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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
March 29, 2005.
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),
OIRAlSubmission@omb.eop.gov or fax
(202) 395–5806 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) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR 1901–E, Civil Rights
Compliance Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0575–0018.
Summary of Collection: Rural
Development (RD) is required to provide
Federal financial assistance through its
farmer, housing, and community and
business programs on an equal
opportunity basis. The laws
implemented in 7 CFR 1901–E, require
the recipients of Rural Development’s
Federal financial assistance to collect
various types of information by race,
color, and national origin.
Need and Use of the Information: RD
will use the information to monitor a
recipient’s compliance with the civil
rights laws, and to determine whether or
not service and benefits are being
provided to beneficiaries on an equal
opportunity basis. This information is
made available to USDA officials,
officials of other Federal agencies and to
Congress for reporting purposes.
Without the required information, RD
and its recipient will lack the necessary
documentation to demonstrate that their
programs are being administered in a
nondiscriminatory manner and in full
compliance with the civil rights laws.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; non-forprofit institutions; business or other forprofit; farms; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 19,565.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 587,568.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–6531 Filed 4–1–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Intergovernmental Advisory
Committee
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
Notice of intent to renew
Federal advisory committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: The Department of
Agriculture, in consultation with the
Department of the Interior, intends to
renew the Intergovernmental Advisory
Committee (IAC). This renewal is in
response to the continued need for the
IAC to provide intergovernmental
advice on coordinating the
implementation of the Record of
Decision of April 13, 1994, for
Management of Habitat for LateSuccessional and Old-Growth Forest
Related Species Within the Range of the
Northern Spotted Owl. The IAC also
provides advice and recommendations
to promote integration and coordination
of forest management activities between
Federal and non-Federal entities.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the April 13,
1994, Record of Decision can be
obtained electronically at https://
www.reo.gov/library/. Paper copies can
be obtained from the Regional
Ecosystem Office, P.O. Box 3623,
Portland, OR 97208.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Geraldine Bower, Planning Specialist,
Ecosystem Management Coordination
Staff, Forest Service, USDA (202) 205–
1022.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given
that the Department of Agriculture, in
consultation with the Department of the
Interior, intends to renew the
Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
(IAC) to the Regional Interagency
Executive Committee (RIEC). The
purpose of the RIEC is to facilitate the
coordinated implementation of the
Record of Decision (ROD) signed April
13, 1994, for Management of Habitat for
Late-Successional and Old-Growth
Forest Related Species Within the Range
of the Northern Spotted Owl. The RIEC
consists of representatives of the
following Federal agencies: Forest
Service, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Bureau of Land Management, National
Marine Fisheries Service, National Park
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
U.S. Geological Survey Biological
Resources Division, Environmental
Protection Agency, and U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. The purpose of the
IAC is to advise the RIEC on
coordinating the implementation of the
ROD. The IAC will provide advice and
recommendations to promote
integration and coordination of forest
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Federal Register
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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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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 29, 2005.
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), OIRA--Submission@omb.eop.gov or
fax (202) 395-5806 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) 720-8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number 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.
Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR 1901-E, Civil Rights Compliance Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0575-0018.
Summary of Collection: Rural Development (RD) is required to
provide Federal financial assistance through its farmer, housing, and
community and business programs on an equal opportunity basis. The laws
implemented in 7 CFR 1901-E, require the recipients of Rural
Development's Federal financial assistance to collect various types of
information by race, color, and national origin.
Need and Use of the Information: RD will use the information to
monitor a recipient's compliance with the civil rights laws, and to
determine whether or not service and benefits are being provided to
beneficiaries on an equal opportunity basis. This information is made
available to USDA officials, officials of other Federal agencies and to
Congress for reporting purposes. Without the required information, RD
and its recipient will lack the necessary documentation to demonstrate
that their programs are being administered in a nondiscriminatory
manner and in full compliance with the civil rights laws.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; non-for-
profit institutions; business or other for-profit; farms; State, local
or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 19,565.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 587,568.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6531 Filed 4-1-05; 8:45 am]
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