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Vol. 61, No. 114

Wednesday, June 12, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Browns Creek Watershed, Mississippi

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to deauthorize

Federal funding.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Watershed

Protection and Flood Prevention Act,

Public Law 83–566, and the Natural

Resources Conservation Service

Guidelines (7 CFR 622), the Natural

Resources Conservation Service gives

notice of the intent to deauthorize

Federal funding for the Browns Creek

Watershed project, Prentiss, Itawamba,

and Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Homer L. Wilkes, State Conservationist,

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

Suite 1321, Federal Building, 100 West

Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi

39269, telephone 601–965–5205.

Browns Creek Watershed, Mississippi

Notice of Intent To Deauthorize Federal

Funding

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

determination has been made by Paul

Johnson, Chief, Natural Resources

Conservation Service that because of an

inadequate benefit cost ratio, significant

concerns which cannot be answered,

and the lack of plans to complete the

project in a timely manner by the local

sponsor, Federal funding will be

withdrawn from this project. The

sponsoring local organizations have not

concurred in this recommendation.

Information regarding this

determination may be obtained from

Homer L. Wilkes, Sate Conservationist,

at the above address and telephone

number.

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposed

deauthorization will be taken until 60

days after the date of this publication in

the Federal Register.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 10.904, Watershed Protection

and Flood Prevention. Office of Management

and Budget Circular A–95 regarding state and

local clearinghouse review of Federal and

federally assisted programs and projects is

applicable)

Dated: May 24, 1996.

Homer L. Wilkes,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 96–14804 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

BC–170, Census Employment Inquiry

ACTION: Proposed agency information

collection activity; Comment request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Dan Haigler, Acting Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW. Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instruction(s) should

be directed to Karen S. Seebold, Bureau

of the Census, 3701 St. Barnabas Road,

Silver Hill Executive Plaza, Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20233–6500, (301) 763–

8416.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The BC–170, Census Employment

Inquiry, is used by the Census Bureau

to collect personal information such as,

work experience from job applicants.

This form will be completed by job

applicants before or at the time they are

tested. Selecting officials will review the

information shown on the form to

determine the best qualified applicants.

II. Method of Collection

We collect this information at the

time of testing for Census positions.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0139.

Form Number: BC–170.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

104,650 annually.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

26,162 hours.

Estimated Total Cost: The total cost to

the individual is his/her time for

completing the BC–170. The total cost to

administer the BC–170 is approximately

$113,750.

IV. Requests for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of burden (including

hours and cost) of the proposed

collection of information; (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

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: June 7, 1996.

Dan Haigler,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–14931 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

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