Department of Agriculture June 30, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee
The Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Craig, Alaska, August 3, 2010. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss potential projects under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2008.
Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Increased Assessment Rate
This rule would increase the assessment rate established for the Washington Apricot Marketing Committee (Committee) for the 2010-11 and subsequent fiscal periods from $1.00 to $1.50 per ton for Washington apricots. The Committee is responsible for local administration of the marketing order regulating the handling of apricots grown in designated counties in Washington. Assessments upon handlers of apricots are used by the Committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal period for the marketing order begins April 1 and ends March 31. The assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended or terminated.
White River National Forest, Colorado, Oil and Gas Leasing Environmental Impact Statement
The White River National Forest (WRNF) is initiating the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS). The EIS will disclose the potential effects of a proposal to revise the existing WRNF 1993 Oil and Gas Leasing and Final EIS and Record of Decision. The proposed revision includes the following: Changing what lands will be available for oil and gas leasing; changing or adding stipulations to be attached to oil and gas leases for the protection of other resources; and amending the WRNF Land and Resource Management Plan 2002 Revision (Forest Plan) to incorporate the revised oil and gas leasing decision. The EIS will document changed conditions and new information since the WRNF 1993 Oil and Gas Leasing Final EIS and Record of Decision and incorporate that information into the analysis of potential effects of leasing on other resources. Changes in conditions and information since the 1993 leasing EIS and decision include the completion of the WRNF Forest Plan; new and improved oil and gas drilling, completion, and production technology; an increase in demand and public need for oil and natural gas; the increasing rate of oil and gas development adjacent to and on the WRNF, and a projection of substantial increase in oil and gas development on the WRNF.
Lawrence County Resource Advisory Committee
The Lawrence County Resource Advisory committee will meet in Spearfish, SD. The committee is meeting as authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the meeting is to review and vote on project proposals.
Notice of Intent To Request an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) intention to request an extension of a currently approved information collection, Form AD-761, USDA Patent License Application for Government Invention that expires October 29, 2010.
Measuring Progress on Food Safety: Current Status and Future Directions; Public Meeting
This notice is announcing that the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are jointly hosting two public meetings to obtain stakeholder input. The first is on July 21, 2010, in Chicago, IL. The second will be held on October 20, 2010, in Portland, OR. The Agencies are requesting information from all stakeholders, including the regulated food industry, State regulators, and consumer groups, on appropriate metrics to be used to assess performance in food safety. The Agencies are also interested in input on stakeholders' understanding and perceptions of metrics currently being used by the Federal Agencies. Although the Agencies are primarily interested in obtaining stakeholder input, the Agencies will present a limited amount of background on the Food Safety Working Group's charge to create meaningful metrics to measure the effectiveness of the Nation's food safety system and the Agency's current thinking on these issues.
Nominations for Membership on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
This notice announces that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting nominations for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). This notice is being issued to fill eleven vacancies on the NACMCF that resulted because of a change in the member term limit. Appointments to the NACMCF for two-year terms will now be renewable for up to two consecutive terms instead of three consecutive terms.
Gallatin County Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting
The Gallatin National Forest's Gallatin County Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Bozeman, Montana. The committee is meeting as authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose is of the meeting is to determine parameters and timeframes for the first round of projects and Public Comments.
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2010-11 and 2011-12 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations; Subsistence Taking of Fish on the Yukon River Regulations
This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in Alaska during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 regulatory years. The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) completes the biennial process of revising subsistence hunting and trapping regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence fishing and shellfish regulations in odd-numbered years; public proposal and review processes take place
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