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Notices Federal Register

63561

Vol. 65, No. 206

Tuesday, October 24, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

October 18, 2000.

The Department of Agriculture has

submitted the following information

collection requirement(s) to OMB for

review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Comments

regarding (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 assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk

Officer for Agriculture, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB), Washington, DC 20503 and to

Departmental Clearance Office, USDA,

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC

20250–7602. Comments regarding these

information collections are best assured

of having their full effect if received

within 30 days of this notification.

Copies of the submission(s) may be

obtained by calling (202) 720–6746.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a currently valid OMB control

number and the agency informs

potential persons who are to respond to

the collection of information that such

persons are not required to respond to

the collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Title: Agricultural Surveys Program.

OMB Control Number: 0535–0213.

Summary of Collection: The National

Agriculture Statistics Service’s (NASS)

primary function is to prepare and issue

state and national estimates of crop and

livestock production and collection

information on related environmental

and economic factors. The Agricultural

Surveys Program is a series of surveys

that contains basic agricultural data

from farmers and ranchers throughout

the Nation for preparing agricultural

estimates and forecasts. The surveys

results provide the foundation for

setting livestock and poultry inventory

numbers. Estimates derived from the

survey supply information needed by

farmers to make decisions for both short

and long-term planning. The

Agriculture Surveys Program has been

modified and the changes are:

discontinuance of the Fall Area Survey,

addition of a Monthly Hog Survey,

addition of questions regarding losses of

cattle and use of biotechnology in the

production of corn, soybeans, and

upland cotton.

Need and Use of The Information:

The surveys provide the basis for

estimates of the current season’s crop

and livestock production and supplies

of grain in storage. Crop and livestock

statistics help develop a stable

economic atmosphere and reduce risk

for production, marketing, and

distribution operations. These

commodities affect the well being of the

nation’s farmers, commodities markets,

and national and global agricultural

policy. Users of agricultural statistics

are farm organizations, agribusiness,

state and national farm policy makers,

and foreign buyers of agricultural

products. However, the primary user of

the statistical information is the

producer. Agricultural statistics are also

used to plan and administer other

related federal and state programs in

such areas as the school lunch program,

conservation, foreign trade, education,

and recreation.

Collecting the information less

frequently would eliminate needed data

to keep the government and agricultural

industry abreast of changes at the state

and national levels.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 606,800.

Frequency of Response: Reporting:

Quarterly.

Total Burden Hours: 141,022.

Economic Research Service

Title: Assessment of WIC CoastContainment Practices.

OMB Control Number: 0536–NEW.

Summary of Collection: The

Economic Research Service (ERS) of the

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is

responsible for conducting studies and

evaluations of the nation’s food

assistance programs that are

administered by the Food and Nutrition

Service (FNS). The Women, Infants, and

Children (WIC) Program is the second

largest domestic food-assistance

program in the United States. The need

to conduct an assessment of the WIC

program arises from the legislative

mandate in the William F. Goodling

Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of

1998 (42 U.S.C. 1786; Pub. L. 105–336)

to study the impact of cost containment

in the WIC program. WIC provides a

comprehensive set of services, including

supplemental foods, nutrition

education, and increased access to

health care and social services for

pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum

women; infants; and children up to the

age of five years. ERS will collect

information using a survey.

Need and Use of the Information: ERS

will collect information to determine

access and availability of prescribed

foods; actual food selections by

participants; voucher redemption rates

and participants use of and satisfaction

with prescribed foods; participants on

special diets or with specific food

allergies; achievement of positive health

outcomes; program costs; and program

participation. The information will be

used in the Assessment of WIC Cost

Containment Practices to analyze the

effects of current cost containment

practices established by states on

program participation, selected

participant outcomes, and program

costs. If the study were not conducted

there would be no way to assess the

consequences, both good and bad, or

WIC cost-containment practices in order

to determine if such practices should be

encouraged or discouraged by program

officials and the Congress.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; State, Local,

or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 2,052.

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Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

Other (one time).

Total Burden Hours: 817.

Rural Utility Service

Title: Water and Waste Disposal

Programs Guaranteed Loans.

OMB Control Number: 0572–NEW.

Summary of Collection: The Rural

Utilities Service (RUS) is authorized by

the Consolidated Farm and Rural

Development Act to make loans to

public agencies, nonprofit corporations,

and Indian tribes for the development of

water and waste disposal facilities

primarily servicing rural residents. The

guaranteed loan program encourages

lender participation and provides

specific guidance in the processing and

servicing of guaranteed loans.

Need and Use of the Information:

Rural Development’s field offices will

collect information from applicants/

borrowers, lenders, and consultants to

determine eligibility, project feasibility

and to ensure borrowers operate on a

sound basis and use loan funds for

authorized purposes. There are agency

forms required as well as other

requirements that involve certifications

from the borrower, lenders, and other

parties. Failure to collect proper

information could result in improper

determinations of eligibility, use of

funds and or unsound loans.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 15.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 858.

Forest Service

Title: Application for the Senior

Community Service Employment

Program.

OMB Control Number: 0596–0099.

Summary of Collection: The Senior

Community Service Employment

Program (SCSEP) is administered in

conjunction with Title V of the Older

Americans Act of 1965, as amended.

The Secretary of Labor administers this

program in order to foster and promote

useful part-time opportunities in

community services activities for

unemployed low-income persons who

are age 55 or older. The Forest Service

(FS) participates as one of 10 national

sponsors under a grant agreement from

the Department of Labor and operates

the SCSEP in 40 states, the District of

Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Through the

SCSEP the vast majority of applications

become self-reliant and independent of

welfare programs and have upgraded

their skills and transitioned into the

regular labor market. The FS will collect

information using form FS 1800–21b

‘‘Application for Senior Community

Service Employment Program.’’

Need and Use of the Information: FS

will collect the following information:

identification data (name, address, and

birth date); eligibility information

(number in family, income and

signature); applicant’s disposition

(family income level determination,

eligibility determination, community

service assignment determination); and

other information such as age, sex,

education level, ethnic group, his/her

veteran and handicapped position. The

information will also be used to provide

the administrative office within the

Department of Labor data on the

program’s enrollment. If the FS does not

collect the above data from each person

applying to the SCSEP, participant

eligibility determination could not be

legally made and the Forest Service

could forfeit its right to remain a viable

program sponsor.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households.

Number of Respondents: 6,500.

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting: Other (initial

application).

Total Burden Hours: 1,083.

Nancy B. Sternberg,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–27218 Filed 10–23–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–830]

Coumarin From the People’s Republic

of China: Notice of Extension of Time

Limit for Preliminary Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit

for preliminary results of antidumping

duty administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Hoadley, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)

482–0666.

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act), are to the provisions

effective January 1, 1995, the effective

date of the amendments made to the Act

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

In addition, unless otherwise indicated,

all citations to the Department’s

regulations are to 19 CFR part 351

(1999).

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary

Results

On February 9, 1995, the Department

of Commerce published an antidumping

duty order on coumarin from the

People’s Republic of China (60 FR

7751). The Department received

requests to conduct an administrative

review of this antidumping duty order.

The review was initiated on March 30,

2000 for Jiangsu Native Produce Import

& Export Corp. (Jiangsu) at the request

of petitioner (65 FR 16875), and on June

2, 2000 for Netchem Inc. (Netchem) at

the request of Netchem (65 FR 35320).

On July 31, 2000, Jiangsu submitted a

letter to the Department stating that it

would no longer participate in the

review. This antidumping duty

administrative review covers the period

of February 1, 1999 through January 31,

2000.

Because of the complexity of certain

issues, it is not practicable to complete

this review within the time limit

mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the

Act. Therefore, in accordance with that

section, the Department is extending the

time limit for the preliminary results to

no later than February 28, 2001 (See

Memorandum from Barbara E. Tillman

to Joseph A. Spetrini, Extension of Time

Limit, October 12, 2000).

Dated: October 13, 2000.

Barbara E. Tillman,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/

CVD Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 00–27302 Filed 10–23–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–201–504]

Porcelain-on-Steel Cookware From

Mexico: Preliminary Results of

Antidumping Dduty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary results of

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: In response to a request by the

petitioner, Columbian Home Products,

LLC (formerly General Housewares