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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 72, No. 46 

Friday, March 9, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of the Advisory Committee on 

Biotechnology and 21st Century 

Agriculture Meeting 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, the United States 

Department of Agriculture announces a 

meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Biotechnology and 21st Century 

Agriculture (AC21). 

DATES: The meeting dates are March 26, 

2007, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and March 27, 

2007, 8 am to 4 pm. 

ADDRESSES: Room 107A, USDA Jamie L. 

Whitten Building, 12th Street and 

Jefferson Drive, SW., Washington, DC 

20250. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Schechtman, Telephone (202) 

720–3817. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

fifteenth meeting of the AC21 has been 

scheduled for March 26–27, 2007. The 

AC21 consists of 19 members 

representing the biotechnology industry, 

international plant genetics research, 

farmers, food manufacturers, 

commodity processors and shippers, 

environmental and consumer groups, 

and academic researchers. In addition, 

representatives from the Departments of 

Commerce, Health and Human Services, 

and State, and the Environmental 

Protection Agency, the Council on 

Environmental Quality, the Office of the 

United States Trade Representative, and 

the National Association of State 

Departments of Agriculture serve as ‘‘ex 

officio’’ members. At this meeting, new 

Committee members will be introduced, 

and the Committee plans to continue 

work to address the question, ‘‘In an 

increasingly complex marketplace, what 

issues should USDA consider regarding 

coexistence among increasingly diverse 

agricultural systems?’’ The work at the 

meeting will include consideration of 

presentations from external speakers as 

well as review of a compilation of draft 

submissions on a series of subtopics for 

a paper on the subject. 

Background information regarding the 

work of the AC21 will be available on 

the USDA Web site at http:// 

www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7

_0_A/7_0_1OB?navid=BIOTECH&

parentnav=AGRICULTURE

&navtype=RT. 

Members of the public should enter 

the building through the Jefferson Drive 

entrance. Requests to make oral 

presentations at the meeting may be sent 

to Michael Schechtman, Designated 

Federal Official, Office of the Deputy 

Secretary, USDA, 202 B Jamie L. 

Whitten Federal Building, 12th Street 

and Jefferson Drive, SW., Washington, 

DC 20250, Telephone (202) 720–3817; 

Fax (202) 690–4265; E-mail 

Michael.schechtman@ars.usda.gov. On 

March 26, 2007, if time permits, 

reasonable provision will be made for 

oral presentations of no more than five 

minutes each in duration. Written 

requests to make oral presentations at 

the meeting must be received by the 

contact person identified herein at least 

three business days before the meeting. 

The meeting will be open to the public, 

but space is limited. If you would like 

to attend the meetings, you must register 

by contacting Ms. Debra Lindsay at 

(202) 720–4074, by fax at (202) 720– 

3191 or by E-mail at 

debra.lindsay@ars.usda.gov at least five 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Please provide your name, title, 

business affiliation, address, and 

telephone and fax numbers when you 

register. If you require a sign language 

interpreter or other special 

accommodation due to disability, please 

indicate those needs at the time of 

registration. 

Dated: March 1, 2007. 

Jeremy Stump, 

Senior Advisor for International and 

Homeland Security Affairs and 

Biotechnology. 

[FR Doc. E7–4208 Filed 3–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0010] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Animal Identification System; Tribal 

Participants in Premises Registration 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New information collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

initiate a new information collection 

activity for Tribal participants in 

premises registration for the National 

Animal Identification System. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before May 8, 

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–2007– 

0010 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–2007–0010, 

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– 

2007–0010. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket 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 


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