3080 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 21, 1998 / Notices

Responsible Official

Jerry E. Schmidt, Forest Supervisor;

Medicine Bow—Routt National Forest;

2468 Jackson Street, Laramie, WY 82070

is the Responsible Official. As the

Responsible Official, I will decide

which, if any of the alternatives to be

described in the draft Environmental

Impact Statement will be implemented.

I will document the decision and the

reasons for my selection of the decision

in the Record of Decision.

Dated: January 14, 1998.

Jerry E. Schmidt,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 98–1324 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–GM–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Notice of Intent To Request an

Extension of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics

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

National Agricultural Statistics Service’s

(NASS) intention to request an

extension of a currently approved

information collection, the Agricultural

Prices that expires May 31, 1998.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by March 27, 1998 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Rich Allen, Associate

Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW, Room 4117 South

Building, Washington, DC 20250–2000,

(202) 720–4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Agricultural Prices.

OMB Number: 0535–0003.

Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,

1998.

Type of Request: To extend a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: The primary objective of the

National Agricultural Statistics Service

is to prepare and issue state and

national estimates of crop and livestock

production and prices. The Agricultural

Prices surveys provide estimates of

prices received by farmers and prices

paid for production goods and services

needed by the U.S. Department of

Agriculture. These price estimates are

used to compute Parity Prices in

accordance with requirements of the

Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as

amended (Title III, Subtitle A, Section

301a). In addition, price data are used

to administer target price provisions

(deficiency payments) of the Food,

Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade

Act of 1990. The Agricultural Prices

Surveys has approval from OMB for a 3-

year period. NASS intends to request

that the survey be approved for another

3 years.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 11 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Individual Job

Applicants.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

81,800.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 15,000 hours.

Copies of this information collection

and related instructions can be obtained

without charge from Larry Gambrell, the

Agency OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)

720–5778.

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, such as

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to:

Larry Gambrell, Agency OMB Clearance

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Room

4162 South Building, Washington, DC,

20250–2000. 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, January 14,

1998.

Rich Allen,

Acting Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service.

[FR Doc. 98–1301 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Notice of Intent To Request an

Extension of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics

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

National Agricultural Statistics Service’s

(NASS) intention to request an

extension of a currently approved

information collection, the Fruits, Nuts,

and Specialty Crops that expires May

31, 1998.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by March 27, 1998 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Rich Allen, Associate

Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW, Room 4117, South

Building, Washington, D.C. 20250–2000,

(202) 720–4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Fruits, Nuts, and Specialty

Crops.

OMB Number: 0535–0039.

Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,

1998.

Type of Request: To extend a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: The primary objective of the

National Agricultural Statistics Service

is to prepare and issue state and

national estimates of crop and livestock

production. The Fruits, Nuts, and

Specialty Crops survey program collects

information on acreage, yield,

production, and value of non-citrus

fruits and nuts and other specialty crops

in states with significant commercial

production. The program provides data

needed by the U.S. Department of

Agriculture and other government

agencies to administer programs and to