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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

April 24, 1998.

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, Pub.

L. 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 20503 and to

Departmental Clearance Office, USDA

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, D.C.

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) 720–6746.

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.

Food and Nutrition Service

Title: Food Stamp Accountability

Report.

OMB Control Number: 0584–0009.

Summary of Collection: The Food

Stamp Act of 1977 authorizes the Food

and Nutrition Service (FNS), on behalf

of the Secretary of Agriculture, to

develop procedures for the delivery of

food stamp coupons to issuance agents

and bulk storage points, and for

monitoring the level of coupon

inventories. Regulations for the Food

Stamp Program require that each

issuance and bulk inventory point

report monthly issuance and food stamp

inventory activity on Form FNS–250,

Food Coupon Accountability Report to

FNS through the State agency.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information collected on the FNS–250,

Food Coupon Accountability Report,

includes beginning and end-of-month

coupon inventories, receipt and

transfers of coupon shipments, coupons

returned to inventory, and credits. The

reported data is used by the FNS

regional officer to validate the State

agency liability billing for food stamp

losses.

Description of Respondents: State,

Local, or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 1,587.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

Monthly.

Total Burden Hours: 57,132.

Rural Housing Service

Title: 7 CFR 1942–C, Fire and Rescue

Loans.

OMB Control Number: 0575–0120.

Summary of Collection: The Rural

Housing Service (RHS) is authorized by

Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.

1926) to make loans to public agencies,

nonprofit corporations, and Indian

tribes for the development of essential

community facilities primarily serving

rural residents. The primary regulation

for administering this Community

Facility program is 7 CFR 1942–A

(0575–0015). Information must be

collected to determine eligibility,

analyze financial feasibility, take

security, monitor the use of loan funds,

and monitor the financial condition of

borrowers, and otherwise assisting

borrowers.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information will be collected by Rural

Development field offices from

applicant/borrowers and consultants

through a variety of standardized forms

and other existing documents. This

information will be used to determine

applicant/borrower eligibility, project

feasibility, and ensure borrowers

operate on a sound basis and use loan

funds for authorized purposes.

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 1,130.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion; Quarterly; Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 6,595.

Rural Housing Service

Title: 7 CFR 1924–C, Planning and

Performing Site Development Work.

OMB Control Number: 0575–0164.

Summary of Collection: Section 502 of

Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as

amended, authorizes the Rural Housing

Service (RHS) to provide financial

assistance to farm owners and other

persons living in rural areas for the

purpose of obtaining decent, safe, and

sanitary dwellings and related facilities.

The purpose of the financial assistance

is to give families, who do not have

sufficient resources to provide such

dwellings and related facilities on their

own account and cannot obtain the

necessary credit from other sources on

terms and conditions they can

reasonably expect to meet, an

opportunity to have adequate homes.

RHS makes direct loans to applicants of

up to 100 percent of the appraised value

of the property, therefore, the site and

its development are an integral part of

the dwellings and related facilities being

financed. Accordingly, information

about the site proposal such as location,

topography, soils, energy, and

environmental considerations must be

collected.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information required for site approval is

collected from the appraiser by the

completion of Form HUD–54891,

‘‘Appraiser/Review Appraiser

Checksheet’’. All the material and

information requested on Form HUD–

54891 is readily available to the

appraiser and the builder. The form

requests general information about the

site proposal, such as: location,

topography, soils, energy, and

environmental considerations. The
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information collected is necessary to

assure orderly development of rural

areas which will lead to economically

stable communities while considering

the impacts on the environment and

protecting the borrower’s and

Government’s Security interests.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; Business or

other for-profit; Not-for-profit

institutions; State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 20,000.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 3,340.

Agricultural Marketing Service

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements for 7 CFR Part 29.

OMB Control Number: 0581–0056.

Summary of Collection: The Dairy and

Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 (Pub.

L. 98–198) authorizes the Agricultural

Marketing Service (AMS), on behalf of

the Secretary, to inspect all tobacco

offered for importation into the United

States for grades and quality except

cigar and oriental tobacco which must

be certified by the importer as to kind

and type, and in the case of cigar

tobacco, that such tobacco will be used

solely in the manufacture or production

of cigars. The Act also authorizes the

Secretary to fix and collect fees from the

importers to cover the cost of

inspection. Information must be

collected from the public whenever

USDA inspection or certification

services are requested.

Need and Use of the Information:

Information is collected by AMS

through a variety of forms and other

documents regularly used in the

importation and sale of tobacco. AMS

uses the information to identify

applications for inspection and/or

certification of tobacco, identify

applications for new auction markets or

the extension of services to designated

tobacco markets, and solicit

nominations/recommendations for

individuals to serve on the National

Advisory Committee for Tobacco

Inspection Services.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 645.

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 5,569.

Rural Housing Service

Title: Rural Housing Demonstration

Programs—Section 502.

OMB Control Number: 0575–0114.

Summary of Collection: Section 506 of

the Housing Act of 1949, as amended by

Title V—Rural Housing of Housing and

Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983,

directs the Secretary to conduct

research, technical studies and

demonstrations in order to improve the

architectural designs, cost effectiveness

and utility of housing units. The

amendment allows the Secretary to

permit housing demonstrations which

do not meet existed published

standards, rules, regulations or policies,

if the Secretary finds that in doing so,

the health and safety of the population

is not adversely affected. The Rural

Housing Service (RHS) will collect

information from applicants seeking an

innovation housing unit award.

Need and Use of the Information:

RHS will collect information from the

proposer to evaluate the strengths and

weaknesses to which the proposal

concept possesses or lacks the attributes

set forth in the proposed content and

evaluation criteria. RHS will use the

collected information to select the most

feasible proposals that will enhance the

Agency’s chances in accomplishing the

demonstration objective. The

information will be utilized to sustain

and modify RHS’s current policies

pertaining to the construction of modest

housing.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit

institutions; State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 15.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 1,200.

Rural Development and Farm Service

Agency

Title: 7 CFR 1980–A, Guaranteed

Loans—General.

OMB Control Number: 0575–0024.

Summary of Collection: The

Consolidated Farm and Rural

Development Act (CONACT), as

amended, authorizes the Secretary of

Agriculture to make and service loans

guaranteed by the Farm Service Agency

(FSA) and the Rural Housing Service

(RHS) to eligible applicants. The loan

programs to which this subpart is

applicable include farm operating, farm

ownership, and soil and water loans.

The collection of information requested

is necessary to assure that the program

is being carried out in accordance with

the applicable laws and authorities.

Additionally, information must be

collected because the law requires that

certain policies be verified by FSA to

assure that loan applicants and

borrowers comply with such policies in

order to obtain the requested assistance.

Need and Use of the Information: FSA

and RHS require some information to be

reported on standard forms in order to

facilitate an effective and efficient

decision-making process. The

information collection required by this

rule will be used by the Agencies to

approve and determine the need for

loans and subordinations in accordance

with this rule. The Agencies consider

the information collected to be essential

to prudent loan making decisions.

Failure to make sound loans would

joepardize the Government’s loan

portfolio, would result in large losses to

both the borrower and the Government,

and would weaken the overall

agricultural economy.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; Business or

other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 3,750.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 117,066.

Rural Housing Service

Title: 7 CFR 1951–N, Servicing Cases

Where Unauthorized Loan or Other

Financial Assistance Was Received—

Multiple Family Housing.

OMB Control Number: 0575–0104.

Summary of Collection: Cases of

unauthorized assistance are identified

from time to time by the Office of

Inspector General or through regular

serving visits by Rural Development

personnel. Rural Housing Service (RHS)

has published its own regulation,

consistent with the Federal Claims Act,

through which it can better assist the

recipients of RHS assistance and still

adequately protect the Government’s

interest. The information collected

under the provisions of this regulation

is provided on a voluntary basis by the

recipient of the assistance in question,

although failure to cooperate in effecting

requiring corrections to loan accounts

may result in loss or reduction of

benefits or liquidation of the loan. The

information to be collected will

primarily be financial data relating to

income and expenses.

Also, tenants who refuse to cooperate

or provide information may lose their

subsidy or tenancy.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information required by this regulation

is collected from Multi-Family Housing

borrowers (who may be individuals,

partnerships, private or nonprofit

corporations or public bodies) and from

tenants who reside in the borrowers’

rental projects. The collections are made

from RHS borrowers on an individual

case basis by RHS personnel. Collection

from tenants is made by RHS borrowers

or their manager employed by the

borrower to manage the project. If this

regulation is not continued, the cases

involving unauthorized financial
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assistance would remain unresolved

and many borrowers would keep

financial benefits for which they did not

qualify under RHS loan regulations.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; Business or

other for-profit; Farms; Not-for-profit

institutions; State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 450.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 800.

Nancy Sternberg,

Departmental Information Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–11360 Filed 4–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Newspapers Used for Publication of

Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions

for the Intermountain Region; Utah,

Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice lists the

newspapers that will be used by all

ranger districts, forests, and the

Regional Office of the Intermountain

Region to publish legal notice of all

decisions subject to appeal under 36

CFR 215 and 36 CFR 217. The intended

effect of this action is to inform

interested members of the public which

newspapers will be used to inform

interested members of the public which

newspapers will be used to publish

legal notices of decisions, thereby

allowing them to receive constructive

notice of a decision, to provide clear

evidence of timely notice, and to

achieve consistency in administering

the appeals process.

DATES: Publication of legal notices in

the listed newspapers will begin with

decisions subject to appeal that are

made on or after May 1, 1998. The list

of newspapers will remain in effect

until October 1998 when another notice

will be published in the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald W. Murphy, Regional Appeals

Manager, Intermountain Region, 324

25th Street, Ogden, UT 84401, Phone

(801) 625–5274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

administrative appeal procedures 36

CFR 215 and 36 CFR 217, of the Forest

Service require publication of legal

notice in a newspaper of general

circulation of all decisions subject to

appeal. This newspaper publication of

notices of decisions is in addition to

direct notice to those who have

requested notice in writing and to those

known to be interested and affected by

a specific decision.

This legal notice is to identify: the

decision by title and subject matter; the

date of the decision; the name and title

of the official making the decision; and

how to obtain copies of the decision. In

addition, the notice is to state the date

the appeal period begins which is the

day following publication of the notice.

The timeframe for appeal shall be

based on the date of publication of the

notice in the first (principal) newspaper

listed for each unit.

The newspapers to be used are as

follows.

Regional Forester, Intermountain

Region

For decisions made by the Regional

Forester affecting National Forests in

Idaho: The Idaho Statesman, Boise,

Idaho.

For decisions made by the Regional

Forester affecting National Forests in

Nevada: The Reno Gazette-Journal,

Reno, Nevada.

For decisions made by the Regional

Forester affecting National Forests in

Wyoming: Casper Star-Tribune, Casper,

Wyoming.

For decisions made by the Regional

Forester affecting National Forests in

Utah: Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah.

If the decision made by the Regional

Forester affects all National Forests in

the Intermountain Region, it will appear

in: Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah.

Ashley National Forest

Ashley Forest Supervisors decisions:

Vernal Express, Vernal, Utah.

Vernal District Ranger decisions:

Vernal Express, Vernal, Utah.

Flaming Gorge District Ranger for

decisions affecting Wyoming: Casper

Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming.

Flaming Gorge District Ranger for

decisions affecting Utah: Vernal

Express, Vernal, Utah.

Roosevelt and Duchesne District

Ranger decisions: Uintah Basin

Standard, Roosevelt, Utah.

Boise National Forest

Boise Forest Supervisor decisions:

The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho.

Mountain Home District Ranger

decisions: The Idaho Statesman, Boise,

Idaho.

Boise District Ranger decisions: The

Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho.

Idaho City District Ranger decisions:

The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho.

Casade District Ranger decisions: The

Advocate, Cascade, Idaho.

Lowman District Ranger decisions:

The Idaho City World, Idaho City,

Idaho.

Emmett District Ranger decisions: The

Messenger-Index, Emmett, Idaho.

Bridger-Teton National Forest

Bridger-Teton Forest Supervisor

decisions: Casper Star-Tribune, Casper,

Wyoming.

Jackson District Ranger decisions:

Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming.

Buffalo District Ranger decisions:

Casper Star-Tribune, Jackson, Wyoming.

Big Piney District Ranger decisions:

Casper Star-Tribune, Jackson, Wyoming.

Pinedale District Ranger decisions:

Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming.

Greys River District Ranger decisions:

Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming.

Kemmerer District Ranger decisions:

Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming.

Caribou National Forest

Caribou Forest Supervisor decisions:

Idaho State Journal, Pocatello, Idaho.

Soda Springs District Ranger

decisions: Idaho State Journal,

Pocatello, Idaho.

Montipelier District Ranger decisions:

Idaho State Journal, Pocatello, Idaho.

Malad District Ranger decisions:

Idaho State Journal, Pocatello, Idaho.

Pocatello District Ranger decisions:

Idaho State Journal, Pocatello, Idaho.

Dixie National Forest

Dixie Forest Supervisor decisions:

The Daily Spectrum, St. George, Utah.

Pine Valley District Ranger decisions:

The Daily Spectrum, St. George, Utah.

Cedar City District Ranger decisions:

The Daily Spectrum, St. George, Utah.

Powell District Ranger decisions: The

Daily Spectrum, St. George, Utah.

Escalante District Ranger decisions:

The Daily Spectrum, St. George, Utah.

Teasdale District Ranger decisions:

The Daily Spectrum, St. George, Utah.

Fishlake National Forest

Fishlake Forest Supervisor decisions:

Richfield Reaper, Richfield, Utah.

Loa District Ranger decisions:

Richfield Reaper, Richfield, Utah.

Richfield District Ranger decisions:

Richfield Reaper, Richfield, Utah.

Beaver District Ranger decisions:

Richfield Reaper, Beaver, Utah.

Fillmore District Ranger decisions:

Richfield Reaper, Fillmore, Utah.

Hemboldt-Toiyabe National Forests

Humboldt Forest Supervisor

decisions: Elko Daily Free Press, Elko,

Nevada.

Toiyabe Forest Supervisor decisions:

Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, Nevada.

Sierra Ecosystem Coordination Center

(SECO): Carson District Ranger