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Notices Federal Register

24914

Vol. 61, No. 97

Friday, May 17, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

Notice of Request for Extension and

Revision of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Commodity Credit

Corporation’s (CCC) intention to request

an extension for and revision to a

currently approved information

collection in support of the CCC/Export

Credit Guarantee Program (GSM–102)

and the CCC/Intermediate Export Credit

Guarantee Program (GSM–103) based on

re-estimates.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by July 16, 1996 to be assured

of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact L.T. McElvain, Director,

Commodity Credit Corporation

Operations Division, Foreign

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, AgBox 1035, Washington,

DC 20250–1035, telephone (202) 720–

6211.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: .

Title: CCC/Export Credit Guarantee

Program (GSM–102) and CCC/

Intermediate Export Credit Guarantee

Program (GSM–103).

OMB Number: 0551–0004

Expiration Date of Approval: October

31, 1996.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: The primary objective of the

GSM–102 and GSM–103 programs is to

expand U.S. agricultural exports by

making available export credit

guarantees to encourage U.S. private

sector financing of foreign purchases of

U.S. agricultural commodities on credit

terms. The CCC currently has programs

operating in more than 25 countries and

6 country regions with more than 950

exporters currently eligible to

participate. Under 7 CFR Part 1493,

exporters are required to submit the

following: (1) information required for

program participation as outlined in

section 1493.30, (2) export sales

information in connection with

applying for a payment guarantee under

section 1493.40, (3) evidence of export

in section 1493.80, (4) notice of default

and claims for loss under section

1493.110, and (5) miscellaneous

provisions, including assignment of the

proceeds and review of the regulations

found in section 1493.140. In addition,

each exporter and exporter’s assignee

(U.S. financial institution) must

maintain records on all information

submitted to CCC and in connection

with sales made under the GSM–102

and GSM–103 program as outlined in

section 1493.140. The information

collected is used by CCC to manage,

plan, evaluate and account for

Government resources. The reports and

records are required to ensure the

proper and judicious use of public

funds.

Estimate of Burden: The public

reporting burden for these collections is

estimated to average 3.97 hours per

response.

Respondents: U.S. Exporters of U.S.

agricultural commodities, U.S. banks or

other financial institutions, producer

associations, U.S. export trade

associations, and U.S. Government

agencies.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

227 per annum.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 117 per annum.

Estimated Total Annual Burden of

Respondents: 6,473.67 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Valerie Countiss,

the Agency Information Collection

Coordinator, at (202) 720–6713.

Requests for comments: Send

comments regarding (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 automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments may be sent to L.T.

McElvain, Director, Commodity Credit

Corporation Operations Division,

Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, AgBox 1035,

Washington, DC 20250–1035.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Signed at Washington, DC, May 9, 1996.

Timothy J. Galvin,

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural

Service and Acting Vice President,

Commodity Credit Corporation.

[FR Doc. 96–12461 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–M

Feed Grain Donations; Three Affiliated

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian

Reservation of North Dakota

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Executive Vice President,

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is

announcing that the Three Affiliated

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian

Reservation of North Dakota is an acute

distress area and that CCC-owned feed

grain will be donated to needy livestock

owners on the reservation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon Diel, Agricultural Program

Specialist, Farm Service Agency, AG

Box Code 0527, P.O. Box 2415,

Washington, DC 20013–2415, 202–720–

6605.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the authority set forth in section 407

of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1427), and Executive

Order 11336, notice is being given that

it is determined that:

1. The chronic economic distress of

the needy members of the Three

Affiliated Tribes using the Fort Berthold

Indian Reservation of North Dakota has

been materially increased and become
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acute because of hail storms, wind, and

excess rain thereby severely affecting

livestock feed production and causing

increased economic distress. This

reservation is utilized by members of

the Three Affiliated Tribes for grazing

purposes.

2. The use of feed grain or products

thereof made available by CCC for

livestock feed for such needy members

of the Three Affiliated Tribes using the

Fort Berthold Indian Reservation will

not displace or interfere with normal

marketing of agricultural commodities.

3. Based on the above determinations,

the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation of

North Dakota is declared an acute

distress area and the donation of feed

grain owned by the CCC is authorized

to livestock owners who are determined

by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United

States Department of the Interior, to be

needy members of the Three Affiliated

Tribes utilizing such lands. These

donations by the CCC may commence

upon May 8, 1996, and shall be made

available through June 15, 1996, or such

other date as may be stated in a notice

issued by the Executive Vice President,

CCC.

Signed at Washington, DC, on May 9, 1996.

Grant Buntrock,

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit

Corporation.

[FR Doc. 96–12380 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

Forest Service

Extension of Currently Approved

Information Collection for Customer

and Use Survey Techniques for

Operations, Management, Evaluation,

and Research

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Forest Service announces its intent to

request an extension of a currently

approved information collection related

to visitor use of recreational sites on

National Forest System lands.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing on or before July 16, 1996.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to: H. Ken Cordell, Principal

Investigator, Forest Service, USDA,

Southern Research Station, 320 Green

St., Athens, GA 30602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

H. Ken Cordell, Outdoor Recreation and

Wilderness Assessment, at (706) 546–

2451.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Information Collection

The following describes the

information collection to be extended:

Title: Customer and Use Survey

Techniques for Operations,

Management, Evaluation, and Research.

OMB Number: 0596–0110.

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,

1996.

Type of Request: Extension of a

previously approved information

collection.

Abstract: The data collected is

evaluated to ensure that the agency

meets its Continuous Improvement

Program and public service goals and

management objectives. National Forest

System land visitors are asked to

respond to questions that include

whether National Forest System land

recreational sites are accessible to

persons with disabilities, whether

access roads are well maintained and

adequate parking is available, if grounds

and rest rooms are clean and drinking

water is safe, and whether agency

personnel are available to answer

questions and offer assistance. Also,

information is collected that reflects the

economic impact National Forest

System land recreational sites have on

local and regional communities. There

are seven general categories of

information requests: a CUSTOMER onsite survey, four site-specific postage

paid mail-in surveys, one expense

related postage paid mail-in survey, and

a CUSTOMER Report Card. Data

gathered in this information collection

is not available from other sources.

Customer On-Site Survey

Abstract: The CUSTOMER On-Site

Survey is a verbal survey administered

by Forest Service personnel or Forest

Service volunteers to visitors of

recreational sites on National Forest

System lands. Answers are filled in by

the survey administrator. Data collected

in the CUSTOMER On-Site survey

include the location of the interview

(e.g., roadside, picnic area, boat ramp,

etc.), distance traveled to the site,

duration of stay at the site, purpose of

the visit, number of people included in

the group, helpfulness of agency

employees, availability of information

about the area, and the opportunity to

see and hear wildlife.

Estimate of Burden: 15 minutes per

response.

Type of Respondents: Visitors

utilizing National Forest System lands

recreational sites.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10,000.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 2,500 hours.

Customer Postage Paid Mail-In Surveys

Abstract: After the CUSTOMER OnSite Survey has been administered by

Forest Service personnel or volunteers,

visitors using recreational sites on

National Forest System lands are asked

to fill out a postage paid mail-in survey.

Visitors are given only 1 of 4 different

site-specific mail-in surveys used in

conjunction with the CUSTOMER OnSite Survey. Each survey focuses on a

different aspect of the recreational site.

For example, one survey includes

questions about convenience of cooking

grills, picnic tables, cleanliness of

facilities, and adequacy of camp sites.

Another survey includes questions

about the helpfulness of agency

employees, availability of maps for the

area, and whether areas are clearly

marked. A third survey includes

questions about walking trails,

condition of access roads and

availability of parking, information

about historic sites, or absence of

human modifications to the visible

landscape. The fourth site-specific

survey asks questions relating to

availability and condition of boat ramps

and beaches, fishing, swimming or

water-skiing opportunities, and whether

the recreational sites are crowded.

Estimate of Burden: 15 minutes per

response.

Type of Respondents: Visitors

utilizing National Forest System lands

recreational sites.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10,000.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 2,500 hours.

Customer Postage Paid Mail-In Expense

Survey

Abstract: Visitors at recreational sites

on National Forest System lands are also

given a postage paid mail-in survey

related to their recreational expenses.

They are asked to estimate the dollars

they spent on recreational equipment

and activities and whether the dollars

were spent at or near the recreational

site. The visitors are asked to return the

survey by mail after completing it.

Estimate of Burden: 15 minutes per

response.

Type of Respondents: Visitors

utilizing National Forest System lands

recreational sites.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10,000.