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contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

petitions and applications and agency

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section.

Notices Federal Register

12533

Vol. 60, No. 44

Tuesday, March 7, 1995

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF

THE UNITED STATES

Committee on Rulemaking, Committee

on Adjudication, Committee on

Administration, and Committee on

Governmental Processes

ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings;

Notice of Cancellation of Meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No.

92–463), notice is hereby given of

meetings of the Committees on

Rulemaking, Adjudication, and

Administration of the Administrative

Conference of the United States. In

addition, notice is hereby given of

cancellation of a meeting of the

Committee on Governmental Processes.

AGENCY: Committee on Rulemaking.

DATES: Wednesday, March 29, 1995, at

9:30 a.m.

LOCATION: Office of the Chairman,

Administrative Conference, 2120 L

Street NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy G. Miller, Office of the Chairman,

Administrative Conference of the

United States, 2120 L Street, NW., Suite

500, Washington, DC 20037. Telephone:

(202) 254–7020.

AGENCY: Committee on Adjudication.

DATES: Friday, March 17, 1995 at 9:30

a.m.; Monday, April 3, 1995 at 9:30 a.m.

LOCATION: Office of the Chairman,

Administrative Conference, 2120 L

Street, NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy G. Miller, Office of the Chairman,

Administrative Conference of the

United States, 2120 L Street NW., Suite

500, Washington, DC 20037. Telephone:

(202) 254–7020.

AGENCY: Committee on Administration.

DATES: Thursday, March 23, 1995 at

10:00 a.m.; Wednesday, April 12, 1995

at 10:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Office of the Chairman,

Administrative Conference, 2120 L

Street NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D.

Leah Meltzer, Office of the Chairman,

Administrative Conference of the

United States, 2120 L Street NW., Suite

500, Washington, DC 20037. Telephone:

(202) 254–7020.

AGENCY: Committee on Governmental

Processes.

DATES: The meeting previously

scheduled for Monday, March 13, 1995,

at 12:30 p.m. has been cancelled. A new

meeting will be scheduled for later in

March.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah S. Laufer, Office of the

Chairman, Administrative Conference of

the United States, 2120 L Street NW.,

Suite 500, Washington, D.C. Telephone:

(202) 254–7020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Committee on Rulemaking will meet to

discuss several topics relating to

rulemaking. The topics will include a

report on ‘‘interim final rules,’’ prepared

by Professor Michael Asimow of UCLA

Law School, a report on ‘‘direct final

rulemaking,’’ by Professor Ronald Levin

of Washington University School of

Law, and a report on agency review of

existing rules, by Professor Sidney

Shapiro of the University of Kansas Law

School.

The Committee on Adjudication will

meet to begin discussion of a report on

the use of Rule 11-type sanctions in

administrative-level adjudications. The

report is being prepared by Professor

Carl Tobias of the University of

Montana School of Law.

The Committee on Administration

will meet to discuss reports on two

topics. A report on the potential uses of

alternative dispute resolution

techniques for resolving conflicts

between endangered species and

development interests was prepared by

Professors Steven L. Yaffee and Julia M.

Wondolleck of the University of

Michigan. A second report, by Professor

Mark H. Grunewald of Washington and

Lee University School of Law, addresses

the Freedom of Information Act and

Confidentiality of Records in

Alternative Dispute Resolution.

The Committee on Governmental

Processes will reschedule its meeting to

continue discussion of when federal

government lawyers and other

government employees may participate

in public service activities. There are

possible restrictions in the Code of

Professional Responsibility, in agency

regulations governing outside activities,

and in government-wide rules

concerning use of government

instrumentalities.

Attendance at the meetings is open to

the interested public, but limited to the

space available. Persons wishing to

attend should notify the Office of the

Chairman at least one day in advance.

The chairman of each committee, if he

deems it appropriate, may permit

members of the public to present oral

statements at the meeting. Any member

of the public may file a written

statement with the committee before,

during, or after the meeting. Minutes of

each meeting will be available on

request.

Dated: March 2, 1995.

Jeffrey S. Lubbers,

Research Director.

[FR Doc. 95–5586 Filed 3–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6110–01–W

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. FV–94–704]

Debt Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing

Service (AMS) hereby gives notice that,

in an effort to collect delinquent

assessments (debts) from persons and

commercial entities under research and

promotion programs and fruit and

vegetable marketing orders, AMS will

implement the debt collection

procedures set forth in 7 CFR 3.1

through 3.36. Under these debt

collection procedures, AMS will report

delinquent debts to credit reporting

agencies or will institute administrative

offset against debtors, or both. These

actions apply to both current and future

delinquent debts and are necessary for

effective enforcement of the various

programs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

research and promotion programs—

Martha B. Ransom, Research and

Promotion Branch, Fruit and Vegetable
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Division, AMS, USDA, Room 2535–S,

P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090–

6456, (202) 720–9915; for marketing

orders—Barbara Schulke, Marketing

Order Administration Branch, Fruit and

Vegetable Division, AMS, USDA, Room

2523–S, P.O. Box 96456, Washington,

DC 20090–6456, (202) 720–4607.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AMS

administers certain marketing programs

that require industry members, such as

producers, handlers, and importers, to

pay assessments to fund the programs.

Persons or commercial entities under

these programs are required by law to

report their production, handling, or

importing of the regulated commodity

and to remit the applicable assessment

to an industry board or committee under

AMS supervision.

Whenever and wherever feasible, all

agencies of the U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA) must use, or request

another Federal agency to use,

administrative offset in accordance with

31 U.S.C. 37616 and 4 CFR 102.3 to

collect debts due to the United States

through the USDA or its

instrumentalities. The debt need not be

reduced to a judgment or be undisputed.

The offset will be effective 31 days after

the debtor receives a Notice of Intent to

Collect by Administrative Offsets, or

when a stay of offset expires, unless

AMS determines that immediate action

is necessary under 7 CFR 3.26.

Furthermore, consistent with the

requirements of 31 U.S.C. 3711(f), 4 CFR

102.3(c), and 5 U.S.C. 522a, AMS may

report to credit reporting agencies all

commercial debts and all delinquent

consumer debts owed to the USDA or its

instrumentalities.

This debt collection procedure affects

marketing agreements and orders

covering fruits, vegetables, and specialty

crops under the Agricultural Marketing

Agreement Act of 1937, as amended;

and under research and promotion

programs authorized under a variety of

statutes, as amended. These statutes are

the Beef Promotion and Research Act of

1985; the Cotton Research and

Promotion Act; the Dairy Production

Stabilization Act of 1983; the Egg

Research and Consumer Information

Act; the Fluid Milk Promotion Act of

1990; the Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh

Cut Greens Promotion and Consumer

Information Act of 1993; the Honey

Research, Promotion, and Consumer

Information Act; the Lime Research,

Promotion, and Consumer Information

Act of 1990; the Mushroom Promotion,

Research, and Consumer Information

Act of 1990; the Pork Promotion,

Research, and Consumer Information

Act of 1985; the Potato Research and

Promotion Act; the Soybean Promotion,

Research, and Consumer Information

Act; and the Watermelon Research and

Promotion Act.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514; 7 U.S.C. 601–

674, 2101–2118, 2611–2627, 2701–2718,

2901–2911, 4501–4513, 4601–4612, 4801–

4819, 4901–4916, 6101–6112, 6201–6212,

6301–6311, 6401–6417, 6801–6814; 12 U.S.C.

1150; 31 U.S.C. 3701, 3711, 3716–3719,

3720A, 3728; 26 U.S.C. 61; 4 CFR 102, 105.2,

105.4; and 5 CFR 550, subpart K.

Dated: March 1, 1995.

Lon Hatamiya,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–5541 Filed 3–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

Forest Service

Ecosystem Management Workshop

Planning Group

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: The Ecosystem Management

Workshop Planning Group, composed of

only federal members, will have its first

meeting in Washington, DC, on March

17, 1995, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The

Planning Group wishes to solicit public

input from interested individuals for the

planning and implementation of a

proposed ecosystem management

workshop. The workshop is being

designed to bring together technical,

social, economic, and policy experts to

develop the framework for the

sustainable use of natural resources. The

actual date of the workshop

‘‘Developing a National Framework for

Ecosystem Management’’ has yet to be

decided, but is proposed to be held

between October 1 and December 15,

1995. Participation in the workshop

planning process is open to the public.

Persons who wish to participate can do

so by attending a Planning Group

meeting or by filing written statements

with the Executive Secretary of the

Planning Group before or after each

Planning Group meeting.

DATES: The Ecosystem Management

Workshop Planning Group will meet

Friday, March 17, and Friday, March 24,

and every other Friday after March 24,

1995, until the workshop is held.

ADDRESSES: Each meeting will be held at

the office of the Forest Service’s

International Forestry Staff, Franklin

Court Building, Suite 5500–W, 1099

14th Street NW., Washington, DC.

Send written comments to Robert C.

Szaro, Executive Secretary, Ecosystem

Management Workshop Planning

Group, USDA Forest Service, Research

Staff, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC

20090–6090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For information about this notice

contact Robert C. Szaro, telephone: (202)

205–1697.

Please call (202) 205–0884 prior to

each Planning Group meeting for

confirmation of meeting time and for

additional information about the

meetings.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest

Service is seeking public input in the

areas of: Scientific consensus regarding

the specific components of ecosystem

management; the relationship of

ecosystem management to sustaining

ecosystems and maintaining biological

diversity; the past, present, and future

relationships of people to ecosystems;

and issues related to implementing

ecosystem management.

Goals for the workshop include

establishing a scientific foundation for

ecosystem management and developing

definitive recommendations for its

implementation.

The second meeting of the Ecosystem

Management Workshop Planning Group

will be held on March 24, 1995.

Successive meetings will be held on

every other Friday thereafter until the

workshop is held.

Dated: March 1, 1995.

Jack Ward Thomas,

Chief.

[FR Doc. 95–5498 Filed 3–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Form Under Review by the

Office of Management and Budget

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of the Census.

Title: 1994 Survey of Women–Owned

Businesses.

Form Number(s): WB–1.

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0765–EXPEDITED REVIEW.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 65,000 hours.

Number of Respondents: 130,000.

Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Bureau of the

Census will conduct the 1994 Survey of

Women–Owned Businesses (WOB) to

determine the size of the women–owned

subset of sole proprietorships,

corporations, and partnerships. The