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Warehouse operators are responsible for 

the quantity and quality of commodities 

stored in emergency and temporary 

storage space to the same extent as their 

liability for licensed storage space. All 

commodities stored in emergency and 

temporary storage space are considered 

a part of the warehouse operator’s 

commingled inventory. 

Warehouse Security 

CCC strongly recommends that 

warehouse operators review their 

warehouse security plans and conduct a 

prudent risk assessment in connection 

with their application for emergency 

and temporary storage space. 

Warehouse operators may want to pay 

particular attention to threats that may 

not have been considered significant in 

the past and consider restricting access 

to facilities to authorized personnel 

only. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on April 26, 

2007. 

Teresa C. Lasseter, 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E7–9121 Filed 5–10–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Information Collection: Measurement 

Service Requests 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking 

comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on a new 

information collection associated with 

the Measurement Service Requests. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before July 10, 2007 to be 

assured consideration. 

ADDRESSES: The comments should be 

addressed to Sandy Bryant, Common 

Provisions Branch Chief, USDA, FSA, 

Farm Programs, Production Emergencies 

and Compliance Division, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 

0517, Washington, DC 20250–0523. The 

comments also may be submitted by email to: Joe.Lewis@wdc.usda.gov. The 

comments should be also sent to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Lewis, USDA, Farm Service Agency, 

Production Emergencies and 

Compliance Division, (202) 720–0795 

and Eloise.Taylor@wdc.usda.gov. 

Comments should include the OMB 

number and title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description of Information Collection 

Title: Management Service Requests 

(FSA–409). 

OMB Control Number: 0560–NEW. 

Type of Request: New Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: The producers may request 

measurement services from the FSA 

using form FSA–409, Measurement 

Service Records. The measurement 

service requests, though not required for 

program participation, are customarily 

provided by the County Office. The 

request may include staking, and 

referencing and measurement after 

planting, and bin or quantity 

measurements in accordance with 7 

CFR part 718. Information determined 

by the FSA during a farm visit for 

measurement services is reported on the 

FSA–409. Mandatory fees are assessed 

by the County Office to recover costs 

associated with a farm visit to perform 

these services. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: Public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average .50 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Producers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

135,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.0. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 20,250 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (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 to be collected; (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. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission for Office of Management 

and Budget approval. 

Signed in Washington, DC on May 2, 2007. 

Teresa C. Lasseter, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. E7–9077 Filed 5–10–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Notice of a Request for a Revision of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Department’s 

intention to request a revision for a 

currently approved information 

collection in support of the Export Sales 

Reporting program. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

no later than July 10, 2007. 

Additional Information and 

Comments: Contact Peter W. Burr, 

Export Sales Reporting, Branch Chief, 

Stop 1021, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

1021, telephone; (202) 720–9209, e-mal: 

esr@fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Export Sales Reporting Program. 

OMB Number: 0551–0007. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Section 602 of the 

Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as 

amended, requires the reporting of 

information pertaining to contracts for 

export sale of certain specified 

agricultural commodities and other 

commodities that may be designated by 

the Secretary. In accordance with Sec. 

602, individual weekly reports 

submitted shall remain confidential and 

shall be compiled and published in 

compilation form each week following 

the week of reporting. Any person who 

knowingly fails to report shall be fined 

not more than $25,000 or imprisoned for 

not more than 1 year, or both. 

Regulations at 7 CFR part 20 implement 

the reporting requirements, and 

prescribe a system for reporting 

information pertaining to contracts for 

export sales. 

USDA’s export sales reporting system 

was created after the large unexpected 

purchase of U.S. wheat and corn by the 


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Soviet Union in 1972. To make sure that 

all parties involved in the production 

and export of U.S. grain have access to 

up-to-date export information, the U.S. 

Congress mandated as export sales 

reporting requirements in 1973. Prior to 

the establishment of the Export Sales 

Reporting System, it was impossible for 

the public to obtain information on 

export sales activity until the actual 

shipments had taken place. This 

frequently resulted in considerable 

delay in the availability of information. 

Under the export sales reporting 

system, U.S. exporters are required to 

report all large sales of certain 

designated commodities by 3 p.m. 

(eastern time) on the next business days 

after the sale is made. The designated 

commodities for these daily reports are 

wheat (by class), barley, corn, grain 

sorghum, oats, soybeans, soybean cake 

and meal, and soybean oil. Large sales 

for all reportable commodities except 

soybean oil are defined as 100,000 

metric tons or more of one commodity 

in one day to a single destination or 

200,000 tons or more of one commodity 

during the weekly reporting period. 

Large sales for soybean oil are 200,000 

tons and 40,000 tons, respectively. 

Weekly reports are also required, 

regardless of the size of the sales 

transaction, for all of these 

commodities, as well as wheat products, 

rye, flaxseed, linseed oil, sunflowerseed 

oil, cotton (by staple length), cottonseed, 

cottonseed cake and meal, cottonseed 

oil, rice (by class), cattle hides and skins 

(cattle, calf, and kip), and beef. The 

reporting week for the export sales 

reporting system is Friday–Thursday. 

The Secretary of Agriculture has the 

authority to add other commodities to 

this list. 

U.S. exporters provide information on 

the quantity of their sales transactions, 

the type and class of commodity, the 

marketing year of shipment, and the 

destination. They also report any 

changes in previously reported 

information, such as cancellations and 

changes in destinations. 

The estimated total annual burden of 

31,190 hours in the OMB inventory for 

the currently approved information 

collection will be increased by 11,757 

hours to 42,947 hours. The estimated 

increase is based on the growth in U.S. 

exports of reported commodities during 

this period. 

Estimate of Burden: The average 

burden, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, gathering data 

needed, completing forms, and record 

keeping is estimated to be 30 minutes. 

Respondents: All reports of wheat and 

wheat flour, feed grains, oil seeds, 

cotton, rice, cattle hides and skins, beef, 

and any products thereof, and other 

commodities that the Secretary may 

designate as produced in the United 

States. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

340 for forms FAS 97, 98, 99, and 100. 

Requests 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; (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. 

Copies of the current information 

collection may be obtained from 

Tamoria Thompson-Hall, FAS 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(202) 690–1690 or e-mail at 

Tamoria.Thompson@usda.gov. 

Comments may be sent to Peter W. Burr, 

Office of Trade Programs/Import and 

Trade Support Programs Division/ 

Export Sales Reporting, FAS, 1400 

Independence Avenue, Stop 1021, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1021 or 

esr@fas.usda.gov, or to the Desk Office 

for Agriculture, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC 20503. Comments can also be hand 

delivered to Export Sales Reporting, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 

456, 1250 Maryland Avenue, 

Washington, DC 20024. Persons with 

disabilities who require an alternative 

means of communication of information 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s Target Center at 

(202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Government Paperwork Elimination 

Act: FAS is committed to compliance 

with the Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act, which requires 

Government agencies, in general, to 

provide the public the option of 

submitting information or transacting 

business electronically to the maximum 

extent possible. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on April 26, 

2007. 

Michael W. Yost, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–2323 Filed 5–10–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

National Forest System Land 

Management Planning 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service is giving 

notice of its intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement to 

analyze and disclose potential 

environmental consequences associated 

with a National Forest System land 

management planning rule. This 

environmental impact statement is 

being prepared in partial response to an 

order dated March 30, 2007, in which 

the United States District Court in 

Citizens for Better Forestry et al. v. 

USDA (N.D. Calif.) enjoined the USDA 

from implementation and utilization of 

the National Forest land management 

planning rule published in 2005 until 

the agency complies with the court’s 

order. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by June 

11, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent via 

e-mail to 

planningrulenoi@fscomments.org. 

Written comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Planning 

Rule NOI Comments, P.O. Box 162969, 

Sacramento, CA 95816–2969, or via 

facsimile to (916) 456–6724. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses, when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Sire, (202) 205–1006, 

dsire@fs.fed.us or Regis Terney, (202) 

205–1552, rterney@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This action responds in part to an 

order dated March 30, 2007, by the 

United States District Court in Citizens 

for Better Forestry et al. v. USDA (N.D. 


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