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Vol. 65, No. 189

Thursday, September 28, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request—Evaluation of the

School Breakfast Program Pilot

Project—Data Collection Instruments

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Food and

Nutrition Service’s intention to request

Office of Management and Budget

approval of the data collection

instruments for the Evaluation of the

School Breakfast Program Pilot Project.

DATES: Written comments on this notice

must be received by November 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:

Alberta C. Frost, Director, Office of

Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation,

Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park

Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.

Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) 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; (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 the 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 Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval. All comments will also

become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the proposed information

collection forms should be directed to

Alberta C. Frost, (703) 305–2117.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Evaluation of the School

Breakfast Program Pilot Project—Data

Collection Instruments.

OMB Number: Not yet assigned.

Expiration Date: N/A.

Type of Request: New collection of

information.

Abstract: Section 109(b) of the

William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Act

of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–336) amended

Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell

National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.

1769) to authorize a pilot study that

provides free school breakfasts to all

students regardless of family income in

up to six school districts. The

evaluation will rigorously assess the

impact of this universal-free school

breakfast program on program

participation and a broad range of

student outcomes, including academic

achievement, school attendance and

tardiness, classroom behavior and

attentiveness, and dietary status. In

addition, the evaluation will include a

comprehensive implementation analysis

to document how the universal-free

breakfast program was implemented,

changes in program operations and

administration, and its costs. OMB

approval is requested for the data

collection instruments to be used for

evaluating the impact of the School

Breakfast Program Pilot Project on

various student outcomes and for

assessing the implementation of the

universal-free breakfast program.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden is estimated to range from 30

minutes for school principals to 255

minutes for cafeteria managers.

Respondents: Parents/guardians of

sampled students will be interviewed.

Elementary school children will be

asked to respond to questions about

dietary intake, complete a cognitive test

battery and have height and weight

measured. Teachers, whose students are

study participants, will be asked to rate

the behavior of these students. School

District Administrators, School Food

Service Directors, School Principals and

Cafeteria Managers will be interviewed.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

From each of the selected 144

elementary schools, 30 students and

their households totaling 4,320 students

and 4,320 households will be sampled.

Respondents will also include the 6

School District Administrators, the 6

School Food Service Directors, 144

School Principals, 144 Cafeteria

Managers and 864 teachers (6 teachers

from each of the 144 elementary

schools).

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: One for most respondents.

Exceptions include 10 percent (432) of

the study households, which will be

interviewed for 25 minutes on a second

occasion for additional dietary intake

information about the student. 24

students from each school district will

participate in a focus group. 108

teachers will be interviewed.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 8,920.5 hours.

Households (4,320 × 45 minutes + 432

× 25 minutes)=3,420 hours; Students

(4,320 × 45 minutes + 144 × 60 minutes

for focus groups)=3,384 hours; Teachers

(864 × 95 minutes + 108 × 30 minutes)

=1,422 hours; School District

Administrators (6 × 45 minutes)=4.5

hours; School Food Service Directors (6

× 60 minutes)=6 hours; Principals (144

× 30 minutes)=72 hours; Cafeteria

Managers (144 × 255 minutes)=612

hours.

Dated: September 22, 2000.

George A. Braley,

Associate Administrator, Food and Nutrition

Service.

[FR Doc. 00–24870 Filed 9–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory

Committee Field Trip

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Oregon Coast Provincial

Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet at

the Mapleton Ranger District Office in

Florence, OR, on October 12, 2000, to

begin a field trip to Enchanted Valley.

The Mapleton Ranger District Office is

located at 4480 Hwy. 101, Building G,

Florence, OR. The trip will begin at 9

a.m. and end at approximately 2 p.m.

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Bring a lunch and field gear, including

waterproof boots. The public is

encouraged to attend but must bring its

own transportation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joni

Quarnstrom, Public Affairs Specialist,

Siuslaw National Forest, 541/750–7075

or write to Acting Forest Supervisor,

Siuslaw National Forest, P.O. Box 1148,

Corvallis, OR 97339.

Dated: September 18, 2000.

Y. Robert Iwamoto,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 00–24864 Filed 9–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

Information Collection Activity;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites

comments on this information

collection for which RUS intends to

request approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by November 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: F.

Lamont Heppe, Jr., Program

Development & Regulatory Analysis,

Rural Utilities Service, USDA, 1400

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522,

Room 4034 South Building,

Washington, D.C. 20250–1522.

Telephone: (202) 720–0736. FAX: (202)

720–4120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 7 CFR Part 1794, Environmental

Policies and Procedures.

OMB Control Number: 0572–0117.

Type of Request: Extension of a

previously approved collection with

change.

Abstract: The information collection

contained in this rule are requirements

prescribed the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended

(42 U.S.C. 4321–4346), the Council on

Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Regulations for Implementing the

Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR

parts 1500–1508), and certain related

Federal environmental laws, statutes,

regulations, and Executive Orders.

The major events which influenced

the promulgation of the revisions to this

rule was the 1994 reorganization of the

U.S. Department of Agriculture, which

transferred the water and waste program

from the former Farmers Home

Administration to RUS, reforms within

the electric and telecommunications

programs, and fundamental changes in

RUS’ implementation of the CEQ

regulations.

RUS applicants provide

environmental documentation, as

prescribed by the rule, to assure that

policy contained in NEPA is followed.

The burden varies depending on the

type, size, and location of each project,

which then prescribes the type of

information collection involved. The

collection of information is only that

information that is essential for RUS to

provide environmental safeguards and

to comply with NEPA as implemented

by the CEQ regulations.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 229 hours per

response.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit and non-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

600.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 3.

Estimate Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 440,000 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Bob Turner,

Program Development and Regulatory

Analysis, Rural Utilities Service at (202)

720–0696.

Comments are invited on (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

assumption 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 the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques on

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: September 21, 2000.

Christopher A. McLean,

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 00–24924 Filed 9–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration

Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms

for Determination of Eligibility To

Apply for Trade Adjustment

Assistance

AGENCY: Economic Development

Administration (EDA), Commerce.

ACTION: To give firms an opportunity to

comment.

Petitions have been accepted for filing

on the dates indicated from the firms

listed below.

LIST OF PETITION ACTION BY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PERIOD AUGUST 16, 2000–SEPTEMBER 22, 2000

Firm name Address Date petition

accepted Product

American Coat & Pad Company.1220 Curtain Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218.28–Aug–2000 .................... Coat and shoulder padding.

Eastham Forge, Inc ............. 1055 Archie Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701.28–Aug–2000 .................... Forged valve parts for oilfield wellhead equipment.

Byer Manufacturing Co., Inc.

(The).

74 Mill Street, Orono, ME

04473.

30–Aug–2000 .................... Camp and casual folding furniture of wood and canvas—cots, chairs, stools, loungers & tables.

Henges Manufacturing,

L.L.C.

12100 Prichard Farm Rd.,

Maryland Hts., MO

63043.

01–Sep–2000 .................... Pre-fabricated buildings, primarily used within an existing warehouse or manufacturing plant.

Hagale Industries, Inc .......... 601 East South Street,

Ozark, MO 65721.

01–Sep–2000 .................... Men’s shirts and trousers.

Great Western Inorganics,

Inc.

17400 Highway 72, Arvada, CO 80007.15–Sep–2000 .................... Iron sulfide and bromide.