Meetings of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade and the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade, 23223-23224 [2010-10273]
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cooperating State agencies and poultry
industry members, serves an essential
function by acting as liaison between
the poultry industry and the Department
in matters pertaining to poultry health.
In addition, the Committee assists the
Department in planning, organizing, and
conducting the NPIP Biennial
Conference. At the meetings and
Biennial Conferences, the Committee
discusses significant poultry health
issues and makes recommendations to
improve the NPIP program.
Tentative topics for discussion at the
upcoming meetings include:
1. Salmonella enteritidis in meat-type
chickens.
2. Salmonella isolation and
identification protocol.
3. Notifiable avian influenza.
4. Avian mycoplasmosis.
The meetings will be open to the
public. The sessions held on September
1 and 2, 2010, will include delegates to
the NPIP Biennial Conference. However,
due to time constraints, the public will
not be allowed to participate in the
discussions during either of the
meetings. Written statements on
meeting topics may be filed with the
Committee before or after the meetings
by sending them to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Written statements may also
be filed at the meetings. Please refer to
Docket No. APHIS–2010–0026 when
submitting your statements.
This notice of meeting is given
pursuant to section 10 of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.
2).
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day
of April 2010.
Kevin Shea
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0046]
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Multi-Agency Informational Meeting
Concerning Compliance With the
Federal Select Agent Program; Public
Meeting
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: This is to notify all interested
parties, including individuals and
entities possessing, using, or
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transferring biological agents and toxins
listed in 7 CFR 331.3, 9 CFR 121.3 and
121.4, or 42 CFR 73.3 and 73.4, that a
meeting will be held to provide
regulatory guidance related to the
Federal Select Agent Program
established under the Public Health
Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
and Response Act of 2002. The meeting
is being organized by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, the
Department of Health and Human
Services’ Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, and the Department of
Justice’s Federal Bureau of
Investigation. Issues to be discussed
include entity registration, security risk
assessments, biosafety requirements,
and security measures.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
15, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Persons
who wish to attend the meeting must
register by May 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
John Ascuaga’s Nugget Hotel, 1100
Nugget Avenue, Sparks, NV.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
APHIS: Ms. Sherylyn Roberson,
Veterinary Permit Examiner, APHIS
Select Agent Program, VS, ASAP,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 2,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 734–
5960.
CDC: Dr. Alia Legaux, Public Health
Advisor/Inspector, Division of Select
Agents and Toxins, CDC, 1600 Clifton
Road MS A–46, Atlanta, GA 30333;
(404) 718–2000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of
the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and
Response Act of 2002, ‘‘Enhancing
Controls on Dangerous Biological
Agents and Toxins’’ (sections 201
through 231), provides for the regulation
of certain biological agents and toxins
by the Department of Health and Human
Services (subtitle A, sections 201–204)
and the Department of Agriculture
(subtitle B, sections 211–213), and
provides for interagency coordination
between the two departments regarding
overlap agents and toxins (subtitle C,
section 221). For the Department of
Health and Human Services, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) has been designated as the agency
with primary responsibility for
implementing the provisions of the Act;
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is the agency fulfilling
that role for the Department of
Agriculture. CDC and APHIS list select
agents and toxins in 42 CFR 73.3 and
73.4, 7 CFR 331.3, and 9 CFR 121.3 and
121.4, respectively. The Federal Bureau
of Investigation’s (FBI) Criminal Justice
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Information Service conducts security
risk assessments of all individuals and
nongovernmental entities that request to
possess, use, or transfer select agents
and toxins.
The meeting announced here is an
opportunity for the regulated
community (i.e., registered entity
responsible officials, alternate
responsible officials, and entity owners)
and other interested individuals to
obtain specific regulatory guidance and
information on standards concerning
biosafety and biosecurity issues related
to the Federal Select Agent Program.
Representatives from CDC, APHIS, and
the FBI will be present at the meeting
to address questions and concerns.
Entity registration, security risk
assessments, biosafety requirements,
and security measures are among the
issues that will be discussed.
All attendees must register in advance
of the meeting. Interested parties may
call 1–800–648–1177 to register. In
addition, registration forms are available
on the Internet at (https://
www.selectagents.gov). All registration
forms must be submitted by May 15,
2010.
Travel directions to John Ascuaga’s
Nugget Hotel are available on the
Internet at (https://
janugget.travelscream.com/map). RTC
RIDE Route 21 (from RTC Centennial
Plaza) serves the hotel.
If you require special
accommodations, such as a sign
language interpreter, please call or write
one of the individuals listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day
of April 2010.
Kevin Shea
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Meetings of the Agricultural Policy
Advisory Committee for Trade and the
Agricultural Technical Advisory
Committees for Trade
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of closed meetings.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Agricultural Policy Advisory
Committee for Trade (APAC) and the
Agricultural Technical Advisory
Committees for Trade (ATACs) will
hold closed meetings on May 6, 2010.
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The advisory committees are
administered by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR).
The meetings are closed to the public in
accordance with the Trade Act of 1974,
19 U.S.C. 2155(f)(2), and the
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)(6). USTR has
determined that public access to the
meetings would seriously compromise
the development by the U.S.
government of trade policy priorities,
negotiating objectives, or bargaining
positions with respect to the operation
of trade agreements and other matters
arising in connection with the
development, implementation, and
administration of the trade policy of the
United States. Topics will include Doha
Round negotiations in the World Trade
Organization (WTO), WTO accession
negotiations, and negotiations in
bilateral and regional free trade
agreements.
DATES: The meetings are scheduled for
May 6, 2010, unless otherwise notified.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lorie Fitzsimmons by phone at (202)
720–3430 or by e-mail at
lorie.fitzsimmons@fas.usda.gov.
The APAC
is authorized by sections 135(c)(1) and
(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(Pub. L. 93–618, 19 U.S.C. 2155). The
purpose of the committee is to advise
the Secretary of Agriculture and the
USTR concerning agricultural trade
policy. The committee is intended to
ensure that representative elements of
the private sector have an opportunity
to express their views to the U.S.
government.
The ATACs are comprised of six
committees covering the following
commodity sectors: Animals and
Animal Products; Fruits and Vegetables;
Grains, Feed and Oilseeds; Processed
Foods; Sweeteners and Sweetener
Products and Tobacco; Peanuts and
Planting Seeds. Each is authorized by
sections 135(c)(1) and (2) of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended (Pub. L. 93–
618, 19 U.S.C. 2155). These committees
address the technical aspects of issues
and provide advice to the benefit of the
Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR.
The committees meet at the call of the
Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR
through the respective Designated
Federal Officers depending on the level
of activity in trade agreement
negotiations and/or other matters
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concerning the administration of trade
policy, the needs of the Secretary of
Agriculture and the USTR, and the
activity of the technical-level
committees.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 19,
2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Request for Nominations for
the Colorado Recreation Resource
Advisory Committee; Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII,
Pub. L. 108–447)
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of request for
nominations for the Colorado Recreation
Resource Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Nominations are being sought
for certain positions to serve on the
Recreation Resource Advisory
Committee (Recreation RAC) operating
in the state of Colorado for the Forest
Service and Bureau of Land
Management (BLM). New members will
be appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretary) and serve threeyear terms. Members are being sought to
represent each of the following interests:
(1) Winter motorized recreation, (2)
Summer motorized recreation, (3)
Summer non-motorized recreation, (4)
Non-motorized outfitter guides, (5)
Local environmental groups, (6) State
tourism official, and (7) Indian tribes.
The public is invited to submit
nominations for membership on the
Recreation RAC. Current members who
have only served one term may also
apply. Application packets for
Recreation RACs can be obtained on the
Web at https://www.fs.fed.us/
passespermits/rrac-application.shtml or
by e-mailing pdevore@fs.fed.us.
Interested parties may also contact Pam
DeVore, U.S. Forest Service, 740 Simms
Street, Golden, CO 80401 or call 303–
275–5043.
All nominations must consist of a
completed application packet that
includes background information and
other information that addresses a
nominee’s qualifications.
DATES: All applications must be
received by the appropriate office listed
below on or before June 15, 2010. This
timeframe may be extended if officials
do not receive applications for needed
positions.
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ADDRESSES: Interested persons may
submit nominations to the Colorado
RRAC by U.S. Mail or Express Delivery
to Pam DeVore, Rocky Mountain
Regional Office, 740 Simms Street,
Golden, CO 80401. Nominations may
also be sent via e-mail to
pdevore@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anyone wanting further information
regarding this request for nominations
may contact the designated federal
official: Steve Sherwood, Recreation
RAC DFO, 740 Simms Street, Golden,
CO 80401 or 303–275–5135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (REA),
signed December 2004, requires that the
Forest Service and the BLM provide
Recreation RACs with an opportunity to
make recommendations to the two
agencies on certain types of proposed
recreation fee changes. REA allows the
agencies to use existing advisory
councils, such as BLM Resource
Advisory Councils (RACs), or to
establish new committees as
appropriate. The Forest Service and
BLM elected to jointly use existing BLM
RACs in the states of Arizona, Idaho, the
Dakotas, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, and Utah. In 2006, the Forest
Service chartered new Recreation RACs
for the states of California and Colorado,
and for the Forest Service Pacific
Northwest, Eastern and Southern
Regions. The Forest Service is using an
existing advisory board for the Black
Hills National Forest in South Dakota.
In addition, the Governors of three
states—Alaska, Nebraska and
Wyoming—requested that their State be
exempt from the REA–R/RAC
requirement, and the two Departments
concurred with the exemptions.
Members were appointed to the
Colorado Recreation RAC in July 2007
for either two-year or three-year terms.
The Recreation RACs provide recreation
fee recommendations to both the Forest
Service and the BLM. These committees
make recreation fee program
recommendations on implementing or
eliminating standard amenity fees;
expanded amenity fees; and
noncommercial, individual special
recreation permit fees; expanding or
limiting the recreation fee program; and
fee-level changes.
Recreation RAC Composition: Each
Recreation RAC consists of 11 members
appointed by the Secretary. REA
provided flexibility to modify the
specified membership of the RAC ‘‘as
appropriate’’ to ensure a fair and
balanced representation of recreation
interests.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Meetings of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade
and the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of closed meetings.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Agricultural Policy Advisory
Committee for Trade (APAC) and the Agricultural Technical Advisory
Committees for Trade (ATACs) will hold closed meetings on May 6, 2010.
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The advisory committees are administered by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the Office of the United States Trade Representative
(USTR). The meetings are closed to the public in accordance with the
Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 2155(f)(2), and the Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)(6). USTR has determined that public
access to the meetings would seriously compromise the development by
the U.S. government of trade policy priorities, negotiating objectives,
or bargaining positions with respect to the operation of trade
agreements and other matters arising in connection with the
development, implementation, and administration of the trade policy of
the United States. Topics will include Doha Round negotiations in the
World Trade Organization (WTO), WTO accession negotiations, and
negotiations in bilateral and regional free trade agreements.
DATES: The meetings are scheduled for May 6, 2010, unless otherwise
notified.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorie Fitzsimmons by phone at (202)
720-3430 or by e-mail at lorie.fitzsimmons@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The APAC is authorized by sections 135(c)(1)
and (2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Pub. L. 93-618, 19 U.S.C.
2155). The purpose of the committee is to advise the Secretary of
Agriculture and the USTR concerning agricultural trade policy. The
committee is intended to ensure that representative elements of the
private sector have an opportunity to express their views to the U.S.
government.
The ATACs are comprised of six committees covering the following
commodity sectors: Animals and Animal Products; Fruits and Vegetables;
Grains, Feed and Oilseeds; Processed Foods; Sweeteners and Sweetener
Products and Tobacco; Peanuts and Planting Seeds. Each is authorized by
sections 135(c)(1) and (2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Pub.
L. 93-618, 19 U.S.C. 2155). These committees address the technical
aspects of issues and provide advice to the benefit of the Secretary of
Agriculture and the USTR.
The committees meet at the call of the Secretary of Agriculture and
the USTR through the respective Designated Federal Officers depending
on the level of activity in trade agreement negotiations and/or other
matters concerning the administration of trade policy, the needs of the
Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR, and the activity of the
technical-level committees.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 19, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-10273 Filed 4-30-10; 8:45 am]
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