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Notices Federal Register

58729

Vol. 65, No. 191

Monday, October 2, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. TB–00–21]

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 in

support of the Dairy and Tobacco

Adjustment Act of 1983 and the

Tobacco Inspection Act and the

Regulations Governing the Tobacco

Standards.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by December 1, 2000 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact John W. Foster, Chief,

Standardization and Review Branch,

Tobacco Programs, Agricultural

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Room 511 Annex Building,

P. O. Box 96456, Washington, DC

20090–6456, Telephone (202) 205–0744

and Fax (202) 205–1191.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements for 7 CFR Part 29.

OMB Number: 0581–0056.

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,

2001.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: The Tobacco Inspection Act

(7 U.S.C. 511 et seq.) requires that all

tobacco sold at designated auction

markets in the U.S. be inspected and

graded. Provision is also made for

interested parties to request inspection

and grading services on an as needed

basis. Also, the Dairy and Tobacco

Adjustment Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 511r)

requires the Secretary to inspect all

tobacco offered for importation into the

United States for grade and quality

except cigar and oriental tobacco which

must be certified by the importer as to

kind and type, and in the case of cigar

tobacco, that such tobacco will be used

solely in the manufacture of cigars.

The information collection

requirements authorized for the

programs under the Tobacco Inspection

Act and the Dairy and Tobacco

Adjustment Act of 1983 include:

application for inspection of tobacco,

applications and other information used

in the approval of new auction markets

or the extension of services to

designated tobacco markets, and

information required to be provided in

connection with auction sales.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 0.40 hours per

response.

Respondents: Primarily tobacco

companies, tobacco manufacturers,

import inspectors, and small businesses

or organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

645.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 21.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 5,569.

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 John W.

Foster, Chief, Standardization and

Review Branch, Tobacco Programs,

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Rm. 511

Annex Building, P.O. Box 96456,

Washington, DC 20090–6456 and will

be available for public inspection in

Room 511 Annex Building, 300 12th

Street, S.W., 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: September 26, 2000.

William O. Coats,

Acting Deputy Administrator, Tobacco

Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–25137 Filed 9–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 00–041N]

Codex Alimentarius Commission:

Meeting of the Codex Committees on

Natural Mineral Waters and Cocoa

Products and Chocolate

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary

for Food Safety, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Office of the Under

Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.

Department of Agriculture (USDA), and

the Food and Drug Administration

(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring

a public meeting on October 17, 2000.

The objective of the public meeting is to

provide information and receive public

comments on agenda items and draft

United States positions that will be

discussed at the following upcoming

committee meetings.

• Seventh Session of the Codex

Committee on Natural Mineral Waters

(CCNMW) to be held in Fribourg,

Switzerland, October 30–November 1,

2000

• Eighteenth Session of the Codex

Committee on Cocoa Products and

Chocolate (CCCPC) to be held in

Fribourg, Switzerland, November 2–4,

2000.

The Under Secretary and FDA

recognize the importance of providing