Department of Agriculture January 14, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Secretary's Decision and Referendum Order on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreement and Order No. 923
This decision proposes amending the marketing agreement and order (order) for sweet cherries grown in Washington, and provides growers with the opportunity to vote in a referendum to determine if they favor the changes. The amendments are based on those proposed by the Washington Cherry Marketing Committee (Committee), which is responsible for local administration of the order. The amendments include: adding authority for promotion, including paid advertising, and production research projects; adding authority for supplemental rates of assessment for individual varieties of cherries; adding authority for the Committee to accept voluntary contributions for research and promotion; and, adding a public member to the Committee. Two additional amendments are based on those proposed by the Agricultural Marketing Service: Establishing tenure limitations for Committee members and, requiring that continuance referenda be conducted every 6 years. The proposed amendments are intended to improve the operation and functioning of the sweet cherry marketing order program.
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the Application for Inspection and Certification of Animal Byproducts.
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations regarding the issuance of phytosanitary certificates for plants or plant products being exported to foreign countries.
Noxious Weeds; Notice of Availability of Petitions To Regulate Caulerpa
We are reopening the comment period for our notice announcing the receipt of two petitions requesting that additional aquatic plants of the genus Caulerpa be added to the list of noxious weeds. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.
Privacy Act of 1974; Addition of a New System of Records; USDA/FS-52, Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS)
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to add a new Forest Service Privacy Act system of records to its inventory of records systems. USDA invites public comment on this new records system.
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council will meet in Washington, DC, February 8-10, 2005. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss emerging issues in urban and community forestry.
Information Collection; Request for Comments; National Woodland Owner Survey
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the USDA Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a previously approved information collection, the National Woodland Owner Survey, that the Forest Service is seeking to reinstate. This information collection will help the Forest Service and others assess the current state of the nation's forest resources, identify opportunities and constraints of private forest-land owners, and facilitate planning and implementation of forest policies and programs. Information will be collected from private forest-land owners in the United States.
Rocky Mountain Region; Pikes Peak Ranger District, Pike National Forest, El Paso County, CO
The Forest Service has prepared a Draft Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which is available for public review. The Draft Plan/EIS analyzes the potential environmental impacts that may result from various management options for an 8.5-mile segment of a Forest Service road that has been closed for safety reasons since 1988. The objective of the management plan is to best accommodate public use and access to National Forest lands and nearby private in-holdings while maintaining public safety and the historic character of the road. The analysis is intended to accomplish the following: Inform the public of the proposed action and alternatives; address public comment received during the scoping period; disclose the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental effects of the proposed actions and each of the alternatives; and indicate any irreversible commitment of resources that would result from implementation of the proposed action. The Forest Service's preferred alternative (Alternative E) is to restore and reopen a collapsed railroad tunnel and reopen the closed section of Gold Camp Road to one-way traffic. There would continue to be seasonal closure of the road from November 1 to April 1. The Forest Service invites the public to comment on the Draft Plan/ EIS. All comments received from individuals become part of the official public record. Requests for such comments will be handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and the Council on Environmental Quality's National Environmental Policy Act regulations (40 CFR 1506.6(f)). Our practice is to make comments available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. If a respondent wishes us to withhold his/her name and/or address, this must be stated prominently at the beginning of the comment. Comment Period: Comments may be submitted in writing, orally, or through electronic means before March 15, 2005. Electronic comments may be submitted to https://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/pp and follow the Gold Camp Road link. Acceptable formats for attachments are MS Word, text, PDF, or RTF. Written comments through the mail should be directed to: Gold Camp Road Project, Pikes Peak Ranger District, 601 S. Weber Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. In order to have administrative rights, you must provide substantive comments during this formal comment period. A Final Plan/Environmental Impact Statement will then be prepared and provided to the public for review. Requesting Further Information: Individuals wishing copies of this Draft Plan/EIS for review should contact: Frank Landis, Supervisory Outdoor Recreation Planner, Pike National Forest, Pikes Peak Ranger District, 601 S. Weber St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903. The Draft Plan/ EIS is also available on the Internet at https://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/ projects/goldcamp/ and at the Colorado libraries listed below:
Exempting Organic Producers From Assessment by Research and Promotion Programs
This final rule amends all 17 commodity research and promotion orders and/or rules and regulations to exempt any person receiving and handling solely 100 percent organic products from paying assessments to any research and promotion program administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). To obtain an exemption, the person must operate under an approved organic system plan authorized by the National Organic Program (NOP) and produce and market only products that are eligible for a 100 percent organic label under the NOP. A separate final rule to exempt any person producing and marketing solely 100 percent organic products from paying assessments for market promotion activities under certain marketing order programs administered by AMS is also being published in today's Federal Register.
Exemption of Organic Handlers From Assessments for Market Promotion Activities Under Marketing Order Programs
This rule implements the provisions of section 10607 of the 2002 Farm Bill and exempts handlers subject to marketing order requirements from paying assessments for market promotion activities, including paid advertising, to marketing order committees and boards. To obtain an exemption, the handler must operate under an approved organic process system plan authorized by the National Organic Program (NOP), and handle or market only products that are eligible for a 100 percent organic product label under the NOP. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), that oversees and works with the committees and boards in administering the programs, has identified 28 marketing order programs for which assessment exemptions may be established. A separate final rule to exempt any person producing and marketing solely 100 percent organic products from paying assessments to any national research and promotion program administered by AMS also is being published in today's Federal Register.
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