Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 20073-20074 [06-3695]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 2006 / Notices and local individuals were invited to a scoping meeting on March 15, 2006. The public input received from these meetings and at meetings of the Clarke County Reservoir Commission will be considered as a draft Environmental Impact Statement is developed. The periodic meetings of the Commission as well as individual member sponsor meetings are open to the public and provide opportunity for citizen input. Preliminary issues: Among the issues that the NRCS plans to consider in the scope of the EIS analysis are: Dated: April 12, 2006. Richard Van Klaveren, State Conservationist. [FR Doc. E6–5869 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] —Environmental, economic, and social impacts of the alternatives. Major categories are listed below. AGENCY: Soil erosion; Flooding; Recreation; Water quantity/supply; Water quality; Cultural resources; Natural Areas ; Prime farmland; Agricultural/other rural land; Threatened and Endangered species; Wetlands; Fish and Wildlife habitat; Air quality. cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES —Costs and benefits of the alternatives will be studied. —The Cumulative Impacts of federal action will be evaluated. The Clarke County Water Supply Watershed Project Draft EIS will be developed and published in the Federal Register with a target date of February 1, 2007. A 45 day comment period will be available for the public to provide comments. A 30 day comment period will be available following publication of the final EIS. A meeting will be held in the Osceola area near the date of the draft EIS publication to inform the public about the draft watershed planEIS and to obtain comments. The draft watershed plan—EIS will be prepared and circulated for review by agencies and the public. This review will be conducted concurrently with the publication of the draft EIS in the Federal Register. The Natural Resources Conservation Service invites participation and consultation of public agencies, any affected Indian tribe, and individuals who have special expertise, legal jurisdiction, or interest in providing data for consideration in preparing the draft EIS. Comments and other input received will be considered in plan development. Further information on the proposed action may be obtained from David Beck, Planning Leader, at the above address. This Federal Register Notice will also be available at the Iowa NRCS Web site at https://www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov. A map of the Clarke County Water Supply proposed study sites will also be posted. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:09 Apr 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 20073 practice standards may be used in conservation systems to comply with Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation provisions of the Farm Bill. Revised standards and new standards will be issued periodically during calendar year 2006. There will be a 30-day public comment period for each draft standard. Conservation practice standards will be issued as final after the close of the comment period. DATES: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service Notice of Proposed Changes for Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in Maryland to issue new or revised conservation practice standards for Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide. These standards include, but are not limited to, the following: Anaerobic Digester, Controlled Temperature (Code 366); Animal Mortality Facility (Code 316); Brush Management (Code 314); Closure of Waste Impoundments (Code 360); Composting Facility (Code 317); Feed Management (Code 592); Field Border (Code 386); Filter Strip (Code 393); Fishpond Management (Code 399); Forage Harvest Management (Code 511); Forest Stand Improvement (Code 666); Heavy Use Area Protection (Code 561); Hedgerow Planting (Code 422); Irrigation Water Management (Code 449); Lined Waterway or Outlet (Code 468); Manure Transfer (Code 634); Nutrient Management (Code 590); Pest Management (Code 595); Pond Sealing or Lining, Compacted Clay Treatment (Code 521D); Residue and Tillage Management (Codes 329, 345, and 346); Riparian Forest Buffer (Code 391); Sediment Basin (Code 350); Shallow Water Development and Management (Code 646); Streambank and Shoreline Protection (Code 580); Structure for Water Control (Code 587); Subsurface Drain (Code 606); Surface Drain, Field Ditch (Code 607); Tree/Shrub Establishment (Code 612); Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (Code 645); Use Exclusion (Code 472); Waste Storage Facility (Code 313); Waste Treatment Lagoon (Code 359); Waste Utilization (Code 633); Wastewater Treatment Strip (Code 635); Water and Sediment Control Basin (Code 638); Water Well (Code 642); Wetland Creation (Code 658); Wetland Restoration (Code 657); Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (Code 644); Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (Code 380). Some of these PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronic copies will be posted on the Internet at the following address: https://www.md.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ draftcps_no.html. Paper copies will be mailed to persons who do not have Internet access. Please submit requests for paper copies to Anne M. Lynn, State Resource Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 339 Busch’s Frontage Road, Suite 301, Annapolis, MD 21401. Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 states that revisions made to NRCS state technical guides used to carry out highly erodible land and wetland provisions of the law shall be made available for public review and comment. NRCS will provide a 30-day public review and comment period concerning the proposed changes. At the close of the comment period, NRCS will make a determination regarding any changes to the draft conservation practice standards, and will publish the final standards for use in NRCS field offices. The final standards will also be posted on the Internet at the following address: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ technical/efotg. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: April 10, 2006. Virginia (Ginger) L. Murphy, State Conservationist, NRCS, Annapolis, Maryland. [FR Doc. E6–5867 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–16–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service Rural Utilities Service Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection Rural Housing Service and Rural Utilities Service, USDA. AGENCIES: Proposed collection; Comments requested. ACTION: E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1 cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES 20074 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 2006 / Notices SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agencies’ intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for 7 CFR part 1942, subpart A, ‘‘Community Facility Loans.’’ DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 19, 2006 to be assured of consideration. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derek L. Jones, Community Programs Loan Specialist, Rural Housing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 0787, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250–0787, telephone: (202) 720–1504. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Community Facility Loans. OMB Number: 0575–0015. Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2006. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: The Community Facilities loan program is authorized by section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926) to make loans to public entities, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes for the development of community facilities for public use in rural areas. Community Facilities programs have been in existence for many years. These programs have financed a wide range of projects varying in size and complexity from large general hospitals to small day care centers. The facilities financed are designed to promote the development of rural communities by providing the infrastructure necessary to attract residents and rural jobs. Information will be collected by the field offices from applicants, borrowers, and consultants. This information will be used to determine applicant/ borrower eligibility, project feasibility, and to ensure borrowers operate on a sound basis and use funds for authorized purposes. Failure to collect proper information could result in improper determination of eligibility, improper use of funds, and/or unsound loans. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.9 hours per response. Respondents: Public bodies, not for profits, or Indian Tribes. Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,768. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 8.15. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 58,265 hours. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:09 Apr 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Tracy Givelekian, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (202) 692–0039. Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agencies, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agencies’ 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 Tracy Givelekian, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250. 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. Dated: March 31, 2006. Russell T. Davis, Administrator, Rural Housing Service. Dated: April 3, 2006. James M. Andrew, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. 06–3695 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] Whereas, the Athens Economic Development Corporation (the Grantee), a Texas non–profit corporation, has made application to the Board (FTZ Docket 29–2005, filed 6/9/05), requesting the establishment of a foreign–trade zone at sites in Athens, Texas, adjacent to the Dallas/Fort Worth Customs port of entry; Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (70 FR 34744, 6/15/05); and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants to the Grantee the privilege of establishing a foreign–trade zone, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign–Trade Zone No. 269, at the sites described in the application, and subject to the Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.28. Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of April 2006. FOREIGN–TRADE ZONES BOARD, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and Executive Officer. Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and Executive Officer. Attest: Dennis Puccinelli, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–5678 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P Bureau of Industry and Security DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1438] Grant of Authority, Establishment of a Foreign–Trade Zone, Athens, Texas Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign– Trade Zones Board adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign–Trade Zones Act provides for ’’. . . the establishment . . . of foreign–trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign–Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign–trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs ports of entry; PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Action Affecting Export Privileges; Tysonic Enterprises and Chan Heep Loong; In the Matter of: Tysonic Enterprises, 10 Anson Road, 15–14 International Plaza, Singapore, 079903 SG, and, Chan Heep Loong, 10 Anson Road, 15–14 International Plaza, Singapore, 079903 SG, 95 Havelock Road, #14–583, Singapore, 160095 SG; Respondents Order Temporarily Denying Export Privileges Pursuant to § 766.24 of the Export Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’),1 1 15 CFR parts 730–774 (2006). The EAR are issued under the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. app. §§ 2401–2420 (2000)) (‘‘EAA’’). Since August 21, 2001, the EAA has been in lapse and the President, through Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), as extended by the Notice of August 2, 2005 (70 FR 45273, (August 5, 2005)), E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20073-20074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3695]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

Rural Utilities Service


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCIES: Rural Housing Service and Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Agencies' intention to request an extension for a 
currently approved information collection in support of the program for 
7 CFR part 1942, subpart A, ``Community Facility Loans.''

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 19, 2006 to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derek L. Jones, Community Programs 
Loan Specialist, Rural Housing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
STOP 0787, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-0787, 
telephone: (202) 720-1504.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Community Facility Loans.
    OMB Number: 0575-0015.
    Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2006.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Community Facilities loan program is authorized by 
section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1926) to make loans to public entities, nonprofit corporations, 
and Indian tribes for the development of community facilities for 
public use in rural areas.
    Community Facilities programs have been in existence for many 
years. These programs have financed a wide range of projects varying in 
size and complexity from large general hospitals to small day care 
centers. The facilities financed are designed to promote the 
development of rural communities by providing the infrastructure 
necessary to attract residents and rural jobs.
    Information will be collected by the field offices from applicants, 
borrowers, and consultants. This information will be used to determine 
applicant/borrower eligibility, project feasibility, and to ensure 
borrowers operate on a sound basis and use funds for authorized 
purposes. Failure to collect proper information could result in 
improper determination of eligibility, improper use of funds, and/or 
unsound loans.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1.9 hours per response.
    Respondents: Public bodies, not for profits, or Indian Tribes.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,768.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 8.15.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 58,265 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Tracy 
Givelekian, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (202) 692-
0039.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Agencies, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agencies' 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 Tracy Givelekian, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 0742, 1400 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250.
    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.

    Dated: March 31, 2006.
Russell T. Davis,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
    Dated: April 3, 2006.
James M. Andrew,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 06-3695 Filed 4-18-06; 8:45 am]
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