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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of Tribal Relations; Council for 

Native American Farming and 

Ranching 

AGENCY: Office of Tribal Relations, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

forthcoming meeting of The Council for 

Native American Farming and Ranching 

(CNAFR) a public advisory committee of 

the Office of Tribal Relations (OTR). 

Notice of the meetings are provided in 

accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). This 

will be the third meeting of the 2014– 

2016 CNAFR term and will consist of, 

but is not limited to: a public comment 

period; updates on USDA programs and 

activities; and discussion of committee 

priorities. This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 25th from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

and March 26th from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 

p.m. and March 27th from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. The meeting will be open to 

the public. Note that a period for public 

comment will be held on March 25, 

2015, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting and public 

comment period will be held at the 

Hilton Garden Inn Oklahoma City 

Bricktown, 328 East Sheridan Avenue, 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104 in the 

Cimarron-Red River Combo Room. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

may be submitted to: John Lowery, 

Designated Federal Officer, Office of 

Tribal Relations (OTR), 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Whitten Bldg., 

500–A, Washington, DC 20250; by Fax: 

(202) 720–1058; or by email: 

John.Lowery@osec.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions should be directed to John 

Lowery, Designated Federal Officer, 

Office of Tribal (OTR), 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Whitten Bldg., 

500A, Washington, DC 20250; by Fax: 

(202) 720–1058 or email: 

John.Lowery@osec.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 

USDA established an advisory council 

for Native American farmers and 

ranchers. The CNAFR is a discretionary 

advisory committee established under 

the authority of the Secretary of 

Agriculture, in furtherance of the 

settlement agreement in Keepseagle v. 

Vilsack that was granted final approval 

by the District Court for the District of 

Columbia on April 28, 2011. 

The CNAFR will operate under the 

provisions of the FACA and report to 

the Secretary of Agriculture. The 

purpose of the CNAFR is (1) to advise 

the Secretary of Agriculture on issues 

related to the participation of Native 

American farmers and ranchers in 

USDA farm loan programs; (2) to 

transmit recommendations concerning 

any changes to FSA regulations or 

internal guidance or other measures that 

would eliminate barriers to program 

participation for Native American 

farmers and ranchers; (3) to examine 

methods of maximizing the number of 

new farming and ranching opportunities 

created through the farm loan program 

through enhanced extension and 

financial literacy services; (4) to 

examine methods of encouraging 

intergovernmental cooperation to 

mitigate the effects of land tenure and 

probate issues on the delivery of USDA 

farm loan programs; (5) to evaluate other 

methods of creating new farming or 

ranching opportunities for Native 

American producers; and (6) to address 

other related issues as deemed 

appropriate. 

The Secretary of Agriculture selected 

a diverse group of members representing 

a broad spectrum of persons interested 

in providing solutions to the challenges 

of the aforementioned purposes. Equal 

opportunity practices were considered 

in all appointments to the CNAFR in 

accordance with USDA policies. The 

Secretary selected the members in 

September 2014. Interested persons may 

present views, orally or in writing, on 

issues relating to agenda topics before 

the CNAFR. 

Written submissions may be 

submitted to the contact person on or 

before March 20, 2015. Oral 

presentations from the public will be 

scheduled between approximately 2:30 

p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 25th. Those 

individuals interested in making formal 

oral presentations should notify the 

contact person and submit a brief 

statement of the general nature of the 

issue they wish to present and the 

names and addresses of proposed 

participants by March 25, 2015. All oral 

presentations will be given three (3) to 

five (5) minutes depending on the 

number of participants. 

OTR will also make meeting room and 

all agenda topics available to the public 

via the OTR Web site: http:// 

www.usda.gov/tribalrelations no later 

than 10 business days before the 

meeting and at the meeting. In addition, 

the minutes from the meeting will be 

posted on the OTR Web site. OTR 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at the CNAFR meetings and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact John Lowery, at least 10 

business days in advance of the 

meeting. 

Leslie Wheelock, 

Director, Office of Tribal Relations. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05643 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS–NOP–15–0002; 

NOP–15–02] 

Notice of Meeting of the National 

Organic Standards Board 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, (5 U.S.C. App.), the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 

announcing an upcoming meeting of the 

National Organic Standards Board 

(NOSB). Written public comments are 

invited in advance of the meeting, and 

the meeting will include scheduled time 

for oral comments from the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held April 

27–30, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

each day. The deadline to submit 

written public comments and sign up 

for oral public comments is Tuesday, 

April 7, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the San Diego Marriott La Jolla, 4240 

La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA 

92037–1407, (858) 587–1414. 

Information and instructions pertaining 

to the meeting are posted at the 

following web address: http://

www.ams.usda.gov/NOSBMeetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

printed materials or additional 

information, write to Ms. Michelle 

Arsenault, Special Assistant, National 

Organic Standards Board, USDA–AMS– 

NOP, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., 

Room 2648–So., Mail Stop 0268, 

Washington, DC 20250–0268; Phone: 

(202) 720–3252; Email: nosb@

ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOSB 

makes recommendations about whether 

substances should be allowed or 

prohibited in organic production and/or 

handling, assists in the development of 

standards for organic production, and 


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advises the Secretary on other aspects of 

the implementation of the Organic 

Foods Production Act (7 U.S.C. 6501– 

6522). The NOSB currently has six 

subcommittees working on various 

aspects of the Organic Program. The 

subcommittees are: Compliance, 

Accreditation, and Certification; Crops; 

Handling; Livestock; Materials/

Genetically Modified Organisms; and 

Policy Development. The primary 

purpose of NOSB meetings is to provide 

an opportunity for the organic 

community to give input on proposed 

NOSB recommendations and discussion 

items. The meetings also allow the 

NOSB to receive updates from the 

USDA AMS National Organic Program 

(NOP) on issues pertaining to organic 

agriculture. The meeting will be open to 

the public. The meeting agenda, NOSB 

proposals and discussion documents, 

instructions for submitting and viewing 

public comments, and instructions for 

requesting a time slot for oral comments 

are available on the AMS Web site at 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/

NOSBMeetings. The discussion 

documents and proposals encompass a 

wide range of topics, including: 

substances petitioned to the National 

List of Allowed and Prohibited 

Substances (National List), substances 

on the National List that require NOSB 

review before their 2016 and 2017 

sunset dates, updates from working 

groups on technical issues, and 

amendments to guidance on organic 

policies. This meeting will serve as the 

NOSB’s final review of substances that 

have a sunset date in 2016. This review 

will fulfill the NOSB’s responsibilities 

described in the Organic Foods 

Production Act’s sunset provision 

(section 2118(e)). 

Public Comments: Written public 

comments will be accepted through 

Tuesday, April 7, 2015 via 

www.regulations.gov. Comments 

received after that date may not be 

reviewed by the NOSB before the 

meeting. AMS strongly prefers 

comments to be submitted 

electronically; however, written 

comments may also be submitted by 

Tuesday, April 7, 2014 via mail to Ms. 

Michelle Arsenault, Special Assistant, 

National Organic Standards Board, 

USDA–AMS–NOP, 1400 Independence 

Ave. SW., Room 2648–S, Mail Stop 

0268, Washington, DC 20250–0268. 

Instructions for viewing all comments 

are posted at www.regulations.gov and 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/

NOSBMeetings. 

The NOSB has scheduled time for oral 

comments from the public, and will 

accommodate as many individuals and 

organizations as possible during these 

sessions. Individuals and organizations 

wishing to make oral presentations at 

the meeting must pre-register to request 

one time slot by visiting http://

www.ams.usda.gov/NOSBMeetings or 

by calling (202) 720–0081. The deadline 

to sign up for an oral public comment 

slot is Tuesday, April 7, 2014. All 

persons making oral presentations 

should also provide their comments in 

advance through the written comment 

process. Written submissions may 

contain supplemental information other 

than that presented in the oral 

presentation. Persons submitting written 

comments at the meeting are asked to 

provide two hard copies. 

Meeting Accommodations: The 

meeting hotel is ADA Compliant, and 

the USDA provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in this public meeting, 

please notify Michelle Arsenault at 

michelle.arsenault@ams.usda.gov or 

(202) 720–0081. Determinations for 

reasonable accommodation will be 

made on a case-by-case basis. 

Dated: March 9, 2015. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05664 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0001] 

Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk 

Analysis for the Importation of Fresh 

Cranberries From Chile Into the 

Continental United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared a pest risk 

analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with importation of fresh 

cranberry fruit from Chile into the 

continental United States. Based on the 

analysis, we have determined 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 cranberries from Chile. We are 

making the pest risk analysis available 

to the public for review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before May 11, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2015–0001, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0001 or 

in our reading room, which is located in 

room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 

14th Street and Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading 

room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Nick Van Gorden, Regulatory Policy 

Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 

Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1231; (301) 851–2326. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

regulations in ‘‘Subpart–Fruits and 

Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 

319.56–71, referred to below as the 

regulations), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

prohibits or restricts the importation of 

fruits and vegetables into the United 

States from certain parts of the world to 

prevent plant pests from being 

introduced into or disseminated within 

the United States. 

Section 319.56–4 contains a 

performance-based process for 

approving the importation of certain 

fruits and vegetables that, based on the 

findings of a pest risk analysis, can be 

safely imported subject to one or more 

of the five designated phytosanitary 

measures listed in paragraph (b) of that 

section. 

APHIS received a request from the 

national plant protection organization 

(NPPO) of Chile to allow the 

importation of fresh cranberry fruit into 

the continental United States. As part of 

our evaluation of Chile’s request, we 

have prepared a pest risk assessment 

(PRA) to identify pests of quarantine 

significance that could follow the 

pathway of importation into the 

continental United States from Chile. 

Based on the PRA, a risk management 

document (RMD) was prepared to 


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