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Vol. 60, No. 245

Thursday, December 21, 1995

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

December 13, 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.

December 15, 1995.

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

Title: Castrophic Risk Protection Plan,

Crop Insurance Application and

Continuous Contract and Related

Requirements.

Summary: This proposed action

allows Federal Crop Insurance Crop to

improve the insurance coverage now

available for producers and provide a

new option allowing open market

producers to obtain insurance for their

malting barley. Approximately 5,000

additional producers will have the

opportunity to participate due to this

option.

Need and Use of the Information:

This information is required to be able

to purchase crop insurance and to

determine program eligibility for crop

coverage under the Malting Barley Price

and Quality Endorsement.

Description of Respondents: Farms.

Number of Respondents: 1,760,015.

Frequency of Responses: Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 2,676,752.

Emergency processing of this

submission has been requested by

December 29, 1996.

December 15, 1995.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Title: Agricultural Surveys Program.

Summary: The Agricultural Surveys

Program obtains basic agricultural data

from farmers and ranchers throughout

the nation. The data provides the basis

for estimates of the current season’s

crop and livestock production and

supplies of grain in storage.

Need and Use of the Information:

Crop and livestock statistics help

develop a stable economic atmosphere

and reduces risk for production,

marketing, and distribution operations.

Users of statistical information include

producers, farm organizations,

agribusiness, state and national farm

policy makers, and foreign buyers of

agricultural products.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit; Farms.

Number of Respondents: 146,500.

Frequency of Responses: On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 138,217.

Larry Roberson,

Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–31019 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

Forest Service

Information Collection for Public

Involvement Research Study

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Forest Service announces its intent to

request approval of an information

collection related to the research of

public involvement programs on

National Forest System lands.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments must be

received in writing on or before

February 20, 1996.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to: Christine Overdevest,

Outdoor Recreation and Wilderness

Research Staff, Southern Forest

Experiment Station, 320 Green Street,

Athens, GA 30602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christine Overdevest, Outdoor

Recreation and Wilderness Research

Staff, at (706) 546–2451.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The social science community has

evaluated the character, quality, and

success of the Forest Service’s Public

Involvement activities since the passage

of the National Forest Management Act

(NFMA); however, no studies have been

conducted at the ranger district-level of

the agency. In order to meet the

information needs of the Wayah Ranger

District on the Nantahala National

Forest, a survey study has been

commissioned to obtain information on

how non-participants differ from

participants in the district’s Public

Involvement process. This survey is a

one-time information collection by the

Forest Service and the University of

Georgia Department of Sociology.

Description of Forms

The following information describes

the forms to be approved:

Titles: Public Involvement Participant

Survey. Public Involvement NonParticipant Survey.

OMB Number: Application pending.

Expiration Date of Approval: Not

applicable.

Type of Request: New Approval.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to be 15 minutes per

response.

Type of Respondents: Random sample

of community members of Franklin,

North Carolina; participants involved in

planning process for the district.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

436.

Estimated Number of Responses per

respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

respondents: 109 hours.

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)