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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 65, No. 83

Friday, April 28, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service

Notice of Intent To Revise and Request

an Extension of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) implementing regulations this

notice announces the Cooperative State

Research, Education, and Extension

Service’s (CSREES) intention to revise

and extend a currently approved

information collection, Form CSREES–

665 ‘‘Assurance of Compliance with the

Department of Agriculture Regulations

Assuring Civil Rights Compliance,’’ and

Form CSREES–666, ‘‘Organizational

Information.’’

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received no later than July 3, 2000, to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments

concerning this notice to Dr. Sally J.

Rockey, Deputy Administrator;

Competitive Research Grants and

Awards Management; Cooperative State

Research, Education, and Extension

Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture;

STOP 2240; 1400 Independence

Avenue, S.W.; Washington, D.C. 20250–

2240. E-mail: oep@reeusda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sally J. Rockey, (202) 401–1761.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles: Assurance of Compliance with

the Department of Agriculture

Regulations Assuring Civil Rights

Compliance and Organizational

Information.

OMB Number: 0524–0026.

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,

2000.

Type of Request: Revise and extend

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: CSREES has primary

responsibility for providing linkages

between the Federal and State

components of a broad-based, national

agricultural research, extension, and

education system. Focused on national

issues, its purpose is to represent the

Secretary of Agriculture and carry out

the intent of Congress by administering

formula and grant funds appropriated

for agricultural research, extension, and

education. Before awards can be made,

certain information is required from

applicants to assure compliance with

the applicable civil rights laws and to

effectively assess the potential

recipient’s capacity to manage Federal

funds.

The following information will

continue to be collected:

Form CSREES–665—Assurance of

Compliance with the Department of

Agriculture Regulations Assuring Civil

Rights Compliance: By signing this form

the organization certifies that it

complies with the Civil Rights Act of

1964, as amended. The applicant agrees

that it will offer its programs to all

eligible persons without regard to race,

color, national origin, gender, disability,

age, political beliefs, religion, marital

status, or familial status and that people

will not be excluded from participation

in, be denied the benefits of, or be

otherwise subjected to discrimination

under any program or activity for which

the Applicant receives Federal financial

assistance from the Department of

Agriculture. This information is

submitted to CSREES on a one-time

basis.

Form CSREES–666—Organizational

Information: Enables CSREES to

determine that applicants recommended

for awards will be responsible recipients

of Federal funds. The information

pertains to organizational management

and financial matters of the potential

grantee. This form and the documents

which the applicant attaches to it

provide CSREES with information such

as the legal name of the grantee,

certification that the organization has

the legal authority to accept Federal

funding, identification and signatures of

the key officials of the organization, the

organization’s practices in regard to

compensation rates and benefits of

employees, insurance for equipment,

subcontracting with other organizations,

etc., as well as the financial condition

of the organization. All of this

information is considered by CSREES

prior to award to determine that

grantees are both managerially and

fiscally responsible. This information is

submitted to CSREES on a one-time

basis. If sufficient changes occur within

the organization, the grantee submits

revised information.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average .5 hours for Form

CSREES–665 and 3.5 hours for Form

CSREES–666. These averages were

based on a survey of grantees who had

recently been approved for awards.

They were asked to give an estimate of

time it took them to complete each form.

This estimate was to include such

things as: 1) Reviewing the instructions;

2) Searching existing data sources; 3)

Gathering and maintaining the data

needed; and 4) Actual completion of the

forms. The average time it took each

respondent was calculated from their

responses.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, business or other for profit,

non-profit institutions and small

businesses or organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

150.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondent: 600 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Dr. Sally Rockey,

Deputy Administrator, at (202) 401–

1761.

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

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techniques or other forms of information

technology. Comments should be sent to

the address stated in the preamble.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

become a matter of public record.

Done at Washington, DC, this 20th day of

April, 2000.

Charles W. Laughlin,

Administrator, Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service.

[FR Doc. 00–10568 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Intergovernmental Advisory

Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Intergovernmental

Advisory Committee will meet on May

4, 2000, at the Embassy Suites Portland

Downtown, 319 SW Pine Street,

Portland, Oregon 97204–2726. The

purpose of the meeting is to continue

discussions on the implementation of

the Northwest Forest Plan. The meeting

will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue

until 3:30 p.m. Agenda items to be

discussed include, but are not limited

to: briefings and discussion on

Monitoring efforts, the President’s

Roadless Area initiative, continued

discussion on integrating the forest plan

into the management landscape, the

Survey and Manage Draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement, and

progress reports on ongoing

implementation issues. The IAC

meeting will be open to the public and

is fully accessible for people with

disabilities. Interpreters are available

upon request in advance. Written

comments may be submitted for the

record at the meeting. Time will also be

scheduled for oral public comments.

Interested persons are encouraged to

attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding this meeting may

be directed to Curt Loop, Acting

Executive Director, Regional Ecosystem

Office, 333 SW 1st Avenue, P.O. Box

3623, Portland, OR 97208 (Phone: 503–

808–2180).

Dated: April 21, 2000.

Curtis A. Loop,

Acting Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 00–10685 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Olympic Provincial Interagency

Executive Committee (PIEC) Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Olympic PIEC Advisory

Committee will meet on May 19, 2000.

The meeting will be held at the Olympic

Natural Resource Center’s conference

room in Forks, Washington. The

meeting will begin at 9:00 AM and end

at approximately 3:30 PM. Agenda

topics are: (1) Survey and Manage Forest

Management Strategy; (2)

Intergovernmental Advisory Committee

Update; (3) Regional Ecosystems Office

Update; (4) Olympic Discovery Trail

Proposal; (5) Open forum; and (6) Public

comments.

All Olympic Province Advisory

Committee Meetings are open to the

public. Interested citizens are encourage

to attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Ken Eldredge, Province Liaison,

USDA, Olympic National Forest

Headquarters, 1835 Black Lake Blvd.,

Olympia, WA 98512–5623, (360) 956–

2323 or Dale Hom, Forest Supervisor, at

(360) 956–2301.

Dated: April 17, 2000.

Dale Hom,

Forest Supervisor, Olympic National Forest.

[FR Doc. 00–10629 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

RIN 0596—AB67

Forest Transportation System

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; extension of public

comment period.

SUMMARY: On March 3, 2000, in Part III,

of the Federal Register, the Forest

Service published a proposed

administrative policy concerning the

development, use, maintenance, and

management of the national forest

transportation system (65 FR 11684). A

number of organizations have requested

an extension of the public comment

period. In considering these requests,

the agency has determined that the

public initially had difficulty obtaining

a copy of the proposed policy and

accompanying documents.

Additionally, the agency has concluded

that a limited extension will not impede

adoption of the final policy. Therefore,

the agency is extending the comment

period for 15 calendar days. Because the

proposed administrative policy was

accompanied by a related proposed rule

regarding the Forest Transportation

System, the agency, by separate notice

in today’s Federal Register, also is

extending the comment period on the

proposed rule for 15 calendar days.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by May 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

USDA, CAET, Attention: Roads, P.O.

Box 221090, Salt Lake City, UT 84122.

Send comments electronically to

roads/wocaet_slc@fs.fed.us.

All comments received, including

names and addresses when provided,

are placed in the record and are

available for public inspection and

copying at Forest Service, 201 14th

Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20250.

Persons wishing to inspect the

comments are encouraged to call 202–

205–1400 to facilitate building entrance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Heidi Valetkevitch, Office of

Communication, 202–205–0914.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

James R. Furnish,

Deputy Chief, National Forest System.

[FR Doc. 00–10655 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments

requested.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s (RBS) intention to

request an extension for a currently

approved information collection in

support of the program for the Annual

Survey of Farmer Cooperatives, as

authorized in the Cooperative Marketing

Act of 1926.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by June 27, 2000 to be assured

of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles A. Kraenzle, Director, Statistics

Staff, RBS, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, STOP 3256, 1400