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Notices Federal Register

68392 

Vol. 70, No. 217 

Thursday, November 10, 2005 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of Public Information 

Collections Being Reviewed by the 

U.S. Agency for International 

Development; Comments Requested 

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International 

Development (USAID) is making efforts 

to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following proposed and/or continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. 

Comments are requested concerning: (a) 

Whether the proposed or continuing 

collections of information are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 9, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Beverly Johnson, Bureau for 

Management, Office of Administrative 

Services, Information and Records 

Division, U.S. Agency for International 

Development, Room 2.07–106, RRB, 

Washington, DC 20523, (202) 712–1365 

or via e-mail bjohnson@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB No.: OMB 0412–NEW. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Title: Minority Serving Institution 

Database. 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection. 

Purpose: The U.S. Agency for 

International Development (USAID) 

requests comment on its proposal to 

expand its existing automated Extranet 

database to include voluntary 

registration of U.S. Minority Serving 

Institutions (MSIs). The existing 

application, the Small Business 

Resource Database (SBRD) was placed 

into production at the beginning of 

Fiscal year 2004. Small and Small and 

Disadvantaged Business interested in 

pursuing contracts with USAID may 

register with the Agency on a voluntary 

basis. These data are then made 

available via a secure Extranet conduit 

to Agency Program, Technical and 

Contract Officers worldwide. The 

Agency experienced a significant 

improvement in the amount of 

contracting with these entities in Fiscal 

Year 2004, versus USAID’s performance 

in 2003, and in comparison to the 

averages for the Executive Branch of the 

Federal government. The Agency’s 

performance in this regard is published 

at the following URL: http:// 

www.sba.gov/GC/goads/Goaling-Report08-21-2005.pdf. 

USAID proposes to capture the 

voluntary registration of Minority 

Serving Institutions (MSIs), who may be 

interested in pursuing contracts, grants 

and cooperative agreements with USAID 

in furtherance of the Agency’s 

international development initiatives. 

The existing SBRD application, and the 

Extranet conduit for disseminating these 

data within USAID would be utilized 

for this purpose. This action would 

further the grant-making process and 

potentially benefit several of the three 

hundred and fifty-one U.S. MSIs. 

Additional information regarding the 

SBRD, which is presently in production, 

without the proposed expanded 

registration capability, may be reviewed 

at the following URL: http:// 

www.usaid.gov/business/ 

small_business/vendordb.html. 

Annual Reporting Burden: 

Respondents: 351. 

Total annual responses: 351. 

Total annual hours requested: 87.75 

hours. 

Dated: November 2, 2005. 

Joanne Paskar, 

Chief, Information and Records Division, 

Office of Administrative Services Bureau for 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 05–22429 Filed 11–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 4, 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: Health Certificate for the Export 

of Live Crustaceans, Finfish, Mollusks, 

and Related Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–NEW. 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 217 / Thursday, November 10, 2005 / Notices 68393 

Summary of Collection: The export of 

agricultural commodities, including 

animals and animal products, is a major 

business in the United States and 

contributes to a favorable balance of 

trade. The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains 

information regarding the import health 

requirements of other countries for 

animals and animal products exported 

from the United States. The regulations 

governing the export of animals and 

products from the United States are 

contained in 9 CFR parts 91, subchapter 

D. ‘‘Exportation and Importation of 

Animals (including Poultry) and Animal 

Products,’’ and apply to farm-raised 

aquatic animals and products, as well as 

other livestock and products. These 

regulations are authorized by the 

Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 

8301–8317). The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), U.S. 

Department of Commerce, and the Fish 

and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. 

Department of Interior, as well as 

APHIS, have legal authorities and 

responsibilities related to aquatic 

animal health in the United States. All 

three agencies have therefore entered 

into a Memorandum of Understanding 

delineating their respective 

responsibilities in the issuance of the 

health certificate for the export of live 

aquatic animals and animal products. A 

new health certificate has been 

developed that will bear the logo of all 

three agencies, and can be used by all 

three when issuing a health certificate 

for the export of live crustaceans, 

finfish, mollusks, and their related 

products from the U.S. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

health certificate will require the names 

of the species being exported from the 

U.S., their age and weights, and whether 

they are cultured stock or wild stock; 

their place of origin, their country of 

destination and the date and method of 

transport. The certificate will be 

completed by an accredited inspector 

with assistance from the producer and 

must be signed by both the accredited 

inspector as well as the appropriate 

Federal official from APHIS, NOAA, or 

FWS who certifies the health status of 

the shipment being exported. The use of 

the certificate will lend consistency to a 

public service delivered by three 

separate agencies, and should make the 

aquatic export certification process less 

confusing for those who require this 

important service. Failing to use this 

form could result in less efficient 

service to the exporting public. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Individuals or households; Federal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,500. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22404 Filed 11–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Plumas National Forest; California; 

Diamond Vegetation Management 

Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service 

Plumas National Forest will prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

on a proposal implement hazardous fuel 

reduction and construction of 

Defensible Fuel Profile Zones, 

implement thinning, group selection 

harvest, road system improvements, and 

stream channel restoration. Also, 

treatments of noxious weeds are 

proposed using mechanical, fire, and 

chemical methods. These actions are 

proposed to occur in forested areas of 

public land northeast of Quincy, 

California. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received within 

30 days of the date of publication of this 

Notice of Intent in the Federal Register. 

The draft EIS is expected in April 2006 

and the final EIS is expected in August 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

James M. Pen ̃ a, Plumas National Forest, 

P.O. Box 11500, Quincy, CA 95971. Fax: 

(530) 283–7746. Electronic comments 

should be sent to: commentspacificsouthwest-plumas@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Moghaddas, Interdisciplinary 

Team Leader, Mt. Hough Ranger 

District, telephone (530) 283–7652. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tentative or Preliminary Issues and 

Possible Alternatives 

Alternatives being considered at this 

time include: (A) the Proposed Action 

and (B) No Action. 

The proposed action is designed to 

meet the standards and guidelines for 

land management activities in the 

Plumas National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (1988) 

(LRMP) as amended by the Record of 

Decision for the Herger-Feinstein 

Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery 

Act (1999) (HFQLG), and as amended by 

the Record of Decision for the Sierra 

Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (2004). 

The proposed action is located in 

Plumas County, California, within the 

Mt. Hough Ranger District of the Plumas 

National Forest in all or portions of 

Sections 1 and 2 T26N R11E; Sections 

2–6, 8–11, 14–23, 26–29, 32, and 33 

T26N R12E. Sections 1, 2, 10–14, 24, 

and 25 T27N R10E; Sections 2–28, 30, 

35, 36 T27N R11E; Sections 1–12, 14–

17, 19–21, 26–35 T27N R12E; Section 6 

T27N R13E; Sections 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 

26, 35, 36 T28N R10E; Sections 1–5, 7–

20, 23–26, 29–36 T28N R11E; Sections 

5–9, 14–36 T28N R12E; and Section 31 

T28N R13E MDM. Section 1, T23N, 

R9E; Section 6, T23N, R10E; Sections 4 

& 8, T23N, R11E; Sections 1–6, 8–12, 

13–16, 22–26, 31, and 32, T24N, R10E; 

Sections 5–8, 15, 17, 21–28, and 33–35, 

T24N, R11E; Sections 1, 10–12, 13, 14, 

21–28, 33–34, and 26, T25N, R9E; 

Sections 6–8 and 14–35, T25N, R10E; 

and Sections 19, 29, 30, 31, and 32, 

T25N, R11E, MDM. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose and need for this 

proposal is to shift the existing 

conditions toward the desired 

conditions. In the context of an 

integrated management approach there 

are several primary needs for this 

proposal. They include: 

(1) Modifying fire behavior to protect 

communities, fire fighters, and 

biological resources; (2) Modifying 

forest structure and species composition 

to promote the development of an 

uneven-aged, multistoried, fire resilient 

forest; (3) Restoring aquatic and riparian 

habitat and improve watershed 

conditions; (4) Contributing to the 

economic stability of rural communities; 

(5) Controlling spread and introduction 

of noxious weeds; and (6) Providing 

access to integrated resource treatments 

and improving the road system. 

Proposed Action 

The project area for the proposed 

action is about 100,000 acres. The 

proposal is composed of eight actions: 

(1) Reduce hazardous fuels; (2) 

implement group selection timber 

harvest; (3) implement thinning timber 

harvest and biomass removal; (4) 

improve transportation system; (5) 

improve riparian and watershed 

conditions, (6) thin conifers trees to 

release aspen stands; (7) thin conifers 

and reduce fuels in Baker cypress