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concerns on the proposed action, 

comments on the draft supplemental 

environmental impact statement should 

be as specific as possible. It is also 

helpful if comments refer to specific 

pages or chapters of the draft 

supplemental statement. Comments may 

also address the adequacy of the draft 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement or the merits of the 

alternatives formulated and discussed in 

the statement. Reviewers may wish to 

refer to the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations for implementing 

the procedural provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act at 40 

CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points. 

Comments received, including the 

names and addresses of those who 

comment, will be considered part of the 

public record on this proposal and will 

be available for public inspection. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21) 

Dated: October 3, 2005. 

John D. Berry, 

Forest Supervisor, Eldorado National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 05–20699 Filed 10–14–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites 

comments on this information 

collection for which RUS intends to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 16, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard C. Annan, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5168 South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 720–0784. Fax: (202) 

720–4120. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

RUS is submitting to OMB for approval. 

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: 

Richard C. Annan, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5168 South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 720–0784. Fax: (202) 

720–4120. 

Title: 7 CFR part 1728, Electric 

Standards and Specifications for 

Materials and Construction. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0131. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service 

makes loans and loan guarantees in 

accordance with the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 

et seq., (RE Act). Section 4 of the RE Act 

requires that RUS make or guarantee a 

loan only if there is reasonable 

assurance that the loan, together with all 

outstanding loans and obligations of the 

borrower, will be repaid in full within 

the time agreed. In order to facilitate the 

programmatic interests of the RE Act, 

and, in order to assure that loans made 

or guaranteed by RUS are adequately 

secure, RUS, as a secured lender, has 

established certain standards and 

specifications for materials, equipment, 

and the construction of electric systems. 

The use of standards and specifications 

for materials, equipment and 

construction units helps assure RUS 

that: (1) Appropriate standards and 

specifications are maintained; (2) RUS 

loan security is not adversely affected; 

and (3) loan and loan guarantee funds 

are used effectively and for the intended 

purposes. 7 CFR 1728 establishes 

Agency policy that materials and 

equipment purchased by RUS electric 

borrowers or accepted as contractorfurnished material must conform to RUS 

standards and specifications where they 

have been established and, if included 

in RUS IP 202–1, ‘‘List of Materials 

Acceptable for Use on Systems of RUS 

Electrification Borrowers’’ (List of 

Materials), must be selected from that 

list or must have received technical 

acceptance from RUS. 

Estimate of Burden: This collection of 

information is estimated to average 2.32 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Businesses or other for 

profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

38. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2.30. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,760 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 720–7853. Fax: (202) 

720–4120. 

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. 

Dated: October 7, 2005. 

Curtis M. Anderson, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–20650 Filed 10–14–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites 

comments on this information 

collection for which RUS intends to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 16, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard C. Annan, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5168 South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 720–0784. Fax: (202) 

720–4120. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB)