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The quantity of assessable avocados for
the 2005–06 fiscal year is estimated at
900,000 55-pound bushels. Thus, the
$0.27 rate should provide $243,000 in
assessment income and be adequate to
meet expenses.
The major expenditures
recommended by the Committee for the
2005–06 year include $90,235 for
salaries, $24,203 for insurance and
bonds, $22,730 for employee benefits,
$15,000 for research, and $10,000 for
local and national enforcement.
Budgeted expenses for these items in
2004–05 were $79,800, $26,093,
$23,643, $21,000, and $43,135,
respectively. The budget item local and
national enforcement was reduced for
2005–06 because the compliance officer
was hired as Committee manager and
this person will perform both
compliance and managerial functions.
The budget item salaries, reflects these
function changes.
The Committee recommended the
increase in the assessment rate to
rebuild its reserves which have been
reduced in recent years. In 2003–04, the
Committee estimated assessable
production at one million containers,
but only harvested 660,000, causing the
Committee to use its reserves to cover
necessary expenses. For the 2004–05
season, it appears there will be another
production shortfall of approximately
100,000 containers below the
Committee’s estimate. Thus, 2004–2005
assessments will be about $20,000 less
than expected and the Committee will
again have to use its reserves to cover
expenses.
The Committee reserves are estimated
to be approximately $110,000 at the
start of the new fiscal year that began
April 1, 2005. The Committee estimates
900,000 55-pound bushel containers
will be harvested during the 2005–06
fiscal year. This is expected to result in
$32,000 in excess assessment income,
which would increase the Committee’s
reserves to around $142,000.
The Committee reviewed and
recommended 2005–06 expenditures of
$211,038 which included increases in
administrative and office salaries, and
insurance and bond programs. Prior to
arriving at this budget, the Committee
considered information from various
sources, such as the Committee’s Budget
Subcommittee. Several alternative
assessment and expenditure levels were
discussed by these groups based on at
what level to fund a research project
and on how much they wanted to add
to reserves. The assessment rate of $0.27
per 55-pound bushel container of
assessable avocados was then
determined by dividing the total
recommended budget, including the
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increase in reserves, by the quantity of
assessable avocados, estimated at
900,000 55-pound bushel containers or
equivalents for the 2005–06 fiscal year.
This is approximately $32,000 above the
anticipated expenses, which the
Committee determined to be acceptable.
A review of historical information and
preliminary information pertaining to
the upcoming fiscal year indicates that
the average Florida grower price for the
2005–06 marketing season could range
between around $15.00 and $22.00 per
55-pound bushel container or
equivalent of avocados. Therefore, the
estimated assessment revenue for the
2005–06 fiscal year as a percentage of
total grower revenue could range
between 1.2 and 1.8 percent.
This action would increase the
assessment obligation imposed on
handlers. While assessments impose
some additional costs on handlers, the
costs are minimal and uniform on all
handlers. Some of the additional costs
may be passed on to producers.
However, these costs would be offset by
the benefits derived by the operation of
the marketing order. In addition, the
Committee’s meeting was widely
publicized throughout the Florida
avocado industry and all interested
persons were invited to attend the
meeting and participate in Committee
deliberations on all issues. Like all
Committee meetings, the February 17,
2005, meeting was a public meeting and
all entities, both large and small, were
able to express views on this issue.
Finally, interested persons are invited to
submit information on the regulatory
and informational impacts of this action
on small businesses.
This proposed rule would impose no
additional reporting or recordkeeping
requirements on either small or large
Florida avocado handlers. As with all
Federal marketing order programs,
reports and forms are periodically
reviewed to reduce information
requirements and duplication by
industry and public sector agencies.
USDA has not identified any relevant
Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or
conflict with this rule.
A small business guide on complying
with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop
marketing agreements and orders may
be viewed at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/
fv/moab.html. Any questions about the
compliance guide should be sent to Jay
Guerber at the previously mentioned
address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
A 30-day comment period is provided
to allow interested persons to respond
to this proposed rule. Thirty days is
deemed appropriate because: (1) The
2005–06 fiscal year began on April 1,
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2005, and the marketing order requires
that the rate of assessment for each
fiscal year apply to all assessable
avocados handled during such fiscal
year; (2) the Committee needs to have
sufficient funds to pay its expenses
which are incurred on a continuous
basis; and (3) handlers are aware of this
action which was recommended by the
Committee at a public meeting and is
similar to other assessment rate actions
issued in past years.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 915
Avocados, Marketing agreements,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, 7 CFR part 915 is proposed to
be amended as follows:
PART 915—AVOCADOS GROWN IN
SOUTH FLORIDA
1. The authority citation for 7 CFR
part 915 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.
2. Section 915.235 is revised to read
as follows:
§ 915.235
Assessment rate.
On and after April 1, 2005, an
assessment rate of $0.27 per 55-pound
container or equivalent is established
for avocados grown in South Florida.
Dated: April 21, 2005.
Kenneth C. Clayton,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 71
Regulations for the Safe Transport of
Radioactive Material; Solicitation of
Comments on Proposed Changes
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Solicitation of comments on
proposed changes.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) and the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) are
jointly seeking comments on proposed
changes to the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) Regulations for
the Safe Transport of Radioactive
Material (referred to as TS–R–1). The
proposed changes were submitted by
the U.S. and other IAEA member states
and International Organizations, and
might necessitate subsequent domestic
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compatibility rulemakings by both the
NRC and the DOT.
DATES: Proposed changes will be
accepted until July 1, 2005. Proposed
changes received after this date will be
considered if it is practical to do so, but
the NRC is able to assure consideration
only for proposed changes received on
or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Mail proposed changes to
Michael Lesar, Chief, Rules and
Directives Branch, Division of
Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001.
Hand deliver proposed changes to
Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville
Pike (Mail Stop T6D59), Rockville,
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and
4:15 p.m. Federal workdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Cook, Office of Nuclear Material Safety
and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, telephone: (301) 415–8521; e-mail:
jrc1@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The IAEA periodically revises its
Regulations for the Safe Transport of
Radioactive Material (TS–R–1) to reflect
new information and accumulated
experience. The DOT is the U.S.
competent authority before the IAEA for
radioactive material transportation
matters. The NRC provides technical
support to the DOT in this regard,
particularly with respect to Type B and
fissile packages.
On April 7, 2005, the IAEA posted for
comment 28 proposed changes to TS–R–
1. The IAEA’s review process calls for
Member States and International
Organizations to provide comments to
the IAEA by August 5, 2005. The
proposed changes may be incorporated
in a revised edition of the regulations in
2007, nominally to become effective
worldwide in 2009. To assure
opportunity for public involvement in
the international regulatory
development process, the DOT and the
NRC are soliciting comments on the
proposed changes at this time. This
information will assist the DOT and the
NRC in having a full range of views as
the agencies develop comments the U.S.
will submit to the IAEA.
The following documents are
available for viewing and downloading
on the Internet at: https://
hazmat.dot.gov/regs/files/
IAEADraftChanges.htm.
• Table of the regulatory changes
proposed by the IAEA.
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• A consolidated draft of the
proposed TS–R–1 revision.
• A standard comment form for the
proposed TS–R–1 revision.
• Table of the advisory material
changes proposed by the IAEA.
• A consolidated draft of the
proposed TS–G–1.1 revision.
• A standard comment form for the
proposed TS–G–1.1 revisions.
Public comments on proposed
changes must be submitted in writing
(electronic file on disk in Word format
preferred) using the standard comment
forms referred to above. The NRC and
the DOT will review the public
comments received by July 1, 2005.
Based in part on the information, the
agencies will determine the U.S.
comments on the proposed changes to
be submitted to IAEA by August 5,
2005.
Comments on the proposed changes
from the U.S., other Member States and
International Organizations will be
considered at an IAEA Review Panel
Meeting to be convened by IAEA on
September 5–9, 2005, in Vienna,
Austria. Note that future domestic
rulemakings, if necessary, will continue
to follow established rulemaking
procedures, including the opportunity
to formally comment on proposed rules.
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day
of April 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David W. Pstrak,
Transportation and Storage Project Manager,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
12 CFR Part 627
RIN 3052–AC26
Title IV Conservators, Receivers, and
Voluntary Liquidations; Receivership
Repudiation Authorities
Farm Credit Administration.
Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Farm Credit
Administration (FCA) is proposing a
rule on how the Farm Credit System
Insurance Corporation (FCSIC), as
receiver or conservator of a Farm Credit
System (System) institution, will treat
financial assets transferred by the
institution in connection with a
securitization or in the form of a
participation. The rule would resolve
issues raised by Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) Statement No.
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140, Accounting for Transfers and
Servicing of Financial Assets and
Extinguishment of Liabilities (SFAS
140). Under conditions described in the
rule, the FCSIC will not seek to recover
or reclaim certain financial assets in
exercising its authority to repudiate or
disaffirm contracts pursuant to 12 CFR
627.2725(b)(2), (b)(14) and 627.2780(b)
and (d). The proposed rule also provides
that the FCSIC will not seek to enforce
the ‘‘contemporaneous’’ requirement of
section 5.61(d) of the Farm Credit Act of
1971, as amended (Act) (12 U.S.C.
2277a–10(d)). The proposed rule is
substantially identical to receivership
rules issued by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the
National Credit Union Administration
(NCUA).
DATES: Please send your comments to us
by June 27, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by
electronic mail to ‘‘reg-comm@fca.gov,’’
through the Pending Regulations section
of FCA’s Web site, ‘‘https://
www.fca.gov,’’ or through the
Governmentwide ‘‘https://
www.regulations.gov’’ Web site. You
may also send comments to S. Robert
Coleman, Director, Regulation and
Policy Division, Office of Policy and
Analysis, Farm Credit Administration,
1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA
22102–5090 or by fax to (703) 734–5784.
You may review copies of comments we
receive at our office in McLean,
Virginia, or from our Web site at http:/
/www.fca.gov. Once you are in the Web
site, select ‘‘Legal Info,’’ and then select
‘‘Public Comments.’’ We will show your
comments as submitted, but for
technical reasons we may omit items
such as logos and special characters.
Identifying information you provide,
such as phone numbers and addresses,
will be publicly available. However, we
will attempt to remove electronic-mail
addresses to help reduce Internet spam.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert E. Donnelly, Senior Accountant,
Office of Policy and Analysis, Farm
Credit Administration, McLean, VA
22102–5090, 703–883–4498, TTY (703)
883–4434, or Rebecca S. Orlich, Senior
Attorney, Office of General Counsel,
Farm Credit Administration, McLean,
VA 22102–5090, 703–883–4020, TTY
(703) 883–4020.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Objective
Our objective in proposing this rule is
to give certainty to System institutions
regarding how participations and
securitizations engaged in by a System
institution will be treated by the FCSIC
if the institution is subsequently placed
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 71
Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material;
Solicitation of Comments on Proposed Changes
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Solicitation of comments on proposed changes.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) are jointly seeking comments on
proposed changes to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (referred to
as TS-R-1). The proposed changes were submitted by the U.S. and other
IAEA member states and International Organizations, and might
necessitate subsequent domestic
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compatibility rulemakings by both the NRC and the DOT.
DATES: Proposed changes will be accepted until July 1, 2005. Proposed
changes received after this date will be considered if it is practical
to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only for proposed
changes received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Mail proposed changes to Michael Lesar, Chief, Rules and
Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001.
Hand deliver proposed changes to Two White Flint North, 11545
Rockville Pike (Mail Stop T6D59), Rockville, Maryland 20852, between
7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Cook, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-8521; e-mail: jrc1@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The IAEA periodically revises its Regulations for the Safe
Transport of Radioactive Material (TS-R-1) to reflect new information
and accumulated experience. The DOT is the U.S. competent authority
before the IAEA for radioactive material transportation matters. The
NRC provides technical support to the DOT in this regard, particularly
with respect to Type B and fissile packages.
On April 7, 2005, the IAEA posted for comment 28 proposed changes
to TS-R-1. The IAEA's review process calls for Member States and
International Organizations to provide comments to the IAEA by August
5, 2005. The proposed changes may be incorporated in a revised edition
of the regulations in 2007, nominally to become effective worldwide in
2009. To assure opportunity for public involvement in the international
regulatory development process, the DOT and the NRC are soliciting
comments on the proposed changes at this time. This information will
assist the DOT and the NRC in having a full range of views as the
agencies develop comments the U.S. will submit to the IAEA.
The following documents are available for viewing and downloading
on the Internet at: https://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/files/IAEADraftChanges
.htm.
Table of the regulatory changes proposed by the IAEA.
A consolidated draft of the proposed TS-R-1 revision.
A standard comment form for the proposed TS-R-1 revision.
Table of the advisory material changes proposed by the
IAEA.
A consolidated draft of the proposed TS-G-1.1 revision.
A standard comment form for the proposed TS-G-1.1
revisions.
Public comments on proposed changes must be submitted in writing
(electronic file on disk in Word format preferred) using the standard
comment forms referred to above. The NRC and the DOT will review the
public comments received by July 1, 2005. Based in part on the
information, the agencies will determine the U.S. comments on the
proposed changes to be submitted to IAEA by August 5, 2005.
Comments on the proposed changes from the U.S., other Member States
and International Organizations will be considered at an IAEA Review
Panel Meeting to be convened by IAEA on September 5-9, 2005, in Vienna,
Austria. Note that future domestic rulemakings, if necessary, will
continue to follow established rulemaking procedures, including the
opportunity to formally comment on proposed rules.
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of April 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David W. Pstrak,
Transportation and Storage Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
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