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expended on projects previously 

approved in their State plan. AMS will 

notify the States as to the procedures for 

applying for the reallocated funds. 

AMS requires applicants to submit 

SCBGP–FB applications electronically 

through the central Federal grants Web 

site, http://www.grants.gov instead of 

mailing hard copy documents. Original 

signatures are not needed on the SF–424 

and SF–424B when applying through 

http://www.grants.gov and applicants 

are not required to submit any paper 

documents to AMS. Applicants are 

strongly urged to familiarize themselves 

with the Federal grants Web site and 

begin the application process well 

before the application deadline. For 

information on how to apply 

electronically, please consult http:// 

www.grants.gov/applicants/ 

get_registered.jsp. AMS will send an 

email confirmation when applications 

are received by the AMS office. 

SCBGP–FB is listed in the ‘‘Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under number 

10.170 and subject agencies must adhere to 

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 

which bars discrimination in all federally 

assisted programs. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621 note. 

Dated: December 22, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33136 Filed 1–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–10–0103] 

Sorghum Promotion, Research, and 

Information Program: Referendum 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Opportunity to 

Participate in the Sorghum Promotion, 

Research, and Information Referendum. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is announcing that a 

referendum will be conducted among 

eligible sorghum producers and 

importers on the Sorghum Promotion, 

Research, and Information Order 

(Order), as authorized under the 

Commodity Promotion, Research, and 

Information Act of 1996 (Act). 

DATES: Sorghum producers and 

importers will vote in the referendum 

during a 4-week period beginning on 

February 1, 2011, and ending February 

28, 2011. To be eligible to participate in 

the referendum, producers and 

importers must certify that they or the 

entity they are authorized to represent 

are subject to the assessment and were 

engaged in the production or 

importation of sorghum between July 1, 

2008, and December 31, 2010. An 

eligible person shall be entitled to cast 

only one vote in the referendum. 

Form LS–379, Sorghum Promotion 

and Research Order Referendum Ballot, 

may be obtained by mail, fax, or in 

person from the Farm Service Agency 

(FSA) county offices from February 1, 

2011, to February 28, 2011. Form LS– 

379 may also be obtained via the 

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

lsmarketingprograms during the same 

time period. Sorghum producers should 

return completed forms and supporting 

documentation to the appropriate 

county FSA office by fax or in person 

no later than close of business February 

28, 2011; or if returned by mail, must be 

postmarked by midnight February 28, 

2011, and received in the county FSA 

office by close of business on March 7, 

2011. Sorghum importers should return 

completed forms and supporting 

documentation to: Craig Shackelford, 

Marketing Programs Branch, Livestock 

and Seed Program, AMS, USDA, Room 

2628–S, STOP 0251, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

0251; Telephone: (202) 720–1115; Fax: 

(202) 720–1125; 

craig.shackelford@ams.usda.gov no later 

than close of business February 28, 

2011; or if returned by mail, must be 

postmarked by midnight February 28, 

2011, and received in the AMS office by 

close of business on March 7, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth R. Payne, Chief, Marketing 

Programs Branch, Livestock and Seed 

Program, AMS, USDA, Room 2628–S, 

STOP 0251, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

0251; Telephone 202/720–1115; Fax 

202/720–1125; or email to 

Kenneth.Payne@ams.usda.gov or Rick 

Pinkston, Field Operations Staff, FSA, 

USDA, at Telephone (202) 720–1857, 

Fax (202) 720–1096, or by email at 

Rick.Pinkston@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Act (7 U.S.C. 7411–7425), it is 

hereby directed that a referendum be 

conducted to ascertain whether 

continuance of the Order is favored by 

those persons who have been engaged in 

the production or importation of 

sorghum from July 1, 2008, through 

December 31, 2010. 

The representative period for 

establishing voter eligibility for the 

referendum shall be the period from 

July 1, 2008, through December 31, 

2010. Persons who were engaged in the 

production or importation of sorghum 

who provide documentation, such as a 

sales receipt or remittance form, 

showing that they were engaged in the 

production or importation of sorghum 

from July 1, 2008, through December 31, 

2010, are eligible to vote. Importers may 

provide U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection Service form 7501. 

Eligible voters will be provided the 

opportunity to vote at the county FSA 

office where FSA maintains and 

processes the eligible voter’s 

administrative farm records. For the 

eligible voter not participating in FSA 

programs, the opportunity to vote will 

be provided at the FSA office serving 

the county where the person owns or 

rents land. Eligible importers will be 

provided the opportunity to vote 

through the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA) AMS office 

located in Washington, DC. 

Participation in the referendum is not 

mandatory. 

On November 18, 2010, USDA 

published in the Federal Register (75 

FR 70573), a final rule that sets forth 

procedures that will be used in 

conducting the referendum. The final 

rule includes definitions, provisions for 

supervising the referendum process, 

eligibility, procedures for obtaining and 

completing the form LS–379, required 

documentation showing that the person 

was engaged in the production or 

importation of sorghum from July 1, 

2008, through December 31, 2010, 

where the referendum will be 

conducted, counting and reporting 

results, and disposition of the forms and 

records. Since the referendum will be 

conducted primarily at the county FSA 

offices, FSA employees will assist AMS 

by determining eligibility, counting 

requests, and reporting results. 

Pursuant to the Act, USDA is 

conducting the required referendum 

from February 1, 2011, through 

February 28, 2011. Form LS–379 may be 

requested in person, by mail, or by 

facsimile from February 1, 2011, 

through February 28, 2011. 

Form LS–379 may also be obtained 

via the Internet at: http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/ 

lsmarketingprograms during the same 4- 

week period. Eligible voters would vote 

at the FSA office where FSA maintains 

and processes the person’s, 

corporation’s, or other entity’s 

administrative farm records. For the 

person, corporation, or other entity 

eligible to vote that does not participate 

in FSA programs, the opportunity to 

vote would be provided at the FSA 

office serving the county where the 

person, corporation, or other entity 

owns or rents land. 


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Voters can determine the location of 

county FSA offices by contacting (1) 

The nearest FSA office, (2) the State 

FSA office, or (3) through an online 

search of FSA’s Web site at: http:// 

www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/default.asp. 

From the options available on this Web 

site select ‘‘State Offices,’’ click on your 

State, select ‘‘County Offices,’’ and click 

on the map to select a county. 

Form LS–379 and supporting 

documentation may be returned in 

person, by mail, or facsimile to the 

appropriate county FSA office. Form 

LS–379 and accompanying 

documentation returned in person or by 

facsimile, must be received in the 

appropriate FSA office prior to the close 

of business on February 28, 2011. Form 

LS–379 and accompanying 

documentation returned by mail must 

be postmarked no later than midnight of 

February 28, 2011, and received in the 

county FSA office by close of business 

on March 7, 2011. 

In accordance with Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), 

the information collection requirements 

have been approved under OMB 

number 0581–0093. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7411–7425. 

Dated: December 15, 2010. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33135 Filed 1–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0125] 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Animal Health; Meeting 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice to inform the 

public of the first meeting of the 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Animal Health. The meeting is being 

organized by the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held January 

20 and 21, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

each day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250, in rooms 104– 

A and 107–A. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael R. Doerrer, Chief Operating 

Officer, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 

USDA, 4700 River Road Unit 37, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–5034; email: 

SACAH.Management@aphis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Animal Health (the Committee) advises 

the Secretary of Agriculture on means to 

prevent, conduct surveillance on, 

monitor, control, or eradicate animal 

diseases of national importance. In 

doing so, the Committee will consider 

public health, conservation of natural 

resources, and the stability of livestock 

economies. 

Tentative topics for discussion at the 

upcoming meeting include: 

• Animal disease traceability. 

• Aquaculture and animal health. 

• Emergency response and 

management. 

• Trade and emerging global animal 

health issues. 

• The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s role in public health 

initiatives. 

• National disease management 

programs. 

• Veterinary Services reorganization 

efforts. 

Additional details on the agenda and 

meeting can be found on the 

Committee’s Web site at http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/ 

acah/. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public and attendees should plan to 

arrive between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Picture 

identification is required to gain access 

to the Whitten Building. The Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS), which is organizing the 

meeting, asks that those planning to 

attend the meeting let APHIS know by 

sending an email through an access 

portal on the Committee’s Web site or 

directly to 

SACAH.Management@aphis.usda.gov. 

Please provide your name and 

organizational affiliation (if any), state 

which meeting date or dates you plan to 

attend, and indicate whether you wish 

to present an oral statement during the 

meeting. 

Attendees will have the opportunity 

to present oral statements or questions 

on meeting topics at specific times 

during the meeting. Written statements 

on meeting topics may also be filed at 

the meeting. Additionally, statements 

may be filed with the Committee before 

or after the meeting by sending them via 

email to 

SACAH.Management@aphis.usda.gov. 

This notice of meeting is given 

pursuant to section 10 of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 

2). 

Done in Washington, DC, December 28, 

2010. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33206 Filed 1–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Sisters Ranger District; Deschutes 

National Forest; Oregon; Popper 

Vegetation Management Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The USDA, Forest Service, 

will prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) on a proposed action to 

manage forest fuels and forest stand 

densities, including areas within a 

designated wildland urban interface, on 

the Sisters Ranger District, Deschutes 

National Forest. In addition, the 

proposal would decommission and 

close Forest Roads. The proposed action 

would be located on National Forest 

System lands south of the city of Sisters, 

Oregon; east of the Three Sisters 

Wilderness; north of the boundary with 

the BendFort Rock Ranger District; and 

west of the 33,000 acre Cascade 

Timberlands property which is being 

considered as a future Community 

Forest. The legal location is Townships 

16 and 17 south and Range 9 east, 

Willamette Meridian. The project area is 

managed under the Northwest Forest 

Plan: Matrix (12,813 acres); Late 

Successional Reserve (3,078 acres); and 

Administratively Withdrawn (1,301 

acres). The project area also contains 

1,336 acres of Riparian Reserves. The 

alternatives will include the proposed 

action, no action, and additional 

alternatives that respond to issues 

generated during the scoping process. 

The agency will give notice of the full 

environmental analysis and the decision 

making process so interested and 

affected people may participate and 

contribute to the final decision. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of analysis should be received by 30 

days following the date that this notice 

appears in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Michael Keown, Team Leader, Sisters 

Ranger District, Pine Street and 

Highway 20, POB 249, Sisters, Oregon 

97759, or submit to commentspacificnorthwest-deschutessisters@fs.fed.us. Please put ‘‘Popper 

Vegetation Management Project’’ in the 


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