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kits will facilitate compliance with the 

non-O157 STEC policy. Accordingly, 

beginning the week of June 4, 2012, 

rather than on March 5, FSIS will begin 

scheduling verification tasks for nonO157 STEC control of raw beef 

manufacturing trimmings. FSIS will 

collect excision (N60) samples for 

testing raw beef manufacturing 

trimmings derived from cattle 

slaughtered on or after June 4, 2012, for 

the seven relevant STECs (O157:H7 plus 

O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and 

O145). For production lots of raw beef 

manufacturing trimmings not 

accompanied by documentation 

showing the date of slaughter of the 

cattle from which the beef was derived, 

or for production lots that contain 

mixtures of raw beef manufacturing 

trimmings derived from cattle 

slaughtered before and after June 4, 

2012, FSIS will sample the production 

lot only for O157–STEC. For production 

lots of raw beef manufacturing 

trimmings not accompanied by 

documentation showing that the date of 

slaughter of the cattle from which the 

beef was derived, or for production lots 

that contain mixtures of raw beef 

manufacturing trimmings derived from 

cattle slaughtered before and after June 

4, 2012, FSIS will sample the 

production lot only for O157 STEC. For 

production lots with documentation 

that the beef in the production lot 

contains only product derived from 

cattle slaughtered on or after June 4, 

2012, FSIS will test the samples for the 

seven relevant STECs. The slaughter 

date of June 4, 2012, is important for 

implementing the verification testing 

program for raw beef manufacturing 

trimmings because FSIS can be certain 

that, as of this date, trimmings derived 

from cattle slaughtered on or after this 

date will have been produced under a 

slaughter and further processing system 

that the Agency expects to control for 

the six additional STEC. 

With the implementation of 

verification testing for beef 

manufacturing trimmings on June 4, 

FSIS will also consider raw, non-intact 

beef products or raw, intact products 

intended for use in non-intact beef 

products that are contaminated with 

STEC O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and 

O145, to be adulterated within the 

meaning of 21 U.S.C. 601(m)(1) and 

(m)(3). FSIS will generally not regard 

raw, non-intact beef products found to 

have these pathogens as adulterated 

until it implements this verification 

testing program. However, if product is 

associated with an STEC outbreak 

before that time, the product will be 

deemed adulterated and subject to 

recall, consistent with current FSIS 

practice. 

Finally, the Agency notes that in 

February 2012, it contacted foreign 

governments already approved for the 

export of raw beef to the United States 

and informed them that FSIS would 

make a limited amount of reagents used 

in the FSIS laboratory method for nonO157 STECs available to a foreign 

government if that government wanted 

to conduct a comparative analysis of its 

method and methods used with test kits 

assessed by FSIS. Although these 

comparative analyses are not a 

necessary precondition for FSIS to begin 

verification testing of raw beef 

manufacturing trimmings on June 4, 

2012, FSIS believes that the results of 

such comparative analyses could be 

useful. 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, gender, 

religion, age, disability, political beliefs, 

sexual orientation, and marital or family 

status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to 

all programs.) Persons with disabilities 

who require alternative means for 

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discrimination, write USDA, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call 

202–720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA 

is an equal opportunity provider and 

employer. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, FSIS will 

announce it on-line through the FSIS 

Web page located at: http://www.fsis.

usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/

Federal_Register_Notices/index.asp. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

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through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

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regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, and other types of 

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and other individuals who have 

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Through Listserv and the Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader, more diverse audience. 

In addition, FSIS offers an email 

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News_&_Events/Email_Subscription/. 

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Done at Washington, DC, on February 14, 

2012. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3888 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Black Hills National Forest Advisory 

Board Public Meeting Dates 

Announced 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Black Hills National 

Forest Advisory Board (NFAB) has 

announced its meeting dates for 2012. 

These meetings are open to the public, 

and public comment is accepted at any 

time in writing, at the pleasure of the 

Chair, and during the last 15 minutes of 

each meeting, limited to three (3) 

minutes per person for oral comments. 

Meeting dates are the third 

Wednesday of each month unless 

otherwise indicated: 

March 21. 

April 18. 

May 16. 

June 20. 

July (No Meeting). 

August 15 (Summer Field Trip—TBA). 

September 19. 

October 17. 

November 14 (Second Wednesday). 

December (No Meeting). 

January 2, 2013 (First Wednesday, 

Tentative). 

ADDRESSES: Meetings will begin at 1 

p.m. and end no later than 5 p.m. at the 

Forest Service Center, 8221 South 

Highway 16, Rapid City, SD 57702. 

Agendas: The Board will consider a 

variety of issues related to national 

forest management. Agendas will be 

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announced in advance but principally 

concern implementing the Forest Land 

and Resource Management Plan. The 

Board will consider such topics as 

integrated vegetation management (wild 

and prescribed fire, fuels reduction, 

controlling insect epidemics, invasive 

species), travel management (off 

highway vehicles, the new OHV rule, 

and related topics), and continuing 

access to multiple-use management of 

public lands, among others. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Committee Management Officer, Black 

Hills National Forest, 1019 N. 5th Street, 

Custer, SD 57730, (605) 673–9200. 

Dated: February 9, 2012. 

Craig Bobzien, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3851 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders 

Regarding the Smith-Lever 3(d) 

Children, Youth, and Families at Risk 

Sustainable Community Projects 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for stakeholder input. 

SUMMARY: Section 7403 of the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–246) (FCEA) amended 

section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 

U.S.C. 343(d)) to provide the 

opportunity for 1862 and 1890 LandGrant Institutions, including Tuskegee 

University and West Virginia State 

University to compete for section 3(d) 

funds. Section 7417 of FCEA also 

provided the University of the District 

of Columbia the opportunity to compete 

for section 3(d) funds. The Children, 

Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) 

Sustainable Community Projects is 

among the Extension programs funded 

under this authority. The National 

Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) 

plans to consider stakeholder input 

received from written comments in 

developing future competitive RFAs for 

this program. 

DATES: Webinars will be held on 

Thursday, February 22, 2012 from 2 

p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time and 

Friday, March 9, 2012 from 2 p.m. to 

3:30 p.m. Eastern time. All comments 

not otherwise presented or submitted 

for the record at the meeting must be 

submitted by close of business Friday, 

March 30, 2012 to assure consideration 

in the next RFA. 

Instructions: To register for the 

February 22, 2012 webinar, please use 

the link provided: 

cyfarstakeholderinput2.eventbrite.com. 

To register for the March 9, 2012 

webinar, please use the link provided: 

cyfarstakeholderinput3.eventbrite.com. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by NIFA–2012–0005 by any of the 

following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Email: cyfar@nifa.usda.gov. Include 

NIFA–2012–0005 in the subject line of 

the message. 

Fax: 202–720–9366. 

Mail: Paper, disk or CD–ROM 

submissions should be submitted to 

Division of Youth and 4–H, National 

Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; STOP 2225, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2225. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: Division of 

Youth and 4–H, National Institute of 

Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture; Room 4316, Waterfront 

Centre, 800 9th Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20024. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and the 

identifier NIFA–2012–0005. All 

comments received will be posted to 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bonita Williams (202)720–3566, (FAX) 

202.720.9366, bwilliams@nifa.usda.gov 

or Lindsey Jewell (202) 720–6962, (FAX) 

202.720.9366, ljewell@nifa.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Reservations for oral comments will be 

confirmed on a first-come, first-serve 

basis during the listening session. All 

comments and the official transcript of 

the meeting, when they become 

available, may be reviewed on the NIFA 

Web page for six months. 

Background and Purpose 

The mission of the CYFAR Program is 

to marshal resources of Land-Grant and 

Cooperative Extension Systems, so that, 

in collaboration with other 

organizations, they can develop and 

deliver educational programs that equip 

youth who are at risk for not meeting 

basic human needs with the skills they 

need to lead positive, productive, and 

contributing lives. Through an annual 

congressional appropriation for the 

CYFAR Program, NIFA allocates 

funding to land-grant university 

Extension services for community-based 

programs for at-risk children and their 

families. NIFA is seeking stakeholder 

input regarding CYFAR’s structure of 

the professional development and 

technical support program for fiscal year 

2013. The focus of the webinar will be 

to address the following questions: 

1. What should change about CYFAR, if 

anything? 

2. What specific audiences should CYFAR 

target within at-risk populations? 

3. Are there audiences for which CYFAR 

could have greater impact? 

4. CYFERnet.org, are you using this, if so, 

please explain how? 

5. CYFERnetSEARCH.org, are you using 

this, if so, please explain how? 

6. How should the role of the CYFAR 

liaison be changed, if at all? 

7. Have the capacity building workshops 

been effective, please explain? 

8. Should we have a CYFAR liaison who 

is responsible specifically for capacity 

building, please explain? 

9. CYFAR Conference, how effective has 

the CYFAR Conference been for your 

professional development in working with atrisk populations? 

10. What percentage of the CYFAR funds 

should go to building the capacity of the 

system to serve at-risk audiences vs. building 

the capacity of the grantees? 

Stakeholders’ comments provided on 

the questions above will provide 

guidance to NIFA in restructuring the 

program and assisting NIFA leadership 

in more fully addressing stakeholder 

needs. 

Implementation Plans 

NIFA plans to consider stakeholder 

input received from this public meeting 

as well as other written comments in 

developing the FY 2013 program 

guidelines. NIFA anticipates 

releasing the FY 2013 Request for 

Applications (RFA) by winter 2012. 

Done at Washington, DC, this 10th day of 

February, 2012. 

Chavonda Jacobs-Young, 

Acting Director, National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3856 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Fishery Capacity Reduction 

Program Buyback Requests. 

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