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meaningful and alerts an agency to the 

reviewers position and contentions. 

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. 

NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (1978). Also, 

environmental objections that could be 

raised at the draft environmental impact 

statement stage but that are not raised 

until after completion of the final 

environmental impact statement may be 

waived or dismissed by the courts. City 

of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, 

1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin 

Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp. 

1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of 

these court rulings, it is very important 

that those interested in this action 

participate by the close of the 45 day 

comment period so that substantive 

comments and objections are made 

available to the Forest Service at a time 

when it can meaningfully consider them 

and respond to them in the Final SETS. 

To assist the Forest Service in 

identifying and considering issues and 

concerns, comments on the Draft SEIS 

should be as specific as possible. It is 

also helpful if comments refer to 

specific pages or chapters of the draft 

statement. Comments may also address 

the adequacy of the draft environmental 

impact statement or the merits of the 

alternatives formulated and discussed in 

the statement. Reviewers may wish to 

refer to the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations for implementing 

the procedural provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act at 40 

CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points. 

Comments received, including the 

names and address of those who 

comment, will be considered part of the 

public record on this proposal and will 

be available for public inspection. 

Authority: 40 CFR 508.22; 36 CFR 220.5. 

Dated: March 1, 2010. 

Scott D. Conroy, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5021 Filed 3–10–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Consultative Group to Eliminate the 

Use of Child Labor and Forced Labor 

in Imported Agricultural Products. 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) will be holding a public 

meeting of the Consultative Group to 

Eliminate the Use of Child Labor and 

Forced Labor in Imported Agricultural 

Products (Consultative Group) on March 

29, 2010. The sole purpose of the 

meeting is to solicit input from the 

public regarding the Consultative 

Group’s statutory mandate to develop 

recommendations relating to a standard 

set of practices for independent, thirdparty monitoring and verification for the 

production, processing, and distribution 

of agricultural products or commodities 

to reduce the likelihood that agricultural 

products or commodities imported into 

the United States are produced with the 

use of forced labor or child labor. The 

notice sets forth the process for 

requesting to appear at the meeting, and 

for submitting written statements. On 

June 18, 2008, the President signed into 

law the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

Act of 2008 (the Act), also known as the 

2008 Farm Bill. The Act provides for the 

creation of the Consultative Group. 

DATES: March 18, 2010—Due date for 

submission of requests to make an oral 

statement at the public meeting. (See 

Requirement for Submissions and 

Meeting Procedures below.) 

March 22, 2010—Due date to notify 

intention to attend the public meeting 

without making a statement or to 

request special accommodations. 

March 29, 2010—Public meeting for 

the Consultative Group to Eliminate the 

Use of Child Labor and Forced Labor in 

Imported Agricultural Products, Room 

104–A, Jamie L. Whitten Building, 12th 

and Jefferson Drive, SW., Washington, 

DC 20250, beginning at 9:30 a.m. 

April 30, 2010—Final date for 

submission of written statements. 

ADDRESSES: You may make written 

submissions by any of the following 

methods: by mail to the Office of 

Negotiations and Agreements, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Stop 1040, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250; or by hand (including DHL, 

FedEx, UPS, etc.) to the Office of 

Negotiations and Agreements, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 4133–S, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250; or by e-mail to: 

Steffon.Brown@fas.usda.gov; or by fax to 

(202) 720–0340. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Office of Negotiations and Agreements 

by phone on (202) 720–6219; by e-mail 

addressed to 

Steffon.Brown@fas.usda.gov; or by mail 

addressed to the Office of Negotiations 

and Agreements, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Stop 1040, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In written 

submissions and statements to the 

Consultative Group as part of this public 

meeting, parties are asked to provide 

information or comment on the 

following issues: 

(a) Examples of identification, 

monitoring, verification, and/or 

certification systems, or other models, 

that have been successful in reducing 

child labor and/or forced labor in the 

global supply chains within the 

agricultural sector or other industries; 

(b) The roles and responsibilities that 

may be appropriate for the business 

sector and other stakeholders 

(governments, unions, nongovernmental organizations, and others) 

in establishing independent, third-party 

monitoring and verification systems for 

the production, processing, and 

distribution of agricultural products or 

commodities; 

(c) Other information that would be 

useful to the Consultative Group in 

meeting its mandate to develop 

recommendations relating to a standard 

set of practices for independent, thirdparty monitoring and verification for the 

production, processing, and distribution 

of agricultural products or commodities 

to reduce the likelihood that agricultural 

products or commodities imported into 

the United States are produced with the 

use of forced labor or child labor. 

Section 3205 of the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(Farm Bill, Pub. L. 110–246) created the 

Consultative Group to Eliminate the Use 

of Child Labor and Forced Labor in 

Imported Agricultural Products to 

develop recommendations relating to a 

standard set of practices for 

independent, third-party monitoring 

and verification for the production, 

processing, and distribution of 

agricultural products or commodities to 

reduce the likelihood that agricultural 

products or commodities imported into 

the United States are produced with the 

use of forced labor or child labor. 

Recommendations developed by the 

Consultative Group are to be submitted 

to the Secretary of Agriculture by June 

18, 2010. By June 18, 2011, the 

Secretary is required to release 

guidelines for a voluntary initiative to 

enable entities to address issues raised 

by the Trafficking Victims Protection 

Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). The 

guidelines must be published in the 

Federal Register and made available for 

public comment for a period of 90 days. 

The Consultative Group will terminate 

on December 31, 2012. 

On September 23, 2009, Secretary of 

Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack 

appointed 13 members to the 

Consultative Group. The group consists 

of both government and nongovernment members, including 


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members from USDA; the U.S. 

Department of Labor; and the U.S. 

Department of State. Non-government 

members include three members from 

the agriculture-related private sector; 

two members from institutions of higher 

education and research; one member 

from an organization providing 

independent, third-party certification 

services for labor standards; and three 

members from non-profit organizations 

with expertise on international child 

labor and forced labor issues. 

Requirements for Submissions and 

Meeting Procedures 

Submissions in response to this notice 

must be made in English with any 

written submission not to exceed 30 

single-spaced standard letter-size pages 

in 12-point type, including attachments. 

By March 18, 2010, all interested parties 

wishing to make an oral statement at the 

meeting must submit the name, address, 

telephone number, facsimile number, 

and e-mail address of the attendee(s) 

representing their organization by email to Steffon.Brown@fas.usda.gov. 

Requests to present oral statements must 

be accompanied by a written statement 

which, at a minimum, identifies key 

issues to be addressed in the oral 

statement. Depending on the number of 

identified participants, oral statements 

before the Consultative Group may be 

subject to time limits in order to 

accommodate all participants. The 

meeting will be open to the public, and 

a transcript will be made available for 

public inspection or can be purchased 

from the reporting company. USDA is a 

controlled access facility. Therefore, 

individuals who wish to attend the 

meeting without making a statement 

must also register with the Consultative 

Group so that arrangements can be made 

for them to be allowed to enter the 

facility. Persons who wish to register or 

to request special accommodations for a 

disability or other reasons must submit 

a notification by e-mail to 

Steffon.Brown@fas.usda.gov. by March 

22, 2010. No electronic media coverage 

will be allowed. Press inquiries should 

be directed to the USDA, Office of 

Communications at (202) 720–4623. 

Signed at Washington, DC on March 4, 

2010. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5227 Filed 3–8–10; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for 

Farmers 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

The Administrator, Foreign 

Agricultural Service (FAS), will begin 

accepting Trade Adjustment Assistance 

(TAA) for Farmers petitions for fiscal 

year 2010 beginning March 11, 2010. 

Petitioners may file a form FAS–930 or 

their own submission setting forth the 

information required by 7 CFR part 

1580.201(c) with FAS from March 11, 

2010, through April 14, 2010. 

Petitioners must file their petition in 

accordance with 7 CFR part 1580.201. 

The petition must be received by the 

TAA for Farmers Staff by close of 

business April 14, 2010. The petition 

must be sent in writing to the Foreign 

Agricultural Service, OTP/IPERD, MS– 

1021, Washington, DC 20250–1021, or 

by facsimile to (202) 720–0876, or by email to tradeadjustment@fas.usda.gov. 

The use of fax or e-mail is 

recommended. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–5) reauthorized 

the Trade Adjustment Assistance for 

Farmers program as established by 

Subtitle C of Title I of the Trade Act of 

2002 (Pub. L. 107–210), which amended 

the Trade Act of 1974. The statute 

authorizes an appropriation of not more 

than $90 million for each fiscal year 

2009 through 2010, and $22.5 million 

for the period October 1 through 

December 31, 2010, to carry out the 

program. The regulations covering the 

program are found at 7 CFR part 1580. 

Under this program, the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

provides technical assistance and cash 

benefits to eligible producers of raw 

agricultural commodities and fishermen 

(jointly referred to as ‘‘producers’’) when 

the FAS Administrator determines that 

increased imports of raw agricultural 

commodities, aquaculture products, or 

wild-caught aquatic species (each 

referred to as ‘‘commodity’’) have 

contributed importantly to a greater 

than 15 percent decrease in the national 

average price, or quantity of production, 

or value of production, or cash receipts 

for the commodity specified in the 

petition compared to the average of the 

3 preceding marketing years. 

To qualify, a group of producers or its 

authorized representative must petition 

the Administrator (FAS) for trade 

adjustment assistance. Petitions will be 

reviewed for completeness and 

timeliness. Once the petition is 

completed in accordance with 7 CFR 

part 1580.201, a notice of acceptance of 

the petition will be published in the 

Federal Register. An investigation will 

be initiated to verify whether or not for 

the most recent marketing year and for 

the commodity produced by the group, 

increased imports contributed 

importantly to a greater than 15 percent 

decrease in the national average price, 

or quantity of production, or value of 

production, or cash receipts for the 

agricultural commodity specified in the 

petition, compared to the average of the 

3 preceding marketing years. If any one 

of these conditions is met, the 

Administrator (FAS) will certify the 

group as eligible for trade adjustment 

assistance and publish a notice of the 

certification in the Federal Register. 

Eligible producers covered by the 

certification must file individual 

applications for assistance with the 

Farm Service Agency, USDA, within 90 

days of the certification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE

IN COMPLETING FORM FAS–930, CONTACT: 

The Trade Adjustment Assistance Staff, 

FAS, USDA, at (202) 720–0638, or by email: tradeadjustment@fas.usda.gov. 

Additional program information can be 

obtained at the website for the TAA for 

Farmers program. The URL is http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa/taa.asp. 

Dated: February 25, 2010. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5238 Filed 3–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 16, 

2010; 10:15 a.m.–11 a.m. 

PLACE: Middle East Broadcasting 

Networks, Inc., 7600 Boston Blvd., Suite 

D, Springfield, VA 22153. 

CLOSED MEETING: The members of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) 

will meet in closed session to review 

and discuss a number of issues relating 

to U.S. Government-funded nonmilitary international broadcasting. 

They will address internal procedural, 

budgetary, and personnel issues, as well 

as sensitive foreign policy issues 

relating to potential options in the U.S. 

international broadcasting field. This 

meeting is closed because if open it 

likely would either disclose matters that 

would be properly classified to be kept 


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