Department of Agriculture June 1, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Special Forest Products and Forest Botanical Products
Document Number: E9-12685
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-06-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Department is delaying the effective date of this rule. The Department previously delayed the effective date on March 30, 2009. More time is needed for the Forest Service to properly respond to the comments and to consider any potential changes to the rule. A Federal Register document will be published in the future that responds to the comments and sets the effective date. The rule regulates the sustainable free use, commercial harvest, and sale of special forest products and forest botanical products from National Forest System lands.
International Standard-Setting Activities
Document Number: E9-12647
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-06-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
This notice informs the public of the sanitary and phytosanitary standard-setting activities of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), in accordance with section 491 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended, and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, Public Law 103-465, 108 Stat. 4809. This notice also provides a list of other standard-setting activities of Codex, including commodity standards, guidelines, codes of practice, and revised texts. This notice, which covers the time periods from June 1, 2008, to May 31, 2009, and June 1, 2009, to May 31, 2010, seeks comments on standards under consideration and recommendations for new standards.
Opportunity for Designation in the California; Frankfort, IN; Indianapolis, IN; and Virginia Areas and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas
Document Number: E9-12636
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-06-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
The designations of the official agencies listed below will end on December 31, 2009. We are asking persons or governmental agencies interested in providing official services in the areas served by these agencies to submit an application for designation. We are also asking for comments on the quality of services provided by these currently designated agencies: California Agri Inspection Company, Inc. (California Agri); Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc. (Frankfort); Indianapolis Grain Inspection & Weighing Service, Inc. (Indianapolis); and Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Virginia).
Designation for Topeka, KS; Cedar Rapids, IA; Minot, ND; and Cincinnati, OH
Document Number: E9-12634
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-06-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
GIPSA is announcing the designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA): Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Kansas); Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa); Minot Grain Inspection, Inc. (Minot); and Tri-State Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Tri-State).
Notice of Intent To Seek OMB Approval To Collect Information: Forms Pertaining to the Peer Review of ARS Research Projects
Document Number: E9-12597
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-06-01
Agency: Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and OMB implementing regulations. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
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