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information collection in its production
areas. Should fruit fly populations
increase in these areas, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
would have the information and
resources readily at hand to respond
effectively.
Another commenter who agreed with
our proposed treatment changes asked
whether the reduced irradiation dose of
100 gray we proposed as a treatment for
Medfly would result in improved fruit
quality and longer shelf life for sweet
cherries.
We have no evidence to suggest that
a 100 gray dose would result in
improved fruit quality or shelf life. In
fact, our experience indicates that an
irradiation dose of 150 gray has no
discernible positive or negative effect on
fruit quality, making it less likely that a
dose of 100 gray will have any such
effect.
The same commenter also wanted to
know if the reduced irradiation dose we
proposed for Medfly would be effective
for other types of fruit flies.
We have established that the 100 gray
dose is effective against certain species
of Anastrepha and Bactrocera fruit flies
and the approved irradiation doses
listed for these species in the PPQ
Treatment Manual are already 100 gray
or lower. For all other fruit flies of the
family Tephritidae, the approved dose is
150 gray. Additional testing would be
necessary to confirm whether a 100 gray
dose would serve as an efficacious
treatment for other species of fruit fly.
One commenter stated that the
proposed treatment changes would
allow the Australian cherry industry to
benefit unfairly from lower treatment
costs, thereby putting emerging cherryproducing countries in the Middle East
such as Turkey and Iran at an economic
disadvantage in the world cherry
market.
The treatments discussed in the
proposed rule with respect to Australia
are specific to the pests present there,
Medfly and Queensland fruit fly, and
were evaluated with respect to their
efficacy, not their costs. Cherries from
another region with the same pest
complex could be treated in the same
manner, so we disagree that Australian
cherry producers are receiving any sort
of unfair benefit.
Another commenter, a representative
of the Australian NPPO, observed that
the State of Tasmania is not included in
the areas of Australia listed by APHIS as
free of fruit flies. The commenter noted
that the APHIS Fruits and Vegetables
Import Requirements database
specifically lists cherries, apples, and
pears from Tasmania as being permitted
access to the United States without the
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requirement for a phytosanitary
treatment for fruit flies. The commenter
asked that Tasmania be added to APHIS’
list of approved pest-free areas.
For a given plant pest, APHIS makes
a distinction between pest-free areas
and areas that have never been known
to support that pest in sufficient
numbers to be a threat to agriculture;
Tasmania is an example of the latter
with regard to fruit flies. If a particular
quarantine pest has never been known
to be associated with the regulated
article in the country or region of origin,
we do not usually include that country
or region on the list of pest-free areas for
that pest. Because the cooler climate
and geographical isolation of Tasmania
inhibit a resident fruit fly population
from establishing itself there, we do not
consider it necessary to include
Tasmania on the list of approved pestfree areas.
Revision of Treatments Regulations
Following the publication of our
October 2009 proposed rule, we
published a final rule that amended the
regulations by removing all
phytosanitary treatments and treatment
schedules from 7 CFR part 305, while
retaining general treatment
requirements.4 The sections in part 305
we had proposed to amend no longer
exist, so the modified treatments will
instead be added to the appropriate
sections of the PPQ Treatment Manual.
The regulations now indicate that all
approved treatments and treatment
schedules are contained in the PPQ
Treatment Manual.
Accordingly, the PPQ Treatment
Manual has been amended to include
the new treatments for sweet cherries
from Australia and a specific irradiation
dose of 100 gray for Medfly.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22,
2.80, and 371.3.
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
The Ketchikan Resource
Advisory Committee will meet in
Ketchikan, Alaska, August 18, 2010. The
purpose of this meeting is to discuss
potential projects under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2008.
DATES: The meeting will be held August
18, 2010 at 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Ketchikan-Misty Fjords Ranger
District, 3031 Tongass Avenue,
Ketchikan, Alaska. Send written
comments to Ketchikan Resource
Advisory Committee, c/o District
Ranger, USDA Forest Service, 3031
Tongass Ave., Ketchikan, AK 99901, or
electronically to Diane Daniels, RAC
Coordinator at ddaniels@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Daniels, RAC Coordinator
Ketchikan-Misty Fjords Ranger District,
Tongass National Forest, (907) 228–
4105.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public.
Committee discussion is limited to
Forest Service staff and Committee
members. However, public input
opportunity will be provided and
individuals will have the opportunity to
address the Committee at that time.
SUMMARY:
Dated: July 26, 2010.
Jeff DeFreest,
District Ranger.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
West Virginia Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day
of July 2010.
AGENCY:
Kevin Shea
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Ketchikan Resource Advisory
Committee
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
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ACTION:
The West Virginia Resource
Advisory Committee will meet in
Elkins, West Virginia. The committee is
meeting as authorized under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
and in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
is to hold the first meeting of the newly
formed committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
August 27, 2010, and will begin at 10
a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Monongahela National Forest
Supervisor’s Office, 200 Sycamore
Street, Elkins, WV 26241. Written
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comments should be sent to Kate
Goodrich-Arling at the same address.
Comments may also be sent via e-mail
to kgoodricharling@fs.fed.us, or via
facsimile to 304–637–0582.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at
Monongahela National Forest, 200
Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV 26241.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
Goodrich-Arling, RAC coordinator,
USDA, Monongahela National Forest,
200 Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV 26241;
(304) 636–1800; E-mail
kgoodricharling@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. The
following business will be conducted:
(1) Introductions of all committee
members, replacement members and
Forest Service personnel. (2) Selection
of a chairperson by the committee
members. (3) Receive materials
explaining the process for considering
and recommending Title II projects; and
(4) Public Comment. Persons who wish
to bring related matters to the attention
of the Committee may file written
statements with the Committee staff
before or after the meeting.
DC. Individuals who wish to speak at
the meeting or to propose agenda items
must send their names and proposals by
August 31, 2010 to Daina Apple,
Designated Federal Officer, Forestry
Research Advisory Council, USDA
Forest Service Research and
Development, 1400 Independence Ave.,
SW., Washington, DC 20250–1120, or
fax their names and proposed agenda
items to (202) 205–1530.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daina Apple, Forest Service Office of
the Deputy Chief for Research and
Development, (202) 205–1665.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8
a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time,
Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. Council
discussion is limited to Forest Service,
National Institute for Food and
Agriculture staff and Council members.
However, persons who wish to bring
forestry research matters to the attention
of the Council may file written
statements with the Council staff before
or after the meeting.
Dated: July 29, 2010.
Clyde N. Thompson,
Designated Federal Officer.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Dated: July 26, 2010.
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
Acting Deputy Chief for Research and
Development.
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Natural Resources Conservation
Service
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Notice of Proposed Changes to the
National Handbook of Conservation
Practices for the Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Forest Service
AGENCY:
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Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of
proposed changes in the NRCS National
Handbook of Conservation Practices for
public review and comment.
Forestry Research Advisory Council
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Forestry Research
Advisory Council will meet in
Washington, DC September 8–9, 2010.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss
emerging issues in forestry research.
DATES: The meeting will be held
September 8–9, 2010. On September 8
the meeting will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., and on September 9 from 8:30–
noon.
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The meeting will be held in
Room 104–A Whitten Building, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
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Notice is hereby given of the
intention of NRCS to issue a series of
revised conservation practice standards
in the National Handbook of
Conservation Practices. These standards
include: Channel Bed Stabilization
(Code 584), Dust Control From Animal
Activity on Open Lot Surfaces (Code
375), Karst Sinkhole Treatment (Code
527), Lined Waterway or Outlet (Code
468), Monitoring Well (Code 353), OnFarm Equipment Efficiency
Improvement (Code 374), Pond Sealing
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or Lining—Bentonite Treatment (Code
521C), Pond Sealing or Lining—
Compacted Clay Treatment (Code
521D), Pond Sealing or Lining—Soil
Dispersant Treatment (Code 521B),
Salinity and Sodic Soil Management
(Code 610), Stream Habitat
Improvement and Management (Code
395), Vertical Drain (Code 630), Water
Well (Code 642), Water Well
Decommissioning (Code 351), and Well
Water Testing (Code 355).
NRCS State Conservationists who
choose to adopt these practices for use
within their States will incorporate
them into Section IV of their respective
electronic Field Office Technical
Guides. These practices may be used in
conservation systems that treat highly
erodible land (HEL) or on land
determined to be a wetland. Section 343
of the Federal Agriculture Improvement
and Reform Act of 1996 requires NRCS
to make available for public review and
comment all proposed revisions to
conservation practice standards used to
carry out HEL and wetland provisions of
the law.
DATES: Effective Date: This is effective
August 4, 2010.
Comment Date: Submit comments on
or before September 3, 2010. Final
versions of these new or revised
conservation practice standards will be
adopted after the close of the 30-day
comment period, and after
consideration of all comments.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
submitted using any of the following
methods:
• Mail: Wayne Bogovich, National
Agricultural Engineer, Conservation
Engineering Division, Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 6136
South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
• E-mail:
wayne.bogovich@wdc.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne Bogovich, National Agricultural
Engineer, Conservation Engineering
Division, Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room
6136 South Building, Washington, DC
20250.
Electronic copies of these standards
can be downloaded or printed from the
following Web site: ftp://ftpfc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NHQ/practicestandards/federal-register/. Requests for
paper versions or inquiries may be
directed to Wayne Bogovich, National
Agricultural Engineer, Conservation
Engineering Division, Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
West Virginia Resource Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The West Virginia Resource Advisory Committee will meet in
Elkins, West Virginia. The committee is meeting as authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-
343) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
purpose is to hold the first meeting of the newly formed committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on August 27, 2010, and will begin at
10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Monongahela National Forest
Supervisor's Office, 200 Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV 26241. Written
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comments should be sent to Kate Goodrich-Arling at the same address.
Comments may also be sent via e-mail to kgoodricharling@fs.fed.us, or
via facsimile to 304-637-0582.
All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect comments received at Monongahela
National Forest, 200 Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV 26241.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Goodrich-Arling, RAC coordinator,
USDA, Monongahela National Forest, 200 Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV
26241; (304) 636-1800; E-mail kgoodricharling@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through
Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. The
following business will be conducted: (1) Introductions of all
committee members, replacement members and Forest Service personnel.
(2) Selection of a chairperson by the committee members. (3) Receive
materials explaining the process for considering and recommending Title
II projects; and (4) Public Comment. Persons who wish to bring related
matters to the attention of the Committee may file written statements
with the Committee staff before or after the meeting.
Dated: July 29, 2010.
Clyde N. Thompson,
Designated Federal Officer.
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