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Vol. 62, No. 44

Thursday, March 6, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Procurement and Property

Management; Notice of Intent To

Extend a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Procurement and Property

Management, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Agriculture, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

continuing information collections, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Comment should be received on

or before April 15, 1997.

ADDRESS: Direct all written comments to

Denise Patterson, USDA, Room 1520–S,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information

should be directed to Linda W.

Oliphant, (202) 720–3141, USDA, Room

1522–S, 1400 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Department of Agriculture

Guidelines for the Donation of Excess

Research Equipment under 15 U.S.C.

3710(i).

OMB Number: 0505–0019.

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,

1997.

Type of Request: Intent to extend

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: This action is necessary to

obtain approval for use of the forms

beyond the current expiration date. The

collection of this information will

substantiate that property donations are

based on need, usability and related to

agricultural sponsored education and

research activities. In addition, the

information enables the Department of

Agriculture to comply with the

requirement to report all donations of

excess research equipment under the

Stevenson-Wydler Innovation

Technology Act (Public Law 102–245),

U.S.C. 3710(i).

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 2 hours per

response.

Respondents: Not-for-profit

Institutions and State, local or Tribal

Organizations.

Estimated number of Respondents:

50.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimate, Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 100 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Linda W.

Oliphant, (202) 720–3141.

Comments: Comments are invited on:

(a) whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

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.

W.R. Ashoworth,

Director, Procurement and Property

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–5475 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–PA–M

Forest Service

Clean Slate Ecosystem Management

Project; Nez Perce National Forest,

Idaho County, ID

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will

prepare an environmental impact

statement (EIS) to analyze and disclose

the environmental effects of applying

ecosystem management techniques

across the landscape in Main Slate and

North Fork Slate Creek drainages. The

area is located approximately 19 air

miles south of Grangeville, Idaho. Some

activities are planned within the North

Fork Slate Creek (#1850) Roadless Area.

This EIS will tier to the Nez Perce

National Forest Land and Resource

Management Plan and EIS, which

provide overall guidance for achieving

the desired forest condition of the area.

The purpose of the proposed action is

to improve overall vegetative conditions

and diversity, restore impacted aquatic

resources, and provide goods and

services to the public.

DATES: Written comments and

suggestions should be received by April

7, 1997 to receive timely consideration

in the preparation of the Draft EIS.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and

suggestions on the proposed action,

requests for a map of the proposed

action, or requests to be placed on the

project mailing list to Jack Carlson,

District Ranger, Salmon River Ranger

District, HC 01, Box 70, White Bird,

Idaho 83554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike McGee, Planner, Salmon River

Ranger District, Nez Perce National

Forest, HC 01, Box 70, White Bird,

Idaho 83554, Phone (208) 839–2211.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following activities are proposed in the

Main Slate and North Fork Slate Creek

drainages to: Treat approximately 1,100

acres through the use of helicopter,

tractor, and cable logging systems,

which will produce approximately 8

million board feet (MMBF) of timber;

introduce fire for the treatment of both

activity generated and natural fuels; use

precommercial thinning of saplings and

small poles; provide commercial post

and pole material; improve watershed

conditions by implementing actions

such as cutslope revegetation, ditch

rocking, culvert replacement,

improvement of road drainage and

surfacing, partial or complete

obliteration on many sections of road,

and improvement of the trail system;

implement wildlife habitat

improvements; implement practices to

manage undesirable exotic vegetation;

modify existing fish habitat structures in