Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 73 /Thursday, April 16, 1998 / Notices 18869

provide, upon request, inspection,

certification, and identification services

related to assessing the class, quality,

quantity, and condition of agricultural

products shipped or received in

interstate and foreign commerce.

Applicants requesting GIPSA services

must specify the kind and level of

service desired, the identification of the

product, the location, the amount, and

other pertinent information in order that

official personnel can efficiently

respond to their needs.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information collected is used by GIPSA

employees to guide them in the

performance of their duties.

Additionally, producers, elevator

operators, and/or merchandisers who

obtain official inspection, testing, and

weighing services are required to keep

records related to the grain or

commodity for 3 years. Personnel who

provide official inspection, testing, and

weighing services are required to

maintain records related to the lot of

grain or related commodity for a period

of 5 years. This information is used for

the purpose of investigating suspected

violations.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit; Federal Government;

State, Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 3,200.

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;

Weekly; Semi-annually, Monthly;

Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 468,024.

Nancy Sternberg,

Departmental Information Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–10048 Filed 4–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

Notice Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Farm Service

Agency’s (FSA) intention to request an

extension for a currently approved

information collection. This information

collection is critical to reach minority

and female farm producers, to ensure as

many eligible voters as possible receive

FSA county committee election ballots.

This action is in response to the report

issued by the Civil Rights Action Team.

DATE: Comments on this notice must be

received by June 15, 1998 to be assured

consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Karl V. Choice, Assistant to the

Director, USDA, FSA, OAS, STOP 0540,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–0540; telephone

(202) 720–8782; e-mail

karlchoice@wdc.usda.gov.; or facsimile

(202) 690–3354.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Request for a FSA County

Committee Ballot and Declaration of

Eligibility to Vote.

OMB Control Number: 0560–0181.

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,

1998.

Type of Request: Extension of

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: The Soil Conservation and

Domestic Allotment Act of 1938, as

amended, authorizes the establishment

of FSA county committees by the

Secretary of Agriculture. In February

1997, the USDA Civil Rights Action

Team focused upon underrepresentation of minorities and females

on county committees. This underrepresentation could mean that minority

and female producers hear less about

programs and lack specific information

on available services. In an effort to

increase representation by members of

groups who are under-represented, an

effort is begin made to obtain the names

and addresses of unregistered, eligible

voters. Once an eligible voter’s name

and address is obtained, he/she will

become a registered voter and will be

sent a ballot in order to vote in

applicable county committee elections.

Estimate of Respondent Burden:

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 5 minutes per response.

Respondents: Individual minority and

female owners, operators, share

croppers, and tenants of farms.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,000.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours on Respondents: $4,160 (416

hours times $10 per hour).

Proposed topics comments include:

(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; or (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond. Comments

must be sent to the Desk Officer for

Agriculture, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Washington,

D.C. 20503; and to Karl V. Choice,

Assistant to the Director, USDA-FSAOAS, STOP 0540, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250–

0540; telephone (202) 720–8782; e-mail

karlchoice@wdc.fsa.usda.gov. Copies of

the information collection may be

obtained from Karl Choice at the above

address.

OMB is required to make a decision

concerning the collection of information

contained in these proposed regulations

between 30 and 60 days after

publication of this document in the

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment

to OMB is best assured of having full

effect if OMB receives it within 30 days

of publication.

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, DC, on April 9,

1998.

Bruce R. Weber,

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

[FR Doc. 98–10049 Filed 4–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Klamath Provincial Advisory

Committee (PAC)

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Klamath Provincial

Advisory Committee will meet on April

29 and 30, 1998 at the Mt. Shasta Resort

Siskiyou Room, 1000 Siskiyou Lake

Blvd., Mt. Shasta, California. On April

29, the meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m.

and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. The meeting on

April 30 will resume at 8:00 a.m. and

adjourn at 2:00 p.m. Agenda items to be

covered include: (1) DFO comments; (2)

salvage recommendations; (3)

subcommittee reports; (4) road

management issues; (5) followup to the

Joint 3PAC/SCERT meeting; and (6)

public comment periods. All PAC

meetings are open to the public.

Interested citizens are encouraged to

attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Connie Hendryx, USDA, Klamath

National Forest, at 1312 Fairlane Road,