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Management Agenda initiatives, Budget DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE H Headquarters, CSREES, USDA, and and Performance Integration, builds on hundreds of educational curricula, GPRA and earlier efforts to identify Cooperative State Research, activities, and events for youth K program goals and performance Education, and Extension Service through 12th grade. Programs originate measures, and link them to the budget at 105 land-grant universities, and local process. The FAIR Act requires the Notice of Intent To Establish an programs are conducted and managed development and implementation of a Information Collection by some 4,000 professional Extension system to monitor and evaluate AGENCY: Cooperative State Research, staff in 3,050 counties, with nearly agricultural research and extension Education, and Extension Service, seven million youth enrolled each year. activities in order to measure the impact USDA. Nearly 600,000 volunteer leaders work and effectiveness of research, extension, ACTION: Notice and request for directly with the 4–H youth. The and education programs. AREERA comments. Annual 4–H Enrollment Report is the requires a performance evaluation to be principal means by which the 4–H conducted to determine whether SUMMARY: In accordance with the Office movement keeps track of its progress, as Federally funded agricultural research, of Management and Budget (OMB) well as emerging needs, potential extension, and education programs regulations (5 CFR 1320) that implement problems and opportunities. result in public goods that have national the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 The evaluation processes of 4–H are or multi-state significance. (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice consistent with the requirements of The immediate need of this announces the Cooperative State Congressional legislation and OMB. The information collection is to provide a Research, Education, and Extension Government Performance and Results means for satisfying accountability Service’s (CSREES) intention to request Act of 1993 (GPRA) (Pub. L. 103–62), requirements. The long term objective is approval to establish an information the Federal Activities Inventory Reform to provide a means to enable the collection for the 4–H Youth Act of 1998 (FAIR Act) (Pub. L. 105– evaluation and assessment of the Development Annual Enrollment 270), and the Agricultural, Research, effectiveness of programs receiving Report. Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA)(Pub. L. 105–185), Federal funds and to fully satisfy DATES: Written comments on this notice requirements of performance and must be received by December 3, 2004 together with OMB requirements, accountability legislation in GPRA, the to be assured of consideration. support the reporting requirements FAIR Act, and AREERA. Comments received after that date will requested in this information collection. Estimate of Burden: There are be considered to the extent practicable. One of the five Presidential Management Agenda initiatives, Budget currently CYFAR projects in 48 States of ADDRESSES: Written comments the United States and 2 territories. Each and Performance Integration, builds on concerning this notice may be mailed to GPRA and earlier efforts to identify state and territory is required to Jason Hitchcock, E-Government Program electronically submit an annual year program goals and performance Leader, Information Systems and measures, and link them to the budget end report to CSREES. The year end Technology Management, CSREES, report includes demographic and process. The FAIR Act requires the USDA, STOP 2216, 1400 Independence development and implementation of a impact data on each of the community Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– projects. CSREES estimates the burden system to monitor and evaluate 2216 or sent electronically to: agricultural research and extension of this collection to be 322 hours per [email protected]. response. There are currently 50 activities in order to measure the impact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: respondents, thus making the total To and effectiveness of research, extension, annual burden of this collection an request a copy of the information and education programs. AREERA estimated 16,100 hours. collection, contact Jason Hitchcock at requires a performance evaluation to be Comments: Comments are invited on: (202) 720–4343; facsimile at (202) 720– conducted to determine whether (a) Whether the proposed collection of 0857; or electronically at: federally funded agricultural research, information is necessary for the proper [email protected]. extension, and education programs performance of the functions of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: result in public goods that have national Agency, including whether the Title: 4–H Youth Development or multi-state significance. information will have practical utility; Annual Enrollment Report. All of the information necessary to (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s OMB Number: 0524–NEW. run the county-level 4–H program is estimate of the burden of the proposed Expiration Date of Current Approval: collected by the county from collection of information; (c) ways to Not applicable. individuals, Clubs, and other Units. It is enhance the quality, utility and clarity Type of Request: Intent to seek maintained electronically at the County of the information to be collected; and approval to establish an information 4–H offices in cumulative individual (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection for three years. and Club electronic records within the Abstract: As early as 1902 USDA collection of information on those who County 4–H program management Demonstration field staff and software system. Annually each county are to respond, including through the progressive educators around the sends their State 4–H office an use of appropriate automated, country began to work with groups of electronic aggregated summary of their electronic, mechanical, or other young rural boys and girls in practical 4–H enrollment. technological collection techniques or applications of research knowledge One professional 4–H staff member in other forms of information technology. through hands-on agricultural and home each State or Territory annually uses Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of economics-related subjects which their program management software to September 2004. evolved into 4–H. Over time, 4–H electronically aggregate the 4–H Joseph J. Jen, became the largest non-formal youth enrollment for their State or Territory Under Secretary, Research, Education, and development program in the country, into a standardized format in a database Economics. and has remained so. flat file. Only certain categories from the [FR Doc. 04–21753 Filed 9–28–04; 8:45 am] 4–H is a complex national flat file are forwarded to CSREES. None BILLING CODE 3410–22–P organization, involving the National 4– of the aggregated summary information

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collected by CSREES contains sensitive on Tuesday, September 28, 2004, to organization facilitating fair information of an individual nature. provide information and receive public international trade in food and Estimate of Burden: Each year, the comments on agenda items that will be protecting the health and economic State 4–H office aggregates all electronic discussed at the Fifteenth Session of the interests of consumers. Through County 4–H enrollment reports into the Codex Committee on Residues in adoption of food standards, codes of State 4–H enrollment report, and Veterinary Drugs in Foods, which will practice, and other guidelines transmits it electronically to CSREES. be held in Alexandria, VA, October 26– developed by its committees, and by The applicable Territories similarly 29, 2004. The Under Secretary and CVM promoting their adoption and transmit aggregated information. This recognize the importance of providing implementation by governments, Codex requirement constitutes the Federal interested parties with information seeks to ensure that the world’s food burden CSREES imposes on the States about the Codex Committee on Residues supply is sound, wholesome, free from and Territories and is the only burden of Veterinary Drugs in Foods of the adulteration, and correctly labeled. In measured and accounted for in this Codex Alimentarius Commission and to the United States, USDA, FDA, and the estimate. CSREES estimates that it takes address items on the Agenda for the Environmental Protection Agency one State or Territory 31 hours to 15th Session of the Committee. manage and carry out U.S. Codex aggregate the local level information and DATES: The public meeting is scheduled activities. transmit the summary information to for Tuesday, September 28 from 10 a.m. The Codex Committee on Residues of CSREES. There are a total of 57 to 1 p.m. Veterinary Drugs in Foods was responses annually, thus constituting a ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be established in 1985 by the 16th Session total annual estimated burden of 1,767 held at the Best Western Washington of the Codex Alimentarius Commission hours for this information collection. to determine priorities for the Comments: Comments are invited on: Gateway Hotel, 1251 West Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD., 20850 (Main consideration of residues of veterinary (a) Whether the proposed collection of drugs in foods and to recommend information is necessary for the proper Ballroom). (The Hotel will provide shuttle service from the Rockville Metro maximum levels of such substances; to performance of the functions of the develop codes of practice as may be Agency, including whether the Stop to the Hotel at 9:30 a.m.) FSIS invites interested persons to required; and to consider methods of information will have practical utility; submit comments on this notice. sampling and analysis for the (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s Comments may be submitted by any of determination of veterinary drug estimate of the burden of the proposed the following methods: residues in foods. The Committee is collection of information; (c) ways to Mail, including floppy disks or CD– chaired by the United States. enhance the quality, utility and clarity ROM’s, and hand- or courier-delivered of the information to be collected; and Issues To Be Discussed at the Public items: Send to Docket Clerk, USDA, (d) ways to minimize the burden of the Meeting FSIS, 300 12th Street, SW., Room 102 collection of information on those who Cotton Annex, Washington, DC, 20250. Provisional agenda items: 1. Draft Maximum Residue Limits are to respond, including through the All submissions received must (MRLs) for Veterinary Drugs use of appropriate automated, include the Agency name and docket (Flumequine, neomycin, dicyclanil, electronic, mechanical, or other number 04–030N. technological collection techniques or All comments submitted in response carbodox, melengestrol acetate and other forms of information technology. to this notice, as well as research and trichlorforn (metrifonate), phoxim, Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of background information used by FSIS in cyalothrin, and cefuroxime). 2. Proposed Draft Maximum Residue September, 2004. developing this document, will be Limits for Veterinary Drugs Joseph J. Jen, available for public inspection in the (Cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, Under Secretary, Research, Education, and FSIS Docket Room at the address listed imidocarb, flumequine, pirlimycin, Economics. above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., cypermethrin/alpha cypermethrin, [FR Doc. 04–21754 Filed 9–28–04; 8:45 am] Monday through Friday. The comments doramectin, and ractopamine). BILLING CODE 3410–22–P also will be posted on the Agency’s Web 3. Proposed Draft Code of Practice to site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/ Minimize and Contain Antimicrobial rdad/FRDockets.htm. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Resistance. Research and background information 4. Proposed Draft Revised Guidelines will also be accessible via the World Food Safety and Inspection Service for the Establishment of a Regulatory Wide Web at the following address: Program for the Control of Veterinary [Docket No. 04–030N] http://www.codexalimentarius.net. Drug Residues in Foods. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 5. Proposed Draft Revised Part II Codex Alimentarius: Meeting of the Edith E. Kennard, Staff Officer, U.S. ‘‘General Consideration on Analytical Codex Committee on Residues of Codex Office, FSIS, Room 4861, South Methods for Residue Control’’ of the Veterinary Drugs in Foods Building, 1400 Independence Avenue Codex Guidelines for the Establishment AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection SW., Washington, DC, 20250, Phone: of a Regulatory Program for the Control Service, USDA. (202) 720–5261, Fax: (202) 720–3157, E- of Veterinary Drug Residues in Foods. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and mail: [email protected]. 6. Discussion Paper on Risk request for comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Management Methodologies, Including Risk Assessment Policies, in the Codex Background SUMMARY: This notice informs the public Committee of Veterinary Drugs in that the Office of the Under Secretary The Codex Alimentarius Commission Foods. for Food Safety, United States was established in 1962 by two United 7. Review of Performance-based Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Nations organizations, the Food and Criteria for Methods of Analysis. the Center for Veterinary Medicine Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the 8. Consideration of the Priority List of (CVM), Food and Drug Administration World Health Organization (WHO). Veterinary Drugs Requiring Evaluation (FDA), are sponsoring a public meeting Codex is the major international or Re-evaluation.

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