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the reporting burden for FY 96 and FY

97 should remain the same as FY 95.

Affected Public: Food Stamp

recipients; State and local governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

115,475.

Estimated Time per Response: 25

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

48,114 hours.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

William E. Ludwig,

Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10785 Filed 4–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–U

Forest Service

Draft 1995 RPA Program

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; reopening of public

comment period.

SUMMARY: The Forest and Rangeland

Renewable Resources Planning Act

(RPA) of 1974, as amended, directs the

Secretary of Agriculture to prepare a

long-range recommended renewable

natural resources program every 5 years.

The draft of the 1995 Program, which

responds to the renewable resource

situation projected in the 1989 RPA

Assessment and the 1993 Update of the

RPA Assessment, was made available

for public comment on October 19, 1995

(60 FR 54057) with the comment period

closing on January 17, 1996. The

comment period is now being reopened

for 30 days to allow additional time for

those who wish to review and comment

on the Draft 1995 RPA Program. All

comments received between January 17,

1996, and the reopening of the comment

period will be considered, and

respondents do not need to resubmit

their comments.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The additional

comment period will end on May 31,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Director, Resources Program and

Assessment (1910), Forest Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box

96090, Washington, DC 20090–6090 or

via FAX at 202/205–1546 or via the

INTERNET at /s=rpa/0u1=w01c@mhsfswa.attmail.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the Draft 1995 RPA Program

may be requested by calling 202/205–

1235 or via FAX at 202/205–1546.

Information may also be requested

by E-Mail (ASCII only) at /s=rpa/

0u1=w01c@mhs-fswa.attmail.com. For

information on electronic access and

viewing of the draft document, see the

supplementary information section of

this notice.

Questions about the Draft 1995 RPA

Program may be addressed to Kathryn P.

Maloney, Director, Resources Program

and Assessment, telephone: 202/205–

1235.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft

1995 RPA Program serves as a strategic

planning document that provides longterm guidance for future Forest Service

policies and programs. This long-term

strategy describes the Agency’s

approach to achieving sustainability of

ecosystems. This strategic plan is

composed of future actions for

protecting ecosystems, restoring

ecosystems, providing multiple benefits

from ecosystems, and ensuring

organizational effectiveness. Future

Agency actions and associated costs are

described for international and domestic

assistance, the management of the

national forests and grasslands, and

research.

The Draft 1995 RPA Program has been

developed in accordance with the

principles in the National

Environmental Policy Act. Should the

Forest Service initiate any legislative

proposals as a result of guidance in the

final 1995 RPA Program, the Forest

Service will prepare the appropriate

environmental analyses and

documentation specific to the proposed

legislation. Similarly, implementation of

the Program through the forest land and

resource management planning process

will entail environmental analysis and

documentation at appropriate decision

points.

Electronic copies of the Draft 1995

RPA Program may be obtained via the

World-wide Web at URL:http://

www.fs.fed.us/land/RPA/welcome.htm.

After consideration of the public

comment received on the Draft 1995

RPA Program, the President will present

his statement of policy, and the

Secretary will recommend a final 1995

RPA Program to the U.S. Congress.

Dated: April 11, 1996.

Mark A. Reimers,

Acting Chief.

[FR Doc. 96–10582 Filed 4–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Designation for the Central Illinois (IL)

and Plainview (TX) Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of Central Illinois Grain

Inspection, Inc. (Central Illinois), and

Plainview Grain Inspection and

Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview), to

provide official services under the

United States Grain Standards Act, as

amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATES: June 1, 1996.

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 November 29, 1995, Federal

Register (60 FR 61241), GIPSA asked

persons interested in providing official

services in the geographic areas

assigned to Central Illinois and

Plainview to submit an application for

designation. Applications were due by

January 2, 1996. Central Illinois and

Plainview, the only applicants, each

applied for designation to provide

official inspection services in the entire

areas currently assigned to them.

Since Central Illinois and Plainview

were the only applicants, GIPSA did not

ask for comments on the applicants.

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 Central Illinois and

Plainview are able to provide official

services in the geographic areas for

which they applied. Effective June 1,

1996, and ending May 31, 1999, Central

Illinois and Plainview are designated to

provide official services in the

geographic area specified in the

November 29, 1995, Federal Register.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Central Illinois at

309–827–7121 and Plainview at 806–

293–1364.

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

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

Dated: April 18, 1996.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 96–10650 Filed 4–30–96; 8:45 am]

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