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501 of the Fair Act was amended (7
U.S.C. 7401) to exempt any person that
produces and markets solely 100
percent organic products, and that does
not produce any conventional or nonorganic products, from paying
assessments under a commodity
promotion law with respect to any
agricultural commodity that is produced
on a certified organic farm as defined in
section 2103 of the Organic Foods
Production Act of 1990.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected on form FV–649,
is necessary to assist the applicants in
making their certifications and the
committees or boards to determine an
applicant’s eligibility, to properly
administer the assessment exemption
and to verify compliance.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; farms.
Number of Respondents: 103.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion;
annually.
Total Burden Hours: 52.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Lamb Promotion, Research, and
Information Program: Referendum
Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0227.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
has the responsibility for the national
commodity research and promotion
programs. The authority for the Lamb
Promotion, Research, and Information
Order is established under the
Commodity Promotion, Research, and
Information Act of 1996 (Act) (7 U.S.C.
7411 et seq.). This Act establishes
procedures to conduct a referendum
among persons subject to assessments
who, during a representative period
announced by the Secretary of
Agriculture, have engaged in the
production, feeding, handling, or
slaughter of lamb or the exportation of
lamb or lamb products.
Need and Use of the Information: The
referendum, using form LS–86, is to
determine whether the persons subject
to assessments favor the continuation,
suspension, or termination of the Order.
Provision is made for voting in-person,
facsimile or by mail at Farm Service
Agency county offices only during the
period of the referendum.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 69,761.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,093.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Farmers Market Promotion
Program (FMPP).
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OMB Control Number: 0581–0235.
Summary of Collection: The purposes
of the Farmers Market Promotion
Program (FMPP) are to increase
domestic consumption of agricultural
commodities by improving and
expanding, assisting in the
improvement and expansion, and to
develop or aid in the development of
new domestic farmers’ markets,
roadside stands, community-supported
agriculture programs, and other direct
producer-to-consumer infrastructure.
The Farmer-to-Consumer Marketing Act
of 1976 (Act) directs USDA to encourage
the direct marketing of agricultural
commodities from farmers to
consumers, and to promote the
development and expansion of direct
marketing of agricultural commodities
from farmers to consumers. The recently
authorized Farmer’s Market Promotion
Program (FMPP) (7 U.S.C. 3005), section
6 of 7 U.S.C. 3004 directs the Secretary
of Agriculture to ‘‘carry out a program
to make grants to eligible entities for
projects to establish, expand, and
promote farmers’ markets.’’
Need and Use of the Information: The
Agricultural Marketing Service will
review grant application information to
determine eligibility of applicants for
participation in FMPP, evaluate goals,
objectives, work-plans, expected results
and budget for the project.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 400.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: One time.
Total Burden Hours: 3,944.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0071]
National Wildlife Services Advisory
Committee; Notice of Intent To
Reestablish
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the
Secretary of Agriculture intends to
reestablish the National Wildlife
Services Advisory Committee for a 2year period. The Secretary has
determined that the Committee is
necessary and in the public interest.
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Ms.
Joanne Garrett, Director, Operational
Support Staff, WS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1234; (301) 734–7921.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the National Wildlife
Services Advisory Committee
(Committee) is to advise the Secretary of
Agriculture on policies, program issues,
and research needed to conduct the
Wildlife Services program. The
Committee also serves as a public forum
enabling those affected by the Wildlife
Services program to have a voice in the
program’s policies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of
November 2007.
Boyd K. Rutherford,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Roosevelt/Duchesne and Flaming
Gorge Ranger Districts Travel
Management Plan, Ashley National
Forest; Duchesne, Daggett, and
Summit Counties, UT and Sweetwater
County, WY; Correction
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service published
a document the Federal Register of
November 9, 2007, concerning request
for comments on the proposed action for
the Roosevelt/Duchesne and Flaming
Gorge Ranger Districts Travel
Management Plan. The document
identified a 45-day comment period
from the date of publication. The
closing date corresponds with December
24, 2007. In order to avoid the scoping
comment period closing during the
holidays, we are extending the comment
period to 60 days from the date of the
original publication, which corresponds
with January 8, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kris
Rutledge, 435–781–5196. In the Federal
Register of November 9, 2007, in FR
Doc. 72–217, on page 63548, in the first
and second column correct the DATES
caption to read:
DATES: The comment period on the
proposed action will extend 60 days
from the date of the Notice of Intent is
published in the Federal Register. The
draft environmental impact statement is
expected July 2008 and the final
environmental impact statement is
expected November 2008.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0071]
National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Notice of Intent
To Reestablish
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture intends
to reestablish the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee for a
2-year period. The Secretary has determined that the Committee is
necessary and in the public interest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Joanne Garrett, Director,
Operational Support Staff, WS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 87,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1234; (301) 734-7921.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the National Wildlife
Services Advisory Committee (Committee) is to advise the Secretary of
Agriculture on policies, program issues, and research needed to conduct
the Wildlife Services program. The Committee also serves as a public
forum enabling those affected by the Wildlife Services program to have
a voice in the program's policies.
Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of November 2007.
Boyd K. Rutherford,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-23198 Filed 11-28-07; 8:45 am]
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