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Notice requesting nominations.
SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture
is renewing the charter of the Advisory
Committee on Beginning Farmers and
Ranchers (Committee). The Committee
provides advice to the Secretary on
ways to encourage Federal and State
beginning farmer programs to provide
joint financing to beginning farmers and
ranchers, and other methods of creating
new farming and ranching
opportunities. This notice invites
nominations for persons to service on
the Committee.
DATES: We will consider nominations
that we receive by October 5, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The instructions for
submission of nominations are provided
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section. You may submit nominations
to: Mark Falcone, Designated Federal
Official (DFO) for the Advisory
Committee on Beginning Farmers and
Ranchers, or Ken Hill, Farm Service
Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
0522, Washington, DC 20250–0522;
telephone (202) 720–1632; Fax (202)
690–1117.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Falcone at (202) 720–1632; or email: mark.falcone@usda.gov, or Ken
Hill at (202) 720–5199, or e-mail:
Kenneth.Hill@wdc.usda.gov.
As
required by section 5 of the Agricultural
Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (Pub. L.
102–554), the Secretary of Agriculture
established the Committee to advise the
Secretary on:
(1) Development of a program of
coordinated financial assistance to
qualified beginning farmers and
ranchers under section 309(i) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (Federal and State
beginning farmer programs provide joint
financing to beginning farmers and
ranchers);
(2) Methods of maximizing the
number of new farming and ranching
opportunities created through the
program;
(3) Methods of encouraging States to
participate in the program;
(4) Administration of the program;
and
(5) Other methods of creating new
farming or ranching opportunities.
The law requires that members of the
Committee be representatives from the
following groups:
(1) The Farm Service Agency (FSA);
(2) State beginning farmer programs
(as defined in section 309(i)(5) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
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(3) Commercial lenders;
(4) Private nonprofit organizations
with active beginning farmer or rancher
programs;
(5) The USDA Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension
Service (CSREES);
(6) Community colleges or other
educational institutions with
demonstrated experience in training
beginning farmers or ranchers; and
(7) Other entities or persons providing
lending or technical assistance to
qualified beginning farmers or ranchers.
The Secretary will also appoint
farmers and ranchers to the Committee.
USDA Departmental Regulation 1042–
119, dated November 25, 1998, first
established the Committee and
designated FSA to provide support.
Seven of the Committee members were
replaced when the Committee charter
was last renewed on March 28, 2008.
Approximately one-third of the 20
existing members will be replaced when
the charter is renewed.
We are now accepting nominations of
individuals to serve for a 2-year term on
the Committee. Reappointments are
made to assure effectiveness and
continuity of operations. The duration
of the Committee is indefinite. No
member, other than a USDA employee,
can serve for more than 6 consecutive
years. There will be a vacancy in at least
four groups: State beginning farmer
programs, commercial lenders, CSREES,
and farmers and ranchers.
Appointments and reappointments to
the Committee will be made by the end
of the calendar year and all nominees
will be notified in writing.
The Committee generally meets at
least once a year and all meetings are
open to the public. Committee meetings
provide an opportunity for members to
exchange ideas and provide advice on
ways to increase opportunities for
beginning farmers and ranchers.
Members discuss various issues and
draft recommendations, which are
submitted to the Secretary in writing.
Nominations are being sought through
the media, this Federal Register notice,
and other appropriate methods. Persons
nominated for the Committee will be
required to complete and submit an
Advisory Committee Membership
Background Information Questionnaire
(Form AD–755). Submission of this form
will constitute a nomination. The form
is available on the Internet at https://
www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/
ad755.pdf. AD–755 can be completed
on-line. However, nominees must print
their completed forms from the Adobe
PDF file, sign, and mail or fax them to
the above address or fax number. The
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telephone, fax, or e-mail. Letters of
recommendation may be submitted, but
should not be solicited or obtained from
USDA officials employed in Washington
DC. All inquiries about the nomination
process and submissions of the AD–755
should go to Mark Falcone or Ken Hill,
as provided in the ADDRESSES section for
addresses and numbers.
Appointments to the Committee will
be made by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Equal opportunity practices, consistent
with USDA policies, will be followed in
making all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the
Department, membership should
include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, persons
with disabilities, and senior citizens.
Signed in Washington, DC on August 28,
2009.
Jonathan W. Coppess,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Publication of Depreciation Rates
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS), an agency of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
announces the depreciation rates for
telecommunications plant for the period
ending December 31, 2008.
DATES: These rates are effective
immediately and will remain in effect
until rates are available for the period
ending December 31, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan P. Claffey, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Telecommunications
Program, Rural Utilities Service, STOP
1590—Room 5151, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
1590. Telephone: (202) 720–9556.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Rural Utilities Service regulation, 7 CFR
part 1737, Pre-Loan Policies and
Procedures Common to Insured and
Guaranteed Telecommunications Loans,
§ 1737.70(e) explains the depreciation
rates that are used by RUS in its
feasibility studies. Section 1737.70(e)(2)
refers to median depreciation rates
published by RUS for all borrowers. The
following chart provides those rates,
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compiled by RUS for the reporting
period ending December 31, 2008:
MEDIAN DEPRECIATION RATES FOR RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE BORROWERS BY EQUIPMENT CATEGORY FOR PERIOD
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2008
Depreciation
rate
Telecommunications plant category
1. Land and Support Assets:
a. Motor vehicles ..........................................................................................................................................................................
b. Aircraft ......................................................................................................................................................................................
c. Special purpose vehicles ..........................................................................................................................................................
d. Garage and other work equipment ..........................................................................................................................................
e. Buildings ...................................................................................................................................................................................
f. Furniture and office equipment .................................................................................................................................................
g. General purpose computers .....................................................................................................................................................
2. Central Office Switching:
a. Digital ........................................................................................................................................................................................
b. Analog & Electro-mechanical ...................................................................................................................................................
c. Operator Systems .....................................................................................................................................................................
3. Central Office Transmission:
a. Radio Systems .........................................................................................................................................................................
b. Circuit equipment .....................................................................................................................................................................
4. Information origination/termination:
a. Station apparatus .....................................................................................................................................................................
b. Customer premises wiring ........................................................................................................................................................
c. Large private branch exchanges ..............................................................................................................................................
d. Public telephone terminal equipment .......................................................................................................................................
e. Other terminal equipment .........................................................................................................................................................
5. Cable and wire facilities:
a. Aerial cable—poles ..................................................................................................................................................................
b. Aerial cable—metal ..................................................................................................................................................................
c. Aerial cable—fiber ....................................................................................................................................................................
d. Underground cable—metal ......................................................................................................................................................
e. Underground cable—fiber ........................................................................................................................................................
f. Buried cable—metal ..................................................................................................................................................................
g. Buried cable—fiber ...................................................................................................................................................................
h. Conduit systems .......................................................................................................................................................................
i. Other ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
Dated: August 7, 2009.
Jonathan Adelstein,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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11.25
12.00
10.00
3.28
10.00
20.00
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9.66
9.00
9.42
10.00
11.90
10.00
11.65
11.00
10.20
6.25
5.90
5.10
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
3.50
6.00
Dated: September 1, 2009.
David Blackwood,
General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Publication of Depreciation Rates
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces the depreciation
rates for telecommunications plant for the period ending December 31,
2008.
DATES: These rates are effective immediately and will remain in effect
until rates are available for the period ending December 31, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan P. Claffey, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Telecommunications Program, Rural Utilities Service,
STOP 1590--Room 5151, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-1590. Telephone: (202) 720-9556.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Rural Utilities Service regulation, 7
CFR part 1737, Pre-Loan Policies and Procedures Common to Insured and
Guaranteed Telecommunications Loans, Sec. 1737.70(e) explains the
depreciation rates that are used by RUS in its feasibility studies.
Section 1737.70(e)(2) refers to median depreciation rates published by
RUS for all borrowers. The following chart provides those rates,
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compiled by RUS for the reporting period ending December 31, 2008:
Median Depreciation Rates for Rural Utilities Service Borrowers by
Equipment Category for Period Ending December 31, 2008
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Depreciation
Telecommunications plant category rate
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1. Land and Support Assets:
a. Motor vehicles................................... 16.00
b. Aircraft......................................... 11.25
c. Special purpose vehicles......................... 12.00
d. Garage and other work equipment.................. 10.00
e. Buildings........................................ 3.28
f. Furniture and office equipment................... 10.00
g. General purpose computers........................ 20.00
2. Central Office Switching:
a. Digital.......................................... 8.83
b. Analog & Electro-mechanical...................... 9.66
c. Operator Systems................................. 9.00
3. Central Office Transmission:
a. Radio Systems.................................... 9.42
b. Circuit equipment................................ 10.00
4. Information origination/termination:
a. Station apparatus................................ 11.90
b. Customer premises wiring......................... 10.00
c. Large private branch exchanges................... 11.65
d. Public telephone terminal equipment.............. 11.00
e. Other terminal equipment......................... 10.20
5. Cable and wire facilities:
a. Aerial cable--poles.............................. 6.25
b. Aerial cable--metal.............................. 5.90
c. Aerial cable--fiber.............................. 5.10
d. Underground cable--metal......................... 5.00
e. Underground cable--fiber......................... 5.00
f. Buried cable--metal.............................. 5.00
g. Buried cable--fiber.............................. 5.00
h. Conduit systems.................................. 3.50
i. Other............................................ 6.00
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Dated: August 7, 2009.
Jonathan Adelstein,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E9-21235 Filed 9-2-09; 8:45 am]
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