Notice of Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, 24271-24272 [E7-8384]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 84 / Wednesday, May 2, 2007 / Notices 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] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 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. mmaher on DSK3CLS3C1PROD with $$_JOB 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 VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:08 Aug 19, 2011 Jkt 223001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24271 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] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 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: E:\FEDREG\02MYN1.LOC 02MYN1 24272 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 84 / Wednesday, May 2, 2007 / Notices Smithfield, NE; Kent Schescke, Carmel, IN; Educational Organizations—R. Edmund Gomez, Alcalde, NM; Barry Goodwin, Cary, NC; Ron Plain, Columbia, MO. Farm Services Organizations—Jacklyn Folsom, Cabot, VT; John Hays, Alexandria, VA; Doris Mold, Cumberland, WI; Ranvir Singh, Marysville, CA; John Smylie, Palatine, IL. Government Agencies—Karen Klonsky, Winters, CA. National Farm Organizations—Patricia Berglund, Fargo, ND; Brent Blauch, Mechanicsburg, PA; Peter Daniel, Raleigh, NC; Terry Francl, Crofton, MD. Producer and Marketing Organizations—Gary Adams, Cordova, TN; Carl Brothers, Stuttgart, AR; Roger Cryan, Fairfax, VA; William Lapp, Omaha, NE; Lucy Meyring, Walden, CO; James Robb, Lakewood, CO; Ira Silvergleit, Alexandria, VA. Professional Organizations—Frank Howell, Starkville, MS; A. Gene Nelson, College Station, TX. The duties of the Committee are solely advisory. The Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture with regards to the agricultural statistics program of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and such other matters as it may deem advisable, or which the Secretary of Agriculture, Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, or the Administrator of NASS may request. The Advisory Committee meeting will be held on May 2–3, 2007. All meetings are open to the public. Committee members will be reimbursed for official travel expenses only. Signed at Washington, DC April 12, 2007. R. Ronald Bosecker, Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service. [FR Doc. E7–8384 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Notice of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics Meeting National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. mmaher on DSK3CLS3C1PROD with $$_JOB AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics. DATES: The Committee meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2007, and from 8 VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:08 Aug 19, 2011 Jkt 223001 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2007. There will be an opportunity for public questions and comments at 1:40 p.m. on May 3, 2007. The Committee meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel at Reagan National Airport, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202. Written comments may be filed before or within a reasonable time after the meeting with the contact person identified herein at: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5041A, South Building, Washington, DC 20250–2000. ADDRESSES: Joe Reilly, Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, Telephone: 202–720–4333, Fax: 202– 720–9013, or e-mail: jreilly@nass.usda.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, which consists of 25 members appointed from 7 categories covering a broad range of agricultural disciplines and interests, has scheduled a meeting on May 2–3, 2007. During this time the Advisory Committee will discuss topics including Plans for the 2007 Census of Agriculture, Subcommittee reports on Energy, and Equine, Census Follow-on Surveys, Data User Access on Data Enclave and Data Lab’s, and Annual Program Priorities. The Committee meeting is open to the public. The public may file written comments to the USDA Advisory Committee contact person before or within a reasonable time after the meeting. All statements will become a part of the official records of the USDA Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics and will be kept on file for public review in the office of the Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated April 11, 2007, at Washington, DC. R. Ronald Bosecker, Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service. [FR Doc. E7–8368 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 4-2007] Foreign-Trade Zone 121 - Albany, New York, Application for Subzone, MPM Silicones, LLC, Extension of Comment Period The comment period for the application for subzone status at the MPM Silicones, LLC facility in Waterford, New York, submitted by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission (72 FR 6518, 2/12/07), is being extended to June 6, 2007 to allow interested parties time to comment on new information to be submitted to the FTZ Board in response to questions stemming from the April 18, 2007, hearing held in this case. Rebuttal comments may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period, until June 21, 2007. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2814B, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230. For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth— Whiteman@ita.doc.gov or (202) 4820473. Dated: April 24, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–8372 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION [A–570–898] Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 2, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katharine Huang or Charles Riggle, AD/ CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–1271 or (202) 482– 0650, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: E:\FEDREG\02MYN1.LOC 02MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24271-24272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8384]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Agriculture 
Statistics

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notification of appointment to the Advisory Committee on 
Agriculture Statistics.

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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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,

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Smithfield, NE; Kent Schescke, Carmel, IN; Educational Organizations--
R. Edmund Gomez, Alcalde, NM; Barry Goodwin, Cary, NC; Ron Plain, 
Columbia, MO. Farm Services Organizations--Jacklyn Folsom, Cabot, VT; 
John Hays, Alexandria, VA; Doris Mold, Cumberland, WI; Ranvir Singh, 
Marysville, CA; John Smylie, Palatine, IL. Government Agencies--Karen 
Klonsky, Winters, CA. National Farm Organizations--Patricia Berglund, 
Fargo, ND; Brent Blauch, Mechanicsburg, PA; Peter Daniel, Raleigh, NC; 
Terry Francl, Crofton, MD. Producer and Marketing Organizations--Gary 
Adams, Cordova, TN; Carl Brothers, Stuttgart, AR; Roger Cryan, Fairfax, 
VA; William Lapp, Omaha, NE; Lucy Meyring, Walden, CO; James Robb, 
Lakewood, CO; Ira Silvergleit, Alexandria, VA. Professional 
Organizations--Frank Howell, Starkville, MS; A. Gene Nelson, College 
Station, TX.
    The duties of the Committee are solely advisory. The Committee will 
make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture with regards to 
the agricultural statistics program of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service (NASS) and such other matters as it may deem 
advisable, or which the Secretary of Agriculture, Under Secretary for 
Research, Education, and Economics, or the Administrator of NASS may 
request. The Advisory Committee meeting will be held on May 2-3, 2007. 
All meetings are open to the public. Committee members will be 
reimbursed for official travel expenses only.

    Signed at Washington, DC April 12, 2007.
R. Ronald Bosecker,
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
 [FR Doc. E7-8384 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am]
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