General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan; Meeting, 76633 [E6-21841]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 245 / Thursday, December 21, 2006 / Notices This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan; Meeting Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of December 2006. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E6–21841 Filed 12–20–06; 8:45 am] Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE [Docket No. APHIS–2006–0187] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P AGENCY: We are giving notice of a meeting of the General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan. DATES: The meeting will be held on January 24, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Boulevard, NW., Atlanta, GA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Andrew R. Rhorer, Senior Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, 1498 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094, (770) 922–3496. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Conference Committee (the Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), representing cooperating State agencies and poultry industry members, serves an essential function by acting as liaison between the poultry industry and the Department in matters pertaining to poultry health. In addition, the Committee assists the Department in planning, organizing, and conducting the NPIP Biennial Conference. Topics for discussion at the upcoming meeting include: 1. H5/H7 low pathogenic avian influenza program for commercial layers, broilers, and turkeys; 2. Compartmentalization of notifiable avian influenza free zones; 3. National animal identification program for poultry; and 4. Cleaning, disinfection, and bird disposal costs for commercial poultry flocks. The meeting will be open to the public. However, due to time constraints, the public will not be allowed to participate in the discussions during the meeting. Written statements on meeting topics may be filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending them to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written statements may also be filed at the meeting. Please refer to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0187 when submitting your statements. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:01 Dec 20, 2006 Jkt 211001 Natural Resources Conservation Service Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project, Barnstable County, MA; Record of Decision 1. Purpose—As State conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), I am the Responsible Federal Official (RFO) for all NRCS projects in Massachusetts. The recommended plan for the Cape Cod Watershed involves works of improvement to be installed under authorities administered by NRCS. This areawide planning Project 1 includes 26 salt marsh restoration projects, 24 fish passage remediation projects, and 26 stormwater remediation projects. The Cape Cod Watershed plan was prepared under the authority of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law 566, 83rd Congress, 68 Stat. 666, as amended) by the Cape Cod Conservation District, Barnstable County Commissioners, the 15 towns of Barnstable County, and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. The scoping meeting, held during May 2005, established the NRCS, U.S. Department of Agriculture, as lead agency. 2. Measures taken to comply with national environmental policies—The Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project has been planned in accordance with existing Federal legislation concerned with the preservation of environmental values. The following actions were taken to ensure that the Cape Cod Watershed plan is consistent with national goals and policies. The interdisciplinary environmental evaluation of the Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project was conducted by the sponsoring local organizations, cooperating agencies, and the NRCS. Information was obtained from many groups and agencies. An 1 We use ‘‘Project’’ in this ROD and the Plan-EIS to refer to the areawide Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project and ‘‘project’’ to refer to individual site restoration or remediation activities; the Project comprises 76 projects. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 76633 inventory and evaluation of environmental and socioeconomic conditions were prepared by Massachusetts NRCS and EA Engineering, Science, and Technology under a contract with NRCS. Reviews were held with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). Inputs from these reviews were included in the EIS. A public meeting was held on May 18, 2005, to solicit public participation in the environmental evaluation, to assure that all interested parties had sufficient information to understand how their concerns are affected by water resource problems, to afford local interests the opportunity to express their views regarding the plans that can best solve these problems, and to provide all interests an opportunity to participate in the plan selection. More than 400 parties were notified by mail of the joint public meetings. Meeting notes are on file at the NRCS State Office. Testimony and recommendations were received relative to the following subjects: a. Support for projects to treat stormwater runoff as a means for improving water quality and keeping shellfish beds open for recreational and commercial use. b. Support for projects to restore fish passageways on local streams. c. Support for projects to restore tidal flushing to salt marshes with restricted tidal openings. A draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared in August 2006 and made available for public review. The recommendations and comments obtained from the public meeting held during Project planning and assessment were considered in the preparation of the draft EIS. The draft EIS was distributed to agencies, conservation groups, organizations, and individuals for comment. Copies were also placed in the libraries of all 15 towns in the watershed, and the draft EIS was made available on the Massachusetts NRCS Web site. The draft EIS was filed with the Environmental Protection Agency on August 3, 2006, and notices of the availability of the draft EIS for public review were published in the Federal Register by NRCS on August 1, 2006, and by EPA on August 11, 2006. E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 245 (Thursday, December 21, 2006)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0187]


General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement 
Plan; Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a meeting of the General Conference 
Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 24, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Georgia World Congress 
Center, 285 Andrew Young International Boulevard, NW., Atlanta, GA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Andrew R. Rhorer, Senior 
Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, 1498 
Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094, (770) 922-3496.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Conference Committee (the 
Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), 
representing cooperating State agencies and poultry industry members, 
serves an essential function by acting as liaison between the poultry 
industry and the Department in matters pertaining to poultry health. In 
addition, the Committee assists the Department in planning, organizing, 
and conducting the NPIP Biennial Conference.
    Topics for discussion at the upcoming meeting include:
    1. H5/H7 low pathogenic avian influenza program for commercial 
layers, broilers, and turkeys;
    2. Compartmentalization of notifiable avian influenza free zones;
    3. National animal identification program for poultry; and
    4. Cleaning, disinfection, and bird disposal costs for commercial 
poultry flocks.
    The meeting will be open to the public. However, due to time 
constraints, the public will not be allowed to participate in the 
discussions during the meeting. Written statements on meeting topics 
may be filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending 
them to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 
Written statements may also be filed at the meeting. Please refer to 
Docket No. APHIS-2006-0187 when submitting your statements.
    This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of December 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-21841 Filed 12-20-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P

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