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Warehouse Act (USWA). Through this 

notice, FSA is providing an opportunity 

for anyone to provide comments on this 

proposal to offer a license for EFAC. 

EFAC might include corn soy blend, 

vegetable oil, or pulses such as peas, 

beans and lentils. Current USWA 

licenses for agricultural products 

include grain, cotton, nuts, cottonseed, 

and dry beans. Warehouse operators 

that apply voluntarily agree to be 

licensed, observe the rules for licensing, 

and pay associated user fees. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by April 14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. In your 

comment, include volume, date, and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

E-mail address: Send comments to: 

FSA-USWA@wdc.usda.gov. 

Mail: Patricia Barrett, Warehouse 

Operations Program Manager, FSA, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, STOP 0553, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0553. 

Fax: (202) 690–3123. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

information for this notice (Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (voice and TDD). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Barrett, (202) 720–3877. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

USWA (7 U.S.C. 241–256) authorizes 

the Secretary of Agriculture to license 

warehouse operators who store 

agricultural products; FSA administers 

this authority. 

USWA provides for licensing and 

inspection of warehouses used to store 

agricultural products, issuance of 

warehouse receipts, including electronic 

warehouse receipts for all agricultural 

products, and for other purposes. 

USWA licensing program is a 

voluntary program that is intended to 

protect depositors of agricultural 

products in licensed warehouses (7 CFR 

part 735). The licensing program is 

based on a written agreement outlining 

terms and conditions for a warehouse 

operator to qualify for licensing and 

requirements to operate the warehouse 

in compliance with USWA and the 

regulations. 

USWA requires FSA to notify the 

public and provide the opportunity to 

comment on agricultural products that 

are under consideration for a warehouse 

license. FSA is proposing to create a 

USWA licensing program for port and 

transload facility operators storing 

EFAC. This proposal is in response to 

the concerns of export food aid 

providers regarding the sanitation and 

security of agricultural commodities 

temporarily stored and handled in 

preparation for export under various 

federal and charitable organization 

export food aid programs. In many 

USWA warehouses, commodities are 

stored in bulk form and commingled. 

EFAC are typically packaged and 

‘‘identity preserved,’’ which means that 

the commodity is stored and handled 

separate from all other commodities. In 

other words, the actual commodity 

deposited in the warehouse is what will 

be delivered. 

The warehouse examination program 

is designed to ensure the warehouse 

operator’s initial qualification for 

licensing and continuing compliance 

with the standards of approval and 

operation. FSA will conduct 

examinations of licensed facilities to 

determine their suitability for proper 

storage and handling of commodities. 

The examination will include review of 

warehouse records, pest management 

and control, housekeeping, safety, and 

security of goods in the care and 

custody of the licensee. The personnel 

conducting the examinations will verify 

that all commodities are properly 

marked and recorded in the warehouse 

records, and that commodities are 

stored in licensed space. Facilities must 

be kept and maintained in sound 

physical condition. In addition, 7 CFR 

735.6 provides regulations for 

suspension and revocation of a license 

for those warehouse operators who do 

not comply with USWA, the 

regulations, or any licensing or provider 

agreement. 

FSA will review and report on the 

comments received on this notice. The 

notice and summary of the comments 

received will be posted to the USWA 

Web site at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/

FSA/webapp?area=home&subject

=coop&topic=was-ua. 

FSA is inviting you to provide 

comments to FSA on adding EFAC to 

the list of products for which FSA 

issues USWA licenses. In particular, 

FSA requests comments on EFAC in 

response to the following questions: 

• Should FSA offer a license under 

the authority of the USWA, for export 

food aid commodity facility storage and 

handling? 

• What general warehousing and 

transload facility specifications should 

be used in the approval and continued 

licensing of such storage facilities? 

• What operational procedures (i.e. 

records, sanitation, security, insurance, 

and examinations) should be addressed 

in a written agreement with the 

warehouse operator? 

• What level and type of financial 

assurance (bond, letter of credit) should 

be required to provide security and 

protection to depositors? 

• What fee structure (annual flat rate, 

hourly, graduated rates based on the 

size of the facility) should be adopted to 

fund the administration of this program? 

• Should the scope of the license 

cover all commodities stored in licensed 

space? 

In addition to this notice, general 

information about FSA’s administration 

of its responsibilities from USWA is 

available on the FSA Web site. Among 

other things, the information includes a 

list of licensed warehouses. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on March 9, 

2011. 

Val Dolcini, 

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5975 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

United States Warehouse Act; 

Processed Agricultural Products 

Licensing Agreement 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency 

(FSA) proposes adding processed 

agricultural products to the agricultural 

products for which warehouse licenses 

may be issued under the United States 

Warehouse Act (USWA). Through this 

notice, FSA is providing an opportunity 

for anyone to provide comments on this 

proposal to offer a license for the 

processed agricultural products that are 

stored in climate controlled, cooler, and 

freezer warehouses. An example of a 

processed agricultural product is apple 

juice concentrate. In the past, USDA has 

issued USWA licenses for syrup or 

sirup, dried fruit, canned foods, coldpack fruit, seeds, and cherries-in-brine. 

Current USWA licenses for agricultural 

products include grain, cotton, nuts, 

cottonseed, and dry beans. Warehouse 

operators voluntarily agree to be 

licensed, observe the rules for licensing, 

and pay associated user fees. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by April 14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. In your 

comment, include volume, date, and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 


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Register. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• E-mail address: Send comments to: 

FSA-USWA@wdc.usda.gov. 

• Mail: Patricia Barrett, Warehouse 

Operations Program Manager, FSA, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, Mail Stop 0553, 1400 

Independence Ave, SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–0553. 

• Fax: (202) 690–3123. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) for 

this information should contact USDA’s 

TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 

(voice and TDD). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Barrett, (202) 720–3877. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

USWA (7 U.S.C. 241–256) authorizes 

the Secretary of Agriculture to license 

warehouse operators who store 

agricultural products; FSA administers 

this authority. 

USWA provides for licensing and 

inspection of warehouses used to store 

agricultural products, issuance of 

warehouse receipts, including electronic 

warehouse receipts for all agricultural 

products, and for other purposes. 

The USWA licensing program is a 

voluntary program that is intended to 

protect depositors of agricultural 

products in licensed warehouses (7 CFR 

part 735). The licensing program is 

based on a written agreement outlining 

the terms and conditions for a 

warehouse operator to qualify for 

licensing, and requirements to operate 

the warehouse in compliance with 

USWA and the regulations. 

USWA requires FSA to notify the 

public and provide the opportunity to 

comment on agricultural products that 

are under consideration for a warehouse 

license. FSA is proposing to create a 

voluntary USWA licensing program for 

processed agricultural products that are 

stored in climate controlled, cooler, and 

freezer warehouses. This proposal 

covers specific processed agricultural 

products such as apple juice concentrate 

and other similar products. This 

proposal is in response to an industry 

request, which is based on their need for 

the use of negotiable warehouse receipts 

in their business processes. 

The warehouse examination program 

is designed to ensure the warehouse 

operator’s initial qualification for 

licensing and continuing compliance 

with the standards of approval and 

operation. FSA will conduct 

examinations of licensed facilities to 

determine their suitability for proper 

storage and handling of commodities. 

The examination will include review of 

warehouse records, pest management 

and control, housekeeping, safety, and 

security of goods in the care and 

custody of the licensee. The personnel 

conducting the examinations will verify 

that all commodities are properly 

marked and recorded in the warehouse 

records, and that commodities are 

stored in licensed space. Facilities must 

be kept and maintained in sound 

physical condition. In addition, 7 CFR 

735.6 provides regulations for 

suspension and revocation of a license 

for those warehouse operators who do 

not comply with USWA, the 

regulations, or any licensing or provider 

agreement. 

FSA will review and report on the 

comments received on this notice. The 

notice and summary of the comments 

received will be posted to the USWA 

Web site at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/

FSA/webapp?area=home&subject

=coop&topic=was-ua. 

FSA is inviting you to submit 

comments to FSA on adding processed 

agricultural products to the list of 

products for which FSA issues USWA 

licenses. In particular, FSA requests 

comments on processed agricultural 

products in response to the following 

questions: 

• Should FSA offer a license for 

processed agricultural products such as 

apple juice concentrate? 

• What types of storage facilities 

should such a license include: climate 

controlled warehouses, refrigerated 

warehouses, and freezer warehouses? 

• What operational procedures (for 

examples, sanitation, security, records, 

insurance, examinations) should be 

addressed in a written agreement with 

the warehouse operator? 

• What level and type of financial 

assurance (bond, letter of credit) should 

be required to provide security and 

protection to depositors? 

• USWA specifies that user fees are to 

cover the costs to administer this 

program. Therefore, what fee structure 

(annual flat rate, hourly, graduated rates 

based on the size of the facility) should 

be applied to fund the administration of 

this program? 

• Should the scope of the license 

cover all or only certain agricultural 

processed products stored in licensed 

space? 

In addition to this notice, general 

information about FSA’s administration 

of its responsibilities from USWA is 

available on the FSA Web site. Among 

other things, the information includes a 

list of licensed warehouses. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on March 9, 

2011. 

Val Dolcini, 

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5973 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Small Business 

Timber Sale Set-Aside Program; 

Appeal Procedures on Recomputation 

of Shares 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension with no 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection, Small Business 

Timber Sale Set-Aside Program: Appeal 

Procedures on Recomputation of Shares. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before May 16, 2011 to be 

assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Sharon 

Nygaard-Scott, Forest Management 

Staff, Mail Stop 1103, Forest Service, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to 202–205–1045 or by e-mail 

to: wosbaprocess@fs.fed.us. In addition, 

comments may be submitted via the 

World Wide Web/Internet at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the Forest Service, USDA, 

Forest Management Staff Office, Third 

Floor SW, 201 14th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, during normal 

business hours. Visitors are encouraged 

to call ahead to 202–205–1766 to 

facilitate entrance into the building. 

Additionally, comments may be viewed 

on the World Wide Web/Internet at 

https://fsplaces.fs.fed.us/fsfiles/unit/wo/

wosbaprocess.nsf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Nygaard Scott, Forest 

Management Staff, at 202–205–1766. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339, twenty-four hours a day, 

every day of the year, including 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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