Notice of a Public Meeting on the Rural Energy for America Program, 22608 [2011-9725]

Download as PDF 22608 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 78 / Friday, April 22, 2011 / Rules and Regulations may apply a geographic preference when procuring unprocessed locally grown or locally raised agricultural products. When utilizing the geographic preference to procure such products, the institution making the purchase has the discretion to determine the local area to which the geographic preference option will be applied; (2) For the purpose of applying the optional geographic preference in paragraph (n)(1) of this section, ‘‘unprocessed locally grown or locally raised agricultural products’’ means only those agricultural products that retain their inherent character. The effects of the following food handling and preservation techniques shall not be considered as changing an agricultural product into a product of a different kind or character: Cooling; refrigerating; freezing; size adjustment made by peeling, slicing, dicing, cutting, chopping, shucking, and grinding; forming ground products into patties without any additives or fillers; drying/ dehydration; washing; packaging (such as placing eggs in cartons), vacuum packing and bagging (such as placing vegetables in bags or combining two or more types of vegetables or fruits in a single package); addition of ascorbic acid or other preservatives to prevent oxidation of produce; butchering livestock and poultry; cleaning fish; and the pasteurization of milk. Dated: April 18, 2011. Audrey Rowe, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2011–9843 Filed 4–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Business-Cooperative Service 7 CFR Part 4280 Notice of a Public Meeting on the Rural Energy for America Program Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS) will hold two informational Webinars for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) associated with the recently published REAP interim rule and Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA). Participation will be limited for each Webinar to the first two hundred registrants. DATES: The Webinars will be held on Friday, April 29, 2011, and on Monday, May 2, 2011, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT both days. You must register, as erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:51 Apr 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 described in the ADDRESSES section, by noon EDT April 27, 2011, for the April 29, 2011, Webinar and by noon EDT April 28, 2011, for the May 2, 2011, Webinar. To participate in one of the Webinars, you must register for one of the Webinars by sending an e-mail to: energydivision@wdc.usda.gov. You must include in the SUBJECT line the date of the Webinar for which you wish to participate, and in the body of the e-mail, please provide the participant’s name, e-mail address, mailing address, and telephone number. You must submit your e-mail by the applicable deadline listed in the DATES section of this notice. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donnetta Rigney, Rural BusinessCooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 3225, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–3221, Telephone: (202) 720–9812. The REAP interim rule and the NOFA were published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2011. In order to familarize the public with the content of the REAP interim rule, representatives of the Department of Agriculture are conducting the two Webinars. The purpose of these Webinars is to provide information on the interim rule for the Rural Energy for America Program, focusing on the provisions associated with flexible fuel pumps and other significant changes being implemented through the interim rule. Participants will be afforded the opportunity to ask questions on the material included in the presentation. Please note that formal comments on the interim rule will not be accepted during the Webinar. Instead, the public has an opportunity to comment formally on the interim rule as provided in the interim rule published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2011 (76 FR 21110). All prospective registrants will be notified by the Agency via e-mail if they are or are not among the first two hundred registrants for one of the two Webinars. Participants are responsible for ensuring their systems are compatible with the Webinar software. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: April 18, 2011. Judith A. Canales, Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service. [FR Doc. 2011–9725 Filed 4–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 16 CFR Part 1610 [CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2010–0086] Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Clothing Textiles: Revisions to Terms of Acceptance of Children’s Product Certifications Based on Third Party Conformity Assessment Body Testing Prior to Commission’s Acceptance of Accreditation Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice of requirements; revision of retrospective testing terms. AGENCY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (‘‘CPSC,’’ ‘‘Commission,’’ or ‘‘we’’) issues this notice amending the terms under which it will accept certifications for children’s products based on third party conformity assessment body (laboratory) testing to the flammability regulations at 16 CFR part 1610 that occurred before the Commission’s acceptance of the accreditation of the third party conformity assessment body.1 We are taking this action in response to a request from certain members of the clothing textile industry to reduce unnecessary retesting of clothing textiles that have been tested already and found to be in compliance with CPSC regulations. DATES: Effective Date: The revision announced in this document is effective April 22, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert ‘‘Jay’’ Howell, Assistant Executive Director for the Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; e-mail: rhowell@cpsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. Background Section 14(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the CPSA, as added by section 102(a)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), Public Law 110– 314, directs the CPSC to publish a notice of requirements for accreditation of third party conformity assessment bodies to assess children’s products for conformity with ‘‘other children’s product safety rules.’’ Section 14(f)(1) of 1 The Commission voted 4–0–1 to publish this revision to the notice of requirements for clothing textiles. Commissioners Nancy A. Nord and Anne M. Northup each issued a statement, and the statements can be found at https://www.cpsc.gov/pr/ statements.html. E:\FR\FM\22APR1.SGM 22APR1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 22608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9725]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

7 CFR Part 4280


Notice of a Public Meeting on the Rural Energy for America 
Program

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) will hold two 
informational Webinars for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) 
associated with the recently published REAP interim rule and Notice of 
Funds Availability (NOFA). Participation will be limited for each 
Webinar to the first two hundred registrants.

DATES: The Webinars will be held on Friday, April 29, 2011, and on 
Monday, May 2, 2011, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT both days. You must 
register, as described in the ADDRESSES section, by noon EDT April 27, 
2011, for the April 29, 2011, Webinar and by noon EDT April 28, 2011, 
for the May 2, 2011, Webinar.

ADDRESSES: To participate in one of the Webinars, you must register for 
one of the Webinars by sending an e-mail to: 
energydivision@wdc.usda.gov. You must include in the SUBJECT line the 
date of the Webinar for which you wish to participate, and in the body 
of the e-mail, please provide the participant's name, e-mail address, 
mailing address, and telephone number. You must submit your e-mail by 
the applicable deadline listed in the DATES section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donnetta Rigney, Rural Business-
Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 3225, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3221, Telephone: (202) 
720-9812.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The REAP interim rule and the NOFA were 
published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2011. In order to 
familarize the public with the content of the REAP interim rule, 
representatives of the Department of Agriculture are conducting the two 
Webinars. The purpose of these Webinars is to provide information on 
the interim rule for the Rural Energy for America Program, focusing on 
the provisions associated with flexible fuel pumps and other 
significant changes being implemented through the interim rule. 
Participants will be afforded the opportunity to ask questions on the 
material included in the presentation.
    Please note that formal comments on the interim rule will not be 
accepted during the Webinar. Instead, the public has an opportunity to 
comment formally on the interim rule as provided in the interim rule 
published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2011 (76 FR 21110).
    All prospective registrants will be notified by the Agency via e-
mail if they are or are not among the first two hundred registrants for 
one of the two Webinars.
    Participants are responsible for ensuring their systems are 
compatible with the Webinar software.

    Dated: April 18, 2011.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-9725 Filed 4-21-11; 8:45 am]
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