36662 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 112 / Friday, June 9, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

Request for Revision and Extension of

a Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Commodity Credit

Corporation’s (CCC) intention to request

an extension and revision for a currently

approved information collection. This

information collection is used in

support of the Environmental Quality

Incentives Program (EQIP) which offers

flexible assistance to counter serious

threats to soil, water, grazing lands,

wetlands, and wildlife habitat and, also,

to address natural resource concerns,

such as nonpoint source pollution,

water quality protection or

improvement, and wetland restoration,

protection, and creation, as authorized

by the Food Security Act of 1985 (the

1985 Act).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before August 8, 2000 to

be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Ilka Gray, Agricultural Program

Specialist, USDA, FSA, CEPD, STOP

0513, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–0513; telephone

(202) 690–0794; e-mail

Ilka_Gray@wdc.fsa.usda.gov; or

facsimile (202) 720–4619.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: CCC Conservation Contract.

OMB Control Number: 0560–0174.

Expiration Date of Approval:

December 31, 2000.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: The 1985 Act authorized the

EQIP to assist farmers and ranchers in

solving natural resource related

problems on agricultural land. The

information is necessary to ensure the

integrity of the program and to ensure

that only eligible producers are

authorized contracts.

Producers requesting cost-share or

incentive payments from the

Commodity Credit Corporation must

provide specific data related to the

conservation payment request. Forms

included in this information collection

package require farm and tract numbers,

conservation practice or benefits

requested, major resource concerns, and

similar information, in order to

determine eligibility. Producers must

also agree to the terms and conditions

contained in the conservation contract.

Without the collection of this

information, CCC cannot ensure the

integrity of CCC conservation programs.

Estimate of Respondent Burden:

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average .23 hours per response.

Respondents: Individuals producers,

partnerships, corporations, tribal

members, or other eligible agricultural

producers.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

80,000.

Estimated Number of Annual

Responses per Respondent: 2.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 1.53 hrs.

Proposed topics for comment include:

(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 collected; or

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of the 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.

Comments must be sent to the Desk

Officer for Agriculture, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503, and to Ilka Gray,

Agricultural Program Specialist, USDA–

FSA–CEPD, STOP 0513, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–0513; telephone

(202) 690–0794; e-mail

Ilka_Gray@wdc.fsa.usda.gov; or

facsimile (202) 720–4619. Copies of the

information collection may be obtained

from Mrs. Gray at the above address.

OMB is required to make a decision

concerning the collection of information

contained in these proposed regulations

between 30 and 60 days after

publication of this document in the

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment

to OMB is best assured of having its full

effect if OMB receives in within 30 days

of publication.

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.

Parks Shackelford,

Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity

Credit Corporation.

[FR Doc. 00–14573 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Proposed Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to

Procurement List.

SUMMARY: The Committee has received

proposals to add to the Procurement List

commodities and services to be

furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR

BEFORE: July 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Louis R. Bartalot (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published pursuant to 41

U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its

purpose is to provide interested persons

an opportunity to submit comments on

the possible impact of the proposed

actions.

If the Committee approves the

proposed additions, all entities of the

Federal Government (except as

otherwise indicated) will be required to

procure the commodities and services

listed below from nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities.

I certify that the following action will

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

commodities and services to the

Government.

2. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities and services to the

Government.