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58037

Vol. 65, No. 188

Wednesday, September 27, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. CN–00–007]

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 November 27, 2000, to be

assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Comments may be mailed to USDA,

AMS, Cotton Programs, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0224,

Room 2641–S, Washington DC 20250–

0224. All comments received will be

available for public inspection at this

address during the hours 8 a.m. to 4

p.m. Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Cotton Classing, Testing, and

Standards

OMB Number: 0581–0008.

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,

2001.

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).

The information collection

requirements in this request are

essential to carry out the intent of the

Acts and to provide the cotton industry

the type of information they need to

make sound business decisions. The

information collected is the minimum

required. Information is requested from

growers, cooperatives, merchants,

manufacturers, and other government

agencies.

The information collected is used

only by authorized employees of the

USDA, AMS. The Cotton Industry is the

primary user of the compiled

information and AMS and other

government agencies are secondary

users.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 0.07 (119/1697)

hours per response.

Respondents: Cotton merchants,

warehouses, and gins.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

797.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 2.13 (1697/797).

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 119 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 Darryl W.

Earnest, Assistant Associate Deputy

Administrator, Cotton Programs, AMS,

USDA 1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Stop 0224, Room 2641–S, Washington,

DC 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: September 21, 2000.

Norma McDill,

Acting Deputy Administrator, Cotton

Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–24777 Filed 9–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Heath Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 00–091–1]

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on

Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases;

Notice of Solicitation for Membership.

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service USDA.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for

membership

SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the

Secretary anticipates renewing the

Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal

and Poultry Diseases for a 2-year period.

The Secretary is soliciting nominations

for membership for this Committee.

DATES: Consideration will be given to

nominations received on or before

November 13, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be

addressed to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Joe Annelli, Chief Staff Veterinarian,

Emergency Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700

River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD

20737–1231; (301) 734–8073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary’s Advisory Committe on

Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases

(the Committee) advises the Secretary of

Agriculture on actions necessary to keep

foreign diseases of livestock and poultry

from being introduced into the United

States. In addition, the Committee

advises on contingency planning and on

maintaining a state of preparedness to

deal with these diseases, if introduced.

The Committee Chairperson and Vice

Chairperson shall be elected by the

Committee from among its members.