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Vol. 62, No. 206

Friday, October 24, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

Request for Revision of a Currently

Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intent of the Farm

Service Agency (FSA) to revise the

information collection currently

approved for a form used in support of

the FSA Farm Loan Program (FLP). The

form has been amended to adapt it for

additional uses in the servicing of loans,

resulting in its name being changed and

an increase in burden hours.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before November 24,

1997 to be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Phillip Elder,

Senior Loan Officer, USDA, FSA, Farm

Loan Programs, Loan Servicing

Division, 1400 Independence Avenue,

SW, STOP 0523, Washington, D.C.

20013–0523; telephone (202) 690–4012;

electronic mail:

pelder@wdc.fsa.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Form FSA 440–32, ‘‘Verification

of Debts and Assets’’.

OMB Control Number: 0560–0166.

Expiration Date of Approval:

September 30, 1999.

Type of Request: Revision of

Currently Approved Information

Collection.

Abstract: The information obtained on

this form is necessary to ensure the

accuracy of information obtained in

connection with applications for FSA

direct loan assistance. It is used to verify

debt information provided by applicants

in order to determine their suitability

for an Operating Loan, Farm Ownership

Loan or Emergency Loan. Additionally,

the form has been revised to allow its

use by the Agency to verify assets of

borrowers that have requested

settlement of their debts through

cancellation, adjustment or

compromise.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 15 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, businesses or other for

profit and farms.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

17,335.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 3.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 13,001.

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 sent

to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503 and to

Phillip Elder, Senior Loan Officer,

USDA, FSA, Farm Loan Programs, Loan

Servicing Division, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW, STOP 0523, Washington,

D.C. 20013–0523. Copies of the

information collection may be obtained

from Phillip Elder at the above address.

Comments regarding paperwork burden

will be summarized and included in the

request for OMB approval of the

information collection. All comments

will also become a matter of public

record.

OMB is required to make a decision

concerning the collection(s) of

information contained in this notice

between 30 and 60 days after

publication of this document in the

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment

to OMB is best assured of having its full

effect if OMB receives it within 30 days

of publication. This does not affect the

deadline for the public to comment to

the Department on this notice.

Signed in Washington, D.C., on October 16,

1997.

Bruce Weber,

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

[FR Doc. 97–28198 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Giant Multi-Resource Management

Project

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revised Notice of Intent to

prepare an environmental impact

statement.

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service,

Tahoe National Forest, has changed the

proposed action for this EIS. The new

proposal includes only timber harvest,

road construction, road

decommissioning, and fuel treatment.

The design of the new proposal

incorporates and addresses all issues

previously identified. The Forest

Service now anticipates issuing a Draft

EIS in the last quarter of Calendar Year

1997, and filing a Final EIS in the first

quarter of Calendar Year 1998.

DATE: Comments concerning the scope

of the analysis should be received by

November 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

John Bradford, EIS Team Leader,

Foresthill Ranger District, 22830

Foresthill Road, Foresthill, CA 95631.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Bradford, EIS Team Leader, Foresthill

Ranger District, 916–478–6254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 2,

1997 a Notice of Intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement was

published in the Federal Register (Vol.

62, No. 105, Pages 29706–29707).

Dated: October 16, 1997.

John H. Skinner,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 97–28207 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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