48210 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 178 / Monday, September 15, 1997 / Notices

(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, through use, as

appropriate, of automated, electronic,

mechanical, and other collection

technologies, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

Estimate of Burden: The public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 1.78

hours per response.

Respondents: Swine producers,

veterinary practitioners, State and

private diagnostic laboratories, and

swine-related industries.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

268.

Estimated Number of Responses Per

Respondent: 2.47.

Estimated Annual Number of

Responses: 662.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 1,179 hours. (Due to

rounding, the total annual burden hours

may not equal the product of the annual

number of responses multiplied by the

average reporting burden per response.)

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.

Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of

September 1997.

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–24391 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 96–016–23]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; OMB Approval Received

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Office of

Management and Budget’s approval of a

collection of information contained in

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service final rule amending the

regulations pertaining to compensation

for Karnal bunt in the 1995–1996 crop

season.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Cheryl Jenkins, APHIS Information

Collection Coordinator, AIM, APHIS,

suite 2C42, 4700 River Road Unit 103,

Riverdale, MD 20737–1235, (301) 734–

5360.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 6, 1997, we published in the

Federal Register (62 FR 24745–24753,

Docket No. 96–016–17) a final rule

amending the regulations at 7 CFR

301.89, ‘‘Subpart—Karnal Bunt.’’ This

rule contains information collection

requirements. On August 6, 1997, the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approved the collection of

information requirements with respect

to this final rule under OMB control

number 0579–0121 (expires April 30,

2000).

Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of

September 1997.

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–24389 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intention of the

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to

reduce the number of information

collection dockets assigned to CCC by

requesting an extension and revision of

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) docket number 0560–0052 and

consolidate with 0560–0052 those

collections cleared under OMB docket

number 0560-0009 and 0560–0010.

These information collections are

authorized by 7 CFR part 1421,

Standards for Approval of Warehouses

for Grain, Rice, Dry Edible Beans, and

Seed, 7 CFR part 1423, Standards for

Approval of Dry and Cold Storage

Warehouses for Processed Agricultural

Commodities, Extracted Honey, and

Bulk Oils, and 7 CFR part 1427,

Standards for Approval of Warehouses

for Cotton or Cotton Linters.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before November 14,

1997, to be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Shirlene Engle, USDA, Farm

Service Agency, Warehouse and

Inventory Division, Storage Contract

Branch, STOP 0553, 1400 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250–

0553, (202) 720–7397; e-mail

sengle@wdc.fsa.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Standards for Approval of

Warehouses, Reporting and

Recordkeeping Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 0560–0052.

Expiration Date: January 31, 1998.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: The information collected

under OMB Control Number 0560–0052,

as identified above, allows CCC to

effectively administer storage

agreements authorized by the CCC

Charter Act. The information collected

allows CCC to contract for warehouse

storage and related services and to

monitor and enforce all provisions of 7

CFR parts 1421, 1423, and 1427. The

forms approved by this information

collection are furnished to interested

warehouse operators or used by

warehouse examiners employed by CCC

to secure and record information about

the warehouse operator and the

warehouse. The information collected is

necessary to provide those charged with

executing contracts for CCC a basis to

determine whether the warehouse and

the warehouse operator meet applicable

standards for a contract and to

determine compliance once the contract

is approved.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this information collection is

estimated to average .7 hours per

response.

Respondents: Warehouse Operators.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3,580.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 2.3.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 461,400 hours.

Proposed topics for comment include:

(a) Whether the continued 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 CCC’s estimate of