Federal Register Notices
[Federal
Register: November 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number
228)]
[Notices]
[Page 62558-62559]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of a Request for Revision of a
Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice
announces that the Foreign Agricultural Service
(FAS) intends to request a revision to a
currently approved information collection
procedure for the Trade Adjustment Assistance
for Farmers program as described in 7 CFR part
1580.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before January 29, 2010, to be assured
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver comments to
the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
Staff, Import Policies and Export Reporting
Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 1021, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021, or
telephone at (202) 720-0638.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Staff,
at the address above, or telephone at (202)
720-0638, or e-mail at
tradeadjustment@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers.
OMB Number: 0551-0040.
Expiration Date of Approval: February 28,
2010.
Type of Request: Revision to currently
approved information collection.
Abstract: The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 reauthorizes and
modifies the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
for Farmers program as established by Subtitle C
of Title I of the Trade Act of 2002, which
amended the Trade Act of 1974. Under this
program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) provides technical assistance and cash
benefits to eligible producers of raw
agricultural commodities and fishermen when the
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator
determines that increased imports of raw
agricultural commodities, aquaculture products,
or wild-caught aquatic species (jointly referred
to as "agricultural commodities") have
contributed importantly to a greater than 15
percent decrease in the national average price,
or quantity of production, or value of
production, or cash receipts for the
agricultural commodity specified in the
certified petition compared to the average of
the three preceding marketing years. The
regulation 7 CFR part 1580 established the
procedure by which producers of raw agricultural
commodities and fishermen can petition (form
FAS-930 or a reasonable substitute) for
certification of eligibility and apply for
technical assistance and cash payments. To
receive consideration for TAA for Farmers
certification, petitioners must supply the
information required by 7 CFR 1580.201. Once a
petition has been certified, individuals covered
by the certification must apply for TAA for
Farmers benefits in accordance with 7 CFR
1580.301. The specific information required on
an application (form FSA-229) must be collected
from those who wish to receive program benefits.
The number of respondents has doubled since the
original Paperwork Reduction Act information
collection procedure was filed in August 2003.
The revision to this information collection is
to decrease the total estimated burden hours
from 14,000 to 8,750 hours based on changes to
previous program eligibility requirements.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,250.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent:
1.
Estimated Burden of Hours per Response: 7
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents:
8,750 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be
obtained from Tamoria Thompson-Hall, the Agency
Information Collection Coordinator, at (202)
690-1690.
Request for Comments
The public is invited to submit comments and
suggestions to the above address regarding the
accuracy of the burden, estimate, ways to
minimize the burden, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology, or any other
aspect of this collection of information.
Comments on the issues covered by the Paperwork
Reduction Act are most useful to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) if received within
30 days of publication of the Notice and Request
for Comments, but must be submitted no later
than 60 days from the date of publication to be
assured of consideration. 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. Persons with
disabilities who require an alternative means
for communication of information (Braille, large
print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA
Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Dated: November 17, 2009.
Michael V. Michener,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
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