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the use of new electronic benefits 

transfer (EBT) for Federal nutrition 

programs at farmers markets. To be 

considered within the 10 percent 

allotment of funds for EBT, the 

application narrative must clearly 

designate the applicant’s intent to 

compete for FMPP funds as a new EBT 

project. FMPP funds shall be provided 

to successful proposals that demonstrate 

a plan to continue to provide EBT card 

access at one or more farmers markets 

following the receipt of the grant. 

When an applicant has multiple 

project ideas, AMS requires that similar 

proposals be submitted in the 

application package. Due to the 

legislative mandate, the Agency 

differentiates projects as EBT-related or 

non EBT-related submissions. As such, 

all non-EBT project ideas must be 

submitted in one application and all 

new or existing EBT-related projects 

submitted in a second, distinctly 

separate application. Failure to comply 

with this requirement will result in the 

rejection of the application. See the 

2011 FMPP Guidelines at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/FMPP for 

instructions for multiple application 

submissions. 

While there is no limit to the number 

of applications that may be submitted, 

AMS will only award an organization 

one grant in a funding year. Awardees 

from the FY 2010 grant program will not 

be considered for FMPP funding in FY 

2011. 

FMPP reserves the right to reject an 

application that is incomplete or does 

not follow the application requirements; 

i.e., hand-written or in excess of the 

required page limitation. Application 

packages without required information 

will not be considered. FMPP’s award 

decisions are final. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), the FMPP information 

collection was previously approved by 

OMB and was assigned OMB control 

number 0581–0235. 

AMS is committed to compliance 

with the Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act (GPEA) that requires 

Government agencies in general to 

provide the public the option of 

submitting information or transacting 

business electronically to the maximum 

extent possible. 

How To Submit Proposals and 

Applications 

Each applicant must follow the 

application preparation and submission 

instructions provided within the 2011 

FMPP Guidelines at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/FMPP. Electronic 

forms, proposals, letters of support, or 

any other application materials e-mailed 

directly to AMS–FMPP or USDA–AMS 

staff will not be accepted. 

Following are the options available 

for submitting proposals and 

applications to AMS: 

Paper Submissions—An original and 

one copy of the proposal, required 

forms, narrative, letters of support, and 

all required materials must be submitted 

in one package, preferably via express 

mail. 

Electronic Submissions via 

Grants.gov—Applicants may apply 

electronically for grants through 

Grants.gov at http://www.Grants.gov 

(insert 10.168 in grant search field) and 

are strongly encouraged to initiate the 

electronic submission process at least 

two weeks prior to the application 

deadline. Grants.gov applicants who 

submit their FMPP proposals via this 

Federal grants web site are not required 

to submit any paper documents to 

FMPP. 

FMPP is listed in the ‘‘Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under 

number 10.168. Subject agencies, 

including FMPP, must adhere to Title VI 

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which 

bars discrimination in all federally 

assisted programs. 

Dated: May 24, 2011. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[AMS–CN–11–0036; CN–11–003] 

Cotton Research and Promotion 

Program: Request for Comments To 

Be Used in a Review of 1990 

Amendments to the Cotton Research 

and Promotion Act 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As provided for by the Cotton 

Research and Promotion Act 

Amendments of 1990, the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing 

its intention to conduct a review to 

ascertain whether a referendum is 

needed to determine whether producers 

and importers favor continuation of 

amendments to the Cotton Research and 

Promotion Order. This notice invites all 

interested parties to submit written 

comments to the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). USDA will 

consider these comments in 

determining whether a referendum is 

warranted. USDA should announce 

review results sometime during the 

latter part of 2011. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 1, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or to Shethir M. 

Riva, Chief, Research and Promotion 

Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, 

AMS, USDA, Stop 0224, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 2635–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0224; fax: (202) 

690–1718. All comments should 

reference the docket number and the 

date 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 or can be viewed at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be included in the record and will be 

made available to the public. Please be 

advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting 

comments will be made public on the 

Internet at the address provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and 

Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco 

Programs, AMS, USDA, Stop 0224, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 2635–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–0224, telephone 

(540) 361–2726, facsimile (202) 690– 

1718, or e-mail at 

Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Cotton Research and Promotion Act of 

1966 (7 U.S.C. 2101–2118) authorized a 

national Cotton Research and Promotion 

Program which is industry operated and 

funded, with oversight by USDA. The 

program’s objective is to enable cotton 

growers and importers to establish, 

finance, and carry out a coordinated 

program of research and promotion to 

improve the competitive position of, 

and to expand markets for cotton. 

The program became effective on 

December 31, 1966, when the Cotton 

Research and Promotion Order (7 CFR 

part 1205) was issued. Assessments 

began with the 1967 cotton crop. The 

Order was amended and a supplemental 

assessment initiated, not to exceed one 

percent of the value of each bale, 

effective January 26, 1977. 

The program is currently financed 

through assessments levied on domestic 

and imported cotton and cottoncontaining products. Assessments under 

this program are used to fund 

promotional campaigns and to conduct 

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research in the areas of U.S. marketing, 

international marketing, cotton 

production and processing, and textile 

research and implementation. 

The program is administered by the 

Cotton Board, which has 41 members, 

41 alternate members and one consumer 

advisor. The Cotton Board is composed 

of representatives of cotton producers 

and cotton importers, each of whom has 

an alternate selected by the Secretary of 

Agriculture from nominations submitted 

by eligible producer and importer 

organizations. All members and their 

alternates serve terms of 3 years. The 

Cotton Board’s responsibility is to 

administer the provisions of the Cotton 

Research and Promotion Order issued 

pursuant to the Act. These 

responsibilities include collecting, 

holding and safeguarding funds; making 

refunds when refunds are a provision of 

the Order; contracting with an 

organization for the development and 

implementation of programs of research 

and promotion; reviewing and making 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Agriculture on proposed programs and 

budgets; and making funds available for 

such programs when approved. The 

objective of the Cotton Research and 

Promotion Program is to strengthen 

cotton’s competitive position and to 

maintain and expand domestic and 

foreign markets and uses for cotton. The 

Cotton Board is prohibited from 

participating in any matters influencing 

governmental policies or action except 

recommendations for amendments to 

the Order. 

Amendments to the Act were enacted 

under subtitle G of title XIX of the Food, 

Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 

Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–624, 104 stat. 

3909, November 28, 1990). These 

amendments provided for: (1) Importer 

representation on the Cotton Board; (2) 

the assessment of imported cotton and 

cotton products; (3) increasing the 

amount the Secretary of Agriculture can 

be reimbursed for conduct of a 

referendum from $200,000 to $300,000; 

(4) reimbursing government agencies 

who assist in administering the 

collection of assessments on imported 

cotton and cotton products; and (5) 

terminating the right of a producer to 

demand a refund of assessments. The 

Act Amendments of 1990 were 

approved by a majority (60 percent) of 

importers and producers of cotton 

voting in a referendum conducted July 

17–26, 1991, as required by the Act. 

Results of this referendum were 

announced in a nationally distributed 

press release dated August 2, 1991. 

The Cotton Research and Promotion 

Act Amendment of 1990, Section 8(c) 

provides that once every 5 years after 

the July 1991 referendum, the Secretary 

of Agriculture is to conduct a review to 

ascertain whether a referendum is 

needed. In such a referendum, 

producers and importers would 

determine whether they favor 

continuation of the amendments to the 

Order provided for in the Cotton 

Research and Promotion Act 

Amendments of 1990. These 

amendments to the Order were 

promulgated in final rules published in 

the Federal Register on December 10, 

1991 (56 FR 64470), corrected at (56 FR 

66670). 

The results of the most recent review 

report of the Cotton Research and 

Promotion Program were issued on 

March 6, 2007. USDA announced its 

view (72 FR 9918) not to conduct a 

referendum regarding the 1991 

amendments to the Order. In accordance 

with Section 8(c)(2) of the Act, USDA 

provided an opportunity for all eligible 

persons to request a continuance 

referendum on the 1991 amendments by 

making such a request during a sign-up 

period. During the period of September 

3–November 30, 2007, the Department 

conducted a sign-up period for all 

eligible persons to request a 

continuance referendum on the 1990 

Act amendments. The results of the 

sign-up period did not meet the criteria 

established for a continuance 

referendum by the Cotton Research and 

Promotion Act and therefore, a 

referendum was not conducted. 

In 2011, in accordance with the 

provisions of the Act, the Secretary of 

Agriculture will conduct its review of 

the Cotton Research and Promotion 

Program Act amendments to ascertain 

whether a referendum is needed to 

determine whether producers and 

importers support continuation of the 

amendments to the Order, as provided 

for by the 1990 Act amendments. The 

Secretary of Agriculture should make a 

public announcement of the results of 

the review on September 24, 2011 (60 

days after each fifth anniversary date of 

the referendum). If the Secretary of 

Agriculture determines that a 

referendum is needed, the Secretary of 

Agriculture should conduct the 

referendum by September 24, 2012 

(within 12 months after a public 

announcement of the determination to 

conduct the referendum). 

If the Secretary determines that a 

referendum is not warranted, a sign-up 

period to request such a referendum 

will be made available to cotton 

producers and importers. A referendum 

will be held if requested by 10 percent 

or more of those voting in the most 

recent referendum as long as not more 

than 20 percent are from any one State 

or importers of cotton. This sign-up 

period would be announced in the 

Federal Register. A 60-day comment 

period is provided for interested 

persons to provide comments to be used 

by USDA in its review. All interested 

persons are invited to submit written 

comments. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2101–2118. 

Dated: May 24, 2011. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–11–0044; FV11–996–1] 

Peanut Standards Board 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Security and Rural 

Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) 

requires the Secretary of Agriculture to 

establish a Peanut Standards Board 

(Board) for the purpose of advising the 

Secretary on quality and handling 

standards for domestically produced 

and imported peanuts. The initial Board 

was appointed by the Secretary and 

announced on December 5, 2002. USDA 

seeks nominations for individuals to be 

considered for selection as Board 

members for terms of office ending June 

30, 2014. Selected nominees would 

replace three producer and two industry 

representatives who currently serve on 

the Board and have terms of office that 

end June 30, 2011. Also, one individual 

would fill a currently vacant industry 

position. The Board consists of 18 

members representing producers and 

the industry. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received on or before June 13, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Dawana J. Clark, Marketing Order 

Administration Branch, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, Unit 

155, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 

20737: Telephone: (301) 734–5247; Fax: 

(301) 734–5275; E-mail: 

Dawana.Clark@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1308 of the 2002 Farm Bill requires the 

Secretary of Agriculture to establish and 

consult with the Board for the purpose 

of advising the Secretary regarding the 

establishment of quality and handling 

standards for all domestic and imported 

peanuts marketed in the United States. 

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