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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–FV–14–0038; FV14–996–2]
Peanut Standards Board
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
AGENCY:
The Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill)
requires the Secretary of Agriculture to
establish a Peanut Standards Board
(Board) for the purpose of advising the
Secretary on quality and handling
standards for domestically produced
and imported peanuts. The initial Board
was appointed by the Secretary and
announced on December 5, 2002. USDA
seeks nominations for individuals to be
considered for selection as Board
members for a term of office ending June
30, 2017. Selected nominees would
replace three producers and three
industry representatives who currently
serve on the Board and who have terms
of office that end on June 30, 2014. The
Board consists of 18 members
representing producers and the
industry. In an effort to obtain diversity
among candidates, USDA encourages
the nomination of men and women of
all racial and ethnic groups and persons
with a disability.
DATES: Written nominations must be
received on or before July 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
to Jennie M. Varela of the Southeast
Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order
and Agreement Division, Fruit and
Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 799
Overlook Drive, Suite A, Winter Haven,
FL 33884; Telephone: (863) 324–3375;
Fax: (863) 325–8793; Email:
Jennie.Varela@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1308 of the 2002 Farm Bill requires the
Secretary of Agriculture to establish and
consult with the Board for the purpose
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of advising the Secretary regarding the
establishment of quality and handling
standards for all domestic and imported
peanuts marketed in the United States.
The 2002 Farm Bill provides that the
Board’s makeup will include three
producers and three peanut industry
representatives from states specified in
each of the following producing regions:
Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, and
Florida); Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma,
and New Mexico); and Virginia/Carolina
(Virginia and North Carolina).
The term ‘‘peanut industry
representatives’’ includes, but is not
limited to, representatives of shellers,
manufacturers, buying points, and
marketing associations and marketing
cooperatives. The 2002 Farm Bill
exempted the appointment of the Board
from the requirements of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act.
USDA invites individuals,
organizations, and groups affiliated with
the categories listed above to nominate
individuals for membership on the
Board. Nominees sought by this action
would fill two positions in the
Southeast region, two positions in the
Southwest region, and two positions in
the Virginia/North Carolina region.
Nominees should complete a Peanut
Standards Board Background
Information form and submit it to Jennie
Varela at the address provided in the
‘‘Addresses’’ section above. Copies of
this form may be obtained at the
internet site https://www.ams.usda.gov/
PeanutStandardsBoard, or from the
Southeast Marketing Field Office. USDA
seeks a diverse group of members to
represent the peanut industry.
Equal opportunity practices will be
followed in all appointments to the
Board in accordance with USDA
policies. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Board have
taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups within the peanut
industry, membership shall include, to
the extent practicable, individuals with
demonstrated abilities to represent
minorities, women, persons with
disabilities, and limited resource
agriculture producers.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7958
Dated: May 22, 2014.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Black Hills National Forest Advisory
Board
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Black Hills National
Forest Advisory Board (Board) will meet
in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Board
is established consistent with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C. App. II), the Forest and
Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et.
seq.), the National Forest Management
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1612), and the
Federal Public Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 108–447).
Additional information concerning the
Board, including the meeting summary/
minutes, can be found by visiting the
Board’s Web site at: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/main/blackhills/
workingtogether/advisorycommittees.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at 1:00 p.m.
All meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of meeting prior
to attendance, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Mystic Ranger District, 8221 South
Highway 16, Rapid City, South Dakota.
Written comments may be submitted as
described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses, when provided,
are placed in the record and available
for public inspection and copying. The
public may inspect comments received
at the Black Hills National Forest
Supervisor’s Office. Please call ahead to
facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Jacobson, Committee Coordinator,
by phone at 605–673–9216, or by email
at sjjacobson@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 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to provide:
(1) Northern Long Eared Bat and
Black Backed Woodpecker Presentation;
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-14-0038; FV14-996-2]
Peanut Standards Board
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm
Bill) requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Peanut
Standards Board (Board) for the purpose of advising the Secretary on
quality and handling standards for domestically produced and imported
peanuts. The initial Board was appointed by the Secretary and announced
on December 5, 2002. USDA seeks nominations for individuals to be
considered for selection as Board members for a term of office ending
June 30, 2017. Selected nominees would replace three producers and
three industry representatives who currently serve on the Board and who
have terms of office that end on June 30, 2014. The Board consists of
18 members representing producers and the industry. In an effort to
obtain diversity among candidates, USDA encourages the nomination of
men and women of all racial and ethnic groups and persons with a
disability.
DATES: Written nominations must be received on or before July 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Jennie M. Varela of the
Southeast Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 799 Overlook Drive,
Suite A, Winter Haven, FL 33884; Telephone: (863) 324-3375; Fax: (863)
325-8793; Email: Jennie.Varela@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1308 of the 2002 Farm Bill requires
the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and consult with the Board
for the purpose of advising the Secretary regarding the establishment
of quality and handling standards for all domestic and imported peanuts
marketed in the United States.
The 2002 Farm Bill provides that the Board's makeup will include
three producers and three peanut industry representatives from states
specified in each of the following producing regions: Southeast
(Alabama, Georgia, and Florida); Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma, and New
Mexico); and Virginia/Carolina (Virginia and North Carolina).
The term ``peanut industry representatives'' includes, but is not
limited to, representatives of shellers, manufacturers, buying points,
and marketing associations and marketing cooperatives. The 2002 Farm
Bill exempted the appointment of the Board from the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
USDA invites individuals, organizations, and groups affiliated with
the categories listed above to nominate individuals for membership on
the Board. Nominees sought by this action would fill two positions in
the Southeast region, two positions in the Southwest region, and two
positions in the Virginia/North Carolina region.
Nominees should complete a Peanut Standards Board Background
Information form and submit it to Jennie Varela at the address provided
in the ``Addresses'' section above. Copies of this form may be obtained
at the internet site https://www.ams.usda.gov/PeanutStandardsBoard, or
from the Southeast Marketing Field Office. USDA seeks a diverse group
of members to represent the peanut industry.
Equal opportunity practices will be followed in all appointments to
the Board in accordance with USDA policies. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Board have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups within the peanut industry, membership shall include, to
the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated abilities to
represent minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and limited
resource agriculture producers.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7958
Dated: May 22, 2014.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-12320 Filed 5-27-14; 8:45 am]
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