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Lower Trinity Ranger District, Six Rivers National Forest, California, SPI Road Project
Document Number: 05-23603
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The USDA Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement to disclose the environmental effects from construction of an access road approximately 4,800 feet long to Sierra Pacific industrial private lands surrounded by Forest Service Lands.
Child and Adult Care Food Program: Increasing the Duration of Tiering Determinations for Day Care Homes; Confirmation of Effective Date
Document Number: 05-23580
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
The provisions of the final rule entitled, Child and Adult Care Food Program: Increasing the Duration of Tiering Determinations for Day Care Homes, published on February 22, 2005, at 70 FR 8501, could not become effective until approval of the associated information collection requirements by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Those requirements were cleared by OMB on August 18, 2005 under OMB Control Number 0584-0055. This document announces the effective date of the provisions contained in the originally-published rule.
School Food Safety Inspections; Confirmation of Effective Date
Document Number: 05-23579
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
The provisions of the interim rule entitled School Food Safety Inspections published on June 15, 2005, at 70 FR 34627, could not become effective until approval of the associated information collection requirements by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Those requirements were cleared by OMB on August 26, 2005 under OMB Control Number 0584-0006. This document announces the effective date of the information collection provisions contained in the originally- published rule.
Child and Adult Care Food Program: Permanent Agreements for Day Care Home Providers; Confirmation of Effective Date
Document Number: 05-23578
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
The provisions of the final rule entitled Permanent Agreements for Day Care Home Providers published on June 15, 2005 at 70 FR 34630 could not become effective until approval of the associated information collection requirements by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Those requirements were cleared by OMB on August 18, 2005 under OMB Control Number 0584-0055. This document announces the effective date of the provisions contained in the originally-published rule.
Notice of Program Continuation
Document Number: E5-6787
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-02
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
Notice is hereby given for proposals for FY 2006 grant funds under the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP). FSMIP anticipates that approximately $1.3 million will be available for support of this program in FY 2006. States interested in obtaining funds under the program are invited to submit proposals. While only State Departments of Agriculture or other appropriate State Agencies are eligible to apply for funds, State Agencies are encouraged to involve industry groups, academia, and community-based organizations in the development of proposals and the conduct of projects.
Soybean Promotion and Research Program; Section 610 Review
Document Number: E5-6786
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-12-02
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This action announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) review of the Soybean Promotion and Research Program (conducted under the Soybean Promotion and Research Order), under the criteria contained in section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA).
Recommendations of Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards
Document Number: E5-6781
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-02
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) held a meeting of the Universal Cotton Standards Advisory Committee in Memphis, Tennessee on June 9 and 10, 2005. This notice announces the Advisory Committee's recommendation to expand the Universal Cotton Standards Agreement to include Universal HVI Cotton Color Standards and to recognize the color tolerance for Rd and +b as defined by USDA Guidelines for HVI Testing. These guidelines can be obtained on the Internet from the USDA, AMS, Cotton Program's Web site at https://www.ams.usda.gov/cotton/cnpubs.htm.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request-MyPyramid Tracker Information Collection for Registration, Login, and Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment Information
Document Number: E5-6758
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-02
Agency: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Department of Agriculture
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed information collection. This notice announces the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's (CNPP) intention to request the Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection process to be used in MyPyramid Tracker, an on-line dietary and physical activity self-assessment tool. The information collected can only be accessed by the user and will not be available to CNPP or any other public agency for purposes of evaluation or identification. Formative evaluation conducted among college students will be performed prior to any new Web site enhancements released to the public.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E5-6748
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-02
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers; Correction
Document Number: E5-6747
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-02
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) published a document in the Federal Register of November 8, 2005, concerning the termination of petitions for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) that were filed by shrimp producers in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. The document did not contain information regarding all the states that were also terminated.
Members of Performance Review Boards
Document Number: 05-23565
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-02
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Agriculture
This notice announces the appointment of members of the Performance Review Boards (PRBs) for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA PRBs ensure meaningful distinctions in performance as they review Senior Executive Service (SES) performance appraisals and make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding final performance ratings, performance awards, salary, and Presidential Rank Awards for SES members.
Walnuts Grown in California; Suspension of Provision Regarding Eligibility of Walnut Marketing Board Members
Document Number: 05-23552
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-02
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule suspending the provision of the walnut marketing order (order) pertaining to eligibility of members to serve on the Walnut Marketing Board (Board). The order regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California, and the Board is responsible for local administration of the order. This action is an interim measure that addresses a change in industry structure affecting cooperative marketing association related positions. This allows the Board to continue to represent the industry's interests while the order is amended to reflect the change in industry structure. The Board unanimously recommended a suspension action by mail balloting in early July 2005.
Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: E5-6703
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) intention to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved information collection related to the delivery of services conducted under the official inspection, grading, and weighing programs authorized under the United States Grain Standards Act and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. This voluntary survey would give customers of the official inspection, grading, and weighing programs, who are primarily in the grain, oilseed, rice, lentil, dry pea, edible bean, and related agricultural commodity markets, an opportunity to provide feedback on the quality of services they receive and will provide information on new services that they would like to receive. This feedback would assist GIPSA's Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) to improve services and service delivery provided by the official inspection, grading, and weighing system.
Opportunity for Designation in the Topeka (KS), Minot (ND), Lake Village (IN), and Cincinnati (OH) Areas, Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas
Document Number: E5-6702
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
The designations of the official agencies listed below will end in June 2006. Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is asking persons interested in providing official services in the areas served by these agencies to submit an application for designation. GIPSA is also asking for comments on the quality of services provided by these currently designated agencies: Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Kansas); Minot Grain Inspection, Inc. (Minot); Schneider Inspection Service, Inc. (Schneider); and Tri- State Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Tri-State).
Designation for Alabama, Essex (IL), Springfield (IL), and Washington Areas
Document Number: E5-6701
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) announces designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act): Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (Alabama); Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc. (Kankakee); Springfield Grain Inspection, Inc. (Springfield); and Washington Department of Agriculture (Washington).
Designation of Columbus (OH) to Provide Class X or Class Y Weighing Services
Document Number: E5-6700
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
GIPSA announces the designation of Columbus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Columbus), to provide Class X or Class Y weighing services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).
Certification Program for Imported Articles of Pelargonium
Document Number: 05-23531
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are correcting an error in the amendatory instructions in our final rule that amended the provisions of a certification program for articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. imported from countries where the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 is known to occur. The final rule was effective and published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2005 (70 FR 61351-61362, Docket No. 03- 019-3).
Notice of Settlement Pursuant to CERCLA; Duncan Township Landfill, Houghton County, MI
Document Number: 05-23530
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of an administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs with Duncan Township (the Settling Party) concerning the Duncan Township Landfill in Houghton County, Michigan. The settlement requires the Settling Party to pay $65,000 in installment payments over ten years to the USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the Settling Party pursuant to section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), with regard to the Site. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the United States will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The United States will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The United States' response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the Ottawa National Forest, E6248 U.S. Highway 2, Ironwood, Michigan 49938 and at the office of the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region, 626 East Wisconsin Avenue, Room 600, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Report of the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Document Number: E5-6708
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-30
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is publishing for public comment a summary of a proposed information collection. The proposed collection is an extension of a collection currently approved for the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Report of School Program Operations
Document Number: E5-6707
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-30
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is publishing for public comment notice of a proposed information collection. The proposed collection is an extension of a collection currently approved for the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Commodity Schools Program, and the Special Milk Program.
Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Basic Provisions
Document Number: 05-23509
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-11-30
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amends the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Basic Provisions (Basic Provisions) to conform to the requirements of section 780 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (2006 Appropriations Act) regarding written agreements and the use of similar agricultural commodities.
White River National Forest; Summit County, CO; Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and Montezuma Bowl Projects
Document Number: 05-23262
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-30
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The USDA Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to disclose the anticipated environmental effects of the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and Montezuma Bowl Projects. The Proposed Action would upgrade and expand infrastructure within the existing Special Use Permit (SUP) area to accommodate parking demands and improve skiing opportunities for existing and proposed visitation, thereby enhancing the quality of the recreation experience. The major aspects of the Proposed Action include: Install a new fixed-grip triple of quad chairlift in Montezuma Bowl. Adding lift-served skiing within Montezuma Bowl would increase A-Basin's existing overall skiable acreage for approximately 487 to 812 acres. The Montezuma Bowl area would add approximately 175 acres of intermediate terrain and 149 acres of advanced and expert terrain, all accessible for round-trip skiing via one proposed chairlift. Install snowfencing west of the proposed lift terminal, below (south) of the ridgeline, to aid in snow retention. Install a raised ``avalauncher'' platform to allow A-Basin ski patrol to safely conduct snow safety operations in Montezuma Bowl. Replace the existing Exhibition lift (fixed-grip triple) with a high speed detachable quad chair accommodating 2,60 people per hour in a slightly modified alignment. Create an additional 231 parking spaces by widening and re-grading the Lower Overflow Lot and the High Noon Lot, bringing total parking capacity at A-Basin's five lots to 1,781 vehicles. In conjunction with the re-grading of the High Noon lot, a series of sediment detention basins are proposed along the west edge of the parking area, parallel with Highway 6.
Notice of Intent to Revise an Information Collection
Document Number: E5-6675
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the intent of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision of a currently approved information collection, the National Childhood Injury and Occupational Injury Survey of Farm Operators.
Notice of Intent To Revise and Extend a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: E5-6667
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Vegetable Surveys Program.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E5-6665
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Stanislaus National Forest, Mi-Wok Ranger District, California, Great Hunt Reforestation and Release Project
Document Number: 05-23426
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Stanislaus National Forest is in the process of preparing an environmental analysis for the Great Hunt Reforestation and Release Project. This project is being planned on National Forest lands encompassing portions of the Groveland, Mi-Wok and Summit Ranger Districts. The proposal to be analyzed consists of conducting site preparation, planting, and plantation release treatments using a combination of methods on approximately 2330 acres. Treatments will include backpack application of the herbicide glyphosate on approximately 545 acres; mechanically shredding or hand cutting competing vegetation on 1,655 acres with follow-up glyphosate applications on 1,530 acres; and burning and hand cutting competing vegetation with follow up glyphosate applications on 30 acres. Treatments are designed to assure adequate survival and growth of planted conifers by reducing competing vegetation. The goals tied to this project in the Stanislaus National Forest Plan Direction 2005 (STF FPD) are to increase the frequency of large trees, improve the continuity and distribution of old forests, and restore forest species composition and structure following large scale, stand-replacing disturbance events (STF FPD page 9). The areas under consideration for management activities are old timber harvest units, as well as areas burned by the following wildfires: Granite Fire, 1973; River Fire, 1987; Cotton Fire, 1990; Ruby Fire, 1992; and Creek Fire, 1994. In areas identified for site preparation and planting, natural regeneration of conifer seedlings following the harvest or fire disturbance events is inadequate due to rapid and vigorous growth of competing vegetation and the lack of a seed source in some areas (STF FPD page 146, Standard and Guideline 15- J: ``Reforest all openings in available, capable, and suitable lands for timber production created by timber harvest, wind, fire, or insect and disease pests (36 CFR 219.27(b)(2))''). These areas are not on track to meet the goals of the STF FPD. As such, the benefits of a forested environment, and all the associated benefits of forest structure have not occurred. Decision to be Made: The decision to be made is whether to implement the proposed action as described above, to meet the purpose and need for action through some other combination of activities, or to take no action at this time. Scoping Process: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis should be received in writing within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice of Intent in the Federal Register. The project was initially listed in the Forest's July and October 2005 quarterly edition of the Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA). Scoping letters were sent in September 1, 2005 to those who responded to the SOPA and to other identified interested and affected individuals and government agencies. In the SOPA, the mode of environmental documentation was predicted as an environmental assessment. It has now been determined that the environmental analysis will be documented in an environmental impact statement. Since there are no changes being made to the proposed action that was previously scoped, the scoping period at this point is brief. Scoping letters previously received by the Forest Service from the first scoping period will continue to be used for this process. A public scoping meeting is not anticipated at this time. The scoping process will be used to identify issues regarding the proposed action. An issue is defined as a point of dispute, debate, or disagreement related to a specific proposed action based on its anticipated effects. Significant issues brought to our attention are used during environmental analysis to develop alternatives to the proposed action. Some issued raised in scoping may be considered non- significant because they are: (1) Beyond the scope of the proposed action and its purpose and need; (2) already decided by law, regulation, or the Land and Resource Management Plan; (3) irrelevant to the decision to be made; or (4) conjectural and not supported by scientific or factual evidence. Alternatives: Alternatives proposed to date are the Proposed Action as described above and the No Action. Identification of Permits or Licenses Required: No permits or licenses have been identified to implement the proposed action. Lead, Joint Lead, and Cooperating Agencies: The USDA Forest Service is the lead agency for this proposal; there are no cooperating agencies. Estimated Dates for Filing: The expected filing date with the Environmental Protection Agency for the draft EIS is March 1, 2006. The expected filing date for the final EIS is July 1, 2006. Person to Whom Comments May Be Mailed: Comments may be submitted to: District Ranger, Mi-Wok Ranger District, P.O. Box 100, Mi-Wuk Village, CA 95346 or (209) 586-0643 (fax) during normal business hours. The Mi-Wok Ranger District business hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m Monday through Friday. Electronic comments, in acceptable plain text (.txt), rich text (.rtf), or Word (.doc) formats, may be submitted to: mgmelin@fs.fed.us using Subject: Great Hunt Reforestation and Release Project. Reviewer's Obligation to Comment: The comment period on the draft EIS will be 45 days from the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes the notice of availability of the draft EIS in the Federal Register. The Forest Service believes, at this early stage, it is important to give reviewers notice of several court rulings related to public participation in the environmental review process. First, reviewers of draft statements must structure their participation in the environmental review of the proposal so that it is meaningful and alerts an agency to the reviewer's position and contentions. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (1978). Also, environmental objections that could be raised at the draft environmental impact statement stage but that are not raised until after completion of the final environmental impact statement may be waived or dismissed by the courts. City of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, 1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of these court rulings, it is very important that those interested in this proposed action participate by the close of the 45-day comment period so that substantive comments and objections are made available to the Forest Service at a time when it can meaningfully consider them and respond to them in the final environmental impact statement. To assist the Forest Service in identifying and considering issues and concerns with the proposed action, comments on the draft environmental impact statement should be as specific as possible. It is also helpful if comments refer to specific pages or chapters of the draft statement. Comments may also address the adequacy of the draft environmental impact statement or the merits of the alternatives formulated and discussed in the statement. Reviewers may wish to refer to the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points. Further Information: Marty Gmelin, Interdisciplinary Team Leader may be contacted by phone at (209) 586-3234 ex. 629 for more information about the proposed action and the environmental impact statement or at the Mi-Wok Ranger District, P.O. Box 100, Mi-Wuk Village, CA 95348. Responsible Official and Mailing Address: Tom Quinn, Forest Supervisor, 19777 Greenly Road, Sonora, CA 95370.
Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Intent to Hold Public Scoping Meetings and Prepare an Environmental Assessment
Document Number: 05-23381
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) intends to hold public scoping meetings and prepare an environmental assessment in connection with possible impacts related to a project proposed by Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (CEPCI) of South Carolina. The proposal consists of the construction of approximately 20 miles of 115 kilovolt transmission line to provide more reliable transmission power to McClellanville, SC. The proposed 115-kilovolt transmission line project would be constructed within one of several alternative corridors under consideration. The alternative transmission line corridors originate at existing power delivery points near Jamestown and Charity, Berkeley County and Winyah and Belle Isle south of the city of Georgetown in Georgetown County, SC and at a potential new substation that would be built in the vicinity of the town of Honey Hill, Berkeley County, SC. The corridors terminate at the proposed location of a substation in McClellanville from which electric power distribution lines would service the community. Portions of the alternative corridors include Federal lands of the Francis Marion National Forest therefore the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) is a cooperating agency in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis. CEPCI is requesting RUS to provide financing for the proposed project.
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Vendor Cost Containment
Document Number: 05-23365
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-11-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
This interim rule amends the regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to strengthen vendor cost containment. The rule incorporates into program regulations new legislative requirements that affect the selection, authorization, and reimbursement of retail vendors. These requirements are contained in the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, enacted on June 30, 2004. The rule reflects the statutory provisions that require State agencies to implement a vendor peer group system, competitive price criteria, and allowable reimbursement levels in a manner that ensures that the WIC Program pays authorized vendors competitive prices for supplemental foods. It also requires State agencies to ensure that vendors that derive more than 50 percent of their annual food sales revenue from WIC food instruments do not result in higher food costs to the program than do other vendors. The intent of these provisions is to maximize the number of eligible women, infants, and children served with available Federal funding.
Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Recommended Decision and Opportunity To File Written Exceptions To Proposed Amendments To Marketing Agreement Nos. 124 and 85 and Order Nos. 916 and 917
Document Number: 05-23327
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-11-29
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This recommended decision invites written exceptions on proposed amendments to Marketing Agreement Nos. 124 and 85 and Order Nos. 916 and 917 (orders), which regulate the handling of nectarines and peaches grown in California. The Nectarine Administrative Committee (NAC), the Peach Commodity Committee (PCC), and the Control Committee (part of M.O. No. 917) (Committees), which are responsible for local administration of orders 916 and 917, jointly proposed the amendments. The proposed amendments to order 917 only apply to peaches. The amendments included in this recommended decision would: Update definitions for ``handle'', ``grower'', and the commodities covered in both orders; add a definition for ``pure grower''; increase committee membership of the NAC from eight to thirteen members and modify sections of the order to conform to the increased membership; eliminate the Shippers Advisory Committee (order 916); allow the Control Committee under order 917 to be suspended if the provisions of one commodity are suspended and transfer applicable duties and responsibilities to the remaining Commodity Committee; and authorize interest and late payment charges on assessments paid late; and other related amendments. All of the proposals are intended to streamline and improve the administration, operation, and functioning of the orders.
Notice of Southwest Idaho Resource Advisory Committee Meeting.
Document Number: 05-23360
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393), the Boise and Payette National Forests' Southwest Idaho Resource Advisory Committee will conduct a business meeting, which is open to the public.
Notice of Lewis and Clark County Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 05-23358
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393) the Helena National Forest's Lewis and Clark County Resource Advisory Committee will meet on Monday December 12 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. in Helena, Montana, for its second business meeting. The meeting is open to the public.
U.S. Warehouse Act Fees
Document Number: 05-23353
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
This notice sets forth a schedule increasing the annual operational fee warehouse operators are charged under the United States Warehouse Act (USWA). This action is needed to increase revenue to cover operational costs projected for operations under the USWA in fiscal year 2006. This notice does not change any of the other various license or inspection fees charged under the USWA.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities; Unsealing of Means of Conveyance and Transloading of Products
Document Number: 05-23334
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-11-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In a final rule published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2005, we amended the regulations regarding the importation of animals and animal products to establish a category of regions that present a minimal risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States via live ruminants and ruminant products and byproducts, and added Canada to this category. We also established conditions for the importation of certain live ruminants and ruminant products and byproducts from such regions. In this document, we are amending the regulations to broaden who is authorized to break seals on means of conveyances carrying certain ruminants of Canadian origin. Additionally, we are amending the regulations regarding the transiting through the United States of certain ruminant products from Canada to allow for direct transloading of the products from one means of conveyance to another in the United States under Federal supervision. These actions will contribute to the humane treatment of ruminants shipped to the United States from Canada and remove an impediment to international trade, without increasing the risk of the BSE disease agent entering the United States.
Flag Smut; Importation of Wheat and Related Products
Document Number: 05-23329
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-11-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are amending the regulations regarding the importation of wheat and related articles by removing the prohibitions related to flag smut. Based on a number of considerations, we have concluded that U.S. wheat will not be at risk if those prohibitions are removed. We will, however, continue to prohibit the importation of wheat and related articles from flag smut-affected countries until a risk evaluation can be completed to ensure that those articles do not introduce other plant pests. This action removes flag smut-related prohibitions that no longer appear to be necessary while continuing to provide protection against other potential pests or diseases of wheat.
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 05-23328
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-28
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension for and revision of a currently approved information collection for the Regulations Governing the Inspection and Grading Services of Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products and the Certification of Sanitary Design and Fabrication of Equipment Used in the Slaughter, Processing, and Packaging of Livestock and Poultry Products.
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Conservation and Management on the Nebraska National Forest and Associated Units; Record of Decision
Document Number: 05-23302
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
This notice advises the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Wildlife Services program (APHIS-WS) has prepared a record of decision based on the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Conservation and Management on the Nebraska National Forest and Associated Units final environmental impact statement.
Fremont and Winema Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 05-23261
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Fremont and Winema Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Klamath Falls, Oregon, for the purpose of conducting business as it relates to the planning of RAC Project Proposal workshops in the winter of 2006. The RAC will also discuss budget and other outstanding business. The RAC is authorized under the provisions of Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
Advertising and Sponsorship in Connection With Concessions Involving Privately Owned Improvements on National Forest System Lands
Document Number: 05-23256
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Forest Service is issuing an interim directive (ID) revising direction in Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2340.03 governing advertising and sponsorship in connection with concessions involving privately owned improvements operated under special use permits on National Forest System (NFS) lands. The ID allows holders of concession permits to advertise inside buildings and other interior spaces that they own, subject to certain conditions, and encourages cooperative relationships and sponsorships that promote public participation in the management of NFS lands. The Forest Service is requesting comment from the public on the provisions contained in this ID in order to develop a final policy. The ID will be in effect until removed or adoption of a final policy through an amendment to FSM 2340.03.
Milk in the Arizona-Las Vegas Marketing Area; Order Amending the Order
Document Number: 05-23253
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-11-25
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This final rule amends regulations pertaining to the producer milk provision of the Arizona-Las Vegas Federal milk order. More than the required number of producers for the Arizona-Las Vegas marketing area approved the issuance of the final order amendments.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-23251
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 05-23244
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) has scheduled its next two regular meetings. The first meeting will take place Friday, December 9, 2005 from 1 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. (or until the conclusion of public testimony), and Saturday, December 10, 2005 from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. This meeting will be held in Petersburg, Alaska. The second meeting will take place on Friday, January 13, 2006 from 8 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. (or until the conclusion of public testimony), and on Saturday, January 14, 2006 from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. This meeting will take place in Wrangell, Alaska. The purpose of both of these meetings is in review submitted projects and potentially make funding recommendations pursuant to title II, Public Law 106-363, H.R. 2389, the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, also called the ``Payments to States'' Act. Public testimony regarding the proposals will also be taken at each meeting.
Natapoc Ridge Forest Restoration Project, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests, Chelan County, WA
Document Number: 05-23158
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-23
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
On November 15, 2005, the USDA, Forest Service, Okanogan- Wentachee National Forests, published a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register (70 FR 69308) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Natapoc Ridge Forest Restoration Project. The Notice of Intent is being revised to change the expected filing and review date of the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to April 2006 and the final EIS to July 2006. The original Notice of Intent identified these dates incorrectly as April 2005 and July 2005.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-23141
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-23
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Addition of the People's Republic of China To the List of Countries Eligible To Export Processed Poultry and Poultry Products to the United States
Document Number: 05-23123
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-11-23
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to add the People's Republic of China to the list of countries eligible to export processed poultry and poultry products to the United States. Reviews of the People's Republic of China's laws, regulations, and other materials show that its poultry processing system includes requirements equivalent to all provisions in the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) and its implementing regulations. FSIS is proposing to allow processed poultry products from the People's Republic of China to be imported into the United States only if they are processed in certified establishments in the People's Republic of China from poultry slaughtered in certified slaughter establishments in other countries eligible to export poultry to the United States. China is not currently eligible to export poultry products to the United States that include birds that were slaughtered in China's domestic establishments. Under this proposed rule, all poultry products exported from the People's Republic of China to the United States will be subject to reinspection at the U.S. ports-of- entry by FSIS inspectors as required by law.
Designation for the State of Minnesota Area
Document Number: 05-23122
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-23
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) announces the designation of Grain Inspection, Inc. (Jamestown), Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa), North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (North Dakota), Northern Plains Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Northern Plains), D. R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal), Sioux City Inspection and Weighing Service Company (Sioux City), all officially designated agencies, and a company proposing to do business as State Grain Inspection, Inc. (State Grain), a subsidiary of National Quality Inspection, Inc., to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).
South Fork Licking River Watershed Licking, Perry, and Fairfield Counties, OH
Document Number: 05-23168
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-22
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Guidelines (40 CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Guidelines (7 CFR part 650); The Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is being prepared for South Fork of Licking River Watershed, Licking, Perry, Fairfield Counties, Ohio.
Recreation Fees
Document Number: 05-23111
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-11-22
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
This final rule is making minor, purely technical changes to implement the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801- 6814). The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act repealed and supplanted section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a) as the authority for special recreation permits issued by federal land management agencies and for recreation fees charged by federal land management agencies, including the Forest Service. Consequently, in 36 CFR part 251, subpart B, the final rule is replacing the citation to section 4(c) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act for special recreation permits (16 U.S.C. 460l- 6a(c)) with a citation to section 803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)). The final rule also is adding a definition for recreation fee and revising the prohibition for failure to pay recreation fees in 36 CFR part 261, subpart A, to conform with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. In addition, the final rule is removing 36 CFR part 291 governing recreation fees authorized under section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. Because these changes are minor, purely technical, and nondiscretionary, the Department finds that good cause exists to exempt this rulemaking from public notice and comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
Document Number: 05-23063
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-22
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a meeting on December 2, 2005, in Quincy, CA. The primary purpose of the meeting is to review, discuss and refine Cycle 6 timelines and application materials, view a presentation on national RAC survey findings and consider recommending the Corridor Fuelbreak project to the Plumas National Forest Supervisor for funding approval.
Del Norte County Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 05-23053
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-22
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Del Norte County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on December 6, 2005 in Crescent City, California. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the selection of Title II projects under Public Law 106-393, H.R. 2389, the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, also called the ``Payments to States'' Act.
Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 05-23052
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-11-22
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee will be meeting to discuss 2004 projects and hold a short public forum (question and answer session). The meeting is being held pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393). the meeting is open to the public.
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