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Notices Federal Register

30876

Vol. 66, No. 111

Friday, June 8, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

Request for Reinstatement and

Revision of a Previously Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intention of the

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to

request a Reinstatement and Revision of

a Previously Approved Information

Collection. These collection

reinstatements are necessary to support

the procurement of agricultural

commodities for CCC’s domestic and

export food donation programs. CCC

issues invitations to purchase or process

commodities for food donation

programs on a monthly, multi-month,

quarterly, and yearly basis. Special

invitations, however, are issued

throughout the month.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before August 7, 2001, to

be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Comments regarding this information

collection requirement may be directed

to Gregory Borchert, Chief, Planning and

Analysis Division, Kansas City

Commodity Office (KCCO), 6501 Beacon

Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64133–

4676, telephone (816) 926–6509 or fax

(816) 926–1648; e-mail

gmborchert@kcc.fsa.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: CCC Commodity Offer Forms.

OMB Control Number: 0560–0177.

Expiration Date: January 31, 2001.

Type of Request: Reinstatement and

revision of a previously approved

information collection.

Abstract: The United States donates

agricultural commodities domestically

and overseas to meet famine or other

relief requirements, to combat

malnutrition, and sells or donates

commodities to promote economic

development.

CCC issues invitations to purchase or

sell agricultural commodities and

services for use in domestic and export

programs. Vendors respond by making

offers using various CCC commodity

offer forms. The Export Offer forms and

the KC–333 are now prepared and

received electronically through the

Electronic Bid Entry System (EBES).

Most of the Domestic Offer forms (KC–

327) are now prepared and received

electronically through the Domestic Bid

Entry System (DEBES) via the Internet.

Vendors can access EBES or DEBES online to see the date/time the system

shows for receipt of bid, bid

modification, or bid cancellation. At bid

opening date/time, the bids are system

evaluated. Acceptance wires are sent to

the successful offerors. Awarded

contracts are posted on our website. The

prior bid system required hard-copy

bids and manual entry into our

computer system. We are seeking

approval for the following forms: KC–

156, Export Certification For Export

Title II Commodities; KC–269/KC–269–

A (Reverse), Notice to Deliver; KC–324,

Steamship Line Service Offer Form; KC–

327, Domestic Offer Form; KC–331,

Bulk Grain Procurement Offer Form;

KC–332, Bulk Grain Sales Offer Form;

KC–333 and Export Offer forms; KC–

334, Discharge/Delivery Survey

Summary; KC–337, Rate Schedule; and

KC–366, Shipment Information Log.

Regulations governing paperwork

burdens on the public require that

before an agency collects information

from the public, the agency must receive

approval from OMB. In accordance with

those regulations, CCC is seeking

approval for these forms to provide for

the submission of offers.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for collection information under

this notice is estimated to average 15–

30 minutes 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: Business and other for

profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,288.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 405.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 5,890.

Proposed topics for comment include:

(a) Whether the continued 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 CCC’s estimate of

burden including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

enhancing the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information collected; or

(d) minimizing the burden of the

collection of the 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 should be directed to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer

for USDA, Washington, DC 20503, and

to Gregory Borchert, Chief, Planning and

Analysis Division, Kansas City

Commodity Office, 6501 Beacon Drive,

Kansas City, Missouri 64133–4676. All

comments will become a matter of

public record.

A comment to OMB is best assured of

having its full effect if OMB receives it

within 30 days of publication.

Signed at Washington, D.C., on June 1,

2001.

James R. Little,

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit

Corporation.

[FR Doc. 01–14494 Filed 6–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection:

Comment Request: FNS–583,

Employment and Training Program

Report

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice invites the general public and

other public agencies to comment on

proposed information collection for the

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 111 / Friday, June 8, 2001 / Notices 30877

FNS–583, Employment and Training

Program Report. The proposed

collection is an extension of collection

currently approved under OMB No.

0584–0339.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments and

requests for copies of this information

collection to John Knaus, Chief, Program

Design Branch, Program Development

Division, Food and Nutrition Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA

22302.

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 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 form of information technology.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Knaus at (703) 305–2098, or send e-mail

to john_knaus@fns.usda.gov via the

Internet.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

Title of Information Collection: FNS–

583, Employment and Training Program

Report.

OMB Number: 0584–0339.

Expiration Date: September 30, 2001.

Abstract: Title 7 CFR 273.7(c)(6)

requires State agencies to submit

quarterly Employment and Training

(E&T) Program reports containing

monthly figures for participation in the

program. The FNS–583 report includes

the number of participants newly work

registered; work registrants exempted

from the E&T Program; participants who

volunteered and began an approved E&T

component; E&T mandatory participants

who began an approved E&T

component; number of able-bodied

adults without dependents (ABAWDs)

exempted from the 3-month food stamp

participation limit under each State

agency’s 15 percent ABAWD exemption

allowance; the number of filled and

offered (unfilled) workfare slots in

waived and unwaived geographic areas

of the State; the number of filled and

offered education and training slots in

waived and unwaived geographic areas

of the State; the amount of Federal 100

percent E&T funding spent on workfare

slots that meet the requirements of

section 6(o)(2)(C) of the Food Stamp Act

of 1977, as amended (the Act); and the

amount of Federal 100 percent E&T

funding spent on education and training

slots that meet the requirements of

section 6(o)(2)(B) of the Act. The first

quarter FNS–583 report includes the

number of work registered persons in a

State as of October of the new fiscal

year. On the fourth quarter FNS–583

report State agencies list the

components of their E&T programs and

the number of participants in each.

Frequency: The FNS–583 report must

be completed and submitted to FNS on

a quarterly basis by the 45th day

following the end of the quarter.

Affected Public: Individual

households and State and local

governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

4,870,542.

Estimated Number of Responses:

4,870,701.

Estimated Time per Response: .025

hours per individual; 347.17 hours per

State agency.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

195,363 hours.

Dated: May 31, 2001.

George A. Braley,

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition

Service.

[FR Doc. 01–14452 Filed 6–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–U

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Rocky Mountain Region: Colorado,

Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota,

Eastern Wyoming; Legal Notice of the

Opportunity To Comment on Certain

Proposed Actions and of Decisions

Subject to Notice and Comment

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; Newspapers for Legal

Notices.

SUMMARY: This is a list of those

newspapers that will be used to publish

notice of all decisions which are subject

to appeal under 36 CFR 217, notice of

the opportunity to comment on certain

proposed actions pursuant to 36 CFR

215.5, and notice of decisions subject to

appeal under the general provisions of

36 CFR part 215. As required at 36 CFR

215.5 and 215.9, such notice shall

constitute legal evidence that the agency

has given timely and constructive notice

of decisions that are subject to public

notice and comment and administrative

appeal. Newspaper publications of

notices of decisions is in addition to

direct notice to those who have

requested notice in writing and to those

known to be interested in or affected by

a specific decision.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Use of these

newspapers for purposes of publishing

the notices required under the

provisions of 36 CFR part 215 shall

begin April 16, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Momper, Regional Appeals and

Litigation Coordinator, Rocky Mountain

Region, Box 25127, Lakewood, Colorado

80225, Area Code 303–275–5161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Responsible Officials in the Rocky

Mountain Region shall give notice of the

opportunity to comment on certain

proposed actions and of decisions

subject to appeal pursuant to 36 CFR

part 215 in the following newspapers

which are listed by Forest Service unit.

Where more than one newspaper is

listed for any unit, the first newspaper

listed is the primary newspaper which

shall be used to constitute legal

evidence that the agency has given

timely and constructive notice of

decisions that are subject to

administrative appeal. The day after the

publication of the public notice in the

primary newspaper shall be the first day

of the appeal filing period.

Decisions by the Regional Forester:

The Denver Post, published daily in

Denver, Denver County, Colorado, for

decisions affecting National Forest

System lands in the States of Colorado,

Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, and

eastern Wyoming and for any decision

of Region-wide impact. In addition,

notice of decisions made by the

Regional Forester will also be published

the day after in the Rocky Mountain

News, published daily in Denver,

Denver County, Colorado. For those

Regional Forester decisions affecting a

particular unit, the day after notice will

also be published in the newspaper

specific to that unit.

Arapaho and Roosevelt National

Forests, Colorado

Forest Service Decisions:

The Denver Post, published daily in

Denver, Denver County, Colorado.

District Ranger Decisions:

Canyon Lakes District: Coloradoan,

published daily in Fort Collins,

Larimer County, Colorado.