5998 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 26 / Tuesday, February 8, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

amended (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the

collection of information requirements

contained in this Final Rule have been

reviewed and approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) and

given OMB Document No. 0524–0035.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995, no person is required to respond

to a collection of information unless it

displays a valid OMB control number.

The public reporting burden for this

collection of information contained in

this rule is estimated at 57.32 hours per

response. This includes the time for

reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection

of information. Please send comments

regarding this burden estimate or any

other aspect of this collection of

information, including suggestions for

reducing this burden, to the Department

of Agriculture, Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer, Stop

7603, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–7603, and to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Paperwork Reduction Project,

Washington, DC 20503. This rule has no

additional impact on any existing data

collection burden.

Report to Congress

As required by 5 U.S.C. 801(a),

CSREES submitted a report on this final

rule to both houses of Congress and the

Comptroller General prior to

publication.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR part 3418

Agricultural education, Agricultural

extension, Agricultural research,

Colleges and universities.

For reasons stated in the preamble,

chapter XXXIV of Title 7 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended by

adding Part 3418 to read as follows:

PART 3418—STAKEHOLDER INPUT

REQUIREMENTS FOR RECIPIENTS OF

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH,

EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION

FORMULA FUNDS

Sec.

3418.1 Definitions.

3418.2 Scope and purpose.

3418.3 Applicability.

3418.4 Reporting requirement.

3418.5 Failure to comply and report.

3418.6 Prohibition.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C.

7612(c)(2).

§ 3418.1 Definitions.

As used in this part:

1862 institution means a college or

university eligible to receive funds

under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C.

301, et seq.).

1890 institution means a college or

university eligible to receive funds

under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7

U.S.C. 321, et seq.), including Tuskegee

University.

1994 institution means an institution

as defined in section 532 of the Equity

in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of

1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note).

Formula funds means agricultural

research funds provided to 1862

institutions and agricultural experiment

stations under the Hatch Act of 1887 (7

U.S.C. 361a, et seq.); extension funds

provided to 1862 institutions under

sections 3(b) and 3(c) of the Smith-Lever

Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section

208(c) of the District of Columbia Public

Postsecondary Education

Reorganization Act, Pub. L. 93–471;

agricultural extension and research

funds provided to 1890 institutions

under sections 1444 and 1445 of the

National Agricultural Research,

Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of

1977 (NARETPA)(7 U.S.C. 3221 and

3222); education formula funds

provided to 1994 institutions under

section 534(a) of the Equity in

Educational Land-Grant Status Act of

1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note); research funds

provided to forestry schools under the

McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 (16 U.S.C.

582a, et seq.); and animal health and

disease research funds provided to

veterinary schools and agricultural

experiment stations under section 1433

of NARETPA (7 U.S.C. 3195).

Recipient institution means any 1862

institution, 1890 institution, 1994

institution, or any other institution that

receives formula funds from the

Department of Agriculture.

Seek stakeholder input means an

open, fair, and accessible process by

which individuals, groups, and

organizations may have a voice, and one

that treats all with dignity and respect.

Stakeholder means any person who

has the opportunity to use or conduct

agricultural research, extension, or

education activities of recipient

institutions.

§ 3418.2 Scope and Purpose.

Section 102(c) of the Agricultural

Research, Extension, and Education

Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7612(c))

requires land-grant institutions, as a

condition of receipt of formula funds, to

solicit and consider input and

recommendations from stakeholders

concerning the use of formula funds.

This regulation implements this

requirement consistently for all

recipient institutions that receive

formula funds.

§ 3418.3 Applicability.

To obtain formula funds after

September 30, 1999, each recipient

institution shall establish and

implement a process for obtaining

stakeholder input on the uses of formula

funds in accordance with this part.

§ 3418.4 Reporting requirement.

Each recipient institution shall report

to the Department of Agriculture by

October 1 of each fiscal year, the

following information related to

stakeholder input and

recommendations:

(a) Actions taken to seek stakeholder

input that encourages their

participation;

(b) A brief statement of the process

used by the recipient institution to

identify individuals and groups who are

stakeholders and to collect input from

them; and

(c) A statement of how collected input

was considered.

§ 3418.5 Failure to comply and report.

Formula funds may be withheld and

redistributed if a recipient institution

fails to either comply with § 3418.3 or

report under § 3418.4.

§ 3418.6 Prohibition.

A recipient institution shall not

require input from stakeholders as a

condition of receiving the benefits of, or

participating in, the agricultural

research, education, or extension

programs of the recipient institution.

Done at Washington, DC, this 31st day of

January, 2000.

I. Miley Gonzalez,

Under Secretary, Research, Education, and

Economics.

[FR Doc. 00–2822 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

9 CFR Part 77

[Docket No. 99–063–2]

Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State

Designations; California,

Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as

final rule.

SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final

rule, without change, an interim rule

that amended the tuberculosis

regulations concerning the interstate

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 26 / Tuesday, February 8, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 5999

movement of cattle and bison by raising

the designations of California,

Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico from

modified accredited States to

accredited-free States. We have

determined that California,

Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico meet the

criteria for designation as accreditedfree States.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule

became effective on October 14, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Joseph VanTiem, Senior Staff

Veterinarian, National Animal Health

Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road

Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231;

(301) 734–7716.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In an interim rule effective October

14, 1999, and published in the Federal

Register on October 20, 1999 (64 FR

56399–56400, Docket No. 99–063–1), we

amended the tuberculosis regulations in

9 CFR part 77 by removing California,

Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico from the

list of modified accredited States in

§ 77.1 and adding them to the list of

accredited-free States in that section.

Comments on the interim rule were

required to be received on or before

December 20, 1999. We did not receive

any comments. Therefore, for the

reasons given in the interim rule, we are

adopting the interim rule as a final rule.

This action also affirms the

information contained in the interim

rule concerning Executive Order 12866

and the Regulatory Flexibility Act,

Executive Orders 12372 and 12988, and

the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Further, for this action, the Office of

Management and Budget has waived the

review process required by Executive

Order 12866.

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 77

Animal diseases, Bison, Cattle,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Transportation,

Tuberculosis.

PART 77—TUBERCULOSIS

Accordingly, we are adopting as a

final rule, without change, the interim

rule that amended 9 CFR part 77 and

that was published at 64 FR 56399–

56400 on October 20, 1999.

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 111, 114, 114a, 115–

117, 120, 121, 134b, and 134f; 7 CFR 2.22,

2.80, and 371.2(d).

Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of

February 2000.

Bobby R. Acord,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 00–2779 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99–ASO–17]

Establishment of Class E Airspace;

Puerto Rico, PR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This action corrects errors in

the geographic coordinates of a final

rule that was published in the Federal

Register on January 18, 2000, (65 FR

2538), Airspace Docket No. 99–ASO–17.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This correction is

effective February 8, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box

20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;

telephone (404) 305–5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

Federal Register Document DOCID:

fr18ja00–6, Airspace Docket No. 99–

ASO–17, published on January 18, 2000,

(65 FR 2538), amended Class E airspace

at Puerto Rico, PR. Errors were

discovered in the geographic

coordinates of the San Juan Fernando

Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, PR, and

in the airspace description. This action

corrects those errors.

Correction to Final Rule

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, the

geographic coordinates for San Juan

Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport,

PR, and the airspace description as

published in the Federal Register on

January 18, 2000 (65 FR 2538) (Federal

Register Document DOCID: fr18ja00–6:

page 2538, column 3 and page 2539,

column 1), are corrected as follows:

§ 71.71 [Corrected]

* * * * *

ASO PR E Puerto Rico, PR [Corrected]

By removing ‘‘Lat. 18°27′41′′ N, long.

66°05′89′′ W’’ and substituting ‘‘lat. 18°27′25′′

N, long. 66°05′53′′ W’’ for the airport

coordinates, and by removing ‘‘long. 5°45′

W’’ and substituting ‘‘long. 65°45′ W’’ in the

airspace description.

* * * * *

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January

26, 2000.

Wade T. Carpenter,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 00–2774 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99–ASO–23]

Amendment of Class E Airspace;

London, KY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment modifies

Class E airspace at London, KY. A

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) has been developed

for Manchester Memorial Hospital,

Manchester, KY. As a result, additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet Above Ground Level

(AGL) is needed to accommodate the

SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR) operations at Manchester

Memorial Hospital.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 20,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal

Aviation Administration, P.O. 20636,

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404)

305–5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On December 17, 1999, the FAA

proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) by amending Class E airspace

at London KY, (64 FR 70612). This

action provides adequate Class E

airspace for IFR operations at the

Manchester Memorial Hospital.

Designations for Class E airspace

extending upward form 700 feet or more

above the surface are published in FAA

Order 7400.9G, dated September 1,

1999, and effective September 16, 1999,

which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR part 71.1. The Class E designation

listed in this document will be

published subsequently in the Order.