Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 27, 2001 / Notices 34149

This action is not a rule as defined by

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.

601–612) and thus is exempt from the

provisions of that Act.

In accordance with the Paperwork

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

no new recordkeeping or reporting

requirements have been included that

are subject to approval from the Office

of Management and Budget.

This action is exempted from review

by the Office of Management and

Budget under Executive Order 12866.

National School Lunch, School

Breakfast and Special Milk Programs are

listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance under No. 10.555, No. 10.553

and No. 10.556, respectively, and are

subject to the provisions of Executive

Order 12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with

State and local officials. (See 7 CFR Part

3015, Subpart V, and the final rule

related notice published at 48 FR 29114,

June 24, 1983.)

Authority: Sections 4, 8, 11 and 17A of the

National School Lunch Act, as amended, (42

U.S.C. 1753, 1757, 1759a, 1766a) and

sections 3 and 4(b) of the Child Nutrition

Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1772 and 42

U.S.C. 1773(b)).

Dated: June 21, 2001.

George A. Braley,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–16110 Filed 6–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–U

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. No. 104–13) and Office of

Management and Budget regulations at

5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August

29, 1995), this notice announces the

intention the National Agricultural

Statistics Service (NASS) to request an

extension of a currently approved

information collection, the Agricultural

Prices Surveys.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by August 31, 2001 to be

assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Rich Allen, Associate

Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Room 4117 South Building,

1400 Independence Avenue SW,

Washington, D.C. 20250–2001, (202)

720–4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Agricultural Prices.

OMB Control Number: 0535–0003.

Expiration Date of Approval: 09/30/

01.

Type of Request: To extend a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: The primary objective of the

National Agricultural Statistics Service

(NASS) is to prepare and issue State and

national estimates of crop and livestock

production and prices. The Agricultural

Prices surveys provide data on the

prices received by farmers and prices

paid by them for production goods and

services. NASS estimates based on these

surveys are used by agencies of the U.S.

Department of Agriculture to prepare

the economic accounts of the United

States. These price estimates are also

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

by the Federal Crop Insurance

Corporation to help determine payment

rates, program option levels, and

disaster programs.

The Agricultural Surveys program

was last approved by OMB in 1998 for

a 3-year period. NASS intends to

request that the surveys 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: Farmers and farmrelated businesses.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

82,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 17,000 hours.

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.

Copies of this information collection

and related instructions can be obtained

without charge from Ginny McBride, 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:

Ginny McBride, NASS OMB Clearance

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Room 5330B South Building, 1400

Independence Avenue SW, Washington,

D.C. 20250–2024 or

gmcbride@nass.usda.gov.

All responses to this notice will

become a matter of public record and be

summarized in the request for OMB

approval.

Signed at Washington, D.C., May 24, 2001.

Rich Allen,

Associate Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–16126 Filed 6–26–01; 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 regulations at 5 CFR part

1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995),

this notice announces the intention the

National Agricultural Statistics Service

(NASS) to request an extension of a

currently approved information

collection, the Fruits, Nuts, and

Specialty Crops Surveys.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by August 31, 2001 to be

assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Rich Allen, Associate

Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Room 4117 South Building,

1400 Independence Avenue SW,

Washington, D.C. 20250–2001, (202)

720–4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: