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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Appointment of Members to
the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board
Title: 7 CFR Part 1924–A, Planning
and Performing Construction and Other
Development.
OMB Control Number: 0575–0042.
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Housing Service (RHS) is the credit
agency for rural housing and
community development within the
Rural Development mission area of the
United States Department of
Agriculture. RHS offers a supervised
credit program to build modest housing
and essential community facilities in
rural areas. Section 501 of Title V of the
Housing Act of 1949, authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to extend
financial assistance to construct,
improve, alter, repair, replace, or
rehabilitate dwellings, farm buildings
and/or related facilities to provide
decent, safe sanitary living conditions
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quality of construction and
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institutions; Farms; State, Local and
Tribal Government.
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Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Office of the Secretary
Research, Education, and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Appointment of members.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App 2, the United States
Department of Agriculture announces
the appointments made by the Secretary
of Agriculture to fill 10 vacancies on the
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board.
DATES: Appointments by the Secretary
of Agriculture are for 2-, or 3-year terms
effective October 1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board; Research
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board Office, Room 3901,
South Building, U.S. Department of
Agriculture; STOP 3401; 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2255
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Burk, Executive Director,
Research, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board Office, Room 3901,
South Building, U.S. Department of
Agriculture; STOP 3401; 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2255
Telephone: 202–720–3684. Fax: 202–
720–6199, or email:
robert.burk@usda.gov.
SUMMARY:
Section
802 of the Federal Agricultural
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
authorized the creation of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board. The Board is composed of 25
members, each representing a specific
category related to agriculture. The
Board was first appointed in September
1996 and at the time one-third of the
original members were appointed for
one, two, and three-year term,
respectively. Due to the staggered
appointments, the terms for 9 of the 25
members expired September 30, 2012.
One additional member position was
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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vacated mid-term. Each member is
appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture to a specific category on the
Board, including farming or ranching,
food production and processing, forestry
research, crop and animal science, landgrant institutions, non-land grant
college or university with a historic
commitment to research in the food and
agricultural sciences, food retailing and
marketing, rural economic development,
and natural resource and consumer
interest groups, among many others.
Appointees by vacancy category of the
10 appointments are as follows:
Category A. ‘‘National Farm
Organization,’’ Ralph Paige, Executive
Director, Federation of Southern
Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund,
East Point, GA; Category C. ‘‘Food
Animal Commodity Producer,’’ Wathina
M. Luthi, Owner/Manager, Luthi Farms,
LLC., Fargo, OK; Category E. ‘‘National
Aquaculture Association,’’ Jeremy Liley,
President/Aquatic Biologist, Liley
Fisheries and Aquatic Consulting,
Windsor, CO; Category I. ‘‘National
Human Health Association,’’ Patsy
Brannon, Professor/Nutritionist, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY; Category N.
‘‘Non-Land Grant College or University
w/historic commitment to research in
food and agricultural sciences,’’ Charles
Boyer, Dean, Jordan College of
Agriculture and Technology, California
State University-Fresno, Fresno, CA;
Category O. ‘‘Hispanic-serving
Institutions,’’ Agnes Mojica, Chancellor,
Inter American University of Puerto
Rico, San Juan, PR; Category Q.
‘‘Transportation of Food and
Agricultural Products to domestic and
foreign markets,’’ Leo Holt, President,
Holt Logistics Corporation, Gloucester
City, NJ; Category R. ‘‘Food Retailing
and Marketing Interests,’’ Nancy Childs,
Professor of Food Marketing, Saint
Joseph’s University, Haub School of
Business, Philadelphia, PA; Category S.
‘‘Food and Fiber Processors,’’ Julia
Sabin, Vice President, J.M. Smucker,
Akron, OH; and Category X. ‘‘Private
Sector Organization involved in
International Development,’’ Steven
Hamburg, Chief Scientist,
Environmental Defense Fund, New
York, NY.
Done at Washington, DC, this 25th day of
February 2013.
Catherine Woteki,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and
Economics.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Trestle Forest Health Project, Eldorado
National Forest, El Dorado County, CA
USDA Forest Service.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
The USDA Forest Service,
Eldorado National Forest will prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for a proposal to modify vegetation
on approximately 7,000 acres of
National Forest System land. The
purpose of the project is to modify the
forest vegetation in order to put it on a
trajectory toward the desired conditions
for: (1) Reduced tree density; (2)
sustained old forest conditions; (3)
enhanced wildlife habitat; (4) reduced
wildfire risk; (5) improved long-term
scenic sustainability; (6) increased
recreational opportunities; (7) enhanced
riparian conservation areas; and, (8)
maximized revenue derived from
commercial products to perform
essential and costly biomass removal,
and to support the retention of local
industrial infrastructure. The project
area is located south-east of the
community of Grizzly Flat, including
the area surrounding Leoni Meadows,
west of Caldor, and north of Big
Mountain. The project is located
entirely in El Dorado County, California
in T.8N., R.13 E., in all or portions of
Sections 1 and 2; T.8N., R.14 E., in all
or portions of Sections 4–6; T.9N.,
R.13E., in portions of Section 1–3, 11–
16, 19–30, 33–36; T.9N., R.14E., in all or
portions of Sections 5–10, 14–22, 28–33;
and T.10 N, R.13E., in all or portions of
Sections 35 and 36; M.D.B & M.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis should be received by
April 8, 2013.
The draft environmental impact
statement is expected November 2013
and the final environmental impact
statement is expected May 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Placerville Ranger District, 4260 Eight
Mile Road, Camino, CA 95709.
Attention: Trestle Forest Health Project.
Comments may also be sent via email to
comments-pacificsouthwest-eldoradoplacerville@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
(530) 647–5311.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim
Howard, Project Leader, Placerville
Ranger District, 4260 Eight Mile Road,
Camino, California 95709, or telephone
at (530) 647–5382. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
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between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose and need is to: (1)
Improve the forest health across the
project area; (2) reduce the fuel loading
to reduce the threat of large high
intensity wildfire and threats to Grizzly
Flat, Leoni Meadows, and other
landowners; (3) maintain and enhance
the existing hardwood and late seral
conifer component; (4) maintain and
enhance scenic integrity and recreation
opportunities; (5) treat hazardous fuels
in a cost-effective manner to optimize
treatment acres under a limited budget
while fulfilling the role the Forest
Service has in providing a wood supply
for local manufacturers; (6) provide a
maintainable level of forest access while
closing unneeded roads and motorized
trails to enhance wildlife habitat and
reduce wildlife harassment; (7) enhance
and maintain strategically placed area
fuels treatments designed to slow the
spread of wildfire; (8) enhance
watershed conditions; (9) remove
impediments to deer/wildlife
movement; and, (10) improve winter
range for the Grizzly Flat deer herd
through reducing disturbance,
improving forage to enhance winter
survival, particularly that of pregnant
does and fawns, providing thermal and
security cover and utilizing updated
deer management plan guidance.
Proposed Action
Conduct prescribed understory
burning on approximately 15,287 acres.
Activities would include construction of
firelines by hand or tractor, and hand
cutting ladder fuels around large old
growth conifers, and oak trees.
Hand cut understory vegetation, pile
and burn the piles on approximately
1,196 acres within 300 feet of private
property boundaries in the Wildland
Urban Interface (WUI) defense zones
and within the threat and defense zones
of the Steely Fork Cosumnes River
drainage south of the community of
Grizzly Flat. Hand treatments would
still occur if mechanical treatment units
are dropped from implementation.
Conduct danger tree removal adjacent
to system roads and motorized trails
open to the public, including landings,
dispersed camping areas, and within
treatment units, for public, woods
workers, and Forest Service employee
safety. Dead and unstable live trees that
do not present a hazard would be
retained.
Remove competing conifers from the
understory and within 30 feet of the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Appointment of Members to the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board
AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Appointment of members.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App 2, the United States Department of Agriculture announces the
appointments made by the Secretary of Agriculture to fill 10 vacancies
on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board.
DATES: Appointments by the Secretary of Agriculture are for 2-, or 3-
year terms effective October 1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board; Research Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board Office, Room 3901, South Building, U.S. Department of
Agriculture; STOP 3401; 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20250-2255
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Burk, Executive Director,
Research, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Office, Room 3901,
South Building, U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP 3401; 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2255 Telephone: 202-720-
3684. Fax: 202-720-6199, or email: robert.burk@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 802 of the Federal Agricultural
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 authorized the creation of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board. The Board is composed of 25 members, each representing
a specific category related to agriculture. The Board was first
appointed in September 1996 and at the time one-third of the original
members were appointed for one, two, and three-year term, respectively.
Due to the staggered appointments, the terms for 9 of the 25 members
expired September 30, 2012. One additional member position was
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vacated mid-term. Each member is appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture to a specific category on the Board, including farming or
ranching, food production and processing, forestry research, crop and
animal science, land-grant institutions, non-land grant college or
university with a historic commitment to research in the food and
agricultural sciences, food retailing and marketing, rural economic
development, and natural resource and consumer interest groups, among
many others. Appointees by vacancy category of the 10 appointments are
as follows: Category A. ``National Farm Organization,'' Ralph Paige,
Executive Director, Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance
Fund, East Point, GA; Category C. ``Food Animal Commodity Producer,''
Wathina M. Luthi, Owner/Manager, Luthi Farms, LLC., Fargo, OK; Category
E. ``National Aquaculture Association,'' Jeremy Liley, President/
Aquatic Biologist, Liley Fisheries and Aquatic Consulting, Windsor, CO;
Category I. ``National Human Health Association,'' Patsy Brannon,
Professor/Nutritionist, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Category N.
``Non-Land Grant College or University w/historic commitment to
research in food and agricultural sciences,'' Charles Boyer, Dean,
Jordan College of Agriculture and Technology, California State
University-Fresno, Fresno, CA; Category O. ``Hispanic-serving
Institutions,'' Agnes Mojica, Chancellor, Inter American University of
Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR; Category Q. ``Transportation of Food and
Agricultural Products to domestic and foreign markets,'' Leo Holt,
President, Holt Logistics Corporation, Gloucester City, NJ; Category R.
``Food Retailing and Marketing Interests,'' Nancy Childs, Professor of
Food Marketing, Saint Joseph's University, Haub School of Business,
Philadelphia, PA; Category S. ``Food and Fiber Processors,'' Julia
Sabin, Vice President, J.M. Smucker, Akron, OH; and Category X.
``Private Sector Organization involved in International Development,''
Steven Hamburg, Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund, New York,
NY.
Done at Washington, DC, this 25th day of February 2013.
Catherine Woteki,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
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