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Vol. 78, No. 22 

Friday, February 1, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Advisory Committee on Biotechnology 

and 21st Century Agriculture; Renewal 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Advisory Committee on 

Biotechnology and 21st Century 

Agriculture Renewal. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Secretary of Agriculture has 

renewed the Advisory Committee on 

Biotechnology and 21st Century 

Agriculture (AC21). The Secretary of 

Agriculture has determined that the 

Committee is necessary and in the 

public interest. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions should be addressed to 

Michael Schechtman, Designated 

Federal Official, telephone (202) 720– 

3817; fax (202) 690–4265; email 

AC21@ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA 

believes it is important to maintain an 

intensive and regular dialogue to 

explore and understand the broad array 

of issues related to the expanding 

dimensions and importance of 

agricultural biotechnology. The AC21 

has been established to provide 

information and advice to the Secretary 

of Agriculture on issues related to 

agricultural biotechnology. The purpose 

of this Committee is to advise the 

Secretary of Agriculture on the broad 

array of issues related to the expanding 

dimensions and importance of 

agricultural biotechnology. 

Dated: January 23, 2013. 

Catherine Woteki, 

Under Secretary for Research, Education, and 

Economics. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02175 Filed 1–31–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket No. AMS–DA–08–0031; DA–08–05] 

Continuation of 2008 Farm Bill—Dairy 

Forward Pricing Program 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The American Taxpayer 

Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) extended the 

authorization of the Dairy Forward 

Pricing Program contained in the Food, 

Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 

(the 2008 Farm Bill), through September 

30, 2013. This document provides 

notice that producers and cooperative 

associations of producers may enter into 

forward price contracts under the Dairy 

Forward Pricing Program through 

September 30, 2013, as provided for in 

the Final Rule published October 31, 

2008 (73 FR 64868). The 2008 Farm Bill 

initially prohibited new forward 

contracts from being entered into after 

September 30, 2012, and no forward 

contracts entered into under the 

program extending beyond September 

30, 2015. However, passage of the ATRA 

that was signed into law on January 2, 

2013, revised the program to allow new 

contracts to be entered into until 

September 30, 2013. Any forward 

contract entered into up and until the 

September 30, 2013, deadline is still 

subject to the September 30, 2015, cutoff 

date to meet the terms of the contract. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 1, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roger Cryan, Director, Economics 

Division, USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, 

Stop 0229–Room 2753–S, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0231, (202) 720– 

7091, email address: 

roger.cryan@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dairy 

Forward Pricing Program (73 FR 64868) 

allows producers and cooperative 

associations of producers to voluntarily 

enter into forward price contracts with 

handlers for milk used for Class II, III, 

or IV purposes under the Agricultural 

Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 

(AMAA), (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq). The 

program also allows handlers regulated 

under the Federal milk marketing order 

program to pay producers and 

cooperative associations in accordance 

with the terms of a forward contract and 

not have to pay the minimum Federal 

order blend price for producer milk. 

This program was initially established 

in accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill 

(H.R. 6124, Pub. L. 110–246). The 

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 

(ATRA), (H.R. 8, Pub. L. 112–240), 

extended the authorization of the Dairy 

Forward Pricing Program contained in 

the Food, Conservation and Energy Act 

of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) (H.R. 6124, 

Pub. L. 110–246) through September 30, 

2013. 

The program authorizes that under 

the AMAA, milk handlers pay 

producers or cooperative associations of 

producers a negotiated price, rather than 

the Federal order minimum blend price 

for producer milk if subject to 

conditions and terms of a forward 

contract, provided the volume of such 

milk does not exceed the handler’s Class 

II, III, and IV utilization for the month 

on the order that regulates the milk. The 

program applies to producer milk 

regulated under Federal milk marketing 

orders that is not classified as Class I 

milk or milk otherwise intended for 

fluid use and that is in the current of 

interstate or foreign commerce or 

directly burdens, obstructs, or affects 

interstate or foreign commerce of 

Federally regulated milk. The Federal 

milk marketing order program consists 

of 10 Federal milk marketing orders (7 

CFR parts 1001–1131). 

Dated: January 29, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02170 Filed 1–31–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Continuation of Farm Service Agency 

2008 Farm Bill Programs 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation 

and Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The American Taxpayer 

Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) extended the 

authorization of the Food, Conservation, 

and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm 

Bill) through the 2013 crop year, fiscal 

year (FY), or calendar year, as 

applicable, for certain Commodity 

Credit Corporation (CCC) commodity 


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