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contains documents other than rules or

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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 61, No. 126

Friday, June 28, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

California Coast Province Advisory

Committee (PAC)

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The California Coast Province

Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet

from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on July 17,

1996, for a field trip beginning at the

Bureau of Land Management, 1695

Heindon Rd., Arcata, California; and

from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. July 18,

1996, at the Trinidad Town Hall, 409

Trinity St., Trinidad, California, for a

business meeting. Agenda items to be

covered on July 17 include: (1)

Redwood National Park restoration

work; (2) McDonald Creek restoration;

(3) Northcoast estuaries presentation;

and (4) Ecotech training program.

Agenda items on July 18, include: (1)

Open public forum; (2) H.R. 2712, ‘‘The

Northwest Forest Health and Economic

Stabilization Act’’ information

presentation; (3) Stewardship

Contracting information presentation;

(4) Draft Redwood Habitat Conservation

Plan; (5) Agency updates on

implementing the Northwest Forest

Plan; (6) California Biodiversity Council

watershed inventory data base; and (7)

Coastal Salmon Initiative. All California

Coast Province Advisory Committee

meetings are open to the public.

Interested citizens are encouraged to

attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Daniel Chisholm, USDA, Forest

Supervisor, Mendocino National Forest,

825 N. Humboldt Avenue, Willows, CA,

95988, (916) 934–3316 or Phebe Brown,

Province Coordinator, USDA,

Mendocino National Forest, 825 N.

Humboldt Avenue, Willows, CA 95988,

(916) 934–3316.

Dated: June 21, 1996.

Daniel K. Chisholm,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 96–16597 Filed 6–27–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–FK–M

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Designation for the Georgia and

Schneider (IN) Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of the Georgia Department

of Agriculture (Georgia), and Schneider

Inspection Service, Inc. (Schneider), to

provide official services under the

United States Grain Standards Act, as

amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, Janet

M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch,

Compliance Division, Ag Code 3604,

1400 Independence Ave. SW,

Washington, DC 20250–3604.

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 January 31, 1996, Federal

Register (61 FR 3372), GIPSA asked

persons interested in providing official

services in the geographic areas

assigned to Georgia and Schneider to

submit an application for designation.

Applications were due by February 28,

1996. Georgia and Schneider, the only

applicants, each applied for designation

to provide official services in the entire

areas currently assigned to them.

Since Georgia and Schneider 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 Georgia and Schneider

are able to provide official services in

the geographic areas for which they

applied. Effective August 1, 1996, and

ending July 31, 1999, Georgia and

Schneider are designated to provide

official services in the geographic areas

specified in the January 31, 1996,

Federal Register.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Georgia at 912–

368–3130 and Schneider 219–992–2306.

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

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

Dated: June 14, 1996

Neil E. Porter

Director, Compliance Division

[FR Doc. 96–16209 Filed 6–27–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

Opportunity for Designation in the

Decatur (IL), Grand Forks (ND), and

McCrea (IA) Agencies, and the State of

South Carolina

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States Grain

Standards Act, as amended (Act),

provides that official agency

designations will end not later than

triennially and may be renewed. The

designations of Decatur Grain

Inspection, Inc. (Decatur), Grand Forks

Grain Inspection Department, Inc.

(Grand Forks), and John R. McCrea

Agency, Inc. (McCrea), agencies, and the

South Carolina State Department of

Agriculture (South Carolina) will end

December 31, 1996, according to the

Act, and GIPSA is asking persons

interested in providing official services

in the Decatur, Grand Forks, McCrea,

and South Carolina areas to submit an

application for designation.

DATES: Applications must be

postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX)

on or before August 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be

submitted to USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, Janet

M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch,

Compliance Division, Ag Code 3604,

1400 Independence Ave. SW,

Washington, DC 20250–3604.

Telecopier (FAX) users may send

applications to the automatic telecopier

machine at 202–690–2755, attention:

Janet M. Hart. If an application is

submitted by telecopier, GIPSA reserves

the right to request an original
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application. All applications will be

made available for public inspection at

this address located at 1400

Independence Avenue, S.W., during

regular business hours.

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.

Section 7(f)(1) of the Act authorizes

GIPSA’s Administrator to designate a

qualified applicant to provide official

services in a specified area after

determining that the applicant is better

able than any other applicant to provide

such official services. GIPSA

designated: Decatur, main office located

in Decatur, Illinois; Grand Forks, main

office located in Grand Forks, North

Dakota; McCrea, main office located in

Clinton, Iowa; and South Carolina, main

office located in Columbia, South

Carolina, to provide official inspection

services under the Act on January 1,

1993.

Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides

that designations of official agencies

shall end not later than triennially and

may be renewed according to the

criteria and procedures prescribed in

Section 7(f) of the Act. The designations

of Decatur, Grand Forks, McCrea, and

South Carolina end on December 31,

1996.

Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the

USGSA, the following geographic area,

in the State of Illinois, is assigned to

Decatur:

Bounded on the North by the northern

and eastern DeWitt County lines; the

eastern Macon County line south to

Interstate 72; Interstate 72 northeast to

the eastern Piatt County line;

Bounded on the East by the eastern

Piatt, Moultrie, and Shelby County

lines;

Bounded on the South by the

southern Shelby County line; a straight

line running along the southern

Montgomery County line west to State

Route 16 to a point approximately one

mile northeast of Irving; and

Bounded on the West by a straight

line from this point northeast to

Stonington on State Route 48; a straight

line from Stonington northwest to

Elkhart on Interstate 55; a straight line

from Elkhart northeast to the west side

of Beason on State Route 10; State Route

10 east to DeWitt County; the western

DeWitt County line.

Decatur’s assigned geographic area

does not include the following grain

elevators inside Decatur’s area which

have been and will continue to be

serviced by the following official

agency: Champaign-Danville Grain

Inspection Departments, Inc.: Moultrie

Grain Association, Cadwell, Moultrie

County; Tabor and Company, Weedman

Grain Company, and Pacific Grain

Company, all in Farmer City, DeWitt

County; and Monticello Grain Company,

Monticello, Piatt County.

Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the

USGSA, the following geographic area,

in the States of Illinois and Iowa, is

assigned to McCrea:

Carroll and Whiteside Counties,

Illinois; and

Clinton and Jackson Counties, Iowa.

Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the

USGSA, the following geographic area,

in the State of North Dakota, is assigned

to Grand Forks:

Bounded on the North by the North

Dakota State line;

Bounded on the East by the North

Dakota State line south to State Route

200;

Bounded on the South by State Route

200 west-northwest to the western Traill

County line; the western Traill County

line; the southern Grand Forks and

Nelson County lines; the southern Eddy

County line west to U.S. Route 281; U.S.

Route 281 north to State Route l5; State

Route l5 west to U.S. Route 52; U.S.

Route 52 northeast to State Route 3; and

Bounded on the West by State Route

3 north to State Route 60; State Route

60 west-northwest to State Route 5;

State Route 5 west to State Route 14;

State Route 14 north to the North Dakota

State line.

Grand Fork’s assigned geographic area

does not include the following grain

elevators inside Grand Fork’s area

which have been and will continue to

be serviced by the following official

agencies:

1. Grain Inspection, Inc.: Farmers

Coop Elevator, Fessenden; Farmers

Union Elevator, and Manfred Grain,

both in Manfred; all in Wells County;

and

2. Minot Grain Inspection, Inc.:

Harvey Farmers Elevator, Harvey, Wells

County. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of

the USGSA, the following geographic

area, the entire State of New York,

except those export port locations

within the State which are serviced by

FGIS, is assigned to New York.

Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the

USGSA, the entire State of South

Carolina, except those export port

locations within the State, is assigned to

South Carolina.

Interested persons, including Decatur,

Grand Forks, McCrea, and South

Carolina, are hereby given the

opportunity to apply for designation to

provide official services in the

geographic areas specified above under

the provisions of Section 7(f) of the Act

and section 800.196(d) of the

regulations issued thereunder.

Designation in the specified geographic

areas is for the period beginning January

1, 1997, and ending December 31, 1999.

Persons wishing to apply for

designation should contact the

Compliance Division at the address

listed above for forms and information.

Applications and other available

information will be considered in

determining which applicant will be

designated.

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

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

Dated: June 14, 1996

Neil E. Porter

Director, Compliance Division

[FR Doc. 96–16208 Filed 6–27–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise

a Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13) and Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR

Part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29,

1995), this notice announces the

National Agricultural Statistics Service’s

(NASS) intention to request an

extension for and revision to a currently

approved information collection, the

Vegetable Survey Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by September 3, 1996 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Rich Allen, Associate

Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 14th and Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20250–

2000, (202) 720–4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Vegetable Survey Program.

OMB Number: 0535–0037.

Expiration Date of Approval:

December 31, 1996.

Type of Request: Intent to extend and

revise a currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: The primary objective of the

National Agricultural Statistics Service