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contagious, infectious, or communicable

animal diseases from one State to

another, and for eradicating such

diseases from the United States when

feasible.

Disease prevention is the most

effective method for maintaining a

healthy animal population and

enhancing our ability to compete in

exporting animals and animal products.

Disease prevention cannot be

accomplished without the existence of

an effective disease surveillance

program, an activity that is carried out

by the Veterinary Services (VS) division

of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service (APHIS). The VS

Form 10–4 is a critical component of

our disease surveillance mission; it is

routinely used whenever specimens

(such as blood, milk, tissue, or urine)

from any animal (including cattle,

swine, sheep, goats, horses, and poultry)

are submitted to our National Veterinary

Services Laboratories for disease testing.

We are asking the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) to

approve, for an additional 3 years, our

use of this VS Form 10–4 in connection

with our regulations.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit

comments from the public (as well as

affected agencies) concerning this

information collection activity. These

comments will help us:

(1) Evaluate whether the information

collection is necessary for the proper

performance of our Agency’s functions,

including whether the information will

have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our

estimate of the burden of the

information collection, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the

information collection on those who are

to respond (such as through the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses).

Estimate of burden: The public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average .5

hours per response.

Respondents: State, Federal, and

accredited veterinarians.

Estimated annual number of

respondents: 12,000.

Estimated annual number of

responses per respondent: 2.524.

Estimated total annual burden on

respondents: 15,149 hours. (Due to

rounding, the total annual burden hours

may not equal the product of the annual

number of responses multiplied by the

average reporting burden per response.)

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.

Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of

May 2000.

Bobby R. Acord,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 00–11831 Filed 5–10–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–U

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 00–043–1]

National Wildlife Services Advisory

Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a

meeting of the National Wildlife

Services Advisory Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June

14–15, 2000, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the National Wildlife Research Center in

the Longs Peak Room, 4101 LaPorte

Avenue, Fort Collins, CO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Joanne Garrett, Acting Director,

Operational Support Staff, WS, APHIS,

4700 River Road Unit 87, Riverdale, MD

20737–1234; (301) 734–7921.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Wildlife Services Advisory

Committee (Committee) advises the

Secretary of Agriculture concerning

policies, program issues, and research

needed to conduct the Wildlife Services

(WS) program. The Committee also

serves as a public forum enabling those

affected by the WS program to have a

voice in the program’s policies.

The meeting will focus on operational

and research activities and will be open

to the public. Due to time constraints,

the public will not be able to participate

in the Committee’s discussions.

However, written statements concerning

meeting topics may be filed with the

Committee before or after the meeting

by sending them to Ms. Joanne Garrett

at the address listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT, or may be filed at

the meeting. Please refer to Docket No.

00–043–1 when submitting your

statements.

This notice of meeting is given

pursuant to section 10 of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act.

Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of

May 2000.

Bobby R. Acord,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 00–11832 Filed 5–10–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–U

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

Request for Extension of a Currently

Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces that the Farm Service

Agency (FSA) intends to request an

extension for a currently approved

information collection in support of the

Agricultural Foreign Investment

Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before July 10, 2000 to be

assured consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia A. Blevins, Agricultural Foreign

Investment Specialist, Regulatory

Review and Foreign Investment

Disclosure Branch, Operations Review

and Analysis Staff, USDA, FSA, STOP

0540, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–0540, (202) 720–

0604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Agricultural Foreign Investment

Disclosure Act Report.

OMB Control Number: 0560–0097.

Expiration Date of Approval: August

31, 2000.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: AFIDA requires foreign

persons who hold, acquire, or dispose of

any interest in U.S. agricultural land to

report the transactions to the FSA on an

AFIDA report. The information so

collected is made available to States.

Also, although not required by law, the

information collected from the AFIDA

reports is used to prepare an annual

report to Congress and the President

concerning the effect of foreign

investment upon family farms and rural

communities so that Congress may

review the annual report and decide if

further regulatory action is required.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information