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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 69, No. 213

Thursday, November 4, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 29, 2004. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Pamela_Beverly_

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Risk Management Agency 

Title: Aquaculture Risk Management 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 

(Pub. L. 106–224) requires the Risk 

Management Agency (RMA) to increase 

the availability of risk management tools 

to underserved commodities. 

Aquaculture production in the U.S. 

utilizes different aquatic environments 

(warm and cold, fresh and salt water) 

and types of growing systems (pond 

culture, flow and net pens). Aquaculture 

operations are located in every State; 

however, production is concentrated in 

catfish, trout, salmon and baitfish. RMA 

will develop a one-time survey that will 

aid them in the development for a risk 

management profile of aquaculture 

producers. 

Need and Use of the Information:

RMA will use the results from the 

survey to determine how a crop 

insurance program may be designed or 

adapted to meet the needs of 

aquaculture producers. The information 

collected also would provide guidance 

in the design of insurance programs. If 

the survey were not conducted, the 

development of risk management 

programs for aquaculture producers 

would be compromised. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Individuals or households; Business or 

other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 2,200. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (One-Time). 

Total Burden Hours: 1,247.

Title: Grass Seed Feasibility Study. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 

(Pub. L. 106–224) directed the Risk 

Management Agency (RMA) of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture to carry out 

research and development for purposes 

of increasing participation in crop 

insurance by producers of underserved 

agricultural commodities (section 

522(c)). Because grass seed is one of 

these underserved commodities, many 

producers lack access to crop insurance. 

In the past, many grass seed producers 

have received disaster payments 

through the Noninsured Crop Disaster 

Assistance Program. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected in this study will 

make it possible to determine the 

feasibility for providing crop insurance 

to producers of this crop. RMA will use 

this information to assess the frequency 

and severity of changes in the volume 

and value of production to determine 

the probability distribution of these 

severities across tree farms producing 

these crops. If this information were not 

collected, it would not be possible to 

develop an actuarial profile of the 

industry, a requirement for judging the 

feasibility of designing and 

implementing a crop insurance program 

for grass seed producers. 

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; Farms; 

Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 4,889. 

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting: Other (OneTime). 

Total Burden Hours: 1,611. 

Title: Christmas Tree Crop Insurance 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 

(Pub L. 106–224) directed the Risk 

Management Agency (RMA) of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture to carry out 

research and development for purposes 

of increasing participation in crop 

insurance by producers of underserved 

agricultural commodities (section 

522(c)). Christmas tree production is 

one of several crops for which crop 

insurance is not available. They are 

grown in all 50 states on as many as 1 

million acres. The production of 

Christmas trees is an intensive 

agriculture-forestry enterprise that 

requires practices and techniques much 

like those required for any other crop. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected in this study will 

make it possible to determine the price 

elections and premium rate levels for 

providing crop insurance to producers 

of this crop. RMA will use this 

information to assess the frequency and 

severity of changes in the volume and 

value of production and to determine 

the probability distribution of these 

severities across tree farms producing 

these crops. 

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; Farms; 

Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 876. 

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Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (One-Time). 

Total Burden Hours: 986.

Sondra Blakey, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–24605 Filed 11–3–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. 04–116–1] 

Public Meeting; Veterinary Biologics

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Advance notice of public 

meeting and request for suggested 

agenda topics. 

SUMMARY: We are issuing this notice to 

inform producers and users of 

veterinary biological products, and 

other interested individuals, that we 

will be holding our 13th public meeting 

to discuss regulatory and policy issues 

related to the manufacture, distribution, 

and use of veterinary biological 

products. We are planning the meeting 

agenda and are requesting suggestions 

for topics of general interest to 

producers and other interested 

individuals.

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

from Wednesday, April 6, through 

Friday, April 8, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 

approximately 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 

8:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. on 

Thursday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 

approximately noon on Friday.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held in the Scheman Building at the 

Iowa State Center, Iowa State 

University, Ames, IA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on agenda topics, 

contact Mr. Steven A. Karli, Director, 

Center for Veterinary Biologics, 

Veterinary Services, APHIS, 510 South 

17th Street, Suite 104, Ames, IA 50010–

8197; phone (515) 232–5785, fax (515) 

232–7120, or e-mail 

CVB@aphis.usda.gov. For registration 

information, contact Ms. Nicole 

Ruffcorn at the same address and fax 

number; phone (515) 232–5785 

extension 127; or e-mail 

Nicole.L.Ruffcorn@aphis.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 

1989, the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) has held 12 

public meetings in Ames, IA, on 

veterinary biologics. The meetings 

provide an opportunity for the exchange 

of information between APHIS 

representatives, producers and users of 

veterinary biological products, and 

other interested individuals. APHIS is 

in the process of planning the agenda 

for the 13th such meeting, which will be 

held April 6 through April 8, 2005. 

The agenda for the meeting is not yet 

complete. Topics that have been 

suggested include: (1) Autogenous 

biologics and their role in the treatment/

prevention of disease; (2) transmissible 

spongiform encephalopathies and their 

impact on veterinary biologics 

production; (3) current Center for 

Veterinary Biologics activities; (4) 

updates on regulatory initiatives; and (5) 

novel vaccine technologies. Before 

finalizing the agenda, APHIS is seeking 

suggestions for additional meeting 

topics from the interested public. 

We would also like to invite 

interested individuals to use this 

meeting to present their ideas and 

suggestions concerning the licensing, 

manufacturing, testing, distribution, and 

regulation of products for the diagnosis, 

prevention, and treatment of diseases of 

animals. 

Please submit suggested meeting 

topics and proposed presentation titles 

to Mr. Steven A. Karli (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT above) on or 

before December 6, 2004. For proposed 

presentations, please include the 

name(s) of the presenter(s) and the 

approximate amount of time that will be 

needed for each presentation. 

After the agenda is finalized, APHIS 

will announce the agenda topics in the 

Federal Register.

Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of 

November 2004. 

Elizabeth E. Gaston, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. E4–3008 Filed 11–3–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety Inspection Service 

[Docket No. 04–031C] 

Nominations for Membership on the 

National Advisory Committee on 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service (FSIS), USDA.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service published a 

document in the Federal Register on 

October 22, 2004, concerning 

Nominations for Membership on the 

National Advisory Committee on 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods. 

Correction: In the Federal Register of 

October 22, 2004, Volume 69, Number 

204, on page 62017, in the first 

paragraph and SUMMARY, the following 

sentence should have appeared: 

‘‘Persons from State and Federal 

governments, industry, consumer 

groups, and academia, as well as all 

other interested persons, are invited to 

submit nominations’’. Please note that 

‘‘consumer groups’’ and ‘‘all other 

interested parties’’ had been 

inadvertently omitted from the sentence 

that originally appeared. The Agency is 

publishing this corrected notice and 

will accept nominations 30 calendar 

days from the date of the publication of 

this corrected notice. 

This corrected notice announces that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) is soliciting nominations for 

membership on the National Advisory 

Committee on Microbiological Criteria 

for Foods (NACMCF). Nominations for 

membership are being sought from 

individuals with scientific expertise in 

the fields of epidemiology, food 

technology, microbiology (food, clinical, 

and predictive), risk assessment, 

infectious disease, biostatistics, and 

other related sciences. Persons from 

State and Federal governments, 

industry, consumer groups, and 

academia, as well as all other interested 

persons, are invited to submit 

nominations. Members who are not 

Federal government employees will be 

appointed to serve as non-compensated 

special government employees (SGEs). 

SGEs will be subject to appropriate 

conflict of interest statutes and 

standards of ethical conduct.

DATES: The nominee’s typed resume or 

curriculum vitae must be received by 

December 4, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Ms. Karen Thomas, Advisory 

Committee Specialist, USDA, Food 

Safety and Inspection Service, Room 

333 Aerospace Center, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen Thomas, Advisory Committee 

Specialist, at the above address or by 

telephone 202–690–6620 or FAX 202–

690–6634.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The NACMCF was established in 

March 1988, in response to a 

recommendation in a 1985 report of the 

National Academy of Sciences 

Committee on Food Protection, 

Subcommittee on Microbiological