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Vol. 65, No. 210

Monday, October 30, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. PY–01–001]

Notice of Request for Extension 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

Poultry Market News Programs.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by December 29, 2000.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Grover T. Hunter, Market News

Branch, Poultry Programs, Agricultural

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, STOP 0262, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20090–6456, (202)

720–6911 and FAX (202) 720–2403.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Poultry Market News Reports.

OMB Number: 0581–0033.

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,

2001.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: Under the Agricultural

Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, (7

U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) the Poultry Market

News Branch provides nationwide

coverage of broiler/fryers, turkeys, and

eggs through field offices. Reporters in

the Federal-State field offices make

contact with trade members. The

mission of Market News is to provide

current unbiased, factual information to

all members of the Nation’s agricultural

industry, from farm to retailer, depicting

current conditions on supply, demand,

price trend, movement, and other

pertinent information affecting the trade

in poultry and eggs, and their respective

products. In order to accomplish this

mission, Market News observes, records,

interprets, and reports trading levels of

poultry and egg markets. Market reports

assist producer-processors in their

production planning, and help promote

orderly marketing by placing producerprocessors and others in the industry on

a more equal bargaining basis.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 0.83 hours per

response

Respondents: Producers, processors,

brokers, distributors, and retailers.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1720.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 123.69.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 17,657.

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 Grover T.

Hunter, Market News Branch, Poultry

Programs, Agricultural Marketing

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

STOP 0262, 1400 Independence Avenue

SW, Washington, D.C. 20090–6456. 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: October 24, 2000.

Howard M. Magwire,

Acting Deputy Administrator, Poultry

Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–27786 Filed 10–27–00– 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. FV00–902–1NC]

Notice of Request for 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

revision to a currently approved

information collection that will merge

several individual marketing order

information collections into the generic

information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by December 29, 2000.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Valerie L. Emmer-Scott,

Marketing Specialist, Marketing Order

Administration Branch, Fruit and

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, room

2525–S., P.O. Box 96456, Washington,

DC 20090–6456; Tel: (202) 205–2829,

Fax: (202) 720–5698, or E-mail:

moab.docketclerk@usda.gov.

Small businesses may request

information on this notice by contacting

Jay Guerber, Regulatory Fairness

Representative, Marketing Order

Administration Branch, Fruit and

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, room

2525–S, P.O. Box 96456, Washington,

D.C., 20090–6456; telephone (202) 720–

2491, Fax: (202) 720–5698, or E-mail:

Jay.Guerber@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Marketing Orders for Fruit

Crops.

OMB Number: 0581–0189.

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,

2003.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved information

collection.