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Vol. 65, No. 98

Friday, May 19, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

Commission on 21st Century

Production Agriculture

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary,

Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA) has established the

Commission on 21st Century Production

Agriculture. In accordance with Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (FACA), notice is hereby

given of a meeting in June of the

Commission on 21st Century Production

Agriculture. The purpose of the meeting

on June 14–16, 2000 is a working

session, which will be to address issues

regarding agricultural policy initiatives

to be included in the Commission

report. The meeting is open to the

public.

PLACE, DATE, AND TIME OF MEETING: This

meeting will be held June 14, 2000 from

12–5 p.m. EST in Room 108–A, Whitten

Building; June 15, 2000 from 9 a.m.–5

p.m. EST in Room 108–A, Whitten

Building; June 16, 2000 from 9 a.m.–12

EST in Room 221–A, Whitten Building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mickey Paggi on (202–720–3139),

Director, Commission on 21st Century

Production Agriculture, Room 3702

South Building, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250–

0524.

Dated: May 15, 2000.

Keith J. Collins,

Chief Economist.

[FR Doc. 00–12656 Filed 5–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 00–041–1]

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of approval of an

information collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service’s intention to

request an extension of a currently

approved information collection in

support of the export of animals and

animal products from the United States.

DATES: We invite you to comment on

this docket. We will consider all

comments that we receive by July 18,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comment

and three copies to: Docket No. 00–041–

1, Regulatory Analysis and

Development, PPD, APHIS, Suite 3C03,

4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale,

MD 20737–1238.

Please state that your comment refers to

Docket No. 00–041–1.

You may read any comments that we

receive on this docket in our reading

room. The reading room is located in

room 1141 of the USDA South Building,

14th Street and Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading

room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except

holidays. To be sure someone is there to

help you, please call (202) 690–2817

before coming.

APHIS documents published in the

Federal Register, and related

information, including the names of

organizations and individuals who have

commented on APHIS dockets, are

available on the Internet at http://

www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/

webrepor.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information regarding the use of VS

Form 17–140, contact Dr. Lisa Ferguson,

Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animals

Program, National Center for Import and

Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road

Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)

734–4928. For copies of more detailed

information on the information

collection, contact Ms. Cheryl Groves,

APHIS’ Information Collection

Coordinator, at (301) 734–5086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: U.S.

Origin Health Certificate.

OMB Number: 0579–0020.

Expiration Date of Approval: October

31, 2000.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: The export of agricultural

commodities, including animals and

animal products, is a major business in

the United States and contributes to a

favorable balance of trade. As part of its

mission, the U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service (APHIS),

Veterinary Services (VS), maintains

information regarding the import health

requirements of other countries for

animals and animal products exported

from the United States.

Most countries require a certification

that our animals are free from specific

diseases and show no clinical evidence

of disease. This certification generally

must carry the USDA seal and be

endorsed by an authorized APHIS

veterinarian. VS Form 17–140, United

States Origin Health Certificate, is

generally used to meet these

requirements. Regulations requiring a

U.S. Origin Health Certificate under

certain circumstances are contained in 9

CFR part 91. The regulations in part 91

are authorized under 21 U.S.C. 105, 112,

113, 114a, 120, 121, 134b, 134f, 136,

136a, 612, 613, 614, and 618; 46 U.S.C.

466a and 466b; and 49 U.S.C. 1509 (d).

We are asking the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) to

approve our continued use of VS Form

17–140, United States Origin Health

Certificate, for an additional 3 years.

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;