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company’s customers that the company 

is meeting the standards on child labor 

and forced labor and relevant 

requirements outlined within its own 

program. There are two possible 

methods of conducting independent 

review. The independent third-party 

monitoring model utilizes independent 

external monitoring organizations and 

monitors to evaluate conditions at the 

facilities of the company and its 

suppliers. The independent third-party 

verification model utilizes accredited 

certification bodies to verify the 

company’s ability to implement and 

maintain a program that ensures its 

suppliers meet its standards on child 

labor and forced labor. There are 

advantages and disadvantages with each 

of these models. For example: 

—Independent third-party monitoring 

may include unannounced and 

announced on-site visits to evaluate a 

company’s suppliers to determine 

compliance with child labor and 

forced labor standards. The monitor 

identifies violations of child labor and 

forced labor when observed. However, 

independent third-party monitoring 

will not necessarily include an 

evaluation of the company’s entire 

documented program. 

—Independent third-party verification 

includes an evaluation of the 

company’s entire documented 

program to determine compliance to 

the program as well as to the 

standards for child labor and forced 

labor. It includes witnessing the 

company evaluating its suppliers. The 

verifier does not conduct independent 

evaluations of suppliers. However, the 

verifier does identify violations of 

child labor and forced labor when 

observed. 

Companies may choose whichever 

model is most appropriate for their 

circumstances; however, a 

comprehensive program should include 

a combination of the two models. It 

should be noted that, while these review 

methods can verify that companies have 

robust systems in place to reduce the 

likelihood that child or forced labor is 

being used in their supply chains, 

neither model guarantees the absence of 

child or forced labor. Key elements of 

the two models are described below: 

A. Independent Third Party Monitoring 

1. Monitors should be accredited to 

conduct independent, third party 

monitoring. Monitors should have 

expertise on labor standards and possess 

knowledge of local workplace 

conditions and prevailing industry 

practices. Monitors should have 

experience and demonstrate 

competence in the execution of onsite 

evaluations of labor standards 

compliance in an agricultural setting. 

2. Independent monitoring should be 

conducted by an entity external to the 

company and should demonstrate 

independence and impartiality as a 

precondition for participating in the 

monitoring process. 

3. Monitoring should consist of onsite visits to a representative sample of 

farms and/or agricultural worksites and 

should occur on a continuous basis 

focusing on times of higher risk of use 

of child labor and/or forced labor in 

order to determine if child labor and 

forced labor standards are being 

respected and enforced. Unannounced 

visits are necessary to carry out this 

function fully. Announced visits may 

also be useful when it is necessary to 

have access to specific personnel or 

documentation. 

4. Suppliers should be randomly 

selected. However, such selection 

should focus on suppliers that are 

identified to be at most risk. 

5. Monitors should provide the 

company (ies) with a report outlining 

the findings and may make 

recommendations for remediation 

measures a company should take to 

address any incidences where the 

supplier did not implement the 

company’s standards on child labor 

and/or forced labor. 

B. Independent Third Party Verification 

1. Verifiers should be accredited 

certification bodies, complying with 

either ISO/IEC 17021:2006 or ISO/IEC 

Guide 65:1996 or other relevant 

systems. ISO/IEC 17021 contains 

principles and requirements for the 

competence, consistency, and 

impartiality of an audit and the 

certification of management systems of 

all types and for bodies providing these 

activities. ISO/IEC Guide 65 contains 

the general requirements that a third 

party operating a product or service 

certification system shall meet in order 

to be recognized as competent and 

reliable. Verifiers should have qualified 

and competent personnel with the 

appropriate skills and knowledge in 

child labor and forced labor standards. 

2. Third Party verification should be 

conducted at least annually. 

3. Audits should include testing of 

audit data to confirm that company data 

systems are reliable. 

4. Audits should include witness 

audits where the Verifier observes the 

company’s monitoring activities. 

5. Announced audits are important 

when it is necessary to have access to 

specific personnel or documentation. 

Unannounced audits may also be useful 

in verifying that company policies are 

being implemented appropriately. 

Verifiers should provide the company 

with a report identifying weaknesses 

found in the company’s program and 

program implementation. 

6. Verifiers should require the 

company to implement remediation 

measures to address the weaknesses, 

and these remediation efforts should 

then be audited to confirm that they 

were implemented and effective. 

7. Verifiers should approve 

companies whose programs and 

program implementation are found to be 

in conformance to the requirements of 

the Guidelines. 

8. Each verifier auditing companies to 

the Guidelines should provide the 

public a list of companies under review, 

approved, suspended, and/or 

withdrawn. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on April 4th, 

2011. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8587 Filed 4–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Tuolumne-Mariposa Counties 

Resource Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Tuolumne-Mariposa 

Counties Resource Advisory Committee 

(RAC) will meet on May 9, 2011 at the 

City of Sonora Fire Department, in 

Sonora, California. The primary purpose 

of the meeting is to review new project 

proposals, and to decide which project 

proponents to invite to make 

presentations at the June 13 and July 11 

RAC meetings. 

DATES: The meeting will be held May 9, 

2011, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the City of Sonora Fire Department 

located at 201 South Shepherd Street, in 

Sonora, California (CA 95370). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth 

Martinez, Committee Coordinator, 

USDA, Stanislaus National Forest, 

19777 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370 

(209) 532–3671, extension 320; E-mail 

bethmartinez@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items include: (1) Review new project 

proposals; (2) determine which project 

proponents to invite to make 

presentations at the June and July RAC 

meetings, (3) Public comment. This 

meeting is open to the public. 


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Dated: April 5, 2011. 

Susan Skalski, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8645 Filed 4–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–ED–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest 

Resource Advisory Committee. 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

National Forest Resource Advisory 

Committee will conduct a meeting in 

Salt Lake City, Utah. The committee is 

meeting as authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

is to continue the review of project 

submittals. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 28, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Salt Lake County Government 

Center, Room S1002, 2001 South State 

Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Written 

comments should be sent to Loyal Clark, 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 

88 West 100 North, Provo, Utah 84601. 

Comments may also be sent via email to 

lfclark@fs.fed.us, via facsimile to 801– 

342–5144. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at the UintaWasatch-Cache National Forest, 88 West 

100 North, Provo, Utah 84601. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Loyal Clark, RAC Coordinator, USDA, 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 

88 West 100 North, Provo, Utah 84601; 

801–342–5117; lfclark@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Review new projects, and (2) 

recommend final projects to the Forest 

Service. Persons who wish to bring 

related matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. 

Dated: April 6, 2011. 

Cheryl Probert, 

Deputy Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8655 Filed 4–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ketchikan Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ketchikan Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Ketchikan, Alaska, June 28, 2011. The 

purpose of this meeting is to discuss 

potential projects under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2008. 

DATES: The meeting will be held at the 

Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District, 

3031 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, 

Alaska. Send written comments to 

Ketchikan Resource Advisory 

Committee, c/o District Ranger, USDA 

Forest Service, 3031 Tongass Ave., 

Ketchikan, AK 99901, or electronically 

to Diane Daniels, RAC Coordinator at 

ddaniels@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Daniels, RAC Coordinator 

Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District, 

Tongass National Forest, (907) 228– 

4105. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, public input 

opportunity will be provided and 

individuals will have the opportunity to 

address the Committee at that time. 

Dated: April 4, 2011. 

Jeff DeFreest, 

District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8672 Filed 4–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Tehama County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Tehama County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Red Bluff, California. Agenda items to 

be covered include: (1) Introductions, 

(2) Approval of Minutes, (3) Public 

Comment, (4) Chairman’s Perspective, 

(5) Project Presentations, (6) General 

Project Discussion, (7) Next Agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 28, 2011 from 9 a.m. and end at 

approximately 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Lincoln Street School, Pine Room, 

1135 Lincoln Street, Red Bluff, CA. 

Individuals wishing to speak or propose 

agenda items must send their names and 

proposals to Randy Jero, Committee 

Coordinator, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., 

Willows, CA 95988. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy Jero, Committee Coordinator, 

USDA, Mendocino National Forest, 

Grindstone Ranger District, 825 N. 

Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA 95988. 

(530) 934–1269; e-mail rjero@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Public input sessions will 

be provided and individuals who made 

written requests by April 25, 2011 will 

have the opportunity to address the 

committee at those sessions. 

Dated: April 5, 2011. 

Eduardo Olmedo, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8671 Filed 4–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Snohomish County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Snohomish County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet in Everett, Washington on 

May 12, 2011. The committee is meeting 

to review and prioritize 2011 and 2012 

Snohomish County RAC Project 

Proposals for funding. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, May 12, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National 

Forest 4th floor Conference Room, 

located at the Wall Street Building, 2930 

Wetmore Ave., Everett, Washington 

98201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Forbes, District Ranger, Darrington 

Ranger District, phone (360) 436–2301, 

e-mail pforbes@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 


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