Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 230 / Wednesday, December 1, 2004 / Notices 69885

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Action has been reviewed and 

determined not to be a rule or regulation 

as defined in Executive Order 12866 

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1; 

therefore, the Executive Order and 

Departmental Regulation do not apply 

to this Action. 

Section 7(f)(1) of the United States 

Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act), 

authorizes GIPSA’s Administrator to 

designate a qualified applicant to 

provide official services in a specified 

area after determining that the applicant 

is better able than any other applicant 

to provide such official services. 

Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides 

that designations of official agencies 

shall end not later than triennially and 

may be renewed according to the 

criteria and procedures prescribed in 

Section 7(f) of the Act. 

1. Current Designations being 

Announced for Renewal. For Georgia, 

main office in Altanta; Mid-Iowa, main 

office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Montana, 

main office in Helena; and Schneider, 

main office in Lake Village, Indiana; the 

current designations started July 1, 2002 

and will end June 30, 2005. 

a. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the 

Act, the following geographic area, the 

entire State of Georgia, except those 

export port locations within the State 

which are serviced by GIPSA, is 

assigned to Georgia. 

b. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the 

Act, the following geographic area, in 

the State of Iowa, is assigned to MidIowa. 

Bounded on the North by the northern 

Winneshiek and Allamakee County 

lines; 

Bounded on the East by the eastern 

Allamakee County line; the eastern and 

southern Clayton County lines; the 

eastern Buchanan County line; the 

northern and eastern Jones County lines; 

the eastern Cedar County line south to 

State Route 130; 

Bounded on the South by State Route 

130 west to State Route 38; State Route 

38 south to Interstate 80; Interstate 80 

west to U.S. Route 63; and 

Bounded on the West by U.S. Route 

63 north to State Route 8; State Route 

8 east to State Route 21; State Route 21 

north to D38; D38 east to State Route 

297; State Route 297 north to V49; V49 

north to Bremer County; the southern 

Bremer County line; the western Fayette 

and Winneshiek County lines. 

c. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the 

Act, the following geographic area, the 

entire State of Montana, is assigned to 

Montana. 

d. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the 

Act, the following geographic area, in 

the States of Illinois, Indiana, and 

Michigan, is assigned to Schneider. 

In Illinois and Indiana: 

Bounded on the North by the northern 

Will County line from Interstate 57 east 

to the Illinois-Indiana State line; the 

Illinois-Indiana State line north to the 

northern Lake County line; the northern 

Lake, Porter, Laporte, St. Joseph, and 

Elkhart County lines; 

Bounded on the East by the eastern 

and southern Elkhart County lines; the 

eastern Marshall County line; 

Bounded on the South by the 

southern Marshall and Starke County 

lines; the eastern Jasper County line 

south-southwest to U.S. Route 24; U.S. 

Route 24 west to Indiana State Route 55; 

Indiana State Route 55 south to the 

Newton County line; the southern 

Newton County line west to U.S. Route 

41; U.S. Route 41 north to U.S. Route 

24; U.S. Route 24 west to the IndianaIllinois State line; and 

Bounded on the West by IndianaIllinois State line north to Kankakee 

County; the southern Kankakee County 

line west to U.S. Route 52; U.S. Route 

52 north to Interstate 57; Interstate 57 

north to the northern Will County line. 

Berrien, Cass, and St. Joseph 

Counties, Michigan. 

The following grain elevators, located 

outside of the above contiguous 

geographic area, are part of this 

geographic area assignment: Cargill, 

Inc., and Farmers Grain, both in 

Winamac, Pulaski County, Indiana 

(located inside Titus Grain Inspection, 

Inc.’s, area). 

Schneider’s assigned geographic area 

does not include the export port 

locations inside Schneider’s area which 

are serviced by GIPSA. 

2. Opportunity for designation.

Interested persons, including Georgia, 

Mid-Iowa, Montana, and Schneider are 

hereby given the opportunity to apply 

for designation to provide official 

services in the geographic areas 

specified above under the provisions of 

Section 7(f) of the Act and section 

800.196(d) of the regulations issued 

thereunder. Designation in the specified 

geographic areas is for the period 

beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 

30, 2008. Persons wishing to apply for 

designation should contact the 

Compliance Division at the address 

listed above for forms and information, 

or obtain applications at the GIPSA Web 

site, http://www.usda.gov/gipsa/

oversight/parovreg.htm. 

3. Request for Comments. GIPSA also 

is publishing this notice to provide 

interested persons the opportunity to 

present comments on the quality of 

services for the Georgia, Mid-Iowa, 

Montana, and Schneider official 

agencies. In commenting on the quality 

of services, commenters are encouraged 

to submit pertinent data including 

information on the timeliness, cost, and 

scope of services provided. All 

comments must be submitted to the 

Compliance Division at the above 

address. 

Applications, comments, and other 

available information will be considered 

in determining which applicant will be 

designated.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867, 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Donna Reifschneider, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–26290 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Proposed Changes to the 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service National Handbook of 

Conservation Practices

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed changes in the NRCS National 

Handbook of Conservation Practices for 

public review and comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

intention of NRCS to issue a series of 

new or revised conservation practice 

standards in its National Handbook of 

Conservation Practices. These standards 

include: Closure of Waste 

Impoundments (Code 360), Cross Wind 

Trap Strips (Code 589C), Irrigation 

Water Management (Code 449), Land 

Reclamation, Landslide Treatment 

(Code 453), Mine Shaft and Adit Closing 

(Code 457), Pond Sealing or Lining, 

Compacted Clay Treatment (Code 

521D), and Water Well (Code 642). 

NRCS State Conservationists who 

choose to adopt these practices for use 

within their States will incorporate 

them into Section IV of their respective 

electronic Field Office Technical Guides 

(eFOTG). These practices may be used 

in conservation systems that treat highly 

erodible land, or on land determined to 

be wetland.

DATES: Comments will be received for a 

30-day period commencing with this 

date of publication. This series of new 

or revised conservation practice 

standards will be adopted after the close 

of the 30-day period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of these standards can be 

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downloaded or printed from the 

following Web site: ftp://ftpfc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NHQ/practicestandards/federal-register/. Single 

copies of these standards are available 

from NRCS in Washington, DC. Submit 

individual inquiries in writing to Daniel 

Meyer, National Agricultural Engineer, 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

Post Office Box 2890, Room 6139–S, 

Washington, DC 20013–2890.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

343 of the Federal Agriculture 

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 

requires NRCS to make available, for 

public review and comment, proposed 

revisions to conservation practice 

standards used to carry out the highly 

erodible land and wetland provisions of 

the law. For the next 30 days, NRCS will 

receive comments relative to the 

proposed changes. Following that 

period, a determination will be made by 

NRCS regarding disposition of those 

comments, and a final determination of 

changes will be made.

Signed in Washington, DC, on November 

17, 2004. 

Bruce I. Knight, 

Chief, Natural Resources Conservation 

Service.

[FR Doc. 04–26446 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 112604D]

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Emergency Beacon 

Registrations.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0295.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 5,000.

Number of Respondents: 20,000.

Average Hours Per Response: 15 

minutes.

Needs and Uses: An international 

system exists to use satellites to detect 

and locate ships, aircraft, or individuals 

in distress if they are equipped with an 

emergency radio beacon. Persons 

purchasing such a beacon must register 

it with NOAA. The data provided in the 

registration can assist in identifying 

who is in trouble and also suppressing 

the consequences of false alarms.

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit 

organizations; not-for-profit institutions; 

Federal Government; State, Local or 

Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897.

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov).

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

DavidlRostker@omb.eop.gov.

Dated: November 23, 2004.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–26512 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–HR–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 112604C]

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Coastal Zone Management 

Program Administration.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0119.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 9,361.

Number of Respondents: 35.

Average Hours Per Response:

Performance Reports 27 hours; 

Assessment and Strategy 240 hours; 

306A documentation - 5 hours; 

Amendments and Routine Program 

Changes 8 hours; and 6217 Nonpoint 

Pollution Control Program 150 hours.

Needs and Uses: Coastal zone 

management grants provide funds to 

states and territories to implement 

federally approved coastal management 

plans, revise assessment document and 

multi-year strategy, submit Section 

306A documentation on the approved 

coastal zone management plans, submit 

requests to approve amendments or 

program changes, and to complete the 

state’s coastal nonpoint source pollution 

program.

Affected Public: State, local or tribal 

government.

Frequency: On occasion, semiannually, annually.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897.

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov).

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

DavidlRostker@omb.eop.gov.

Dated: November 23, 2004.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–26513 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 112604B]

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Marine Recreational Fisheries 

Statistics Survey.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0052.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 43,934.

Number of Respondents: 712,229.

Average Hours Per Response: 7 

minutes for fishing households; 7 

minutes for party/charter boat operators; 

4.5 minutes for intercepted anglers; 3 

minutes for supplemental economic 

data from fishing households; 5 minutes 

for supplemental economic data from 

party/charter boat operators; 8 minutes