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contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

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Vol. 72, No. 47 

Monday, March 12, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 6, 2007. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Animal & Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: National Animal Health 

Monitoring System Dairy 2007. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0205. 

Summary of Collection: Collection 

and dissemination of animal health data 

and information is mandated by 7 

U.S.C. 391, the Animal Industry Act of 

1884, which established the precursor of 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, 

the Bureau of Animal Industry. The 

collection, analysis and dissemination 

of livestock and poultry health 

information on a national basis are 

consistent with the APHIS mission of 

protecting and improving American 

agriculture’s productivity and 

competitiveness. In connection with 

this mission, the National Animal 

Health Monitoring System’s (NAHMS) 

program includes periodic national 

commodity studies to investigate animal 

health related issues and examine 

general health and management 

practices used on farms. NAHMS will 

initiate the fourth national data 

collection for dairy through Dairy 2007. 

The Dairy 2007 study is a part of an 

ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the 

U.S. dairy population. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

purpose of this fourth dairy study is to 

collect information, through 

questionnaires and biologic sampling to 

help the United States detect trends in 

the management, production, and health 

status of the nation’s dairy industry over 

time. Without this type of national data, 

the U.S.’s ability to detect trends in 

management, production, and health 

status, either directly or indirectly, 

would be reduced or nonexistent. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 4000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 7,888. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–4299 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–TM–07–0032; TM–07–05] 

Notice of Meeting of the National 

Organic Standards Board 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, the Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is announcing a 

forthcoming meeting of the National 

Organic Standards Board (NOSB). 

DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday, 

March 27, 2007, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; 

Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m.; and Thursday, March 29, 2007, 

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Requests from 

individuals and organizations wishing 

to make oral presentations at the 

meeting are due by the close of business 

on March 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at The Washington Plaza Hotel located 

at Ten Thomas Circle, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. 

• Requests for copies of the NOSB 

meeting agenda, may be sent to Ms. 

Valerie Frances, Executive Director, 

NOSB, USDA–AMS–TMP–NOP, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 4008– 

So., Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC 

20250–0268. The NOSB meeting agenda 

and proposed recommendations may 

also be viewed at www.ams.usda.gov/ 

nop. 

• Comments on proposed NOSB 

recommendations may be submitted in 

writing to Ms. Frances at either the 

postal address above or via the internet 

at www.regulations.gov only. The 

comments should identify Docket No. 

AMS–TM–07–0032; TM–07–05. It is our 

intention to have all comments to this 

notice whether they are submitted by 

mail or the internet available for 

viewing on the www.regulations.gov 

Web site. 

• Requests to make an oral 

presentation at the meeting may also be 

sent to Ms. Valerie Frances at the postal 

address above, by e-mail at 

valerie.frances@usda.gov, via facsimile 

at (202) 205–7808, or phone at (202) 

720–3252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Valerie Frances, Executive Director, 


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NOSB, National Organic Program 

(NOP), (202) 720–3252, or visit the NOP 

Web site at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

nop. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

2119 (7 U.S.C. 6518) of the Organic 

Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA), 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) 

requires the establishment of the NOSB. 

The purpose of the NOSB is to make 

recommendations about whether a 

substance should be allowed or 

prohibited in organic production or 

handling, to assist in the development 

of standards for substances to be used in 

organic production, and to advise the 

Secretary on other aspects of the 

implementation of the OFPA. The 

NOSB met for the first time in 

Washington, DC, in March 1992, and 

currently has six committees working 

on various aspects of the organic 

program. The committees are: 

Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification; Crops; Handling; 

Livestock; Materials; and Policy 

Development. 

In August of 1994, the NOSB 

provided its initial recommendations for 

the NOP to the Secretary of Agriculture. 

Since that time, the NOSB has 

submitted 108 addenda to its 

recommendations and reviewed more 

than 272 substances for inclusion on the 

National List of Allowed and Prohibited 

Substances. The Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) published its final 

National Organic Program regulation in 

the Federal Register on December 21, 

2000, (65 FR 80548). The rule became 

effective April 21, 2001. 

In addition, the OFPA authorizes the 

National List of Allowed and Prohibited 

Substances and provides that no 

allowed or prohibited substance would 

remain on the National List for a period 

exceeding 5 years unless the exemption 

or prohibition is reviewed and 

recommended for renewal by the NOSB 

and adopted by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. This expiration is 

commonly referred to as sunset of the 

National List. The National List appears 

at 7 CFR Part 205, Subpart G. 

The principal purposes of the NOSB 

meeting are to provide an opportunity 

for the NOSB to receive an update from 

the USDA/NOP and hear progress 

reports from NOSB committees 

regarding work plan items and proposed 

action items. The last meeting of the 

NOSB was held on October 17–19, 2006, 

in Arlington, VA. 

At its last meeting, the Board 

concluded its first review of the 169 

substances on the National List since 

October 2002 that were due to sunset 

October 2007. The Board recommended 

the renewal of 166 of the 169 

exemptions and prohibitions on the 

National List (along with any restrictive 

annotations), and the removal of 3 

exemptions from the National List. The 

sunset review process will now be ongoing. 

At this meeting, the Board will begin 

the sunset review process of 13 

materials. There are 8 substances for use 

in crops and handling which were 

placed on the National List on 

November 3, 2003, and are scheduled to 

expire on November 3, 2008. There are 

5 substances for use in handling which 

were placed on the National List on 

November 4, 2003, and are scheduled to 

expire on November 4, 2008. The sunset 

review process must be concluded no 

later than November 3 and 4, 2008, 

respectively. If renewal is not concluded 

by those dates, the use or prohibition of 

these 13 materials will no longer be in 

compliance with the National Organic 

Program. 

The Policy Development Committee 

will present recommendations regarding 

revisions to the NOSB Policy and 

Procedures Manual and a guide for new 

NOSB members. The Policy 

Development, Crops and Livestock 

Committees will jointly discuss their 

work towards guidance for the 

certification of organic research sites. 

The Crops Committee will present 

recommendations on Ammonium salts 

of fatty acids and Pelargonic acid, 

materials petitioned for use on 

§ 205.601. The Committee will begin 

their sunset review of Copper sulfate, 

Ozone gas, and Peracetic acid, with 

their respective annotations and 

limitations, and Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) List 3—Inerts 

of unknown toxicity—for use only in 

passive pheromone dispensers. These 

National List material exemptions are 

due to expire on November 3, 2008, 

from § 205.601. The Committee will also 

begin their sunset review on the 

exemption for Calcium chloride for use 

as a brine-sourced foliar spray. Calcium 

chloride is otherwise considered a 

prohibited natural substance on 

§ 205.602 and is also due to expire on 

November 3, 2008. 

The Materials and Handling 

Committees will discuss the materials 

review process and provide an update 

regarding their efforts to clarify the 

definitions of materials on the National 

List in §§ sections 205.605(a), (b) and 

§ 205.606. 

The Handling Committee will present 

recommendations on fifty-three 

materials petitioned for consideration 

for inclusion on either § 205.605 or 

§ 205.606 for use in organic products: 

Carbon dioxide, carrot fiber, celery 

powder, dillweed oil, fish gelatin, fish 

oils, fructooligosaccharides (FOS), 

frozen galangal, gellan gum, hops, 

inulin, chipotle peppers, Koji mold, 

lemongrass, milled flax seed, 

natamycin, natural casings, non-fat dry 

milk, pectins (LM), poblano peppers, 

red peppers, rice starch, Salvia 

hispanica, sea salt, seaweed (Wakame, 

Undaria spp), spices (dried), sweet 

potato starch, turkish bay leaves, whey 

protein concentrates, whey protein 

isolate, and yeast. The following 

substances were petitioned for use in 

organic products as colors only: Annatto 

extract, beet juice, beta carotene, black 

currant juice, blueberry juice, carrot 

juice (orange), carrot juice (purple/ 

black), cherry juice, chokeberry-aronia 

juice, elderberry juice, grape juice, grape 

skin extract, hibiscus juice, lycopene, 

paprika, pumpkin juice, purple potato 

juice, red cabbage extract, red radish 

extract, saffron, tomato juice extract, 

and turmeric. 

Additionally, the Handling 

Committee will begin their sunset 

review of National List material 

exemptions on § 205.605(a) which are 

Agar-agar and Tartaric acid, due to 

expire on November 3, 2008, and 

Animal enzymes, Calcium sulfate, and 

Glucono delta-lactone, with their 

respective annotations and limitations, 

due to expire on November 4, 2008. The 

Committee will also begin their sunset 

review of material exemptions on 

§ 205.605(b) which are Ethylene 

(Allowed for postharvest ripening of 

tropical fruit and degreening of citrus) 

due to expire on November 3, 2008, and 

Cellulose and Potassium hydroxide, 

with their respective annotations and 

limitations, due to expire on November 

4, 2008. 

The Livestock Committee will present 

their recommendations on the 

development of organic aquaculture 

(finfish) standards, and the issue of 

cloning in organic agriculture. 

The Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification Committee will discuss the 

standardization of information required 

on organic certificates and peer review 

procedures. 

The Meeting is Open to the Public. 

The NOSB has scheduled time for 

public input for Tuesday, March 27, 

2007, from 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., 

Wednesday, March 28, 2007, from 8 

a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., 

and Thursday, March 29, 2007, from 8 

a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Individuals and 

organizations wishing to make oral 

presentations at the meeting may 

forward their requests by mail, 

facsimile, e-mail, or phone to Valerie 

Frances as listed in ADDRESSES above. 

Individuals or organizations will be 


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given approximately 5 minutes to 

present their views. All persons making 

oral presentations are requested to 

provide their comments in writing. 

Written submissions may contain 

information other than that presented at 

the oral presentation. Anyone may 

submit written comments at the 

meeting. Persons submitting written 

comments are asked to provide 30 

copies. 

Interested persons may visit the 

NOSB portion of the NOP Web site at 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop to view 

available meeting documents prior to 

the meeting, or visit 

www.regulations.gov to submit and view 

comments as provided for in ADDRESSES

above. Documents presented at the 

meeting will be posted for review on the 

NOP Web site approximately 6 weeks 

following the meeting. 

Dated: March 7, 2007. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–1156 Filed 3–7–07; 3:12 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

Community Outreach and Assistance 

Partnership Program 

Funding Opportunity Title: 

Community Outreach and Assistance 

Partnership Program. 

Announcement Type: Request for 

Applications (RFA) Community 

Outreach and Assistance Partnership 

Program: Initial Announcement. 

CFDA Number: 10.455. 

Dates: The closing date and time for 

receipt of an application is 5 p.m. 

eastern time on May 1, 2007. 

Applications received after the deadline 

will not be considered for funding. All 

awards will be made and partnership 

agreements completed no later than 

September 30, 2007. 

Overview: In accordance with section 

522(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance 

Act (Act), the Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation (FCIC), operating through 

the Risk Management Agency (RMA), 

announces the availability of 

approximately $5 million in fiscal year 

2007 for collaborative outreach and 

assistance programs for limited 

resource, socially disadvantaged and 

other traditionally under-served farmers 

and ranchers, who produce Priority 

Commodities as defined in Part I.C. 

Awards under this program will be 

made on a competitive basis for projects 

of up to one year. Recipients of awards 

must demonstrate non-financial benefits 

from a partnership agreement and must 

agree to the substantial involvement of 

RMA in the project. This announcement 

lists the information needed to submit 

an application under this program. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Wiggins, National Outreach 

Program Manager, Telephone (202) 690–

2686, Facsimile (202) 690–1518, E-mail: 

david.wiggins@rma.usda.gov. 

Application materials can be 

downloaded from the RMA Web site at 

http://www.rma.usda.gov; or from the 

Government grants Web site at http:// 

www.grants.gov. Click on ‘‘Find Grant 

Opportunities,’’ then select ‘‘Search 

Grant Opportunities,’’ then select ‘‘Basic 

Search,’’ type in ‘‘RMA’’ in the Keyword 

Search field and select ‘‘Search,’’ select 

‘‘Community Outreach and Assistance 

Partnership Program’’ under the 

Opportunity Title column to access the 

application package for this 

announcement. 

This announcement consists of seven 

parts. 

Part I—General Information 

A. Legislative Authority and Background 

B. Purpose 

C. Definition of Priority Commodities 

D. Program Description 

Part II—Award Information 

A. Available Funding 

B. Types of Applications 

Part III—Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

B. Project Period 

C. Non-Financial Benefits 

D. Cost Sharing or Matching 

E. Funding Restrictions 

Part IV—Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Address to Submit an Application 

Package 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Part V—Application Review Process 

A. General 

B. Evaluation Criteria and Weights 

Part VI—Award Administration 

A. Notification of Award 

B. Access to Panel Review Information 

C. Confidential Aspects of Proposals and 

Awards 

D. Reporting Requirements 

E. Administration 

F. Prohibitions and Requirements 

Regarding Lobbying 

G. Applicable OMB Circulars 

H. Confidentiality 

I. Civil Rights Training 

Part VII—Additional Information 

A Requirement to Use Program Logo 

B. Requirement to Provide Project 

Information to an RMA representative 

C. Private Crop Insurance Organizations 

and Potential Conflict of Interest 

D. Dun and Bradstreet (D&B Data Universal 

Numbering System) 

E. Required Registration for Grants.gov 

Part I—General Information 

A. Legislative Authority and 

Background 

This program is authorized under 

section 522(d)(3)(F) of the Act which 

authorizes FCIC funding for risk 

management training and informational 

efforts for agricultural producers 

through the formation of partnerships 

with public and private organizations. 

RMA promotes and regulates sound risk 

management solutions to improve the 

economic stability of American 

agriculture. One of RMA’s four strategic 

goals is to ensure that its customers and 

potential customers are well informed of 

the risk management solutions 

available. On behalf of FCIC, RMA does 

this by offering Federal crop insurance 

products through a network of privatesector partners, overseeing the creation 

of new risk management products, 

seeking enhancements in existing 

products, ensuring the integrity of crop 

insurance programs, providing risk 

management education and information 

and offering outreach programs aimed at 

equal access and participation of 

underserved communities. A priority 

must be given to reaching producers of 

Priority Commodities as defined in 

section C of this part. 

B. Purpose 

The purpose of this program is to 

fund projects that provide limited 

resource, socially disadvantaged, and 

other traditionally underserved 

producers of Priority Commodities with 

training, informational opportunities 

and assistance necessary to understand: 

(1) The kind of risks addressed by 

existing and emerging risk management 

tools; 

(2) The features and appropriate use 

of existing and emerging risk 

management tools; and 

(3) How to make sound risk 

management decisions. 

Each partnership agreement awarded 

through this program will provide the 

applicant with funds, guidance, and the 

substantial involvement of RMA to 

deliver outreach and assistance 

programs to producers in a specific 

geographical area. 

C. Definition of Priority Commodities 

For purposes of this program, Priority 

Commodities are defined as: 

• Agricultural commodities covered 

by (7 U.S.C. 7333). Commodities in this 

group are commercial crops that are not 

covered by catastrophic risk protection 

crop insurance, are used for food or 

fiber (except livestock), and specifically 

include, but are not limited to, 

floricultural, ornamental nursery, 


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