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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.
Federal Government; State, Local or
Tribal Government
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 40.
Animal & Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Poultry Meat and
Other Poultry Products from Sinaloa
and Sonora, Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0144.
Summary of Collection: Veterinary
Services, a division within USDA’s
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), is responsible for
administering regulations intended to
prevent the introduction of animal
diseases, such as exotic Newcastle
disease into the United States. APHIS
currently has regulations in place that
restrict the importation of poultry meat
and other poultry products from Mexico
due to the presence of exotic Newcastle
disease in the country. However, APHIS
does allow the importation of poultry
meat and poultry products from the
Mexican States of Sinaloa and Sonora
because APHIS has determined that
poultry meat and products from these
two Mexican States pose a negligible
risk of introducing exotic Newcastle
disease into the United States. To
ensure that these items are safe for
importation, APHIS requires that certain
data appear on the foreign meat
inspection certificate that accompanies
the poultry meat and other poultry
products from Sinaloa and Sonora to the
United States. APHIS also requires that
serial numbered seals be applied to
containers carrying the poultry meat
and other poultry products.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information to certify
that the poultry meat or other poultry
products were (1) derived from poultry
born and raised in commercial breeding
establishments in Sinaloa and Sonora;
(2) derived from poultry that were
slaughtered in Sinaloa or Sonora in a
Federally-inspected slaughter plant
approved to export these commodities
to the united States in accordance with
Food Safety & Inspection regulations; (3)
processed at a Federally inspected
processing plant in Sinaloa or Sonora;
and (4) kept out of contact with poultry
from any other State within Mexico.
APHIS will also collect information to
ensure that the poultry meat or poultry
products from Sinaloa and Sonora pose
the most negligible risk possible for
introducing exotic Newcastle disease
into the United States.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Individuals or
households; Not-for-profit institutions;
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director,
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 344–A, Whitten
Building, Washington, DC 20250–
2255,telephone: 202–720–3684; fax:
202–720–6199; e-mail:
dhanfman@csrees.usda.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Solicitation for Membership
to the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board
Research, Education, and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for membership.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
United States Department of Agriculture
announces solicitation for nominations
of individuals to fill 10 vacancies on the
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board (the Board). A
nomination letter should be submitted
to USDA and indicate the specific
membership category or categories that
the nominee is qualified to represent.
Each nominee must fill out an AD–755
Form, called ‘‘Advisory Committee
Membership Background Information.’’
This form may be obtained from the
contact person below or may be printed
out from the following Web site:
https://www.nareeeab.com by selecting
‘‘Nominations’’ and then clicking on
‘‘Form AD–755.’’ All nominees will be
vetted before consideration for
appointment by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
DATES: The deadline for submitting
Advisory Board member nominations
and the completed nominee Form AD–
755 is July 29, 2005. Mail must be
received or postmarked by this date to
be considered.
ADDRESSES: A nomination letter and the
completed AD–755 Form should be
faxed and/or express mailed to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, National
Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board Office, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 344–A, Jamie L.
Whitten Building, Washington, DC
20250–2255. Standard mail will also be
accepted but may be delayed
significantly, because of security
procedures.
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The
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board (the Board) was
established by the Federal Agricultural
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
(Pub. L. 104–127, commonly called the
1996 Farm Bill) to provide advice to the
Secretary of Agriculture and land-grant
colleges and universities on national
priorities and policies related to
agricultural research, education,
extension, and economics. An
amendment in the 2002 Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act (Pub. L. 107–
171) states that the Board shall also
provide consultation to: ‘‘the Committee
on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate, the Subcommittee on
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration and Related
Agencies of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, and the Subcommittee
on Agriculture, Rural Development and
Related Agencies of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.’’ Also,
this amendment added one new
member category to the Board—‘‘(R) 1
member representing a non-land grant
college or university with a historic
commitment to research in the food and
agricultural sciences.’’ This addition
brings the total representation on the
Advisory Board to 31 members. Each
Board member is selected based on his/
her leadership, affiliation, knowledge
and expertise that represents a ‘‘specific
stakeholder category’’ on the Advisory
Board, as delineated in the 1996 Farm
Bill. Since the Advisory Board’s
inception in 1996, members were
appointed to serve staggered terms, so
that every year, the terms for
approximately one-third of the members
expire. This notice is to solicit
individuals who are qualified to
represent at least one of the ten
stakeholder categories listed below:
Category B. Farm Cooperatives
Category D. Plant Commodity Producer
Category G. National Aquaculture
Association
Category J. National Food Science
Organization
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Category L. National Nutritional Science
Society
Category M. 1862 Land-Grant Colleges
and Universities
Category S. Member of Scientific
Community not closely associated
with Agriculture
Category BB. An Agency of USDA that
Lacks Research Capabilities
Category CC. Research Agency of the
Federal Government Other than
USDA
Category EE. National Organizations
directly concerned with Agricultural
Research, Education, and Extension
The nominees submitted for these
categories will be considered by the
Secretary of Agriculture for
appointment to the Advisory Board. The
ten appointed members will serve a
three-year term, beginning October 1,
2005 and ending September 30, 2008.
Nominations will be open to all
individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
mental or physical handicap, marital
status, or sexual orientation. To assure
that recommendations of the Advisory
Board take into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the
Department, membership shall include,
to the extent practicable, individuals
with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
Appointments to the National
Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board will be made by the U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture.
Done at Washington, DC, this 13th day of
May, 2005.
Rodney J. Brown,
Deputy Under Secretary, Research,
Education, and Economics.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service;
Notice of Intent To Extend a Currently
Approved Information Collection
Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations (5 CFR part 1320)
which implement the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), this notice announces the
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Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Services (CSREES)
intention to request approval to extend
the currently approved information
collection for Children, Youth, and
Families at Risk (CYFAR).
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by July 22, 2005 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
concerning this notice and requests for
copies of the information collection may
be submitted by any of the following
methods to Jason Hitchcock,
eGovernment Program Leader,
Information Systems and Technology
Management; Mail: CSREES, USDA,
STOP 2216, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
2216; Hand Delivery/Courier: 800 9th
Street, SW, Waterfront Centre,
Washington, DC 20024; Fax: 202–720–
0857; or E-mail:
jhitchcock@csrees.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Hitchcock, 202–720–4343 or via
the above e-mail address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Children, Youth, and Families
at Risk (CYFAR) Year End Report.
OMB Number: 0524–0043.
Expiration Date of Approval:
September 30, 2005.
Type of Request: Intent to request
approval to extend an information
collection.
Abstract: Funding for the Children,
Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR)
New Communities Project (NCP) is
authorized under section 3(d) of the
Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.),
as amended, and other relevant
authorizing legislation, which provides
jurisdictional basis for the establishment
and operation of Extension educational
work for the benefit of youth and
families in communities. The CYFAR
funding program supports communitybased programs serving children, youth,
and families in at-risk environments.
CYFAR funds are intended to support
the development of high quality,
effective programs based on research
and to document the impact of these
programs on intended audiences. The
CYFAR Year End Report collects
demographic and impact data from each
community site to conduct impact
evaluations of the programs on its
intended audience.
The collection of information serves
several purposes. It allows CSREES staff
to gauge if the program is reaching the
target audience and to make
programmatic improvements. This
collection also allows program staff to
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demonstrate the impacts and capacity
that is developed in the locales where
Federal assistance is provided.
The evaluation processes of CYFAR
are consistent with the requirements of
Congressional legislation and OMB. The
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 103–62),
the Federal Activities Inventory Reform
Act (FAIR) (Pub. L. 105–107), and the
Agricultural, Research, Extension and
Education Reform Act (AREERA) of
1998 (Pub. L. 105–185), together with
OMB requirements, support the
reporting requirements requested in this
information collection. One of the five
Presidential Management Agenda
initiatives, Budget and Performance
Integration, builds on GPRA and earlier
efforts to identify program goals and
performance measures, and link them to
the budget process. The FAIR act
requires the development and
implementation of a system to monitor
and evaluate agricultural research and
extension activities in order to measure
the impact and effectiveness of research,
extension, and education programs.
AREERA requires a performance
evaluation to be conducted to determine
whether Federally funded agricultural,
research, extension, and education
programs result in public goods that
have national or multi-state
significance.
The immediate need of this
information collection is to provide a
means for satisfying accountability
requirements. The long-term objective is
to provide a means to enable the
evaluation and assessment of the
effectiveness of programs receiving
Federal funds and to fully satisfy
requirements of performance and
accountability legislation in GPRA, the
FAIR Act, and AREERA.
Estimate of Burden: There are
currently CYFAR projects in 48 states
and 2 territories. Each state and territory
is required to submit an annual year-end
report which includes demographic and
impact data on each of the community
projects. CSREES estimates the burden
of this collection to be 322 hours per
response. There are currently 50
respondents, thus making the total
annual burden of this collection an
estimated 16,100 hours.
Comments: 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 will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Solicitation for Membership to the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory
Board
AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for membership.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
United States Department of Agriculture announces solicitation for
nominations of individuals to fill 10 vacancies on the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory
Board (the Board). A nomination letter should be submitted to USDA and
indicate the specific membership category or categories that the
nominee is qualified to represent. Each nominee must fill out an AD-755
Form, called ``Advisory Committee Membership Background Information.''
This form may be obtained from the contact person below or may be
printed out from the following Web site: https://www.nareeeab.com by
selecting ``Nominations'' and then clicking on ``Form AD-755.'' All
nominees will be vetted before consideration for appointment by the
Secretary of Agriculture.
DATES: The deadline for submitting Advisory Board member nominations
and the completed nominee Form AD-755 is July 29, 2005. Mail must be
received or postmarked by this date to be considered.
ADDRESSES: A nomination letter and the completed AD-755 Form should be
faxed and/or express mailed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board Office, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 344-A, Jamie
L. Whitten Building, Washington, DC 20250-2255. Standard mail will also
be accepted but may be delayed significantly, because of security
procedures.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director,
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 344-A, Whitten
Building, Washington, DC 20250-2255,telephone: 202-720-3684; fax: 202-
720-6199; e-mail: dhanfman@csrees.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board (the Board) was
established by the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of
1996 (Pub. L. 104-127, commonly called the 1996 Farm Bill) to provide
advice to the Secretary of Agriculture and land-grant colleges and
universities on national priorities and policies related to
agricultural research, education, extension, and economics. An
amendment in the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (Pub. L.
107-171) states that the Board shall also provide consultation to:
``the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Agriculture,
Rural Development and Related Agencies of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.'' Also, this amendment added one new
member category to the Board--``(R) 1 member representing a non-land
grant college or university with a historic commitment to research in
the food and agricultural sciences.'' This addition brings the total
representation on the Advisory Board to 31 members. Each Board member
is selected based on his/her leadership, affiliation, knowledge and
expertise that represents a ``specific stakeholder category'' on the
Advisory Board, as delineated in the 1996 Farm Bill. Since the Advisory
Board's inception in 1996, members were appointed to serve staggered
terms, so that every year, the terms for approximately one-third of the
members expire. This notice is to solicit individuals who are qualified
to represent at least one of the ten stakeholder categories listed
below:
Category B. Farm Cooperatives
Category D. Plant Commodity Producer
Category G. National Aquaculture Association
Category J. National Food Science Organization
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Category L. National Nutritional Science Society
Category M. 1862 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities
Category S. Member of Scientific Community not closely associated with
Agriculture
Category BB. An Agency of USDA that Lacks Research Capabilities
Category CC. Research Agency of the Federal Government Other than USDA
Category EE. National Organizations directly concerned with
Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension
The nominees submitted for these categories will be considered by
the Secretary of Agriculture for appointment to the Advisory Board. The
ten appointed members will serve a three-year term, beginning October
1, 2005 and ending September 30, 2008.
Nominations will be open to all individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical
handicap, marital status, or sexual orientation. To assure that
recommendations of the Advisory Board take into account the needs of
the diverse groups served by the Department, membership shall include,
to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
Appointments to the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory Board will be made by the U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture.
Done at Washington, DC, this 13th day of May, 2005.
Rodney J. Brown,
Deputy Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 05-10210 Filed 5-20-05; 8:45 am]
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