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Notices Federal Register

65404

Vol. 69, No. 218

Friday, November 12, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 5, 2004. 

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), Pamela_Beverly_

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) 720–8681. 

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 Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and 

Regulations in 9 CFR, Subchapter E, 

Parts 101–124. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0013. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) is responsible for ensuring that 

veterinary biological products are pure, 

safe, potent, and effective. This program 

is conducted under the Virus-SerumToxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and the 

regulations in 9 CFR Subchapter E, Parts 

102 to 124. To fulfill its mission of 

preventing the importation, preparation, 

sale, or shipment of harmful veterinary 

biological products, the Veterinary 

Biologics Division of APHIS issues 

licenses to qualified establishments that 

produce biological products, and issues 

permits to importers seeking to import 

such products into the United States. In 

order to effectively implement the 

licensing, production, labeling, 

importation, and other requirements, 

APHIS employs a number of 

information gathering tools such as 

establishment license applications, 

product license applications, product 

permit applications, product and test 

report forms and field study summaries. 

Need and Use of the Information:

APHIS uses the information collected as 

a primary basis for the approval or 

acceptance of issuing licenses or 

permits to ensure veterinary biological 

products that are used in the United 

States are pure, safe, potent, and 

effective. Also, APHIS uses the 

information to monitor the serials for 

purity, safety, potency and efficacy that 

are produced by licensed manufacturers 

prior to their release for marketing. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 500. 

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 51,617. 

Animal Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Importation of Tomatoes from 

France, Morocco, Western Sahara, Chile, 

and Spain. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0131. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Department of Agriculture is 

responsible for preventing plant 

diseases or insect pests from entering 

the United States, as well as the spread 

of pests not widely distributed and 

eradicating those imported when 

eradication is feasible. Regulations in 7 

CFR 319.56 thru 319.56–8 prohibit or 

restrict the importation of fruits and 

vegetables into the United States from 

certain parts of the world to prevent the 

introduction and dissemination of plant 

pests, including fruit flies. These 

regulations allow tomatoes from Spain, 

Chile, France, Morocco, and Western 

Sahara to be imported into the United 

States (subject to certain conditions). 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) will collect information 

using the phytosanitary certificate 

certifying that the tomatoes were grown 

in registered greenhouses in a specified 

area of the exporting country. If the 

information is not collected, APHIS’ 

ability to protect the United States from 

exotic insect pests would be severely 

compromised. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit; Individuals or 

households; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 34. 

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,704. 

Animal Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: BSE—Certificate of Origin. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0183. 

Summary of Collection: Regulations 

in 9 CFR parts 93, 94, 95, and 96 govern 

the importation of certain animals, 

animal products, and animal byproducts 

into the United States in order to 

prevent the introduction of various 

animal diseases, including bovine 

spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). BSE 

is a progressive neurological disorder of 

cattle that result from infection by an 

unconventional transmissible agent. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) will collect the 

applicant’s name, address, the name and 

address of the individual who is 

exporting the material or product, the 

type and amount of material or product 

being shipped, the intended use of the 

material or product, and the origin and 

destination points of the material or 

product being shipped using form VS–

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 218 / Friday, November 12, 2004 / Notices 65405

16–3, Import Permit Application. The 

information contained in the VS form 

16–3 enables APHIS to determine 

whether the shipment qualifies for 

import into the United States. Without 

the information it would be impossible 

for APHIS to effectively prevent BSEcontaminated animal products from 

entering the United States. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,494.

Sondra Blakey, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–25141 Filed 11–10–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Cooperative State Research, 

Education, and Extension Service 

Office of the Under Secretary, 

Research, Education, and Economics; 

Notice of Solicitation

AGENCY: Cooperative State Research, 

Education, and Extension Service, 

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

membership to the Forestry Research 

Advisory Council. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) announces solicitation for 

nominations to fill nine anticipated 

vacancies on the Forestry Research 

Advisory Council. The terms of nine 

members expire December 31, 2004. 

Nominations for a three-year 

appointment for all nine positions are 

sought.

DATES: Nominations must be received 

on or before December 16, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The address for handdelivered nominations or nominations 

submitted using an express mail or 

overnight courier service is: Office of 

the Forestry Research Advisory Council; 

Cooperative State Research, Education, 

and Extension Service; U.S. Department 

of Agriculture; Room 3213 Waterfront 

Center; 800 9th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024; fax: (202) 401–

1706. Nominations sent via the U.S. 

Postal Service must be sent to the 

following address: Cooperative State 

Research, Education, and Extension 

Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; 

Office of the Forestry Research Advisory 

Council; Mail Stop 2210; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catalino A. Blanche, Designated Federal 

Officer, Forestry Research Advisory 

Council; Office of the Forestry Research 

Advisory Council; Cooperative State 

Research, Education, and Extension 

Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; 

Mail Stop 2210; 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

2210; telephone: (202) 401–4190; fax: 

(202) 401–1706; e-mail: 

cblanche@reeusda.gov, or contact Dr. 

Hao Tran, Staff Assistant, Research and 

Development, Forest Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; telephone: 

(202) 205–1293; fax: (202) 205–1530; email: htran@fs.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Forestry Research Advisory Council was 

established to provide advice to the 

Secretary of Agriculture on 

accomplishing efficiently the purposes 

of the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 (16 

U.S.C. 582a–4, et seq.). The Council also 

provides advice related to the Forest 

Service research program, authorized by 

the Forest and Rangeland Resources 

Research Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–307, 

92 Stat. 353, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 

1600 (note)). The Council is composed 

of 20 voting members from the 

following membership categories: 

• Federal and State agencies 

concerned with developing and 

utilizing the Nation’s forest resources. In 

particular committee membership, will 

include representation from the 

National Forest System and Forest and 

Range Experiment Stations leaders, 

Forest Service; 

• The forest industries; 

• The forestry schools of the State 

certified eligible institutions, and State 

agricultural experiment stations; and 

• Volunteer public groups concerned 

with forests and related natural 

resources. 

Nominees will be carefully reviewed 

for their broad expertise, leadership, 

and relevancy to a membership 

category. Nominations for one 

individual who fits several of the 

categories, or for more than one person 

who fits one category will be accepted. 

Please indicate the specific membership 

category for each nominee. 

Each nominee must complete Form 

AD–755, Advisory Committee 

Membership Background Information 

(which can be obtained from the contact 

persons above) and will be vetted before 

selection. Send the nominee’s name, 

resume, and the completed Form AD–

755 as noted above. Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to submit 

nominations via overnight mail or 

delivery service to ensure timely receipt 

by the USDA.

Done at Washington, DC, this 28th day of 

October, 2004. 

Joseph J. Jen, 

Under Secretary, Research, Education, and 

Economics.

[FR Doc. 04–25142 Filed 11–10–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: 

Comment Request: FNS–583, Food 

Stamp Program Employment and 

Training Program Activity Report

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 

invites the general public and other 

public agencies to comment on a 

proposed revision to the information 

collection burden for the Food Stamp 

Program Employment and Training 

Program, currently approved under 

OMB No. 0584–0339. This notice 

proposes to add 10.23 hours to the 

currently approved burden to account 

for the time it takes State agencies to 

request more funds after initial 

allocations are made.

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before January 11, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition 

Service invites interested persons to 

submit comments on this proposed 

information collection. Send comments 

to Dale Walton, Program Analyst, 

Program Design Branch, Program 

Development Division, FSP, FNS, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 810, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1594, (703) 

305–2432. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed revision 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 of the proposed collection of 

information, including 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