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commodities after harvest and before
shipping to the consumer. Information
from these data collection efforts is used
extensively by government agencies in
planning, farm policy analysis,
scientific research, and program
administration. NASS will suspend
Fruit Chemical Use and Postharvest
Chemical Use data collection as of May
2, 2007. NASS will not publish the two
associated reports: The Agricultural
Chemical Usage Postharvest
Applications report previously
scheduled for March 26, 2008 and the
Agricultural Chemical Usage 2007 Fruit
Summary report scheduled for July 30,
2008. The Agriculture Resource
Management surveys portion of the
information collection will continue
unaffected.
Authority: These data are collected under
authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually
identifiable data collected under this
authority are governed by Section 1770 of the
Food Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276,
which requires USDA to afford strict
confidentiality to non-aggregated data
provided by respondents.
Estimate of Burden: There will be no
further reporting burden for the annual
collection of Postharvest Chemical Use
or the biennial collection of Fruit
Chemical Use data.
Signed at Washington, DC, April 4, 2007.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7–8382 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of re-establishment of the
Advisory Committee for Agriculture
Statistics.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) has re-established
the Advisory Committee for Agriculture
Statistics. Effective October 1, 1996,
responsibility for the census of
agriculture program was transferred to
the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) at USDA from the
Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department
of Commerce. Effective February 2,
1997, NASS also received the
transferred program positions and staff
from the Bureau of the Census, U.S.
Department of Commerce. responsibility
for the Advisory Committee on
Agriculture Statistics, which is a
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discretionary committee, was
transferred, along with its allocated slot,
to USDA with the census of agriculture
program.
The Advisory Committee on
Agriculture Statistics has provided
input and direction to the census of
agriculture program since the committee
was first established on July 16, 1962. It
has been particularly critical to have the
committee as a valuable resource to
USDA during the transfer of the census
from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The purpose of the committee is to
make recommendations on census of
agriculture operations including
questionnaire design and content,
publicity, publication plans, and data
dissemination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact R. Ronald Bosecker,
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Telephone: 202–720–2707;
Fax: 202–720–9013; or e-mail:
rbosecker@nall.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. Appendix II), notice is hereby
given that the Secretary of Agriculture
has re-established the charter for the
Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics, hereafter referred to as
Committee. The purpose of the
Committee is to advise the Secretary of
Agriculture on the conduct of the
periodic censuses and surveys of
agriculture, other related surveys, and
the types of agricultural information to
obtain from respondents. The committee
also prepares recommendations
regarding the content of agriculture
reports, and presents the views and
needs for data of major suppliers and
users of agriculture statistics.
The Secretary of Agriculture has
determined that the work of the
Committee is in the public interest and
relevant to the duties of USDA. No other
advisory committee or agency of USDA
is performing the tasks that will be
assigned to the Committee.
The Committee, appointed by the
Secretary of Agriculture, shall consist of
25 members representing a broad range
of disciplines and interests, including,
but not limited to, agricultural
economists, rural sociologists, farm
policy analysts, educators, State
agriculture representatives, and
agriculture-related business and
marketing experts.
Representatives of the Bureau of the
Census, U.S. Department of Commerce,
and Economic Research Service, USDA,
serve as ex-officio members of the
Committee.
The Committee draws on the
experience and expertise of its members
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to form a collective judgment
concerning agriculture data collected
and the statistics issued by NASS. This
input is vital to keep current with
shifting data needs in the rapidly
changing agricultural environment and
keep NASS informed of emerging
developments and issues in the food
and fiber sector that can affect
agriculture statistics activities.
Equal opportunity practices, in line
with USDA policies, will be followed in
all membership appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership shall include, to the extent
practicable, individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
Signed at Washington, DC, March 14, 2007.
R. Ronald Bosecker,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7–8367 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Appointment to the Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
Notification of appointment to
the Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of
Agriculture announces members
appointed to the Advisory Committee
on Agriculture Statistics, in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
Joe
Reilly, Executive Director, Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics,
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Telephone: 202–720–4333, Fax: 202–
720–9013, or e-mail:
jreilly@nass.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
appointment for the twenty-five member
committee, which has representation
across seven categories which covers a
broad range of agricultural disciplines
and interests, was signed on December
19, 2006. Appointed members, by their
associated category are: Consumer and
Information Organizations—John Baugh,
West Lafayette, IN; Janice Gengenbach,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of re-establishment of the Advisory Committee for
Agriculture Statistics.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has re-established
the Advisory Committee for Agriculture Statistics. Effective October 1,
1996, responsibility for the census of agriculture program was
transferred to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at
USDA from the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Effective February 2, 1997, NASS also received the transferred program
positions and staff from the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce. responsibility for the Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics, which is a discretionary committee, was transferred, along
with its allocated slot, to USDA with the census of agriculture
program.
The Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics has provided input
and direction to the census of agriculture program since the committee
was first established on July 16, 1962. It has been particularly
critical to have the committee as a valuable resource to USDA during
the transfer of the census from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The purpose of the committee is to make recommendations on census
of agriculture operations including questionnaire design and content,
publicity, publication plans, and data dissemination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact R. Ronald Bosecker,
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Telephone: 202-720-2707; Fax: 202-720-9013;
or e-mail: rbosecker@nall.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix II), notice is hereby given that the Secretary
of Agriculture has re-established the charter for the Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics, hereafter referred to as
Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of
Agriculture on the conduct of the periodic censuses and surveys of
agriculture, other related surveys, and the types of agricultural
information to obtain from respondents. The committee also prepares
recommendations regarding the content of agriculture reports, and
presents the views and needs for data of major suppliers and users of
agriculture statistics.
The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the work of the
Committee is in the public interest and relevant to the duties of USDA.
No other advisory committee or agency of USDA is performing the tasks
that will be assigned to the Committee.
The Committee, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, shall
consist of 25 members representing a broad range of disciplines and
interests, including, but not limited to, agricultural economists,
rural sociologists, farm policy analysts, educators, State agriculture
representatives, and agriculture-related business and marketing
experts.
Representatives of the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, and Economic Research Service, USDA, serve as ex-officio
members of the Committee.
The Committee draws on the experience and expertise of its members
to form a collective judgment concerning agriculture data collected and
the statistics issued by NASS. This input is vital to keep current with
shifting data needs in the rapidly changing agricultural environment
and keep NASS informed of emerging developments and issues in the food
and fiber sector that can affect agriculture statistics activities.
Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be
followed in all membership appointments to the Committee. To ensure
that the recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the
needs of the diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include,
to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
Signed at Washington, DC, March 14, 2007.
R. Ronald Bosecker,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7-8367 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am]
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