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of your tobacco contract price. You must 

provide us with a marketing record 

acceptable to us which clearly shows 

the number of pounds, price per pound, 

and the quality of such tobacco. 

(5) Any reduction in the production to 

count will be determined by: 

(i) Dividing the price per pound as 

determined by us in accordance with 

section 12(e)(2) of these Crop Provisions 

by your applicable tobacco contract 

price; and 

(ii) Multiplying this result by the 

number of pounds of damaged 

production. 

13. Late Planting. 

In lieu of late planting provisions in 

the Basic Provisions regarding acreage 

initially planted after the final planting 

date, insurance will be provided for 

acreage planted to the insured crop after 

the final planting date as follows: 

(a) The production guarantee (per 

acre) for acreage planted during the late 

planting period will be reduced by: 

(1) One percent per day for the 1st 

through the 10th day; and 

(2) Two percent per day for the 11th 

through the 15th day; 

(b) The premium amount for insurable 

acreage planted to the insured crop after 

the final planting date will be the same 

as that for timely planted acreage. If the 

amount of premium you are required to 

pay (gross premium less our subsidy) for 

acreage planted after the final planting 

date exceeds the liability on such 

acreage, coverage for those acres will 

not be provided (no premium will be 

due and no indemnity will be paid for 

such acreage). 

14. Prevented Planting. 

Your prevented planting coverage will 

be 35 percent of your production 

guarantee for timely planted acreage. 

Additional prevented planting coverage 

levels are not available for tobacco. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on May 15, 

2007. 

Eldon Gould, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E7–9775 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

7 CFR Part 1485 

RIN Number: 0051–AA69 

Market Access Program 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking and public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) is soliciting 

comments on whether to amend and 

revise the regulation at 7 CFR part 1485 

for the purpose of improving the 

effectiveness of the program. This action 

announces the comment period and the 

date, time, and location for a public 

hearing on the proposed rulemaking. 

The Market Access Program (MAP) is 

administered by personnel of the 

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed rulemaking must be received 

on or before Monday, August 13, 2007, 

to be assured of consideration. FAS will 

conduct a public hearing in order to 

receive oral and written comments. The 

hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, 

July 25, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The hearing scheduled for 

July 25, 2007, will be held in the 

Jefferson Auditorium at the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

Comments may be hand delivered 

(including FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc.) to: 

Program Policy Staff, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Suite 400, 

Washington, DC 20024–2162. 

Comments may also be delivered 

through the U.S. mail to: Program Policy 

Staff, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., STOP 1042, Washington, DC 

20250–1042. All written comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection at the above address during 

business hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday. Persons with 

disabilities who require an alternative 

means for communication of 

information (Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 

Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice 

and TDD). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Slupek, Director, Program Policy 

Staff, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4327; fax (202) 

720–9361. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The current regulation was last 

amended on June 2, 1998. FAS now has 

sufficient experience to propose further 

changes to improve the program’s 

effectiveness. MAP funding helps to 

create, expand, and maintain 

commercial export markets for U.S. 

agricultural products. The program 

forms partnerships between non-profit 

U.S. agricultural trade associations, U.S. 

agricultural cooperatives, non-profit 

state-regional trade groups, small U.S. 

businesses, and the CCC to share the 

costs of international marketing and 

promotional activities. Any future 

amendment of the regulation could be 

expected to include revision of outdated 

language. For example, the current 

regulation does not reflect the 

organizational changes resulting from 

the recent reorganization of FAS. 

Issues for Public Comment 

I. With respect to proposed 

administrative changes, comments on 

these specific issues are being 

requested: 

(a) Application process and activity 

plan. FAS is seeking comments on 

updating and merging the list of 

application requirements under 

§ 1485.13(a) and the activity plan 

requirements under § 1485.15 to reflect 

the Unified Export Strategy system that 

is currently in place. 

(b) Approval Criteria. FAS is seeking 

comments on the application approval 

criteria and allocation factors identified 

under § 1485.14(b) and (c). 

II. With respect to amending and 

revising the scope and coverage of the 

regulation, FAS is soliciting comments 

regarding the feasibility of the changes 

proposed below and views regarding 

how they might be implemented. 

(a) Expanding the scope of the 

program to include activities designed 

to address international market access 

issues. FAS is aware of the increasing 

numbers of trade barriers that disrupt 

the export of U.S. agricultural products 

in mature markets and is considering 

modifying the program to ensure that 

appropriate activities of this type would 

be reimbursable. 

(b) Modifying the lists of eligible and 

ineligible contributions [currently found 

at § 1485.13(c)] to better identify in-kind 

and third party contributions. 

(c) Modifying the lists of reimbursable 

and non-reimbursable activities 

[currently found at § 1485.16(b), (c), and 

(d)] to clarify existing activities and to 

include the use of electronic 

technologies not considered in the 

current regulation. 

(d) Revising the portions of the 

regulation regarding contracting 

procedures [currently found at 

§ 1485.23(c)]. The current regulation 

may not address the full range of 

contracting situations faced by 

participants. It may be necessary to 

identify the differences between 

employees, consultants, and contractors. 

(e) Revising the portions of the 

regulation regarding the compliance 

review and appeals processes. The 


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current regulation does not describe the 

compliance review and appeals 

processes in a single, cohesive section. 

A unified compliance section may 

improve the regulation. 

(f) Revising the portions of the 

regulation regarding evaluation 

[currently found at § 1485.20(c)] to 

include requirements for country 

progress reports and success stories. 

(g) Eliminating the Export Incentive 

Program/Market Access Program (EIP/ 

MAP) subcomponent. FAS does not 

currently operate the EIP/MAP 

subcomponent and is considering 

removing reference to the 

subcomponent from the regulation. 

III. With respect to risk management, 

FAS is soliciting comments regarding 

the mitigation of the risk inherent to 

reimbursing third party contracting 

expenses and brand participant 

activities with program funds. This 

could include improved accounting 

controls, insurance against fraud, 

bonding employees, or other risk 

management tools. 

IV. In addition, FAS requests 

comments on any other aspect of the 

program set forth at 7 CFR part 1485 

which commenters believe should be 

addressed in any future amendment of 

the regulation. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

W. Kirk Miller, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, and Vice President, Commodity 

Credit Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 07–2552 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

9 CFR Part 1 

[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0158] 

Animal Welfare; Petition for 

Rulemaking 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of petition and request 

for comments; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: We are extending the 

comment period for our notice of 

petition and request for comments 

concerning the definition of Class ‘‘B’’ 

licensee in the Animal Welfare Act 

regulations. This action will allow 

interested persons additional time to 

prepare and submit comments. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 9, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, select 

‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service’’ from the agency drop-down 

menu, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the 

Docket ID column, select APHIS–2006–

0158 to submit or view public 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. Information on using 

Regulations.gov, including instructions 

for accessing documents, submitting 

comments, and viewing the docket after 

the close of the comment period, is 

available through the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’

link. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send four copies of your 

comment (an original and three copies) 

to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0158, 

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–

2006–0158. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on Docket 

No. APHIS–2006–0158 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. 

Jerry DePoyster, Senior Veterinary 

Medical Officer, Animal Care, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1234; (301) 734–7586. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

10, 2007, we published in the Federal 

Register (72 FR 17814, Docket No. 

APHIS–2006–0158) a notice of petition 

and request for comments. That 

document notified the public that the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service had received a petition from 

The Hunte Corporation requesting that 

we replace the definition of Class ‘‘B’’ 

licensee in the Animal Welfare Act 

regulations with four new categories of 

licensees: Pet distributor, exhibitor 

animal distributor, laboratory animal 

distributor, and other distributor. 

Comments on the notice were 

required to be received on or before June 

11, 2007. We are extending the 

comment period on Docket No. APHIS–

2006–0158 for an additional 30 days. 

This action will allow interested 

persons additional time to prepare and 

submit comments. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131–2159; 7 CFR 2.22, 

2.80, and 371.7. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

May 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–9901 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Part 50 

[Docket No. PRM–50–84] 

Mark Edward Leyse; Receipt of 

Petition for Rulemaking 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; notice 

of receipt. 

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) has received and 

requests public comment on a petition 

for rulemaking dated March 15, 2007, 

filed by Mark Edward Leyse. The 

petition has been docketed by the NRC 

and has been assigned Docket No. PRM–

50–84. The petitioner is requesting that 

the NRC amend the regulations that 

govern domestic licensing of production 

and utilization facilities to require that 

nuclear power facilities be operated to 

limit the thickness of crud (corrosion 

products) layers and/or the thickness of 

oxide layers on fuel rod cladding 

surfaces. The petitioner also requests 

that the requirements pertaining to 

Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) 

evaluation models be amended to 

require that the steady-state temperature 

distribution and stored energy in reactor 

fuel at the onset of a postulated loss-ofcoolant accident (LOCA) be calculated 

by factoring in the role that the thermal 

resistance of crud and/or oxide layers 

on cladding plays in increasing the 

stored energy in the fuel. Lastly, the 

petitioner requests that the acceptance 

criteria for emergency core cooling 

systems for light-water nuclear power 

reactors be amended to stipulate a 

maximum allowable percentage of 

hydrogen content in cladding of fuel 

rods. 


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