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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 62, No. 215

Thursday, November 6, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

October 31, 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 1995,

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, DC 20503 and to

Department Clearance Office, USDA,

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC

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.

• Farm Service Agency

Title: Request for FSA County

Committee Ballot and Declaration of

Eligibility to Vote.

OMB Control Number : 0560—New.

Summary of Collection: Information

will be collected from persons

requesting eligibility to vote in county

committee elections.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information will be used to ensure as

many eligible voters as possible receive

an FSA County Committee election

ballot.

Description of Respondents: Farms.

Number of Respondents: 5,000.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

Once.

Total Burden Hours: 400.

Emergency processing of this

submission has been requested.

• Food and Consumer Service

Title: Quality Control Review

Schedule.

OMB Control Number : 0584–0299.

Summary of Collection: The Quality

Control Review Schedule collects both

quality control and case characteristic

data. The information needed to

complete this form is obtained from the

Food Stamp case record and State

quality control findings.

Need and use of the Information: The

information is used to monitor and

reduce errors, develop policy strategies,

and analyze household characteristic

data.

Description of Respondents: State,

Local or Tribal Government; Individuals

or households; Federal Government.

Number of Respondents: 57,236.

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Recording: Weekly;

Monthly.

Total Burden Hours: 61,499.

Donald Hulcher,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–29315 Filed 11–5–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 95–078–5]

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 for the humane treatment of

dogs under the Animal Welfare Act by

removing the provisions for tethering

dogs as a means of primary enclosure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Gregg Ramsey, APHIS Information

Collection Coordinator, AIM, APHIS,

suite 2C11, 4700 River Road Unit 103,

Riverdale, MD 20737–1235, (301) 734–

5682.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On August 13, 1997, we published in

the Federal Register (62 FR 43272-

43275, Docket No. 95–078–2) a final

rule amending the regulations at 9 CFR

parts 1 and 3, ‘‘Humane Treatment of

Dogs; Tethering.’’ This rule contains

information collection requirements. On

October 3, 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-

0093 (expires April 30, 2000).

Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of

October 1997.

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–29322 Filed 11–5–97; 8:45 am]

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