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Notices Federal Register

71079 

Vol. 70, No. 226 

Friday, November 25, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 18, 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), Pamela_Beverly_

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) 720–8681. 

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. 

Cooperative State Research, Education, 

and Extension Service 

Title: CSREES Proposal Review 

Process. 

OMB Control Number: 0524–0041. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Cooperative State Research, Education, 

and Extension Service (CSREES) is 

responsible for performing a review of 

proposals submitted to CSREES 

competitive awards programs in 

accordance with section 103(a) of the 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Education Reform Act, of 1998, 7 U.S.C. 

7613(a). Reviews are undertaken to 

ensure that projects supported by 

CSREES are of high quality and are 

consistent with the goals and 

requirements of the funding program. 

Proposals submitted to CSREES undergo 

a programmatic evaluation to determine 

worthiness of Federal support. The 

evaluations consist of a peer panel 

review and may also entail an 

assessment by Federal employees and 

mail-in (ad-hoc) reviews. CSREES will 

collect information using the ‘‘Proposal 

Review Sheet’’ or the ‘‘Reviewer 

Worksheet’’, Questionnaire, and a 

Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality 

Certification Form. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

collected information from the 

evaluations is used to support CSREES 

grant programs. CSREES uses the results 

of each proposal to determine whether 

a proposal should be declined or 

recommended for award. If this 

information was not collected and 

documented, the decision to fund a 

particular application could be 

questioned. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; Individuals or households; 

Federal Government; State, Local or 

Tribal Government; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 50,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 100,497. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–23251 Filed 11–23–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. 05–084–1] 

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Conservation 

and Management on the Nebraska 

National Forest and Associated Units; 

Record of Decision 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service’s Wildlife Services 

program (APHIS–WS) has prepared a 

record of decision based on the BlackTailed Prairie Dog Conservation and 

Management on the Nebraska National 

Forest and Associated Units final 

environmental impact statement. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the APHIS-WS 

record of decision may be viewed on the 

Wildlife Services Web site at http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/pubs.html or 

obtained from the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The 

final environmental impact statement 

on which this APHIS–WS record of 

decision is based and the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service (USDA–FS) record of decision 

may be found on the Nebraska National 

Forest Web site at http://www.fs.fed.us/ 

r2/nebraska/ and are also available for 

public inspection at the USDA-FS 

offices and public libraries listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gary A. Littauer, Environmental 

Manager, Operational Support Staff, 

WS, APHIS, 8441 Washington NE., 

Albuquerque, NM 87113; (505) 346– 

2632. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice advises the public that the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service’s Wildlife Services program 

(APHIS–WS) has prepared a record of 

decision based on the Black-Tailed 

Prairie Dog Conservation and 

Management on the Nebraska National 

Forest and Associated Units final 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

prepared by the Forest Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. APHIS–WS 

was a cooperating agency in the 

preparation of the EIS.