Notice of Meeting, 49362 [E9-23314]

Download as PDF 49362 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 186 / Monday, September 28, 2009 / Notices srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES • Any service rendered for live animals at land border ports along the United States-Canada border; • Miscellaneous services; • Pet birds; • The inspection of various import and export facilities and establishments; • The endorsement of export health certificates that do not require the verification of tests or vaccinations; • The endorsement of export health certificates that require the verification of tests and vaccinations; and, • Hourly rate and minimum user fees. On October 1, 2009, the veterinary import/export user fees for fiscal year 2010 will take effect. You may view the regulations in 9 CFR part 130, which includes charts showing all the fiscal year 2010 veterinary import/export user fees, on the Internet at Regulation.gov, at https://www.regulations.gov/ fdmspublic/component/ main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2009-0054. Veterinary Diagnostic Services User Fees User fees to reimburse APHIS for the costs of providing veterinary diagnostic services are also contained in 9 CFR part 130. These user fees are authorized by section 2509(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as amended (21 U.S.C. 136a), which provides that the Secretary of Agriculture may, among other things, prescribe regulations and collect fees to recover the costs of veterinary diagnostics relating to the control and eradication of communicable diseases of livestock and poultry within the United States. In a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 19, 2007 (72 FR 71744–71750, Docket No. APHIS–2006–0161), and effective January 18, 2008, we established, for fiscal years 2008 through 2012 and beyond, user fees for certain veterinary diagnostic services, including certain diagnostic tests, reagents, and other veterinary diagnostic materials and services. Veterinary diagnostics is the work performed in a laboratory to determine whether a disease-causing organism or chemical agent is present in body tissues or cells and, if so, to identify those organisms or agents. Services in this category include: (1) Performing identification, serology, and pathobiology tests and providing diagnostic reagents and other veterinary diagnostic materials and services for the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, IA; and (2) performing laboratory tests and providing reagents and other veterinary diagnostic materials and services at the VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:33 Sep 25, 2009 Jkt 217001 NVSL Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (NVSL FADDL) in Greenport, NY. The veterinary diagnostic services user fees are found in §§ 130.12 through 130.19 and cover the following: • Virology identification tests performed at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other authorized sites; • Bacteriology serology tests performed at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other authorized sites; • Virology serology tests performed at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other authorized sites; • Veterinary diagnostic tests performed at the Pathobiology Laboratory at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other authorized sites; • Bacteriology reagents produced by the Diagnostic Bacteriology Laboratory at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other authorized sites; • Virology reagents produced by the Diagnostic Virology Laboratory at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other authorized sites; and, • Other veterinary diagnostic services or materials available from NVSL (excluding FADDL). On October 1, 2009, the veterinary diagnostic services user fees for fiscal year 2010 will take effect. You may view the regulations in 9 CFR part 130, which includes charts showing all the fiscal year 2010 veterinary import/export user fees, on the Internet at Regulation.gov, at https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ component/ main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2009-0054. Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of September 2009. Karen Grillo, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E9–23320 Filed 9–25–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Notice of Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA). Dates: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m., times may be adjusted). Location: Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building, George Washington University, 805 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20052. Please note that this is the anticipated agenda and is subject to change. Keynote: The Administrator-designate, or if there is not yet a designated nominee, the PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Acting Administrator, Alonzo Fulgham, will present an update from the front office of USAID on the current initiatives underway at USAID. Keynote: Franklin Moore, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, USAID, will present an overview of food security issues and programs at USAID and frame the discussion of the panel following on best (and worst) practices in implementing food security programs overseas. The primary focus of the meeting will be on food security and what has and has not worked in implementing these programs. There will be a panel discussion on this topic. Stakeholders. The meeting is free and open to the public. Persons wishing to attend the meeting can register online at https:// www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa or with Deborah Lewis at dlewis@usaid.gov or 202– 712–0936. September 22, 2009. Deborah Lewis, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Agency for International Development. [FR Doc. E9–23314 Filed 9–25–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Jones and NOAA Awards Nominations. OMB Control Number: None. Form Number(s): NA. Type of Request: Regular submission. Number of Respondents: 25. Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. Burden Hours: 25. Needs and Uses: The 1990 reauthorization of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) authorized NOAA to ‘‘implement a program to promote excellence in coastal zone management by identifying and acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the field.’’ As authorized in Section 314 of the CZMA, the Walter B. Jones Awards recognize three categories of excellence: Coastal Steward of the Year, Excellence in Local Government, and Excellence in Coastal and Marine Graduate Study. The CZMA authorizes NOAA to conduct public ceremonies to acknowledge such awards, which are based on responses to a biannual call for nominations. In conjunction with the Walter B. Jones Awards, NOAA instituted several E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 186 (Monday, September 28, 2009)]
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[FR Doc No: E9-23314]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
given of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid 
(ACVFA).

    Dates: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m., times may 
be adjusted).
    Location: Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs 
Building, George Washington University, 805 21st Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20052.
    Please note that this is the anticipated agenda and is subject 
to change.
    Keynote: The Administrator-designate, or if there is not yet a 
designated nominee, the Acting Administrator, Alonzo Fulgham, will 
present an update from the front office of USAID on the current 
initiatives underway at USAID.
    Keynote: Franklin Moore, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau 
for Africa, USAID, will present an overview of food security issues 
and programs at USAID and frame the discussion of the panel 
following on best (and worst) practices in implementing food 
security programs overseas.
    The primary focus of the meeting will be on food security and 
what has and has not worked in implementing these programs. There 
will be a panel discussion on this topic.
    Stakeholders. The meeting is free and open to the public. 
Persons wishing to attend the meeting can register online at https://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa or with Deborah Lewis at 
dlewis@usaid.gov or 202-712-0936.

    September 22, 2009.
Deborah Lewis,
Office of the Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Agency for International 
Development.
[FR Doc. E9-23314 Filed 9-25-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
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