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Vol. 66, No. 100

Wednesday, May 23, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agriculture Marketing Service

[TM–01–02]

Notice of Organic Certification Cost

Share Program

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing

Services, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice invites eligible

States to submit a Standard Form 424,

Application for Federal Assistance, and

to enter into a Cooperative Agreement

with the Agricultural Marketing Service

for the Allocation of Organic

Certification Cost-Share Funds. The

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)

has allocated $1.0 million for an organic

certification cost-share program in

Fiscal Year 2001. Funds will be

available under this program to 15

designated States to assist organic crop

and livestock producers in transitioning

into the new National Organic Program.

Eligible States interested in obtaining

cost-share funds for their organic

producers will have to submit an

Application for Federal Assistance, and

will have to enter into a cooperative

agreement with AMS for the allocation

of such funds.

DATES: Completed applications for

federal assistance along with signed

cooperative agreements must be

received by July 9, 2001 in order to

participate in the program.

ADDRESSES: Applications for federal

assistance and cooperative agreements

shall be requested from and submitted

to: Bob Pooler, Marketing Specialist,

National Organic Program, USDA/AMS/

TMP/NOP, PO Box 96456, Room 2510-

South, Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC

20090–6456; Telephone: (202) 690–

3655; Fax: (202) 205–7808; e-mail:

Bob.Pooler@usda.gov. Additional

information may be found through the

National Organic Program s homepage

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Pooler, Marketing Specialist, National

Organic Program, USDA/AMS/TM/

NOP, PO Box 96456, Room 2510–South,

Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC, 20090–

6456; Telephone: (202) 690–3655; Fax:

(202) 205–7808; e-mail:

Bob.Pooler@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Organic Certification Cost-Share

Program is part of the Agricultural

Management Assistance Program

authorized under the Agricultural Risk

Protection Act of 2000 (ARPR), Public

Law 106–224, section 524, 114 Stat. 387

(2000), 7 U.S.C. 1524. Under the

applicable ARPR provisions, the

Department is authorized to provide

cost share assistance to producers in not

more than 15 states which have a

historically low participation rate in the

Federal crop insurance program. One of

the purposes of the ARPR’s cost-share

program is to assist producers in

transitioning to the new National

Organic Program authorized under the

Organic Foods Production Act of 1990,

7 U.S.C. 6501–6522.

The Department has determined that

the following States are eligible to

participate in the program: Connecticut,

Delaware, Maine, Maryland,

Massachusetts, Nevada, New

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah,

Vermont, West Virginia, or Wyoming.

To participate in the program, eligible

States must complete a Standard Form

424, Application for Federal Assistance,

and enter into a written cooperative

agreement with AMS. The program will

provide cost-share assistance, through

participating States, to organic crop and

livestock producers who have been

certified by a certifying agent as of

December 21, 2000. The Department has

determined that payments will be

limited to 70 percent of an individual

producer’s certification costs up to a

maximum of $500.00.

Authority: Pub. L. 106–224, section 524,

114 Stat. 387 (2000), 7 U.S.C. 1524.

Dated: May 17, 2001.

Kenneth C. Clayton,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–12937 Filed 5–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. TB–01–02]

Flue-Cured Tobacco Advisory

Committee; Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)

announcement is made of the following

committee meeting:

Name: Flue-Cured Tobacco Advisory

Committee.

Date: June 21, 2001.

Time: 9 a.m.

Place: United States Department of

Agriculture, (USDA), Agricultural Marketing

Service (AMS), Tobacco Programs, FlueCured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization

Corporation Building, Room 223, 1306

Annapolis Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina

27608.

Purpose: To elect officers, establish

submarketing areas, recommend opening

dates, discuss selling schedules, and other

related matters for the 2001 flue-cured

tobacco marketing season.

The meeting is open to the public. Persons,

other than members, who wish to address the

Committee at the meeting should contact

John P. Duncan III, Deputy Administrator,

Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, STOP 0280,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 502

Cotton Annex Building, Washington, DC

20250–0280, (202) 205–0567, prior to the

meeting. Written statements may be

submitted to the Committee before, at, or

after the meeting. If you need any

accommodations to participate in the

meeting, please contact the Tobacco

Programs at (202) 205–0567 by June 15, 2001,

and inform us of your needs.

Dated: May 17, 2001

Kenneth C. Clayton,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–12936 Filed 5–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Action Affecting Export Privileges;

TAL Industries, Inc.; In the Matter of:

TAL Industries, Inc., 901 Corporate

Center Drive, Suite 207, Monterey Park,

CA 91754, Respondent

Order

The Bureau of Export Administration,

United States Department of Commerce

(hereinafter ‘‘BXA’’), having notified

TAL Industries, Inc. (hereinafter ‘‘TAL’’)