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Vol. 62, No. 43

Wednesday, March 5, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

February 28, 1997.

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 20523 and to

Department 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) 720–6204 or

(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.

• Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Title: Intermediary Relending

Program. OMB Control Number: 0575–0130.

Summary: Information collected

includes an application contract,

agreements, work plans, certifications

and budget information. Need and Use of the Information: The

information is necessary in order to

make prudent credit and financial

analysis decisions. Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; individuals or

households; business or other for-profit;

State, Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 160.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 16,930.

• Rural Utilities Service

Title: 7 CFR 1717, Subpart Y,

Settlement of Debt Owed by Electric

Borrowers.

OMB Control Number: 0572–New.

Summary: Information will be

collected concerning the need for debt

settlement, the amount of debt that can

be repaid, scheduling of repayment and

the range of opportunities for enhancing

the amount of debt that can be

recovered.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information is needed to determine

whether debt settlement is required and

the amount of relief that is needed.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit

institutions.

Number of Respondents: 2.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 6,000.

Larry Roberson,

Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5391 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 97–005N]

User Fees To Cover On-site Inspection

Costs of Meat, Poultry, and Egg

Products

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Agriculture’s Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS) will hold a

public meeting on March 10, 1997, to

discuss user fees for the inspection of

meat, poultry, and egg products. The

meeting will be an initial step in

identifying the most equitable user fee

system, and will enable the public to

begin focusing on identifying criteria to

be evaluated and options to be

considered in establishing such a

system.

DATES: The meeting will be held from

1:00 p..m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 10,

1997, in the Patio in the Jamie A.

Whitten Building, Department of

Agriculture, 12th and Jefferson Drive,

SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

register for the meeting, contact Ms. Lisa

Parks at (202) 501–7138, FAX (202)

501–7642, or E-mail usdafsis/

s=confer@mhs.attmail.com. For

questions about the meeting or to obtain

copies of a draft agenda, contact Mr.

Charles Danner, FSIS, at (202) 501–

7138.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Administration believes that the

collection of user fees is essential to the

successful long-term implementation of

meat, poultry and egg inspection

reforms. In Fiscal Year 1998, it is

estimated that the new fees would

generate $390 million for the Federal

Government and result in savings to

taxpayers. This March 10, 1997, public

meeting will be convened for the

purpose of identifying the criteria FSIS

will use in considering available user

fee options. Attendees will be asked to

address (1) What criteria should be used

in developing and evaluating user fee

options? and (2) What user fees options

FSIS should be considering?

Done at Washington, DC, on February 27,

1997.

Thomas J. Billy,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–5332 Filed 2–27–97; 5:06 pm]

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P