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Estimated Number of Respondents:
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Estimated Number of Responses per
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Estimated Time per Response: 12.63
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Dated: May 26, 2009.
Robert C. Post,
Acting Executive Director, Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Solicitation for Members of
the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education and Economics
Advisory Board
AGENCY: Research, Education and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for membership.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App., the United States
Department of Agriculture announces
solicitation for nominations to fill 10
vacancies on the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education and
Economics Advisory Board.
DATES: Deadline for Advisory Board
member nominations is July 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name,
resume, completed Form AD–755, and
any letters of support must be sent to
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board Office, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 321–A, Whitten
Building; Washington, DC 20250–0321.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Hunter, Executive Director,
National Agricultural Research,
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Extension, Education and Economics
Advisory Board, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 321–A, Whitten
Building, Washington, DC 20250–0321,
telephone: 202–720–8408; fax: 202–
720–6199; e-mail:
Karen.hunter@ars.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1408 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) was
amended by the Food, Energy and
Conservation Act of 2008 by deleting six
members of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education and
Economics Advisory Board, to total 25
members. Since the inception of the
Advisory Board by congressional
legislation in 1996, each member has
represented a specific category related
to farming or ranching, food production
and processing, forestry research, crop
and animal science, land-grant
institutions, non-land grant college or
university with a historic commitment
to research in the food and agricultural
sciences, food retailing and marketing,
rural economic development, and
natural resource and consumer interest
groups, among many others. The Board
was first appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture in September 1996 and onethird of its members were appointed for
one, two, and three-year terms,
respectively to allow for approximately
one-third of the Board to change each
year. The terms for 10 members who
represent specific categories will expire
September 30, 2009. Nominations for
these 10 vacant categories are sought.
All nominees will be carefully reviewed
for their expertise, leadership, and
relevance to a category. Appointments
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will be made for two-or three-year terms
to maintain the approximate one-third
change in membership each year
dictated by the original legislation.
The 10 slots to be filled are:
Category A. National Farm
Organization.
Category C. Food Animal Commodity
Producer.
Category I. National Human Health
Association.
Category N. NLGCA Institutions.
Category O. Hispanic-Serving
Institutions.
Category Q. Transportation of Food and
Agricultural Products to Domestic and
Foreign Markets.
Category R. Food Retailing and
Marketing Interests.
Category S. Food and Fiber Processors.
Category X. Private Sector Organization
Involved in International
Development.
Category Y. National Social Science
Association.
Nominations are being solicited from
organizations, associations, societies,
councils, federations, groups, and
companies that represent a wide variety
of food and agricultural interests
throughout the country. Nominations
for one individual who fits several of
the categories listed above or for more
than one person who fits one category
will be accepted. In your nomination
letter, please indicate the specific
membership category for each nominee.
Each nominee must fill out, sign, and
return a form AD–755, ‘‘Advisory
Committee Membership Background
Information’’ (which can be obtained
from the contact person below or may
be printed out from the following Web
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site: https://www.ree.usda.gov/nareeeab/
downloads/forms/AD–755.pdf). All
nominees will be vetted before
selection.
Nominations are open to all
individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
mental or physical handicap, marital
status, or sexual orientation. To ensure
that recommendations of the Advisory
Board take into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the
Department, membership shall include,
to the extent practicable, individuals
with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
Appointments to the National
Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education and Economics Advisory
Board will be made by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
Done at Washington, DC this 18th day of
May 2009.
Katherine Smith,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Research,
Education, and Economics.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) To
Announce Funding for the 2008
Aquaculture Grant Program, Recovery
Act
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of proposal.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery
Act) authorizes up to $50 million to
carry out a 2008 Aquaculture Grant
Program (the 2008 AGP). The 2008 AGP
is a Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) funded program administered by
the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
Through the 2008 AGP, FSA will
provide grants to State governments to
assist eligible aquaculture producers
that suffered losses associated with high
feed input costs during the 2008
calendar year. State grant amounts will
be based on the amount of aquaculture
feed used in each State during the 2007
calendar year. Also, for the information
to be collected for the 2008 AGP, FSA
is requesting comments from all
interested individuals and organizations
as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: We will consider comments on
the information collection that we
receive by August 3, 2009.
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We invite you to submit
comments on the information collection
that is described in the Paperwork
Reduction Act section. In your
comment, include the date, volume, and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Mail: Farm Service Agency, USDA,
Attn: Dan McGlynn, Acting Director,
Production, Emergencies and
Compliance Division, STOP 0517, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20250.
• E-mail: Send comment to:
dan.mcglynn@wdc.usda.gov.
• Fax: (202) 690–2130.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan
McGlynn, Acting Director, (202) 720–
3463; e-mail:
dan.mcglynn@wdc.usda.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Notice
This notice announces a proposal for
the availability of Recovery Act (Pub. L.
111–5) grant funding to State
governments that agree to implement
the 2008 AGP to assist eligible
aquaculture producers for their losses
associated with high feed input costs
during the 2008 calendar year.
Background
This notice is issued under Section
102(d) of the Recovery Act that
authorizes up to $50 million to carry out
the 2008 AGP. To provide assistance to
eligible aquaculture producers, FSA is
proposing to provide block grants to
State governments that agree to provide
assistance to eligible aquaculture
producers for losses associated with
high feed input costs during the 2008
calendar year.
Grant Funding Allocation
The Recovery Act requires that USDA
allocate 2008 AGP funding to the States
on a pro rata basis, based on the amount
of aquaculture feed used in each State
during the 2007 calendar year. FSA has
by letter notified the States that it
proposes to calculate the amount to
allocate to each State based on the total
aquaculture feed delivered in each State
in the 2007 calendar year, as reported by
the States to FSA for the 2008 AGP.
FSA has sent each State Department
of Agriculture a letter that includes the
instructions and specifies the
information to provide to FSA before
receiving any grant funding. The States
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that do not meet the requirements in
this notice, the letter, and the grant
agreement will not receive grant
funding.
Grant Agreements Under the Proposal
Under the current proposal, grant
funding to a State is contingent on the
execution of a Grant Agreement
(Agreement) between CCC and the State.
Upon execution of an Agreement, the
State would agree to:
(1) Implement the 2008 AGP
according to program-specific policy
and procedure provided in the
Agreement;
(2) Submit a 2008 Aquaculture Grant
Work Plan to FSA providing a summary
of how the State will implement 2008
AGP to provide assistance to eligible
aquaculture producers;
(3) Provide assistance to eligible
aquaculture producers, not later than 60
days after the date on which the State
receives grant funds;
(4) Facilitate the accountability and
transparency objectives of the Recovery
Act as provided in 2 CFR part 176,
subparts A and D, specifically, the
award terms would require;
(a) Recipients and sub-recipients
(first-tier that are not individuals) to
maintain current registrations in the
Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
database,
(b) Recipients to report quarterly on
project or activity status, sub-grant and
subcontract information, and
(c) Proper accounting and reporting of
Recovery Act expenditures in single
audits; and
(5) Submit to FSA a 2008 AGP
Recovery Act Report, no later than 30
days after the States have provided
assistance to eligible producers,
including the:
(a) Manner in which the State
provided assistance,
(b) Amount of assistance provided per
producer per species of aquaculture,
and
(c) Process by which the State
determined the levels of assistance to
eligible aquaculture producers.
Definitions Used in the Proposal
Under the current proposal, the
following definitions would be
applicable to the 2008 AGP:
Controlled environment. An
environment in which everything that
can practicably be controlled with
structures, facilities, growing media
(including but not limited to water or
nutrients) by the producer, is in fact
controlled by the producer, as
determined by industry standards.
Farming operation. A business
enterprise engaged in the production of
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Solicitation for Members of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board
AGENCY: Research, Education and Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for membership.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App., the United States Department of Agriculture announces
solicitation for nominations to fill 10 vacancies on the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory
Board.
DATES: Deadline for Advisory Board member nominations is July 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The nominee's name, resume, completed Form AD-755, and any
letters of support must be sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board
Office, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 321-A, Whitten Building;
Washington, DC 20250-0321.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Hunter, Executive Director,
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics
Advisory Board, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 321-A, Whitten
Building, Washington, DC 20250-0321, telephone: 202-720-8408; fax: 202-
720-6199; e-mail: Karen.hunter@ars.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1408 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123)
was amended by the Food, Energy and Conservation Act of 2008 by
deleting six members of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education and Economics Advisory Board, to total 25 members. Since the
inception of the Advisory Board by congressional legislation in 1996,
each member has represented a specific category related to farming or
ranching, food production and processing, forestry research, crop and
animal science, land-grant institutions, non-land grant college or
university with a historic commitment to research in the food and
agricultural sciences, food retailing and marketing, rural economic
development, and natural resource and consumer interest groups, among
many others. The Board was first appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture in September 1996 and one-third of its members were
appointed for one, two, and three-year terms, respectively to allow for
approximately one-third of the Board to change each year. The terms for
10 members who represent specific categories will expire September 30,
2009. Nominations for these 10 vacant categories are sought. All
nominees will be carefully reviewed for their expertise, leadership,
and relevance to a category. Appointments will be made for two-or
three-year terms to maintain the approximate one-third change in
membership each year dictated by the original legislation.
The 10 slots to be filled are:
Category A. National Farm Organization.
Category C. Food Animal Commodity Producer.
Category I. National Human Health Association.
Category N. NLGCA Institutions.
Category O. Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
Category Q. Transportation of Food and Agricultural Products to
Domestic and Foreign Markets.
Category R. Food Retailing and Marketing Interests.
Category S. Food and Fiber Processors.
Category X. Private Sector Organization Involved in International
Development.
Category Y. National Social Science Association.
Nominations are being solicited from organizations, associations,
societies, councils, federations, groups, and companies that represent
a wide variety of food and agricultural interests throughout the
country. Nominations for one individual who fits several of the
categories listed above or for more than one person who fits one
category will be accepted. In your nomination letter, please indicate
the specific membership category for each nominee. Each nominee must
fill out, sign, and return a form AD-755, ``Advisory Committee
Membership Background Information'' (which can be obtained from the
contact person below or may be printed out from the following Web
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site: https://www.ree.usda.gov/nareeeab/downloads/forms/AD-755.pdf). All
nominees will be vetted before selection.
Nominations are open to all individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical
handicap, marital status, or sexual orientation. To ensure that
recommendations of the Advisory Board take into account the needs of
the diverse groups served by the Department, membership shall include,
to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
Appointments to the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education and Economics Advisory Board will be made by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
Done at Washington, DC this 18th day of May 2009.
Katherine Smith,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. E9-12819 Filed 6-1-09; 8:45 am]
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