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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Resume the Fruit
Chemical Use Survey Along With Its
Associated Publication
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of resumption of data
collection and publication.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the
intention of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) to resume a
currently approved information
collection, the Fruit Chemical Use
Survey, and its associated publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Resource
Management (ARMS), Chemical Use,
and Post-harvest Chemical Use Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0218.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2011.
Type of Request: To resume a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, disposition, and prices. The
Fruit Chemical Use Survey collects data
regarding chemical usage (herbicides,
insecticides, and fungicides) and pest
management practices used on targeted
fruit crop(s). Information from these
data collection efforts is used
extensively by government agencies in
planning, farm policy analysis,
scientific research, and program
administration. This collection was
suspended on April 4, 2007 due to
budget constraints. NASS will resume
this information collection and will
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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.
Signed at Washington, DC, March 17, 2009.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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publish the Agricultural Chemical
Usage 2009 Fruit Summary on July 28,
2010.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Opportunity To Submit
Content Request for the 2012 Census
of Agriculture
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics
Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for
stakeholder input.
SUMMARY: The National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) is currently
accepting stakeholder feedback in the
form of content requests for the 2012
Census of Agriculture. This census is
required by law under the ‘‘Census of
Agriculture Act of 1997,’’ Public Law
No. 105–113 (7 U.S.C. 2204g).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by August 28, 2009 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Requests must address
items listed in comments section below.
Please submit requests online at https://
www.agcensus.usda.gov/2012/ or via
mail to: USDA–NASS, Census Content
Team, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Rm. 6436B, MS 2052, Washington, DC
20250.
If you have any questions, send an email to
censusdatacontentteam@nass.usda.gov
or call 1–800–727–9540.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–4333, Fax: 202–
720–9013, or e-mail:
HQ_OA@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
results of the 2007 Census of
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Agriculture were released on February
4, 2009. For more information, visit
https://www.agcensus.usda.gov. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s National
Agricultural Statistics is in the process
of planning the content of the 2012
Census of Agriculture. We are seeking
input on ways to improve the Census of
Agriculture. Recommendations or any
other ideas concerning the census
would be greatly appreciated. The 2007
Census of Agriculture questionnaire
may be viewed on-line at: https://
www.agcensus.usda.gov/
2007questionnaire.
The following justification categories
must be addressed when proposing a
new line of questioning for the 2012
Census of Agriculture:
1. What data are needed?
2. Why are the data needed?
3. At what geographic level are the
data needed? (U.S., State, County, other)
4. Who will use these data?
5. What decisions will be influenced
with these data?
6. What surveys have used the
proposed question before; what testing
has been done on the question; and
what is known about its reliability and
validity.
7. Draft of the recommended question.
All responses to this notice will
become a matter of public record and be
summarized and considered by NASS in
preparing the 2012 Census of
Agriculture questionnaire for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, March 20, 2009.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Kentucky Advisory Committee
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a meeting of the Kentucky
Advisory Committee (Committee) to the
Commission will convene at 1:30 p.m.
and adjourn at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday,
May 28, 2009, in Room 340, Gardiner
Hall, University of Louisville,
Louisville, Kentucky. The purpose of
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the meeting is for the Committee to
discuss its report on voting rights for exfelons and discuss activity plans for
2010.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments. The address
is 61 Forsyth St., SW., Suite 18T40,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Persons wishing
to e-mail their comments, present their
comments at the meeting, or who desire
additional information should contact
Dr. Peter Minarik, Regional Director, at
(404) 562–7000 or 800–877–8339 for
individuals who are deaf, hearing
impaired, and/or have speech
disabilities or by e-mail to
pminarik@usccr.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons who will
attend the meeting and require the
services of a sign language interpreter
should contact the Regional Office at
least ten (10) working days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Southern Regional Office, as they
become available, both before and after
the meeting. Persons interested in the
work of this advisory committee are
advised to go to the Commission’s Web
site, https://www.usccr.gov, or to contact
the Southern Regional Office at the
above e-mail or street address.
The meeting will be conducted
pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the Commission and FACA.
Dated in Washington, DC, May 13, 2009.
Christopher Byrnes,
Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; NMFS Alaska
Region Vessel Monitoring System
(VMS) Program
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AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before July 20, 2009.
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Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 7845,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Patsy A. Bearden, 907–586–
7008 or patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
Under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq)., National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Alaska Region, directs a
satellite-based vessel monitoring
program to locate fishing vessels and
monitor compliance with area
restrictions in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering
Sea, and Aleutian Islands. The Vessel
Monitoring System (VMS) allows the
NMFS Office for Law Enforcement to
monitor and survey vessels over vast
expanses of open-water while
maintaining the confidentiality of
fishing positions.
II. Method of Collection
Automatic Global Positioning System
(GPS) position reporting starts after
VMS transceiver installation and power
activation onboard the vessel. The unit
is pre-configured and tested for NMFS
VMS operations. VMS check-in with
NMFS, by fax, is required one time from
participants upon VMS installation on a
vessel. Thereafter, submittal is
automatic by satellite.
III. Data
OMB Control No: 0648–0445.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,842.
Estimated Time per Response: 12
minutes for VMS check-in report; 6
hours for VMS installation; 4 hours for
VMS maintenance.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,640.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $858,151.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
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practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 13, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
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Forms
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before July 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 7845,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Gary Rule, (503) 230–5424 or
Gary.Rule@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Northwest Region manages the
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Kentucky Advisory
Committee
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a meeting of the
Kentucky Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will convene
at 1:30 p.m. and adjourn at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2009, in
Room 340, Gardiner Hall, University of Louisville, Louisville,
Kentucky. The purpose of
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the meeting is for the Committee to discuss its report on voting rights
for ex-felons and discuss activity plans for 2010.
Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The
address is 61 Forsyth St., SW., Suite 18T40, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Persons wishing to e-mail their comments, present their comments at the
meeting, or who desire additional information should contact Dr. Peter
Minarik, Regional Director, at (404) 562-7000 or 800-877-8339 for
individuals who are deaf, hearing impaired, and/or have speech
disabilities or by e-mail to pminarik@usccr.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require
the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Regional
Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced
at the Southern Regional Office, as they become available, both before
and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory
committee are advised to go to the Commission's Web site, https://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Southern Regional Office at the above
e-mail or street address.
The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the rules and regulations
of the Commission and FACA.
Dated in Washington, DC, May 13, 2009.
Christopher Byrnes,
Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. E9-11614 Filed 5-18-09; 8:45 am]
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