Department of Agriculture August 7, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 for determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals and free milk in schools. 7 CFR part 245 contains information on Federal requirements regarding the determination and verification of eligibility for free and reduced price meals. The provisions also apply to the determination of eligibility for free milk under the Special Milk Program, OMB Number 0584-0005 and are generally applicable to the Child and Adult Care Food Program, OMB Number 0584-0055 and the Summer Food Service Program, OMB Number 0584-0280 when individual children's eligibility must be established. The current approval for the information collection burden associated with 7 CFR part 245 expires on January 31, 2010. This proposed collection is a revision of the currently approved collection for determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals and free milk in schools and concerns the collection of eligibility information and verification proceedings.

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 Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and regulations.

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is proposing to amend the Farm Loan Programs (FLP) direct loan servicing regulations primarily to implement provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill). FSA proposes four amendments to the rules. The first amendment would further emphasize transitioning borrowers to private sources of credit in the shortest timeframe practicable. The second amendment would amend the Homestead Protection lease regulations by extending the right to purchase the leased property to the lessee's immediate family when the lessee is a member of a socially disadvantaged group. The third amendment would amend the account liquidation regulations to suspend certain loan acceleration and foreclosure actions, including suspending interest accrual and offsets, if a borrower has filed a claim of program discrimination that has been accepted as valid by USDA and is at the point of acceleration or foreclosure. The fourth amendment would amend the supervised bank account regulations to be consistent with the recently amended Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to implement restoration activities, fuel reduction treatments, and recreation enhancements within the Cedar and Thompson Creek drainages, Lolo National Forest, Superior Ranger District, Mineral County, Montana.

The Office of the Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are sponsoring a public meeting on September 2, 2009. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States positions that will be discussed at the 30th Session of the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (CCFFP) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Agadir, Morocco from September 28 to October 2, 2009. The Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain

The Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet at the Trinity County schools office conference room on August 17, 2009 from 6:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss proposed projects under Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act of 2008.