58126 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 29, 2004 / Notices 

9. Discussion Paper on Rounding of 

Acceptable Daily Intakes for Veterinary 

Drugs prior to Setting of MRLs. 

Public Meeting 

At the September 28th public 

meeting, the agenda items will be 

described and discussed, and the U.S. 

draft positions will be presented. 

Attendees will have the opportunity to 

pose questions and offer comments. 

Comments may be sent to the FSIS 

Docket Room (see ADDRESSES). Written 

comments should state that they relate 

to activities of the Codex Committee on 

Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods 

(CCRVDF) (#04–030N). 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that the public and in particular 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities, are aware of this notice, 

FSIS will announce it on-line through 

the FSIS Web page located at http://

www.fsis.usda.gov.

FSIS also will make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, recalls, and other 

types of information that could affect or 

would be of interest to our constituents 

and stakeholders. The update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail 

subscription service consisting of 

industry, trade, and farm groups, 

consumer interest groups, allied health 

professionals, scientific professionals, 

and other individuals who have 

requested to be included. The update 

also is available on the FSIS Web page. 

Through Listserv and the Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader, more diverse audience.

Done at Washington, DC on September 23, 

2004. 

F. Edward Scarbrough, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.

[FR Doc. 04–21774 Filed 9–28–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent to Seek Approval to 

Reinstatement of an Information 

Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) and Office of Management 

and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 

1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), 

this notice announces the intention of 

the National Agricultural Statistics 

Service (NASS) to seek reinstatement of 

an information collection, the Census of 

Agriculture Content Test.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 3, 2004, to be 

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Ginny McBride, NASS Clearance 

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Room 5336 South Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2024, or 

gmcbride@nass.usda.gov or faxed to 

(202) 720–6396.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR COMMENTS

CONTACT: Carol House, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Census of Agriculture Content 

Test. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0243. 

Type of Request: Intent to Seek 

Reinstatement of an Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: The census of agriculture 

conducted every five years is the 

primary source of statistics concerning 

the nation’s agricultural industry and 

provides the only basis of consistent, 

comparable data. The Census of 

Agriculture is required by law under the 

Census of Agriculture Act of 1997, Pub. 

L. 105–113, 7 U.S.C. 2204(g). The 2002 

census is available on the Web at

http://www.nass.usda.gov/census.

The purpose of this content test is to 

evaluate factors impacting the census 

program: questionnaire format and 

design, new items, changes to question 

wording and location, respondent 

burden, ease of completion, and 

processing methodology such as edit 

and summary. Results will be studied in 

preparation for the 2007 Census of 

Agriculture. Development of the test 

questionnaire version will come from 

evaluation of the 2002 Census of 

Agriculture, testing panels, and focus 

groups. NASS will also meet with other 

USDA and Federal agencies and 

selected State Departments of 

Agriculture to glean information on data 

uses and justification for county data. 

The test will be nation-wide, 

excluding Alaska and Hawaii. A random 

sample of 30,000 will be mailed 

questionnaires; half will get the old 

version for control and half will get the 

test format. Non-respondents will 

receive a follow-up contact. 

Summarization of findings will be 

presented to the Advisory Committee on 

Agricultural Statistics. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this information collection is 

estimated to average 60 minutes per 

positive response, 10 minutes per 

screen-out, and 2 minutes per refusal. 

Respondents: Farm and ranch 

operators. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

30,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 30,000 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from Ginny McBride, 

NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–

5778. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(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 including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(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 appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval.

Signed at Washington, DC, September 1, 

2004. 

Carol House, 

Associate Administrator.

[FR Doc. 04–21772 Filed 9–28–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Invitation for Nominations to 

the Advisory Committee on Agriculture 

Statistics

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service (NASS), USDA.

ACTION: Solicitation of nominations for 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture 

Statistics membership. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, this notice announces an