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Commodity Credit Corporation
Interim Guidelines and Funds
Availability for Projects Involving the
Local and Regional Procurement of
Food Aid
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AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service
and Commodity Credit Corporation,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Availability and
request for comments.
SUMMARY: This notice announces that
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS),
on behalf of the Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC), is issuing a set of
guidelines for the administration and
implementation of Local and Regional
Food Aid Procurement Pilot Project
(PPP) authorized under the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.
FAS will provide CCC funds in the form
of grants to qualified organizations
during FY 2009 through FY 2011 for the
implementation of field-based projects
under the PPP to meet the food needs
of targeted vulnerable groups. The
‘‘Interim Guidelines for the Local and
Regional Food Aid Procurement
Project’’ can be found at https://
www.fas.usda.gov/food-aid.asp. The
Interim Guidelines are intended to
guide the application and
implementation of field projects in
developing countries that involve the
local and regional procurement of food
aid. Field projects will be funded
primarily to expedite the provision of
food aid to vulnerable populations
affected by food crises and disasters. A
secondary purpose will be to provide
development assistance that will
enhance the food consumption security
of such populations. The Interim
Guidelines inform prospective
participants about the qualification
criteria and application process, as well
as procedures and requirements for
project implementation, monitoring and
reporting. This notice formally requests
public review of and comments on the
Interim Guidelines.
DATES: The Interim Guidelines will be
effective immediately upon publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.
Eligible organizations may submit
applications for qualification and
funding for field-based projects
following the date of publication.
Members of the public must submit
comments on the Interim Guidelines on
or before October 21, 2009. FAS will
consider comments received by this
date and then issue final guidelines for
the Local and Regional Procurement
Pilot Project.
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Comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• E-Mail to: LRP@fas.usda.gov or
Jamie.Fisher@fas.usda.gov;
• Fax: (202) 690–0251;
• U.S. Postal Delivery: Jamie Fisher,
Food Assistance Division, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Stop 1034, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1034; and
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Jamie
Fisher, Food Assistance Division,
Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1250
Maryland Avenue, SW., Suite 400,
Washington, DC 20024.
For comments on the Interim
Guidelines, please include the volume,
date, and page number of this Federal
Register notice. Comments may be
inspected in the Office of the Director,
Food Assistance Division, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1250 Maryland Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250 between
8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamie Fisher, Program Analyst, Food
Assistance Division, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Stop 1034, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1034; phone
(202) 720–5620; by fax: (202) 690–0251;
or by e-mail: Jamie.Fisher@fas.usda.gov.
FAS intends to hold information and
feedback sessions pertaining to the
Interim Guidelines shortly after their
issuance. Interested organizations
should immediately consult https://
www.fas.usda.gov/food-aid.asp after the
issuance of the Interim Guidelines for
specific information about the date,
time, and location of these information
sessions. Other announcements
regarding the PPP will be posted at this
address over the life of the Project.
The USDA prohibits discrimination in
its programs on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs, marital, or
familial status. Persons with disabilities
who require alternative means for
communication of program information
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
should contact the USDA Office of
Communications at (202) 720–5881
(voice) or (202) 720–7808 (TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Interim Guidelines for the PPP
are intended to accomplish the
following objectives:
1. Set forth the criteria for eligible
organizations to apply to become
qualified to submit applications for
funding of a field-based project.
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2. Inform qualified organizations
about the requirements for the
submission of applications for funding
field-based emergency response
projects, development assistance
projects, or both.
3. Set forth the implementation
guidelines and performance and
reporting requirements.
4. Establish minimum quality
standards for eligible commodities.
5. Allow for sufficient flexibility for
participants to expedite the provision of
food assistance to populations affected
by food crises and disasters and to
facilitate the recovery of market systems
that directly affect food consumption.
6. Provide guidance to ensure that
local and regional purchases:
• Expedite the provision of food to
vulnerable populations;
• Do not increase the price of food for
low-income consumers;
• Do not disrupt global agricultural
commodity markets;
• Do not disrupt normal patterns of
commercial trade; and
• Do not serve as a disincentive that
substantially undermines the
agricultural production levels of farmers
in the recipient country or in a
neighboring country in the region.
7. Identify the types of data and
information that implementing
organizations must collect for the
independent evaluation of the PPP.
Dated: August 24, 2009.
Michael V. Michener,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service,
and Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Resource Advisory
Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Lassen Resource Advisory
Committee, Susanville, CA, USDA
Forest Service.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in
the Federal Advisory Committees Act
(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 110–
343) the Lassen County Resource
Advisory Committee will meet October
8, 2009 in Susanville, California for a
business meeting. The meeting is open
to the public.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
business meeting on October 8, 2009
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will begin at 9 a.m., at the Lassen
National Forest Headquarters Office,
Caribou Conference Room, 2550
Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130.
This meeting will be dedicated to
review the process for 2009 funding
cycle, discuss project review with
monthly monitoring reports and the
future monitoring process, and report
out on summer field trips to projects.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Tern Frolli, Designated Federal
Official, at (530) 257–4188; or Public
Affairs Officer, Heidi Perry, at (530)
252–6604.
Lorene T. Guffey,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Determination under the Textile and
Apparel Commercial Availability
Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA–DR
Agreement)
September 16, 2009.
AGENCY: The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
ACTION: Determination to add a product
in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25
of the CAFTA–DR Agreement.
DATES:
Effective Date: September 21,
2009.
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SUMMARY: The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(‘‘CITA’’) has determined that certain
cotton/polyester three thread circular
knit fleece fabric, as specified below, is
not available in commercial quantities
in a timely manner in the CAFTA–DR
countries. The product will be added to
the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA–
DR Agreement in unrestricted
quantities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Dybczak, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482–3651.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ONLINE: https://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/
CaftaReqTrack.nsf, under ‘‘Approved
Requests,’’ reference number:
128.2009.08.07.Fabric.ST&Rfor
Intradeco
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The CAFTA–DR Agreement;
Section 203(o)(4) of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act (‘‘CAFTA–
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DR Implementation Act’’), Public Law 109–
53; the Statement of Administrative Action
(SAA), accompanying the CAFTA–DR
Implementation Act; and Presidential
Proclamations 7987 (February 28, 2006) and
7996 (March 31, 2006); Modifications to
Procedures for Considering Requests Under
the Commercial Availability Provision of the
Dominican Republic-Central America-United
States Free Trade Agreement, 73 FR 53200
(September 15, 2008).
BACKGROUND:
The CAFTA–DR Agreement provides
a list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, yarns,
and fibers that the Parties to the
CAFTA–DR Agreement have
determined are not available in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the territory of any Party. The
CAFTA–DR Agreement provides that
this list may be modified pursuant to
Article 3.25(4)–(5), when the President
of the United States determines that a
fabric, yarn, or fiber is not available in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the territory of any Party. See
Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA–DR
Agreement; see also Section 203(o)(4)(C)
of the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act.
The CAFTA–DR Implementation Act
requires the President to establish
procedures governing the submission of
a request and providing opportunity for
interested entities to submit comments
and supporting evidence before a
commercial availability determination is
made. In Presidential Proclamations
7987 and 7996, the President delegated
to CITA the authority under section
203(o)(4) of CAFTA–DR Implementation
Act for modifying the Annex 3.25 list.
On September 15, 2008, CITA published
modified procedures it would follow in
considering requests to modify the
Annex 3.25 list of products determined
to be not commercially available in the
territory of any Party to CAFTA–DR
(Modifications to Procedures for
Considering Requests Under the
Commercial Availability Provision of
the Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade
Agreement, 73 FR 53200)
(‘‘procedures’’).
On August 7, 2009, the Chairman of
CITA received a request for a
commercial availability determination
(‘‘Request’’) from Sandler, Travis &
Rosenberg, P.A. on behalf of Intradeco
Apparel, Inc. (‘‘Intradeco’’), for certain
cotton/polyester three thread circular
knit fleece fabrics. On August 11, 2009,
in accordance with CITA’s procedures,
CITA notified interested parties of the
Request, which was posted on the
dedicated website for CAFTA–DR
Commercial Availability proceedings. In
its notification, CITA advised that any
Response with an Offer to Supply
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(‘‘Response’’) must be submitted by
August 21, 2009, and any Rebuttal
Comments to a Response (‘‘Rebuttal’’)
must be submitted by August 27, 2009.
On August 24, 2009, CITA announced
that, in accordance with Section 6(a)
and 7(a) of its procedures, it found
sufficient good cause to extend the
deadlines for Responses to August 24,
2009, and deadlines for Rebuttals to
August 28, 2009. On August 24, 2009,
Hylos y Telas s.a. (‘‘HyT’’) submitted a
Response to the Request. On August 28,
2009, Interdeco submitted a Rebuttal to
the Response.
In its Request, Intradeco stated that it
had conducted due diligence to source
the fabric from CAFTA-DR suppliers,
including HyT. Intradeco reported that
it had engaged in a dialogue with HyT
over the course of several weeks, during
which time it requested information
about HyT’s capacity and asked that
HyT confirm its interest in supplying
the subject fabric. The requestor
asserted that HyT did not provide
detailed information about its
production capability and capacity to
produce the subject fabric. As a result,
Intradeco claimed that HyT did not
demonstrate that it is able supply the
fabric in question in commercial
quantities in a timely manner.
In the Response submitted by HyT,
the supplier stated that it had been in
contact with Intradeco in the course of
its due diligence efforts, and had offered
to supply the subject fabric. In the
Confidential version of its Response,
HyT provided information regarding its
production capabilities, including
quantities of past production of other
fabrics, and an inventory of its
manufacturing equipment. HyT also
stated that it had developed a new fabric
in response to Intradeco’s inquiries, and
had sent a sample to Intradeco on
August 8, 2009. With its sample, HyT
also sent a lab report reflecting the
specifications of the fabric, known as a
‘‘specification sheet.’’ HyT asserted that
it had provided Intradeco with the same
specification sheet it included as an
attachment in the Confidential version
of its Response. In its Response, HyT
stated that, while there were some
variations in the specifications of the
fabric it had developed and the required
specifications of the subject fabric,
‘‘such differences (were) not an obstacle
to fulfill the requirements of the final
product.’’
Section 203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA–
DR Implementation Act provides that
after receiving a Request, CITA will
make a determination as to whether the
subject product is available in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the CAFTA–DR countries. In
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Lassen Resource Advisory Committee, Susanville, CA, USDA Forest
Service.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committees
Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 110-343) the Lassen County
Resource Advisory Committee will meet October 8, 2009 in Susanville,
California for a business meeting. The meeting is open to the public.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The business meeting on October 8, 2009
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will begin at 9 a.m., at the Lassen National Forest Headquarters
Office, Caribou Conference Room, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA
96130. This meeting will be dedicated to review the process for 2009
funding cycle, discuss project review with monthly monitoring reports
and the future monitoring process, and report out on summer field trips
to projects.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Tern Frolli, Designated
Federal Official, at (530) 257-4188; or Public Affairs Officer, Heidi
Perry, at (530) 252-6604.
Lorene T. Guffey,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
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