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Notices Federal Register

46472

Vol. 62, No. 170

Wednesday, September 3, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

National Commission on Small Farms;

Meetings

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

Correction; In the Federal Register of

August 28, 1997, on page 45617 in the

3rd column, in the 11th line, ‘‘1:00

p.m.’’ is corrected to read ‘‘9:00 a.m.’’

SUMMARY: The USDA National

Commission on Small Farms published

a document in the Federal Register, FR

doc. 97–22976 on page 45617. This

notice serves as a correction to the

meeting time:

Correction; In the Federal Register of

August 28, 1997, on page 45617 in the

3rd column, in the 11th line, ‘‘1:00

p.m.’’ is corrected to read ‘‘9:00 a.m.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Yezak Molen, Director, National

Commission on Small Farms, at the

address above or at (202) 690–0648 or

(202) 690–0673. The fax number is (202)

720–0596.

PLACE, DATE AND TIME OF MEETING: The

Commission’s third public meeting is

September 10 and 11 at the Jefferson

Auditorium, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. The

meeting is open to the public. On

September 10, the Commission will

meet from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to hear

public testimony. On September 11, the

Commission will meet from 8:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m. to conduct Commission

business.

Pearlie S. Reed,

Acting Assistant Secretary for

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–23458 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 97–053N]

Notice of Request for Extension and

Revision of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) regulations, this notice

announces the Food Safety and

Inspection Service’s (FSIS) intention to

request an extension for and revision to

a currently approved information

collection package regarding antemortem and post-mortem inspection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before November 3, 1997.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Lee Puricelli, Paperwork

Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA, 300 12th Street SW,

Washington, DC 20250–3700, (202) 720–

0346.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem

Inspection.

OMB Number: 0583–0090.

Expiration Date of Approval:

November 30, 1997.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the

authority to exercise the functions of the

Secretary as provided in the Federal

Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C.

601 et seq.) and the Poultry Products

Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451 et

seq.). These statutes mandate that FSIS

protect the public by ensuring that meat

and poultry products are safe,

wholesome, unadulterated, and

properly labeled and packaged.

FSIS is requesting an extension and

revision to the information collection

package addressing meat and poultry

paperwork and recordkeeping

requirements regarding ante-mortem

and post-mortem inspection. Such

information collections are necessary to

ensure that meat and poultry products

are wholesome and unadulterated.

FSIS permits poultry establishments

to operate under the Streamlined

Inspection System (SIS), the New Line

Speed (NELS) Inspection System, or the

New Turkey Inspection (NTI) System.

These systems are post-mortem

inspection systems that have enabled

the poultry industry to increase their

daily production. To operate under SIS

for broilers and Cornish game hens,

establishments must request and receive

approval from the Agency.

Establishments operating under NELS

and NTI must develop and maintain a

partial quality control(PQC) programs.

There are information collection

requirements associated with the

request, approval, and daily operations

of these systems. FSIS program

employees review the records relating to

the systems operation at least three

times a week to verify regulatory

compliance.

Meat and poultry establishments

wishing to slaughter animals treated

with experimental biological products,

drugs or chemicals must provide certain

information and supporting data for

review by the Agency before approval

may be granted. Also, persons or entities

wishing to obtain specimens of

diseased, condemned or inedible

material must submit information to

FSIS.

Because of the continued need for

these information collection activities,

FSIS is requesting OMB extension for

and revision of the Information

Collection Request covering information

collection activities related to these

requirements.

Estimate of Burden: The public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average

.0216572 hours per response.

Respondents: Meat and poultry

establishments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,114.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 817.20466.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 19,716 hours.

Copies of this information collection

assessment and comments can be

obtained from Lee Puricelli, Paperwork

Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA, 300 12th Street SW,

Room 109, Washington, DC 20250–

3700, (202) 720–0346.

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection of information
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is necessary for the proper performance

of FSIS’s functions, including whether

the information will have practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’ 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 use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques, or

other forms of information technology.

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 26, 1997.

Thomas J. Billy,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–23249 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Combining a Currently Approved

Information Collection With New

Information Collections

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Forest Service announces its intent to

extend one information collection and

combine it with two new information

collections. Authorization for

information collection, FS–2400–8–

Forest Products Free Use Permit (OMB

Number 0596–0095) expires October 31,

1997. It is this information collection

under which the Forest Service intends

to combine two new information

collections: FS–2400–1–Forest Products

Removal Permit and Cash Receipt and

FS–2400–4–Forest Products Sale Permit

and Cash Receipt.

The collected information is

necessary to ensure that applicants meet

the requirements of the forest products

removal program; that permittees

obtaining free use of forest products

qualify for the free-use program; that

applicants purchasing permits noncompetitively to harvest forest products

do not exceed the authorized limit in a

fiscal year; and that permittees can be

identified in the field by Forest Service

compliance personnel.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing on or before November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to: Director, Forest

Management (MAIL STOP 1105), Forest

Service, USDA, PO Box 96090,

Washington, DC 20090–6090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jim Naylor, Forest Management Staff, at

(202) 205–0858.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under 16 U.S.C. 551, individuals and

other Federal agencies planning to

remove forest products from the

National Forests must obtain a permit.

To obtain a permit, applicants must

meet the criteria at 36 CFR 223.1, 223.2,

and 223.5 through 223.13 under which

free use or sale of timber or forest

products is authorized. Upon receiving

a permit, the permittee must comply

with the terms of the permit at 36 CFR

261.6 that designate the forest products

that can be harvested and under what

conditions, such as limiting harvest to a

designated area or permitting harvest of

only specifically designated material.

For over 20 years, Forest Service

Regional offices have been issuing

Forest Product Removal Permits, with

each Region developing its own Forest

Product Removal Permit form and

policies. To ensure more consistent

management of the forest products

programs, the Forest Service has

developed two new national permit

forms to replace regional forms: FS–

2400–1–Forest Products Removal Permit

and Cash Receipt to sell timber

products, such as fuelwood, or forest

products, such as Christmas trees and

pine cones, and FS–2400–4–Forest

Products Sale Permit and Cash Receipt

to sell timber products, such as

sawtimber or fuelwood.

When applying for forest products

removal permits, applicants, depending

on what timber or forest products they

intend to remove, must answer

questions on one or more of the

following forms:

Form FS–2400–1–Forest Products Removal

Permit and Cash Receipt is new and will

implement regulations at 36 CFR 223.1 and

223.2 governing the sale of forest products,

such as Christmas trees or pinecones;

Form FS–2400–4–Forest Products Sale

Permit and Cash Receipt is new and will be

used to sell timber products, such as

sawtimber, or forest products, such as

fuelwood; and

Form FS–2400–4–Forest Products Free Use

Permit is an existing form that will be

extended. It is used to allow free use of

timber or forest products (36 CFR 223.5

through 223.13).

Each form implements different

regulations and has different provisions

for compliance, but all three forms

collect similar information from the

applicant for related purposes.

Therefore, the Forest Service intends to

combine the three information

collections under one authorization

number, OMB No. 0596–0095, which

currently covers only FS–2400–8–Forest

Products Free Use Permit. OMB

authorization of FS–2400–8 expires

October 31, 1997. The Forest Service is

requesting an extension of this

information collection.

The Forest Service will use the

information collected on these three

forms to ensure that permittees

obtaining free use of timber or forest

products qualify for the free-use

program and do not receive product

value in excess of the $20 amount that

District Rangers or $100 amount that

Forest Supervisors are authorized to

approved in a fiscal year (36 CFR 223.8);

to ensure that applicants purchasing

permits non-competitively to harvest

timber or forest products do not exceed

the authorized $10,000 limit in a fiscal

year (16 U.S.C. 472(a)); and to ensure

that permittees can be identified in the

field by Forest Service compliance

personnel.

An applicant is not restricted to one

permit. An applicant may apply for as

many product removal permits as they

deem necessary to meet their needs. For

example, an applicant may obtain free

use of a timber product, such as

firewood, using FS–2400–8–Forest

Products Free Use Permit and still

purchase a Christmas tree using FS–

2400–1–Forest Product Removal Permit

and Cash Receipt.

Data gathered in these information

collections are not available from other

sources.

Description of Information Collection

The following describes the

information collection to be extended

and combined with two new

information collections: FS–2400–1–

Forest Products Removal Permit and

Cash Receipt and FS–2400–1–Forest

Products Removal Permit and Cash

Receipt and FS–2400–4–Forest Products

Sale Permit and Cash Receipt.

Descriptions of these information

collections follow the description of FS–

2400–8.

Title: FS–2400–8—Forest Products

Free Use Permit.

OMB Number: 0596–0095.

Expiration Date of Approval: October

31, 1997.

Type of Request: Extend this

information collection and combine

with FS–2400–1 and FS–2400–4.

Abstract: The agency uses the

collected data to ensure that applicants

meet the criteria for free use of timber