Department of Agriculture June 14, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Animal Traceability; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2010-14245
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-06-14
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
This is a notice to inform the public of upcoming meetings in Salt Lake City, UT, and Fort Worth, TX, to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to offer their input on the new framework being developed for animal disease traceability. The meetings are being organized by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Additional meetings are currently being planned and will be announced in a future notice.
Notice of Revision and Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Swine Health
Document Number: 2010-14244
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-06-14
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to revise an information collection associated with regulations to prevent the interstate spread of swine diseases and protect swine health and to request extension of approval of the information collection
Information Collection; Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute Wilderness Visitor Study
Document Number: 2010-14203
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-06-14
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the new information collection: Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute Wilderness Visitor Study.
Rural Housing Service
Document Number: 2010-14161
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-06-14
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) published a document in the Federal Register of May 10, 2010, announcing the implementation of a demonstration program under the section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRHHP) for Fiscal Year 2010. A correction to the document is needed to extend the application obligation date of eligible applications. This action is to ensure that all applications that meet program criteria and have responded accordingly will be considered in the Demonstration Program.
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Document Number: 2010-14160
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-06-14
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
The Agency published a document in the Federal Register of May 28, 2010, establishing a technical and financial assistance program for qualified microenterprise development organizations to support microentrepreneurs in the development and ongoing success of rural microenterprises. This document corrects the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number assigned to the collection of information approved by OMB for the interim rule.
Competitive and Noncompetitive Nonformula Federal Assistance Programs-Administrative Provisions for Biomass Research and Development Initiative
Document Number: 2010-14159
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-06-14
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), formerly the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), is publishing a set of specific administrative requirements for the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) to supplement the Competitive and Noncompetitive Non-formula Federal Assistance ProgramsGeneral Award Administrative Provisions for this program. The BRDI is authorized under section 9008 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008(FCEA).
Tehama County Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting
Document Number: 2010-14066
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-06-14
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Tehama County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Red Bluff, California. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Introductions; (2) approval of minutes; (3) public comment; (4) Chairman's perspective; (5) project presentations; (6) next agenda.
List of Newspapers To Be Used by the Alaska Region for Publication of Legal Notices of Decisions Subject to Administrative Appeal Under the Optional Appeal Procedures Available During the Planning Rule Transition Period.
Document Number: 2010-14065
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-06-14
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
This notice lists the newspapers that Forests and the Regional Office of the Alaska Region will use to publish legal notice of all decisions subject to appeal under the Optional Appeal Procedures Available During the Planning Rule Transition Period (formerly 36 CFR part 217). The intended effect of this action is to inform interested members of the public which newspapers will be used to publish legal notice of decisions subject to appeal during the transition period, thereby allowing them to receive constructive notice of a decision, to provide clear evidence of timely notice, and to achieve consistency in administering the appeals process.
Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Final Decision on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders
Document Number: 2010-12771
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-06-14
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This final decision maintains the current fluid milk product definition's compositional standard of 6.5 percent nonfat milk solids criterion and incorporates an equivalent 2.25 percent true milk protein criterion for determining if a product meets the compositional standard. The decision also determines how milk and milk-derived ingredients should be priced under all Federal milk marketing orders when used in products meeting the fluid milk product definition. The decision provides exemptions for drinkable yogurt products containing at least 20 percent yogurt (by weight), kefir, and products intended to be meal replacements from the fluid milk product definition. The orders as amended are subject to producer approval by referendum before they can be implemented.
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