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including criteria for microorganisms 

that indicate whether foods have been 

adequately and appropriately processed. 

Re-chartering of this Committee is 

necessary and in the public interest 

because of the need for external expert 

advice on the range of scientific and 

technical issues that must be addressed 

by the Federal sponsors in meeting their 

statutory responsibilities. The 

complexity of the issues to be addressed 

requires that the Committee meet at 

least twice per year. 

Members will be appointed by the 

Secretary of USDA after consultation 

with the Secretary of HHS. Because of 

their interest in the matters to be 

addressed by this Committee, advice on 

membership appointments will be 

requested from the Department of 

Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries 

Service, the Department of Defense’s 

Veterinary Service Activity, and the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. Background materials are 

available on the web at the address 

noted above or by contacting the person 

listed above. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities are aware of 

this notice, FSIS will announce it online through the FSIS Web Page located 

at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2006_Notices_Index/. FSIS will also 

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Done at Washington, DC, on October 10, 

2006. 

Barbara J. Masters, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E6–17036 Filed 10–12–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Southwest Washington Province 

Advisory Committee Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Southwest Washington 

Province Advisory Committee will meet 

on Thursday, November 9, 2006, at the 

Gifford Pinchot National Forest 

Headquarters, 10600 NE. 51st Circle, 

Vancouver, WA 98682. The meeting 

will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue 

until 4 p.m. 

The purpose of the meeting is to share 

information and receive feedback on: 

Gifford Pinchot National Forest’s 

Recreation Site Facilities Master Plan 

effort; Invasive Plant environmental 

impact statement; Special Forest 

Products; and to share information 

among Committee members. 

All Southwest Washington Province 

Advisory Committee meetings are open 

to the public. Interested citizens are 

encouraged to attend. The ‘‘open forum’’

provides an opportunity for the public 

to bring issues, concerns, and 

discussion topics to the Advisory 

Committee. The ‘‘open forum’’ is 

scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Interested 

speakers will need to register prior to 

the open forum period. The committee 

welcomes the public’s written 

comments on Committee business at 

any time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Strebig, Public Affairs Officer, at 

(360) 891–5005, or write Forest 

Headquarters Office: Gifford Pinchot 

National Forest, 10600 NE. 51st Circle, 

Vancouver, WA 98682. 

Dated: October 5, 2006. 

Claire Lavendel, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 06–8659 Filed 10–12–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s (RBS) intention to 

request an extension for a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the program for the National 

Sheep Industry Improvement Center 

(NSIIC) authorized in 7 U.S.C. 2008j. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 12, 2006 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay 

B. Wilson, Executive Director, National 

Sheep Industry Improvement Center, 

P.O. Box 23483, Washington, DC 20026–

3483, Telephone (202) 690–0632 or by 

e-mail to: info@nsiic.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Sheep Industry 

Improvement Center. 

OMB Number: 0570–0048. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The National Sheep 

Industry Improvement Center (NSIIC) is 

authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2008j as a 

flexible and innovative approach for the 

sheep and goat industries for 

infrastructure development, business 

development, production, resource 

development, and market and 

environmental research. The 

management of NSIIC is vested in a 

Board of Directors (Board), appointed 

by, and reports to the Secretary of 

Agriculture. The Board is authorized in 

7 U.S.C. 2008j(e)(3)(A) to make grants, 

and the grant process is further 

addressed in the National Sheep Center 

2006 Strategic Plan which has been 

approved by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. The Board proposes to 

make competitive grant funds available 

in fiscal year 2007 to address the needs 

and priorities of the sheep and goat 

industries. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 8 hours or less 

per response. 

Respondents: Grant Applicants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

45. 


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