Department of Agriculture May 17, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Reinstate an Information Collection
Document Number: 2011-12100
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-05-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to seek reinstatement of an information collection, the 2012 Census of Agriculture.
Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2011-12086
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-05-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Prince of Wales Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Kasaan, Alaska, June 1, 2011. This meeting will take place of the May 16, 2011 Resource Advisory Committee Meeting. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343) (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with the title II of the Act. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss potential projects under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act of 2008.
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; National Animal Health Monitoring System; Emergency Epidemiologic Investigations
Document Number: 2011-12021
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-05-17
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 initiate Emergency Epidemiologic Investigations, an information collection to support the National Animal Health Monitoring System.
Manti-La Sal National Forest Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2011-12020
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-05-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Manti-La Sal National Forest Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Price, Utah. 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 consider Secure Rural Schools Act Title II project proposals.
Fresno County Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2011-12008
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-05-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Fresno County Resource Advisory Committee will be meeting in Prather, California, June 29, 2011 and July 27, 2011. The purpose of these meetings will be to receive progress and monitoring reports from previously funded projects and accept and review project proposals for the next funding cycle.
Provincial Advisory Committees Charter Re-Establishment
Document Number: 2011-11987
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-05-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of the Interior, intends to re-establish the Provincial Advisory Committees (PACs) for the provinces in California, Oregon, and Washington. This re-establishment is in response to the continued need for the PACs to provide advice on coordinating the implementation of the Record of Decision (ROD) of April 13, 1994, for Management of Habitat for Late-Succession and Old-Growth Forest Related Species within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl. The PACs also provide advice and recommendations to promote integration and coordination of forest management activities between Federal and non-Federal entities.
Electric Engineering, Architectural Services, Design Policies and Construction Standards
Document Number: 2011-11910
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-05-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) proposes to amend the contract threshold amounts that require borrowers to use certain prescribed agency contract forms and to amend the contract dollar amounts that require RUS review of contracts prior to the contract being effective. Also, RUS proposes to raise the threshold amounts requiring RUS borrowers to use certain required procurement methods for materials, equipment and contract services that otherwise would require RUS prior approval. The changes in the threshold amounts would reduce the number of contracts reviewed by the RUS.
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