Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Kentucky Advisory Committee, 20322-20323 [E7-7698]
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USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 1647–S, Washington, DC
20250–3604.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All comments should
make reference to the date and page
number of this issue of the Federal
Register.
Background Documents: Information
collection package and other documents
relating to this action will be available
for public inspection in the above office
during regular business hours.
Read Comments: All comments will
be available for public inspection in the
above office during regular business
hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding the collection of
information activities and the use of the
information, contact Tess Butler (202)
720–7486, or at the address listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress
enacted the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71 et
seq.) and the Agricultural Marketing Act
(AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) to
facilitate the marketing of grain,
oilseeds, pulses, rice, and related
commodities. These statutes provide for
the establishment of standards and
terms which accurately and consistently
measure the quality of grain and related
products, provide for uniform official
inspection and weighing, provide
regulatory and service responsibilities,
and furnish the framework for
commodity quality improvement
incentives to both domestic and foreign
buyers. The Federal Grain Inspection
Service (FGIS) of USDA’s Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration establishes policies,
guidelines, and regulations to carry out
the objectives of the USGSA and the
AMA. Regulations appear at 7 CFR parts
800, 801, and 802 for the USGSA and
7 CFR part 868 for the AMA.
The USGSA, with few exceptions,
requires official certification of export
grain sold by grade. Official services are
provided, upon request, for grain in
domestic commerce. The AMA
authorizes similar inspection and
weighing services, upon request, for
rice, pulses, flour, corn meal, and
certain other agricultural products.
Conversely, the regulations
promulgating the USGSA and AMA
require specific information collection
and recordkeeping necessary to carry
out requests for official services.
Applicants for service must specify the
kind and level of service desired, the
identification of the product, the
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location, the amount, and other
pertinent information in order that
official personnel can efficiently
respond to their needs.
Official services under the USGSA are
provided through FGIS field offices and
delegated and/or designated State and
private agencies. Delegated agencies are
State agencies delegated authority under
the Act to provide official inspection
service, Class X or Class Y weighing
services, or both, at one or more export
port locations in the State. Designated
agencies are State or local governmental
agencies or persons designated under
the Act to provide either official
inspection services, Class X or Class Y
weighing services, or both, at locations
other than export port locations. State
and private agencies, as a requirement
for delegation and/or designation, must
comply with all regulations, procedures,
and instructions in accordance with
provisions established under the
USGSA. FGIS field offices oversee the
performance of these agencies and
provide technical guidance as needed.
Official services under the AMA are
performed, upon request, on a fee basis
for domestic and export shipments
either by FGIS employees, individual
contractors, or cooperators. Contractors
are persons who enter into a contract
with FGIS to perform specified
inspection services. Cooperators are
agencies or departments of the Federal
Government which have an interagency
agreement, State agencies, or other
entities which have a reimbursable
agreement with FGIS.
Title: Regulations Governing the
National Inspection and Weighing
System Under the USGSA and AMA of
1946.
OMB Number: 0580–0013.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2007.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The United States Grain
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.) and
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
(7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) provide that
USDA inspect, certify and identify the
class, quality, quantity and condition of
agricultural products shipped or
received in interstate and foreign
commerce.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
and record keeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average .13 hours per response.
Respondents: Grain producers,
buyers, and sellers, elevator operators,
grain merchandisers, and official grain
inspection agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,617
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Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 142.12
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 159,151 hours
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(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 the burden of the proposed collection
of information including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (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 forms of information
technology. All responses to this notice
will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of
public record.
James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
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BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Kentucky Advisory Committee
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a planning meeting with
briefing of the Kentucky Advisory
Committee to the Commission will
convene at 1 p.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m.
on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the
University Club, University of
Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. The
purpose of the meeting is to receive a
briefing on religious freedom for
prisoners and a briefing on school
desegregation in Kentucky and discuss
plans for a project for the fiscal year.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
Southern Regional Office by June 8,
2007. The address is 61 Forsyth Street,
SW., Suite 18T40, Atlanta, Georgia
30303. Persons wishing to e-mail their
comments, or to present their comments
verbally at the meeting, or who desire
additional information should contact
Peter Minarik, Ph.D., Regional Director,
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Southern Regional Office, U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights at (404)
562–7000 [TDY 202–376–8116], or by email at pminarik@usccr.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons who will
attend the meeting and require the
services of a sign language interpreter
should contact the Regional Office at
least ten (10) working days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Southern Regional Office, as they
become available, both before and after
the meeting. Persons interested in the
work of this advisory committee are
advised to go to the Commission’s Web
site, https://www.usccr.gov, or to contact
the Southern Regional Office at the
above e-mail or street address.
The meeting will be conducted
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the Commission and
FACA.
Dated in Washington, DC, April 18, 2007.
Ivy Davis,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. E7–7698 Filed 4–23–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
(Docket 14–2007)
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Foreign–Trade Zone 124 -- Gramercy,
Louisiana, Application for Subzone, M–
I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling),
Amelia, Louisiana
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Port of South Louisiana,
grantee of Foreign–Trade Zone (FTZ)
124, requesting special–purpose
subzone status for the barite grinding
and milling facilities of M–I L.L.C. (M–
I), located in Amelia, Louisiana. The
application was submitted pursuant to
the provisions of the Foreign–Trade
Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–
81u), and the regulations of the Board
(15 CFR Part 400). It was formally filed
on April 16, 2007.
The M–I facilities (40 acres, 58
employees) are located at 2150 Highway
662 N, in Amelia, adjacent to the
Gramercy Customs and Border
Protection port of entry. The M–I
facilities are used for manufacturing,
warehousing and distribution activities
related to the grinding and milling of
raw barite into ground barite (up to
483,840 tons annually). Ground barite is
used in the production of drilling fluids
(drilling mud) and various specialty
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chemicals for use by the oil and gas
exploration industry. M–I sources the
majority of its raw barite from abroad.
The duty rate on the imported raw
barite is $1.25 per ton.
This application requests authority for
M–I to conduct the activity under FTZ
procedures, which would exempt M–I
from Customs duty payments on the
barite used in export production. Less
than 3 percent of production is
exported. On domestic sales, the
company could choose the lower duty
rate (duty–free) that applies to the
ground barite. M–I also anticipates
realizing additional savings on materials
that become scrap/waste during
production. The application indicates
that the FTZ–related savings would
improve the plant’s international
competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, a member of the FTZ staff
has been designated examiner to
investigate the application and report to
the Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions (original
and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the
Board’s Executive Secretary at the
address listed below. The closing period
for their receipt is June 25, 2007.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period (to July 9,
2007).
A copy of the application and
accompanying exhibits will be available
at each of the following addresses: Port
of South Louisiana, 171 Belle Terre
Blvd., P.O. Box 909, LaPlace, LA 70069;
and, Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign–Trade Zones Board, Room
2814B, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Ave, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230. For further
information contact Christopher Kemp
at christopherlkemp@ita.doc.gov or
(202) 482–0862.
Dated: April 16, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–7784 Filed 4–23–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
(Docket 15–2007)
Foreign–Trade Zone 36 -- Galveston,
Texas, Application for Subzone, M–I
L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling),
Galveston, Texas
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the
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Board) by the Board of Trustees of the
Galveston Wharves, grantee of Foreign–
Trade Zone (FTZ) 36, requesting
special–purpose subzone status for the
barite grinding and milling facilities of
M–I L.L.C. (M–I), located in Galveston,
Texas. The application was submitted
pursuant to the provisions of the
Foreign–Trade Zones Act, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations
of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was
formally filed on April 16, 2007.
The M–I facilities (14 acres, 3 parcels,
26 employees) are located at 4105 Old
Port Industrial Boulevard, in Galveston,
adjacent to the Houston Customs and
Border Protection port of entry. The M–
I facilities are used for manufacturing,
warehousing and distribution activities
related to the grinding and milling of
raw barite into ground barite (currently
approximately 280,000 tons annually,
with future capacity of up to
approximately 780,000 tons annually).
Ground barite is used in the production
of drilling fluids (drilling mud) and
various specialty chemicals for use by
the oil and gas exploration industry. M–
I sources the majority of its raw barite
from abroad. The duty rate on the
imported raw barite is $1.25 per ton.
This application requests authority for
M–I to conduct the activity under FTZ
procedures, which would exempt M–I
from Customs duty payments on the
barite used in export production. Less
than 3 percent of production is
exported. On domestic sales, the
company could choose the lower duty
rate (duty–free) that applies to the
ground barite. M–I also anticipates
realizing additional savings on materials
that become scrap/waste during
production. The application indicates
that the FTZ–related savings would
improve the plant’s international
competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, a member of the FTZ staff
has been designated examiner to
investigate the application and report to
the Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions (original
and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the
Board’s Executive Secretary at the
address listed below. The closing period
for their receipt is June 25, 2007.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period (to July 9,
2007).
A copy of the application and
accompanying exhibits will be available
at each of the following addresses: U.S.
Department of Commerce Export
Assistance Center, 15600 John F.
Kennedy Blvd, Suite 530, Houston, TX
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Kentucky Advisory
Committee
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a planning meeting with
briefing of the Kentucky Advisory Committee to the Commission will
convene at 1 p.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the
University Club, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. The
purpose of the meeting is to receive a briefing on religious freedom
for prisoners and a briefing on school desegregation in Kentucky and
discuss plans for a project for the fiscal year.
Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the Southern Regional Office by June 8,
2007. The address is 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Suite 18T40, Atlanta,
Georgia 30303. Persons wishing to e-mail their comments, or to present
their comments verbally at the meeting, or who desire additional
information should contact Peter Minarik, Ph.D., Regional Director,
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Southern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights at (404) 562-
7000 [TDY 202-376-8116], or by e-mail at pminarik@usccr.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require
the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Regional
Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced
at the Southern Regional Office, as they become available, both before
and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory
committee are advised to go to the Commission's Web site, https://
www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Southern Regional Office at the above
e-mail or street address.
The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the
rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.
Dated in Washington, DC, April 18, 2007.
Ivy Davis,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. E7-7698 Filed 4-23-07; 8:45 am]
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