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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

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is to prepare and issue State and

national estimates of crop and livestock

production. The Vegetable Survey

Program obtains basic agricultural

statistics for fresh market and

processing vegetables in major

producing states. The fresh market

estimating program consists of 25

selected crops and the processing

program consists of 10 principle crops.

Vegetable statistics are used by the U.S.

Department of Agriculture to help

administer programs and by growers,

processors, and marketers in making

production and marketing decisions.

These data are collected under the

authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a).

Individually identifiable data collected

under this authority are governed by

Section 1770 of the Food Security Act

of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires

USDA to afford strict confidentiality to

non-aggregated data provided by

respondents.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 9 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Farms and businesses.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

18,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 2,700 hours.

Copies of this information collection

and related instructions can be obtained

without charge from Larry Gambrell, the

Agency OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)

720–5778.

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 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 appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to:

Larry Gambrell, Agency OMB Clearance

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

14th and Independence Ave., SW.,

Room 4162 South Building,

Washington, D.C. 20250–2000.

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, D.C., June 10, 1996.

Donald M. Bay,

Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service.

[FR Doc. 96–16504 Filed 6–27–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–20–M

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

Floriculture and Nursery Surveys.

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: Floriculture and Nursery

Surveys.

OMB Number: 0535–0093.

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

is to prepare and issue State and

national estimates of crop and livestock

production. The Floriculture and

Nursery Surveys obtain basic

agricultural statistics on production and

value of floriculture and nursery

products. These statistics are used by

the U.S. Department of Agriculture to

help administer programs. These data

are collected under the authority of 7

U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable

data collected under this authority are

governed by Section 1770 of the Food

Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276,

which requires USDA to afford strict

confidentiality to non-aggregated data

provided by respondents.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 30 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Farms and businesses.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

19,450.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 9,700 hours.

Copies of this information collection

and related instructions can be obtained

without charge from Larry Gambrell, the

Agency OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)

720–5778.

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 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 appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to:

Larry Gambrell, Agency OMB Clearance

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

14th and Independence Ave., SW, Room

4162 South Building, Washington, D.C.

20250–2000.

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, D.C., June 10, 1996.

Donald M. Bay,

Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service.

[FR Doc. 96–16505 Filed 6–27–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–20–M

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Addition and

Deletions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Additions to and deletions from

the Procurement List.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List commodities to be

furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities, and

deletes from the Procurement List