Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 25 / Monday, February 7, 2000 / Notices 5853

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.

Comments should reference OMB No.

0581–0142 and California Olive

Marketing Order No. 932, and be sent to

Docket Clerk, Fruit and Vegetable

Programs, AMS, USDA, P.O. Box 96456,

Room 2525–S, Washington, DC 20090–

6456; Fax: (202) 720–5698; or E-mail:

moab.docketclerk@usda.gov. All

comments received will be available for

public inspection during regular

business hours at the same address and

will become a matter of public record.

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: January 31, 2000.

Robert C. Keeney,

Deputy Administrator, Fruit and Vegetable

Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–2691 Filed 2–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[AMS–00–02]

Guidelines for AMS Oversight of

Commodity Research and Promotion

Programs

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment

period.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Agriculture (USDA) is extending the

comment period for notice seeking

comments on the ‘‘Guidelines for AMS

Oversight of Commodity Research and

Promotion Programs’’ (Guidelines). The

extension will provide interested

persons with additional time in which

to prepare and submit comments on the

notice.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit written comments

concerning this notice to: Barbara C.

Robinson, Deputy Associate

Administrator, Room 3069 South Bldg.,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, AMS,

OA, Washington, D.C. 20250; telephone

(202) 720–4276; fax (202) 690–3967.

Comments should be submitted in

triplicate and will be made available for

public inspection at the above address

during regular business hours.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to:

public.comments@usda.gov. All

comments should indicate the docket

number and the date and page number

of this issue of the Federal Register. A

copy of this notice may be found at:

www.AMS.USDA.Gov/R&P/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 17, 1999, we published in the

Federal Register Doc. 99–32730, a

notice seeking comments on the

Guidelines. Comments were to be

received on or before March 17, 2000.

The notice was authorized under the

following Federal statutes: the Beef

Promotion and Research [7 U.S.C. 2901–

2911]; the Canola and Rapeseed

Research, Promotion, and Consumer

Information Act [7 U.S.C. 7441–7452];

the Commodity Promotion, Research,

and Information Act of 1996 [7 U.S.C.

7411–7425]; the Cotton Research and

Promotion Act [7 U.S.C. 2101–2118]; the

Dairy Production Stabilization Act of

1983 [7 U.S.C. 4501–4513]; the Egg

Research and Consumer Information Act

[7 U.S.C. 2701–2718]; the Floral

Research and Consumer Information Act

[7 U.S.C. 4301–4319]; the Fluid Milk

Promotion Act of 1990 [7 U.S.C. 6401–

6417]; the Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh

Cut Greens Promotion and Consumer

Information Act [7 U.S.C. 6801–6814];

the Honey Research, Promotion, and

Consumer Information Act, as amended

[7 U.S.C. 4601–4612]; the Lime

Research, Promotion, and Consumer

Information Act, as amended [7 U.S.C.

6201–6212]; the Mushroom Promotion,

Research, and Consumer Information

Act of 1990 [7 U.S.C. 6101–6112]; the

National Kiwifruit Research, Promotion,

and Consumer Information Act [7 U.S.C.

7461–7473]; the Pecan Promotion and

Research Act of 1990 [7 U.S.C. 6001–

6013]; the Popcorn Promotion,

Research, and Consumer Information

Act [7 U.S.C. 7481–7491]; the Pork

Promotion, Research, and Consumer

Information Act [7 U.S.C. 4801–4819];

the Potato Research and Promotion Act,

as amended [7 U.S.C. 2611–2627]; the

Sheep Promotion, Research, and

Information Act of 1994 [7 U.S.C. 7101–

7111]; the Soybean Promotion,

Research, and Consumer Information

Act [7 U.S.C. 6301–6311]; the

Watermelon Research and Promotion

Act, as amended [7 U.S.C. 4901–4916];

and the Wheat and Wheat Foods

Research and Nutrition Education Act [7

U.S.C. 3401–3417].

There are currently 13 active

programs under these statutes: beef,

cotton, dairy, eggs, fluid milk, honey,

mushrooms, peanuts, popcorn, pork,

potatoes, soybeans, and watermelons.

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing

Service (AMS) developed the guidelines

to facilitate uniform oversight of these

and any future national research and

promotion programs. The guidelines are

part of the findings and

recommendations of the Research and

Promotion Task Force (task force) that

was created by Secretary Glickman in

November 1998. The task force held a

public meeting in March 1999 and held

several working meetings to review the

oversight responsibilities of AMS and

board operations.

In response to requests from several

organizations for additional time to

comment, we are extending the

comment period until June 30, 2000.

This action will allow interested groups,

individuals, and other entities

additional time to prepare and submit

comments.

Dated: February 1, 2000.

Kathleen A. Merrigan,

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing

Service.

[FR Doc. 00–2690 Filed 2–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

Alabama Electric Cooperative; Notice

of Finding of No Significant Impact

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of finding of no

significant impact.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has

made a finding of no significant impact

(FONSI) with respect to a request from

Alabama Electric Cooperative for

financing assistance to finance the

construction of the a 496 megawatt

combined cycle electric generation plant

in Covington County, Alabama.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Quigel, Environmental Protection

Specialist, Engineering and

Environmental Staff, RUS, Stop 1571,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–1571, telephone

(202) 720–0468, e-mail at

bquigel@rus.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed plant will be constructed on a

site adjacent to the existing Alabama

Electric Cooperative’s McWilliams Plant

located near Gantt in Covington County,

Alabama. It will be made up of two

combustion turbines which have the

potential to generate 166 megawatts

each. The exhaust gas from each