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(dmaW) gene. This strain does not
produce ergot alkaloids or clavine
mycotoxins that are believed to cause
toxicoses to grazing livestock and
wildlife. Strain Lp1–981 was generated
by an insertion of the hph construct in
lysergyl peptide synthetase subunit 1
(lpsA). This line lacks the ability to
produce ergovaline and other amides of
lysergic acid, but retains the ability to
produce clavines and lysergic acid.
Perennial ryegrass plants that have
been inoculated with either mutant
strain will be planted in the trial for the
purpose of increasing seed. The
endophyte is only transmitted vertically
through seed. Therefore this trial will
result in an increase in inoculated seed
for future experiments.
On August 12, 2005, we published in
the Federal Register (70 FR 47169–
47170, Docket No. 05–062–1) a notice
announcing the availability, for review
and comment, of an environmental
assessment (EA) for a field trial of the
genetically engineered strains of
Neotyphodium sp. isolate Lp1. We
solicited comments on the EA for 30
days ending on September 12, 2005. We
received eight comments by that date,
from an academic professional, a public
interest group, and private individuals.
All eight commenters expressed
concerns about the field trial. Some of
the comments criticized the treatment of
horizontal gene transfer and acute
toxicity in the EA. Others suggested that
these types of experiments should only
be conducted in a contained facility.
APHIS has responded to these
comments in an attachment to the
finding of no significant impact
(FONSI).
Pursuant to its regulations (7 CFR part
340) promulgated under the Plant
Protection Act, APHIS has determined
that this field trial will not pose a risk
of the introduction or dissemination of
a plant pest for the following reasons:
1. The test fungi Neotyphodium sp.
Lp1 strains Lp1-981 and Lp1-4175 are
identical to the untransformed
endophyte except for their inability to
produce toxic ergot alkaloids.
2. Neotyphodium species are not
known as animal or human pathogens,
and both it and its sexually transmitted
¨
form of the species (Epichloee sp.) are
only found in grasses.
3. Dissemination of Neotyphodium sp.
Lp1 strains Lp1-981 and Lp1-4175 will
be prevented through physical methods,
normal site security, small size of the
trials, and cleaning of equipment.
4. The host range of Neotyphodium
sp. Lp1 strains Lp1-981 and Lp1-4175
and mode of transmission has not
changed.
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5. The Neotyphodium sp. Lp1 strains
Lp1-981 and Lp1-4175 are expected to
be less toxic to herbivores than the
untransformed endophyte and therefore
should not pose any new dietary threat.
6. The Neotyphodium species has
never been associated with animal or
human disease and therefore will not
pose a risk to human health.
7. Hygromycin B phosphotransferase
(from the marker gene) does not confer
any plant pest characteristics to
Neotyphodium species.
8. Threatened and endangered species
in the area are not hosts of
Neotyphodium sp. nor do they feed on
hosts of these fungi, and therefore will
not be affected by the trials.
The EA and the FONSI were prepared
in accordance with (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372). Copies of the EA and FONSI are
available from the individual listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
October 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—School Lunch and
Breakfast Cost Study-II
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on the
proposed collection of data for the
School Lunch and Breakfast Cost StudyII in order to assess the adequacy of the
Federal meal reimbursement rates.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before December 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
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agency, including whether the
information shall 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
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Alberta
Frost, Director, Office of Analysis,
Nutrition and Evaluation, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be submitted via
fax to the attention of Alberta Frost at
703–305–2576 or via e-mail to
Alberta.Frost@fns.usda.gov.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday) at Room
1014, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Alberta Frost at
703–305–2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: School Lunch and Breakfast
Cost Study-II.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Form Number: N/A.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New Collection of
Information.
Abstract: The School Lunch and
Breakfast Cost Study-II will collect and
analyze data from a nationally
representative sample of public schools
participating in the National School
Lunch Program (NSLP). Data will be
collected so as to provide sufficient
information on school meal production
costs to assess the adequacy of Federal
meal reimbursement rates. The
information will be used to determine
the national average reported and full
costs to produce NSLP and School
Breakfast Program (SBP) reimbursable
meals, the extent to which indirect costs
are charged to School Food Authority
(SFA) accounts for food service
operations, the value of administrative
costs used to produce reimbursable
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NSLP and SBP meals, and the
composition of SFA revenues, including
federal reimbursements, cafeteria sales
and State and local cash assistance in
comparison to costs.
Respondents: State Child Nutrition
(CN) Directors, State Commodity
Distributing Agency (SDA) Directors,
and State Department of Education
(SEA) Finance Officers. For public
school districts participating in the
NSLP: SFA directors and business
managers, local educational agency
(LEA) finance officers, and school
administrators and food service
managers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
One hundred twenty-two SFA directors
will complete a mail questionnaire with
telephone follow-up and be interviewed
in-person using several different
instruments. One hundred twenty-two
SFA business managers and 122 LEA
finance officers will be interviewed in
person. One food service manager in
each of three schools in each SFA (a
total of 366 food service managers) will
be interviewed by telephone prior to site
visits. During the site visits the 366 food
service managers will be interviewed inperson using several different
instruments. Approximately 25 State CN
directors; 25 SDA directors, and 25 SEA
finance officers will be interviewed by
telephone.
Number of Responses per
Respondent: Each instrument will be
administered once to each respondent
except for food service managers. Food
service managers will be interviewed
once by telephone prior to the site visit;
in addition food service managers will
be interviewed on each day of the fiveday site visit to complete menu and
recipe records.
Estimated Time per Response: The
attached table presents the burden for
each type of respondent.
Estimated time per response
Respondent
Number of
administrations
Number
State CN Director Interview .....................................................
State SDA Administrator ..........................................................
SEA Finance Officer Interview ................................................
SFA Director:
• Pre-Visit Questionnaire .................................................
• School Paid Staff Roster ..............................................
• Central Staff Paid Staff Roster .....................................
• Central Staff Time Allocation Grid ................................
• Food Service Expense Statement ................................
• Off-Budget Staff Roster ................................................
• Off-Budget Time Allocation Grid ...................................
Food service managers/Cooks:
• School Information Summary .......................................
• Kitchen Staff Time Allocation Grid ................................
• Menu Record ................................................................
• Recipe Record ..............................................................
SFA Business Manager ...........................................................
School Administrator Interview ................................................
LEA Finance Officer ................................................................
25
25
25
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
366
366
366
366
366
122
366
122
Total Respondent Burden .........................................
..............................
20
20
20
500
500
500
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
30
15
10
10
30
10
10
3,660
1,830
1,220
1,220
3,660
1,220
1,220
1
1
5
5
1
1
1
10
15
15
30
60
80
60
3,660
5,490
27,450
54,900
7,320
29,280
7,320
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150,950
and reduce the risk of uncharacteristic
wildfires on approximately 5013 acres.
Dated: October 3, 2005.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received within
30 days of the publication of this notice
in the Federal Register. The draft
environmental impact statement is
expected by January, 2006, and the final
environmental impact statement is
expected by July, 2006.
Forest Service
ADDRESSES:
Klamath National Forest, California
and Oregon, Mt. Ashland LSR Habitat
Restoration and Fuels Reduction
Project
SUMMARY: The Forest Service will
prepare an environmental impact
statement on a proposal to promote the
development of late-successional habitat
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DATES:
Send written comments to
Margaret J. Boland, Forest Supervisor,
Klamath National Forest, 1312 Fairlane
Road, Yreka, California 96097. ATTN:
Sue Stresser
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
Susan Stresser, Wildlife Biologist and
Interdisciplinary Team Leader, Klamath
National Forest, 132 Fairlane Road,
Yreka, California 96097 or call (503)
841–4538.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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1
1
1
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2516 hours.
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Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose of the Mt. Ashland LateSuccessional Reserve (LSR) Habitat
Restoration and Fuels Reduction Project
is to promote the development of habitat
for species dependent on latesuccessional forests and reduce the
vulnerability of these stands and
existing late-successional habitat to
uncharacteristic wildfire. This project is
proposed under the direction of Seciton
7(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act
that directs federal agencies to carry out
programs for the conservation of
threatened and endangered species.
Agencies are also directed to conduct
habitat restoration and enhance
protection from catastrophic wildfire by
the Healthy Forest Restoration Act,
Northwest Forest Plan as incorporated
in the Klamath National Forest Land
and Resource Management Plan of 1995,
and the National Fire Plan.
The need for actions in these
watersheds results primarily from turn
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study-II
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on the proposed collection of data for the School Lunch and Breakfast
Cost Study-II in order to assess the adequacy of the Federal meal
reimbursement rates.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: 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 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 use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Alberta Frost, Director, Office of
Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Alberta Frost at 703-305-2576 or via e-mail to
Alberta.Frost@fns.usda.gov.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at Room 1014, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will be a matter of public
record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Alberta
Frost at 703-305-2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study-II.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Form Number: N/A.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New Collection of Information.
Abstract: The School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study-II will collect
and analyze data from a nationally representative sample of public
schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Data
will be collected so as to provide sufficient information on school
meal production costs to assess the adequacy of Federal meal
reimbursement rates. The information will be used to determine the
national average reported and full costs to produce NSLP and School
Breakfast Program (SBP) reimbursable meals, the extent to which
indirect costs are charged to School Food Authority (SFA) accounts for
food service operations, the value of administrative costs used to
produce reimbursable
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NSLP and SBP meals, and the composition of SFA revenues, including
federal reimbursements, cafeteria sales and State and local cash
assistance in comparison to costs.
Respondents: State Child Nutrition (CN) Directors, State Commodity
Distributing Agency (SDA) Directors, and State Department of Education
(SEA) Finance Officers. For public school districts participating in
the NSLP: SFA directors and business managers, local educational agency
(LEA) finance officers, and school administrators and food service
managers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: One hundred twenty-two SFA
directors will complete a mail questionnaire with telephone follow-up
and be interviewed in-person using several different instruments. One
hundred twenty-two SFA business managers and 122 LEA finance officers
will be interviewed in person. One food service manager in each of
three schools in each SFA (a total of 366 food service managers) will
be interviewed by telephone prior to site visits. During the site
visits the 366 food service managers will be interviewed in-person
using several different instruments. Approximately 25 State CN
directors; 25 SDA directors, and 25 SEA finance officers will be
interviewed by telephone.
Number of Responses per Respondent: Each instrument will be
administered once to each respondent except for food service managers.
Food service managers will be interviewed once by telephone prior to
the site visit; in addition food service managers will be interviewed
on each day of the five-day site visit to complete menu and recipe
records.
Estimated Time per Response: The attached table presents the burden
for each type of respondent.
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Estimated time per response
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Number of
Respondent Number administrations Minutes Total minutes
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State CN Director Interview......... 25 1 20 500
State SDA Administrator............. 25 1 20 500
SEA Finance Officer Interview....... 25 1 20 500
SFA Director: 122
Pre-Visit Questionnaire 122 1 30 3,660
School Paid Staff 122 1 15 1,830
Roster.........................
Central Staff Paid 122 1 10 1,220
Staff Roster...................
Central Staff Time 122 1 10 1,220
Allocation Grid................
Food Service Expense 122 1 30 3,660
Statement......................
Off-Budget Staff Roster 122 1 10 1,220
Off-Budget Time 122 1 10 1,220
Allocation Grid................
Food service managers/Cooks: 366
School Information 366 1 10 3,660
Summary........................
Kitchen Staff Time 366 1 15 5,490
Allocation Grid................
Menu Record............ 366 5 15 27,450
Recipe Record.......... 366 5 30 54,900
SFA Business Manager................ 122 1 60 7,320
School Administrator Interview...... 366 1 80 29,280
LEA Finance Officer................. 122 1 60 7,320
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Total Respondent Burden..... ................. ................. ................. 150,950
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2516 hours.
Dated: October 3, 2005.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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