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Extension Service address a concern

that is a priority and has national,

multistate, or regional significance (7

U.S.C. 7611).

(120) Solicit and consider input and

recommendations from persons who

conduct or use agricultural research,

extension, or education; ensure that

Federally supported and conducted

agricultural research, extension, and

education activities are accomplished in

accord with identified management

principles; and promulgate regulations

concerning implementation of a process

for obtaining stakeholder input at 1862,

1890, and 1994 Institutions (7 U.S.C.

7612 (b), (c)and (d)).

(121) Establish procedures that

provide for scientific peer review of

each agricultural research grant

administered, on a competitive basis,

and for merit review of each agricultural

extension or education grant

administered, on a competitive basis, by

the Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service (7

U.S.C. 7613(a)).

(122) Consider the results of the

annual review performed by the

Agricultural Research, Extension,

Education, and Economics Advisory

Board regarding the relevance to

priorities of the funding of all

agricultural research, extension, or

education activities conducted or

funded by the Department and the

adequacy of funding, when formulating

each request for proposals, and

evaluating proposals, involving an

agricultural research, extension, or

education activity funded, on a

competitive basis, by the Department;

and solicit and consider input from

persons who conduct or use agricultural

research, extension, or education

regarding the prior year’s request for

proposals for each activity funded on a

competitive basis (7 U.S.C. 7613(c)).

(123) Require a procedure to be

established by each 1862, 1890, and

1994 Institution, for merit review of

each agricultural research and extension

activity funded and review of the

activity in accordance with the

procedure (7 U.S.C. 7613(e)).

(124) Administer an Initiative for

Future Agriculture and Food Systems

(except with respect to funds provided

by the Secretary to the Alternative

Agricultural Research and

Commercialization Corporation) (7

U.S.C. 7621).

(125) Administer a program of

competitive grants to eligible

partnerships to coordinate and manage

research and extension activities to

enhance the quality of high-value

agricultural products (7 U.S.C. 7622).

(126) Administer a program of

competitive grants to eligible entities to

conduct research, education, or

information dissemination projects for

the development and advancement of

precision agriculture (7 U.S.C. 7623).

(127) Administer the Thomas

Jefferson Initiative for Crop

Diversification program of competitive

grants and contracts for the purpose of

conducting research and development,

in cooperation with other public and

private entities, on the production and

marketing of new and nontraditional

crops needed to strengthen and

diversify the agricultural production

base of the United States (7 U.S.C.

7625).

(128) Administer competitive grants

for integrated, multifunctional

agricultural research, education, and

extension activities (7 U.S.C. 7626).

(129) Operate and administer the

Food Animal Residue Avoidance

Database through contracts, grants, or

cooperative agreements with

appropriate colleges or universities (7

U.S.C. 7642).

(130) Develop a national program of

safe food handling education for adults

and young people to reduce the risk of

food-borne illness (7 U.S.C. 7655).

* * * * *

5. Amend § 2.67 to add new

paragraphs (a)(15), (a)(16), and (a)(17),

to read as follows:

§ 2.67 Administrator, Economic Research

Service.

(a) * * *

(15) Solicit and consider input and

recommendations from persons who

conduct or use agricultural research,

extension, or education (7 U.S.C.

7612(b)).

(16) Consider the results of the annual

review performed by the Agricultural

Research, Extension, Education, and

Economics Advisory Board regarding

the relevance to priorities of the funding

of all agricultural research, extension, or

education activities conducted or

funded by the Department and the

adequacy of funding, when formulating

each request for proposals, and

evaluating proposals, involving an

agricultural research, extension, or

education activity funded, on a

competitive basis, by the Department;

and solicit and consider input from

persons who conduct or use agricultural

research, extension, or education

regarding the prior year’s request for

proposals for each activity funded on a

competitive basis (7 U.S.C. 7613(c)).

(17) Establish procedures that ensure

scientific peer review of all research

activities conducted by the Economic

Research Service (7 U.S.C. 7613(d)).

* * * * *

6. Amend § 2.68 to add a new

paragraph (a)(9), to read as follows:

§ 2.68 Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service.

(a) * * *

(9) Take a census of agriculture in

1998 and every fifth year thereafter

pursuant to the Census of Agriculture

Act of 1997, Pub. L. 105–113 (7 U.S.C.

2204g).

* * * * *

Done at Washington, DC.

For subpart C:

Dated: January 20, 2000.

Dan Glickman,

Secretary of Agriculture.

For Subpart K:

Dated: January 21, 2000.

Eileen Kennedy,

Acting Under Secretary for Research,

Education, and Economics.

[FR Doc. 00–2396 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–P

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD

12 CFR Part 960

[No. 2000–05]

RIN 3069–AA93

Information Collection Approval;

Technical Amendment to the

Affordable Housing Program Rule

AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance

Board.

ACTION: Final Rule.

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Act), the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) has

approved a three-year extension of the

information collection contained in the

Federal Housing Finance Board

(Finance Board) rule governing the

Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The

OMB control number approving the

information collection now expires on

January 31, 2003. In accordance with

the requirements of the Act, the Finance

Board is amending the AHP rule to

reflect this new expiration date.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The final rule will

become effective on February 4, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Fronckowiak, Acting Deputy

Director, Program Assistance Division,

Office of Policy, Research and Analysis,

by telephone at 202/408–2575 or by

electronic mail at

fronckowiakj@fhfb.gov, or Melissa L.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 24 / Friday, February 4, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 5419

Allen, Program Analyst, Program

Assistance Division, Office of Policy,

Research and Analysis, by telephone at

202/408–2524 or by electronic mail at

allenm@fhfb.gov, or by regular mail at

the Federal Housing Finance Board,

1777 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20006. A telecommunications device for

deaf persons (TDD) is available at 202/

408–2579.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

In order to extend the expiration date

of the OMB control number approving

the information collection contained in

its AHP regulation, the Finance Board

published requests for public comments

regarding the information collection in

the Federal Register on June 30 and

October 28, 1999. See 64 FR 35158 (June

30, 1999) and 64 FR 58063 (Oct. 28,

1999). The Finance Board also

submitted an analysis of the information

collection, entitled ‘‘Affordable Housing

Program,’’ to the OMB for review and

approval. The OMB has approved a

three-year extension of the information

collection under OMB control number

3069–0006. The OMB control number

now expires on January 31, 2003.

Under the Act and the OMB’s

implementing regulation, 44 U.S.C.

3507 and 5 CFR 1320.5, an agency may

not sponsor or conduct, and a person is

not required to respond to, an

information collection unless the

regulation collecting the information

displays a currently valid OMB control

number. Accordingly, the Finance

Board is amending the AHP rule to

reflect the new expiration date of the

OMB control number.

II. Notice and Public Participation

Because the effectiveness of the

information collection contained in the

AHP rule must be maintained, the

Finance Board for good cause finds that

the notice and public procedure

requirements of the Administrative

Procedures Act are impracticable,

unnecessary, or contrary to the public

interest. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B).

III. Effective Date

For the reasons stated in part II above,

the Finance Board for good cause finds

that the final rule should become

effective on February 4, 2000. See 5

U.S.C. 553(d)(3).

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act do not apply since this

technical amendment to the AHP rule

does not require publication of a notice

of proposed rulemaking. See 5 U.S.C.

601(2) and 603(a).

V. Paperwork Reduction Act

The rule does not contain any

collections of information pursuant to

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

See 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Consequently,

the Finance Board has not submitted

any information to the Office of

Management and Budget for review.

List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 960

Credit, Federal home loan banks,

Housing, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

For the reasons stated in the

preamble, the Finance Board hereby

amends 12 CFR part 960 as follows:

PART 960—AFFORDABLE HOUSING

PROGRAM

1. The authority citation for part 960

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1430(j).

§§ 960.1, 960.3, 960.4, 960.6—960.11, 960.13,

960.15 [Amended]

2. Add a parenthetical statement

immediately after §§ 960.1, 960.3, 960.4,

960.6 through 960.11, 960.13, and

960.15 to read as follows:

(The Office of Management and Budget has

approved the information collection

contained in this section and assigned

control number 3069–0006 with an

expiration date of January 31, 2003.)

By the Board of Directors of the Federal

Housing Finance Board.

Dated: January 27, 2000.

Bruce A. Morrison,

Chairman.

[FR Doc. 00–2543 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6725–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 99–CE–41–AD; Amendment 39–

11544; AD 2000–02–26]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Harbin

Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation

Model Y12 IV Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document adopts a new

airworthiness directive (AD) that

applies to all Harbin Aircraft

Manufacturing Corporation (Harbin)

Model Y12 IV airplanes. This AD

requires you to revise the Airplane

Flight Manual (AFM) to include

requirements for activating the airframe

pneumatic deicing boots. This AD is the

result of reports of in-flight incidents

and an accident that occurred in icing

conditions where the airframe

pneumatic deicing boots were not

activated. The actions specified by this

AD are intended to assure that

flightcrews have the information

necessary to activate the pneumatic

wing and tail deicing boots at the first

signs of ice accumulation. Without this

information, flightcrews could

experience reduced controllability of

the aircraft due to adverse aerodynamic

effects of ice adhering to the airplane

prior to the first deicing cycle.

DATES: Effective March 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may examine related

information at the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Central Region,

Office of the Regional Counsel,

Attention: Rules Docket No. 99–CE–41–

AD, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City,

Missouri 64106.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John P. Dow, Sr., Aerospace Engineer,

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

4121; facsimile: (816) 329–4090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Events Leading to the Issuance of This

AD

What Caused This AD?

This AD is the result of reports of inflight incidents and an accident that

occurred in icing conditions where the

airframe pneumatic deicing boots were

not activated.

What Is the Potential Impact If the FAA

Took No Action?

The information necessary to activate

the pneumatic wing and tail deicing

boots at the first signs of ice

accumulation is critical for flight in

icing conditions. If we did not take

action to include this information, flight

crews could experience reduced

controllability of the aircraft due to

adverse aerodynamic effects of ice

adhering to the airplane prior to the first

deicing cycle.

Has the FAA Taken Any Action to This

Point?

Yes. We issued a proposal to amend

part 39 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to include

an AD that would apply to all Harbin

Model Y12 IV airplanes. This proposal

was published in the Federal Register

as a notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM) on October 8, 1999 (64 FR

54826). The NPRM proposed to require