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67117

Vol. 60, No. 249

Thursday, December 28, 1995

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food, Nutrition, and Consumer

Services

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Disease Prevention and

Health Promotion

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Bureau for Policy and Program

Coordination

U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition;

Availability for Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary

for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer

Services, USDA; Office of Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion, HHS;

Bureau for Policy and Program

Coordination, AID.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Agriculture, the Department of Health

and Human Service, and the Agency for

International Development announce

the availability of the draft U.S. Plan of

Action for Nutrition, in response to the

1992 International Conference on

Nutrition (based on the principles and

strategies in the World Declaration and

Plan of Action for Nutrition) and invite

written comments on the draft plan.

DATES: To be assured of consideration,

written comments on the draft U.S. Plan

of Action for Nutrition should be

postmarked no later than January 29,

1996.

ADDRESSES:

(1) Written comments on the draft

U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition should

be sent to Jay Hirschman, Center for

Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA,

1120 20th Street, N.W., North Lobby,

Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20036, or

faxed to 202/208–2321.

(2) Single copies of the draft plan may

be obtained by writing Jay Hirschman at

the Center for Nutrition Policy and

Promotion, USDA, 1120 20th Street,

N.W., North Lobby, Suite 200,

Washington, D.C. 20036, calling 202/

418–2312, or faxing 202/208–2321.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information regarding the

International Conference on Nutrition

and U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition

contact:

Jay Hirschman, Center for Nutrition

Policy and Promotion (USDA), 1120

20th Street, N.W., North Lobby, Suite

200, Washington, D.C. 20036 or phone

202/418–2312;

Jill Randell, Food and Consumer Service

(USDA), Room 206, 3101 Park Center

Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302 or phone

703/305–1112;

Neil Gallagher, Office of International

Cooperation and Development,

Department of Agriculture, Room

3005 South Building, 14th and

Independence Ave., S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20250, 202/690–

1817;

Linda Meyers, Office of Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion,

Department of Health and Human

Services, 200 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Room 738–G, Washington, D.C.

20201, 202/205–8660; or

Eunyong Chung, Office of Health and

Nutrition, AID, SA 18, Suite 1200,

Washington, D.C. 20523, 703/875–

4074

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

The International Conference on

Nutrition (ICN) was held in Rome, Italy,

in December 1992. It was jointly

sponsored by the Food and Agriculture

Organization of the United Nations

(FAO) and The World Health

Organization (WHO). A World

Declaration and Plan of Action for

Nutrition were presented at the

Conference. Their contents were

discussed, revised, and unanimously

approved by delegates from 159

countries and the European Economic

Community. Nongovernmental

organizations and private business

groups also participated in the

discussions. The nine subject areas

identified in the approved Plan of

Action were: (1) Incorporating

nutritional objectives into development

policies and programs; (2) Improving

household food security; (3) Protecting

consumers through improved food

quality and safety; (4) Preventing and

managing infectious disease; (5)

Promoting breastfeeding; (6) Caring for

the socio-economically deprived and

nutritionally vulnerable; (7) Preventing

and controlling specific micronutrient

deficiencies; (8) Promoting appropriate

diets and healthy lifestyles; and (9)

Assessing, analyzing, and monitoring

nutritional situations.

The U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition

As a follow up activity, all

governments were asked to prepare or

improve national plans of action based

on the principles and strategies in the

World Declaration and Plan of Action

for Nutrition. To this end, in August

1993, the USDA, HHS, and AID,

organized a public meeting to solicit

input for the U.S. Plan of Action for

Nutrition. The meeting was organized

around the nine subject areas in the ICN

Plan of Action, and both domestic and

international subcategories within the

nine areas were addressed. Subsequent

to the meeting, drafting of the U.S. Plan

of Action ensued.

The draft U.S. Plan of Action for

Nutrition incorporates information

provided by the Departments and the

public. It adapts the theme areas

presented in the World Declaration and

Plan of Action to the United States

context and is organized into the

following subjects: (1) Eating for Health;

(2) Nutrition Security for All; (3) Safe

Food and Water from Source to Table;

(4) Promoting Breastfeeding; (5)

Nutrition-Sensitive Food Production

and Economic Policy; (6) Human

Nutrition Research; (7) Nutrition

Monitoring. In view of the United

States’ prominent, leadership role in

nutrition programs worldwide, the U.S.

Plan of Action includes an International

Section. It outlines the priorities for U.S.

Government support to developing

countries in each of the World Plan of

Action’s nine theme areas.

Public and Agency comments will be

considered in preparing the final U.S.

Plan of Action for Nutrition for

submission to FAO/WHO.
67118 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 249 / Thursday, December 28, 1995 / Notices

Dated: December 20, 1995.

Ellen Haas,

Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and

Consumer Services Department of

Agriculture.

Dated: December 7, 1995.

James A. Harrell,

Deputy Director for the Office of Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion,

Department of Health and Human Services.

Dated: December 14, 1995.

Nils Daulaire,

Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Bureau

for Policy and Program Coordination, Agency

for International Development.

[FR Doc. 95–31352 Filed 12–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–U

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

December 21, 1995.

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 these information collections

are best assured of having their full

effect if received within 30 days of this

notification. Comments should be

addressed to: Desk Officer for

Agriculture, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget (OMB),

Washington, D.C. 20503 and to

Department Clearance Officer, USDA,

OIRM, Ag Box 7630, Washington, D.C.

20250–7630. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling (202) 720–6204 or (202) 720–

6746.

Farm Services Agency

Title: Loan Deficiency Payments.

Summary: The making of loan

deficiency payments (LDP) is authorized

by the Agriculture Act of 1949, as

amended. To be eligible for a LDP, a

producer must meet the same eligibility

requirements as if they were applying

for a regular price support loan and

must agree to forgo obtaining a loan or

purchase agreement on the production

on which a LDP is requested. Producers

wishing to obtain a LDP must furnish

information about the class and

quantity, and the location of the

commodity on which the payment is

requested.

Need and Use of the Information: The

purpose of the information is to

determine eligibility to receive LDP,

establish the quantity, quality, and

location of the commodity, and to

determine payment accounts in

accordance with the regulations.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; Business or

other for-profit; Farms.

Number of Respondents: 114,961.

Frequency of Responses: Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 40,337.

Larry Roberson,

Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–31406 Filed 12–27–95; 8:45 am]

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Agricultural Research Service

Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive

License

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Agricultural Research Service, intends

to grant to United Agri Products of

Greeley, Colorado, an exclusive license

for U.S. Patent Application Serial No.

08/068,872 filed May 28, 1993, U.S.

Patent Application Serial No. 08/

199,409 filed February 22, 1994, and

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/

295,583 filed August 25, 1994, all

entitled ‘‘Bacterial Control of Fusarium

Dry Rot of Potatoes.’’ Notice of

Availability for U.S. Patent Application

Serial No. 08/068,872 was published in

the Federal Register on September 24,

1993. Serial No. 08/199,409 is a division

of Serial No. 08/068,872, and Serial No.

08/295,583 is a continuation-in-part of

Serial No. 08/199,409.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before February 26, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,

Room 415, Building 005, BARC-West,

Baltimore Boulevard, Beltsville,

Maryland 20705–2350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

June Blalock of the Office of Technology

Transfer at the Beltsville address given

above; telephone: 301–504–5989.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s patent rights to

this invention are assigned to the United

States of America, as represented by the

Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the

public interest to so license this

invention as United Agri Products has

submitted a complete and sufficient

application for a license. The

prospective exclusive license will be

royalty-bearing and will comply with

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective

exclusive license may be granted unless,

within sixty days from the date of this

published Notice, the Agricultural

Research Service receives written

evidence and argument which

establishes that the grant of the license

would not be consistent with the

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37

CFR 404.7.

R.M. Parry, Jr.

Assistant Administrator.

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Food and Consumer Service

Collection Requests Submitted for

Public Comment: Correction and

Reopening of Comment Period

In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Food and

Consumer Service is correcting language

regarding submission of comments in

three previously published notices

which sought public comment in

information collection requests. In

addition, the comment period on these

Federal Register notices is being

reopened to allow further public

comment based on the corrected

language. The affected notices are

published at:

1. FR Doc. 95–25232, published on

October 12, 1995 at 60 FR 53160,

column 1.

2. FR Doc. 95–25292, published on

October 12, 1995 at 60 FR 53160,

column 3.

3. FR Doc. 95–26096, published on

October 23, 1995 at 60 FR 54332,

column 1.

Corrections

1. The first paragraph of the

Addresses section of notice number 1

listed above is corrected by removing

the words ‘‘regarding the accuracy of the

burden estimate, ways to minimize the

burden, including through the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

or any other aspect of this collection of

information’’.

2. A new paragraph is added between

the first and second paragraphs of the

Addresses section of notice number 1

listed above, and as the second

paragraph of the Addresses section for

notice numbers 2 and 3 listed above, to

read as follows:

‘‘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; (c) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to be