This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 76, No. 46 

Wednesday, March 9, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 59 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–11–0017] 

Wholesale Pork Reporting Negotiated 

Rulemaking Committee 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of negotiated rulemaking 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

second meeting of the Wholesale Pork 

Reporting Negotiated Rulemaking 

Committee (Committee). The primary 

purpose of the Committee is to develop 

proposed language to amend the 

Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) 

regulations to implement mandatory 

pork price reporting, as directed by the 

Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–239). 

DATES: The Committee meeting will be 

held Tuesday, March 15, 2011, through 

Thursday, March 17, 2011. On all three 

days, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. 

and is scheduled to end at 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Radisson Hotel Reagan National 

Airport, 2020 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington VA 22202; Phone (703) 920– 

8600. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Lynch, Chief; USDA, AMS, LS, 

LGMN Branch; 1400 Independence 

Ave., SW., Room 2619–S; Washington, 

DC 20250; Phone (202) 720–6231; Fax 

(202) 690–3732; or e-mail at 

Michael.Lynch@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On September 28, 2010, the 

Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 

(2010 Reauthorization Act) 

reauthorizing LMR for 5 years and 

adding a provision for mandatory 

reporting of wholesale pork cuts was 

enacted. The 2010 Reauthorization Act 

directed the Secretary to engage in 

negotiated rulemaking to make required 

regulatory changes for mandatory 

wholesale pork reporting. For 

background on LMR, please see the 

background section of the Notice of 

Establishment of Negotiated Rulemaking 

Committee published November 24, 

2010 (75 FR 71568). On January 26, 

2011, AMS published a notice 

announcing the final list of members on 

the Wholesale Pork Reporting 

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee, 

responding to comments from the 

November 24, 2010, Federal Register 

notice, and announcing the first meeting 

(76 FR 4554). 

II. Statutory Provisions 

The Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 

1996 (5 U.S.C. 561–570); the Mandatory 

Price Reporting Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 

111–239); the Livestock Mandatory 

Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635– 

1636i); and 7 CFR part 59. 

III. Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 

Meeting 

This document announces the second 

meeting of the Committee. The meeting 

will take place as described in the DATES

and ADDRESSES sections of this notice. 

The agenda for the meeting will be 

posted in advance at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/ 

NegotiatedRulemaking. The proposed 

agenda for the second meeting includes 

the following items: specifications used 

for reporting pork, product delivery 

periods, reporting basis, packaging and 

related costs, transaction types (e.g., 

intra company sales, affiliate sales), and 

other topics relevant to determining 

appropriate methodology and scope to 

implement a mandatory wholesale pork 

reporting program. The Committee may, 

however, modify its agenda during the 

course of its work. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public without advance registration. 

Public attendance may be limited to the 

space available. Members of the public 

will be given opportunities to make 

statements during the meeting at the 

discretion of the Committee, and will be 

able to file written statements with the 

Committee for its consideration. Written 

statements may be submitted in advance 

to the address listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. Notice of future meetings 

will be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: February 2, 2011. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5260 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

15 CFR Part 400 

[Docket No. 090210156–0416–01] 

RIN 0625–AA81 

Foreign-Trade Zones in the United 

States 

AGENCY: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 

International Trade Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On December 30, 2010, the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) 

published a proposed rule in the 

Federal Register and invited comment. 

The Board’s proposed rule would 

amend the substantive and procedural 

rules for the authorization of ForeignTrade Zones (FTZs or zones) and the 

regulation of zone activity. Specifically, 

the proposed rule contains changes 

related to manufacturing and valueadded activity in zones, as well as new 

rules designed to address compliance 

with the Act’s requirement that a 

grantee provide uniform treatment for 

all users of a zone. The current 

comment period is open through April 

8, 2011. The Board hereby extends the 

comment period to May 26, 2011. 

Additionally, the Board will accept 

reply comments that are filed by June 

27, 2011. 

DATES: The public comment period on 

the proposed rule published at 75 FR 

82340–82362, December 30, 2010, will 

be extended from the original due date 

of April 8, 2011. Comments must be 

received on or before May 26, 2011. The 

FTZ Board also invites reply comments 

addressing comments submitted 

pertaining to the proposed regulations; 

the deadline for reply comments will be 

June 27, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: All comments must be 

submitted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 


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