66396 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 26, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Okanogan and Wenatchee National

Forests Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Okanogan and

Wenatchee National Forests Resource

Advisory Committee will meet on

Friday, January 11, 2002, at the

Wenatchee National Forest headquarters

main conference room, 215 Melody

Lane, Wenatchee, Washington. The

meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and

continue until 3 p.m. During this

meeting committee members will

discuss committee organization, adopt

bylaws, choose a committee

chairperson, and set the specific agenda

for the January 31, 2002 meeting. All

Okanogan and Wenatchee National

Forests Resource Advisory Committee

meetings are open to the public.

Interested citizens are welcome to

attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Paul Hart, Designated Federal

Official, USDA, Wenatchee National

Forest, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee,

Washington 98801, 509–662–4335.

Dated: December 18, 2001.

Sonny J. O’Neal,

Forest Supervisor, Okanogan and Wenatchee

National Forests.

[FR Doc. 01–31581 Filed 12–21–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Okanogan and Wenatchee National

Forests Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Okanogan and

Wenatchee National Forests Resource

Advisory Committee will meet on

Thursday, January 31, 2002, at the

Wenatchee National Forest Service

headquarters main conference room,

215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee,

Washington. The meeting will begin at

9 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m.

Committee members will review

projects proposed under Resource

Advisory Committee consideration

under Title II of the Secure Rural

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000. All

Okanogan and Wenatchee National

Forests Resource Advisory Committee

meetings are open to the public.

Interested citizens are welcome to

attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Paul Hart, Designated Federal

Official, USDA, Wenatchee National

Forest, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee,

Washington, DC 98801, 509–662–4335.

Dated: December 18, 2001.

Sonny J. O’Neal,

Forest Supervisor, Okanogan and Wenatchee

National Forests.

[FR Doc. 01–31582 Filed 12–21–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

South Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Resource Advisory Committee Meeting

Notice

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The South Gifford Pinchot

National Forest Resource Advisory

Committee will meet on Wednesday,

January 16, 2002, at the Skamania

County Public Works Department

basement located in the Courthouse

Annex, 170 NW. Vancouver Avenue,

Stevenson, Washington. The meeting

will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until

5 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to:

(1) Provide committee members with

the rules and regulations that govern it,

and its role,

(2) Discuss the project approval

process,

(3) Elect a committee chair, and

(4) Provide for a Public Open Forum.

All South Gifford Pinchot National

Forest Resource Advisory Committee

meetings are open to the public.

Interested citizens are encouraged to

attend. The ‘‘open forum’’ provides

opportunity for the public to bring

issues, concerns, and discussion topics

to the Advisory Committee. The ‘‘open

forum’’ is scheduled as part of agenda

item (4) for this meeting. Interested

speakers will need to register prior to

the open forum period. The committee

welcomes the public’s written

comments on committee business at any

time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Tom Knappenberger, Public Affairs

Officer, at (360) 891–5005, or write

Forest Headquarters Office, Gifford

Pinchot National Forest, 10600 NE. 51st

Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682.

Dated: December 18, 2001.

Claire Lavendel,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 01–31584 Filed 12–21–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Task Force on

Agricultural Air Quality will meet to

continue discussions on critical air

quality issues relating to agriculture.

Special emphasis will be placed on

understanding the relationship between

agricultural production and air quality.

The meeting is open to the public.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The meeting will

convene Wednesday, January 16, 2002,

at 9 a.m., and continue until 4 p.m. The

meeting will resume Thursday, January

17, 2002 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Written

material and requests to make oral

presentations should reach the Natural

Resources Conservation Service, at the

address below, on or beforeJanuary 7,

2002.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Embassy Suite Hotel PhoenixScottsdale at the Stonecreek Golf

Course, 4415 E. Paradise Village

Parkway South, Phoenix, Arizona

85032; telephone: (602) 765–5800.

Written material and requests to make

oral presentations should be sent to

Beth Sauerhaft, USDA–NRCS, PO Box

2890,Room 6158, Washington, DC

20013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions or comments should be

directed to Beth Sauerhaft, Designated

Federal Official; telephone: (202) 720–

8578; fax: (202) 720–2646; email:

beth.sauerhaft@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

this meeting is given under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.

2. Additional information about the

Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality,

including any revised agendas for the

January 16 and 17, 2002, meeting that

occur after this Federal Register Notice

is published, may be found on the

World Wide Web at http://

www.nhq.nrcs. usda.gov/faca/

aaqtf.html.

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Draft Agenda of the January 16 and 17

Meeting

A. Welcome to Phoenix, Arizona

1. Arizona State Official

B. Approve minutes of the Denver,

Colorado, July 18–19, 2001, AAQTF

meeting.

C. EPA Update

• National Academy of Sciences

Scientific Assessment update

• Confined Animal Feeding

Operation issues

• Status of residue burning issues

• Status of Agricultural Voluntary

Compliance policy

D. Subcommittee Business

Research Priorities and Oversight

Subcommittee

• Report on re-evaluation of research

priorities

Emissions Factors Subcommittee

• Emission Factor Survey results

Concentrated Animal Feeding

Operation Subcommittee

• Update on Action Plan

Voluntary/Incentive Based Program

Subcommittee

Follow-up Subcommittee

Agricultural Burning Subcommittee

E. New Topics

• Farm Bill status

• Carbon credits trading

• Update on selected legal actions

F. Next Meeting, time/place

G. Public Input (time will be reserved

before lunch and at the close of each

daily session to receive public

comment. Individual presentations will

be limited to 5 minutes).

Procedural

This meeting is open to the public. At

the discretion of the Chair, members of

the public may present oral

presentations during the meeting.

Persons wishing to make oral

presentations should notify Beth

Sauerhaft no later than January 7, 2002.

If a person submitting material would

like a copy distributed to each member

of the committee in advance of the

meeting, that person should submit 25

copies to Beth Sauerhaft no later than

January 7, 2002.

Information on Services for Individuals

With Disabilities

For information on facilities or

services for individuals with disabilities

or to request special assistance at the

meeting, contact Beth Sauerhaft.

USDA prohibits discrimination in its

programs and activities on the basis of

race, color, national origin, gender,

religion, age, sexual orientation, or

disability. Additionally, discrimination

on the basis of political beliefs and

marital or family status is also

prohibited by statutes enforced by

USDA. (Not all prohibited bases apply

to all programs.) Persons with

disabilities who require alternate means

for communication of program

information (Braille, large print, audio

tape, etc.) should contact the

USDA’sTarget Center at (202) 720–2000

(voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination

to USDA, write to the Director, Office of

Civil Rights, Room 326–W, Whitten

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, D.C. 20250–9410, or

call (202) 720–5964 (voice and TDD).

The USDA is an equal opportunity

provider and employer.

Signed at Washington, DC, on December

11, 2001.

Pearlie S. Reed,

Chief, Natural Resources Conservation

Service.

[FR Doc. 01–31381 Filed 12–21–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business—Corporative Service

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments

requested.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s (RBS) intention to

request an extension for a currently

approved information collection in

support of the program for the Business

and Industry Loan Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by February 25, 2002 to be

assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick

Bonnet, Senior Commercial Loan

Specialist, RBS, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Stop 3221, telephone (202)

720–1804 or email

rick.bonnet@usda.gov. The Federal

Information Relay Service on (800) 887–

8339 is available for TDD users.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Business and Industry Loan

Program.

OMB Number: 0570–0014.

Expiration Date of Approval: March

31, 2002.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection and recordkeeping

requirements.

Abstract: The B&I Program is

authorized under Section 310B of the

Consolidated Farm and Rural

Development Act, as amended. The

purpose of the Business and Industry

(B&I) Guaranteed and Direct Loan

Programs is to improve, develop, or

finance businesses, industry and

employment and improve the economic

and environmental climate in rural

communities, including pollution

control abatement and control. This

purpose is achieved through bolstering

the existing private credit structure,

either through the guaranteeing of

quality loans made by lending

institutions, or making direct loans,

thereby providing lasting community

benefits. B&I program authority is

composed of direct loan authority and

loan guarantee authority. The program

is administered by the Agency through

a State Director serving the State.

All reporting and recordkeeping

burden estimates for making and

servicing B&I Guaranteed Loans have

been moved to the new B&I Guaranteed

Loan Program regulations which are at

7 CFR 4279–A and B and 4287–B. The

only burden associated with 7 CFR

1980–E is a small portion of B&I Direct

loanmaking. 7 CFR 1951–E is used for

servicing B&I Direct and Community

Facility Loans.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

for this collection of information is

estimated to average 8 hours per

response.

Respondents: Individuals, rural

businesses, for profit businesses, nonprofit businesses, Indian tribes, public

bodies, cooperatives.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 3.

Estimated Number of Responses: 586.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 4,545 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Cheryl Thompson,

Regulations and Paperwork

Management Branch, Support Services

Division at (202) 692–0043.

Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of RBS, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of RBS

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