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are wholesome, not adulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. The 

statutes include an exception from the 

provisions requiring inspection of the 

preparation or processing of meat, meat 

food, poultry, and poultry products 

when the preparation or processing 

produces products in normal retail 

quantities, and the operations are of the 

type that are traditionally and usually 

conducted at retail stores and 

restaurants (21 U.S.C. 661(c)(2) and 

454(c)(2)). FSIS’s regulations (9 CFR 

303.1(d) and 381.10(d)) elaborate on the 

conditions where these exemptions 

apply to retail operations involving the 

preparation or processing of meat, meat 

food, poultry, and poultry products. 

Sales to Hotels, Restaurants, and 

Similar Institutions 

Under these regulations, sales to 

hotels, restaurants, and similar 

institutions (other than household 

consumers) disqualify a store for the 

exemption if the product sales exceed 

either of two maximum limits: 25 

percent of the dollar value of total 

product sales or the calendar year dollar 

limitation set by the Administrator. The 

dollar limitation is adjusted 

automatically during the first quarter of 

the calendar year if the Consumer Price 

Index (CPI), published by the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, shows an increase or 

decrease of more than $500 in the price 

of the same volume of product for the 

previous year. FSIS publishes a notice 

of the adjusted dollar limitations in the 

Federal Register. (See 9 CFR 

303.1(d)(2)(iii)(b) and 

381.10(d)(2)(iii)(b).) 

The CPI for 2011 reveals an annual 

average price increase for meat and meat 

food products at 8.8 percent and for 

poultry products at 2.9 percent. When 

rounded to the nearest $100, the dollar 

limitation for meat and meat food 

products increased by $5,400, and the 

dollar limitation for poultry products 

increased by $1,500. Because the dollar 

limitation of meat, meat food products, 

poultry, and poultry products increased 

by more than $500, FSIS is increasing 

the dollar limitation on sales to hotels, 

restaurants, and similar institutions to 

$67,300 for meat and meat food 

products and to $51,700 for poultry and 

poultry products for calendar year 2012, 

in accordance with 9 CFR 

303.1(d)(2)(iii)(b) and 381.10 

(d)(2)(iii)(b). 

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 

communication of program information 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s Target Center at 

202–720–2600 (voice and TTY). 

To file a written complaint of 

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 

FSIS will announce this notice online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

regulations_&_policies/Federal 

Register_Notices/index.asp. 

FSIS will also make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, and other types of 

information that could affect or would 

be of interest to constituents and 

stakeholders. The Update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free 

electronic mail subscription service for 

industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals, 

and other individuals who have asked 

to be included. The Update is also 

available on the FSIS Web page. In 

addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

News_&_Events/Email_Subscription/. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information to regulations, directives 

and notices. 

Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on: April 18, 

2012. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9813 Filed 4–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 2012 Notice call for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The National Urban and 

Community Forestry Advisory Council, 

(NUCFAC) will be filling four positions 

that will expire at the end of December 

2012. Interested applicants may 

download a copy of the application and 

position descriptions from the U.S. 

Forest Service’s Urban and Community 

Forestry Web site: www.fs.fed.us/ucf/. 

DATES: Nomination(s) must be 

‘‘received’’ (not postmarked) by May 31, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Nomination applications by 

courier should be addressed to: Nancy 

Stremple, Executive Staff to National 

Urban and Community Forestry 

Advisory Council, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Yates Building (1 Central) 

MS–1151, Washington, DC 20250–1151. 

Please submit electronic nomination(s) 

to: nucfac_ucf_proposals@fs.fed.us. The 

subject line should read: 2012 NUCFAC 

Nominations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to the 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Yates 

Building (1 Central) MS–1151, 

Washington, DC 20250–1151, phone 

202–205–1054. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Facsimiles 

will not be accepted as official 

nominations. Email or courier service is 

recommended. Regular mail 

submissions must be screened by the 

agency and may delay the receipt of the 

application up to a month. 

A total of four positions will be filled. 

The following four positions will serve 

a 3-year term from January 1, 2013, to 

December 31, 2015: 

• One of two members representing a 

national non-profit forestry and/or 

conservation citizen organization; 

• A member representing city/town 

government; 

• One of two members representing 

academic institutions with an expertise 

in urban and community forestry 

activities; 

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• Not officers or employees of any 

government body with a population of 

less than 50,000 and has experience and 

is active in urban and community 

forestry. 

Dated: April 16, 2012. 

James E. Hubbard, 

Deputy Chief, State & Private Forestry. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9828 Filed 4–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

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: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Quarterly Financial Report 

(QFR) Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0432. 

Form Number(s): QFR–200(MT), 

QFR–201(MG), QFR–300(S). 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 115,111. 

Number of Respondents: 12,574. 

Average Hours per Response: 2 hours 

and 17 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The QFR program 

has published up-to-date aggregate 

statistics on the financial results and 

position of U.S. corporations since 1947. 

The program currently collects and 

publishes financial data for the 

manufacturing, mining, wholesale trade, 

retail trade, information, and 

professional, scientific, and technical 

services (except legal) sectors. The 

survey is a principal economic indicator 

that provides financial data essential to 

calculation of key U.S. Government 

measures of national economic 

performance. The importance of this 

data collection is reflected by the 

granting of specific authority to conduct 

the program in Title 13 of the United 

States Code, Section 91, which requires 

that financial statistics of business 

operations be collected and published 

quarterly. Public Law 109–79, Section 

91 extended the authority of the 

Secretary of Commerce to conduct the 

QFR program through September 30, 

2015. 

The QFR is planning to expand the 

scope of collection to include, along 

with corporations currently surveyed, 

additional service sectors. The 

expanded collection will include the 

real estate and rental and leasing (except 

lessors of nonfinancial intangible 

assets), administrative and support and 

waste management and remediation 

services, health care and social 

assistance, and accommodation and 

food services. We plan to begin 

collecting data for these service sectors 

beginning with the collection of data for 

fourth quarter of 2012. Services 

represent the largest block of industries 

in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 

about 55 percent of the economy. By 

expanding into these four service 

sectors, the QFR program can begin 

providing statistics on the financial 

results and position for important parts 

of the economy for which no current 

and systematically collected data are 

now available. 

The survey forms used to conduct the 

QFR are: QFR–200 (MT) Long Form 

(manufacturing, mining, wholesale 

trade, and retail trade); QFR–201 (MG) 

Short Form (manufacturing); and the 

QFR–300 (S) Long Form (services). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

Section 91. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

jjessup@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB 

Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 

7245) or email (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: April 17, 2012. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9734 Filed 4–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1823] 

Reorganization and Expansion of 

Foreign-Trade Zone 109 Under 

Alternative Site Framework, Jefferson 

County, NY 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) (74 FR 

1170, 01/12/2009; correction 74 FR 

3987, 01/22/2009; 75 FR 71069–71070, 

11/22/2010) as an option for the 

establishment or reorganization of 

general-purpose zones; 

Whereas, the County of Jefferson, New 

York, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 

109, submitted an application to the 

Board (FTZ Docket 70–2011, filed 11/ 

07/2011) for authority to reorganize and 

expand under the ASF with a service 

area of Jefferson County, New York, 

adjacent to the Alexandria Bay U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection port of 

entry, FTZ 109’s existing Sites 1 and 

new Sites 3 and 4 would be categorized 

as magnet sites, and existing Site 2 

would be removed from the zone 

project; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (76 FR 70110, 11/10/2011) and 

the application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that the proposal is in the public 

interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application to reorganize and 

expand FTZ 109 under the alternative 

site framework is approved, subject to 

the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.28, to the Board’s 

standard 2,000-acre activation limit for 

the overall general-purpose zone 

project, to an ASF sunset provision for 

magnet sites that would terminate 

authority for Site 3 if not activated by 

April 30, 2017 and Site 4 if not activated 

by April 30, 2020. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of 

April 2012. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import 

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. 

Attest: 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9823 Filed 4–23–12; 8:45 am] 

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