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Notices Federal Register

53282

Vol. 62, No. 198

Tuesday, October 14, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

October 3, 1997.

The Department of Agriculture has

submitted the following information

collection requirement(s) to OMB for

review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1955,

Public Law 104–13. Comments

regarding (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 should be addressed to: Desk

Officer for Agriculture, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB), Washington, D.C. 20503 and to

Department Clearance Office, USDA,

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, D.C.

20250–7602. Comments regarding these

information collections are best assured

of having their full effect if received

within 30 days of this notification.

Copies of the submission(s) may be

obtained by calling (202) 720–6746.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a currently valid OMB control

number and the agency informs

potential persons who are to respond to

the collection of information that such

persons are not required to respond to

the collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

• National Agricultural Statistics

Service

Title: Agricultural Surveys Program.

OMB Control Number: 0535–0213.

Summary of Collection: Information is

collected on crop acreage and

production, livestock inventory and

stocks of grain.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information is used throughout

Government and agriculture for policy,

production, and marketing decisions.

Description of Respondents: Farms.

Number of Respondents; 252,900.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

Monthly; quarterly; semi-annually;

annually.

Total Burden Hours: 139,260.

• Farm Service Agency

Title: Report of Acreage (7 CFR part

718).

OMB Control Number: 0560–0004.

Summary of Collection: The Farm

Service Agency requires that producers

report acreage for crops that need

verification of compliance, loan

eligibility, or crop loans.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information is used to verify that the

producer is eligible for agricultural

programs.

Description Of Respondents: Farms;

State, Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 616,121.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 462,093.

• Human Resources Management

Title: USDA Applicant Supplemental

Sheet.

OMB Control Number: 0505–0009.

Summary of Collection: Applicants

are requested to provide employment,

veteran, and disability status, and race/

national origin.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information will be used to evaluate

USDA’s recruitment and hiring

activities.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households.

Number of Respondents: 50,000.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 4,000.

• Rural Housing Service

Title: 7 CFR 1980–I, ‘‘Community

Programs Guaranteed Loans’’.

OMB Control Number: 0575–0137.

Summary of Collection: This

regulation promulgates the policies and

procedures for community program

loans guaranteed by the Rural Housing

Service and applies to lenders, holders,

borrowers and other parties involved in

making, guaranteeing, holding, servicing

or liquidating such loans.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information will be used to determine

applicant/borrower eligibility, project

feasibility, and to ensure borrowers

operate on a sound basis and use loan

funds for authorized purposes.

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 125.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

Quarterly; annually.

Total Burden Hours: 17,677.

• Agricultural Marketing Service

Title: National Research, Promotion,

and Consumer Information Programs.

OMB Control Number: 0581–0093.

Summary of Collection: Information is

collected from producers, handlers and

processors including production,

disposition, qualification data, and

assessment information.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information is used to strengthen

marketplace position and to maintain,

develop, and expand markets for the

various commodities.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit; Individuals or

households; Farms.

Number of Respondents: 319,342.

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion;

Weekly; monthly; annually.

Total Burden Hours: 366,874.

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

Title: Importation of Animal and

Poultry, Animal/Poultry Products,

Certain Animal Embryos, Semen and

Zoological Animals.

OMB Control Number: 0579–0040.

Summary of Collection: Information is

collected from importers concerning the

type of product to be imported into the

United States.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information is used to evaluate the

health status and risk factors associated

with moving animals or animal

products into the United States.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit; farms.
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Number of Respondents: 178,335.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 64,113.

Expedited review has been requested

for this submission.

• Rural Housing Service

Title: 7 CFR 1927–B, ‘‘Real Estate

Title Clearance and Loan Closing’’.

OMB Control Number: 0575–0147.

Summary of Collection: Information is

collected concerning real estate title,

estate title clearance, closing of loans,

assumptions, voluntary conveyances

and credit sales in connection with

insured loans.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information is used to ensure that loans

made with Federal funds are legally

secured.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; farms.

Number of Respondents: 40,000

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 54,816.

Donald Hulcher,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–27102 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. CN–97–005]

Notice of Request for Extension and

Revision 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 for and revision to a currently

approved information collection for

Cotton Classing, Testing, and Standards.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by December 14, 1997 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Comments may be mailed to USDA,

AMS, Cotton Programs, 1400

Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 0224,

Room 2641–S, Washington D.C. 20250–

0224. All comments received will be

available for public inspection at this

address during the hours 8:00 a.m. to

4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Cotton Classing, Testing, and

Standards

OMB Number: 0581–0008.

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,

1998

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: Information solicited is used

by the USDA to administer and

supervise activities associated with the

classification or grading of cotton,

cotton linters, and cottonseed based on

official USDA Standards. The

information requires personal data, such

as name, type of business, address, and

description of classification services

requested. These programs are

conducted under the United States

Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 51b), the

Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act of

1927 (U.S.C. 473c), and the Agricultural

Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622h).

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 0.83 hours per

response.

Respondents: Cotton merchants,

warehouses, and gins.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

307

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 3.932 (1207/307)

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 100 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 validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (3)

ways to enhance the 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 Amelia M.

Eduardo, Assistant to the Associate

Deputy Administrator, Cotton Programs,

AMS, USDA 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW, Stop 0224, Room 2641–S,

Washington, D.C. 20250. All comments

received will be available for public

inspection during regular business

hours at the same address. 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.

Dated: October 6, 1997.

Mary E. Atienza,

Deputy Administrator, Cotton Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–27100 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 97–092–1]

Notice of Request for Extension of

Approval of an Information Collection

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of approval of an

information collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service’s intention to

request an extension of approval of an

information collection in support of the

Imported Fire Ant regulations.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by December 15, 1997 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the accuracy of burden estimate, ways to

minimize the burden (such as through

the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology), or any other aspect of this

collection of information to: Docket No.

97–092–1, Regulatory Analysis and

Development, PPD, APHIS, suite 3C03,

4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale,

MD 20737–1238. Please send an original

and three copies, and state that your

comments refer to Docket 97–092–1.

Comments received may be inspected at

USDA, room 1141, South Building, 14th

Street and Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except holidays. Persons wishing to

inspect comments are requested to call

ahead on (202) 690–2817 to facilitate

entry into the comment reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For

information regarding the Imported Fire

Ant regulations, contact Mr. Michael

Stefan, Operations Officer, Domestic

and Emergency Programs, PPQ, APHIS,

4700 River Road Unit 134, Riverdale,

MD 20737–1236, (301) 734–8247. For

copies of more detailed information on

the information collection, contact Ms.

Cheryl Jenkins, Information Collection

Coordinator, at (301) 734–5360.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Imported Fire Ant.