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such sugar is accompanied by a

Certificate of Quota Eligibility.

Certificates of Quota Eligibility are

issued to foreign countries by the

Licensing Authority who is the

Assistant Deputy Administrator,

International Trade Policy, Foreign

Agricultural Service, United States

Department of Agriculture, or his or her

designee. The issuance of Certificates of

Quota Eligibility is in such amounts and

at such times as the Secretary

determines are appropriate to enable the

foreign country to fill its quota

allocation for such quota period in a

reasonable manner, taking into account

traditional shipping patterns, harvesting

period, U.S. import requirements, and

other relevant factors.

The information required to be

collected on the Certificate of Quota

Eligibility is used to monitor and

control the imports of sugar. Proper

completion of the Certificate of Quota

Eligibility is mandatory for those foreign

governments that are eligible and elect

to export raw sugar to the United States

under the provisions of the tariff-rate

quota.

Estimate of burden: The public

reporting burden for these collections

vary in direct relation to the number of

Certificates of Quota Eligibility issued.

Respondents: Foreign governments.

Estimated number of respondents: 40

per annum.

Estimated number of responses per

respondent: 30 per annum.

Estimated total annual burden of

respondents: 200 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Kimberly Chisley,

the Agency Information Collection

Coordinator, at (202) 720–2568.

Request for Comments: Send

comments regarding (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 automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments may be sent to James D.

Grueff, Assistant Deputy Administrator,

International Trade Policy and Acting

Division Director, Import Policies

Division, Foreign Agricultural Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop

1021, Washington D.C. 20250–1021. 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.

Signed at Washington, D.C. on June 14,

2000.

Timothy J. Galvin,

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.

[FR Doc. 00–15624 Filed 6–20–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Information Collection; Request for

Comments; Annual Wildfire Summary

Report

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Forest Service announces its intention

to reinstate a previously approved

information collection with a change.

Two forms are authorized under OMB

number 0596–0025: FS–3100–8, Annual

Wildfire Summary Report, for which

OMB authorization expired April 30,

1996, and FS–3200–6, Cooperative

Forestry Accomplishment Report, for

which authorization expired October 31,

1999. The agency requests reinstatement

of FS–3100–8 and will retire FS–3200–

6.

The information collected using FS–

3100–8, Annual Wildfire Summary

Report, will enable the Forest Service to

provide timely, substantive information

to Congress about the effectiveness of

State and local fire fighting agencies,

when the agency requests annual

funding for the Forest Service State and

Private Forestry Cooperative Fire

Program. This Program supplements the

funding of State and local fire fighting

efforts.

State fire marshals will use FS–3100–

8 to collect information from their State

and local fire agencies in response to a

request for this information from the

Forest Service.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing on or before August 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to Roger Condie, State and

Private Forestry Deputy Area, Forest

Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090,

Washington, D.C. 20090–6090.

Comments also may be submitted via

facsimile to (202) 205–1174 or by email

to: rcondie@fs.fed.us.

The public may inspect comments

received at the Office of the Deputy

Chief, State and Private Forestry, Forest

Service, USDA, 2nd Floor NW, Yates

Building, 201 14th Street S.W.,

Washington D.C. Visitors are urged to

call ahead to facilitate entrance into the

building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Roger Condie, State and Private

Forestry, 202–205–1037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Cooperative Forestry Assistance

Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 (note) Sec.

10) requires the Forest Service to collect

information about wildfire suppression

efforts by State and local fire fighting

agencies in order to support specific

congressional funding requests for the

Forest Service State and Private Forestry

Cooperative Fire Program. The Program

provides supplemental funding for State

and local fire fighting agencies. The

Forest Service works cooperatively with

State and local fire fighting agencies to

support their fire suppression efforts.

State and local fire agencies, such as

the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program,

are the first line of defense against fires

that might spread to National Forest

System lands.

State fire marshals use FS–3100–8,

Annual Wildfire Summary Report, to

collect this information for the Forest

Service. The Forest Service is requesting

authorization to reinstate this form

under OMB number 0596–0025. This

form expired April 30, 1996.

A second form was authorized under

OMB number 0596–0025; the form, FS–

3200–6, Cooperative Forestry and

Accomplishment Report, expired

October 31, 1999. This form is no longer

used and the Forest Service will retire

FS–3200–6.

The Forest Service would be unable to

assess the effectiveness of the State and

Private Forestry Cooperative Fire

Program if the information using FS–

3100–8 were not collected.

Description of Information Collection

The following describes the

information collection to be reinstated

with change:

Title: FS–3100–8, Annual Wildfire

Summary Report.

OMB Number: 0596–0025.

Date of Expiration: April 30, 1996.

Type of Request: Reinstatement of an

information collection, with change,

that was previously approved by the

Office of Management and Budget.

Abstract: Forest Service State and

Private Forestry Cooperative Fire

Program managers will evaluate the

collected information to determine if the

Cooperative Fire Program funds,

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provided to the State and local fire

fighting agencies by the Forest Service,

have been used by State and local fire

agencies to improve their fire

suppression capabilities. The Forest

Service will share the results of the data

with Congress when requesting annual

funding for the Program. The collected

information also will enable the Forest

Service to share with the public the

importance and value of the State and

Private Forestry Cooperative Fire

Program.

Forest Service employees will not

collect the information directly, but will

request the information from State fire

marshals, who will collect the

information through their own State fire

fighting agencies, as well as from local

fire fighting agencies, such as Volunteer

Fire Departments. The information

collected for the Annual Wildfire

Summary Report will include the

number of fires to which the State or

local fire fighting agencies responded

within the fiscal year; the types of fires,

such as timber, structural, or grassland

fires to which the fire fighters will have

responded; the sizes of the fires in acres;

the causes of the fires, such as

lightening, campfire, or arson; and the

costs associated with suppressing the

fires.

Data gathered in this information

collection are not available from other

sources.

Estimate of Annual Burden: 30

minutes.

Type of Respondents: State fire

marshals.

Estimated Annual Number of

Respondents: 50.

Estimated Annual Number of

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 25 hours.

Comment Is Invited

The agency invites comments on the

following: (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the stated purposes and the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical or

scientific 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 respondents, including the use of

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Use of Comments

All comments received in response to

this notice, including names and

addresses when provided, will become

a matter of public record. Comments

will be summarized and included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

Robin L. Thompson,

Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private

Forestry.

[FR Doc. 00–15628 Filed 6–20–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Notice of Intent To Reinstate and

Change an Information Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13) and Office of Management

and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part

1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995),

this notice announces the intent of the

National Agricultural Statistics Service

(NASS) to reinstate with change an

information collection, the Agricultural

Practices Survey.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by August 25, 2000, to be

assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Rich Allen, Associate

Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue

SW, Room 4117 South Building,

Washington, D.C. 20250–2000, (202)

720–4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: The Agricultural Practices

Survey.

OMB Control Number: 0535–0239.

Type of Request: Intent to Reinstate

and Change an Information Collection.

Abstract: The Agricultural Practices

Survey will be conducted in late 2000

and early 2001 in 15 states: Alabama,

Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia,

Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North

Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina,

Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

This survey complies with President

Clinton’s October 1997 directive,

‘‘Initiative to Ensure the Safety of

Imported and Domestic Fruits and

Vegetables.’’ The purpose of the survey

is to analyze data on agricultural

practices related to microbial food

safety. Data will be collected on sources

of vegetable microbial contamination

such as water; manure, worker, field

and facility sanitation, and crop

identification systems.

NASS conducted a similar survey in

the spring of 2000 to begin to establish

a baseline of current agricultural

practices in the fruit and vegetable

industry. The 2001 effort will target

more specific production practices

involving fresh market vegetable

production. NASS will summarize the

15-state survey data and publish

estimates of frequency of operations

carrying out basic agricultural practices.

Summarized aggregated data will be

made available to the Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) and the United

States Department of Agriculture

(USDA). FDA will use the summary data

to analyze current agricultural practices

and to enhance the baseline established

to evaluate changes in agricultural

practices. USDA will use the data to

develop educational outreach materials

for fresh market vegetable growers and

packers.

These data will be collected under the

authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a).

Individually identifiable data collected

under this authority are governed by

Section 1770 of the Food Security Act

of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires

USDA to afford strict confidentiality to

non-aggregated data provided by

respondents.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 60 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Fresh market vegetable

growers and packinghouses.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

8,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 6,600 hours.

Copies of this information collection

and related instructions can be obtained

without charge from Ginny McBride, the

Agency OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)

720–5778.

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