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institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 300,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 454,539.

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–22286 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XT–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 3, 2005. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) Whether the 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 including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Importation of Pork-Filled Pasta. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0214. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) is responsible for protecting the 

health of our Nation’s livestock and 

poultry populations by preventing the 

introduction and interstate spread of 

serious diseases and pests of livestock 

and for eradicating such diseases from 

the United States when feasible. 9 CFR 

94 Section 94–12 contains, among other 

things, specific processing, 

recordkeeping, and certification 

requirements for pork-filled pasta 

products exported to the United States 

from regions affected with swine 

vesicular disease. The regulations 

require that a certificate stating that the 

product has been handled and 

processed according to the requirements 

set forth in the regulations accompany 

the pork-filled pasta products. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

certificate must be completed and 

signed by the issuing official, and 

contains such information as the origin 

of the meat used in the product, the 

name and location of the facility that 

processed the product, and the 

product’s intended destination. Without 

the information, it would significantly 

cripple APHIS’ ability to ensure that 

pork-filled pasta from certain regions 

pose a minimal risk of introducing 

swine vesicular disease into the United 

States. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 5. 

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 125.

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–22336 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Information Collection: Assignments 

of Payment and Joint Payment 

Authorization

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is 

seeking comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on the 

extension of an approved information 

collection. The information collection is 

supporting the regulation of 7 CFR Part 

1404, which provides for the voluntary 

assignment of cash payments made by 

Farm Service Agency or CCC to a third 

party. In addition, a payment recipient 

may voluntarily elect to have a cash 

payment made jointly to the payment 

recipient and a third party.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before January 9, 2006 to 

be assured consideration. 

Addresses: Comments must be sent to 

Farm Service Agency, USDA, Attn: 

Deborah Simmons, Financial Specialist, 

FMD, Stop 0561, 1400 Independence 

Ave, SW., Washington, DC and to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. Comments may 

be also submitted by e-mail to: 

Debbie.Simmons@wdc.usda.gov or by 

fax to: (703) 305–1144. Copies of the 

information collection may be requested 

from Ms. Simmons at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Simmons, Financial Specialist, 

(703) 305–1309.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Assignment of Payments and 

Joint Payment Authorization. 

Forms: CCC–36, ‘‘Assignment of 

Payment’’, CCC–37, ‘‘Joint Payment 

Authorization’’, CCC–251, ‘‘Notice of 

Assignment’’, and CCC–252, 

‘‘Instrument of Assignment’’. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0183. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Abstract: Section 4 (j) of the 

Commodity Credit Corporation Charter 

Act (15 U.S.C. 714b (j)) authorizes CCC 

to determine the character of and the 

necessity for its obligations and 

expenditures and the manner in which 

they shall be incurred, allowed, and 

paid. Pursuant to this authority, CCC 

allows producers to assign certain 

payments. Any such assignment must 

be made in accordance with the 

regulations of 7 CFR Part 1404. There 

are no regulations governing joint 

payments, but this service is offered as 

a result of public requests for this type 

of payment option. 

Estimate of Respondent Burden:

Public reporting burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average 10 minutes per response for 

CCC–36, CCC–37, or CCC–251, or 5 

minutes per response for CCC–252. 

Respondents: Participants in FSA or 

CCC farm programs. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

50,000 for CCC–36; 20,000 for CCC–37, 

and 450 for CCC–251 or CCC–252. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 30 minutes (this estimate 

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includes 20 minutes time for applicants 

to request forms from FSA or locate 

forms in the Web site). 

Comments are invited regarding: (a) 

Whether the 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, including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize 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. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission for OMB approval.

Signed at Washington, DC, on November 2, 

2005. 

Teresa C. Lasseter, 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation.

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BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Tahoe National Forest; Sierraville 

Ranger District: California; Phoenix 

Project

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service, 

Tahoe National Forest, Sierraville 

Ranger District gives notice of the 

Agency’s intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to disclose the environmental effects of 

applying silvicultural and fuel treatment 

prescriptions to treatment units totaling 

approximately 5,057 acres. This project 

is part of the Herger-Feinstein Quincy 

Library Group Forest Recovery Act Pilot 

Project. The proposed treatments would 

take place on the Sierraville Ranger 

District, and be implemented within the 

next 5 years.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

November 18, 2005. The Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

is expected to be completed in March of 

2006, and the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS) is expected to 

be completed in July of 2006.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Jeff Leach, USDA Forest Service, 

Sierraville Ranger District, P.O. Box 95 

(317 South Lincoln), Sierraville, CA 

96126, office hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday–Friday; telephone (530) 994–

3401; FAX (530) 994–3143; e-mail: 

comments-pacificsouthwest-tahoesierraville@fs.fed.us.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Leach or Timothy Evans at the above 

addresses and phone number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

the HFQLG Act Pilot Project, the 

Sierraville District completed the 

planning and NEPA environmental 

analysis for the Euro and Checkmate 

Projects. The District Ranger signed the 

Decision Notice for the Euro Project on 

May 2, 2005, and the Decision Notice of 

the Checkmate Project on June 7, 2005. 

Four Notices of Appeal were filed on 

the Euro Project Decision. Because of an 

appeal on the Euro Project Decision by 

the Lahontan Region of the California 

Regional Water Quality Control Board, 

and the denial of a Conditional Waiver 

of Discharge Requirements for 

Discharges Related to Timber Harvest 

Activities by the Central Valley Region, 

both the Euro and Checkmate Project 

Decisions were withdrawn on June 28, 

2005. Since that time, four public field 

trips took place to review some of the 

treatments of both the Euro and 

Checkmate projects. Participants in at 

least one of these field trips included 

representatives from both the Labontan 

and Central Valley Regions of the 

California Water Control Board, 

representatives of some of the 

organizations that filed appeals of the 

Euro Decision, and members of the 

interested public, including 

representatives of the Quincy Library 

Group. After considering the 

discussions that took place on these 

field trips, the Sierraville District Ranger 

decided to combine the Euro and 

Checkmate Projects into one proposed 

action (now titled the Phoenix Project) 

and to issue this Notice of Intent to 

prepare an EIS.

Purpose and Need for Action 

The Phoenix Project is being proposed 

to implement the Herger-Feinstein 

Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery 

Act of October 12, 1998 (HFQLG). The 

underlying need for the pilot project is 

to fulfill the Secretary of Agriculture’s 

statutory duty under the HFQLG Act, to 

the extent consistent with applicable 

Federal Law. That duty is to test and 

demonstrate the effectiveness of certain 

resource management activities 

designed to meet ecologic, economic, 

and fuel reduction objectives on the 

Lassen and Plumas National Forests and 

Sierraville District of the Tahoe National 

Forest. The Act requires the Secretary to 

conduct a pilot project for a period of 

up to 5 years (recently extended through 

2009). To accomplish the purpose of the 

Act, resource management activities are 

required, including construction of a 

strategic system of Defensible Fuel 

Profile Zones (DFPZs), group selection 

harvest and individual tree selection 

harvest, and riparian management 

(watershed restoration) projects. The 

Act directs the Forest Service to 

construct 40,000 to 60,000 acres of 

DFPZs each year. The objectives of the 

Phoenix Project are: 

1. To reduce negative effects from 

catastrophic wildfire on National Forest, 

private and state lands, and local 

communities. 

2. To create a safer, more effective fire 

suppression environment and provide 

connecting links to existing fuelbreaks. 

3. To create the pre-conditions 

necessary for reintroduction of low 

intensity fire to the ecosystem, thereby 

beginning the process of restoring fire to 

its natural role in the ecology of the 

project area. 

4. To improve timber stand health, 

vigor, and resistance to fire, insects, and 

disease. 

5. Implement riparian management to 

restore the health and vigor of aspen 

stands. 

6. To protect and improve habitat for 

Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive 

Species, and Management Indicator 

Species, both plant and animal. 

7. To generate economic activity, 

income and employment in support of 

rural community stability. 

Proposed Action 

1. Implement mechanical thinning 

from below on approximately 2,657 

acres. The thinning prescription would 

be designed to retain all live trees 

greater than or equal to 30 inches DBH. 

2. Implement group selection harvest 

with groups less than or equal to 2.0 

acres in size, on approximately 390 

acres. 

3. Implement aspen restoration on 

approximately 217 acres. Conifers 

would be removed to a 40-inch diameter 

limit in areas where conifers are 

crowding out aspen trees. 

4. Implement hand thinning and 

piling on approximately 991 acres. The 

hand thinning would thin from below to 

an upper diameter limit of less than or 

equal to 10 inches DBH.

5. Implement thinning by mechanical 

mastication of brush and saplings on 

approximately 802 acres of young