Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 22 / Wednesday, February 2, 2011 / Notices 5779 

November 5, 2010 by the Office of 

Management and Budget’s Office of 

Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). 

OFPP’s guidance is available at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ 

omb/procurement/memo/servicecontract-inventories-guidance11052010.pdf. Department of 

Agriculture has posted its inventory and 

a summary of the inventory on the 

Office of Procurement and Property 

Management homepage at the following 

link: http://www.dm.usda.gov/ 

procurement/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the service contract 

inventory should be directed to Mrs. 

Dorothy Lilly in the Procurement Policy 

Division, of OPPM at 202–690–2064 or 

Dorothy.Lay@dm.usda.gov. 

Dated: January 25, 2011. 

Dorothy Lilly, 

Division Chief for Procurement Policy, 

Departmental, Office of Procurement and 

Property Management. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2137 Filed 2–1–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–96–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–10–0096] 

Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to notify all interested parties that the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 

will hold a Fruit and Vegetable Industry 

Advisory Committee (Committee) 

meeting that is open to the public. The 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

established the Committee to examine 

the full spectrum of issues faced by the 

fruit and vegetable industry and to 

provide suggestions and ideas to the 

Secretary of Agriculture on how USDA 

can tailor its programs to meet the fruit 

and vegetable industry’s needs. This 

notice sets forth the schedule and 

location for the meeting. 

DATES: Monday, February 28, 2011, from 

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, March 1, 

2011, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting 

will be held at the Hyatt Hotel Crystal 

City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal 

Official, USDA, AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs. Telephone: (202) 

690–0182. Facsimile: (202) 720–0016. Email: Pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), the Secretary 

of Agriculture established the 

Committee in August 2001 to examine 

the full spectrum of issues faced by the 

fruit and vegetable industry and to 

provide suggestions and ideas to the 

Secretary on how USDA can tailor its 

programs to meet the fruit and vegetable 

industry’s needs. The Committee was 

re-chartered March 31, 2009 with new 

members appointed December 2009 by 

USDA from industry nominations. 

AMS Deputy Administrator for Fruit 

and Vegetable Programs, Robert C. 

Keeney, serves as the Committee’s 

Executive Secretary. Representatives 

from USDA mission areas and other 

government agencies affecting the fruit 

and vegetable industry are called upon 

to participate in the Committee’s 

meetings as determined by the 

Committee Chairperson. AMS is giving 

notice of the Committee meeting to the 

public so that they may attend and 

present their recommendations. The 

meeting is open to the public. Reference 

the date and address section of this 

announcement for the time and place of 

the meeting. 

Topics of discussion at the advisory 

committee meeting will include the 

following: GAP harmonization, 

traceability and audit requirements, 

food safety updates, local farmer/ 

education initiatives, commodity 

purchasing programs, and working 

group reports and recommendations to 

the full committee. 

Those parties that would like to speak 

at the meeting should contact USDA on 

or before February 11, 2011. To register 

as a speaker, please e-mail your name, 

affiliation, business address, e-mail 

address, and phone number to Ms. 

Pamela Stanziani at: 

Pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov or 

facsimile to (202) 720–0016. Speakers 

who have registered in advance will be 

given priority. Groups and individuals 

may submit comments for the 

Committee’s consideration to the same 

e-mail address, or mail to: 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

2085-South, Washington, DC 20250. The 

meeting will be recorded, and 

information about obtaining a transcript 

will be provided at the meeting. All 

presentations must be provided and 

displayed electronically, and submitted 

upon designated due date. 

If you require special 

accommodations, such as a sign 

language interpreter, please use either 

contact name listed above. 

Dated: January 26, 2011. 

David R. Shipman, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2233 Filed 2–1–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0112] 

Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk 

Analysis for the Importation of Fresh 

Litchi From the Republic of South 

Africa Into the Continental United 

States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared a pest risk 

analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the importation of fresh 

litchi from the Republic of South Africa 

into the continental United States. 

Based on that analysis, we have 

concluded that the application of one or 

more designated phytosanitary 

measures will be sufficient to mitigate 

the risks of introducing or disseminating 

plant pests or noxious weeds via the 

importation of litchi from the Republic 

of South Africa. We are making the pest 

risk analysis available to the public for 

review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 4, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2010-0112 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2010–0112, 

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– 

2010–0112. 

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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hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Marc Phillips, Import Specialist, 

Regulatory Coordination and 

Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 734–4394. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— 

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 

through 319.56–50, referred to below as 

the regulations), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

prohibits or restricts the importation of 

fruits and vegetables into the United 

States from certain parts of the world to 

prevent plant pests from being 

introduced into and spread within the 

United States. 

Section 319.56–4 contains a 

performance-based process for 

approving the importation of 

commodities that, based on the findings 

of a pest risk analysis, can be safely 

imported subject to one or more of the 

designated phytosanitary measures 

listed in paragraph (b) of that section. 

These measures are: 

• The fruits or vegetables are subject 

to inspection upon arrival in the United 

States and comply with all applicable 

provisions of § 319.56–3; 

• The fruits or vegetables are 

imported from a pest-free area in the 

country of origin that meets the 

requirements of § 319.56–5 for freedom 

from that pest and are accompanied by 

a phytosanitary certificate stating that 

the fruits or vegetables originated in a 

pest-free area in the country of origin; 

• The fruits or vegetables are treated 

in accordance with 7 CFR part 305; 

• The fruits or vegetables are 

inspected in the country of origin by an 

inspector or an official of the national 

plant protection organization of the 

exporting country, and have been found 

free of one or more specific quarantine 

pests identified by the risk analysis as 

likely to follow the import pathway; 

and/or 

• The fruits or vegetables are 

imported as a commercial consignment. 

APHIS received a request from the 

Government of the Republic of South 

Africa to allow the importation of fresh 

litchi fruits, Litchi chinensis, into the 

continental United States. Currently, 

fresh litchi fruits are not authorized for 

entry from the Republic of South Africa. 

We completed a pest risk assessment to 

identify pests of quarantine significance 

that could follow the pathway of 

importation if such imports were to be 

allowed and, based on the pest risk 

assessment, have prepared a risk 

management document to identify 

phytosanitary measures that could be 

applied to the commodity to mitigate 

the pest risks. We have concluded that 

fresh litchi fruits can safely be imported 

into the continental United States from 

the Republic of South Africa using one 

or more of the five designated 

phytosanitary measures listed in 

§ 319.56–4(b). Therefore, in accordance 

with § 319.56–4(c)(2), we are 

announcing the availability of our pest 

risk analysis for public review and 

comment. The analysis may be viewed 

on the Regulations.gov Web site or in 

our reading room (see ADDRESSES above 

for instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

You may request paper copies of the 

analysis by calling or writing to the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the 

subject of the analysis that you wish to 

review when requesting copies. 

After reviewing any comments we 

receive, we will announce our decision 

regarding the import status of fresh 

litchi fruits from the Republic of South 

Africa in a subsequent notice. If the 

overall conclusions of the analysis and 

the Administrator’s determination of 

risk remain unchanged following our 

consideration of the comments, then we 

will begin issuing permits for the 

importation of fresh litchi fruits from 

the Republic of South Africa into the 

continental United States subject to the 

requirements specified in the risk 

management document. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and 

7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

January 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2235 Filed 2–1–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0044] 

Determination of Regulated Status of 

Alfalfa Genetically Engineered for 

Tolerance to the Herbicide Glyphosate; 

Record of Decision 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

of the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service’s (APHIS) record of 

decision and determination on the 

petition regarding the regulated status of 

alfalfa genetically engineered for 

tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate 

based on APHIS’ final environmental 

impact statement. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Rebecca L. Stankiewicz Gabel, Senior 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Environmental Risk Analysis Programs, 

BRS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238; (301) 734– 

5603. To obtain copies of the record of 

decision or the final environmental 

impact statement on which the record of 

decision is based, contact Ms. Cindy Eck 

at (301) 734–0667, e-mail: 

cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice advises the public that the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) has prepared a record 

of decision and determination on the 

petition regarding the regulated status of 

alfalfa genetically engineered for 

tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate 

based on an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) prepared in connection 

with its determination. 

The regulations in 7 CFR part 340, 

‘‘Introduction of Organisms and 

Products Altered or Produced Through 

Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant 

Pests or Which There Is Reason to 

Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ regulate, 

among other things, the introduction 

(importation, interstate movement, or 

release into the environment) of 

organisms and products altered or 

produced through genetic engineering 

that are plant pests or that there is 

reason to believe are plant pests. Such 

genetically engineered (GE) organisms 

and products are considered ‘‘regulated 

articles.’’ 

The regulations in § 340.6(a) provide 

that any person may submit a petition 

to APHIS seeking a determination that 

an article should not be regulated under 

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