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Friday, July 1, 2005
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
June 27, 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
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Farm Service Agency
Title: Offer Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0177.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954, as amended,
(Title II, Pub. L. 480), Section 416(b) of
the Agricultural Act of 1949, as
amended (Section 416(b)), and the Food
for Progress Act of 1985, as amended
(for Food for Progress) authorizes CCC’s
Export Operations Division to procure,
sell, and transport agricultural
commodities, and obtain discharge/
delivery survey information.
Contractors, vendors, and steamship
companies submit competitive offers for
agricultural commodities and services.
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will
collect information using several forms.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected will enable
Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO)
to evaluate offers impartially, purchase
or sell commodities, and obtain services
to meet domestic and export program
needs. Without the information KCCO
could not meet program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; State,
local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 2,095.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion;
quarterly; weekly; semi-annually;
monthly; annually; other (bi-weekly &
bi-monthly).
Total Burden Hours: 6,388.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–13001 Filed 6–30–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[TM–05–08]
National Organic Program (NOP), Final
Judgment and Order in the Case
Harvey v. Johanns
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural
Marketing Service is publishing this
notice pursuant to a June 9, 2005,
consent final judgment and order issued
by the United States District Court,
District of Maine, in the case Harvey v.
Johanns. The court issued a declaratory
judgment that 7 CFR 205.606 shall be
interpreted to permit the use of a
nonorganically produced agricultural
product only when the product has been
listed in section 205.606 pursuant to
National List procedures, and when an
accredited certifying agent has
determined that the organic form of the
agricultural product is not commercially
available. The court’s order limits an
accredited certifying agent’s
commercially available determinations
for nonorganic agricultural products
used in or on processed organic
products to the 5 substances contained
in 7 CFR 205.606. The products are
native cornstarch, water extracted gums,
kelp when used as a thickener and
dietary supplement, unbleached
lecithin, and high methoxy pectin.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Jones, Director, Program
Development, National Organic
Program, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Room 4008–S, Ag Stop 0268,
Washington, DC 20250–0268;
Telephone: (202) 720–3252; Fax: (202)
205–7808; e-mail: keith.jones@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is issued under the authority of
the Organic Foods Production Act of
1990 (OFPA) as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501
et seq.). In October 2003, Arthur Harvey,
a certified organic blueberry grower,
filed a complaint under the
Administrative Procedures Act in the
United States District Court, District of
Maine. Harvey alleged that several
subsections of the NOP regulations
violated OFPA, were arbitrary and were
not in accordance with law.
The USDA prevailed on all counts of
Harvey’s suit in a decision issued by the
district court on January 7, 2004. On
March 8, 2004, Harvey appealed the
district court’s decision to the United
States Court of Appeals for the First
Circuit. On January 26, 2005, the First
Circuit issued a decision in the case.
The First Circuit court upheld the NOP
rule in general, but remanded the case
to the U.S. District Court, District of
Maine, for, among other things, the
entry of a declaratory judgment that 7
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Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 27, 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.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Offer Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0177.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, (Title II, Pub. L. 480), Section
416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (Section 416(b)),
and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended (for Food for
Progress) authorizes CCC's Export Operations Division to procure, sell,
and transport agricultural commodities, and obtain discharge/delivery
survey information. Contractors, vendors, and steamship companies
submit competitive offers for agricultural commodities and services.
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will collect information using several
forms.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will
enable Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) to evaluate offers
impartially, purchase or sell commodities, and obtain services to meet
domestic and export program needs. Without the information KCCO could
not meet program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Federal Government; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 2,095.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion;
quarterly; weekly; semi-annually; monthly; annually; other (bi-weekly &
bi-monthly).
Total Burden Hours: 6,388.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-13001 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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