Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 164 / Monday, August 25, 1997 / Notices 44947

Dated: August 20, 1997.

Pearlie S. Reed,

Acting Assistant Secretary for

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–22539 Filed 8–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. PY–97–009]

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice

announces the Agricultural Marketing

Service’s (AMS) intention to request an

extension to a currently approved

information collection in support of the

Poultry Market News Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by October 24, 1997.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact Grover

T. Hunter, Market News Branch, Poultry

Division, Agricultural Marketing

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

STOP 0262, 1400 Independence Avenue

SW, Washington, D.C. 20090–6456,

(202) 720–6911 and FAX (202) 720–

2403.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Market News Reports

(Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946).

OMB Number: 0581–0033

Expiration Date of Approval: January

31, 1998

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: Under the Agricultural

Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, (7

U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) the Poultry Market

News Branch provides nationwide

coverage of broiler/fryers, turkeys, and

eggs through field offices. Reporters in

the Federal-State field offices make

contact with trade members.

The mission of Market News is to

provide current unbiased, factual

information to all members of the

Nation’s agricultural industry, from

farm to retailer, depicting current

conditions on supply, demand, price,

trend, movement, and other pertinent

information affecting the trade in

poultry and eggs, and their respective

products. In order to accomplish this

mission, Market News observes, records,

interprets, and reports trading levels of

poultry and egg markets. Market reports

assist producer-processors in their

production planning, and help promote

orderly marketing by placing producerprocessors and others in the industry on

a more equal bargaining basis. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 0.83 hours per

response. Respondents: Producers, processors,

brokers, retailers.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,720.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 123.69.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 17,657 hours.

Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the methodology and

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology. Comments may

be sent to: Grover T. Hunter, Chief,

Market News Branch, Poultry Division,

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, STOP 0262,

1400 Independence Avenue SW,

Washington, D.C. 20090–6456. 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.

Dated: August 19, 1997.

D. Michael Holbrook,

Director, Poultry Division.

[FR Doc. 97–22521 Filed 8–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 97–075–1]

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on

Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases;

Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a

meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory

Committee on Foreign Animal and

Poultry Diseases.

Place, Dates, and Time of Meeting:

The meeting will be held in the

Conference Center of the USDA Center

at Riverside, 4700 River Road,

Riverdale, MD 20737. Sessions will be

held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September

9–10, 1997, and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

on September 11, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Quita Bowman, Senior Staff

Veterinarian, Emergency Programs Staff,

VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 41,

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, (301) 734–

7707; or e-mail:

qbowman@aphis.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on

Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases

(the Committee) advises the Secretary of

Agriculture on actions necessary to

prevent the introduction of foreign

diseases of livestock and poultry into

the United States. In addition, the

Committee advises the Secretary on

contingency planning and on

maintaining a state of preparedness to

deal with these diseases, if introduced.

The meeting will focus on emerging

issues, the design of an emergency

management system, and the foreign

animal disease situation worldwide and

its relevance to the United States. The

meeting will be open to the public.

However, due to the time constraints,

the public will not be allowed to

participate in the Committee’s

discussions. Written statements on

meeting topics may be filed with the

Committee before or after the meeting

by sending them to Dr. Quita Bowman

at the address listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Written

comments may also be filed at the time

of the meeting. Please refer to Docket

No. 97–075–1 when submitting your

comments.

This notice of meeting is given

pursuant to section 10 of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act.

Done in Washington, DC this 19th day of

August 1997.

Terry L. Medley,

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–22524 Filed 8–22–97; 8:45 am]

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