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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 collected; or

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of the information on those

who are to respond, including through

the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments should be sent to the Desk

Officer for Agriculture, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503, and to Rebecca

Davis, Production, Emergencies, and

Compliance Division, USDA, FSA,

STOP 0517, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

0517, (202) 720–9882. All responses to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record.

Signed at Washington, DC, on May 2, 2001.

James R. Little,

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

[FR Doc. 01–11687 Filed 5–8–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed collection;

comment request -The Integrity Profile

(TIP)

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Food and

Nutrition Service’s intention to request

OMB review of The Integrity Profile

data collection and reporting system.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received or postmarked by July 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments and

requests for copies of this information

collection to: Patricia Daniels, Director,

Supplemental Food Programs Division,

Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park

Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 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.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval, and will become a

matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia Daniels, (703) 305–2746.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: The Integrity Profile (TIP).

OMB Number: 0584–0401.

Expiration Date: 6–30–01.

Type of Request: Extention of a

Currently Approved Collection .

Abstract: State agencies administering

the Special Supplemental Nutrition

Program for Women, Infants and

Children (WIC Program) are required by

7 CFR 246.12(i)(3) to submit to the Food

and Nutrition Service (FNS) an annual

summary of the results of their vendor

monitoring efforts in order to provide

Congress, senior FNS officials, as well

as the general public, assurance that

every reasonable effort is being made to

ensure integrity in the WIC Program.

Since 1989, integrity data has been

required to be submitted annually for

analysis and the The Integrity Profile

(TIP) report has been traditionally

produced by FNS which shows the level

of monitoring and investigation

conducted by WIC State agencies to

detect and eliminate, or substantially

reduce, vendor fraud and abuse. Most

State agencies downloaded the data

from State systems and transmit it

electronically to FNS.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 20.8 hours per

response, including the time for

reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection

of information.

Respondents: The Program Director of

each WIC State agency, which is

generally a State Health Department or

an Indian Tribal Organization.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 88

respondents.

Estimated Number of Responses Per

Respondent: One.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 1,830.4 hours.

Dated: April 27, 2001.

George A. Braley,

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition

Service.

[FR Doc. 01–11622 Filed 5–8–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service

Agricultural Policy Advisory

Committee for Trade and the

Agricultural Technical Advisory

Committees for Trade;

Reestablishment and Nominations.

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,

USDA.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Secretary of Agriculture, after

consultation with the United States

Trade Representative, has reestablished

the Agricultural Policy Advisory

Committee for Trade (APAC) and the

Agricultural Technical Advisory

Committees for Trade (ATACs). FAS

also announces that nominations are

being sought for persons to serve on the

APAC and the ATACs.

DATES: Written nominations must be

received by the Foreign Agricultural

Service before or close of business June

8, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send all nominating

materials to Ms Sharon McClure,

Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA,

Room 5065–S, STOP 1001, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–1001. The forms

may also be submitted by fax to (202)

720–8097.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Comments regarding the

reestablishment of these committees

should be addressed to Ms. Sharon

McClure, Acting Executive Secretary,

Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room

5065–S, Stop 1001, Washington, DC

20250–1001, or Ms. Denise Bell at the

same address. Persons interested in

serving on the APAC or an ATAC, or in

nominating individuals to serve, should

contact FAS by telephone (202)–720–

6829), fax (202–720–8097), by mail (Ms.

Sharon McClure, Foreign Agricultural

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW., Room 5065–S, Stop 1001,

Washington, DC 20250–1001) or

electronic mail (belld@fas.usda.gov) and

request Form AD–755 and Form SF–

181. These forms are also available on

the Internet at the FAS homepage. For

Form AD–755, go to http://

www.fas.usda.gov/ad755.pdf. For Form

SF–181, go to http://www.fas.usda.gov/

admin/ad 1086.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee

for Trade (APAC) and the Agricultural

Technical Advisory Committees for

Trade (ATACs) are authorized by

sections 135(c)(1) and (2) of the Trade

Act of 1974, as amended (Pub. L. No.

93–618, 19 U.S.C. 2155). The purpose of

the committees is to provide advice to

the Secretary and the U.S. Trade

Representative concerning agricultural

trade policy and are intended to ensure

that representative elements of the

private sector have an opportunity to

make known their views to the U.S.

Government.

Rechartering

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the

Foreign Agricultural Service gives

notice that the Secretary of Agriculture

and the U.S. Trade Representative have

reestablished the Agricultural Policy

Advisory Committee for Trade (APAC)

and the Agricultural Technical Advisory

Committees for Trade (ATACs). In 1974,

Congress established a private sector

advisory committee system to ensure

that U.S. trade policy and negotiation

objectives adequately reflect U.S.

commercial and economic interests. The

private sector advisory system now

consists of almost 40 committees,

arranged in three tiers:

• The President’s Advisory

Committee on Trade and Policy

Negotiations (ACTPN);

• Seven advisory committees,

including the APAC, and;

• Over 30 technical advisory

committees, including the ATACs. The

renewal of such committees is in the

public interest in connection with the

duties of the U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA) imposed by the

Trade Act of 1974, as amended.

General Committee Information

All APAC and ATAC committee

members are appointed by the Secretary

of Agriculture and the U.S. Trade

Representative (USTR), and serve at the

directions of the Secretary and the

USTR. To serve and attend committee

meetings, members must be U.S.

citizens, and have successfully

completed a confidential security

clearance. Committee members serve

without compensation; they are not

reimburbsed for their travel expense.

Committee meetings will be open to

the public, unless the U.S. Trade

Representative determines that the

committees will be discussing issues the

disclosure of which justify closing a

meeting or portions of the meeting, in

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(c).

All committee appointments expire

on May 1, 2003; by the Secretary and

USTR may renew an appointment for

one or more additional terms.

Each committee has a chairperson,

who is elected from the membership of

that committee. In addition to their

individual responsibilities, all

communities are required to meet at the

conclusion of negotiations for each trade

agreement, and to provide a report on

each agreement to the President,

Congress, and to the u.S. Trade

Representative.

[All meetings will be held in

Washington, D.C.]

Agricultural Policy Advisory

Committee for Trade (APAC)

The APAC has approximately 50

members, and is composed of a broad

spectrum of agricultural interests. It

provides advice concerning:

• Negotiating objectives and

bargaining positions before the United

States enters into a trade agreement;

• The operation of various U.S. trade

agreements; and

• Other matters arising from the

administration of U.S. trade policy.

Agricultural Technical Advisory

Committees for Trade (ATACs)

The ATACs provide advice and

information regarding trade issues

which affect both domestic and foreign

production in the commodities, drawing

upon the technical competence and

experience of its members. There are

five ATACs, one for each of the

following sectors:

• Grains, Feed, and Oilseeds;

• Animals and Animal Products;

• Fruits and Vegetables;

• Sweetners and Sweetner Products;

and

• Tobacco, Cotton, and Peanuts.

Each ATAC has approximately 25

members, for a total of approximately

125 members.

Nominations and Selection of Members

Nominations are open to all

individuals without regard to race,

color, religion, sex, national origin, age,

mental or physical handicap, marital

status or sexual orientation. To ensure

that the recommendations of the

committees take into account the needs

of the diverse groups served by the

Department, membership shall include,

to the extent practicable, individuals

with demonstrated ability to represent

minorities, women, and persons with

disabilities.

Members are slected primarily for

their expertise and knowledge of

agriculture trade as it relates to policy

and commodity specific products. No

person, company, producer, farm

organization, trade association, or other

entity has a right to representation on a

committee. All members serve at the

discretion of the Secretary of

Agriculture and the U.S. Trade

Representative. In making selections,

every effort will be made tomaintain

balanced representation on the

committees: representation from

producers, farm and commodity

organizations, processors, traders,

consumers, as well as geographical

balance.

Issued at Washington, D.C. this 1st day of

May, 2001.

Dated: May 1, 2001.

Paul W. Fiddick,

Assistant Secretary for Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–11593 Filed 5–8–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Newspapers to be Used for Publication

of Legal Notice of Appealable

Decisions and Publication of Notice of

Proposed Actions for Southern

Region; Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia,

Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana,

Mississippi, Virginia, West Virginia,

Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina,

South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Deciding Officers in the

Southern Region will publish notice of

decisions subject to administrative

appeal under 36 CFR parts 215 and 217

in the legal notice section of the

newspapers listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. As

provided in 36 CFR part 215.5(a) and 36

CFR part 217.5(d), the public shall be

advised through Federal Register

notice, of the principal newspaper to be

utilized for publishing legal notices of

decisions. Newspaper publication of

notice of decisions is in addition to

direct notice of decisions to those who

have requested notice in writing and to

those known to be interested in or

affected by a specific decision.

Responsible Officials in the Southern

Region will also publish notice of

proposed actions under 36 CFR 215 in

the newspapers that are listed in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of

this notice. As provided in 36 CFR part

215.5(a), the public shall be advised,

through Federal Register notice, of the

principal newspapers to be utilized for

publishing notices on proposed actions.