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Vol. 66, No. 106

Friday, June 1, 2001

JOINT BOARD FOR THE

ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES

Meeting of the Advisory Committee;

Meeting

AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment

of Actuaries.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory

Committee meeting.

SUMMARY: The Executive Director of the

Joint Board for the Enrollment of

Actuaries gives notice of a meeting of

the Advisory Committee on Actuarial

Examinations (portions of which will be

open to the public) in Washington, DC

at the Office of Director of Practice on

June 25 and 26, 2001.

DATE: Monday, June 25, 2001, from 9

AM to 5 PM, and Tuesday, June 26,

2001, from 8:30 AM to 5 PM.

ADDRESS: The meeting will be held in

Suite 4600E, Conference Room, Fourth

Floor, Franklin Court Building, 1099

14th Street, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick W. McDonough, Director of

Practice and Executive Director of the

Joint Board for the Enrollment of

Actuaries, 202–694–1805.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that the Advisory

Committee on Actuarial Examinations

will meet in Suite 4600E, Conference

Room, Fourth Floor, Franklin Court

Building, 1099 14th Street, NW,

Washington, DC on Monday, June 25,

2001, from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Tuesday,

June 26, 2001, from 8:30 AM to 5 PM.

The purpose of the meeting is to

discuss topics and questions which may

be recommended for inclusion on future

Joint Board examinations in actuarial

mathematics and methodology referred

to in 29 U.S.C. 1242(a)(1)(B) and to

review the May 2001 EA1 basic and EA–

2B pension Joint Board examinations in

order to make recommendations relative

thereto, including the minimum

acceptable pass score. Topics for

inclusion on the syllabus for the Joint

Board’s examination program for the

November 2001 EA–2A pension

examination will be discussed.

A determination has been made as

required by section 10(d) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,

that the portions of the meeting dealing

with the discussion of questions which

may appear on the Joint Board’s

examinations and review of the May

2001 Joint Board examinations fall

within the exceptions to the open

meeting requirement set forth in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and that the public

interest requires that such portions be

closed to public participation.

The portion of the meeting dealing

with the discussion of the other topics

will commence at 1 PM on June 26 and

will continue for as long as necessary to

complete the discussion, but not beyond

3 PM. Time permitting, after the close

of this discussion by Committee

members, interested persons may make

statements germane to this subject.

Persons wishing to make oral statements

should notify the Executive Director in

writing prior to the meeting in order to

aid in scheduling the time available and

must submit the written text, or at a

minimum, an outline of comments they

propose to make orally. Such comments

will be limited to 10 minutes in length.

All other persons planning to attend the

public session must also notify the

Executive Director in writing to obtain

building entry. Notifications of intent to

make an oral statement or to attend

must be faxed, no later than June 18,

2001, to 202–694–1876, Attn: Executive

Director. Any interested person also

may file a written statement for

consideration by the Joint Board and the

Committee by sending it to the

Executive Director: Joint Board for the

Enrollment of Actuaries, c/o Internal

Revenue Service, Attn: Executive

Director N:C:SC:DOP, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.

Dated: May 25, 2001.

Patrick W. McDonough,

Executive Director, Joint Board for the

Enrollment of Actuaries.

[FR Doc. 01–13803 Filed 5–31–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

Interim National Drought Council

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Interim National

Drought Council meeting.

SUMMARY: The Interim National Drought

Council (Interim Council) was

established through a Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) between Federal

Agencies; State, local, and tribal

governments; and groups impacted by

drought. The Interim Council’s purpose

is to coordinate activities between and

among its members. All meetings are

open to the public; however, seating is

limited and available on a first-come

basis.

DATES: The Interim Council will meet

on June 21, 2001, from 8:00 a.m. Pacific

Daylight Time (PDT) to 5:00 p.m. PDT

at the Marriott Residence Inn, Portland

Downtown—RiverPlace, 2115 SW. River

Parkway, Portland, Oregon, 97201, in

the Broadway Room and on June 22,

2001, from 8:00 a.m. PDT to 12:00 noon

PDT, at the National Water and Climate

Center (NWCC) of the Natural Resources

Conservation Service, United States

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 101

SW. Main Street, Suite 1600, in

Portland, Oregon 97204–3224. The June

21 meeting will be a listening session to

provide an opportunity for Federal,

State, and local officials; practitioners;

and the general public to give their

input on how they are being affected by

the current drought in the Pacific

Northwest. On June 22, the Interim

Council will assess its current overall

effectiveness and discuss ways to

improve its service delivery and

assistance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leona Dittus, Executive Director,

Interim National Drought Council,

United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA), 1400 Independence Avenue,

SW., Room 6701–S, STOP 0501,

Washington, D.C., 20250–0501 or

telephone (202) 720–3168; FAX (202)

720–9688; internet

leona.dittus@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the MOU is to establish a

more comprehensive, integrated,

coordinated approach toward reducing

the impacts of drought through better

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preparedness, monitoring and

prediction, risk management, and

response to drought emergencies in the

United States. The Interim Council will

encourage cooperation and coordination

between and among Federal, State,

local, and tribal governments and

others, relative to preparation for and

response to serious drought

emergencies. Activities of the Interim

Council include providing coordination

to: (a) resolve drought related issues, (b)

exchange information about lessons

learned, and (c) improve public

awareness of the need for drought

planning and mitigation measures. The

Interim Council is co-chaired by the

Secretary of Agriculture or her designee,

and a non-Federal co-chair, Ms. Ane D.

Deister, Executive Assistant to the

General Manager, Metropolitan Water

District of Southern California,

representing urban water interests.

Administrative staff support essential to

the execution of the Interim Council’s

responsibilities shall be provided by

USDA.

The Interim Council will continue in

effect for 5 years or until Congress

establishes a permanent National

Drought Council.

If special accommodations are

required, please contact Leona Dittus, at

the address specified above, by COB

June 18, 2001.

Signed at Washington, D.C., on May 24,

2001.

James R. Little,

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

[FR Doc. 01–13755 Filed 5–31–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request—Evaluation of the

Prime Vendor Pilot Project

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

Office of Management and Budget

approval of data collection instruments

for the Evaluation of the Prime Vendor

Pilot Project.

DATES: Written comments on this notice

must be received by July 31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: 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 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 Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval. All comments will also

become a matter of public record.

Comments may be sent to: Alberta C.

Frost, Director, Office of Analysis,

Nutrition and Evaluation, Food and

Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,

Alexandria, VA 22302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the proposed information

collection forms should be directed to

Alberta C. Frost (703) 305–2117.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Evaluation of the Prime Vendor

Pilot Project—Data Collection

Instruments.

OMB Number: Not yet assigned.

Expiration Date: N/A

Type of Request: New collection of

information.

Abstract: The Prime Vendor Project is

a pilot of the Food Distribution Program

in Indian Reservations (FDPIR) that is

planned to last from July 1, 2001 to June

30, 2002. The FDPIR was authorized by

Section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act of

1977 [7 U.S.C. 2013(b)] and Section 4(a)

of the Food and Consumer Protection

Act of 1973 [7 U.S.C. 612(c) Note]. The

Prime Vendor Pilot will establish a

partnership between USDA and the

Department of Defense (DoD) to pilot

test food distribution operations through

a Prime Vendor system. The

participating recipients will be the 23

Indian Tribal Organizations (ITO’s) in

the Midwest Region, covering

Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Through the Prime Vendor Pilot

agreement, USDA becomes a party to

the existing DoD contract with

commercial wholesalers/distributors

through which the Prime Vendor will

accept food orders directly from the

ITO’s, and deliver food items in three

days, rather than 60–90 days as

currently practiced. ITO’s can also order

as frequently as needed, instead of once

a month, as long as the USDA ordering/

entitlement cap set for the ITO is not

exceeded. Under this pilot, USDA buys

food items directly from the

wholesalers/distributors without any

middleman. In short, the Prime Vendor

will procure foods pre-approved by

FNS, store and deliver them to the ITO,

and bill USDA. The evaluation

component will collect information

from ITO’s, USDA agencies, and

regional offices using two

questionnaires: one for the ITO

respondents and the other for

respondents from the Food and

Nutrition Service (FNS), the

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS),

the Farm Service Agency (FSA), the

Midwest Regional Office (MWRO), and

the Kansas City Commodity Office

(KCCO). Respondent interviews will be

self-administered at two data collection

points: pre- and post-intervention.

Estimate of Burden: Public burden for

respondents of ITO’s is estimated at 1

hour per response for two responses

each by 33 respondents (33 × 2 × 1 hour

= 66 hours).

Respondents: The most

knowledgeable FDPIR staff member in

the ITO will be interviewed. Note: also

as part of this effort, the most

knowledgeable FDPIR staff member in

FNS, AMS, FSA, MWRO, and KCCO

will be interviewed as well.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

Twenty-three respondents will be

interviewed from ITO’s in the Midwest

Region, 10 respondents from other

ITO’s. Note: as part of this effort, 5

respondents will be interviewed from

USDA agencies and regional offices.

Estimated Number of Responses Per

Respondent: Two.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 66 hours (33 × 2

interviews × 1 hour each).

Dated: May 25, 2001.

George A. Braley,

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition

Service.

[FR Doc. 01–13781 Filed 5–31–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Fish Creek Watershed Projects,

Umpqua National Forest, Douglas

County, OR

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement.