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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

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: March 12, 1997.

Robert C. Keeney,

Director, Fruit and Vegetable Division.

[FR Doc. 97–6784 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

[Docket No. FV97–927–1 NC]

Notice of Request for Extension and

Revision of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments

requested.

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

Winter Pears Grown in Oregon,

Washington, and California, Marketing

Order No. 927.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by May 19, 1997 to be assured

of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Teresa L. Hutchinson,

Marketing Specialist, Northwest

Marketing Field Office, Fruit and

Vegetable Division, AMS, USDA, 1220

SW Third Avenue, Room 369, Portland,

OR 97204, Telephone: (503) 326–2055,

Fax: (503) 326–7440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Winter Pears Grown in Oregon,

Washington, and California, Marketing

Order 927.

OMB Number: 0581–0089.

Expiration Date of Approval:

September 30, 1997.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: Marketing order programs

provide an opportunity for producers of

fresh fruits, vegetables and specialty

crops, in a specified production area, to

work together to solve marketing

problems that cannot be solved

individually. Order regulations help

ensure adequate supplies of high quality

product and adequate returns to

producers. Under the Agricultural

Marketing Agreement Act of 1937

(AMAA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–

674), marketing order programs are

established if favored in referendum

among producers. The handling of the

commodity is regulated. The Secretary

of Agriculture is authorized to oversee

the order’s operations and issue

regulations recommended by a

committee of representatives from each

commodity industry.

The information collection

requirements in this request are

essential to carry out the intent of the

AMAA, to provide the respondents the

type of service they request, and to

administer the winter pear marketing

order program, which has been

operating since 1939.

The winter pear marketing order

authorizes the issuance of grade, size,

quality, inspection, and reporting

requirements for any variety of winter

pear. Currently grade, size, quality, and

inspection requirements are not being

used. The marketing order also provides

authority to fund projects involving

production research, marketing research

and development, and marketing

promotion, including paid advertising.

The order, and rules and regulations

issued thereunder, authorize the Winter

Pear Control Committee (committee),

which is responsible for locally

administering the program, to require

handlers and growers to submit certain

information. Much of the information is

compiled in aggregate and provided to

the industry to assist in marketing

decisions.

The Committee has developed forms

as a convenience to persons who are

required to file information with the

Committee relating to winter pear

production and supplies, shipments,

inventories, and other information

needed to effectively carry out the

purposes of the AMAA and the order. A

USDA form is used to allow growers to

vote on amendments or continuance of

the marketing order. In addition, winter

pear growers and handlers who are

nominated by their peers to serve as

representatives on the committee must

file nomination forms with the

Secretary.

These forms require the minimum

information necessary to effectively

carry out the requirements of the order,

and their use is necessary to fulfill the

intent of the AMAA as expressed in the

order.

The information collected is used

only by authorized representatives of

the USDA, including AMS, Fruit and

Vegetable Division regional and

headquarter’s staff, and authorized

employees of the committee. Authorized

committee employees and the industry

are the primary users of the information

and AMS is the secondary user.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 0.7546 hours per

response.

Respondents: Winter pear producers

and for-profit businesses handling fresh

winter pears produced in Oregon,

Washington, and California.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,890.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 2.4714

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 3,570 hours.

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

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Comments should reference OMB No.

0581–0089 and the Winter Pear

Marketing Order No. 927, and be sent to

USDA in care of Teresa Hutchinson at

the address above. 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: March 12, 1997.

Robert C. Keeney,

Director, Fruit and Vegetable Division.

[FR Doc. 97–6785 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

Agricultural Research Service

Notice of Intent to Seek Approval to

Collect Information

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13) and Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR

part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29,

1995), this notice announces the
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Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS)

intention to request approval for a new

information collection from applicants

for Federal financial assistance, in order

to ensure compliance with civil rights

laws and regulations.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by May 22, 1997 to be assured

of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Gene P. Spory, Associate

Deputy Administrator, Financial

Management, Agricultural Research

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

6303 Ivy Lane, Room 820, Greenbelt,

Md. 20770–1433, (301) 344–8106.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for ARS funding for

grants and assistance-type cooperative

agreements.

Type of Request: Approval to collect

information regarding applicants for

Federally funded programs.

Abstract: ARS’s Federally assisted

programs consist of the following types

of extramural awards executed under

the requirements of Public Law 95–224,

Federal Grant and Cooperative

Agreement Act of 1977:

1. Grants and Assistance-Type

Cooperative Agreements awarded in

support of basic or applied research.

2. Grants awarded in support of

research conferences and symposiums,

and other non-research activity.

The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil

Rights Division, has determined that

ARS has the responsibility to collect

such data from entities that have

applied or received Federal assistance

in the form of grants or assistance-type

cooperative agreements in order to

ensure compliance with Title VI of the

Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the

Education Amendments of 1972, and

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Together,

these acts prohibit discrimination on the

basis of race, color, national origin, sex,

or disability in any program receiving

Federal financial assistance.

ARS’s data collection duties are

pursuant to 28 CFR part 42 §§ 42.401–

42.415), which the Department of

Justice references as the legal basis

regarding Title VI for all Federal

agencies extending Federal assistance.

The purpose of part 42 is ‘‘to insure that

Federal agencies which extend financial

assistance properly enforce Title VI of

the Civil Rights Act of 1964.’’ Part 42

further states that Federal agencies

which extend financial assistance have

the responsibility to enforce Title VI, in

accordance with the authority under

Executive Order 12250. In addition, the

Department of Agriculture’s Title VI

regulations at 7 CFR 15.5(a) require the

ARS, as the administering agency to

conduct compliance reviews of the

practices of recipients of ARS grants and

assistance-type cooperative agreements

to determine compliance with

requirements of Title VI.

Furthermore, the Department of

Agriculture is responsible for ensuring

compliance with Title IX pursuant to

Executive Order 12250, 45 CFR 86.1 et

seq., and 7 CFR 15a.1 et seq., and

compliance with the Rehabilitation Act

pursuant to Executive Order 12250, 28

CFR 41.1 et seq., and 7 CFR 15b.1 et seq.

Data requested to assure compliance

with these Civil Rights Acts and

regulations include (1) race, ethnic, sex,

and disability information on employees

conducting the research, and

membership of planning and advisory

bodies, and (2) other information

necessary to effectively enforce Title VI,

Title IX, and the Rehabilitation Act.

Information to be obtained from the

public includes: Project Proposal;

Application for Funding; Budget

Information; Other Federal Financial

Assistance Support; Research Assurance

Statement; Civil Rights Assurance

Certification; Certification Regarding

Debarment and Suspension;

Certification Regarding Drug-Free

Workplace; Certification Requirements

Related to Lobbying.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average four hours per

set, including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

Respondents: Universities, animal

and plant research scientists and

individuals who perform research

relevant to the mission of ARS.

Estimated Number of respondents:

200.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 800 hours.

Copies of the information to be

collected can be obtained from Gene P.

Spory, Associate Deputy Administrator,

Financial Management, at (301) 344–

8106.

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 will have practical utility;

(b) 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;

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden on those who are to respond,

such as through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques. Comments may be sent to

Gene P. Spory, Associate Deputy

Administrator, Financial Management,

ARS, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

6303 Ivy Lane, Room 820, Greenbelt,

MD 20770–1433. 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.

Signed at Washington, D.C.

Gene P. Spory,

Associate Deputy Administrator, Financial

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–6731 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–03–M

Commodity Credit Corporation

Notice of Request for Extension and

Revision of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intention of the

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to

request an extension for, and revision

of, an information collection currently

in effect with respect to the Standards

for Approval of Warehouses for grain,

rice, dry edible beans, and seed.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before May 19, 1997 to

be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Steve Closson, Chief, USDA,

Farm Service Agency, Warehouse and

Inventory Division, Storage Contract

Branch, STOP 0553, PO Box 2415,

Washington, D.C. 20250–2415, (202)

720–7434.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Standards for Approval of

Warehouses, Reporting and

Recordkeeping Requirements.

OMB Number: 0560–0009.

Expiration Date: June 30, 1997.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: The information collected

under Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) Number 0560–0009, as identified

above, allows CCC to effectively

administer storage agreements. These

agreements are authorized by the CCC

Charter Act. 15 U.S.C. 714 note. The

forms allow CCC to contract for