Department of Agriculture March 13, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Interstate Movement of Municipal Solid Waste From Hawaii; Availability of an Environmental Assessment
Document Number: E8-5043
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-03-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a regional programmatic environmental assessment relative to requests to allow the interstate movement of municipal solid waste from Hawaii to landfills in the States of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The environmental assessment contains a general assessment of the potential environmental effects associated with moving garbage interstate from Hawaii to Idaho, Oregon, and Washington subject to certain pest risk mitigation measures and documents our review and analysis of the environmental impacts associated with, and alternatives to, such movements. We are making the environmental assessment available to the public for review and comment.
Public Meeting; Veterinary Biologics
Document Number: E8-5042
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-03-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
This is the second notice to producers and users of veterinary biological products and other interested individuals that we will be holding our 14th public meeting to discuss regulatory and policy issues related to the manufacture, distribution, and use of veterinary biological products. This notice provides information on the agenda, as well as the dates, times, and place of the meeting. It also identifies a contact person for obtaining registration forms, lodging information, and copies of the agenda.
Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; County Committee Elections
Document Number: E8-4989
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-03-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from all interested individuals and entities on an extension of a currently approved information collection associated with the FSA County Committee Elections. The collection of information from FSA Farmers and Ranchers is used to receive nominations from eligible voters for the County Committee.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-4988
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-03-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Seek Reinstatement of an Information Collection
Document Number: E8-4987
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-03-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request approval for reinstatement and revision of an information collection, the Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey. Revision to previous burden hours may be needed due to changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length.
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Document Number: E8-4986
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-03-13
Agency: Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to South Carolina Scientific, Inc. of Columbia, South Carolina, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/080,892, ``Attractant Pheromone for the Male Pink Hibiscus Mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)'', filed on March 14, 2005.
Notice of Intent to Seek Approval To Conduct an Information Collection
Document Number: E8-4985
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-03-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to seek approval to conduct a new information collection, the Generic Clearance for Survey Research Studies.
Rosemont Copper Project, Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona
Document Number: E8-4780
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-03-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
In accordance with the President's Council on Environmental Quality Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, announces its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement to document and publicly disclose the environmental effects of proposed construction and operation of an open-pit mine on National Forest System land and the effects of any necessary amendments to the Coronado National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. The proposed mining project would be located on 995 acres of private land and 3,670 acres of National Forest System land about 30 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona, within Townships 18 and 19, Ranges 15 and 16, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Pima County, Arizona. Land under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and the State of Arizona may be affected by certain activities associated with the proposed project. Production of 234 million pounds of copper, 4.5 million pounds of molybdenum, and 2.7 million ounces of silver is estimated annually over a period of approximately 20 years.
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