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movement of the subject corn line or its

progeny. However, importation of corn

line DBT418 or seeds capable of

propagation are still subject to the

restrictions found in APHIS’ foreign

quarantine notices in 7 CFR part 319.

National Environmental Policy Act

An environmental assessment (EA)

has been prepared to examine the

potential environmental impacts

associated with this determination. The

EA was prepared in accordance with: (1)

The National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.

4321 et seq.), (2) Regulations of the

Council on Environmental Quality for

implementing the procedural provisions

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)

USDA regulations implementing NEPA

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part

372). Based on that EA, APHIS has

reached a finding of no significant

impact (FONSI) with regard to its

determination that Dekalb’s corn line

DBT418 and lines developed from it are

no longer regulated articles under its

regulations in 7 CFR part 340. Copies of

the EA and the FONSI are available

upon request from the individual listed

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of

April 1997.

Terry L. Medley,

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

Rural Business–Cooperative Service

Rural Utilities Service

Farm Service Agency

Notice of Request for Information

Collection

AGENCY: The Rural Housing Service,

Rural Business–Cooperative Service,

Rural Utilities Service and Farm Service

Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments

request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Rural Housing

Service’s (RHS) intention to reinstate

the information collection procedures in

support of the Multi-Family Housing

Supervised Bank Account regulatory

requirements.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before [insert date 60

days after date of publication in the

Federal Register] to be assured of

consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James E. Vollmer, Senior Loan

Specialist, Multi-Family Housing

Portfolio Management Division, RHS,

Stop 0782, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue

SW, Washington, DC 20250–0782,

Telephone (202) 720–1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 1902–A, Supervised Bank

Accounts.

OMB Number: 0575–0158.

Type of Request: Reinstate

information collection.

Abstract: The Rural Housing Service

(RHS) is a credit agency for Rural

Development. The RHS is an Agency of

the U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA). As a creditor of last resort the

Agency extends financial assistance in

support of housing for rural residents.

This regulation prescribes the policies

and responsibilities for the use of

supervised accounts. In carrying out its

mission as a supervised credit Agency,

this regulation authorizes the use of

supervised accounts for the

disbursement of funds. The use may be

necessitated to disburse Government

funds consistent with the various stages

of any development (construction) work

actually achieved. On limited occasions

a supervised account is used to provide

temporary credit counseling and

oversight to those being assisted who

demonstrate an inability to handle their

financial affairs responsibly. Another

use is for depositing multi-housing

reserve account funds in a manner

requiring Agency co-signature for

withdrawals. Multi-housing reserve

account funds are held in a sinking fund

for the future capital improvements

needs for apartment projects.

Supervised accounts are established to

ensure Government security is

adequately protected against fraud,

waste, and abuse.

The legislative authority for requiring

the use of supervised accounts is

contained in Section 339 of the

Consolidated Farm and Rural

Development Act (CON ACT), as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1989), and Section

510 of the Housing Act of 1949 (Housing

Act), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1480).

These provisions authorize the

Secretary of Agriculture to make such

rules and regulations as deemed

necessary to carry out the

responsibilities and duties the

Government is charged with

administering.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 0.42 hours per

response.

Respondents: The primary

respondents are small business

organizations.

Estimated Number of Responses Per

Respondent: 2.48.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 26,260 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Johnnie Anderson,

Regulations and Paperwork

Management Division, at (202) 720–

9735.

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 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 may be sent to

Johnnie Anderson, Regulations and

Paperwork Management Division, Stop

0743, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

1400 Independence Avenue SW,

Washington, DC 20250–0743. All

responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in any

request for OMB approval. All

comments will also become a matter of

public record.

Dated: March 12, 1997.

Jan E. Shadburn,

Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.

Dayton J. Watkins,

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative

Service.

Dated: March 24, 1997.

Wally B. Beyer,

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

Dated: March 27, 1997.

Grant Buntrock,

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

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