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Notices Federal Register

24478

Vol. 61, No. 95

Wednesday, May 15, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

May 10, 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, DC 20503 and to

Department Clearance Officer, USDA,

OIRM, Ag Box 7630, Washington, DC

20250–7630. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling (202) 720–6204 or (202) 720–

6746.

Title: Biological Shipment Record—

Beneficial Organisms.

Summary: This program provides

needed scientific information on the

introduction of exotic organisms into

the United States.

Need and Use of the Information:

Collection of this information

contributes to the biological control and

taxonomic research program in USDA

by recording the introduction and

release of non-indigenous biological

control organisms in the United States

by scientists and other practitioners of

biological control of pests.

Description of Respondents: Federal

Government; Not-for-profit institutions;

State, Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 20.

Larry Roberson,

Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–12187 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

Food and Consumer Service

Commodity Supplemental Food

Program: Elderly Poverty Income

Guidelines

AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

adjusted poverty income guidelines to

be used by State agencies in

determining the income eligibility of

elderly persons applying to participate

in the Commodity Supplemental Food

Program (CSFP). These poverty income

guidelines are to be used in conjunction

with the CSFP Regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lillie F. Ragan, Assistant Branch Chief,

Household Programs Branch, Food

Distribution Division, Food and

Consumer Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,

Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1594, or

telephone (703) 305–2661.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Flexibility Act

This action is not a rule as defined by

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.

601–612) and thus is exempt from the

provisions of that Act.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This notice does not contain reporting

or recordkeeping requirements subject

to approval by the Office of

Management and Budget in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507).

Executive Order 12372

This program is listed in the Catalog

of Federal Domestic Assistance

Programs under No. 10.565 and is

subject to the provisions of Executive

Order 12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with

State and local officials (7 CFR Part

3015, Subpart V, 48 FR 29112).

Description

On December 23, 1985 the President

signed the Food Security Act of 1985

(Pub. L. 99–198). This legislation

amended section 5(f) and (g) of the

Agriculture and Consumer Protection

Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) to

require that the Secretary permit

agencies administering the CSFP to

serve elderly persons if such service can

be provided without reducing service

levels for women, infants, and children.

The law also mandates establishment of

income eligibility requirements for

elderly participation. Prior to enactment

of Pub. L. 99–198, elderly participation

was restricted by law to three

designated pilot projects which served

the elderly in accordance with

agreements with the Department.

In order to implement the CSFP

mandates of Pub. L. 99–198, the

Department published interim rules on

September 17, 1986 at 51 FR 32895 and

a final rule on February 18, 1988 at 58

FR 8287. These regulations defined

‘‘elderly persons’’ as those who are 60

years of age or older. The final rule

further stipulated that elderly persons

certified on or after September 17, 1986

must have ‘‘household income at or

below 130 percent of the Federal

Poverty Income Guidelines published

annually by the Department of Health

and Human Services’’ (7 CFR

247.7(a)(3)).

These poverty income guidelines are

revised annually to reflect changes in

the Consumer Price Index. The revision

for 1996 was published by the

Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS) in the Federal Register

for March 4, 1996 at 61 FR 8286. At this

time the Department is publishing the

income limit of 130 percent of the

poverty income guidelines by

household size to be used for elderly

certification in the CSFP for the period

July 1, 1996–June 30, 1997.

The poverty income guidelines were

multiplied by 1.30 and the results

rounded up to the next whole dollar.

The table in this notice contains the

income limits by household size for the

48 contiguous States and the District of

Columbia. The poverty income

guidelines for areas outside of the 48

contiguous States have not been

included in this notice because the

CSFP does not operate in these areas.

The revised income guidelines reflect an
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increase of 3.58 percent over the income

guidelines for the previous period.

FCS POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES

FOR ELDERLY IN CSFP—48 STATES

AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

[Effective July 1, 1996–June 30, 1997; 130

Percent of Poverty Income Guidelines]

Family size Annual Month Week

1 ...................... 10,062 839 194

2 ...................... 13,468 1,123 259

3 ...................... 16,874 1,407 325

4 ...................... 20,280 1,690 390

5 ...................... 23,686 1,974 456

6 ...................... 27,092 2,258 521

7 ...................... 30,498 2,542 587

8 ...................... 33,904 2,826 652

For each additional family

member add +3,406 +284 +66

Dated May 2, 1996.

William E Ludwig,

Administrator.

[FR Doc 96–12186 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 96–019N]

Location of Proposed Technical

Service Center; Opportunity To

Present Alternative Sites for

Consideration

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS) is considering

creating a Technical Service Center to

provide technical assistance, advice,

and guidance for FSIS Field Operations

personnel and the regulated meat,

poultry, and egg products industries.

FSIS is providing interested parties the

opportunity to present recommended

sites for its proposed Technical Service

Center.

DATES: Requests to make a presentation

to the Agency must be received by June

14, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Mr. O.V. Cummings,

Director, Administrative Services

Division, Food Safety and Inspection

Service, 14th and Independence Ave.,

SW, Washington, D.C. 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

O.V. Cummings or Mr. Glen Durst at the

above address or at (202) 720–3551, Fax

(202) 205–7392.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FSIS has

submitted a proposed reorganization

plan to the Secretary of Agriculture for

approval. The plan establishes a

Technical Service Center to provide

technical assistance, advice, and

guidance for FSIS Field Operations

personnel and the regulated meat,

poultry, and egg products industries.

The Center would house approximately

100 FSIS employees to provide

guidance on the enforcement and

application of FSIS domestic and import

regulations, policies, and systems.

Approximately half of the employees

that would be assigned to the Center are

currently located in the Washington,

D.C. area, with the remainder of the

employees in the five Regional Offices

or other locations. Locating the Center

in the Washington D.C. area would

result in the lowest initial cost to the

Agency because there would be no

relocation costs for employees already

assigned to the Washington D.C. area. In

addition, locating the Center in the

Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

would enhance FSIS’s ability to

coordinate Agency functions with the

Center.

However, locating the Center in a

rural area could serve the Agency well

in the long term. Experience shows that

it is easier to recruit employees in areas

where the cost of living is relatively

low. In addition, locating the Center in

the middle of the country would make

it easier to serve field personnel and

industry because the time difference

between the Center and offices located

on the east and west coast would not be

so great.

FSIS invites recommendations

regarding the location of the Technical

Service Center. Persons interested in

proposing sites for the Center should

address issues of initial costs, other

costs, and benefits associated with a

particular, recommended location. The

proposed locations should, at a

minimum, meet the following criteria:

• Offer an adequate selection of

moderate to middle income housing.

• Be within reasonable driving

distance to a major airport because there

will be occasional travel to and from the

18 proposed district offices and

Washington, D.C.

• Have nearby hotel/motel

accommodations.

• Have available office space to

support the Center staff (approximately

20,000 square feet).

The presentations may be given in

person, on videotape, or by conference

call. Written recommendations should

be sent to Mr. O.V. Cummings (See

ADDRESSES).

The Agency will contact respondents

to schedule the presentations to be

given at FSIS headquarters. Presenters

from outside the Washington D.C. area

who wish to make presentations at FSIS

headquarters must make their own

travel arrangements and pay their own

travel expenses.

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

Michael R. Taylor,

Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety.

[FR Doc. 96–12136 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

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: Patent and Trademark Office.

Title: Disclosure Document Program.

Form Number(s): PTO/SB/95.

Agency Approval Number: 0651–

0030.

Type of Request: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval

has expired.

Burden: 5,400 hours.

Number of Respondents: 27,000.

Avg Hours Per Response: .2 hours.

Needs and Uses: The information

collected includes the invention

disclosure submitted by the inventor

and a form which requests the name and

address of the inventor. The name and

address information is used to notify the

inventor of the receipt of the invention

disclosure and to inform the inventor of

the deposit number which must be used

if the applicant desires to reference the

invention disclosure in a subsequent

application for patent.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, businesses or other for–

profit institutions, not–for–profit

institutions, and Federal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Maya A. Bernstein,

(202) 395–3785.

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 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Maya A. Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer,

Room 10236, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, DC 20503.