, collections are best assured of having
to evaluate the potential health and USAID Washington RRB 3.07–024 3700; their full effect if received within 30
environmental consequences of these telephone number: 202–712–6044; e- days of this notification. Copies of the
agency actions. The Program mail address: mlynch@usaid.gov. submission(s) may be obtained by
Environmental Assessment will also calling (202) 720–8681.
provide guidance to USAID Missions on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Although An agency may not conduct or
preparing country- and activity-specific USAID supports the use of Insecticide sponsor a collection of information
Supplemental Environmental Treated Nets (ITNs) for malaria control, unless the collection of information
Assessments, which will be conducted the Assessment does not address displays a currently valid OMB control
on major individual actions that may distribution of ITNs. This intervention number and the agency informs
have significant environmental impacts is considered in a separate, previously potential persons who are to respond to
where such impacts have not been completed assessment, entitled the collection of information that such
adequately evaluated in the Program ‘‘Programmatic Environmental persons are not required to respond to
Environmental Assessment. The PEA is Assessment for Insecticide-Treated the collection of information unless it
intended to facilitate USAID’s use of Materials in USAID Activities in Sub- displays a currently valid OMB control
these interventions while meeting safety Saharan Africa’’, available at http:// number.
and efficacy guidelines. www.encapafrica.org/docs/pest-
The Program Environmental pesticide%20mgmt/ITM%20PEA.DOC. Rural Development
Assessment will address Indoor Dated: March 14, 2006. Title: Rural Empowerment Zones and
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Residual Spraying (IRS), Environmental Enterprise Communities.


Irene Koek,
Management and Larviciding. The OMB Control Number: 0570–0027.
content of the Assessment will include Infectious Diseases Division Chief. Summary of Collection: The
the following: Background on Malaria [FR Doc. E6–3972 Filed 3–17–06; 8:45 am] Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of
and Malaria Vector Control; Proposed BILLING CODE 6116–01–P 2000 extends the duration for all

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Empowerment Zone through December Information and Regulatory Affairs, recipient institution’s formula funds
2009. The Rural Empowerment Zones Office of Management and Budget and redistribution of its share of formula
and Enterprise Communities program (OMB), Pamela_Beverly_OIRA_ funds to other eligible institutions.
(EZ/EC) provides economically Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax Description of Respondents: Not-for-
depressed rural areas and communities (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
with opportunities for growth and Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Government.
revitalization. USDA has designated 80 Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Number of Respondents: 75.
Champion communities from the EZ/EC 7602. Comments regarding these Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
applicant communities that have agreed information collections are best assured Annually.
to implement their strategic plans in of having their full effect if received Total Burden Hours: 135,600.
accordance with the principles of the within 30 days of this notification. Ruth Brown,
program and report regularly on their Copies of the submission(s) may be
Departmental Information Collection
progress. obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
Clearance Officer.
Need and Use of the Information: An agency may not conduct or
Periodic reviews provide the basis for sponsor a collection of information [FR Doc. E6–3962 Filed 3–17–06; 8:45 am]
USDA to continue or revoke a unless the collection of information BILLING CODE 3410–09–P

designation during the life of the displays a currently valid OMB control
Federal program. These reports provide number and the agency informs
progress on each project that the potential persons who are to respond to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
designee has specified in their the collection of information that such Submission for OMB Review;
implementation plans. A warning letter persons are not required to respond to Comment Request
maybe sent to recipients who have been the collection of information unless it
regarded as noncompliance or have displays a currently valid OMB control March 16, 2006.
made insufficient progress in number.
The Department of Agriculture has
implementing the strategic plan.
Description of Respondents: State, Cooperative State Research, Education, submitted the following information
Local or Tribal Government. and Extension Service collection requirement(s) to OMB for
Number of Respondents: 110. Title: Reporting Requirements for review and clearance under the
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: State Plans of Work for Agricultural Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
On occasion. Research and Extension Formula Funds. Public Law 104–13. Comments
Total Burden Hours: 2,402. OMB Control Number: 0524–0036. regarding (a) whether the collection of
Summary of Collection: Section 202 information is necessary for the proper
Charlene Parker, performance of the functions of the
and 225 of the Agricultural Research,
Departmental Information Collection Extension, and Education Reform Act of agency, including whether the
Clearance Officer. information will have practical utility;
1998 (AREERA) requires that a plan of
[FR Doc. E6–3961 Filed 3–17–06; 8:45 am] work must be submitted by each (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P institution and approved by the of burden including the validity of the
Cooperative State Research, Education, methodology and assumptions used; (c)
and Extension Service (CSREES) before ways to enhance the quality, utility and
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE clarity of the information to be
formula funds may be provided to the
Submission for OMB Review; 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions. collected; (d) ways to minimize the
Comment Request The plan of work must address critical burden of the collection of information
agricultural issues in the State and on those who are to respond, including
March 14, 2006. describe the programs and project through the use of appropriate
The Department of Agriculture has targeted to address these issues using automated, electronic, mechanical, or
submitted the following information the CSREES formula funds. The plan of other technological collection
collection requirement(s) to OMB for work also must describe the institution’s techniques or other forms of information
review and clearance under the multistate activities as well as their technology should be addressed to: Desk
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, integrated research and extension Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Public Law 104–13. Comments activities. Information and Regulatory Affairs,
regarding (a) whether the collection of Need and Use of the Information: Office of Management and Budget
information is necessary for the proper Institutions are required to annually (OMB),
performance of the functions of the report to CSREES the following: (1) The OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
agency, including whether the actions taken to seek stakeholder input fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
information will have practical utility; to encourage their participation; (2) a Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate brief statement of the process used by Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
of burden including the validity of the the recipient institution to identify 7602. Comments regarding these
methodology and assumptions used; (c) individuals or groups who are information collections are best assured
ways to enhance the quality, utility and stakeholders and to collect input from of having their full effect if received
clarity of the information to be them; and (3) a statement of how within 30 days of this notification.
collected; (d) ways to minimize the collected input was considered. CSREES Copies of the submission(s) may be
burden of the collection of information uses the information to provide obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
on those who are to respond, including feedback to the institutions on their An agency may not conduct or
through the use of appropriate Plans of Work and Annual Reports of sponsor a collection of information
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automated, electronic, mechanical, or Accomplishments and Results in order unless the collection of information
other technological collection for institutions to improve the conduct displays a currently valid OMB control
techniques or other forms of information and the delivery of their programs. number and the agency informs
technology should be addressed to: Desk Failure to comply with the requirements potential persons who are to respond to
Officer for Agriculture, Office of may result in the withholding of a the collection of information that such

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