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Notices Federal Register

53875 

Vol. 76, No. 168 

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. Number FV–09–0043] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Cultivated Ginseng 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS), of the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), is soliciting 

comments on the proposed voluntary 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Cultivated Ginseng. AMS received a 

request from the Ginseng Board of 

Wisconsin (GBW), to amend the 

standards to reflect current market 

values. To ensure the integrity of the 

standards, the proposed revisions would 

be based on quality and percentage 

defects. The new grades would replace 

the current ones and promote the 

orderly and efficient marketing of 

ginseng in an evolving global economy. 

Other changes would include adding 

tolerances, reclassifying sizes, removing 

table ‘‘values,’’ and amending 

definitions. These revisions are needed 

to determine and complement the new 

grades. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 29, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

the Standardization Branch, Fresh 

Products Division, Fruit and Vegetable 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

National Training and Development 

Center, Riverside Business Park, 100 

Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, 

Fredericksburg, VA 22406: Fax (540) 

361–1199, or on the Web at: http:// 

www.regulation.gvo. Comments should 

make reference to the dates and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection in the above office 

during regular business hours. 

Comments can also be viewed on the 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 

The current United States Standards for 

Cultivated Ginseng, along with the 

proposed changes, will be available 

either through the address cited above 

or by accessing the AMS, Fresh 

Products Division Web site at: http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/freshinspection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Carl Newell, at the above address or call 

(540) 361–1120. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as 

amended, directs and authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘to develop and 

improve standards of quality, condition, 

quantity, grade and packaging and 

recommend and demonstrate such 

standards in order to encourage 

uniformity and consistency in 

commercial practices.’’ AMS is 

committed to carrying out this authority 

in a manner that facilitates the 

marketing of agricultural commodities 

and makes copies of official standards 

available upon request. The United 

States Standards for Grades of Fruits 

and Vegetables not connected with 

Federal Marketing Orders or U.S. Import 

Requirements, no longer appear in the 

Code of Federal Regulations, but are 

maintained by USDA, AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs, and are available 

on the Internet at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/freshinspection. 

AMS is proposing to revise the 

voluntary United States Standards for 

Grades of Cultivated Ginseng using 

procedures that appear in part 36, Title 

7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (7 

CFR part 36). 

Background 

AMS received a request from the 

GBW on June 8, 2009, to revise the 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Cultivated Ginseng. The GBW 

represents shippers, processors and all 

the cultivated ginseng growers in 

Wisconsin. The initial inquiry requested 

AMS to add ‘‘unless otherwise 

specified’’ to the size table to 

accommodate changing market values. 

AMS believed that by allowing any 

specified value would undermine the 

integrity of the standards. To resolve the 

issue, AMS met with members of the 

GBW to revise the standards and 

develop new grades based solely on 

quality and percentage defects. The 

proposal would remove the current 

grades and replace them with seven new 

grades: U.S. No. 1 through U.S. No. 7, 

including tolerances for each grade. 

Further, the following size 

classifications would be created: 

Premium, Select, and Standard. In 

addition, the ‘‘values’’ would be 

removed from the size table in § .1330. 

Other revisions would include 

redefining ‘‘Wrinkle’’ as ‘‘Texture,’’ 

removing ‘‘similar varietal 

characteristics,’’ adding a definition for 

‘‘Length,’’ and rewriting most of the 

definitions. The grade determination 

section would also be amended to 

reflect new calculations without 

‘‘values.’’ Further, an illustrated ginseng 

root would be included at the end of the 

standards. 

The revisions are such that the section 

numbers in the proposed standards do 

not match the section numbers in the 

current standards. In an effort to clearly 

outline these proposed changes, the first 

column of the following chart shows the 

section as it currently reads. The second 

column shows the proposed change and 

the third column states why the change 

is being proposed. 

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53876 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 168 / Tuesday, August 30, 2011 / Notices 

UNITED STATES STANDARDS OF CULTIVATED GINSENG

Current Standard Proposed Discussion 

§ .1325 General. 

The standards apply to cultivated ginseng of 

similar characteristics, which is clean, well 

cured, free from external and internal defects, 

mold, rust and decay. The origin of the ginseng, color and/or wrinkle may be specified 

with the grade. 

§ .1325 General. 

The standards apply to cultivated ginseng, 

such as American ginseng (Panax 

quinquefolius) and Asian ginseng (Panax 

ginseng). Ginseng that grows wild or naturally, rather than being planted and cultivated domestically or commercially, is not 

covered under these standards. 

The information reported in the current General Section would best be given in the 

Grade Section. The proposed General Section would provide an introduction to what 

type of ginseng is covered under the standards. 

§ .1326 U.S. Premium. 

‘‘U.S. Premium’’ consists of ginseng which has 

a graded value of 90 or more. 

§ .1326 Grades. 

All grades, U.S. No. 1 through U.S. No. 7, 

consists of ginseng which are of one root 

type, clean and well cured; which are free 

from external and internal defects, mold, 

and decay. The color and texture of the ginseng shall be specified with the grade; 

whereas, the origin may be specified with 

the grade. 

The current grades are partially based on 

market values. Changing market values 

have caused the standards to become noncompetitive in the global market. New 

grades would be based solely on quality 

and percentage of defects. 

§ .1327 U.S. Select. 

‘‘U.S. Select’’ consists of ginseng which has a 

graded value of 75 to 98. 

§ .1328 U.S. Medium. 

‘‘U.S. Medium’’ consists of ginseng which has a 

graded value of 60 to 74. 

§ .1329 U.S. Standard. 

‘‘U.S. Standard’’ consists of ginseng which has 

a graded value of 0 to 59. 

§ .1327 Tolerances. 

In order to allow for variations incident to 

proper grading and handling in each of the 

foregoing grades, the following tolerances, 

by weight, reported to the nearest tenth of a 

percent, are provided as specified: 

(a) U.S. No. 1. 1 percent allowed for defects. 

(b) U.S. No. 2. More than 1 but not more than 

5 percent allowed for defects. 

(c) U.S. No. 3. More than 5 but not more than 

10 percent allowed for defects. 

(d) U.S. No. 4. More than 10 but not more 

than 25 percent allowed for defects. 

(e) U.S. No. 5. More than 25 but not more 

than 50 percent allowed for defects. 

(f) U.S. No. 6. More than 50 but not more 

than 75 percent allowed for defects. 

(g) U.S. No. 7. More than 75 percent allowed 

for defects. 

The current grades have values assigned to 

them, originally based on market values. 

The values would be removed and replaced 

with grades determined by percentage of 

defects. The tolerance section would be 

added to define the percentage of defects 

allowed in each grade. 

§ .1330 Size. 

Size is a factor in determining the grade. Size 

shall be in inches and fractions thereof, in 

minimum diameter, maximum diameter, minimum length, maximum length in the following categories: 

[table] 

§ .1328 Size Classifications. 

Size shall be determined in inches and fractions thereof, in diameter and length for the 

following Whole Root Size Categories listed 

in Table I. 

[Table I—Whole Root Size Categories] 

The following Size Classifications shall be reported in connection with the grade: 

(a) ‘‘Premium’’ is a lot consisting of more than 

50 percent short ginseng of any category. 

(b) ‘‘Select’’ is a lot consisting of more than 

70 percent short and medium ginseng of 

any category. 

(c) ‘‘Standard’’ is a lot consisting of more than 

80 percent short, medium, and long ginseng of any category. 

In the proposed standards, the terms ‘‘Premium,’’ ‘‘Select,’’ and ‘‘Standard’’ would no 

longer be grades but become size classifications reported in connection with the 

grade. The term ‘‘Medium’’ would be 

dropped since it may be confused with medium sized roots defined in Table I. The industry agreed that each grade would be 

qualified by a size category. The size categories would provide a more accurate description of the lot. 

The proposed ‘‘Table I—Whole Root Categories,’’ replacing the original table, would 

remove the ‘‘Value’’ column, ‘‘Fiber/Prong’’ 

row, and the ‘‘Culls/Foreign Material’’ row. 

The ‘‘Value’’ column would be removed 

since the grades would no longer be based 

on values. The ‘‘Fiber/Prong’’ and ‘‘Culls/ 

Foreign Material’’ rows would be removed 

since they were only defined by values and 

not by diameter or length. Also, ‘‘Long’’ 

would replace ‘‘Large’’ printed in error 

under ‘‘Small’’ ‘‘Length (inches)’’ in Table I. 

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UNITED STATES STANDARDS OF CULTIVATED GINSENG—Continued 

Current Standard Proposed Discussion 

§ .1331 External Color. 

(a) ‘‘Light’’ means the color closest to ‘‘Light’’ 

on Visual Aid GIN. CC–1. 

(b) ‘‘Light Medium’’ means the color closest to 

‘‘Light Medium’’ on Visual Aid GIN. CC–1. 

(c) ‘‘Medium’’ means the color closest to ‘‘Medium’’ on Visual Aid GIN. CC–1. 

(d) ‘‘Dark Medium’’ means the color closest to 

‘‘Dark Medium’’ on Visual Aid GIN. CC–1. 

(e) ‘‘Dark’’ means the color closest to ‘‘Dark’’ on 

Visual Aid GIN. CC–1. 

§ .1329 External Color. 

‘‘Color’’ shall be applied to the lot as a whole 

using the following terms: 

(a) ‘‘Light’’ means the color closest to ‘‘Light’’ 

on Visual Aid GIN. CC–1. 

(b) ‘‘Light Medium’’ means the color closest to 

‘‘Light Medium’’ on Visual Aid GIN. CC–1. 

(c) ‘‘Medium’’ means the color closest to 

‘‘Medium’’ on Visual Aid GIN. CC–1. 

(d) ‘‘Dark Medium’’ means the color closest to 

‘‘Dark Medium’’ on Visual Aid GIN. CC–1. 

(e) ‘‘Dark’’ means the color closest to ‘‘Dark’’ 

on Visual Aid GIN. CC–1. 

Except for the section number and first line, 

this section would remain the same. The 

first line would be added to clarify that color 

is applied to the lot as a whole and not to 

individual roots. 

§ .1332 Wrinkle. 

(a) ‘‘Smooth’’ means the surface texture closest 

to ‘‘Smooth’’ on Visual Aid GIN. IDENT–1. 

(b) ‘‘Slight Wrinkle’’ means surface texture closest to ‘‘Slight Wrinkle’’ on Visual Aid GIN. 

IDENT–1. 

(c) ‘‘Wrinkle’’ means surface texture closest to 

‘‘Wrinkle’’ on Visual Aid GIN. IDENT–1. 

§ .1330 Texture. 

‘‘Texture’’ shall be applied to the lot as a 

whole using the following terms: 

(a) ‘‘Smooth’’ means the surface texture closest to ‘‘Smooth’’ on Visual Aid GIN. IDENT– 

1. 

(b) ‘‘Slight Wrinkle’’ means surface texture 

closest to ‘‘Slight Wrinkle’’ on Visual Aid 

GIN. IDENT–1. 

(c) ‘‘Wrinkle’’ means surface texture closest to 

‘‘Wrinkle’’ on Visual Aid GIN. IDENT–1. 

Except for the section number, title, and first 

line, this section would remain unchanged. 

The first line would be added to clarify that 

texture would be applied to the lot as a 

whole and not to the individual root. In addition, the title would be changed to ‘‘Texture’’ to remove any confusion between the 

section and the term ‘‘wrinkle’’ used in the 

definitions. 

§ .1533 Sample and Sample Size. 

* * * * * 

§ .1331 Sample and Sample Size. 

* * * * * 

Except for the section number, this section 

would remain unchanged. 

§ .1334 Grade Determination. 

(a) Whole Root Score. Separate and/or break 

prongs and fiber from whole roots, weigh and 

record. Separate and weigh the culls and foreign material. Sort the balance of the sample 

into whole root size categories (See 

§ 51.1330) and weigh each category. Determine the score for each category by dividing 

the category value by 450 (if grams) or 16 (if 

ounces) and multiply the result by the weight 

of the category. Add the scores for all the 

categories to determine the Whole Root 

Score. 

(b) Deductions. Weigh the External and Internal 

Defects and determine each percentage of 

the sample. Divide the External Defects percentage by 2 (i.e., 6% would be recorded as 

3) to determine the External Defects deduction. The Internal Defects percentage is equal 

to the Internal Defects deduction. Add the 

External and Internal Defects deductions to 

determine the Total Root Deductions. 

(c) Graded Value. Subtract the Total Root Deductions from 100 and multiply the results by 

the Whole Root Score to determine the Graded Value. Locate the Graded Value in 

§ 51.1326 to 51.1328 to assign the grade. 

§ .1332 Size Classification Determination. 

Separate whole roots from culls and foreign 

material, weigh and record. Clip or break off 

prongs and rootlets from whole roots, weigh 

and record. Sort whole roots into size categories (See § 51.1327) by first separating 

whole roots into diameter categories (Small, 

Medium, Large, Extra Large). Further separate diameter categories into length categories (Short, Medium, Long), weigh and 

record. Divide by the total weight of the 

sample minus the culls and foreign material 

to calculate the percentage of each length 

category. Add together the length category 

percentages using the size classification 

definitions (See § 51.1327 a, b, and c). Example: 19% Small Short, 23% Medium 

Short, and 10% Large Short totals 52%, 

making a Premium size lot. 

§ .1332 Grade Determination. 

Weigh and record the external and internal 

defects and divide each by the total weight 

of the sample minus the prongs and rootlets to calculate the external defect percentage and internal defect percentage. Divide 

the external defect percentage by 2 (i.e., 

6% would be recorded as 3%) to determine 

the External Defect Deduction. The internal 

deduction percentage is equal to the Internal Defects Deduction. Add the External 

and Internal Defects Deductions to calculate the Total Defect Percentage. The 

Total Defect Percentage will determine the 

grade of the lot (See § 51.1326). 

The procedure for inspecting ginseng would 

remain unchanged. However, the formula 

for determining the grade would be different 

since the grade would not be based on values. Size would be determined first, followed by inspecting the ginseng for defects. 

Culls and foreign material would be excluded from the determination of size, 

whereas prongs and rootlets would be included. Prongs and rootlets would be excluded from the determination of grade, 

whereas culls and foreign material would be 

included. 

§ .1335 Similar varietal characteristics. 

‘‘Similar varietal characteristics’’ means the ginseng is the same variety and color. 

This definition would be removed, since it 

would not be a requirement of the grade. 

Inspectors would not be required to distinguish the subtle differences between varieties. In addition, color would be applied to 

the lot, not on individual roots. 

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UNITED STATES STANDARDS OF CULTIVATED GINSENG—Continued 

Current Standard Proposed Discussion 

§ .1336 Clean. 

* * * * * 

§ .1334 Clean. 

* * * * * 

Except for the section number, this definition 

would remain unchanged. 

§ .1337 Well cured. 

* * * * * 

§ .1335 Well cured. 

* * * * * 

Except for the section number, this definition 

would remain unchanged. 

§ .1338 Prong. 

‘‘Prong’’ means a root or portion of a root growing off the main root. 

§ .1336 Prong. 

‘‘Prong’’ means a root or portion of a root 

growing off the main root. A prong cannot 

exceed more than one half the diameter of 

the main root. 

The definition would be further qualified, so as 

not to confuse a prong with a whole root. 

§ .1339 Whole root. 

‘‘Whole root’’ means the main root or upper 

portion of the main root, and may or may not 

have prongs and/or fibers attached. Whole 

roots must have a tapered top or crown. 

§ .1337 Whole root. 

‘‘Whole root’’ means the main root or upper 

portion of the main root, including any portion growing off the main root that is too 

large to be a prong. Whole roots must have 

a tapered top or crown. 

This definition would be slightly modified to 

remove any confusion between a prong and 

a whole root. 

§ .1340 Fiber. 

‘‘Fiber’’ means small roots less than 1⁄8 inch in 

diameter. 

§ .1338 Rootlet. 

‘‘Rootlet’’ means small slender roots less than 1⁄8 inch in diameter. 

The term ‘‘fiber’’ has caused confusion. 

Therefore, ‘‘Rootlet’’ will be substituted for 

the term fiber to prevent further 

misidentification. 

§ .1341 Diameter. 

‘‘Diameter’’ means the greatest dimension at 

right angles to a line from the root crown or 

the point of attachment of the prong to the 

tip. Diameter shall be the greatest dimension, 

but not at the point of attachment of the 

prong. 

§ .1339 Diameter. 

‘‘Diameter’’ means the greatest dimension at 

right angles to a line from the top of the 

whole root to the tip. Diameter shall not be 

measured at the point of attachment of a 

prong or the area where a prong was removed. 

This definition would be slightly reworded for 

clarification. 

§ .1340 Length. 

‘‘Length’’ means the greatest dimension of the 

whole root measured in a straight line parallel to the longitudinal axis from the top of 

the whole root to the tip, not including any 

portion of the crown or rootlet, if present. 

A definition for length is proposed. Length 

would be measured in a straight line and 

would not follow the curve of the root. 

§ .1342 Defects. 

‘‘Defects’’ means any mechanical, pathological 

and/or physiological defect consisting of cuts, 

external discoloration, internal green or red 

discoloration, insect, mold, scab or other 

means that affect the appearance or marketing quality. 

§ .1341 Defects. 

‘‘Defects’’ means any mechanical, pathological and/or physiological defect consisting of 

cuts, external discoloration, internal green 

or red discoloration, insect, mold, scab, or 

other means that affect the appearance or 

marketing quality of the whole root. In addition, when the cut area left by a clipped or 

removed prong exceeds one half of the diameter of the root, it shall be a defect. 

Rust would be removed from the definition 

since it is the same as discoloration. Further, at industry’s request, a definition for 

an area left by clipped or removed prongs 

would be added. 

§ .1343 Cull. 

‘‘Cull’’ means any unusable portion. 

§ .1342 Cull. 

‘‘Cull’’ means more than 50 percent of the 

whole root is unusable. 

This definition would define ‘‘unusable portion’’ to provide a clearer guide as to what 

is a cull. 

§ .1344 Origin. 

* * * * * 

§ .1343 Origin. 

* * * * * 

Except for the section number, this definition 

remains unchanged. 

§ .1344 [Reserved] This section would be reserved if needed at a 

later time. 

Illustration Ginseng 1 An illustration of a ginseng root would be 

added at the end of the standards, which 

defines the parts of the root, what should 

be clipped, and the correct determination 

for length and diameter. 

The proposed revisions will benefit 

the industry by allowing the marketing 

of ginseng in the U.S. to be competitive 

in a changing and demanding global 

market. A 30-day period is provided for 

interested persons to comment. This 

period is deemed appropriate in order to 

implement these changes, if adopted, as 

soon as possible to reflect current 

marketing practices. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 168 / Tuesday, August 30, 2011 / Notices 53879 

Dated: August 19, 2011. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22117 Filed 8–29–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

Request for Extension and Revision of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation, Risk Management Agency 

(RMA), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35) this notice 

announces the Risk Management 

Agency’s intention to request an 

extension and revision to a currently 

approved information collection for 

Notice of Funds Availability— 

Community Outreach and Assistance 

Partnership Program. 

DATES: Comments on this notice will be 

accepted until close of business, 

October 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

• By Mail to: Lana Cusick, Risk 

Management Education Division, 

USDA/RMA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Room 6717–S, Stop 0808, 

Washington, DC 20250–0808. 

• E–Mail: Lana.Cusick@rma.usda.gov. 

All comments will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours at the same address. All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Lana Cusick, Risk Management 

Education Division, USDA/RMA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW. Room 

6717–S, Stop 0808, Washington, DC 

20250–0808, telephone (202) 720–3325. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Notice of Funds Availability— 

Community Outreach and Assistance 

Partnership Program. 

OMB Number: 0563–0066. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation administers cooperative 

agreements that will be used to provide 

outreach and assistance to under-served 

agricultural producers such as women, 

limited resource, socially disadvantaged 

and other traditionally under-served 

farmers and ranchers (under-served 

agricultural producers). This package 

will be combined with another currently 

approved package 0563–0067 entitled, 

Risk Management and Crop Insurance 

Education; Risk for Applications when 

the package comes up for renewal in 

July 2012. With this submission, RMA 

seeks to obtain OMB’s approval for an 

information collection project that will 

assist RMA in operating and evaluating 

these programs. The primary objective 

of the information collection projects is 

to enable RMA to better evaluate the 

performance capacity and plans of 

organizations that are applying for funds 

for cooperative agreements for the 

Community Outreach and Assistance 

Partnership Program. 

This information collection package 

will be used for evaluating applications 

and awarding partnership agreements; 

applicants are required to submit 

materials and information necessary to 

evaluate and rate the merit of proposed 

projects and evaluate the capacity and 

qualification of the organization to 

complete the project 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 6 

hours per response per application. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Education institutions, community 

based and cooperative organizations, 

and non-profit organizations. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 150. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 150. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 900 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, through 

use, as appropriate, of automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

collection technologies, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 23, 

2011. 

Barbara Leach, 

Associate Administrator, Federal Crop 

Insurance Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22136 Filed 8–29–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest 

Resource Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

National Forest Resource Advisory 

Committee will conduct a meeting in 

Salt Lake City, Utah. The committee is 

meeting as authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub.L 110–343) and 

in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

is to finalize the review of project 

submittals. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 22, 2011, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Salt Lake County Government 

Center, Room S1002, 2001 South State 

Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Written 

comments should be sent to Loyal Clark, 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 

88 West 100 North, Provo, Utah 84601. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to lfclark@fs.fed.us, via facsimile to 

801–342–5144. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at the UintaWasatch-Cache National Forest, 88 West 

100 North, Provo, Utah 84601. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Loyal Clark, RAC Coordinator, USDA, 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 

88 West 100 North, Provo, Utah 84601; 

801–342–5117; lfclark@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Finalize project recommendations, 

and (2) schedule site monitoring visits. 

Persons who wish to bring related 

matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. 

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