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Vol. 72, No. 53 

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Agricultural Policy Advisory 

Committee for Trade and the 

Agricultural Technical Advisory 

Committees for Trade; 

Reestablishment and Nominations 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, notice is 

hereby given that the Secretary of 

Agriculture (Secretary), in coordination 

with the United States Trade 

Representative (USTR), intends to 

reestablish the Agricultural policy 

advisory Committee (APAC) for Trade 

and the six existing Agricultural 

Technical Advisory Committees (ATAC) 

for Trade. The Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS) is requesting nominations 

for persons to serve on these seven 

committees for a term of four years. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by FAS before the close of 

business on April 13, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations must be handdelivered (including FedEx, DHL, UPS, 

etc.) to the Office of Negotiations and 

Agreements, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, USDA, Room 5603–S, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 

1048, Washington, DC 20250–1001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Inquiries or comments regarding the 

reestablishment of these committees 

also may be sent by electronic mail to 

Michelle.Moore@fas.usda.gov, or by fax 

to (202) 720–0340. The Office of 

Negotiations and Agreements may be 

reached by telephone at (202) 720–6219, 

with inquiries directed to Michelle 

Moore. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

The APAC and the ATACs are 

authorized by sections 135(c)(1) and (2) 

of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended 

(Pub. L. No. 93–618, 19 U.S.C. 2155 

(2000)). The purpose of these 

committees is to advise the Secretary 

and the U.S. Trade Representative 

concerning agricultural trade policy. 

The committees are intended to ensure 

that representative elements of the 

private sector have an opportunity to 

express their views to the U.S. 

government. 

Rechartering of Existing Committees 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. (2000)), 

FAS gives notice that the Secretary and 

the USTR intend to reestablish the 

APAC and the following six ATACs: 

• Animals and Animal Products; 

• Fruits and Vegetables; 

• Grains, Feed, and Oilseeds; 

• Processed Foods; 

• Sweeteners and Sweetener 

Products; and, 

• Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts, and 

Planting Seeds. 

In 1974, Congress established a 

private sector advisory committee 

system to ensure that U.S. trade policy 

and negotiation objectives adequately 

reflect U.S. commercial and economic 

interests. The private sector advisory 

committee system currently consists of 

three tiers: 

• The President’s Advisory 

Committee on Trade and Policy 

Negotiations; 

• Five general policy advisory 

committees, including the APAC; and, 

• Twenty-two technical advisory 

committees, including the ATACs. 

The establishment and renewal of 

such committees is in the public interest 

in connection with the duties of the 

USDA imposed by the Trade Act of 

1974, as amended. 

Committee Membership Information 

• All committee members are 

appointed by the Secretary and the 

USTR and serve at the discretion of the 

Secretary and the USTR. 

• Committee size will be limited up 

to approximately 35 members each. 

• All committee appointments will 

expire in four years, but the Secretary 

and the USTR may renew an 

appointment for one or more additional 

terms. 

• All committee members must be 

U.S. citizens and must not be required 

to register under the Foreign Agents 

Registration Act. 

• To attend certain meetings, 

committee members must have a current 

security clearance or have submitted an 

application for a security clearance. 

• Committee members serve without 

compensation; they are not reimbursed 

for their travel expenses. 

• No person may serve on more than 

one USDA advisory committee at the 

same time. 

General Committee Information 

• Each committee has a chairperson, 

who is elected from the membership of 

that committee. 

• Committees meet approximately 

four times per year, and all committee 

meetings are held in Washington, DC. 

• Committee meetings may be closed 

to the public, if the USTR determines 

that a committee will be discussing 

issues that justify closing a meeting or 

portion of a meeting, in accordance with 

5 U.S.C. 552(b). 

• Throughout the year, members are 

requested to review sensitive trade 

policy information via a secure website 

and provide comments regarding trade 

negotiations. 

• In addition to their other advisory 

responsibilities, at the conclusion of 

negotiations of any trade agreement, all 

committees are required to provide a 

report on each agreement to the 

President, Congress, and the USTR. 

Agricultural Policy Advisory 

Committee for Trade 

The APAC is composed of a broad 

spectrum of agricultural interests. The 

APAC provides advice concerning the 

following: 

• Negotiating objectives and 

bargaining positions before the United 

States enters into a trade agreement; 

• The operation of various U.S. trade 

agreements; and 

• Other matters arising from the 

administration of U.S. trade policy. 

Agricultural Technical Advisory 

Committees for Trade 

The ATACs provide advice and 

information regarding trade issues that 

affect both domestic and foreign 

production in the commodities of the 

respective sector, drawing upon the 

technical competence and experience of 


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the members. There will be six ATACs, 

one for each of the following sectors: 

• Animals and Animal Products; 

• Fruits and Vegetables; 

• Grains, Feed, and Oilseeds; 

• Processed Foods; 

• Sweeteners and Sweetener 

Products; and, 

• Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts, and 

Planning Seeds. 

Nominations and Appointment of 

Members 

Nominations for APAC and ATAC 

membership are open to all individuals 

representing U.S. entities with an 

interest in agricultural trade without 

regard to race, color, religion, sex, 

national origin, age, mental or physical 

handicap, marital status, or sexual 

orientation. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the committee take 

into account the needs of the diverse 

groups served by the USDA, 

membership shall include, to the extent 

practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

Members must have expertise and 

knowledge of agricultural trade as it 

relates to policy and commodity specific 

products. No person, company, 

producer, farm organization, trade 

association, or other entity has a right to 

membership on a committee. In making 

appointments, every effort will be made 

to maintain balanced representation on 

the committees: from producers, farm 

and commodity organizations, 

processors, traders, and consumers. 

Geographical balance on each 

committee will also be sought. 

Nominating a person to serve on any 

of the committees requires submission 

of a current resume for the nominee and 

the following form: 

• AD–755 (Advisory Committee 

Membership Background Information), 

available on the Internet at http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/admin/ad755.pdf. 

In addition, FAS encourages the 

submission of the optional form AD–

1086 (Applicant for Advisory 

Committee Supplemental Sheet), 

available on the Internet at http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/admin/ad1086.pdf. 

Forms may also be requested by 

sending an email to 

Michelle.Moore@fas.usda.gov, or by 

phone at 202–720–6219. 

Foreign Firms: Persons who are 

employed by firms that are 50 percent 

plus one share foreign-owned must state 

the extent to which the organization or 

interest to be represented by the 

nominee is owned by non-U.S. citizens, 

organizations, or interests. If the 

nominee is to represent an entity or 

corporation with 10 percent or greater 

non-U.S. ownership, the nominee must 

demonstrate at the time of nomination 

that this ownership interest does not 

constitute control and will not adversely 

affect his or her ability to serve as an 

advisor on the U.S. agriculture advisory 

committee for trade. 

Issued at Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

March, 2007. 

W. Kirk Miller, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–1339 Filed 3–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Deschutes Provincial Advisory 

Committee (DPAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Deschutes Provincial 

Advisory Committee will meet on April 

5, 2007, starting at 9 a.m. at Jefferson 

County Firehall on the corner of Adam 

and ‘‘J’’ Street in Oregon. Agenda items 

will include a briefing on the progress 

for Travel Management, PAC upcoming 

program of work and scheduling, an 

update on the Five Buttes project on the 

Crescent Ranger District, and a 

membership round robin. All Deschutes 

Province Advisory Committee Meetings 

are open to the public and an open 

public forum is scheduled from 3:30 to 

4 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Mickle, Province Liaison, 

Deschutes NF, Crescent RD, P.O. Box 

208, Crescent, OR, 97754, Phone (541) 

433–3216. 

Mike Johnson, 

Acting Deschutes National Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–1332 Filed 3–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Meeting of the Southwest 

Oregon Provincial Advisory Committee 

SUMMARY: The Southwest Oregon 

Provincial Advisory Committee will 

meet on Tuesday, April 10, and 

Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Medford, 

Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is 

to advise the Bureau of Land 

Management on the current Western 

Oregon Plan Revision currently taking 

place. The meeting will be held at the 

Medford BLM Office, 3040 Biddle Road, 

Medford, Oregon, in Rooms A and B. 

The meeting is from 1 to 5 p.m. pm 

April 10 and 8 a.m. to noon on April 11. 

Written comments may be submitted 

prior to the meeting and delivered to 

Designated Federal Official, Cliff Dils at 

the Umpqua National Forest, 2900 NW., 

Stewart Parkway, Roseburg, OR 97470. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Umpqua National Forest Public Affairs 

Officer Cheryl Walters at 541–957–3270 

or crwalters@fs.fed.us or 2900 NW., 

Stewart Parkway, Roseburg, OR 97470. 

Dated: March 13, 2007. 

Greg Lesch, 

Acting Forest Supervisor, Umpqua National 

Forest. 

[FR Doc. 07–1335 Filed 3–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service—Tennessee 

Notice of Proposed Changes to 

Section IV of the Tennessee Field 

Office Technical Guide (FOTG) 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) in 

Tennessee, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed changes in the Tennessee 

NRCS Field Office Technical Guide, 

Section IV, for review and comment. 

SUMMARY: It has been determined by the 

NRCS State Conservationist for 

Tennessee that changes must be made in 

the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide, 

specifically in practice standards 

Residue and Tillage Management, 

Mulch Till; Residue and Tillage 

Management, No-till/Strip Till/Direct 

Seed; and Residue and Tillage 

Management, Ridge Till to account for 

improved technology. These practice 

standards can be used in conservation 

systems designed to treat highly 

erodible cropland. 

DATES: Comments will be received for a 

30-day period commencing with the 

date of this publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Inquire in writing to Kevin Brown, State 

Conservationist, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), 675 U.S. 

Courthouse, 801 Broadway, Nashville, 

Tennessee 37203, telephone number 

(615) 277–2531. Copies of the practice 

standards will be made available upon 

written request. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

343 of the Federal Agriculture 

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 


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