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Rechartering of Existing Committees
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix),
FAS gives notice that the Secretary and
the USTR have renewed the APAC.
In 1974, Congress established a
private sector advisory committee
system to ensure that U.S. trade policy
and negotiation objectives adequately
reflect U.S. commercial and economic
interests. The private sector advisory
committee system currently consists of
the following three tiers:
• The President’s Advisory
Committee on Trade and Policy
Negotiations;
• Five general policy advisory
committees, including the APAC; and
• Twenty-two technical advisory
committees, including the Agricultural
Technical Advisory Committees for
Trade (ATACs).
The renewal of the APAC is in the
public interest in connection with
USDA’s performance of duties imposed
on USDA by the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended.
Dated: June 3, 2011.
Suzanne Heinen,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–14290 Filed 6–8–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Agricultural Technical Advisory
Committees for Trade; Renewal
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given that the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretary), in coordination
with the United States Trade
Representative (USTR), has renewed the
six Agricultural Technical Advisory
Committees for Trade (ATACs).
DATES: Effective: June 9, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Inquiries or comments regarding the
renewal of these committees may be
sent by electronic mail to:
Lorie.Fitzsimmons@fas.usda.gov and
Steffon.Brown@fas.usda.gov, or by fax to
(202) 720–0340. The Office of
Agreements and Scientific Affairs may
be reached by telephone at (202) 720–
6219, with inquiries directed to Lorie
Fitzsimmons or Steffon Brown.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Introduction
The ATACs are 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 these
committees is to advise the Secretary
and the USTR concerning agricultural
trade policy. The committees are
intended to ensure that representative
elements of the private sector have an
opportunity to express their views to the
U.S. Government.
Rechartering of Existing Committees
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix),
FAS gives notice that the Secretary and
the USTR have renewed the following
four ATACs:
• Animals and Animal Products;
• Fruits and Vegetables;
• Processed Foods, and;
• Sweeteners and Sweetener
Products.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. II), FAS
gives notice that the Secretary and the
USTR are reorganizing and then
renewing the following two ATACs:
• Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting
Seeds.
• Tobacco, Cotton and Peanuts.
These ATACs are being reorganized
by removing representation of the
planting seeds industry from the
Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts and Planting
Seeds (TCPPS) ATAC and adding
representation of the planting seeds
sector to the Grains, Feed and Oilseeds
(GFO) ATAC. The justification for this
structural change is that many of the
issues that the GFO committee
addresses, such as genetically modified
organisms, new technologies and
international negotiations, are common
within the U.S. planting seeds industry.
The proposed changes will result in the
Tobacco, Cotton and Peanuts (TCP)
ATAC and the Grains, Feed, Oilseeds,
and Planting Seeds (GFOPS) ATAC.
In 1974, Congress established a
private sector advisory committee
system to ensure that U.S. trade policy
and negotiation objectives adequately
reflect U.S. commercial and economic
interests. The private sector advisory
committee system currently consists of
the following three tiers:
• The President’s Advisory
Committee on Trade and Policy
Negotiations;
• Five general policy advisory
committees, including the Agricultural
Policy Advisory Committee for Trade,
and;
• Twenty-two technical advisory
committees, including the ATACs.
The reorganizing and renewal of such
committees is in the public interest in
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connection with USDA’s performance of
duties imposed on USDA by the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended.
Dated: June 3, 2011.
Suzanne Heinen,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–14298 Filed 6–8–11; 8:45 am]
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Information Collection; Perceptions of
Risk, Trust, Responsibility, and
Management Preferences Among FireProne Communities in the Western
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Request for comment; notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the revision of a
currently approved information
collection, Perceptions of Risk, Trust,
Responsibility, and Management
Preferences among Fire-Prone
Communities in the Western United
States.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received in
writing on or before August 8, 2011 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Patricia L.
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Station, Forest Service, USDA, 4955
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Comments also may be submitted via
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(951) 680–1500 to facilitate entry to the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Research Station, USDA FS, 951–680–
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(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
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twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
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Responsibility, and Management
Preferences among Fire-Prone
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade; Renewal
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), in
coordination with the United States Trade Representative (USTR), has
renewed the six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade
(ATACs).
DATES: Effective: June 9, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries or comments regarding the
renewal of these committees may be sent by electronic mail to:
Lorie.Fitzsimmons@fas.usda.gov and Steffon.Brown@fas.usda.gov, or by
fax to (202) 720-0340. The Office of Agreements and Scientific Affairs
may be reached by telephone at (202) 720-6219, with inquiries directed
to Lorie Fitzsimmons or Steffon Brown.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The ATACs are 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 these committees is to advise the Secretary and the USTR concerning
agricultural trade policy. The committees are intended to ensure that
representative elements of the private sector have an opportunity to
express their views to the U.S. Government.
Rechartering of Existing Committees
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix),
FAS gives notice that the Secretary and the USTR have renewed the
following four ATACs:
Animals and Animal Products;
Fruits and Vegetables;
Processed Foods, and;
Sweeteners and Sweetener Products.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. II),
FAS gives notice that the Secretary and the USTR are reorganizing and
then renewing the following two ATACs:
Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds.
Tobacco, Cotton and Peanuts.
These ATACs are being reorganized by removing representation of the
planting seeds industry from the Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts and Planting
Seeds (TCPPS) ATAC and adding representation of the planting seeds
sector to the Grains, Feed and Oilseeds (GFO) ATAC. The justification
for this structural change is that many of the issues that the GFO
committee addresses, such as genetically modified organisms, new
technologies and international negotiations, are common within the U.S.
planting seeds industry. The proposed changes will result in the
Tobacco, Cotton and Peanuts (TCP) ATAC and the Grains, Feed, Oilseeds,
and Planting Seeds (GFOPS) ATAC.
In 1974, Congress established a private sector advisory committee
system to ensure that U.S. trade policy and negotiation objectives
adequately reflect U.S. commercial and economic interests. The private
sector advisory committee system currently consists of the following
three tiers:
The President's Advisory Committee on Trade and Policy
Negotiations;
Five general policy advisory committees, including the
Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade, and;
Twenty-two technical advisory committees, including the
ATACs.
The reorganizing and renewal of such committees is in the public
interest in connection with USDA's performance of duties imposed on
USDA by the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Dated: June 3, 2011.
Suzanne Heinen,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-14298 Filed 6-8-11; 8:45 am]
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