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displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: Advance of Loan Funds and 

Budgetary Control and Related Burdens. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0015. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) is authorized by 

the Rural Electrification Act (RE Act) of 

1936, as amended, ‘‘to make loans in 

several States and territories of the 

United States for rural electrification 

and for the purpose of furnishing and 

improving electric and telephone 

service in rural areas and to assist 

electric borrowers to implement 

demand side management, energy 

conservation programs, and on-grid and 

off-grid renewable energy systems.’’ 

Borrowers will provide the agency with 

information that supports the use of the 

funds as well as identify the type of 

projects for which they will use the 

funds. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RUS electric borrowers will submit RUS 

form 595 and 219. Form 595, Financial 

Requirement & Expenditure Statement, 

to request an advance of loan funds 

remaining for an existing approved loan 

and to report on the expenditure of 

previously advanced loan funds. Form 

219, Inventory of Work Orders, serves as 

a connecting line and provides an audit 

trail that verifies the evidence 

supporting the propriety of 

expenditures for construction of 

retirement projects that supports the 

advance of funds. The information 

collected will ensure that loans funds 

are expended and advanced for RUS 

approved budget process and amounts. 

Failure to collect proper information 

could result in improper determinations 

of eligibility or improper use of funds. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 670. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 16,215. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–6124 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[AMS–TM–09–0014; TM–09–03] 

Notice of Meeting of the National 

Organic Standards Board 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, the Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is announcing a 

forthcoming meeting of the National 

Organic Standards Board (NOSB). 

DATES: The meeting dates are Monday, 

May 4, 2009, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, 

May 5, 2009, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and 

Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m. Requests from individuals and 

organizations wishing to make oral 

presentations at the meeting are due by 

the close of business on April 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 

Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

• Requests for copies of the NOSB 

meeting agenda, may be sent to Ms. 

Valerie Frances, Executive Director, 

NOSB, USDA–AMS–TMP–NOP, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 4004– 

So., Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC 

20250–0268. The NOSB meeting agenda 

and proposed recommendations may 

also be viewed at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/nop. 

• Comments on proposed NOSB 

recommendations may be submitted by 

the close of business on April 20, 2009, 

in writing to Ms. Valerie Frances at 

either the postal address above or via 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov only. The 

comments should identify Docket No. 

AMS–TM–09–0014. It is our intention 

to have all comments to this notice 

whether they are submitted by mail or 

the Internet available for viewing on the 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 

• Requests to make an oral 

presentation at the meeting may also be 

sent by April 20, 2009, to Ms. Valerie 

Frances at the postal address above, by 

e-mail at valerie.frances@ams.usda.gov, 

via facsimile at (202) 205–7808, or 

phone at (202) 720–3252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Valerie Frances, Executive Director, 

NOSB, National Organic Program 

(NOP), (202) 720–3252, or visit the NOP 

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

nop. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

2119 (7 U.S.C. 6518) of the Organic 

Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA), 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) 

requires the establishment of the NOSB. 

The purpose of the NOSB is to make 

recommendations about whether a 

substance should be allowed or 

prohibited in organic production or 

handling, to assist in the development 

of standards for substances to be used in 

organic production, and to advise the 

Secretary on other aspects of the 

implementation of the OFPA. The 

NOSB met for the first time in 

Washington, DC in March 1992, and 

currently has six subcommittees 

working on various aspects of the 

organic program. The committees are: 

Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification; Crops; Handling; 

Livestock; Materials; and Policy 

Development. 

In August of 1994, the NOSB 

provided its initial recommendations for 

the NOP to the Secretary of Agriculture. 

Since that time, the NOSB has 

submitted 166 addenda to its 

recommendations and reviewed more 

than 342 substances for inclusion on the 

National List of Allowed and Prohibited 

Substances. The Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) published its final 

National Organic Program regulation in 

the Federal Register on December 21, 

2000, (65 FR 80548). The rule became 

effective April 21, 2001. 

In addition, the OFPA authorizes the 

National List of Allowed and Prohibited 

Substances and provides that no 

allowed or prohibited substance would 

remain on the National List for a period 

exceeding five years unless the 

exemption or prohibition is reviewed 

and recommended for renewal by the 

NOSB and adopted by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. This expiration is 

commonly referred to as sunset of the 

National List. The National List appears 

at 7 CFR part 205, subpart G. 

The principal purposes of the NOSB 

meeting are to provide an opportunity 

for the NOSB to receive an update from 

the USDA/NOP and hear progress 

reports from NOSB committees 

regarding work plan items and proposed 

action items. The last NOSB meeting 

was held on November 17–20, 2008, in 

Washington, DC. 

At its last meeting, the Board 

recommended the addition of two 

materials with one on the National List 

section 205.601 for use in crops, and 

with one on section 205.606 for use in 

handling. The Board also recommended 

an expiration date of October 21, 2012, 

for all forms of Tetracycline used in 

organic crop production on section 

205.601. 

At this meeting, the NOSB will begin 

its review of the 11 materials scheduled 

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to expire after September 12, 2011. 

There are two synthetic substances: 

Hydrogen chloride (CAS # 7647–01–0) 

and Ferric phosphate (CAS # 10045–86– 

0), currently allowed for use in organic 

crop production, that will no longer be 

allowed for use after September 12, 

2011. There are nine materials: Egg 

white lysozyme (CAS # 9001–63–2), LMalic acid (CAS # 97–67–6), 

Microorganisms, Activated charcoal 

(CAS #s 7440–44–0; 64365–11–3), 

Cyclohexylamine (CAS # 108–91–8), 

Diethylaminoethanol (CAS # 100–37–8), 

Octadecylamine (CAS # 124–30–1), 

Peracetic acid/Peroxyacetic acid (CAS # 

79–21–0), Sodium acid pyrophosphate 

(CAS # 7758–16–9), and Tetrasodium 

pyrophosphate (CAS # 7722–88–5), 

currently allowed for use in organic 

handling, that will no longer be allowed 

for use after September 12, 2011. The 

sunset review process must be 

concluded no later than September 12, 

2011. If renewal is not concluded by 

those dates, the use or prohibition of 

these 11 materials will no longer be in 

compliance with the NOP. 

At this meeting, the Policy 

Development Committee will present 

recommendations regarding revisions to 

the NOSB Policy and Procedures 

Manual and the Guide for new NOSB 

members as well as discuss their ongoing collaboration with the NOP to 

review the NOP responses to prior 

NOSB recommendations. 

The Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification Committee will present 

their recommendations for use as 

guidance by accredited certifying agents 

for the labeling of products certified as 

100 percent organic and their 

recommendation for use as guidance by 

the NOP to meet the requirements of 

Sec. 2117 (7 U.S.C. 6516) and section 

205.509 in regard to Peer Review. 

The Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification and the Crops Committees 

will jointly present their 

recommendation offering guidance for 

accredited certifying agents and the 

NOP to strengthen the implementation 

of the principles of biodiversity and 

conservation throughout the organic 

standards. 

The Crops Committee will present 

recommendations on the materials: 

Isoparrafinic hydrocarbon and the onfarm manufacture of Sulfurous Acid 

petitioned for use on section 205.601. 

The Committee will begin their review 

on the continued use or prohibition of 

the material exemptions for Hydrogen 

chloride (CAS # 7647–01–0) and Ferric 

phosphate (CAS # 10045–86–0), with 

their respective annotations and 

limitations, currently allowed for use in 

organic crop production, that will no 

longer be allowed for use after 

September 12, 2011. 

The Livestock Committee will present 

their recommendations on the materials: 

Propionic Acid and Injectable vitamins 

and minerals for use as supplements, 

petitioned for inclusion in 205.603 for 

use in organic livestock production. The 

Committee will also present their 

recommendation in regard to the 

development of organic aquaculture 

standards for bivalves. 

The Materials and Handling 

Committees will jointly present their 

recommendation on the definition of a 

nonagricultural substance in section 

205.2. 

The Handling Committee will present 

their recommendations on the materials: 

Propionic acid, Sodium chlorite, 

acidified, and Propane as a processing 

aid, petitioned for inclusion in section 

205.605 for use in organic products. The 

Committee will present their 

recommendations on the materials: 

Chickory Root Extract, Red Corn Color, 

Myrrh Essential Oil, and Wheat Germ, 

petitioned for inclusion in section 

205.606 for use in organic products 

depending on final commercial 

availability determinations performed 

by accredited certifying agents. The 

Committee will present their 

recommendations on the material: 

Lecithin, bleached, petitioned for 

removal from use from section 205.605 

(b) in organic products and on the 

material Lecithin, unbleached, fluid, 

petitioned for removal from section 

205.606 for use in organic products. 

The Handling Committee will also 

begin their review on the continued use 

or prohibition of the material 

exemptions for nine materials: Egg 

White Lysozyme (CAS # 9001–63–2), LMalic acid (CAS # 97–67–6), 

Microorganisms, Activated charcoal 

(CAS #s 7440–44–0; 64365–11–3), 

Cyclohexylamine (CAS # 108–91–8), 

Diethylaminoethanol (CAS # 100–37–8), 

Octadecylamine (CAS # 124–30–1), 

Peracetic acid/Peroxyacetic acid (CAS # 

79–21–0), Sodium acid pyrophosphate 

(CAS # 7758–16–9), and Tetrasodium 

pyrophosphate (CAS # 7722–88–5), with 

their respective annotations and 

limitations currently allowed for use in 

organic handling on section 205.605, 

that will no longer be allowed for use 

after September 12, 2011. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The NOSB has scheduled time for 

public input for Monday, May 4, 2009, 

from 10:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, 

May 5, 2009, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Individuals and organizations wishing 

to make oral presentations at the 

meeting may forward their requests by 

mail, facsimile, e-mail, or phone to Ms. 

Valerie Frances as listed in ADDRESSES

above. Individuals or organizations will 

be given approximately five minutes to 

present their views. All persons making 

oral presentations are requested to 

provide their comments in writing. 

Written submissions may contain 

information other than that presented at 

the oral presentation. Anyone may 

submit written comments at the 

meeting. Persons submitting written 

comments are asked to provide 30 

copies. 

Interested persons may visit the 

NOSB portion of the NOP Web site at 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop to view 

available meeting documents prior to 

the meeting, or visit http:// 

www.regulations.gov to submit and view 

comments as provided for in ADDRESSES

above. Documents presented at the 

meeting will be posted for review on the 

NOP Web site approximately six weeks 

following the meeting. 

Dated: March 16, 2009. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–6056 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Addition 

And Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed Addition to and 

Deletions From Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add to the Procurement List a product 

to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities, and to 

delete products previously furnished by 

such agencies. 

Comments Must be Received on or 

Before: 4/20/2009. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia, 22202–3259. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT

COMMENTS CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, or e-mail 

CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

This notice is published pursuant to 

41 U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its 

purpose is to provide interested persons