This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

petitions and applications and agency

statements of organization and functions are

examples of documents appearing in this

section.

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Vol. 66, No. 247

Wednesday, December 26, 2001

JOINT BOARD FOR THE

ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on

Actuarial Examinations

AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment

of Actuaries.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory

Committee meeting.

SUMMARY: The Executive Director of the

Joint Board for the Enrollment of

Actuaries gives notice of a meeting of

the Advisory Committee on Actuarial

Examinations (portions of which will be

open to the public) in Washington, DC

at the Office of Director of Practice on

January 10 and 11, 2002.

DATES: Thursday, January 10, 2002, from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, January 11,

2002 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Suite 4200E, Conference Room, Fourth

Floor, East Tower, Franklin Court

Building, 1099 14th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick W. McDonough, Director of

Practice and Executive Director of the

Joint Board for the Enrollment of

Actuaries, 202–694–1805.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that the Advisory

Committee on Actuarial Examinations

will meet in Suite 4200E, Conference

Room, Fourth Floor, East Tower,

Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th

Street, NW., Washington, DC on

Thursday, January 10, 2002, from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m., and Friday, January 11, 2002,

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The purpose of the meeting is to

discuss topics and questions which may

be recommended for inclusion on future

Joint Board examinations in actuarial

mathematics and methodology referred

to in 29 U.S.C. 1242(a)(1)(B) and to

review the November 2001 Pension

(EA–2A) Joint Board Examination in

order to make recommendations relative

thereto, including the minimum

acceptable pass score. Topics for

inclusion on the syllabus for the Joint

Board’s examination program for the

May 2002 Basic (EA–1) Examination

and the May 2002 Pension (EA–2B)

Examination will be discussed.

A determination has been made as

required by section 10(d) of the Federal

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

that the portions of the meeting dealing

with the discussion of questions which

may appear on the Joint Board’s

examinations and review of the

November 2001 Joint Board examination

fall within the exceptions to the open

meeting requirement set forth in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and that the public

interest requires that such portions be

closed to public participation.

The portion of the meeting dealing

with the discussion of the other topics

will commence at 1 PM on January 11

and will continue for as long as

necessary to complete the discussion,

but not beyond 3 PM. Time permitting,

after the close of this discussion by

Committee members, interested persons

may make statements germane to this

subject. Persons wishing to make oral

statements should must notify the

Executive Director in writing prior to

the meeting in order to aid in

scheduling the time available and must

submit the written text, or at a

minimum, an outline of comments they

propose to make orally. Such comments

will be limited to 10 minutes in length.

All other persons planning to attend the

public session must also notify the

Executive Director in writing to obtain

building entry. Notifications of intent to

make an oral statement or to attend

must be faxed, no later than December

31, 2001, to 202–694–1876, Attn:

Executive Director. Any interested

person also may file a written statement

for consideration by the Joint Board and

the Committee by sending it to the

Executive Director: Joint Board for the

Enrollment of Actuaries, c/o Internal

Revenue Service, Attn: Executive

Director N:C:SC:DOP, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.

Dated: December 17, 2001.

Patrick W. McDonough,

Executive Director, Joint Board for the

Enrollment of Actuaries.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

December 17, 2001.

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 (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; (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 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

Departmental Clearance Office, USDA,

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC

20250–7602. Comments regarding these

information collections are best assured

of having their full effect if received

within 30 days of this notification.

Copies of the submission(s) may be

obtained by calling (202) 720–6746.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a currently valid OMB control

and the agency informs potential

persons who are to respond to the

collection of information that such

persons are not required to respond to

the collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

National Agriculture Statistics Service

Title: Childhood Injury and Adult

Occupational Survey.

OMB Control Number: 0535–0235.

Summary of Collection: Primary

function of the National Agricultural

Statistics Services (NASS) is to prepare

and issue State and national estimates of

crop and livestock production under the

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

been asked by the National Institute of

Occupational Safety Health (NIOSH) to

conduct a childhood injury and adult

occupational injury survey. The survey

is designed to provide estimates of

childhood nonfatal injury incidence and

description of injury occurring to

children less than 20 years of age who

reside, work, or visit farms and describe

the occupational injury experience of all

farm operators.

Need and Use of the Information:

Data from this survey will provide

source of consistent information that

NIOSH can use to target funds

appropriated by Congress for the

prevention of childhood agricultural

injuries and adult occupational injuries.

No source of data on childhood injuries

or adult occupational farm injuries

exists that covers all aspects of the

agricultural production sector.

Description of Respondents: Farms.

Number of Respondents: 60,500.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

Other.

Total Burden Hours: 12,612.

Rural Utilities Service

Title: 7 CFR Part 1744, Subpart B,

Lien Accommodations and

Subordination Policy.

OMB Control Number: 0572–0126.

Summary of Collection: Recent

changes in the telecommunications

industry, including deregulation and

technological developments, have

caused Rural Utilities Service (RUS)

borrowers and other organizations

providing telecommunications services

to consider undertaking projects that

provide new telecommunications

services and other telecommunications

services not ordinarily financed by RUS.

To facilitate the financing of those

projects and services, RUS is willing to

consider accommodating the

Government’s lien on

telecommunications borrowers’ systems

in an expedited manner based on the

financial strength of the borrowers

operations. The RUS

telecommunications program provides

loans to borrowers at interest rates and

on terms that are most favorable than

those generally available from the

private sector.

Need and Use of the Information:

Depending on the purposes for which a

lien accommodation is sought, RUS will

use the information to provide

‘‘automatic’’ approval for borrowers that

meet the financial tests. These tests are

designed to ensure that the financial

strength of the borrowers is more than

sufficient to protect the government’s

loan security interests; hence, the lien

accommodations will not adversely

affect the government’s financial

interests.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit; Not for-profit

institutions.

Number of Respondents: 30.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 23.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection

Service

Title: National Animal Health

Monitoring System Sheep 2001 Study.

OMB Control Number: 0579–NEW.

Summary of Collection: The

Department of Agriculture is

responsible for protecting the health of

our Nation’s livestock and poultry

populations by preventing the

introduction and interstate spread of

contagious, infectious, or communicable

diseases of livestock and poultry and for

eradicating such diseases from the

United States when feasible. In

connection with this mission, the

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service (APHIS) operates the National

Health Monitoring System (NAHMS),

which collects, on a national basis,

statistically valid and scientifically

sound data on the prevalence and

economic importance of livestock and

poultry diseases. NAHMS will initiate

the first national data collection for

sheep through a national study, Sheep

2001. The study will take place in 22

States, which represent 88.8% of the

U.S. sheep population. Collection and

dissemination of animal and poultry

health information is mandated by 7

U.S.C. 391, The Animal Industry Act of

1884 and 21 U.S.C. 19, ‘‘Agents to

Examine and Report on Methods of

Treatment of Animals, and Means for

Suppression of Diseases,’’ amended

February 7, 1928.

Need and Use of the Information:

APHIS will use the data collected to: (1)

Predict or detect national and regional

trends in disease emergence and

movement, (2) address emerging issues,

(3) determine the economic

consequences of disease, and (4)

develop trade strategies and support

trade decisions. Without the data, the

U.S.’ ability to detect trends in

management, production, and health

status that increase/decrease farm

economy, either directly or indirectly,

would be reduced or nonexistent.

Description of Respondents: Farms;

Business or other for profit; Individuals

or households; Federal Government;

State, Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 10,731.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 9,090.

Agricultural Marketing Service

Title: Filberts/Hazelnuts Grown in

Oregon and Washington.

OMB Control Number: 0581–NEW.

Summary of Collection: Marketing

Order No. 982 (7 CFR Part 982), covers

filberts/hazelnuts grown in Oregon and

Washington. This legislation was

designed to permit regulation of certain

agricultural commodities for the

purpose of providing orderly marketing

conditions in interstate commerce and

improving returns to growers. The order

was developed to stabilize marketing

conditions for domestic inshell

hazelnuts.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information collected will provide the

Board with more accurate information

on the total supply of hazelnuts handled

in Oregon and Washington. This will

facilitate the Boards preparation of its

annual marketing policy. Reports and

forms are periodically reviewed to avoid

duplication of information collected by

industry and public sector agencies. No

similar information is collected from

any other organizations. Collecting data

less frequently would eliminate data

needed to keep the hazelnut industry

and USDA abreast of changes at the

State and local levels.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit; Farms.

Number of Respondents: 5.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 2.

Forest Service

Title: National Woodland Owner

Survey.

OMB Control Number: 0596–0078.

Summary of Collection: The Forest

and Rangeland Renewable Resources

Planning Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–278)

and the Forest and Rangeland

Renewable Resources Act of 1978 (Pub.

L. 307) are the legal authorities for

conducting the National Woodland

Owner Survey. The National Woodland

Owner Survey collects information to

help answer questions related to the

characteristics of the landholdings and

landowners, ownership objectives, the

supply of timber and non-timber

products, forest management practices,

delivery of the concerns/constraints

perceived by the landowners.

Need and Use of the Information: The

Forest Service will collect information

to determine the opportunities and

constraints that private woodlands

owners typically face and facilitate

planning and implementing forest

policies and programs. If the

information is not collected, the

knowledge and understanding of private

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woodland ownerships and their

concerns and activities will be severely

limited.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; Business or

other for-profit; Not-for-profit

institutions; State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 10,000.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

Other (every 5 years).

Total Burden Hours: 2,500.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Title: Wildlife Damage Surveys.

OMB Control Number: 0535–0217.

Summary of Collection: The primary

objectives of the National Agricultural

Statistics Service (NASS) are to provide,

prepare and issue current official State

and national estimates of crop and

livestock production, disposition, and

prices. Auxiliary services, such as

statistical consultation, data collection,

summary tabulation, and analysis are

performed for other federal and State

agencies on a reimbursable basis. NASS

has entered into an agreement with the

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service (APHIS) to conduct a

nationwide survey of selected field

crop, livestock, poultry, vegetable, fruit,

and nut producers to assess the true

incidence, extent, specific cause, and

monetary value of agricultural product

and resource losses caused by vertebrate

wildlife.

Need and Use of the Information:

NASS will collect information on the

development of valid statistical data

reflecting the percentage of fruit, nut,

and berry growers experiencing losses of

products or resources and the total

dollar losses at the national level caused

by vertebrate wildlife. Goals of the

survey are to assess the agricultural

community’s use and name recognition

of the Wildlife Service program at a

regional level, and provide accurate

measurement of wildlife damage to

agricultural products for use in long

range planning and fund allocation.

Description of Respondents: Farms.

Number of Respondents: 12,000.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 1,700.

Farm Service Agency

Title: Certification of Livestock Losses

for Eligible Disaster.

OMB Control Number: 0560–0179.

Summary of Collection: Under P.L.

106–387, Sec. 813 states ‘‘The Secretary

shall use up to $10,000,000 of the funds

of the Commodity Credit Corporation to

make livestock indemnity payment to

producers on a farm that have incurred

livestock losses during calendar year

2000 due to a disaster, as determined by

the Secretary, including losses due to

fires and anthrax. Over the past several

years, Congress has provided ad hoc

funding under several appropriation

bills to partially compensate producers

who lost livestock because of natural

disasters. Producer requesting

compensation on CCC–661, Certificate

of Livestock Losses for eligible Disaster

must provide documentation that shows

the number of type of livestock lost in

the disaster.

Need and Use of the Information: The

Farm Service Agency (FSA) will collect

information to determine eligibility and

the amount of compensation. Without

obtaining the information from the

producers, FSA could not carry out the

statutory provisions and ensure that

funds are being provided to eligible

producers.

Description of Respondents: Farms.

Number of Respondents: 2,000.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 5,000.

Food and Nutrition Service

Title: Food Stamp Redemption

Certificate.

OMB Control Number: 0584–0085.

Summary of Collection: The Food

Stamp Act of 1977, requires the

Department of Agriculture to issue

regulations that provide for the

redemption of coupons accepted by

retail food stores through approved

wholesale food concerns or through

insured financial institutions. The Food

and Nutrition Service (FNS) will

provide authorized retail stores and

wholesale food concerns with

redemption certificates. The

Redemption Certificate and Wholesaler

Redemption Certificate (RCs) are used

by all authorized wholesalers or

retailers when depositing food stamp

coupons, and are processed by financial

institutions when they are presented for

credit or for cash. The issuance of food

stamp benefits through the Electronic

Benefit Transfer (EBT) system is

replacing the issuance of food coupons.

Need and Use of the Information: The

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will

collect information on the verification of

the amount of coupons forwarded to the

bank for redemption. RCs are

distributed to each authorized retailer or

wholesaler by FNS for completion. FNS

uses the deposit information from the

RC to monitor (1) deposits by retailer

and wholesale food concerns, and (2) for

store monitoring and compliance

purposes.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 155,584.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 135,947.

Food and Nutrition Service

Title: WIC Local Agency Directory

Report.

OMB Control Number: 0584–0431.

Summary of Collection: The

Supplemental Nutrition Program for

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is

authorized by Section 17 of the Child

Nutrition Act (CAN) of 1966 (42 U.S.C.

1786, as amended. The Food and

Nutrition Service (FNS) of USDA

administers the WIC Program by

awarding cash grants to State agencies

(generally State health departments).

The State agencies award subgrants to

local agencies (generally local health

departments and nonprofit

organizations) to deliver program

benefits and services to eligible

participants. Local agencies authorized

to furnish WIC participants with

supplemental foods, nutrition

education, breastfeeding promotion and

support activities and referral to related

health services are subject to change.

New local agencies may be selected to

operate the WIC Program and local

agencies already in operation may be

disqualified for continued operation.

FNS will collect information using form

FNS–648 to report additions and

deletions of local agencies operating the

WIC program and local agency address

changes, when such changes occur.

Need and Use of the Information: The

FNS will collect information to

maintain a local agency directory that

lists the names and addresses of all WIC

local agencies. The WIC local agency

directory serves as the primary source of

data on the number and location of local

agencies and is published annually. It is

used to refer individuals to the nearest

source of WIC Program services and to

maintain continuity of program services

to migrant and other transient

participants.

Description of Respondents: State,

Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 88.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 15.

Food and Nutrition Service

Title: WIC Farmers Market Nutrition

Program (FMNP) Forms: 683, 203 &

Regulations.

OMB Control Number: 0584–0447.

Summary of Collection: The WIC

Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

(FMNP) is authorized by Public Law

102–314, enacted on July 2, 1992. The

purpose of the FMNP is to provide

resources to women, infants, and

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children who are nutritionally at risk, in

the form of fresh, nutritious, unprepared

foods (such as fruits and vegetables)

from farmers’ markets; to expand the

awareness and use of farmers’ markets;

and, to increase sales at such markets.

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

will collect information from each state

that receives a grant under the FMNP

program in conjunction with the

preparation of annual financial and

recipient reports.

Need and Use of the Information: FNS

will collect information from the state

agency administering the FMNP to

develop an annual financial report on

the number and type of recipients

served by both Federal and non-Federal

benefits under the program. The

information is necessary for reporting to

Congress in accordance with the

Uniform Administrative Requirements

for Grants and Cooperative Agreements

to State and Local Governments and for

program planning purposes.

Description of Respondents: State,

Local, or Tribal Government;

Individuals or household; Business or

other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 2,009.

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting; Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 4,912.

Sondra A. Blakey,

Departmental Information Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

Request for Revision and Extension of

a Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intent of the Farm

Service Agency (FSA) to request

extension and revision of the

information collection currently

approved for Form FSA 440–32, used in

support of the FSA Farm Loan Programs

(FLP). Form FSA 440–32 has been

revised for clarification in conjunction

with renewal of the paperwork burden

package.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before February 25, 2002

to be assured consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bashir Duale, USDA, Farm Service

Agency, Loan Making Division, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW., STOP

0522, Washington, DC 20250–0522;

Telephone (202) 720–1645; Electronic

mail: bashir_duale@wdc.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Form FSA 440–32, Verification

of Debts and Assets.

OMB Control Number: 0560–0166.

Expiration Date of Approval: February

17, 2002.

Type of Request: Revision and

Extension of a Currently Approved

Information Collection.

Abstract: FSA 440–32 is necessary to

ensure the accuracy of information

obtained in connection with

applications for FSA direct loan

assistance. It is used to verify debt

information provided by applicants in

order to determine their suitability for

an Operating, Farm Ownership or

Emergency loan. Additionally, it is used

by FSA to verify debts and assets of

borrowers requesting primary and

preservation loan servicing or debt

settlement.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 15 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Individual farmers, farm

or other business entities and financial

institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

22,547

Estimated Number of Responses Per

Respondent: 2

Estimated Total Annual Burden On

Respondents: 11,274

Comments are invited on the

following: (a) Whether the 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 burden, including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; (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. These comments should be

sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Washington, DC 20503 and to

Bashir Duale, Senior Loan Officer,

USDA, Farm Service Agency, Loan

Making Division, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW., STOP 0522, Washington,

DC 20250–0522.

Comments will be summarized and

included in the request for OMB

approval of the information collection.

All comments will also become a matter

of public record.

Signed in Washington, DC on December

17, 2001.

James R. Little,

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

North Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Resource Advisory Committee Meeting

Notice

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The North Gifford Pinchot

National Forest Resource Advisory

Committee will meet on Thursday,

January 17, 2002, at the Lewis County

Law and Justice Center (old county

annex building), 345 West Main Street,

Chehalis, 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 North 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 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.

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