Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 15, 2007 / Notices 27283 

impact statement (DEIS) is expected to 

be available for public review sometime 

in February or March 2006. This Notice 

corrects the estimated filing date of the 

DEIS from spring 2006 to summer 2007. 

At that time, the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) will publish a 

Notice of Availability (NOA) of the DEIS 

in the Federal Register. 

Additionally, the 2005 NOI states the 

comment period would be for 90 days. 

This Notice changes the length of the 

comment period to 60 days from the 

date the NOA is published in the 

Federal Register. 

Completion date for the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

is subsequently corrected to reflect these 

changes. The NOI states the FEIS would 

be completed in September 2006. This 

Notice corrects the estimated 

completion date of the FEIS from 

September 2006 to winter 2007. When 

completed, EPA will publish a NOA of 

the FEIS in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrey Kuykendall, Forest 

Environmental Coordinator, Carson 

National Forest, at (505) 758–6212. 

Dated: May 8, 2007. 

Martin D. Chavez, Jr., 

Forest Supervisor, Carson National Forest. 

[FR Doc. E7–9283 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection, the Agricultural 

Surveys Program. Revision to burden 

hours may be needed due to changes in 

the size of the target population, 

sampling design, and/or questionnaire 

length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by July 16, 2007 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0213, 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: gmcbride@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 720–6396. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–

ROM submissions to: Ginny McBride, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: Ginny McBride, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Agricultural Surveys Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0213. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2007. 

Type of Request: To revise and extend 

a currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, farm numbers, land values, 

on-farm pesticide usage, and pest crop 

management practices. The Agricultural 

Surveys Program contains a series of 

surveys that obtains basic agricultural 

data from farmers and ranchers 

throughout the Nation for preparing 

agricultural estimates and forecasts of 

crop acreage, yield, and production; 

stocks of grains and soybeans; hog and 

pig numbers; sheep inventory and lamb 

crop; cattle inventory; and cattle on 

feed. 

Grazing fees, land values, pesticide 

usage, and pest management practices 

data are also collected. 

Uses of the statistical information are 

extensive and varied. Producers, farm 

organizations, agribusinesses, State and 

national farm policy makers, and 

government agencies are important 

users of these statistics. Agricultural 

statistics are used to plan and 

administer other related Federal and 

State programs in such areas as 

consumer protection, conservation, 

foreign trade, education, and recreation. 

The Agricultural Surveys Program 

had approval from OMB for a 3-year 

period. NASS intends to request that the 

program be approved for another 3 

years. 

Authority: 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. This Notice is 

submitted in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), and Office of 

Management and Budget regulations at 

5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 

29, 1995). 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 15 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Farms and Ranches. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

650,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 162,500 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from Ginny McBride, 

NASS 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 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, April 24, 2007. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–9237 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 


cprice-sewell on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES