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Vol. 62, No. 226

Monday, November 24, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

National Commission on Small Farms;

Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture

by Departmental Regulation No. 1043–

43 dated July 9, 1997, established the

National Commission on Small Farms

(Commission) and further identified the

Natural Resources Conservation Service

to provide support to the Commission.

The purpose of the Commission is to

gather and analyze information

regarding small farms and ranches and

recommend to the Secretary of

Agriculture a national policy and

strategy to ensure their continued

viability. The Commission’s next

meeting is December 10, 11, and 12,

1997.

PLACE, DATE AND TIME OF MEETING: On

December 10, the Commission will meet

at the Days Inn Crystal City Hotel, 2000

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,

Virginia from 7:00 p.m to 10:00 p.m. On

December 11 and 12, the Commission

will meet at the U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Jamie L. Whitten Building,

Room 107A, 1400 Independence

Avenue S.W., Washington, D.C. On each

day the Commission will meet from 8:00

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to conduct

Commission business. The purpose of

the meeting is to finalize the

Commission’s findings and

recommendations for consideration by

the Secretary of Agriculture. The

meeting is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: National Commission on

Small Farms, USDA, PO Box 2890,

Room 5237, South Building,

Washington, D.C. 20013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Yezak Molen, Director, National

Commission on Small Farms, at the

address above or at (202) 690–0648 or

(202) 690–0673. The fax number is (202)

720–0596.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Commission is to gather

and evaluate background information,

studies, and data pertinent to small

farms and ranches, including limitedresource farmers. On the basis of the

review, the Commission shall analyze

all relevant issues and make findings,

develop strategies, and make

recommendations for consideration by

the Secretary of Agriculture toward a

national strategy on small farms. The

national strategy shall include, but not

be limited to: Changes in existing

policies, programs, regulations, training,

and program delivery and outreach

systems; approaches that assist

beginning farmers and involve the

private sectors and government,

including assurances that the needs of

minorities, women, and persons with

disabilities are addressed; areas where

new partnerships and collaborations are

needed; and other approaches that it

would deem advisable or which the

Secretary of Agriculture or the Chief of

the Natural Resources Conservation

Service may request the Commission to

consider.

The Secretary of Agriculture has

determined that the work of the

Commission is in the public interest and

within the duties and responsibilities of

USDA. Establishment of the

Commission also implements a

recommendation of the USDA Civil

Rights Action Report to appoint a

diverse commission to develop a

national policy on small farms.

Individuals may submit written

comments to the contact person listed

above before or after the meeting.

Dated: November 19, 1997.

Pearlie S. Reed,

Acting Assistant Secretary for

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–30830 Filed 11–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Northwest Sacramento Provincial

Advisory Committee (PAC)

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Northwest Sacramento

Provincial Advisory Committee will

meet on December 5, 1997 at the

conference room in the Mendocino

National Forest Supervisors Office, 825

N. Humboldt Avenue, Willows,

California. The meeting will begin at

9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 3:30 p.m.

Agenda items to be covered include: (1)

Clear Creek Watershed Analysis Status,

Community Proposal, and Grant

Submittal; (2) Province Vegetation

Mapping; (3) Effectiveness Monitoring

Status; and (4) public comment periods.

All PAC meetings are open to the

public. Interested citizens are

encouraged to attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Hammond, USDA, Klamath

National Forest, at 1312 Fairlane Road,

Yreka, California 96097; telephone 916–

842–6131, (FTS) 700–467–1360.

Dated: November 17, 1997.

Kathy L. Hammond,

PAC Coordinator.

[FR Doc. 97–30764 Filed 11–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–557–805]

Extruded Rubber Thread From

Malaysia; Final Results of Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On February 13, 1997, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published in the Federal

Register its preliminary results of the

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on extruded

rubber thread from Malaysia (62 FR

6758). This review covers Heveafil Sdn.

Bhd. (‘‘Heveafil’’), Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd.

(‘‘Rubberflex’’), Filati Lastex Elastofibre

(Malaysia) (‘‘Filati’’), Rubfil Sdn. Bhd.

(‘‘Rubfil’’) and Rubber Thread

International (Rubber Thread)

(collectively ‘‘respondents’’),

manufacturers/exporters of the subject

merchandise to the United States. The

period of review (POR) is October 1,

1993 through September 30, 1994. We

gave interested parties an opportunity to

comment on our preliminary results.