Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 157 / Tuesday, August 15, 2006 / Notices 46891 

Done at Washington, DC on: August 10, 

2006. 

F. Edward Scarbrough, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. E6–13361 Filed 8–14–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: USDA Rural Development 

administers rural utilities programs 

through the Rural Utilities Service 

(Agency). In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the 

Agency invites comments on the 

following information collections for 

which Agency intends to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 16, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard C. Annan, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

USDA Rural Development Utilities 

Programs, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., STOP 1522, Room 5818, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 720–0784. Fax: (202) 

720–8435. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice 

identifies information collections that 

RUS is submitting to OMB for 

extension. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

this 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 o9f the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

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 through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Comments may 

be sent to Richard C. Annan, Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, USDA Rural Development 

Utilities Programs, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–1522. Fax: (202) 720–0784. 

Title: CFR Part 1794, Environmental 

policies and Procedures. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0117. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The information collection 

contained in this rule are requirements 

prescribed by the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321–

4346), the Council on environmental 

Quality (CEQ) Regulations for 

Implementing the Procedural Provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and 

Executive Orders. USDA Rural 

Development administers rural utilities 

programs through the Rural Utilities 

Service (Agency). Agency applicants 

provide environmental documentation, 

as prescribed by the rule, to assure that 

policy contained in NEPA is followed. 

The burden varies depending on the 

type, size, and location of each project, 

which then prescribes the type of 

information collection involved. The 

collection of information is only that 

information that is essential for the 

Agency to provide environmental 

safeguards and to comply with NEPA as 

implemented by the CEQ regulations. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 240 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit and non-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

600. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 3. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 450,200 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, USDA Rural Development 

Utilities Programs, at (202) 720–7853. 

FAX: (202) 720–7853. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

from OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: August 9, 2006. 

Curtis M. Anderson, 

Deputy Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–6938 Filed 8–14–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: USDA Rural Development 

administers rural utilities programs 

through the Rural Utilities Service 

(Agency). In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the 

Agency invites comments on this 

information collection for which the 

Agency intends to request approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 16, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard C. Annan, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

USDA Rural Development Utilities 

Programs, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., STOP 1522, Room 5170 South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 720–8818. FAX: (202) 

720–8435. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

the Agency is submitting to OMB for 

extension. 

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 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to: 

Richard C. Annan, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

USDA Rural Development Utilities 

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