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Tuesday, December 26, 2006
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PART 1218—BLUEBERRY
PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND
INFORMATION
Subpart A—Blueberry Promotion,
Research, and Information Order
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
1. The authority citation for part 1218
continues to read as follows:
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7401–7425.
2. The undesignated center heading
preceding § 1218.40 is revised to read as
follows:
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7 CFR Part 1218
[Doc. No. FV–06–0215; FV–03–701]
Blueberry Promotion, Research, and
Information Order; Amendment No. 2
to Change the Name of the U.S.A.
Cultivated Blueberry Council and
Increase Membership; Correction
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Correcting Amendments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing
Service published in the Federal
Register on August 7, 2006, a final rule
that changed the title of the U.S.A.
Cultivated Blueberry Council (USACBC)
to the ‘‘U.S. Highbush Blueberry
Council’’ (Council) and added a member
and alternate to represent the state of
Washington. However, inaccurate
amendatory language was used to make
the change to the Council’s name. In
addition, an incorrect acronym used in
§ 1218.78 prevented its removal and
replacement and a heading preceding
§ 1218.40 in the final rule was
published with a repetitive word. This
document corrects the error.
DATES: Effective on September 6, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah S. Simmons, Research and
Promotion Branch, FV, AMS, USDA,
Stop 0244, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 0635–S, Washington, DC
20250–0244, telephone (202) 720–9915,
fax (202) 205–2800, or e-mail
deborah.simmons@usda.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1218
Administrative practice and
procedure, Advertising, Blueberries,
Consumer information, Marketing
agreements, Blueberry promotion
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U.S. HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY
COUNCIL
§§ 1218.42, 1218.43, 1218.44, 1218.45,
1218.46, 1218.47, 1218.48, 1218.50, 1218.51,
1218.52, 1218.53, 1218.54, 1218.55, 1218.56,
1218.60, 1218.62, 1218.70, 1218.73, 1218.75,
and 1218.77 [Amended]
3. In §§ 1218.42, 1218.43, 1218.44,
1218.45, 1218.46, 1218.47, 1218.48,
1218.50, 1218.51, 1218.52, 1218.53,
1218.54, 1218.55, 1218.56, 1218.60,
1218.62, 1218.70, 1218.73, 1218.75, and
1218.77, ‘‘USACBC’’ is removed and the
word ‘‘Council’’ is added in its place.
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§ 1218.78
[Amended]
4. In § 1218.78, ‘‘USABC’’ is removed
and the word ‘‘Council’’ is added in its
place.
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Dated: December 20, 2006.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 1250
[Docket No. PY–05–005]
Section 610 Review; Egg Research and
Promotion Program
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Confirmation of regulations.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document summarizes
the results of an Agricultural Marketing
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Service’s (AMS) review of the Egg
Research and Promotion Program
(conducted under the Egg Research and
Promotion Order), under the criteria
contained in Section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). Based
upon its review, AMS has determined
that the Order should be continued
without change.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may
obtain a copy of the review. Requests for
copies should be sent to Angela C.
Snyder, Chief, Research and Promotion,
Office of the Deputy Administrator,
Poultry Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW.; STOP 0256, Room 3932–
South; Washington, DC 20250–0256;
(202) 720–0623; fax (202) 720–5631; email: angie.snyder@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela C. Snyder, Chief, Research and
Promotion, Office of the Deputy
Administrator, Poultry Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.; STOP
0256, Room 3932–South; Washington,
DC 20250–0256; (202) 720–0623; fax
(202) 720–5631; e-mail:
angie.snyder@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Egg
Research and Consumer Information Act
of 1974, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1201 et
seq.), authorized the Egg Research and
Promotion Order (7 CFR part 1250),
which is industry-operated and funded
with oversight by USDA. The Egg
Research and Promotion Order’s
objective is to establish, finance, and
carry out promotion, research, and
education programs to improve,
maintain, and develop markets for eggs,
egg products, spent fowl, and products
of spent fowl.
The Program became effective on
August 1, 1976, when the Egg Research
and Promotion Order (7 CFR part 1250)
was implemented. In accordance with
the legislation, the American Egg Board
was established, and assessments at 5
cents per 30-dozen case of commercial
eggs soon began to be levied. Since that
time, assessments have fluctuated from
21⁄2 cents per 30-dozen case of eggs to
the current 10 cents per 30-dozen case
approved by producer referendum in
1994.
Assessments collected under this
program are used to carry out
promotion, research, and education
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programs to improve, maintain, and
develop markets for eggs, egg products,
spent fowl, and products of spent fowl.
The Program is administered by the
American Egg Board, which is
composed of egg producers and egg
producer representatives. Each of the 18
members and their specific alternates
are appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture from nominations submitted
by certified producer organizations. The
Secretary annually appoints half of the
Board, nine members and nine
alternates, for 2-year terms.
AMS published in the Federal
Register (64 FR 8014) its plan to review
certain regulations, including the Egg
Research and Promotion Order, under
the criteria contained in section 610 of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
601–612). An updated plan was
published in the Federal Register on
August 14, 2003 (68 FR 48573).
A notice of review and request for
written comments on the Order was
published in the February 6, 2006, issue
of the Federal Register (71 FR 6021). No
comments were received.
The review was undertaken to
determine whether the Order should be
continued without change, amended, or
rescinded (consistent with the
objectives of the Egg Research and
Consumer Information Act of 1974) to
minimize the impacts on small entities.
In conducting this review, AMD
considered the following factors: (1) The
continued need for the Order; (2) the
nature of complaints or comments
received from the public concerning the
Order; (3) the complexity of the Order;
(4) the extent to which the Order
overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with
other Federal rules, and, to the extent
feasible, with State and local
governmental rules; and (5) the length of
time since the Order has been evaluated
or the degree to which technology,
economic conditions, or other factors
have changed in the area affected by the
Order.
Currently, there are approximately
260 producers covered under the Order.
AMS provides Federal oversight of the
egg research and promotion program.
The Order is not unduly complex, and
AMS has not identified regulations that
duplicate, overlap, or conflict with the
Order. Over the years, regulation
changes have been made to address
industry operation changes and to
improve program administration. The
goal of these evaluations is to assure
that the Order and the regulations
implemented under it fit the needs of
the industry and are consistent with the
Act. Based upon the review, AMS has
determined that the Order should be
continued without change. AMS plans
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to continue working with the egg
industry in maintaining an effective
program.
Dated: December 19, 2006.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
12 CFR Part 203
[Regulation C; Docket No. R–1275]
Home Mortgage Disclosure
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Final rule; staff commentary.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Board is publishing a
final rule amending the staff
commentary that interprets the
requirements of Regulation C (Home
Mortgage Disclosure). The staff
commentary is amended to increase the
asset-size exemption threshold for
depository institutions based on the
annual percentage change in the
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers. The
adjustment from $35 million to $36
million reflects the increase of that
index by 3.32 percent during the twelvemonth period ending in November
2006. Thus, depository institutions with
assets of $36 million or less as of
December 31, 2006, are exempt from
collecting data in 2007.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
C. Wood, Kathleen C. Ryan, or Dan S.
Sokolov, Counsels, Division of
Consumer and Community Affairs, at
(202) 452–3667; for users of
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD) only, contact (202) 263–4869.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Home
Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA; 12
U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) requires most
mortgage lenders located in
metropolitan areas to collect data about
their housing-related lending activity.
Annually, lenders must report that data
to their federal supervisory agencies and
make the data available to the public.
The Board’s Regulation C (12 CFR part
203) implements HMDA.
Prior to 1997, HMDA exempted
depository institutions with assets
totaling $10 million or less, as of the
preceding year-end. Provisions of the
Economic Growth and Regulatory
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996
(codified at 12 U.S.C. 2808(b)) amended
HMDA to expand the exemption for
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small depository institutions. The
statutory amendment increased the
asset-size exemption threshold by
requiring a one-time adjustment of the
$10 million figure based on the
percentage by which the Consumer
Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPIW) for 1996
exceeded the CPIW for 1975, and
provided for annual adjustments
thereafter based on the annual
percentage increase in the CPIW. The
one-time adjustment increased the
exemption threshold to $28 million for
1997 data collection.
Section 203.2(e)(1)(i) of Regulation C
provides that the Board will adjust the
threshold based on the year-to-year
change in the average of the CPIW, not
seasonally adjusted, for each twelvemonth period ending in November,
rounded to the nearest million. Pursuant
to this section, the Board has adjusted
the threshold annually, as appropriate.
For 2006, the threshold was $35
million. During the twelve-month
period ending in November 2006, the
CPIW increased by 3.32 percent. As a
result, the exemption threshold is raised
to $36 million. Thus, depository
institutions with assets of $36 million or
less as of December 31, 2006, are
exempt from collecting data in 2007. An
institution’s exemption from collecting
data in 2007 does not affect its
responsibility to report data it was
required to collect in 2006.
Final Rule
Under the Administrative Procedure
Act, notice and opportunity for public
comment are not required if the Board
finds that notice and public comment
are unnecessary. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B).
The amendment in this notice is
technical. Comment 2(e)–2 to section
203.2 of the regulation is amended to
implement the increase in the
exemption threshold. This amendment
merely applies the formula established
by Regulation C for determining
adjustments to the exemption threshold.
For these reasons, the Board has
determined that publishing a notice of
proposed rulemaking and providing
opportunity for public comment are
unnecessary. Therefore, the amendment
is adopted in final form.
List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 203
Banks, Banking, Federal Reserve
System, Mortgages, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the Board amends 12 CFR
part 203 as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 1250
[Docket No. PY-05-005]
Section 610 Review; Egg Research and Promotion Program
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Confirmation of regulations.
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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the results of an Agricultural
Marketing Service's (AMS) review of the Egg Research and Promotion
Program (conducted under the Egg Research and Promotion Order), under
the criteria contained in Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(RFA). Based upon its review, AMS has determined that the Order should
be continued without change.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may obtain a copy of the review. Requests
for copies should be sent to Angela C. Snyder, Chief, Research and
Promotion, Office of the Deputy Administrator, Poultry Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.; STOP 0256, Room 3932-South; Washington, DC
20250-0256; (202) 720-0623; fax (202) 720-5631; e-mail:
angie.snyder@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela C. Snyder, Chief, Research and
Promotion, Office of the Deputy Administrator, Poultry Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.; STOP 0256, Room 3932-South; Washington, DC
20250-0256; (202) 720-0623; fax (202) 720-5631; e-mail:
angie.snyder@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Egg Research and Consumer Information
Act of 1974, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), authorized the Egg
Research and Promotion Order (7 CFR part 1250), which is industry-
operated and funded with oversight by USDA. The Egg Research and
Promotion Order's objective is to establish, finance, and carry out
promotion, research, and education programs to improve, maintain, and
develop markets for eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of
spent fowl.
The Program became effective on August 1, 1976, when the Egg
Research and Promotion Order (7 CFR part 1250) was implemented. In
accordance with the legislation, the American Egg Board was
established, and assessments at 5 cents per 30-dozen case of commercial
eggs soon began to be levied. Since that time, assessments have
fluctuated from 2\1/2\ cents per 30-dozen case of eggs to the current
10 cents per 30-dozen case approved by producer referendum in 1994.
Assessments collected under this program are used to carry out
promotion, research, and education
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programs to improve, maintain, and develop markets for eggs, egg
products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl.
The Program is administered by the American Egg Board, which is
composed of egg producers and egg producer representatives. Each of the
18 members and their specific alternates are appointed by the Secretary
of Agriculture from nominations submitted by certified producer
organizations. The Secretary annually appoints half of the Board, nine
members and nine alternates, for 2-year terms.
AMS published in the Federal Register (64 FR 8014) its plan to
review certain regulations, including the Egg Research and Promotion
Order, under the criteria contained in section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612). An updated plan was published in
the Federal Register on August 14, 2003 (68 FR 48573).
A notice of review and request for written comments on the Order
was published in the February 6, 2006, issue of the Federal Register
(71 FR 6021). No comments were received.
The review was undertaken to determine whether the Order should be
continued without change, amended, or rescinded (consistent with the
objectives of the Egg Research and Consumer Information Act of 1974) to
minimize the impacts on small entities. In conducting this review, AMD
considered the following factors: (1) The continued need for the Order;
(2) the nature of complaints or comments received from the public
concerning the Order; (3) the complexity of the Order; (4) the extent
to which the Order overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other
Federal rules, and, to the extent feasible, with State and local
governmental rules; and (5) the length of time since the Order has been
evaluated or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or
other factors have changed in the area affected by the Order.
Currently, there are approximately 260 producers covered under the
Order. AMS provides Federal oversight of the egg research and promotion
program. The Order is not unduly complex, and AMS has not identified
regulations that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with the Order. Over
the years, regulation changes have been made to address industry
operation changes and to improve program administration. The goal of
these evaluations is to assure that the Order and the regulations
implemented under it fit the needs of the industry and are consistent
with the Act. Based upon the review, AMS has determined that the Order
should be continued without change. AMS plans to continue working with
the egg industry in maintaining an effective program.
Dated: December 19, 2006.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E6-22039 Filed 12-22-06; 8:45 am]
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