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in determining which applicant will be

designated.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Dated: July 17, 1998.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Designation for the Fremont (NE) and

Titus (IN) Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of Fremont Grain Inspection

Department, Inc. (Fremont) and Titus

Grain Inspection, Inc. (Titus) to provide

official services under the United States

Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance

Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647–S,

1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20250–3604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart, at 202–720–8525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action has been reviewed and

determined not to be a rule or regulation

as defined in Executive Order 12866

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1;

therefore, the Executive Order and

Departmental Regulation do not apply

to this action.

In the March 2, 1998, Federal Register

(63 FR 10187), GIPSA asked persons

interested in providing official services

in the geographic areas assigned to

Fremont and Titus to submit an

application for designation.

Applications were due by March 31,

1998. Fremont and Titus, the only

applicants, each applied for designation

to provide official services in the entire

area currently assigned to them.

Since Fremont and Titus were the

only applicants, GIPSA did not ask for

comments on them.

GIPSA evaluated all available

information regarding the designation

criteria in Section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act

and, according to Section 7(f)(1)(B),

determined that Fremont and Titus are

able to provide official services in the

geographic areas for which they applied.

Effective September 1, 1998, and ending

August 31, 2001, Fremont and Titus are

designated to provide official services in

the geographic area specified in the

March 2, 1998 Federal Register.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Fremont at 402–

721–1270 and Titus at 765–497–2202.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Dated: July 17, 1998.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To

Conduct an 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. No. 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 intent of the National

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to

request approval for a new information

collection, the Wildlife Damage Survey.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by October 7, 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: Wildlife Damage Survey.

Type of Request: Intent to seek

Approval to Conduct an Information

Collection.

Abstract: The Animal Health Plant

Inspection Service has contracted with

NASS to survey a sample of U.S.

producers of selected agricultural

commodities. The primary goal of the

survey is the collection and

development of valid statistical data

reflecting the percentage of U.S.

producers experiencing loss of product

or resources caused by vertebrate

wildlife. An accurate measurement of

dollar losses to vertebrate wildlife will

be obtained. Additional goals are to

evaluate the Wildlife Services Program

name recognition and test the efficacy of

the Program in reducing crop and

livestock losses. NASS intends to

request that the survey be approved for

a 3 year period. These data will be

collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C.

2204(a). Individually identifiable data

collected under this authority are

governed by Section 1770 of the Food

Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276,

which requires USDA to afford strict

confidentiality to non-aggregated data

provided by respondents.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 13 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Agricultural

Commodity Growers.

Estimated number of Respondents:

32,000.

Estimated total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 6,933 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, 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:

Larry Gambrell, Agency OMB Clearance

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

1400 Independence Avenue, 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, July 16, 1998.

Rich Allen,

Associate Administrator, National

Agricultural Statistics Service.

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