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2. May 24, 1998: Yerington 300 Desert

Race—Permit Number NV–030–96–

10A

3. June 20, 1998: Top Gun 300 Desert

Race—Permit Number NV–030–96–

10B

4. July 25, 1998: Top Gun Twilight

Race—Permit Number NV–030–96–

10C

5. September 6, 1998: Yerington to

Fallon and Back—Permit Number

NV–030–96–10D

SUMMARY: The Assistant District

Manager, Non-Renewable Resources

announces the temporary closure of

selected public lands under his

administration. This action is being

taken to provide for public safety and to

protect adjacent resources.

EFFECTIVE DATES: May 9, 10 and 24,

1998; June 20; July 25; September 6,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Fran Hull, Outdoor Recreation Planner,

Carson City District, Bureau of Land

Management, 5665 Morgan Mill Road,

Carson City, Nevada 98701, Telephone:

(702) 885–6161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bureau

lands to be closed to public use include

the width and length of those roads and

trails identified as the race route by

colorful flagging and directional arrows

attached to wooden stakes. A map of

each closure area may be obtained at the

contact address. The event permittees

are required to clearly mark and monitor

the event routes during the closure

periods. Spectators and support vehicles

may drive on existing accessory roads

only. Spectators may observe the races

from safe locations as directed by event

officials and BLM personnel.

Exemptions

Closure restrictions do not apply to

race officials, medical/rescue, law

enforcement and agency personnel

monitoring the event.

Authority: 43 CFR 8364 and 43 CFR 8372.

Penalty

Any person failing to comply with the

closure orders may be subject to

imprisonment for not more than 12

months, or a fine in accordance with the

applicable provisions of 18 USC 3571,

or both.

Event Specific Information

1. Virginia City Grand Prix

Motorcycle Race—May 9 and 10, 1998.

Western States Racing Association—

Permit Number NV–030–98008. This

closure will be in effect from 6 a.m. May

9 through 4 p.m. May 10, 1998. In

addition to the race route closure,

camping and target shooting on public

lands within the direct vicinity of the

race shall be prohibited. The event is a

multiple lap motorcycle race conducted

on dirt roads and trails near Virginia

City, Storey County, Nevada within

T16N R21E and T17N R21E, M.D.M.

2. Yerington 200 Desert Race—May

24, 1998—Valley Off-Road Racing

Association—Permit Number NV–030–

96–10A. This closure will be in effect

from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for a 300

mile, multiple-lap OHV race on dirt

roads and drainages near Yerington,

Lyon County, Nevada within T12N

R24E; T13N R24E; T14N R24E; T15N

R24E; T16N R24E; T13N R25E; T15N

R25E; T16N R25E; T17N R26E, M.D.M.

The race route closure affects portions

of the following commonly used roads:

Singatse Pass, Churchill Canyon,

Gallagher Pass and Adrian Valley.

Spectators may best view the race at the

Start/Finish gravel pit near Yerington

and certain points along Gallagher Pass

and Churchill Canyon Roads.

3. Top Gun 300 Desert Race—June 20,

1998—Valley Off Road Racing

Association—Permit Number NV–030–

96–10B. This closure will be in effect

from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for a 300

mile, multiple lap OHV race conducted

on dirt roads and drainages near Fallon,

Churchill County, Nevada within T15N

R31E; T15N R32E; T16N R30E; T16N

R31E; T16N R32E; T17N R30E; T17N

R31E, M.D.M. The race route closure

affects portions of the following

commonly used roads: Simpson Pass,

Four-mile Canyon, Arterial Canyon, GZ

Canyon, Salt Wells and Sand Springs.

Spectators may view the race from the

Start/Finish area at Top Gun Drag Strip

located south of Fallon on Highway 95

and at certain Check Points selected by

race and BLM officials.

4. Top Gun Twilight Race—July 25,

1998—Valley Off Road Racing

Association—Permit Number NV–030–

96–10C. This closure will be in effect

from noon until midnight for a 250 mile,

multiple lap OHV race conducted on

dirt roads and drainages near Fallon,

Churchill County, Nevada within T16N

R25E; T16N R26E; T16N R27E; T16N

R28E; T16N R29E; T17N R26E; T17N

R27E, M.D.M. The race route closure

affects portions the following commonly

used roads: Simpson Pass near Hooten

Well, Wildhorse Basin. Spectators are

welcome at the Start/Finish area at Top

Gun Drag Strip and at certain Check

Points as directed by BLM and race

officials.

5. Yerington to Fallon and Back—

September 6, 1998—Valley Off Road

Racing Association—Permit Number

NV–030–96–10D. This closure will be in

effect from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for

a point-to-point OHV race conducted

over dirt roads and drainages between

Yerington and Fallon, Lyon and

Churchill Counties, Nevada within

T13N R24E; T13N R25E; T14N R24E;

T15N R24E; T16N R24E through 31E;

T17N R30E; T17N R31E; T18N R30E,

M.D.M. Portions of the following

commonly used roads will be affected

by the race route closure: Singatse Pass,

Churchill Canyon, Adrian Valley,

Eightmile and Bass Flat. Spectators are

welcome at the Start/Finish area near

Yerington and the one near Fallon plus

certain Check Points designated by race

and BLM officials.

Dated: April 7, 1998.

Clifford D. Ligons,

Assistant District Manager, Non Renewable

Resources.

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DEVELOPMENT

Notification of Availability of the

Monetization Field Manual

AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International

Development.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: The Office of Food for Peace

(FFP), within the Bureau for

Humanitarian Response (BHR), U.S.

Agency for International Development

(USAID), hereby announces the

availability of its Monetization Field

Manual. The Monetization Field Manual

sets out the Office’s policy and

guidelines for Cooperating Sponsor

sales of P.L. 480 Title II commodities.

Interested parties are invited to provide

written comments on the manual within

30 days of publication of this notice.

AVAILABILITY: The Monetization Field

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at:

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humlresponse/ffp/ffp.htm

Requests for hard copies must be faxed

to the attention of Mr. James F.

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ADDRESSES: Comments on the

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Mr. James F. Thompson, U.S. Agency

for International Development, 1300

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Policy; Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; the National

Agricultural Workers Survey

Questionnaire Form

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy (OASP), Department

of Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed.

Currently the Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy is soliciting

comments concerning the questionnaire

used by the National Agricultural

Workers Survey (NAWS). This survey

has been conducted under the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

clearance since October 1988. It has up

to this time conducted on average 2,500

interviews per year. The focus has been

on demographic, employment and

health data. The NAWS information

collection request will consist of two

parts. The first part is the continued

approval of the traditional NAWS

survey questions for the 2,500

respondents for the three year period.

The second part, the NAWS will

conduct for one year only, a pilot test

of an enlarged sample size of 4,500 and

will utilize an enhanced survey form

which includes additional in-depth

questions on occupational health. The

sampling frame and estimation

procedures will not be altered by the

pilot. Furthermore, the survey format,

though enlarged, will be in large

measure the same as the traditional

NAWS survey form.

The Department of Labor is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper functioning of

government agencies charged with

protecting the well being of the

farmworker population, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate 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;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond.

DATE: Written comment must be

submitted by June 22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the U.S. Department of

Labor, Room S–2312, (200 Constitution

Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20210,

telephone (202) 219–6197. Written

comments limited to 10 pages or fewer

may also be transmitted by facsimile to

(202) 219–9216.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Contact Richard Mines, Economist and

Program Officer for the National

Agricultural Workers Survey, Office of

the Assistant Secretary of Labor, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200

Constitution Ave., NW, Washington,

D.C. 20210. Telephone: (202) 219–6197.

Copies of the referenced information

collection request are available for

inspection and copying and will be

mailed to persons who request copies by

telephoning Richard Mines at (202)

219–6197. For more information about

the NAWS, consult the NAWS home

page at: http://www.dol.gov/dol/asp/

public/programs/agworker/naws.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The NAWS began surveying

farmworkers in 1988, it has collected

information from over 22,000 workers.

The survey samples all crop

farmworkers in three cycles each year in

order to capture the seasonality of the

work. The NAWS locates and samples

workers at their work sites, avoiding the

well-publicized undercount of this

difficult-to-find population. During the

initial contact, arrangements are made

to interview the respondent at home or

at another convenient location.

What Information Does the NAWS

Collect?

• Household and Family

Composition. The NAWS interview

contains a family grid that asks basic

demographic information for all

household members, and records

information about each person’s

education level and migration patterns.

• Additional Demographics. The

NAWS collects a more comprehensive

demographic profile of the farmworker

himself including language ability,

contacts in non-agricultural jobs, and

parental involvement in agriculture.

• Employment History. The NAWS

compiles a full year of information on

the employment and geographic

movement of the farmworker. This

history covers the occupation, including

task and crop if employed in

agriculture, type of non-agricultural

work if employed off the farm, periods

of unemployment and periods abroad,

and the worker’s location for every week

of the year preceding the interview.

• Wages, Benefits and Working

Conditions. The NAWS collects

information on payment method (piece

or hourly) and wages, on health

insurance, on workers compensation

and unemployment insurance, and on

other benefits and working conditions.

• Health, Safety and Housing. The

NAWS gathers information on medical

history, use of medical services,

participation in pesticide training, and

on the worker’s housing arrangements.

• Income and Assets, Social Services

and Legal Status. The NAWS

questionnaire has a series of questions

on personal and family income, assets

held in the United States and abroad,

use of social services, and legal or

immigration status.

II. Current Actions

This action requests continued OMB

approval of the paperwork requirements

in the NAWS survey form. It also

requests OMB approval to conduct a one

year pilot with a larger sample size and

an enhanced focus on occupational

health. OMB approval is necessary to

continue collecting information needed

by federal programs mandated by

Congress to monitor and serve the

farmworker population. These include

among others the National Agricultural

Statistical Service of the USDA, the

Office of Migrant Education of the

Department of Education, the Migrant

Health Program, the Migrant Head Start

Program and the National Institute of

Occupational Health of the Department

of Health and Human Services, the

Farmworker Adult Training Program

(JTPA 402) of Department of Labor and