Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 53 / Monday, March 20, 1995 / Notices 14723

Dated: March 15, 1995.

David G. Unger,

Associate Chief.

Forest Service Manual

Chapter 2640—Stocking and Harvesting

Amendment No. 95–2600

(Note: The Forest Service organizes its

directive system by alpha-numeric codes and

subject headings. Only those sections of the

Forest Service Manual that are relevant to

this notice are set out here. The final policy

also includes minor revisions to existing

codes and subject headings. The audience for

this direction is Forest Service employees

responsible for coordinating wildlife

management on National Forest System lands

with State fish and wildlife agencies.)

2643—Applicability of State Fish and

Wildlife Laws and Regulations. The Forest

Service actively cooperates in the

development of State fish and wildlife laws

and regulations and may assist in the

enforcement of State fish and wildlife laws

on National Forest System lands. Pursuant to

FSM 2610, Regional Foresters shall ensure

that memorandums with State fish and

wildlife agencies recognize the role of the

Forest Service in cooperating in the

development of State fish and wildlife laws

and regulations, especially those addressing

hunting, fishing, and trapping as they would

apply to occupancy and use of National

Forest System lands.

2643.1—Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping

Regulations. Hunting, fishing, and trapping

of fish and wildlife and associated practices

on National Forest System lands are subject

to State fish and wildlife laws and

regulations, unless one or both of the

following apply:

1. State fish and wildlife laws and

regulations conflict with Federal laws; or

2. State laws and regulations would permit

activities that conflict with land and resource

management responsibilities of the Forest

Service or that are inconsistent with

direction in forest plans.

2643.12—Use of Bait for Resident Game

Hunting. The use of bait for the purpose of

taking resident game on National Forest

System lands in a hunting practice.

The practice is prohibited on National

Forest System lands where State hunting

regulations prohibit its use. Where States

permit the use of bait for attracting resident

game, this activity is allowed on National

Forest System lands, subject to State hunting

laws and regulation, unless the authorized

officer determines on a site-specific basis that

there is a need to prohibit or restrict the

practice.

1. The authorized officer shall continually

monitor State hunting regulations with

regard to the use of bait. A site-specific

restriction or prohibition on baiting shall

occur when the authorized officer determines

that one or more of the following

circumstances exists:

a. The State laws and regulations on

placement of bait are not adequate to protect

forest land, other resources, or users in a

particular location. The determination of the

adequacy of State laws and regulations shall

be based on consideration of the likely

impact of baiting on such matters as water

quality, public health and safety, the

potential for litter, sanitation problems, or

the potential to threaten the viability of

wildlife;

b. The effects of baiting are not consistent

with direction in the applicable forest plan;

and

c. The State laws and regulations conflict

with Federal law, such as the Endangered

Species Act.

2. Where the authorized officer determines

that baiting must be restricted or prohibited,

the following actions are necessary:

a. The officer shall immediately inform the

State fish and wildlife agency of the

determination; and

b. If, after consultation and coordination,

the State is unable to resolve the matter with

the Forest Service, the authorized officer

shall close the area to baiting or otherwise

restrict baiting by issuing an order pursuant

to Part 261 of Title 36 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (36 CFR Part 261).

3. Where the hunting season is underway

and it would be impracticable to issue an

order to close an area to baiting, the

authorized officer shall take such measures

as appropriate and practicable to ensure

consistency with forest plan management

direction; compliance with Federal laws,

orders, and regulations; and protection of

forest users and resources. For example, the

officer might close a road or gate to restrict

access.

Closure of an area to baiting is not the only

way to address the practice of baiting. It is

expected that land managers as part of their

day-to-day management of National Forest

System lands and resources will be cognizant

of the effects of hunting activities and take

such proactive measures as may be necessary

to ensure resource protection. Also hunter

education programs could be implemented in

consultation with the State agencies.

The policy in this section, in and of itself,

does not compel an authorized officer to

undertake a specific decision to allow baiting

on National Forest System lands in those

States where the practice is permitted.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to

affect valid existing treaty rights of American

Indian Tribes. For the purposes of this

section and to assure consistency in

coordination of national forest wildlife

matters with State agencies, the authorized

officer is the Regional Forester or Forest

Supervisor responsible for executing

memorandums of understanding with the

State wildlife agency (FSM 2610).

[FR Doc. 95–6904 Filed 3–17–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Designation of Keokuk (IA) and

Springfield (IL) for the Former Quincy

(IL) Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of Keokuk Grain Inspection

Service (Keokuk) and Springfield Grain

Inspection, Inc. (Springfield), to provide

official services under the United States

Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act)

in the former Quincy area.

EFFECTIVE DATES: April 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review

Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA,

USDA, Room 1647 South Building, P.O.

Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090–

6454.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart, telephone 202–720–8525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This action has been reviewed and

determined not to be a rule or regulation

as defined in Executive Order 12866

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1;

therefore, the Executive Order and

Departmental Regulation do not apply

to this action.

In the October 3, 1994, Federal

Register (59 FR 50221), GIPSA asked

persons interested in providing official

services in the geographic area assigned

to Quincy to submit an application for

designation. Applications were due by

November 1, 1994. There were three

applicants; all designated official

agencies: Keokuk; Quincy Grain

Inspection & Weighing Service, Inc.

(Quincy); and Springfield. Keokuk

applied for the entire Quincy area or

any part which includes Adams and/or

Pike Counties. Quincy applied for the

entire area currently assigned to them.

Springfield applied for the entire

Quincy area or any part thereof.

GIPSA requested comments on the

applicants in the December 2, 1994,

Federal Register (59 FR 61869).

Comments were due by December 30,

1994. GIPSA received four comments

postmarked by the due date. Two of

Keokuk’s current customers supported

designation of Keokuk for the Quincy

area. Two of Quincy’s current customers

supported designation of Quincy for the

area they currently serve. There were no

comments regarding Springfield.

GIPSA evaluated all available

information regarding the designation

criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act;

and according to Section 7(f)(l)(B),

determined that Keokuk is better able

than Quincy and Springfield to provide

official services in the northern portion

of the Quincy geographic area, as

follows: Adams, Brown, and Pike

(northwest of a line bounded by U.S.

Route 54 northeast to State Route 107;

State Route 107 northeast to State Route

104; State Route 104 east to the eastern

Pike County line) Counties, Illinois.

GIPSA also evaluated all available

information regarding the designation
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criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act;

and according to Section 7(f)(l)(B),

determined that Springfield is better

able than Keokuk and Quincy to provide

official services in the southern portion

of the Quincy geographic area, as

follows: Greene, Macoupin (southwest

of a straight line from the junction of

State Route 111 and the northern

Macoupin County line southeast to the

junction of Interstate 55 and State Route

16), and Pike (southwest of a line

bounded by U.S. Route 54 northeast to

State Route 107; State Route 107

northeast to State Route 104; State Route

104 east to the eastern Pike County line)

Counties, Illinois.

Effective April 1, 1995, and ending

April 30, 1995 (the end of their present

designation), Keokuk is designated to

provide official inspection services in

the geographic area specified above in

addition to the area they are already

designated to serve. Effective April 1,

1995, and ending March 31, 1997 (the

end of their present designation),

Springfield is designated to provide

official inspection services in the

geographic area specified above in

addition to the area they are already

designated to serve.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Keokuk at 319–

524–6482 and Springfield at 217–522–

5233.

AUTHORITY: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.)

Dated: March 13, 1995

Neil E. Porter

Director, Compliance Division

[FR Doc. 95–6646 Filed 3–17–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

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: Survey of Income and Program

Participation – 1993 Panel Waves 9 and

10.

Form Number(s): SIPP–13900.

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0759.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 42,000 hours.

Number of Respondents: 42,000.

Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Survey of

Income and Program Participation

(SIPP) is a longitudinal, demographic,

household survey in which the Census

Bureau interviews sample households

in waves occurring every 4 months over

a 2 1⁄2 year period. The survey is molded

around a central ‘‘core’’ of labor force

and income questions that remain fixed

during each wave of a panel. The core

is periodically supplemented with

questions designed to answer specific

needs. These supplemental questions

are referred to as ‘‘topical modules.’’

The Census Bureau is requesting an

extension of the 1993 Panel to conduct

two additional waves of interviews

extending the life of the 1993 Panel to

three years. The topical modules for

Wave 9 include the following: 1)

Retirement Expectations and Pension

Plan Coverage, 2) Work Schedule, 3)

Child Care, 4) Children’s Well–being, 5)

Child Support Agreements, 6) Support

for Nonhousehold Members, and 7)

Basic Needs. Wave 9 interviews will be

conducted from October 1995 through

January 1996. Wave 10 interviews will

have no topical modules and will be

conducted from October 1995 through

January 1996.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Frequency: Each Wave is done once

during the panel.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Maria Gonzalez,

(202) 395–7313.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Gerald Tache ́, DOC

Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 482–

3271, Department of Commerce, room

5312, 14th and Constitution Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Maria Gonzalez, OMB Desk Officer,

room 10201, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: March 14, 1995.

Gerald Tache ́,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 95–6808 Filed 3–17–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–F

Economics and Statistics

Administration

Advisory Committee of the Task Force

for Designing the Year 2000 Census

and Census-Related Activities for

2000–2009

AGENCY: Economics and Statistics

Administration, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law

92–463, as amended by Public Law 94–

409), we are giving notice of a meeting

of the Advisory Committee of the Task

Force for Designing the Year 2000

Census and Census-Related Activities

for 2000–2009. The meeting will

convene on Friday, March 31, 1995, at

The Embassy Row Hotel, 2015

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC.

The Advisory Committee is composed

of a Chair, Vice Chair, and twenty-five

member organizations, all appointed by

the Secretary of Commerce. The

Advisory Committee will consider the

goals of the census and user needs for

information provided by the census, and

provide a perspective from the

standpoint of the outside user

community on how proposed designs

for the year 2000 census realize those

goals and satisfy those needs. The

Advisory Committee shall consider all

aspects of the conduct of the census of

population and housing for the year

2000, and shall make recommendations

for improving that census.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 8:00

a.m. and adjourn at 11:30 a.m. on

Friday, March 31, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place

at The Embassy Row Hotel, 2015

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Persons wishing additional information

regarding this meeting, or who wish to

submit written statements or questions,

may contact Susan M. Knight,

Department of Commerce, Bureau of the

Census, Room 2066, Federal Building 3,

Washington, D.C. 20233. Telephone:

(301) 457–2095.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

agenda for the meeting includes a

presentation to Commerce Secretary

Ronald H. Brown of the final report of

the Committee on the design phase of

the 2000 census, a status report on the

1995 Census Test, and any other

business the Chair and Advisory

Committee members deem appropriate

for this meeting. The meeting is open to

the public. A brief period will be set

aside for public comment and questions.

However, persons with extensive

questions or statements for the record

must submit them in writing to the

Commerce Department official named

above at least three working days prior

to the meeting. The meeting is

physically accessible to people with

disabilities. Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids