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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Notice of the Advisory Committee on
Biotechnology and 21st Century
Agriculture Meeting
Agricultural Research Service,
Office of the Under Secretary, Research,
Education, and Economics.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. II, the United States
Department of Agriculture announces a
meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Biotechnology and 21st Century
Agriculture (AC21).
DATES: August 29–30, 2006, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. on August 29 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on August 30. Written requests to make
oral presentations at the meeting must
be received by the contact person
identified herein at least three business
days before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Room 107A, USDA Jamie L.
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20250. Members of the public should
enter the building through the Jefferson
Drive entrance. Requests to make oral
presentations at the meeting may be sent
to the contact person at USDA, Office of
the Deputy Secretary, 202 B Jamie L.
Whitten Federal Building, 12th Street
and Jefferson Drive, SW., Washington,
DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Schechtman, Designated
Federal Official, Office of the Deputy
Secretary, USDA, Telephone (202) 720–
3817; Fax (202) 690–4265; e-mail
michael.schechtman@ars.usda.gov.
The
thirteenth meeting of the AC21 has been
scheduled for August 29–30, 2006. The
AC21 consists of 19 members
representing the biotechnology industry,
international plant genetics research,
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farmers, food manufacturers,
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Commerce, Health and Human Services,
and State, and the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Council on
Environmental Quality, the Office of the
United States Trade Representative, and
the National Association of State
Departments of Agriculture serve as ‘‘ex
officio’’ members. At this meeting, the
Committee plans to: transmit its latest
consensus report, entitled,
‘‘Opportunities and Challenges for
Agricultural Biotechnology: The Decade
Ahead’’ to the Office of the Secretary,
USDA; and consider outside
presentations, organize, and begin work
on the effects (in terms of planting
decisions, markets, and rural
communities) of coexistence issues on
the development and use of new crops
derived through modern biotechnology.
Background information regarding the
work of the AC21 will be available on
the USDA Web site at https://
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nav=AGRICULTURE&navtype=RT.
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reasonable provision will be made for
oral presentations of no more than five
minutes each in duration. The meeting
will be open to the public, but space is
limited. If you would like to attend the
meetings, you must register by
contacting Ms. Debra Lindsay at (202)
720–4074, by fax at (202) 720–3191 or
by E-mail at debra.lindsay@ars.usda.gov
at least 5 days prior to the meeting.
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business affiliation, address, and
telephone and fax numbers when you
register. If you require a sign language
interpreter or other special
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indicate those needs at the time of
registration.
Michael Schechtman,
Acting Special Assistant for Biotechnology,
Office of the Secretary, Biotechnology
Coordinator, Agricultural Research Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0030]
National Animal Identification System
(NAIS); Availability of a Revised
Cooperative Agreement for Private
Animal Tracking Databases
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of a revised cooperative
agreement that organizations may enter
into with the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service in order to
participate in the animal tracking
database component of the National
Animal Identification System (NAIS).
This revised cooperative agreement is
intended to facilitate the integration of
private and State animal tracking
databases into the NAIS, which remains
a voluntary program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Neil Hammerschmidt, National
Coordinator, National Animal
Identification System, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 200, Riverdale, MD
20737–1231; (301) 734–5571.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
As part of its ongoing efforts to
safeguard animal health, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
initiated implementation of the National
Animal Identification System (NAIS) in
2004. The NAIS is a cooperative StateFederal-industry program administered
by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS). The main
objective of the NAIS is to develop and
implement a comprehensive
information system which will support
ongoing animal disease programs and
enable State and Federal animal health
officials to respond rapidly and
effectively to animal health emergencies
such as foreign animal disease outbreaks
or emerging domestic diseases.
NAIS is a voluntary program and is
being established through a phased-in
approach by implementing three key
components: Premises registration,
animal identification, and animal
tracking. The USDA has already
developed information systems to
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support the first two components. The
third component will be developed
through a government/industry
partnership, in which animal movement
information will be maintained in
private and/or State databases. USDA
will operate a portal system that will
enable animal health officials to submit
requests for information to the animal
tracking databases (ATDs) when
investigating an animal disease event.
The USDA’s objective is to support the
privatization of the animal tracking
information component of the NAIS in
the most practical, timely, and least
burdensome manner possible.
On April 7, 2006, we published in the
Federal Register (71 FR 17805–17806,
Docket No. APHIS–2006–0030) a notice
announcing the availability of three
documents related to the NAIS: A
document providing an update on the
implementation plans, including
operational milestones and participation
goals; a document describing how
private and State animal tracking
databases (ATDs) may be integrated into
the NAIS to provide animal health
officials with animal movement
information when conducting a disease
investigation; and a template for a
cooperative agreement (CA) that
organizations that wish to participate in
the ATD component of the NAIS may
enter into with APHIS for that purpose.
The second of the three documents
referred to above, entitled ‘‘Integration
of Private and State Animal Tracking
Databases with the NAIS; Interim
Development Phase,’’ presented our
initial plans for moving forward with
the implementation of the Animal Trace
Processing System (ATPS), a system for
processing animal movement data. The
document described a two-phase
implementation plan, consisting of an
interim/development phase, which
began in 2006, and an implementation
phase, which is targeted for early 2007.
The document also provided data
standards and basic technical
requirements that databases must meet
to be eligible for participation in the
interim/development phase.
In order to participate in this interim/
development phase, an organization
with an ATD must complete a ‘‘Request
for Evaluation of Interim Private/State
Animal Tracking Database’’ to initiate
an APHIS review of its system. If its
system meets the interim requirements,
the organization may then enter into a
CA with APHIS. The CA provides for a
government and industry collaborative
process for the development of the
technical details for the integration of
private and State ATDs to ensure that
animal health officials have the
information when necessary to perform
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their duties. Entering into a CA does not
imply that an organization’s ATD will
be eligible to participate in the NAIS as
a fully compliant system after ATPS
implementation is completed and final
eligibility requirements are established.
Since the April 2006 notice, we have
revised the CA. This notice announces
the availability of the revised CA.
The revised CA may be viewed on the
Internet at https://www.usda.gov/nais or
on the Regulations.gov Web site.1 You
may request paper copies of the
document by calling or writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the
title of the document (‘‘Cooperative
Agreement Between APHIS and
Organizations with Qualifying Systems
for Interim/Development Phase’’) when
requesting copies.
Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of
July 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of a Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
announces the Department’s intention
to request an extension for a currently
approved information collection in
support of the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import
Quota Licensing program.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
no later than September 26, 2006 to be
assured of consideration.
Additional Information and
Comments: Contact Bettyann Gonzales,
Dairy Import Specialist, STOP 1021,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1021, telephone
(202) 720–1344.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 To view the revised CA and the other
documents referenced in this notice, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, click on the ‘‘Advanced
Search’’ tab, and select ‘‘Docket Search.’’ In the
Docket ID field, enter APHIS–2006–0030, then click
on ‘‘Submit.’’ Clicking on the Docket ID link in the
search results page will produce a list of all
documents in the docket.
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Title: Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota
Licensing Program.
OMB Number: 0551–0001.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2006.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The currently approved
information collection supports the
Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota
Regulation (the Regulation) (7 CFR
6.20–6.37) which governs the
administration of the import licensing
system applicable to most dairy
products subject to tariff-rate quotas
(TRQs). The TRQs were established in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS) as a result of entry
of certain provisions in the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (Pub. L. 103–
465) that converted existing absolute
quotas to TRQs. Imports of nearly all
cheese made from cow’s milk (except
soft-ripened cheese such as Brie) and
certain non-cheese dairy products
(including butter and dried milk) are
subject to TRQs and the Regulation.
Licenses are issued each quota year to
eligible applicants and are valid for
twelve months (January 1 through
December 31). Only licensees may enter
specified quantities of the subject dairy
articles at the applicable in-quota tariffrates. Importers who do not hold
licenses may enter dairy articles only at
the over-quota tariff-rates.
Each quota year, all applicants must
submit form FAS 923 (rev. 7–96). This
form, available online, requires
applicants to: (1) Certify they are either
an importer, manufacturer or exporter of
certain dairy products; (2) certify they
meet the eligibility requirements of
§ 6.23 of the Regulation; and (3) submit
documentation required by § 6.23 and
§ 6.24 as proof of eligibility for import
licenses. Applicants for non-historical
licenses must also submit form FAS
923–A (rev. 7–96) (cheese) and/or FAS
923–B (rev. 7–96) (non-cheese dairy
products). This form requires applicants
to request licenses in descending order
of preference for specific products and
countries listed on the form.
After licenses are issued, § 6.26
requires licensees to surrender by
October 1 on form FAS 924–A, License
Surrender Form, any license amount
that a licensee does not intend to enter
that year. These amounts are
reallocated, to the extent practicable, to
existing licensees for the remainder of
that year based on requests submitted
on form FAS 924–B, Application for
Additional License Amounts. Form
924A and 924B requires the licensee to
complete a scannable table listing the
surrendered amount by license number,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0030]
National Animal Identification System (NAIS); Availability of a
Revised Cooperative Agreement for Private Animal Tracking Databases
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a revised
cooperative agreement that organizations may enter into with the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service in order to participate in the
animal tracking database component of the National Animal
Identification System (NAIS). This revised cooperative agreement is
intended to facilitate the integration of private and State animal
tracking databases into the NAIS, which remains a voluntary program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Neil Hammerschmidt, National
Coordinator, National Animal Identification System, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 200, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-5571.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
As part of its ongoing efforts to safeguard animal health, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiated implementation of the
National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in 2004. The NAIS is a
cooperative State-Federal-industry program administered by USDA's
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The main objective
of the NAIS is to develop and implement a comprehensive information
system which will support ongoing animal disease programs and enable
State and Federal animal health officials to respond rapidly and
effectively to animal health emergencies such as foreign animal disease
outbreaks or emerging domestic diseases.
NAIS is a voluntary program and is being established through a
phased-in approach by implementing three key components: Premises
registration, animal identification, and animal tracking. The USDA has
already developed information systems to
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support the first two components. The third component will be developed
through a government/industry partnership, in which animal movement
information will be maintained in private and/or State databases. USDA
will operate a portal system that will enable animal health officials
to submit requests for information to the animal tracking databases
(ATDs) when investigating an animal disease event. The USDA's objective
is to support the privatization of the animal tracking information
component of the NAIS in the most practical, timely, and least
burdensome manner possible.
On April 7, 2006, we published in the Federal Register (71 FR
17805-17806, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0030) a notice announcing the
availability of three documents related to the NAIS: A document
providing an update on the implementation plans, including operational
milestones and participation goals; a document describing how private
and State animal tracking databases (ATDs) may be integrated into the
NAIS to provide animal health officials with animal movement
information when conducting a disease investigation; and a template for
a cooperative agreement (CA) that organizations that wish to
participate in the ATD component of the NAIS may enter into with APHIS
for that purpose.
The second of the three documents referred to above, entitled
``Integration of Private and State Animal Tracking Databases with the
NAIS; Interim Development Phase,'' presented our initial plans for
moving forward with the implementation of the Animal Trace Processing
System (ATPS), a system for processing animal movement data. The
document described a two-phase implementation plan, consisting of an
interim/development phase, which began in 2006, and an implementation
phase, which is targeted for early 2007. The document also provided
data standards and basic technical requirements that databases must
meet to be eligible for participation in the interim/development phase.
In order to participate in this interim/development phase, an
organization with an ATD must complete a ``Request for Evaluation of
Interim Private/State Animal Tracking Database'' to initiate an APHIS
review of its system. If its system meets the interim requirements, the
organization may then enter into a CA with APHIS. The CA provides for a
government and industry collaborative process for the development of
the technical details for the integration of private and State ATDs to
ensure that animal health officials have the information when necessary
to perform their duties. Entering into a CA does not imply that an
organization's ATD will be eligible to participate in the NAIS as a
fully compliant system after ATPS implementation is completed and final
eligibility requirements are established.
Since the April 2006 notice, we have revised the CA. This notice
announces the availability of the revised CA.
The revised CA may be viewed on the Internet at https://
www.usda.gov/nais or on the Regulations.gov Web site.\1\ You may
request paper copies of the document by calling or writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to
the title of the document (``Cooperative Agreement Between APHIS and
Organizations with Qualifying Systems for Interim/Development Phase'')
when requesting copies.
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\1\ To view the revised CA and the other documents referenced in
this notice, go to https://www.regulations.gov, click on the
``Advanced Search'' tab, and select ``Docket Search.'' In the Docket
ID field, enter APHIS-2006-0030, then click on ``Submit.'' Clicking
on the Docket ID link in the search results page will produce a list
of all documents in the docket.
Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of July 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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