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Vol. 79, No. 102 

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–14–0038; FV14–996–2] 

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 a term of office ending June 

30, 2017. Selected nominees would 

replace three producers and three 

industry representatives who currently 

serve on the Board and who have terms 

of office that end on June 30, 2014. The 

Board consists of 18 members 

representing producers and the 

industry. In an effort to obtain diversity 

among candidates, USDA encourages 

the nomination of men and women of 

all racial and ethnic groups and persons 

with a disability. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received on or before July 14, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Jennie M. Varela of the Southeast 

Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order 

and Agreement Division, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 799 

Overlook Drive, Suite A, Winter Haven, 

FL 33884; Telephone: (863) 324–3375; 

Fax: (863) 325–8793; Email: 

Jennie.Varela@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. 

The 2002 Farm Bill provides that the 

Board’s makeup will include three 

producers and three peanut industry 

representatives from states specified in 

each of the following producing regions: 

Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, and 

Florida); Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma, 

and New Mexico); and Virginia/Carolina 

(Virginia and North Carolina). 

The term ‘‘peanut industry 

representatives’’ includes, but is not 

limited to, representatives of shellers, 

manufacturers, buying points, and 

marketing associations and marketing 

cooperatives. The 2002 Farm Bill 

exempted the appointment of the Board 

from the requirements of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. 

USDA invites individuals, 

organizations, and groups affiliated with 

the categories listed above to nominate 

individuals for membership on the 

Board. Nominees sought by this action 

would fill two positions in the 

Southeast region, two positions in the 

Southwest region, and two positions in 

the Virginia/North Carolina region. 

Nominees should complete a Peanut 

Standards Board Background 

Information form and submit it to Jennie 

Varela at the address provided in the 

‘‘Addresses’’ section above. Copies of 

this form may be obtained at the 

internet site http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

PeanutStandardsBoard, or from the 

Southeast Marketing Field Office. USDA 

seeks a diverse group of members to 

represent the peanut industry. 

Equal opportunity practices will be 

followed in all appointments to the 

Board in accordance with USDA 

policies. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Board have 

taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups within the peanut 

industry, membership shall include, to 

the extent practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated abilities to represent 

minorities, women, persons with 

disabilities, and limited resource 

agriculture producers. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7958 

Dated: May 22, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–12320 Filed 5–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Black Hills National Forest Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Black Hills National 

Forest Advisory Board (Board) will meet 

in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Board 

is established consistent with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C. App. II), the Forest and 

Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et. 

seq.), the National Forest Management 

Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1612), and the 

Federal Public Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 108–447). 

Additional information concerning the 

Board, including the meeting summary/ 

minutes, can be found by visiting the 

Board’s Web site at: http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/blackhills/

workingtogether/advisorycommittees. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. 

All meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of meeting prior 

to attendance, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Mystic Ranger District, 8221 South 

Highway 16, Rapid City, South Dakota. 

Written comments may be submitted as 

described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. All comments, including 

names and addresses, when provided, 

are placed in the record and available 

for public inspection and copying. The 

public may inspect comments received 

at the Black Hills National Forest 

Supervisor’s Office. Please call ahead to 

facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Jacobson, Committee Coordinator, 

by phone at 605–673–9216, or by email 

at sjjacobson@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

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

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to provide: 

(1) Northern Long Eared Bat and 

Black Backed Woodpecker Presentation; 


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