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Vol. 77, No. 192 

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT 

FOUNDATION 

Board of Directors Executive Session 

Meeting 

Meeting: African Development 

Foundation, Board of Directors 

Executive Session Meeting. 

Time: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 5 

p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

Place: Teleconference. 

Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012. 

Status: 

1. Closed session, Thursday, October 

11, 2012, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

Lloyd O. Pierson, 

President & CEO, United States African 

Development Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–24335 Filed 10–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. #AMS–CN–12–0048] 

Advisory Committee on Universal 

Cotton Standards 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Re-establishment of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Advisory Committee on 

Universal Cotton Standards and a 

Request for Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) intends to reestablish the Advisory Committee on 

Universal Cotton Standards 

(Committee). The Committee is 

necessary and in the public interest. The 

Committee reviews official Universal 

Standards for American Upland cotton 

prepared by USDA and would make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Agriculture regarding the establishment 

or revision of standards. USDA also 

seeks nominations of individuals to be 

considered for selection as Committee 

members. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received on or before November 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations and 

applications materials should be sent to 

Darryl Earnest, Deputy Administrator, 

Cotton & Tobacco Programs, AMS, 

USDA, 3275 Appling Road, Room 11, 

Memphis, TN 38133. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Knowlton, Designated Federal 

Official; Phone: (901) 384–3030; Email: 

James.Knowlton@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given 

that the Secretary of Agriculture intends 

to re-establish the Committee for two 

years and the Committee would be 

composed of foreign and domestic 

representatives of the cotton industry. 

The purpose of the Committee would be 

to review official Universal Standards 

for U.S. Upland cotton prepared by 

USDA and make recommendations to 

the Secretary of Agriculture regarding 

establishment or revision of the 

standards established under the United 

States Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 51 

et seq.). The Deputy Administrator of 

the Agricultural Marketing Service’s 

Cotton and Tobacco Programs will serve 

as the Committee’s Executive Secretary. 

Industry members will be appointed 

by the Secretary of Agriculture and 

serve a two (2) year term. Membership 

will consist of representatives from the 

cotton industry. The U.S. cotton 

industry’s membership would be 

comprised of twelve (12) producers and 

ginners, six (6) representatives of 

merchandising firms, and six (6) 

representatives of textile manufacturers. 

These representatives would be 

appointed by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. Each member would have 

one vote. Accordingly, voting privileges 

will be divided as follows: U.S. cotton 

producers and ginners—twelve (12) 

votes; U.S. merchandising firms—six (6) 

votes; U.S. textile manufacturers—six 

(6) votes. There would be two 

committee members designated from 

each of the foreign signatory 

associations. These committee members 

would be designated by the respective 

associations. Voting privileges would be 

divided as follows: foreign signatory 

merchant associations—six (6) votes; 

foreign signatory spinner associations— 

six (6) votes. The members of the reestablished Committee will elect a 

Chairperson of the Committee. 

The Secretary of Agriculture invites 

those individuals, organizations, and 

groups affiliated with the categories 

listed above to nominate individuals for 

membership on the re-established 

Committee. Nominations should 

describe and document the proposed 

member’s qualifications for membership 

to the Committee and list their name, 

title, address, telephone, and fax 

number. The Secretary of Agriculture 

seeks a diverse group of members that 

represent a broad spectrum of persons 

interested in providing suggestions and 

ideas on how USDA can tailor its 

programs to meet the needs of the cotton 

industry. 

All individuals who wish to nominate 

themselves can obtain the application 

form at www.usda.gov/ 

advisory_committees.xml. Applicants 

should also include their resumes in 

their submission. 

Equal opportunity practices in 

accordance with USDA policies will be 

followed in all appointments to the 

Committee. To ensure that 

recommendations of the Committee take 

into account the needs of the diverse 

groups served by USDA, membership 

will include to the extent possible, 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent minorities, women and 

persons with disabilities. 

Dated: September 28, 2012. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–24352 Filed 10–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Monroe Mountain Aspen Ecosystems 

Restoration Project Fishlake National 

Forest; Sevier and Piute Counties; UT 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; Intent to prepare 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) to document the 

analysis and disclose the environmental 

impacts of proposed land management 


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