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26864

Vol. 60, No. 97

Friday, May 19, 1995

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. FV–95–301]

Advisory Committee for Fresh

Products Shipping Point Inspection

Program

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish;

request for nominations and comments.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA) proposes to

establish the advisory committee for the

Fresh Products Branch Shipping Point

Inspection Program. The purpose of the

Committee is to review the Fresh

Products Shipping Point Inspection

Program, and confer with Department

officials regarding its administration,

operations, and funding. This document

seeks nominations of individuals to be

considered for selection as Committee

members. Comments are requested on

categories of membership and duties of

the committee.

DATES: Written nominations must be

received on or before June 19, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent

to Mr. Larry B. Lace, Chief, Fresh

Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable

Division, AMS, USDA, P.O. Box 96456,

Room 2056 South Building,

Washington, DC 20090–6456.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry B. Lace, (202) 720–5870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given

that the Secretary of Agriculture intends

to establish the Advisory Committee for

the Fresh Products Shipping Point

Inspection Program, hereafter referred to

as Committee. The purpose of the

Committee is to review the Fresh

Products Shipping Point Inspection

Program and confer with Department

officials regarding its administration,

operations, and funding. On the basis of

its review, the Committee shall develop

recommendations for consideration by

the Secretary of Agriculture with regard

to the desired level of services, staffing

levels, user fee rates, collection of such

fees for the Fresh Products Shipping

Point Inspection Program, and other

such matters as it may deem advisable

or which the Secretary of Agriculture,

the Agricultural Marketing Service

(AMS) Administrator, or AMS Fruit and

Vegetable Division Director may

request.

The Secretary of Agriculture has

determined that the work of the

Committee is in the public interest in

view of the cooperative agreements for

implementing the Fresh Products

Shipping Point Inspection Program with

all 50 States and Puerto Rico.

The Administrator of the Agricultural

Marketing Service (AMS), will be

Chairperson of the Committee. The

Deputy Director of the Fruit and

Vegetable Division, AMS, will be ViceChairperson. In the absence of the

Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson will

act in his/her stead. The Chief of the

Fresh Products Branch, Fruit and

Vegetable Division, AMS, will serve as

the Committee’s Executive Secretary.

Staff support essential to the execution

of the Committee’s responsibilities shall

be provided by AMS, Fruit and

Vegetable Division.

Committee members shall be

appointed by the Secretary of

Agriculture and shall serve for the entire

term of the Committee. The Committee

shall be comprised of twenty (20)

members; five (5) representatives of

State cooperators and fifteen (15)

members representing balanced

interests of the fruit and vegetable

industry, including but not limited to

growers, shippers, receivers, processors,

and other interested parties. One

alternate member for every two regular

Committee members shall also be

appointed.

The Secretary of Agriculture invites

those individuals, organizations, and

groups affiliated with the fruit,

vegetable, or nut industries, to nominate

individuals for membership on the

Committee. Nominations should

describe and document the proposed

member’s qualifications for membership

to the Committee. The Secretary seeks a

diverse group of members representing

a broad spectrum of persons interested

in the Fresh Products Shipping Point

Inspection Program.

Individuals receiving nominations

will be contacted and biographical

information must be completed and

returned to the USDA within five (5)

working days of its receipt, to expedite

the clearance process that is required

before selection by the Secretary of

Agriculture.

Equal opportunity practices will be

followed in all appointments to the

Committee in accordance with USDA

policies. To ensure that the

recommendations of the Committee

have taken into account the needs of the

diverse groups served by the

Department, membership shall include,

to the extent practicable, individuals

with demonstrated ability to represent

minorities, women, and persons with

disabilities.

Dated: March 30, 1994.

Wardell C. Townsend, Jr.,

Assistant Secretary for Administration.

[FR Doc. 94–12364 Filed 5–18–94; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Form Under Review by the

Office of Management and Budget

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Fishing Capacity Reduction

Demonstration Program.

Agency Form Number(s): None

Assigned.

OMB Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New Collection.

Burden: 1,210 hours.

Number of Respondents: 1,050.

Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges

between 1 and 16 hours depending on

the information requirement.

Needs and Uses: The Fishing Capacity

Reduction Demonstration Program is a

$2 million demonstration program

which seeks to reduce permanently the

fishing capacity within the northeast

groundfish fishery through the removal

of full–time vessels and permits from

the multispeciies fishery. Applicants

must provide information on vesssel