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determine eligibility for benefits that are
available to producers on the farm. The
actual number of producers who must
supply information varies depending on
(1) the type of farming operation, and (2)
the mix of crops planted (which has a
direct relationship to the type of
program the producer is eligible to
participate in). In order to establish
eligibility annually for these programs,
a minimal amount of land and crop data
about a producer’s farming operation is
required. The information is
subsequently used to ensure compliance
with program provisions, to determine
actual production histories, and when
disaster occurs, to verify crop loss.
Producers must provide the information
each year because variables such as
previous year experience, weather
occurrences and projections, market
demand, new farming techniques and
personal preferences affect the amount
of land being farmed, the mix of crops
planted, and the projected harvest.
Need and Use of the Information: FSA
will collect information verbally from
the producers during visits to the
county offices. FSA will collect one or
more of the following data elements, as
required: Crop planted, planting date,
crop’s intended use, type or variety,
practice (irrigated or non-irrigated),
acres, location of the crop (tract and
field), and the producer’s percent share
in the crop along with the names of
other producers having an interest in
the crop. Once the information is
collected and eligibility established, the
information is used throughout the crop
year to ensure the producer remains
compliant with program provisions. If
information is not reported, FSA has no
basis to calculate APH, losses could not
be determined, and information for crop
insurance expansion could not be
provided to RMA.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Farms; State,
local, or tribal government; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 291,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 510,125.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
May 25, 2005.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.
L. 104–13. Comments regarding (a)
whether the 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 burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; (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 should be
addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
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.
Agricultural Research Service
Title: Use of Facilities or the
Performance of Photography/
Cinematography at the U.S. National
Arboretum.
OMB Control Number: 0518–0024.
Summary of Collection: The mission
of the U.S. National Arboretum (USNA)
is to conduct research, provide
education, and conserve and display
trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plans to
enhance the environment. The USNA is
a 446-acre public facility. The grounds
of the USNA are available to the general
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public for purposes of education and
passive recreation. The USNA has many
spectacular feature and garden displays
which are very popular to visitors and
photographers. Section 890(b) of the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104–107
(‘‘FAIR ACT’’) provided statutory
authorities regarding the USNA. These
authorities include the ability to charge
fees for temporary use by individuals or
groups of USNA facilities and grounds
for any purpose consistent with the
mission of USNA. Also, the authority
was provided to charge fees for the use
of the USNA for commercial
photography and cinematography.
Need and Use of the Information:
USNA officials using applications in the
form of questionnaires will collect the
information. USNA to determine if the
requestor’s needs can be met and the
request is consistent with the mission
and goals of the USNA uses of the
information. If the basic information is
not collected USNA officials will not be
able to determine if the requestor’s
needs can be met.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Individuals or households;
Federal Government; State, local or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 300.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 65.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. 04–132–1]
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases;
Renewal
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of renewal.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the
Secretary of Agriculture has renewed
the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases for
a 2-year period. The Secretary has
determined that the Committee is
necessary and in the public interest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Joe Annelli, Director of Emergency
Management Outreach and Liaisons,
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Emergency Management, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD
20737–1231; (301) 734–8073.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Secretary’s Advisory
Committee on Foreign Animal and
Poultry Diseases (the Committee) is to
advise the Secretary of Agriculture
regarding program operations and
measures to suppress, control, or
eradicate and outbreak of foot-andmouth disease, or other destructive
foreign animal or poultry diseases, in
the event these diseases should enter
the United States. The Committee also
advises the Secretary of Agriculture of
means to prevent these diseases.
Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of
May 2005.
Michael James Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05–022N]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 28th
Session of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) is
sponsoring a public meeting on June 9,
2005. The objective of the public
meeting is to provide information and
receive public comments on agenda
items and draft United States’ positions
that will be discussed at the 28th
Session of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (CAC) to be held in Rome,
Italy, July 4–9, 2005. The Under
Secretary for Food Safety recognizes the
importance of providing interested
parties with the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 28th
Session of CAC and to address items on
the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, June 9, 2005, from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in Room 107A, Whitten Building,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. The Codex documents
pertaining to the agenda items for the
28th CAC Session, are accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
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address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp. To submit comments on
this notice, please send them, to the
FSIS Docket Clerk and reference Docket
#05–022N. All comments submitted in
response to this notice will be available
for public inspection in the Docket
Clerk’s Office between 8:30 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
F. Edward Scarbrough, Ph.D., U.S.
Manager for Codex, U.S. Codex Office,
FSIS, Room 4861, South Agriculture
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250, Telephone
(202) 205–7760; Fax: (202) 720–3157;
Electronic mail:
ed.scarbrough@fsis.usda.gov. Persons
requiring a sign language interpreter or
other special accommodations should
notify Dr. Scarbrough at the above
number.
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Background
Codex was established in 1962 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
the World Health Organization (WHO).
Codex is the major international
organization for encouraging fair
international trade in food and
protecting the health and economic
interests of consumers. Through
adoption of food standards, codes of
practice, and other guidelines
developed by its committees, and by
promoting their adoption and
implementation by governments, Codex
seeks to ensure that the world’s food
supply is sound, wholesome, free from
adulteration, and correctly labeled. In
the United States, USDA, the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA), and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
manage and carry out U.S. Codex
activities.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The Office of the Under Secretary for
Food Safety, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is sponsoring a
public meeting on June 9, 2005. The
objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
United States’ positions that will be
discussed at the 28th Session of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)
to be held in Rome, Italy, July 4–9, 2005.
The Under Secretary for Food Safety
recognizes the importance of providing
interested parties with the opportunity
to obtain background information on the
28th Session of CAC and to address
items on the agenda. The following
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items from the Draft Provisional Agenda
for the 28th Session of the CAC will be
discussed at the public meeting:
(1) Procedural Matters
(A) Amendments to the Procedural Manual
(i) Amendments to the Rules of Procedure
(ii) Other amendments to the Procedural
Manual
(2) Codex Standards and Related Texts
(A) Draft Standards and Related Texts at
Step 8 of the Procedure (including those
submitted at Step 5 with a
recommendation to omit Steps 6 and 7
and those submitted at Step 5 of the
Accelerated Procedure)
(B) Proposed Draft Standards and Related
Texts at Step 5
(C) Withdrawal or Revocation of existing
Codex Standards and Related Texts
(D) Proposals for the Elaboration of new
Standards and Related Texts and for the
Discontinuation of Work
(3) Program and Budgetary Matters
(A) Financial and Budgetary Matters—
Proposed Budget 2006/2007
(B) Strategic Planning of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission
(C) Proposed Schedule of Codex Meetings
2005–2007
(4) Policy and General Matters
(A) Implementation of the Joint FAO/WHO
Evaluation of the Codex Alimentarius
and other FAO and WHO Work on Food
Standards (including the Review of
Codex Committee Structure and
Mandates of Codex Committees and Task
Forces)
(B) Matters arising from the Reports of
Codex Committees and Task Forces
(C) Relations between the Codex
Alimentarius Commission and other
International Organizations
(D) FAO/WHO Project and Trust Fund for
Enhanced Participation in Codex
(E) Other Matters arising from FAO and
WHO
(5) Elections and Appointments
(A) Appointment of Regional Coordinators
(B) Election of Chairperson and ViceChairpersons and Election of Members of
the Executive Committee
(C) Designation of Countries responsible
for Appointing the Chairpersons of
Codex Committees and Task Forces
These issues and draft United States’
positions on these issues will be
described and discussed, and attendees
will have the opportunity to pose
questions and offer comments.
Comments on the issues and draft
positions should be mailed or sent
electronically to the U.S. Codex
Manager (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT). Please state that your
comments relate to CAC activities and
specify which issues your comments
address.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, in an effort to
ensure that the public and, in particular,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 04-132-1]
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry
Diseases; Renewal
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of renewal.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture has
renewed the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and
Poultry Diseases for a 2-year period. The Secretary has determined that
the Committee is necessary and in the public interest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Joe Annelli, Director of Emergency
Management Outreach and Liaisons,
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Emergency Management, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD
20737-1231; (301) 734-8073.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Secretary's Advisory
Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases (the Committee) is to
advise the Secretary of Agriculture regarding program operations and
measures to suppress, control, or eradicate and outbreak of foot-and-
mouth disease, or other destructive foreign animal or poultry diseases,
in the event these diseases should enter the United States. The
Committee also advises the Secretary of Agriculture of means to prevent
these diseases.
Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of May 2005.
Michael James Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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