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(dmaW) gene. This strain does not 

produce ergot alkaloids or clavine 

mycotoxins that are believed to cause 

toxicoses to grazing livestock and 

wildlife. Strain Lp1–981 was generated 

by an insertion of the hph construct in 

lysergyl peptide synthetase subunit 1 

(lpsA). This line lacks the ability to 

produce ergovaline and other amides of 

lysergic acid, but retains the ability to 

produce clavines and lysergic acid. 

Perennial ryegrass plants that have 

been inoculated with either mutant 

strain will be planted in the trial for the 

purpose of increasing seed. The 

endophyte is only transmitted vertically 

through seed. Therefore this trial will 

result in an increase in inoculated seed 

for future experiments. 

On August 12, 2005, we published in 

the Federal Register (70 FR 47169–

47170, Docket No. 05–062–1) a notice 

announcing the availability, for review 

and comment, of an environmental 

assessment (EA) for a field trial of the 

genetically engineered strains of 

Neotyphodium sp. isolate Lp1. We 

solicited comments on the EA for 30 

days ending on September 12, 2005. We 

received eight comments by that date, 

from an academic professional, a public 

interest group, and private individuals. 

All eight commenters expressed 

concerns about the field trial. Some of 

the comments criticized the treatment of 

horizontal gene transfer and acute 

toxicity in the EA. Others suggested that 

these types of experiments should only 

be conducted in a contained facility. 

APHIS has responded to these 

comments in an attachment to the 

finding of no significant impact 

(FONSI). 

Pursuant to its regulations (7 CFR part 

340) promulgated under the Plant 

Protection Act, APHIS has determined 

that this field trial will not pose a risk 

of the introduction or dissemination of 

a plant pest for the following reasons: 

1. The test fungi Neotyphodium sp. 

Lp1 strains Lp1-981 and Lp1-4175 are 

identical to the untransformed 

endophyte except for their inability to 

produce toxic ergot alkaloids. 

2. Neotyphodium species are not 

known as animal or human pathogens, 

and both it and its sexually transmitted 

form of the species (Epichloee ̈ sp.) are 

only found in grasses. 

3. Dissemination of Neotyphodium sp. 

Lp1 strains Lp1-981 and Lp1-4175 will 

be prevented through physical methods, 

normal site security, small size of the 

trials, and cleaning of equipment. 

4. The host range of Neotyphodium 

sp. Lp1 strains Lp1-981 and Lp1-4175 

and mode of transmission has not 

changed. 

5. The Neotyphodium sp. Lp1 strains 

Lp1-981 and Lp1-4175 are expected to 

be less toxic to herbivores than the 

untransformed endophyte and therefore 

should not pose any new dietary threat. 

6. The Neotyphodium species has 

never been associated with animal or 

human disease and therefore will not 

pose a risk to human health. 

7. Hygromycin B phosphotransferase 

(from the marker gene) does not confer 

any plant pest characteristics to 

Neotyphodium species. 

8. Threatened and endangered species 

in the area are not hosts of 

Neotyphodium sp. nor do they feed on 

hosts of these fungi, and therefore will 

not be affected by the trials. 

The EA and the FONSI were prepared 

in accordance with (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). Copies of the EA and FONSI are 

available from the individual listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of 

October 2005. 

Elizabeth E. Gaston, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–20195 Filed 10–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—School Lunch and 

Breakfast Cost Study-II 

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 the 

proposed collection of data for the 

School Lunch and Breakfast Cost StudyII in order to assess the adequacy of the 

Federal meal reimbursement rates. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 6, 2005. 

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 shall 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 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Alberta 

Frost, Director, Office of Analysis, 

Nutrition and Evaluation, Food and 

Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

fax to the attention of Alberta Frost at 

703–305–2576 or via e-mail to 

Alberta.Frost@fns.usda.gov. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday) at Room 

1014, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

be a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Alberta Frost at 

703–305–2017. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: School Lunch and Breakfast 

Cost Study-II. 

OMB Number: Not yet assigned. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New Collection of 

Information. 

Abstract: The School Lunch and 

Breakfast Cost Study-II will collect and 

analyze data from a nationally 

representative sample of public schools 

participating in the National School 

Lunch Program (NSLP). Data will be 

collected so as to provide sufficient 

information on school meal production 

costs to assess the adequacy of Federal 

meal reimbursement rates. The 

information will be used to determine 

the national average reported and full 

costs to produce NSLP and School 

Breakfast Program (SBP) reimbursable 

meals, the extent to which indirect costs 

are charged to School Food Authority 

(SFA) accounts for food service 

operations, the value of administrative 

costs used to produce reimbursable 

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NSLP and SBP meals, and the 

composition of SFA revenues, including 

federal reimbursements, cafeteria sales 

and State and local cash assistance in 

comparison to costs. 

Respondents: State Child Nutrition 

(CN) Directors, State Commodity 

Distributing Agency (SDA) Directors, 

and State Department of Education 

(SEA) Finance Officers. For public 

school districts participating in the 

NSLP: SFA directors and business 

managers, local educational agency 

(LEA) finance officers, and school 

administrators and food service 

managers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

One hundred twenty-two SFA directors 

will complete a mail questionnaire with 

telephone follow-up and be interviewed 

in-person using several different 

instruments. One hundred twenty-two 

SFA business managers and 122 LEA 

finance officers will be interviewed in 

person. One food service manager in 

each of three schools in each SFA (a 

total of 366 food service managers) will 

be interviewed by telephone prior to site 

visits. During the site visits the 366 food 

service managers will be interviewed inperson using several different 

instruments. Approximately 25 State CN 

directors; 25 SDA directors, and 25 SEA 

finance officers will be interviewed by 

telephone. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Each instrument will be 

administered once to each respondent 

except for food service managers. Food 

service managers will be interviewed 

once by telephone prior to the site visit; 

in addition food service managers will 

be interviewed on each day of the fiveday site visit to complete menu and 

recipe records. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

attached table presents the burden for 

each type of respondent. 

Estimated time per response 

Respondent Number Number of 

administrations Minutes Total minutes 

State CN Director Interview ..................................................... 25 1 20 500 

State SDA Administrator .......................................................... 25 1 20 500 

SEA Finance Officer Interview ................................................ 25 1 20 500 

SFA Director: 122 

• Pre-Visit Questionnaire ................................................. 122 1 30 3,660 

• School Paid Staff Roster .............................................. 122 1 15 1,830 

• Central Staff Paid Staff Roster ..................................... 122 1 10 1,220 

• Central Staff Time Allocation Grid ................................ 122 1 10 1,220 

• Food Service Expense Statement ................................ 122 1 30 3,660 

• Off-Budget Staff Roster ................................................ 122 1 10 1,220 

• Off-Budget Time Allocation Grid ................................... 122 1 10 1,220 

Food service managers/Cooks: 366 

• School Information Summary ....................................... 366 1 10 3,660 

• Kitchen Staff Time Allocation Grid ................................ 366 1 15 5,490 

• Menu Record ................................................................ 366 5 15 27,450 

• Recipe Record .............................................................. 366 5 30 54,900 

SFA Business Manager ........................................................... 122 1 60 7,320 

School Administrator Interview ................................................ 366 1 80 29,280 

LEA Finance Officer ................................................................ 122 1 60 7,320 

Total Respondent Burden ......................................... .............................. .............................. .............................. 150,950 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2516 hours. 

Dated: October 3, 2005. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–20255 Filed 10–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Klamath National Forest, California 

and Oregon, Mt. Ashland LSR Habitat 

Restoration and Fuels Reduction 

Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement on a proposal to promote the 

development of late-successional habitat 

and reduce the risk of uncharacteristic 

wildfires on approximately 5013 acres. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received within 

30 days of the publication of this notice 

in the Federal Register. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected by January, 2006, and the final 

environmental impact statement is 

expected by July, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Margaret J. Boland, Forest Supervisor, 

Klamath National Forest, 1312 Fairlane 

Road, Yreka, California 96097. ATTN: 

Sue Stresser 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Stresser, Wildlife Biologist and 

Interdisciplinary Team Leader, Klamath 

National Forest, 132 Fairlane Road, 

Yreka, California 96097 or call (503) 

841–4538. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose of the Mt. Ashland LateSuccessional Reserve (LSR) Habitat 

Restoration and Fuels Reduction Project 

is to promote the development of habitat 

for species dependent on latesuccessional forests and reduce the 

vulnerability of these stands and 

existing late-successional habitat to 

uncharacteristic wildfire. This project is 

proposed under the direction of Seciton 

7(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act 

that directs federal agencies to carry out 

programs for the conservation of 

threatened and endangered species. 

Agencies are also directed to conduct 

habitat restoration and enhance 

protection from catastrophic wildfire by 

the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, 

Northwest Forest Plan as incorporated 

in the Klamath National Forest Land 

and Resource Management Plan of 1995, 

and the National Fire Plan. 

The need for actions in these 

watersheds results primarily from turn