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employees under Federal-State

cooperative agreements, pursuant to the

Talmadge-Aiken Act (7 U.S.C. 450)?

Availability of Resources for Federal

Oversight of and Assistance to State

Programs

A perennial question to be addressed

is the availability of resources for

appropriate Federal oversight of State

programs to ensure that they are ‘‘at

least equal to’’ the Federal program. The

resource question is sometimes

highlighted when the Agency’s

oversight of State programs undergoes

external evaluation by GAO or OIG, as

discussed above. Nevertheless, the

ability of the Agency to meet the need

for oversight of State programs will

continue to be challenged by a scarcity

of resources. This challenge is likely to

be far greater than it is at present if

State-inspected products are permitted

to be shipped in interstate commerce,

for the volume and geographical

distribution of State-inspected products

could be greater than they are now, and

the handling of the products more

complicated.

◆ What is the best way to ensure the

continued provision of resources

necessary for Federal oversight of State

programs?

◆ What would be the effect on State

resources of allowing interstate

shipment of State-inspected product,

especially if large numbers of

establishments switch from Federal to

State inspection?

◆ In addition, how should the

financing of State programs be

accomplished? Should USDA continue

to pay up to half the cost of operating

a State program?

◆ If a wider market were opened to

State-inspected products, would sales

volumes rise and would State

economies be better able to support a

larger share of program operations?

The foregoing list of issues is not

intended to be inclusive; FSIS

recognizes that commenters may suggest

other issues and provide comments

regarding them. FSIS welcomes

comments on other issues related to

interstate shipment of meat and poultry

from State-inspected establishments.

Done, at Washington, D.C., on: May 3,

1996.

Michael R. Taylor,

Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety.

[FR Doc. 96–11456 Filed 5–3–96; 1:40 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission For OMB Review;

Comment Request

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 Public Attitudes

Toward Administrative Records Use.

Form Number(s): None –– Computer

assisted telephone interview.

Agency Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: 300 hours.

Number of Respondents: 1,200.

Avg Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau

is testing the use of administrative

records in the Census 2000 to estimate

the characteristics of nonresponding

households, supplement data for

respondents that return incomplete

forms, and estimate the number of

persons missed within households. To

enhance the usability of administrative

record information, the Census Bureau

is also considering asking respondents

in the Census 2000 to provide their

Social Security number (SSN). This

survey asks respondents to rate their

feelings and attitudes toward our use of

administrative records and collecting

SSN in the census. Knowledge about the

public’s feelings and attitudes will help

the Census Bureau form privacy policy,

achieve effective promotion and

outreach, and determine language for

public use forms.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Frequency: One time.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202)

395–7314.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

Acting DOC Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482–3272, 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

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Jerry Coffey, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: April 29, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–11259 Filed 5–6–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–F

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

[Docket No. 960405101–6101–0]

RIN 0693–XX17

Request To Identify Bodies Interested

in European Union (EU) Conformity

Assessment Activities

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

SUMMARY: This is to advise the public

that the National Institute of Standards

and Technology (NIST) is seeking input

regarding the identification of bodies

which can perform conformity

assessment of products that will

ultimately be entered into commerce in

the European union (EU). This

information is requested in support of

ongoing negotiations between the

United States and the EU for mutual

recognition of product approvals

pursuant to regulatory requirements. At

the present time, we wish to identify

and report to the EU those U.S.

organizations that believe that they are

qualified and are interested in certifying

products as being in compliance with

mandatory EU product safety

requirements, that is, U.S.-based

organizations that desire to be

recognized as equivalent to notified or

competent body status under a U.S.-EU

mutual recognition agreement (MRA), as

specified in the EU directives covering

telecommunications terminal

equipment (TTE) (EEC 89/263),

electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

(89/336), low voltage electrical

equipment (LVD) (EEC 73/23), and

recreational craft (EEC 94/25). The areas

of present interest are the following: (1)

Product testing and quality assessment;

(2) quality system registration; (3)

evaluation of technical construction

files (specific to the EMC directive); and

(4) product certification. Copies of the

pertinent EU directives and related lists

of reference standards are available at

the U.S. Department of Commerce,

Room 3042, Herbert C. Hoover Building,

14th and Constitution Avenue,

Washington, D.C., or NIST, building

820, Room 164, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Organizations are invited to inform

NIST of their interest in carrying out

any of the activities listed above under

specific EU directives, indicating the

scope of their claimed competence and

identifying specific standards, test

methods, etc. Organizations should note

current accreditation by a recognized

national, regional or international

accreditation body to a recognized or

international standard and, if possible,