Department of Agriculture February 16, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Amador County Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2011-3535
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-16
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Amador County Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Sutter Creek, California. 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 RAC will review, discuss and vote on proposed projects.
Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Continuance Referendum
Document Number: 2011-3501
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-02-16
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This document directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible Oregon and Washington pear growers to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing order regulating the handling of pears grown in Oregon and Washington.
Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate
Document Number: 2011-3500
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-02-16
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that decreased the assessment rate established for the California Walnut Board (Board) for the 2010- 11 and subsequent marketing years from $0.0177 to $0.0174 per kernelweight pound of assessable walnuts. The Board locally administers the marketing order that regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
Dairy Industry Advisory Committee; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2011-3496
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-16
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) announces a public meeting of the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee (Dairy Committee) to review and approve the final recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture. The Dairy Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Secretary on policy issues impacting the dairy industry. Instructions regarding registering for and listening to the conference call meeting is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
Notice of Decision To Issue Permits for the Importation of Fresh Strawberries From Jordan Into the Continental United States
Document Number: 2011-3445
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-16
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public of our decision to begin issuing permits for the importation into the continental United States of fresh strawberries from Jordan. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we believe that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh strawberries from Jordan.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-3444
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-16
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-3443
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-02-16
Agency: Department of Agriculture
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