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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 61, No. 81

Thursday, April 25, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

April 19, 1996.

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.

• Title: Disposal of National Forest

Timber—Timber Export and

Substitution Restrictions.

Summary: The Forest Resources

Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of

1990 provides that each person who

acquires, either directly or indirectly,

unprocessed timber originating from

Federal lands west of the 100th

meridian in the contiguous 48 States

shall report the receipt and disposition

of such timber to the Secretary of

Agriculture.

Need and Use of the Information:

This information will be used to

monitor compliance and for

enforcement of the Forest Resources

Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of

1990.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit; Federal Government.

Number of Respondents: 3575.

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion,

Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 46,234.

Donald E. Hulcher,

Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–10143 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 96–021–1]

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on

Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases;

Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a

meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory

Committee on Foreign Animal and

Poultry Diseases.

PLACE, DATES, AND TIME OF MEETING: The

meeting will be held in Conference

Rooms B, C, and D of the USDA Center

at Riverside, 4700 River Road,

Riverdale, MD. The Committee will

meet on May 15–16, 1996. Sessions will

be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May

15, and from 8 a.m. until noon on May

16.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

John Williams, Chief Staff Veterinarian,

Emergency Programs, VS, APHIS, Suite

3B08, 4700 River Road Unit 41,

Riverdale, MD 20737–1236, (301) 734–

8073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary‘s Advisory Committee on

Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases

(Committee) advises the Secretary of

Agriculture of means to suppress,

control, or eradicate an outbreak of footand-mouth disease, or other destructive

foreign animal or poultry diseases, in

the event these diseases should enter

the United States. The Committee also

advises the Secretary of Agriculture on

prevention of these diseases.

The meeting will focus on emergency

preparedness and will be open to the

public. However, due to time

constraints, the public will not be

allowed to participate in the

Committee’s discussions. Written

statements concerning the meeting topic

may be filed with the Committee before

or after the meeting by sending them to

Dr. John Williams at the address listed

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

This notice of meeting is given

pursuant to section 10 of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act.

Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of

April 1996.

Terry L. Medley,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10259 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

Rural Housing Service

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments

request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Rural Housing

Service’s (RHS) intention to request an

extension for the currently approved

information collection in support of the

Community Programs Guaranteed

Loans.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by June 24, 1996 to be assured

of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Melvin R. Padgett, Community

Programs Senior Loan Specialist, RHS,

USDA, Ag. Box 3222, Washington, DC

20250–3222, Telephone (202) 720–1495.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Community Programs

Guaranteed Loans.

OMB Number: 0575–0137.

Expiration Date of Approval:

September 30, 1996.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: The Community Programs

(CP) loan program was authorized by

the Rural Development Act of 1972.

RHS was authorized to guarantee CP

loans by Pub.L. 101–161 enacted

November 21, 1989. The loans are made

by private lenders to public bodies and

non-profit corporations for the purpose

of improving rural living standards and

for other purposes that create

employment opportunities in rural

areas. Eligibility for this program

includes community facilities located in

cities of up to 20,000 population, and

water and waste disposal facilities
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located in cities of up to 10,000

population.

Since 1990, more than 160

community facilities have received

loans totaling nearly $146 million

guaranteed through the CP program.

These loans can be made for a variety

of purposes including healthcare, public

buildings and improvements, fire and

rescue, easements, or buildings;

purchase of equipment, machinery, or

supplies; repair and modernization;

pollution control; transportation

services; start up and working capital;

and feasibility studies. The rate and

terms of the loan are negotiated between

the applicant and the lender. The

information collected is used by RHS to

manage, plan, evaluate and account for

Government resources. The reports are

required to ensure the proper and

judicious use of public funds.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 16.24 hours per

response.

Respondents: Non-profit corporations

and public bodies.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

175.

Estimated Number of Responses Per

Respondent: 7.74.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 22,012 hours.

Copies of this information can be

obtained from the Director, Regulations

and Paperwork Management Division, at

(202) 720–9725.

Comments

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)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (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. Comments should be sent to

the Director, Regulation and Paperwork

Management Division, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, RECD, Ag. Box 0743,

Washington, DC 20250. All comments

will be summarized and included in the

request for OMB approval. All

comments will also become a matter of

public record.

Dated: April 15, 1996.

Jan E. Shadburn,

Acting Administrator,

[FR Doc. 96–10026 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–32–U

Forest Service

Eastern Roosevelt Lake Watershed

Analysis Area, Tonto National Forest,

Gila County, Arizona

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The USDA, Forest Service

will prepare an environmental impact

statement (EIS) for the Eastern Roosevelt

Lake Watershed Analysis Area

(ERLWAA) to develop grazing strategies

with associated range improvements for

the following grazing allotments: Armer

Mountain, A Cross, Dagger, Poison

Springs and Sierra Ancha. The

ERLWAA project area is located

approximately 9 miles east of Theodore

Roosevelt Lake Dam, Roosevelt,

Arizona. The allotments are further

identified by the following legal

description:

Armer Mountain Allotment—31,702

Acres

All or part of sections 34–36 of T 7 N, R

13 E; sections 1–3 and 8–35 of T 6 N, R 13

E; sections 24–26, 35, and 36 of T 6 N, R 12

E; sections 1, 2, and 12 of T 5 N, R 12 E;

sections 2–10, 15–18, 20–22, 28, 29, and 32–

34 of T 5 N, R 13 E; and sections 3–5, 7–10,

15–18, 20–22, and 27–29 of T 4 N, R 13 E;

Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian

(Appendix C–1).

A Cross Allotment—35,894 Acres

All or part of sections 34–36 of T 7 N, R

13 E; sections 31 and 32 of T 7 N, R 14 E;

sections 1, 2, 12, 13, 24–26, 35, and 36 of T

6 N, R 13 E; sections 5–9 and 15–21 and 28–

34 of T 6 N, R 14 E; sections 1–3, 10–15, 21–

28, and 34–36 of T 5 N, R 13 E; sections 3–

8, 16–20, and 29–31 of T 5 N, R 14 E; sections

1–3, 10–15, 22–24, 26, and 27 T 4 N, R 13

E; and sections 6 and 7 of T 4 N, R 14 E; Gila

and Salt River Base and Meridian (Appendix

C–2).

Dagger Allotment—33,933 Acres

All or part of sections 26, 34, 35, and 36

of T 6 N, R 15 E; sections 24–27 and 34–36

of T 5 N, R 14 E; sections 1–3, 9–16, and 19–

36 of T 5 N, R 15 E; section 35 of T 5 N, R

16 E; sections 1 and 2 of T 4 N, R 14 E;

sections 1–6, 8–17, 21–28, and 33–35 of T 4

N, R 15 E; sections 2, 3, 10, 11, 14, 15, 22,

and 23 of T 4 N, R 16 E; and section 2 of

T 3 N, R 15 E; Gila and Salt River Base and

Meridian (Appendix C–3).

Poison Springs Allotment—43,529

Acres

All or part of sections 34 and 35 of T 5 N,

R 14 E; sections 5–9, 16–21, and 28–32 of T

4 N, R 15 E; sections 1–3, 9–16, and 20–36

of T 4 N, R 14 E; sections 35 and 36 of T 4

N, R 13 E; sections 2–11, 14–23, and 26–36

of T 3 N, R 14 E; sections 1, 2, 11–14, 23–

26 ,35, and 36 of T 3 N, R 13 E; sections 3–

9 and 17 of T 2 N, R 14 E; and section 1 of

T 2 N, R 13 E; Gila and Salt River Base and

Meridian (Appendix C–4).

Sierra Ancha Allotment—22,099 Acres

All or part of sections 15–17, 20–22, 26–

29 and 32–35 of T 6 N, R 14 E; sections 6,

7, 18, and 19 of T 5 N, R 15 E; sections 1–

5, 8–17, and 20–34 of T 5 N, R 14 E; sections

2–10, 16–21 and 29–31 of T 4 N, R 14 E; and

sections 1, 12, 13, and 24–26 of T 4 N, R 13

E; Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian

(Appendix C–5).

The purpose of the EIS will be to

develop and evaluate a range of

alternatives for grazing strategies and

associated range improvements. The

alternatives will include a no action

alternative, involving no new range

improvements or changes to the current

grazing strategy for each allotment, and

additional alternatives to respond to

issues generated during the scoping

process.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to Linny Warren, Range/Watershed/

Soils Staff Officer, Tonto Basin Ranger

District, HC02 Box 4800, Roosevelt,

Arizona 85545.

RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: The responsible

official who will make the decision

regarding this project is Dennis P. Roy,

District Ranger, Tonto Basin Ranger

District, HC02 Box 4800, Roosevelt,

Arizona 85545, (520) 467–3200. He will

decide under what circumstances the

grazing operation will continue.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct question about the proposed

action, public scoping, and the

environmental impact statement to

Linny Warren (520) 467–3200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Eastern Roosevelt Lake Watershed

Analysis Area (ERLWAA) encompasses

over 167,150 acres and contains five

grazing allotments, which are: Armer

Mountain, A Cross, Dagger, Poison

Spring, and Sierra Ancha. The Forest

Service’s proposed management will

employ 4 grazing systems for 3 cow/calf

and yearling operations. Each grazing

system will employ a rest-rotation

scheme of use. Growing season rest

requirements of the plants will dictate

how each pasture will be utilized in the

rotation scheme of use.

There are three designated Wilderness

Areas wholly or partially within the

ERLWAA. These are the Salome