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E. Status of compliance with any
special conditions on the use of
awarded funds.
VII. Agency Contact(s)
Web site—Forms, previous recipients
and other information can be found at
https://www.nsiic.org; e-mail:
info@nsiic.org ; USPS at NSIIC, PO Box
23483, Washington, DC 20026–3483;
other carriers at Room 2117, South
Agriculture Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250; Telephone (202)
690–0632 or (207) 236–6567 or FAX
(202) 720–1053.
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Low interest loans: For information
on NSIIC intermediary low interest loan
program, visit National Livestock
Producers Association at https://
www.nlpa.org.
The NSIIC Board of Directors reserves
the right to award more, or less than the
funds described in this announcement.
In the absence of worthy application,
the Board may decide not to make an
award if deemed in the best interest of
the Government.
Dated: July 14, 2005.
Jay B. Wilson,
Executive Director/CEO, National Sheep
Industry Improvement Center.
[FR Doc. 05–14627 Filed 7–25–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. TM–05–07]
Notice of Meeting of the National
Organic Standards Board
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) is announcing a
forthcoming meeting of the National
Organic Standards Board (NOSB).
DATES: The meeting dates are Monday,
August 15, 2005, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m.; Tuesday, August 16, 2005, 8 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, August
17, 2005, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Requests
from individuals and organizations
wishing to make an oral presentation at
the meeting are due by the close of
business on July 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, The
Hillwood Room, 1330 Maryland
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Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024.
Requests for copies of the NOSB
meeting agenda, requests to make an
oral presentation at the meeting, or
written comments may be sent to Ms.
Katherine Benham at USDA–AMS–
TMD–NOP, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 4008-So., Ag Stop
0268, Washington, DC 20250–0200.
Requests to make an oral presentation at
the meeting may also be sent via
facsimile to Ms. Katherine Benham at
(202) 205–7808 or electronically to Ms.
Katherine Benham at
Katherine.benham@ usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katherine E. Benham, Advisory Board
Specialist, National Organic Program,
(202) 205–7806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
2119 (7 U.S.C. 6518) of the Organic
Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA),
as amended (7 U.S.C. Section 6501 et
seq.) requires the establishment of the
NOSB. The purpose of the NOSB is to
make recommendations about whether a
substance should be allowed or
prohibited in organic production or
handling, to assist in the development
of standards for substances to be used in
organic production, and to advise the
Secretary on other aspects of the
implementation of the OFPA. The
NOSB met for the first time in
Washington, DC, in March 1992, and
currently has six committees working
on various aspects of the organic
program. The committees are:
Compliance, Accreditation, and
Certification; Crops; Livestock;
Materials; Handling; and Policy
Development.
In August of 1994, the NOSB
provided its initial recommendations for
the National Organic Program (NOP) to
the Secretary of Agriculture. Since that
time, the NOSB has submitted 69
addenda to its recommendations and
reviewed more than 267 substances for
inclusion on the National List of
Allowed and Prohibited Substances.
The last meeting of the NOSB was held
on February 28–March 3, 2005, in
Washington, DC.
The Department of Agriculture
(USDA) published its final National
Organic Program regulation in the
Federal Register on December 21, 2000
(65 FR 80548). The rule became
effective April 21, 2001.
The principal purposes of the meeting
are to provide an opportunity for the
NOSB to receive an update from the
USDA/NOP and hear progress reports
from NOSB committees regarding work
plan items and proposed action items.
The NOSB will also review materials to
determine if they should be included on
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the National List of Allowed and
Prohibited Substances.
The Policy Development Committee
will discuss factors to be considered for
the development of guidance regarding
temporary variances for research. The
committee will also discuss the future
development of criteria and procedures
to be used by the NOSB when reviewing
substances petitioned for addition to or
removal from 205.606. The committee
will present, for NOSB consideration,
recommended changes to the Board
Policies and Procedures Manual that
include the following: (1) New materials
approval and TAP review information;
(2) sunset review process information;
(3) procedures for handling questions
and answers from the NOP; (4) decision
tree process; (5) Chemistry 101
background information; and (6)
formatting changes. Finally, the
committee will submit, for NOSB
consideration, its recommendations
concerning the adoption of the
collaboration policy document as
presented by the NOP as an amendment
to the Board Policy and Procedures
Manual.
The Certification, Accreditation, and
Compliance Committee will present, for
NOSB consideration, its
recommendation on how to
operationalize the process of Peer
Review. The committee will present a
draft statement concerning NOP’s
response to the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) report. It will
also present, for NOSB consideration, a
recommendation developed in
cooperation with the Handling
Committee that contains certification
questions and answers related to
retailers and private labelers.
*COM019*The Livestock Committee
will discuss the future development of
apiculture standards (based on an
existing NOSB recommendation). The
committee will present, for NOSB
consideration, its recommendations to
provide guidance on requirements for
access to pasture for ruminants and the
addition of Sucrose Octanoate Esters to
the National List for use in Apiculture
Production.
The Materials Committee will discuss
priority items for the sunset review of
substances identified by Crops,
Livestock, Handling, and Materials
Committee. The committee will also
discuss possible revisions to the Federal
Register Notice (65 FR 43259) that
contains instructions for the submission
of petitions to add substances to or
remove substances from the National
List. The committee will present
recommendations to (1) restructure the
National List of Allowed and Prohibited
Substances to reflect the exemption
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categories contained in OFPA; and (2)
clarify the definition of ‘‘synthetic’’ as it
applies to substances petitioned for the
addition to or removal from the National
List.
The Handling Committee will present,
for NOSB consideration, a
recommendation that provides guidance
on determining the differences between
agricultural products vs. nonagricultural substances.
The Crops Committee will review and
consider approving the following
substances for crop production: Soy
Protein Isolate, Ammonium
Bicarbonate, Chitosan, and Sucrose
Octonate Esters. The committee will
also submit, for NOSB consideration,
recommendations to consider (1)
guidance on the allowed uses of
Compost and Compost Tea, (2) revisions
to the ‘‘natural resource’’ sections of the
sample NOSB Organic Farm Plan; and
(3) guidance on assessing commercial
availability and equivalent varieties of
organic seeds.
For further information, see https://
www.ams.usda.gov/nop. Copies of the
NOSB meeting agenda can be requested
from Ms. Katherine Benham by
telephone at (202) 205–7806; or by
accessing the NOP Web site at https://
www.ams.usda. gov/nop.
The meeting is open to the public.
The NOSB has scheduled time for
public input on Monday, August 15,
2005, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and
Wednesday, August 17, 2005, from 8
a.m. to 10 a.m. Individuals and
organizations wishing to make an oral
presentation at the meeting may forward
their request by mail, facsimile, or email to Katherine Benham at addresses
listed in ADDRESSES above. While
persons wishing to make a presentation
may sign up at the door, advance
registration will ensure that a person
has the opportunity to speak during the
allotted time period and will help the
NOSB to better manage the meeting and
to accomplish its agenda. Individuals or
organizations will be given
approximately 5 minutes to present
their views. All persons making an oral
presentation are requested to provide
their comments in writing. Written
submissions may contain information
other than that presented at the oral
presentation.
Written comments may also be
submitted at the meeting. Persons
submitting written comments at the
meeting are asked to provide 30 copies.
Interested persons may visit the
NOSB portion of the NOP Web site
https://www.ams.usda.gov/nop to view
available documents prior to the
meeting. Approximately 6 weeks
following the meeting interested
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persons will be able to visit the NOSB
portion of the NOP Web site to view
documents from the meeting.
Dated: July 21, 2005.
Kenneth C. Clayton,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Modoc National Forest, CA;
Restoration of the Sagebrush Steppe
and Associated Ecosystems in
Northeast California and Northwest
Nevada Through Improved
Management of Western Juniper and
Other Natural Resources
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Modoc National Forest
and partner agencies including the U.S.
Departmentof the Interior’s Bureau of
Land Management and Modoc County,
California, arecooperating to develop a
management plan and environmental
impact statement to addressrestoration
of sagebrush steppe ecosystems that
have been impacted by rapidly
expandedstands of Western juniper. The
management plan will broadly identify
appropriate treatment methodologies by
soil and range site, provide guidelines
for design and implementation
ofeffective treatments, and provide a
broad prioritization for treatment areas
to be analyzedover a 30 year horizon.
The ecosystem restoration projects,
derived from this managementstructure,
will restore biodiversity and
productivity to these ecosystems,
benefiting sagebrushobligate species
such as sage-grouse, improving
hydrologic conditions and enhancing
theforage base for wildlife and domestic
animals. Restoration projects will occur
on NationalForest lands and public
lands administered by the BLM in parts
of Modoc, Lassen, Shastaand Siskiyou
counties, California and in Washoe
County, Nevada. The planning area
coversapproximately 6.5 million acres
of public and private land.This
management plan will amend the
Modoc National Forest Land and
Resource ManagementPlan and BLM
land use plans for the Alturas, Eagle
Lake and Surprise field
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis should be received no
later than 30 days after the publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.
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The draft environmental
impactstatement is expected July 2006
and the final environmental impact
statement is expected March 2007.
ADDRESSES: Stanley G. Silva, SagebrushSteppe Restoration, Modoc National
Forest, 800 West 12th Street, Alturas,
CA 96101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robinson (Rob) Jeffers,
ProjectCoordinator, Modoc National
Forest, Supervisor’s Office, 800 W. 12th,
Alturas, CA 96101 (530–233–8816).
Comments sent via e-mail must be in
MS Word or Rich Text Format sent to
rgjeffers@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action: Over
the past 100 to 150 years, Western
juniper has increasedapproximately 15
fold in the 6.5 million acre analysis
area. This expansion of Westernjuniper
is largely attributed to the removal of
fire from the ecosystem. Computer
modelingbased on soils types, and
validated by state mapping of juniper
coverage in 1887, indicatedthe presence
of approximately 198,000 acres of
juniper in the analysis area. Digital
mappingand analysis was completed in
2002 that identified juniper occurrence
on approximately 3 million acres.
This conversion of the sagebrush
ecosystem to a predominantly juniper
woodland type hasresulted in a
dramatic loss of biodiversity on the
landscape, severely diminished
habitatvalues, particularly for sage
obligate species, and substantially
degraded hydrologicconditions on many
watersheds.
This pervasive loss of the sagebrush
ecosystem, and its attendant vegetative,
habitat, andhydrologic values,
represents a compelling need for
management action. The purpose of this
project is to develop and institutionalize
a juniper management strategyfor public
lands and National Forest System Lands
encompassed by the 6.5 million
acreanalysis area, to restore the
sagebrush ecosystem and associated
vegetative communities todesired
habitat conditions existing historically.
More specifically the strategy seeks,
through improved juniper management,
to restoresagebrush ecosystem
vegetation composition, structure,
function and distribution to historic
configurations, so that historic fire
return intervals can be sustained.
Additional objectives include
improving watershed function and
condition, managing fuels toconform to
the National Fire Plan requirements,
and implementing, where
appropriate,national renewable energy
direction.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. TM-05-07]
Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing a
forthcoming meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).
DATES: The meeting dates are Monday, August 15, 2005, 10:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, August 16, 2005, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and
Wednesday, August 17, 2005, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Requests from individuals
and organizations wishing to make an oral presentation at the meeting
are due by the close of business on July 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel,
The Hillwood Room, 1330 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024.
Requests for copies of the NOSB meeting agenda, requests to make an
oral presentation at the meeting, or written comments may be sent to
Ms. Katherine Benham at USDA-AMS- TMD-NOP, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 4008-So., Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC 20250-0200. Requests
to make an oral presentation at the meeting may also be sent via
facsimile to Ms. Katherine Benham at (202) 205-7808 or electronically
to Ms. Katherine Benham at Katherine.benham@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine E. Benham, Advisory Board
Specialist, National Organic Program, (202) 205-7806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2119 (7 U.S.C. 6518) of the Organic
Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA), as amended (7 U.S.C. Section 6501
et seq.) requires the establishment of the NOSB. The purpose of the
NOSB is to make recommendations about whether a substance should be
allowed or prohibited in organic production or handling, to assist in
the development of standards for substances to be used in organic
production, and to advise the Secretary on other aspects of the
implementation of the OFPA. The NOSB met for the first time in
Washington, DC, in March 1992, and currently has six committees working
on various aspects of the organic program. The committees are:
Compliance, Accreditation, and Certification; Crops; Livestock;
Materials; Handling; and Policy Development.
In August of 1994, the NOSB provided its initial recommendations
for the National Organic Program (NOP) to the Secretary of Agriculture.
Since that time, the NOSB has submitted 69 addenda to its
recommendations and reviewed more than 267 substances for inclusion on
the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. The last
meeting of the NOSB was held on February 28-March 3, 2005, in
Washington, DC.
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its final National
Organic Program regulation in the Federal Register on December 21, 2000
(65 FR 80548). The rule became effective April 21, 2001.
The principal purposes of the meeting are to provide an opportunity
for the NOSB to receive an update from the USDA/NOP and hear progress
reports from NOSB committees regarding work plan items and proposed
action items. The NOSB will also review materials to determine if they
should be included on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited
Substances.
The Policy Development Committee will discuss factors to be
considered for the development of guidance regarding temporary
variances for research. The committee will also discuss the future
development of criteria and procedures to be used by the NOSB when
reviewing substances petitioned for addition to or removal from
205.606. The committee will present, for NOSB consideration,
recommended changes to the Board Policies and Procedures Manual that
include the following: (1) New materials approval and TAP review
information; (2) sunset review process information; (3) procedures for
handling questions and answers from the NOP; (4) decision tree process;
(5) Chemistry 101 background information; and (6) formatting changes.
Finally, the committee will submit, for NOSB consideration, its
recommendations concerning the adoption of the collaboration policy
document as presented by the NOP as an amendment to the Board Policy
and Procedures Manual.
The Certification, Accreditation, and Compliance Committee will
present, for NOSB consideration, its recommendation on how to
operationalize the process of Peer Review. The committee will present a
draft statement concerning NOP's response to the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) report. It will also present, for NOSB
consideration, a recommendation developed in cooperation with the
Handling Committee that contains certification questions and answers
related to retailers and private labelers.
*COM019*The Livestock Committee will discuss the future development
of apiculture standards (based on an existing NOSB recommendation). The
committee will present, for NOSB consideration, its recommendations to
provide guidance on requirements for access to pasture for ruminants
and the addition of Sucrose Octanoate Esters to the National List for
use in Apiculture Production.
The Materials Committee will discuss priority items for the sunset
review of substances identified by Crops, Livestock, Handling, and
Materials Committee. The committee will also discuss possible revisions
to the Federal Register Notice (65 FR 43259) that contains instructions
for the submission of petitions to add substances to or remove
substances from the National List. The committee will present
recommendations to (1) restructure the National List of Allowed and
Prohibited Substances to reflect the exemption
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categories contained in OFPA; and (2) clarify the definition of
``synthetic'' as it applies to substances petitioned for the addition
to or removal from the National List.
The Handling Committee will present, for NOSB consideration, a
recommendation that provides guidance on determining the differences
between agricultural products vs. non-agricultural substances.
The Crops Committee will review and consider approving the
following substances for crop production: Soy Protein Isolate, Ammonium
Bicarbonate, Chitosan, and Sucrose Octonate Esters. The committee will
also submit, for NOSB consideration, recommendations to consider (1)
guidance on the allowed uses of Compost and Compost Tea, (2) revisions
to the ``natural resource'' sections of the sample NOSB Organic Farm
Plan; and (3) guidance on assessing commercial availability and
equivalent varieties of organic seeds.
For further information, see https://www.ams.usda.gov/nop. Copies of
the NOSB meeting agenda can be requested from Ms. Katherine Benham by
telephone at (202) 205-7806; or by accessing the NOP Web site at http:/
/www.ams.usda. gov/nop.
The meeting is open to the public. The NOSB has scheduled time for
public input on Monday, August 15, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and
Wednesday, August 17, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Individuals and
organizations wishing to make an oral presentation at the meeting may
forward their request by mail, facsimile, or e-mail to Katherine Benham
at addresses listed in ADDRESSES above. While persons wishing to make a
presentation may sign up at the door, advance registration will ensure
that a person has the opportunity to speak during the allotted time
period and will help the NOSB to better manage the meeting and to
accomplish its agenda. Individuals or organizations will be given
approximately 5 minutes to present their views. All persons making an
oral presentation are requested to provide their comments in writing.
Written submissions may contain information other than that presented
at the oral presentation.
Written comments may also be submitted at the meeting. Persons
submitting written comments at the meeting are asked to provide 30
copies.
Interested persons may visit the NOSB portion of the NOP Web site
https://www.ams.usda.gov/nop to view available documents prior to the
meeting. Approximately 6 weeks following the meeting interested persons
will be able to visit the NOSB portion of the NOP Web site to view
documents from the meeting.
Dated: July 21, 2005.
Kenneth C. Clayton,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 05-14768 Filed 7-21-05; 3:47 pm]
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