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Vol. 74, No. 41 

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–09–0008] 

Soybean Promotion, Research, and 

Information Program: Opportunity To 

Request a Referendum 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) announces that soybean 

producers may request a referendum to 

determine if producers want a 

referendum on the Soybean Promotion 

and Research Order (Order), as 

authorized under the Soybean 

Promotion, Research, and Consumer 

Information Act (Act). If at least 10 

percent (not in excess of one-fifth of 

which may be producers in any one 

State) of the 589,182 eligible producers, 

as determined by the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), participate in the 

Request for Referendum, a referendum 

will be held within 1 year from that 

determination. If results of the Request 

for Referendum indicate that a 

referendum is not supported, a 

referendum would not be conducted. 

The results of the Request for 

Referendum will be published in a 

Notice in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Soybean producers may request 

a referendum during a 4-week period 

beginning on May 4, 2009, and ending 

May 29, 2009. To be eligible to 

participate in the Request for 

Referendum, producers must certify that 

they or the producer entity they are 

authorized to represent paid an 

assessment at any time between January 

1, 2007, and December 31, 2008. 

Form LS–51–1, Soybean Promotion 

and Research Order Request for 

Referendum, may be obtained by mail, 

fax, or in person from the Farm Service 

Agency (FSA) county offices from May 

4, 2009 to May 29, 2009. Form LS–51– 

1 may also be obtained via the Internet 

at http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

lsmarketingprograms during the same 

time period. Completed forms and 

supporting documentation must be 

returned to the appropriate county FSA 

office by fax or in person no later than 

close of business May 29, 2009; or if 

returned by mail, must be postmarked 

by midnight May 29, 2009, and received 

in the county FSA office by close of 

business on June 5, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth R. Payne, Chief, Marketing 

Programs Branch, Livestock and Seed 

Program, AMS, USDA, Room 2628–S, 

STOP 0251, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

0251; Telephone 202/720–1115; Fax 

202/720–1125; or e-mail to 

Kenneth.Payne@ams.usda.gov or Rick 

Pinkston, Field Operations Staff, FSA, 

USDA, at Telephone 202/720–1857, Fax 

202/720–1096, or by e-mail at 

Rick.Pinkston@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Act (7 U.S.C. 6301– 

6311), this Notice announces the dates 

when the Request for Referendum will 

be conducted and the place where 

soybean producers may request a 

referendum on the Order. The Act 

provides that the Secretary, 5 years after 

the conduct of the initial referendum 

and every 5 years thereafter, shall give 

soybean producers an opportunity to 

request a referendum on the Order. The 

initial referendum was held in February 

1994 and the results were announced on 

April 1, 1994. During the initial 

referendum, 85,606 valid ballots were 

cast, with 46,060 (53.8 percent) in favor 

of continuing the Order and the 

remaining 39,546 votes (46.2 percent) 

were against continuing the Order. The 

Act required approval by a simple 

majority for the Order to continue. 

The most recent opportunity for 

producers to request a referendum on 

the Order was in May 2004. During that 

period, 3,206 producers completed valid 

requests—short of the 66,388 required to 

trigger a referendum. On July 13, 2004, 

the USDA announced the results of the 

Request for Referendum and that the 

requisite number of producers had not 

requested that a referendum be 

conducted. 

On March 23, 2004, USDA published 

in the Federal Register a final rule (69 

FR 13458) that set forth procedures for 

conducting a Request for Referendum. 

This rule amended the procedures for 

soybean producers to request a 

referendum on the Order, including 

definitions, provisions for supervising 

the process for requesting a referendum, 

eligibility, certification procedures for 

requesting the required form, where the 

Request for Referendum will be 

conducted, counting and reporting 

results, and disposition of the forms and 

records. These procedures will apply to 

this Request for Referendum period and 

can be found in the regulations, 

available at http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

lsmarketingprograms or by contacting 

our office at the address listed above. 

Since the Request for Referendum will 

be conducted at the county FSA offices, 

FSA employees will assist AMS by 

confirming eligibility, counting 

requests, and reporting results. 

Individual producers and other 

producer entities will be provided the 

opportunity to request a referendum at 

the county FSA office where FSA 

maintains and processes the producer’s 

administrative farm records. For the 

producer not participating in FSA 

programs, the opportunity to request a 

referendum will be provided at the 

county FSA officer serving the county 

where the producer owns or rents land. 

Eligibility 

To be eligible to participate, 

producers must certify that they or the 

entity they are authorized to represent 

paid an assessment at some time 

between January 1, 2007, and December 

31, 2008. They must complete form LS 

51–1, Soybean Promotion and Research 

Order Request for Referendum, in 

person, by mail, or by facsimile from 

May 4, 2009, through May 29, 2009. 

Individual producers and other 

producer entities would request a 

referendum at the county FSA office 

where FSA maintains and processes the 

producer’s, corporation’s, or other 

entity’s administrative farm records. For 

the producer, corporation, or other 

entity not participating in FSA 

programs, the opportunity to request a 

referendum would be provided at the 

county FSA office serving the county 

where the producer, corporation, or 

other entity owns or rents land. Form LS 

51–1 may also be obtained via the 

Internet at http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

lsmarketingprograms. If obtained by the 

Internet, Form LS 51–1 must be 

completed and returned with the 

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supporting documentation to the county 

FSA office where FSA maintains and 

processes the producer’s, corporation’s, 

or other entity’s administrative farm 

records. For the producer, corporation, 

or other entity not participating in FSA 

programs, the opportunity to request a 

referendum would be provided at the 

county FSA office serving the county 

where the producer, corporation, or 

other entity owns or rents land. 

Form LS 51–1 and accompanying 

documentation may be returned in 

person, by mail, or facsimile to the 

appropriate county FSA office. Forms 

returned in person or by facsimile must 

be received in the appropriate county 

office prior to the close of business on 

May 29, 2009. If returned by mail, Form 

LS 51–1 and accompanying 

documentation must be postmarked no 

later than midnight of May 29, 2009, 

and received in the county FSA office 

by close of business on June 5, 2009. 

The purpose of the Request for 

Referendum is to determine whether 

eligible producers favor the conduct of 

a referendum on the Order. 

Participation in the Request for 

Referendum is not mandatory. 

Producers should participate only if 

they wish to request a referendum on 

the program. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.], the information collection 

requirements made in connection with 

the Request for Referendum have been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) and assigned OMB 

control number 0581–0093. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6301–6311. 

Dated: February 26, 2009. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–4592 Filed 3–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection: Recreation Fee 

Permit Envelope 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension, with 

revision, of a currently approved 

information collection, 0596–0106 

Recreation Fee Permit Envelope. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before May 4, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Katie 

Donahue, Recreation, Heritage, and 

Volunteer Resources Staff, Mail Stop 

1125, USDA Forest Service, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to Katie Donahue at 202–205– 

1145 or by e-mail to: 

recreation2300@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the Office of the Director, 

Recreation, Heritage and Volunteer 

Resources Staff, 4th Floor South, Sidney 

R. Yates Federal Building, 14th and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024 on business days 

between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 

p.m. Visitors are encouraged to call 

ahead to (202) 205–1169 to facilitate 

entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Donahue, Recreation, Heritage, 

and Volunteer Resources Staff, at 202– 

205–1169 or recreation2300@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339 twenty-four hours a day, 

every day of the year, including 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Recreation Fee Permit Envelope. 

OMB Number: 0596–0106. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 1, 2009. 

Type of Request: Extension with 

Revision. 

Abstract: The Federal Lands 

Recreation and Enhancement Act (16 

U.S.C. 6801–6814) authorizes the Forest 

Service to collect recreation fees for use 

of government facilities and services. 

The FS–2300–26, Recreation Fee 

Envelope, is a form used to document 

when visitors pay a required recreation 

fee. Currently, information collected for 

FS–2300–26 includes the amount 

enclosed in the envelope, number of 

days paid, time and date of purchase, 

visitor’s vehicle license number and 

registered state, visitor’s home ZIP-code, 

number in party, other charges (if 

applicable), visitor’s Golden Passport or 

Interagency Pass Number (if applicable) 

and planned departure date, if 

applicable. The Forest Service is not 

proposing to change this information. 

Also collected for FS–2300–26 is 

selected camp unit number (if 

applicable). The Forest Service proposes 

changing this collection to specify the 

type of camp unit in addition to the 

number (single campsite selected, or 

group campsite selected, and number in 

group campsite.) 

The Forest Service proposes adding 

optional site- and activity-specific 

information to this collection, including 

a selection of the visitor’s activity (site 

name, general recreation use, swim site, 

off highway vehicle, river use, trailhead, 

concessionaire-operated site, other). 

This information is used to ensure 

that visitors have paid a required 

recreation fee. The information will be 

collected by federal employees and 

agents who are authorized to collect the 

recreation fees or rent government 

facilities. A national forest may use ZIP 

codes to help determine where the 

national forest’s visitor base originates. 

Activity information may be used to 

improve services. Personal information 

such as names, addresses, and vehicle 

registration will not be maintained. 

Collecting this information is important 

to ensure that the national forests are 

able to evaluate whether a visitor has 

paid a required recreation fee. 

If unable to collect this information, 

national forests would not be able to 

verify who has paid a recreation fee. 

National forests would not be able to 

schedule and rent government-owned 

facilities to the public successfully. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 

minutes. 

Type of Respondents: Individuals. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 2 million. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,666 hours. 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the