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Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 171
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
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are keyed to and codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations, which is published under
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the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and thus
is exempt from the provisions of that
Act.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 613
Plants (agriculture), Soil conservation.
■ Accordingly, 7 CFR part 613 is revised
to read as follows:
PART 613—PLANT MATERIALS
CENTERS
7 CFR Part 613
Sec.
613.1 Purpose.
613.2 Policy and objectives.
613.3 NRCS responsibilities in plant
materials.
613.4 Special production of plant materials.
613.5 PMCs.
Plant Materials Centers (PMC)
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 590a–590f, 5908; 7
U.S.C. 1010–1011.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
§ 613.1
SUMMARY: Minor editorial changes are
being made to clarify and update the
existing regulation. These changes do
not significantly affect part 613,
however we present the entire part, as
amended, for the convenience of the
reader.
DATES: Effective Date: September 3,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Hubbs, Director, Ecological
Sciences Division, NRCS, USDA, Post
Office Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013;
telephone: (202) 720–2587.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since part
613 became effective (72 FR 68743
December 6, 2007), several changes have
occurred requiring the need to update it.
These changes include renaming the
National PMC in Beltsville, Maryland,
to the Norman A. Berg National PMC
and a correction in the location of the
Louisiana PMC from Golden Meadows
to Galliano. These changes are minor
and do not significantly affect part 613.
This rule sets forth general statements of
Agency policy and internal Agency
organization and management.
Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, it
is found that notice and public
comment is not required. Further, in
light of the minor changes, good cause
is found for making this rule effective
on publication in the Federal Register.
Since this rule relates to internal
Agency management, it is exempt from
E.O. 12291. Finally, this action is not a
rule as defined by Public Law 96–354,
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Purpose.
This part provides NRCS policy on
the operation of PMCs. The Centers
have responsibilities for assembling,
testing, releasing, and providing for the
commercial production and use of plant
materials and plant materials
technology for programs of soil, water,
and related resource conservation and
development.
§ 613.2
Policy and objectives.
(a) It is NRCS policy to assemble,
comparatively evaluate, release, and
distribute for commercial increase new
or improved plant materials and plant
materials technology needed for broad
programs of resource conservation and
development for agriculture, wildlife,
urban, recreation, and other land uses
and environmental needs. It is the
policy of NRCS to conduct plant
materials work in cooperation with
other agencies of the Department of
Agriculture, such as the Agricultural
Research Service, and with other
Federal and State research agencies,
including State agricultural experiment
stations. The emphasis of the NRCS
plant materials work is to find suitable
plants to address conservation needs. In
contrast, the emphasis of research
agencies and organizations in plant
development is to improve
economically important crops. The
NRCS program of testing and releasing
new seed-propagated plant materials
follows the guidelines in ‘‘Statement of
Responsibilities and Policies Relating to
the Development, Release, and
Multiplication of Publicly Developed
Varieties of Seed-Propagated Crops,’’
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which was adopted in June 1972, by
Land Grant Colleges and interested
Federal agencies. NRCS releases
improved conservation plant materials
requiring vegetative multiplication in
ways appropriate for particular States
and particular species by working with
experiment stations, crop improvement
associations, and other State and
Federal agencies.
(b) The objective of the plant
materials activity is to select or develop
special and improved plants and
techniques for their successful
establishment and maintenance to solve
conservation problems and needs
related to:
(1) Controlling soil erosion on all
lands;
(2) Conserving water;
(3) Protecting upstream watersheds;
(4) Reducing sediment movement into
waterways and reservoirs through the
stabilization of critical sediment
sources, such as surface mined lands,
highway slopes, recreation sites, and
urban and industrial development areas;
(5) Stabilizing disposal areas for
liquid and solid wastes;
(6) Improving plant diversity and
lengthening the grazing season on
dryland pastures and rangelands;
(7) Managing brush on mountain
slopes with fire-retarding plant cover to
reduce the possibility of fires that
threaten life and property, or result in
serious sediment sources;
(8) Improving the effectiveness of
windbreaks and shelterbelts for
reducing airborne sediment, controlling
snow drifting, and preventing crop
damage from wind erosion;
(9) Protecting streambank, pond, and
lake waterlines from erosion by scouring
and wave action;
(10) Improving wildlife food and
cover, including threatened and
endangered and pollinator species;
(11) Selecting special purpose plants
to meet specific needs for environment
protection and enhancement;
(12) Selecting plants that tolerate air
pollution agents and toxic soil
chemicals;
(13) Selecting plants that mitigate
odor, Particulate Matter (PM)–10, and
PM–2.5;
(14) Testing plants for biofuels and
other energy-related activities; and
(15) Evaluating plants and techniques
to combat invasive plant species and for
reestablishment of desirable species
after eradication.
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§ 613.3 NRCS responsibilities in plant
materials.
NRCS operates or enters into
agreements with State universities or
other State organizations to operate
PMCs. NRCS also cooperates, both
formally and informally, with other
Federal, State, county, and nonprofit
agencies or organizations on the
selection of plants and evaluation of
plant technology to increase the
capabilities of PMCs. NRCS employs
specialists for testing and selecting plant
materials for conservation uses and the
development of plant materials
technology. NRCS’ responsibilities are
to: (a) Identify the resource conservation
needs and cultural management
methods for environmental protection
and enhancement.
(b) Assemble and comparatively
evaluate plant materials at PMCs and on
sites where soil, climate, or other
conditions differ significantly from
those at the Centers.
(c) Make comparative field plantings
for final testing of promising plants and
techniques in cooperation with
conservation districts and other
interested cooperators.
(d) Release cooperatively improved
conservation plants and maintain the
breeder or foundation stocks in ways
appropriate for particular State and
plant species by working with
experiment stations, crop improvement
associations, and other State and
Federal agencies.
(e) Produce limited amounts of
foundation or foundation-quality seed
and plants available for allocation to
conservation districts, experiment
stations, other Federal and State
research agencies, State seed certifying
organizations and directly to
commercial growers (if other options do
not exist) that will use the material to
establish seed fields, seed orchards, or
vegetative plantings for large-scale
increase.
(f) Encourage and assist conservation
districts, commercial seed producers,
and commercial and State nurseries to
produce needed plant materials for
conservation uses.
(g) Encourage the use of improved
plant materials and plant materials
technology in resource conservation and
environmental improvement programs.
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§ 613.4 Special production of plant
materials.
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§ 613.5
PMCs.
(a) The Norman A. Berg National
PMC. The Norman A. Berg National
PMC at Beltsville, Maryland, focuses on
national initiatives and provides
coordination for plant materials work
across all 50 States. In addition, the
center provides plants and plant
technology to address resource concerns
in the mid-Atlantic region.
(b) Other PMCs. There are 26 other
PMCs. Each serves several major land
resource areas. NRCS operates 24 of
these Centers, and 2 by cooperating
agencies, as follows:
(1) Operated by NRCS: Tucson, AZ,
Booneville, AR, Lockeford, CA,
Brooksville, FL, Americus, GA, Molokai,
HI, Aberdeen, ID, Manhattan, KS,
Galliano, LA, East Lansing, MI,
Coffeeville, MS, Elsberry, MO, Bridger,
MT, Fallon, NV, Cape May Courthouse,
NJ, Los Lunas, NM, Big Flats, NY,
Bismarck, ND, Corvallis, OR, Kingsville,
TX, Knox City, TX, Nacogdoches, TX,
Pullman, WA, and Alderson, WV.
(2) Operated by cooperating agencies
with financial and technical assistance
from NRCS: Meeker, CO—White River
and Douglas Creek Soil Conservation
Districts with partial funding from
NRCS.
(3) Operated by cooperating agencies
with technical assistance from NRCS:
Palmer, AK—State of Alaska,
Department of Natural Resources.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 20,
2008.
Arlen L. Lancaster,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 1000
[Docket No. AMS–DA–07–0026; AO–14–A77]
Milk in the Northeast and Other
Marketing Areas; Delay of Effective
Date
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Interim final rule; delay of
effective date.
AGENCY:
NRCS can produce plant materials in
the quantity required to do a specific
conservation job if this production will
serve the public welfare and only if the
plant materials are not available
commercially. This function will be
performed only until the plant materials
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are available commercially. Specific
production of plant materials by NRCS
requires the approval of the Chief.
SUMMARY: An interim final rule
published July 31, 2008 amending the
manufacturing cost allowances and the
butterfat yield factor used in Class III
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and Class IV product-price formulas
applicable in all Federal milk marketing
orders had an effective date of
September 1, 2008. The effective date of
the Interim Rule will now be October 1,
2008. The rule’s effective date is
delayed because a complaint to enjoin
the implementation of the revised
manufacturing allowances and butterfat
yield factor was filed in the United
States District Court for the District of
Columbia. Delaying implementation
allows sufficient time for a preliminary
injunction hearing.
DATES: The effective date for the interim
final rule published July 31, 2008 (73 FR
44617), is delayed from September 1,
2008, until October 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack
Rower, Marketing Specialist, USDA/
AMS/Dairy Programs, Order
Formulation and Enforcement, Stop
0231—Room 2971–S, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0231, (202) 720–
7183.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The regulations in 7 CFR part 1000
provide for, among other things,
formulas that establish minimum Class
III and Class IV milk prices in all
Federal milk marketing orders. The
Class III and Class IV formulas also set
minimum Federal order prices for Class
I and Class II nonfat solids and skim
milk prices and pricing factors that are
announced in advance of the month for
which such prices will be effective.
Minimum Class III and Class IV prices
for any given month are announced for
all Federal orders on or before the 5th
day of the following month.
The Class III and Class IV productprice formulas use finished product
prices for cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk
and dry whey together with
manufacturing allowances (commonly
referred to as ‘‘make allowances’’) and
yield factors to determine the minimum
value of milk used to make the finished
dairy products. Currently, the make
allowances being used to compute all
Federal order minimum class prices are
those published in the Federal Register
on December 29, 2006 (71 FR 78333).
The current butterfat yield factor used
in the Class III and Class IV productpricing formulas is that published in the
Federal Register on February 12, 2003
(65 FR 76832).
Delay in Effective Date
On July 31, 2008, an Interim Final
Rule was published in the Federal
Register (73 FR 44617) amending the
make allowances and butterfat yield
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Rules and Regulations
Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each
week.
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 3, 2008 /
Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 613
Plant Materials Centers (PMC)
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Minor editorial changes are being made to clarify and update
the existing regulation. These changes do not significantly affect part
613, however we present the entire part, as amended, for the
convenience of the reader.
DATES: Effective Date: September 3, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hubbs, Director, Ecological
Sciences Division, NRCS, USDA, Post Office Box 2890, Washington, DC
20013; telephone: (202) 720-2587.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since part 613 became effective (72 FR 68743
December 6, 2007), several changes have occurred requiring the need to
update it. These changes include renaming the National PMC in
Beltsville, Maryland, to the Norman A. Berg National PMC and a
correction in the location of the Louisiana PMC from Golden Meadows to
Galliano. These changes are minor and do not significantly affect part
613. This rule sets forth general statements of Agency policy and
internal Agency organization and management.
Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, it is found that notice and
public comment is not required. Further, in light of the minor changes,
good cause is found for making this rule effective on publication in
the Federal Register. Since this rule relates to internal Agency
management, it is exempt from E.O. 12291. Finally, this action is not a
rule as defined by Public Law 96-354, the Regulatory Flexibility Act,
and thus is exempt from the provisions of that Act.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 613
Plants (agriculture), Soil conservation.
0
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 613 is revised to read as follows:
PART 613--PLANT MATERIALS CENTERS
Sec.
613.1 Purpose.
613.2 Policy and objectives.
613.3 NRCS responsibilities in plant materials.
613.4 Special production of plant materials.
613.5 PMCs.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 5908; 7 U.S.C. 1010-1011.
Sec. 613.1 Purpose.
This part provides NRCS policy on the operation of PMCs. The
Centers have responsibilities for assembling, testing, releasing, and
providing for the commercial production and use of plant materials and
plant materials technology for programs of soil, water, and related
resource conservation and development.
Sec. 613.2 Policy and objectives.
(a) It is NRCS policy to assemble, comparatively evaluate, release,
and distribute for commercial increase new or improved plant materials
and plant materials technology needed for broad programs of resource
conservation and development for agriculture, wildlife, urban,
recreation, and other land uses and environmental needs. It is the
policy of NRCS to conduct plant materials work in cooperation with
other agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such as the
Agricultural Research Service, and with other Federal and State
research agencies, including State agricultural experiment stations.
The emphasis of the NRCS plant materials work is to find suitable
plants to address conservation needs. In contrast, the emphasis of
research agencies and organizations in plant development is to improve
economically important crops. The NRCS program of testing and releasing
new seed-propagated plant materials follows the guidelines in
``Statement of Responsibilities and Policies Relating to the
Development, Release, and Multiplication of Publicly Developed
Varieties of Seed-Propagated Crops,'' which was adopted in June 1972,
by Land Grant Colleges and interested Federal agencies. NRCS releases
improved conservation plant materials requiring vegetative
multiplication in ways appropriate for particular States and particular
species by working with experiment stations, crop improvement
associations, and other State and Federal agencies.
(b) The objective of the plant materials activity is to select or
develop special and improved plants and techniques for their successful
establishment and maintenance to solve conservation problems and needs
related to:
(1) Controlling soil erosion on all lands;
(2) Conserving water;
(3) Protecting upstream watersheds;
(4) Reducing sediment movement into waterways and reservoirs
through the stabilization of critical sediment sources, such as surface
mined lands, highway slopes, recreation sites, and urban and industrial
development areas;
(5) Stabilizing disposal areas for liquid and solid wastes;
(6) Improving plant diversity and lengthening the grazing season on
dryland pastures and rangelands;
(7) Managing brush on mountain slopes with fire-retarding plant
cover to reduce the possibility of fires that threaten life and
property, or result in serious sediment sources;
(8) Improving the effectiveness of windbreaks and shelterbelts for
reducing airborne sediment, controlling snow drifting, and preventing
crop damage from wind erosion;
(9) Protecting streambank, pond, and lake waterlines from erosion
by scouring and wave action;
(10) Improving wildlife food and cover, including threatened and
endangered and pollinator species;
(11) Selecting special purpose plants to meet specific needs for
environment protection and enhancement;
(12) Selecting plants that tolerate air pollution agents and toxic
soil chemicals;
(13) Selecting plants that mitigate odor, Particulate Matter (PM)-
10, and PM-2.5;
(14) Testing plants for biofuels and other energy-related
activities; and
(15) Evaluating plants and techniques to combat invasive plant
species and for reestablishment of desirable species after eradication.
[[Page 51352]]
Sec. 613.3 NRCS responsibilities in plant materials.
NRCS operates or enters into agreements with State universities or
other State organizations to operate PMCs. NRCS also cooperates, both
formally and informally, with other Federal, State, county, and
nonprofit agencies or organizations on the selection of plants and
evaluation of plant technology to increase the capabilities of PMCs.
NRCS employs specialists for testing and selecting plant materials for
conservation uses and the development of plant materials technology.
NRCS' responsibilities are to: (a) Identify the resource conservation
needs and cultural management methods for environmental protection and
enhancement.
(b) Assemble and comparatively evaluate plant materials at PMCs and
on sites where soil, climate, or other conditions differ significantly
from those at the Centers.
(c) Make comparative field plantings for final testing of promising
plants and techniques in cooperation with conservation districts and
other interested cooperators.
(d) Release cooperatively improved conservation plants and maintain
the breeder or foundation stocks in ways appropriate for particular
State and plant species by working with experiment stations, crop
improvement associations, and other State and Federal agencies.
(e) Produce limited amounts of foundation or foundation-quality
seed and plants available for allocation to conservation districts,
experiment stations, other Federal and State research agencies, State
seed certifying organizations and directly to commercial growers (if
other options do not exist) that will use the material to establish
seed fields, seed orchards, or vegetative plantings for large-scale
increase.
(f) Encourage and assist conservation districts, commercial seed
producers, and commercial and State nurseries to produce needed plant
materials for conservation uses.
(g) Encourage the use of improved plant materials and plant
materials technology in resource conservation and environmental
improvement programs.
Sec. 613.4 Special production of plant materials.
NRCS can produce plant materials in the quantity required to do a
specific conservation job if this production will serve the public
welfare and only if the plant materials are not available commercially.
This function will be performed only until the plant materials are
available commercially. Specific production of plant materials by NRCS
requires the approval of the Chief.
Sec. 613.5 PMCs.
(a) The Norman A. Berg National PMC. The Norman A. Berg National
PMC at Beltsville, Maryland, focuses on national initiatives and
provides coordination for plant materials work across all 50 States. In
addition, the center provides plants and plant technology to address
resource concerns in the mid-Atlantic region.
(b) Other PMCs. There are 26 other PMCs. Each serves several major
land resource areas. NRCS operates 24 of these Centers, and 2 by
cooperating agencies, as follows:
(1) Operated by NRCS: Tucson, AZ, Booneville, AR, Lockeford, CA,
Brooksville, FL, Americus, GA, Molokai, HI, Aberdeen, ID, Manhattan,
KS, Galliano, LA, East Lansing, MI, Coffeeville, MS, Elsberry, MO,
Bridger, MT, Fallon, NV, Cape May Courthouse, NJ, Los Lunas, NM, Big
Flats, NY, Bismarck, ND, Corvallis, OR, Kingsville, TX, Knox City, TX,
Nacogdoches, TX, Pullman, WA, and Alderson, WV.
(2) Operated by cooperating agencies with financial and technical
assistance from NRCS: Meeker, CO--White River and Douglas Creek Soil
Conservation Districts with partial funding from NRCS.
(3) Operated by cooperating agencies with technical assistance from
NRCS: Palmer, AK--State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2008.
Arlen L. Lancaster,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. E8-20401 Filed 9-2-08; 8:45 am]
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