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Agency senior nutrition coordinators; 32
Local WIC Agency nutritionists; and, at
most, 16 State WIC directors, 16 State
breastfeeding coordinators, and 16 State
nutrition coordinators.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The WIC participants will
be asked to participate in one survey.
All other respondents (Local WIC
Agency directors, Local WIC Agency
outreach coordinators, Local WIC
Agency senior nutrition coordinators,
Local WIC Agency nutritionists, State
WIC directors, State breastfeeding
coordinators, and State nutrition
coordinators) will respond to one
telephone interview and two in-person
interviews for a total of three responses
each.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
2,432.
Estimated Time per Response: 32.4
minutes (0.54 hours). The estimated
Estimated #
respondents
Respondent
time of response varies from 30 to 60
minutes depending on respondent
group, as shown in the table below, with
an average estimated time of three
minutes for non-responders to the
participant survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 78,800 minutes (1,335.20
hours). See the table below for estimated
total annual burden for each type of
respondent.
Responses
annually per
respondent
Total annual
responses
(Col. bxc)
Estimated
avg. # of
hours per
response
Estimated
total hours
(Col. dxe)
Reporting Burden
WIC Participants—completed interviews .................................................
WIC Participants—attempted interviews .................................................
State WIC Director ...................................................................................
State Breastfeeding Coordinator .............................................................
State Nutrition Coordinator ......................................................................
Local WIC Agency Director .....................................................................
Local WIC Breastfeeding Coordinator .....................................................
Local WIC Agency Outreach Coordinator ...............................................
Local WIC Agency Nutritionists ...............................................................
Local WIC Agency Senior Nutrition Coordinator .....................................
1600
400
16
16
16
16
16
16
32
16
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1,600.00
400
48
48
48
48
48
48
96
48
0.58450
0.1
1
0.5
0.5
1
1
0.5
1
1
935.2
40.0
48
24
24
48
48
24
96
48
Total Reporting Burden ....................................................................
2,144
....................
2,432.00
....................
1,335.20
Dated: June 12, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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AAQTF Purpose
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
Notice of Request for
Nominations for the Agricultural Air
Quality Task Force.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture
intends to reestablish the Agricultural
Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) and
requests nominations for qualified
persons to serve as members.
Nominations must be received in
writing (see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section) by August 4, 2008.
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DATES:
Send written nominations
to: Michele Laur, Designated Federal
Official, USDA/Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Post Office Box
2890, Room 6165–South, Washington,
DC 20013.
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Questions or comments should be
directed to Michele Laur, Designated
Federal Official, telephone: (202) 720–
1858; fax: (202) 720–2646; or e-mail:
michele.laur@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
As required by Section 391 of the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996, the Chief of the
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) shall establish a task force to
review research that addresses air
quality issues related to agriculture or
the agriculture infrastructure. The task
force will provide recommendations to
the Secretary of Agriculture on the
development and implementation of air
quality policy and air quality research
needs. The requirements of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act apply to this
task force.
The task force will:
1. Review research on agricultural air
quality supported by Federal agencies;
2. Provide recommendations to the
Secretary of Agriculture regarding air
quality and its relation to agriculture,
based upon sound scientific findings;
3. Work to ensure intergovernmental
(Federal, State, and local) coordination
in establishing policy for agricultural air
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quality, and to avoid duplication of
efforts;
4. Assist, to the extent practical,
Federal agencies in correcting erroneous
data with respect to agricultural air
quality; and,
5. Ensure that air quality research,
related to agriculture, receives adequate
peer review and considers economic
feasibility.
AAQTF Membership
The task force will be made up of
United States citizens and be composed
of:
1. Individuals with expertise in
agricultural air quality and/or
agricultural production;
2. Representatives of institutions with
expertise in the impacts of air quality on
human health;
3. Representatives from agriculture
interest groups having expertise in
production agriculture;
4. Representatives from State or local
agencies having expertise in agriculture
and air quality; and
5. An atmospheric scientist.
Task force nominations must be in
writing, and provide the appropriate
background documents required by the
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
policy, including Form AD–755.
Previous nominees and current task
force members who wish to be
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reappointed must completely update
their nominations and provide a new
background disclosure form (AD–755) to
reaffirm their candidacy. Service as a
task force member shall not constitute
employment by, or the holding of an
office of the United States for the
purpose of Federal law.
A task force member shall serve for a
term of 2 years. Task force members
shall receive no compensation from
NRCS for their service as task force
members except as described below.
While away from home or regular
place of business as a member of the
task force, the member will be eligible
for travel expenses paid by NRCS,
including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at the same rate as a person
employed intermittently in the
Government service, under Section 5703
of Title 5, United States Code.
Additional information about AAQTF
is located on the Internet at https://
www.airquality.nrcs.usda.gov/AAQTF/.
Submitting Nominations
Nominations should be typed and
include the following:
1. A brief summary of no more than
two pages explaining the nominee’s
qualifications to serve on AAQTF;
2. Resume;
3. A completed copy of Form AD–755;
4. Any recent publications relative to
air quality; and
5. Any letters of endorsement.
Nominations should be sent to
Michele Laur at the address listed above
and postmarked no later than August 4,
2008.
To ensure that recommendations of
the task force take into account the
needs of underserved and diverse
communities served by USDA,
membership shall include, to the extent
practicable, individuals representing
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 3,
2008.
Arlen L. Lancaster,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation
Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal
Management Programs and National
Estuarine Research Reserves
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Evaluate and
Notice of Availability of Final Findings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate
the performance of the Hawaii Coastal
Management Program, the Minnesota
Coastal Management Program, the San
Francisco (California) Bay Conservation
and Development Commission, and the
California State Coastal Conservancy.
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The Coastal Zone Management
Program evaluations will be conducted
pursuant to section 312 of the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended (CZMA) and regulations at 15
CFR part 923, Subpart L. The CZMA
requires continuing review of the
performance of states with respect to
coastal program implementation.
Evaluation of Coastal Management
Programs requires findings concerning
the extent to which a state has met the
national objectives, adhered to its
Coastal Management Program document
approved by the Secretary of Commerce,
and adhered to the terms of financial
assistance awards funded under the
CZMA.
Each evaluation will include a site
visit, consideration of public comments,
and consultations with interested
Federal, state, and local agencies and
members of the public. A public
meeting will be held as part of the site
visit. Notice is hereby given of the dates
of the site visits for the listed
evaluations, and the dates, local times,
and locations of the public meetings
during the site visits.
Dates and Times: The Hawaii Coastal
Management Program evaluation site
visit will be held July 25–August 4,
2008. One public meeting will be held
during the week. The public meeting
will be held on Wednesday, July 30,
2008, at 7 p.m. at the Hilo State Office
Building, Conference Rooms A, B, and
C, 75 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii.
Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal
Program evaluation site visit will be
held August 4–8, 2008. One public
meeting will be held during the week.
The public meeting will be held on
Monday, August 4, 2008, at 6 p.m. at the
Lafayette Community Center, 3026
Minnesota Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota.
The joint San Francisco (California)
Bay Conservation and Development
Commission and the California State
Coastal Conservancy evaluation site
visit will be held September 22–26,
2008. One public meeting will be held
during the week. The public meeting
will be held on Tuesday, September 23,
2008, at 7 p.m. at the San Francisco Bay
Conservation and Development
Commission, McAteer-Petris Conference
Room, 50 California Street, San
Francisco, California.
ADDRESSES: Copies of states’ most recent
performance reports, as well as OCRM’s
evaluation notification and
supplemental information request
letters to the states, are available upon
request from OCRM. Written comments
from interested parties regarding these
Programs are encouraged and will be
accepted until 15 days after the public
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Nominations for the Agricultural Air
Quality Task Force.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture intends to reestablish the
Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) and requests nominations
for qualified persons to serve as members.
DATES: Nominations must be received in writing (see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section) by August 4, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written nominations to: Michele Laur, Designated
Federal Official, USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service, Post
Office Box 2890, Room 6165-South, Washington, DC 20013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments should be
directed to Michele Laur, Designated Federal Official, telephone: (202)
720-1858; fax: (202) 720-2646; or e-mail: michele.laur@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AAQTF Purpose
As required by Section 391 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement
and Reform Act of 1996, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) shall establish a task force to review research that
addresses air quality issues related to agriculture or the agriculture
infrastructure. The task force will provide recommendations to the
Secretary of Agriculture on the development and implementation of air
quality policy and air quality research needs. The requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act apply to this task force.
The task force will:
1. Review research on agricultural air quality supported by Federal
agencies;
2. Provide recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture
regarding air quality and its relation to agriculture, based upon sound
scientific findings;
3. Work to ensure intergovernmental (Federal, State, and local)
coordination in establishing policy for agricultural air quality, and
to avoid duplication of efforts;
4. Assist, to the extent practical, Federal agencies in correcting
erroneous data with respect to agricultural air quality; and,
5. Ensure that air quality research, related to agriculture,
receives adequate peer review and considers economic feasibility.
AAQTF Membership
The task force will be made up of United States citizens and be
composed of:
1. Individuals with expertise in agricultural air quality and/or
agricultural production;
2. Representatives of institutions with expertise in the impacts of
air quality on human health;
3. Representatives from agriculture interest groups having
expertise in production agriculture;
4. Representatives from State or local agencies having expertise in
agriculture and air quality; and
5. An atmospheric scientist.
Task force nominations must be in writing, and provide the
appropriate background documents required by the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) policy, including Form AD-755. Previous nominees and
current task force members who wish to be
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reappointed must completely update their nominations and provide a new
background disclosure form (AD-755) to reaffirm their candidacy.
Service as a task force member shall not constitute employment by, or
the holding of an office of the United States for the purpose of
Federal law.
A task force member shall serve for a term of 2 years. Task force
members shall receive no compensation from NRCS for their service as
task force members except as described below.
While away from home or regular place of business as a member of
the task force, the member will be eligible for travel expenses paid by
NRCS, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at the same rate as a
person employed intermittently in the Government service, under Section
5703 of Title 5, United States Code.
Additional information about AAQTF is located on the Internet at
https://www.airquality.nrcs.usda.gov/AAQTF/.
Submitting Nominations
Nominations should be typed and include the following:
1. A brief summary of no more than two pages explaining the
nominee's qualifications to serve on AAQTF;
2. Resume;
3. A completed copy of Form AD-755;
4. Any recent publications relative to air quality; and
5. Any letters of endorsement.
Nominations should be sent to Michele Laur at the address listed
above and postmarked no later than August 4, 2008.
Equal Opportunity Statement
To ensure that recommendations of the task force take into account
the needs of underserved and diverse communities served by USDA,
membership shall include, to the extent practicable, individuals
representing minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2008.
Arlen L. Lancaster,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. E8-13675 Filed 6-17-08; 8:45 am]
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