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Vol. 65, No. 99

Monday, May 22, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. CN–00–004]

Proposal to Reestablish the Advisory

Committee on Universal Cotton

Standards

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Reestablish

the Advisory Committee on Universal

Cotton Standards.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to

reestablish an advisory committee to

review official Universal Standards for

American Upland cotton prepared by

USDA and make recommendations

regarding the establishment or revision

of the standards.

DATES: Comments must be received by

June 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:

Norma McDill, Cotton Program, AMS,

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, Rm

2641–S, Washington, DC 20250–0224.

Comments will be available for public

inspection during regular business

hours at the above office in Rm 2641-

South Building, 14th & Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Norma McDill, 202–720–2145.

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 reestablish the Advisory Committee

on Universal Standards composed of

foreign and domestic representatives of

the cotton industry. The purpose of the

committee is to review official Universal

Standards for U.S. Upland cotton

prepared by USDA and make

recommendations regarding the

establishment or revision of the

standards established under the United

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

et seq.). The last Advisory Committee on

Universal Standards was established in

1997. This Advisory Committee’s term

ended in 1999.

The Secretary has determined that the

work of the committee is in the public

interest and is in connection with the

duties of the Department of Agriculture.

No other advisory committee in

existence is capable of advising and

assisting the Department on the task

assigned, nor does the Department have

an alternative means to obtain the

technical and practical expertise needed

from private industry.

Equal opportunity practices, in line

with USDA policies, will be followed in

all appointments to the committee. To

ensure that the recommendations of the

committee have taken into account the

needs of diverse groups served by the

Department, membership shall include,

to the extent practicable, individuals

with demonstrated ability to represent

minorities, women, and persons with

disabilities.

Balanced committee membership

would be attained domestically and

internationally through the following

committee composition.

Representation by Domestic Industry

The U.S. cotton industry’s committee

membership will be comprised of 12

producers and ginners, 6 representatives

of merchandising firms, and 6

representatives of textile manufacturers.

These representatives will be appointed

by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Each member will have one vote.

Accordingly, voting privileges will be

divided as follows: (1) U.S. cotton

producers and ginners—12 votes; (2)

U.S. merchandising firms—6 votes; (3)

U.S. textile manufacturers—6 votes.

Representation by Foreign Signatory

Associations

There will be 2 committee members

from each of the foreign signatory

associations. These committee members

will be designated by the respective

associations. Voting privileges will be

divided as follows: (1) Foreign signatory

merchant associations—6 votes; (2)

Foreign signatory spinner associations—

6 votes.

A thirty-day comment period is

provided for interested persons to

comment on this action.

Dated: May 17, 2000.

Norma McDill,

Acting Deputy Administrator, Cotton

Program.

[FR Doc. 00–12798 Filed 5–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. FV00–928–1NC]

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice

announces the Agricultural Marketing

Service’s (AMS) intention to request an

extension for a currently approved

information collection for Papayas

Grown in Hawaii, Marketing Order No.

928.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by July 21, 2000.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Valerie L. Emmer-Scott,

Marketing Specialist, Marketing Order

Administration Branch, Fruit and

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, room

2525–S., P.O. Box 96456, Washington,

DC 20090–6456; Tel: (202) 205–2829,

Fax: (202) 720–5698, or E-mail:

moabdocket_clerk@usda.gov.

Small businesses may request

information on this notice by contacting

Jay Guerber, Regulatory Fairness

Representative, Marketing Order

Administration Branch, Fruit and

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, room

2525–S, P.O. Box 96456, Washington,

D.C., 20090–6456; telephone (202) 720–

2491, Fax: (202) 720–5698, or E-mail:

Jay.Guerber@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Papayas Grown in Hawaii,

Marketing Order No. 928.

OMB Number: 0581–0102.

Expiration Date of Approval:

November 30, 2000.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.