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Vol. 74, No. 162 

Monday, August 24, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0098] 

Notice of Availability of Biotechnology 

Quality Management System Pilot 

Project Draft Audit Standard 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: We are reopening the 

comment period on the draft audit 

standard developed by the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service for its 

Biotechnology Quality Management 

System pilot project. This action will 

allow interested persons additional time 

to prepare and submit comments. The 

Biotechnology Quality Management 

System is a voluntary compliance 

assistance program designed to help 

stakeholders develop sound 

management practices, thus enhancing 

compliance with the regulatory 

requirements for environmental releases 

and movements of regulated articles in 

accordance with 7 CFR part 340. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 23, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/

component/main?main=Docket

Detail&d=APHIS-2008-0098 to submit 

or view comments and to view 

supporting and related materials 

available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0098, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2008–0098. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Edward Jhee, Biotechnology Quality 

Management System Program Manager, 

Biotechnology Regulatory Services, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 91, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 734– 

6356, edward.m.jhee@aphis.usda.gov. 

To obtain copies of the draft audit 

standard, contact Ms. Cindy Eck at (301) 

734–0667, e-mail: 

cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov. The draft 

audit standard is also available on the 

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

biotechnology/news_bqms.shtml. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4, 

2009, APHIS published a notice in the 

Federal Register (74 FR 26831–26832, 

Docket No. APHIS–2008–0098) 

announcing the availability of the 

Biotechnology Quality Management 

System (BQMS) draft audit standard. 

Comments on the BQMS draft audit 

standard were to have been received on 

or before August 3, 2009. We are 

reopening the comment period on 

Docket No. APHIS–2008–0098 for an 

additional 60 days. This action will 

allow interested persons additional time 

to prepare and submit comments. We 

will also consider all comments 

received between August 4, 2009, and 

the date of this notice. 

Upon conclusion of the BQMS pilot 

project, APHIS will consider all 

comments received during the comment 

period to revise the draft audit standard 

to improve the efficacy of this project. 

This feedback, as well as comments 

from the pilot participants on the pilot 

BQMS project, will be used to inform 

the development of a BQMS audit 

standard and any future BQMS 

initiative. The BQMS draft audit 

standard is available for public review, 

and copies of this document are 

available as indicated under the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of 

August 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–20294 Filed 8–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

RIN 0660–ZA28 

Broadband Initiatives Program; 

Broadband Technology Opportunities 

Program 

AGENCIES: Rural Utilities Service (RUS), 

Department of Agriculture, and National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of funds availability; 

method of acceptance of supplemental 

attachments. 

SUMMARY: RUS and NTIA announce 

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August 20, 2009. The Easygrants® 

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August 20, 2009. In order to ensure that 

all pending electronic applications 

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extension described herein pertains 

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