Department of Agriculture August 15, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Meeting of the Land Between The Lakes Advisory Board
Document Number: E7-15991
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-08-15
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Land Between The Lakes Advisory Board will hold a meeting on Thursday, September 6, 2007. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.2. The meeting agenda includes the following: (1) Welcome/Introductions. (2) Presentation on Environmental Education. (3) Group Discussion on Last Child in the Woods, a book by Richard Louv. (4) Review of the draft Recommendation on Strategic Plan for Environmental Education at Land Between The Lakes. The meeting is open to the public. Written comments are invited and may be mailed to: William P. Lisowsky, Area Supervisor, Land Between The Lakes, 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211. Written comments must be received at Land Between The Lakes by August 30, 2007, in order for copies to be provided to the members at the meeting. Board members will review written comments received, and at their request, oral clarification may be requested at a future meeting.
Request for Proposals: Fiscal Year 2007 Funding Opportunity for Research on the Economic Impact of Cooperatives
Document Number: E7-15959
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-08-15
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural BusinessCooperative Service programs are administered through USDA Rural Development. USDA Rural Development announces the availability of approximately $500,000 in competitive cooperative agreement funds for fiscal year (FY) 2007 to conduct research on the national economic impact of all types of cooperatives. USDA Rural Development hereby requests proposals from institutions of higher education interested in applying for a competitively awarded cooperative research agreement. This funding is a follow on to funding awarded in FY 2006, the intent of which was to encourage research on the critical issue of the economic value of cooperatives. Funding for FY 2007 is expected to replicate and expand upon research undertaken with FY 2006 funds.
United States Standards for Grades of Pineapples
Document Number: E7-15951
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-08-15
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is soliciting comments on its proposal to revise the United States Standards for Grades of Pineapples. The proposal would replace Tables I and II in the tolerances section with numerical tolerances and numerical application of tolerances. Decay tolerances would also be revised. The proposed revisions would make the United States Standards for Grades of Pineapples more uniform with other existing grade standards and would better serve the industry.
Proposal To Reestablish the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards
Document Number: E7-15950
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-08-15
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to reestablish the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards (Committee). The Committee reviews official Universal Standards for American Upland cotton prepared by USDA and would make recommendations regarding the establishment or revision of standards.
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: E7-15949
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-08-15
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 approval, from the Office of Management and Budget, for an extension and revision of a currently approved information collection used to compile and generate the livestock and meat market reports for the Livestock and Grain Market News Branch of the Livestock and Seed Program.
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