53774 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 175 / Monday, September 12, 2005 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket Number FV–05–305] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Globe Artichokes 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) of the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting 

comments on its proposal to revise the 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Globe Artichokes. AMS is proposing to 

include a U.S. No. 1 Long Stem grade 

along with an undersize tolerance of 5 

percent in the standards. The new grade 

will have the same requirements as the 

U.S. No. 1 except that the stems must 

be smoothly cut to a minimum length of 

at least 8 inches, unless specified to a 

longer length in connection with the 

grade. AMS is proposing to further 

define ‘‘fairly compact’’ to include a 

definition for ‘‘slightly spread’’ to mean, 

‘‘the outer scales may be slightly open, 

but the inner scales at the tip of the 

artichoke must be closely folded into 

the bud.’’ The proposed revisions would 

bring the standards for globe artichokes 

in line with current marketing practices, 

thereby improving their usefulness in 

serving the industry. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 14, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

the Standardization Section, Fresh 

Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 

1661 South Building, Stop 0240, 

Washington, DC 20250–0240; Fax (202) 

720–8871, E-mail 

FPB.DocketClerk@usda.gov. Comments 

should make reference to the dates and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection in the above office 

during regular business hours. The 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Globe Artichokes is available either at 

the above address or by accessing the 

Fresh Products Branch Web site at: 

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

stanfrfv.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheri L. Emery, at the above address or 

call (202) 720–2185; E-mail 

Cheri.Emery@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as 

amended, directs and authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘To develop 

and improve standards of quality, 

condition, quantity, grade and 

packaging and recommend and 

demonstrate such standards in order to 

encourage uniformity and consistency 

in commercial practices.’’ AMS is 

committed to carrying out this authority 

in a manner that facilitates the 

marketing of agricultural commodities 

and makes copies of official standards 

available upon request. The United 

States Standards for Grades of Fruits 

and Vegetables not connected with 

Federal Marketing Orders or U.S. Import 

Requirements no longer appear in the 

Code of Federal Regulations, but are 

maintained by USDA/AMS/Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs. 

AMS is proposing to revise the 

voluntary United States Standards for 

Grades of Globe Artichokes using 

procedures that appear in Part 36, Title 

7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (7 

CFR part 36). These standards were last 

revised in 1969. 

Background 

Prior to undertaking research and 

other work associated with revision of 

the grade standards, AMS published a 

notice in the Federal Register (70 FR 

21391) on April 26, 2005, soliciting 

comments on the possible revision to 

the United States Standards for Grades 

of Globe Artichokes. 

In response to our request for 

comments, AMS received one comment 

from an industry group. The comment 

was a request to revise the current 

standards to allow the standards to be 

used for ‘‘long stem’’ globe artichokes in 

addition to the traditional ‘‘short stem’’

globe artichokes. AMS is proposing to 

include a U.S. No. 1 Long Stem grade 

along with an undersize tolerance of 5 

percent in the standards. The new grade 

will have the same requirements as the 

U.S. No. 1 except that the stems must 

be smoothly cut to a minimum length of 

at least 8 inches unless specified to a 

longer length in connection with the 

grade. The Agency has been asked to 

revise the standards to further define 

‘‘fairly compact’’ to include a definition 

for ‘‘slightly spread.’’ AMS is proposing 

‘‘slightly spread’’ to mean, ‘‘the outer 

scales may be slightly open, but the 

inner scales at the tip of the artichoke 

must be closely folded into the bud.’’

The Agency has also been asked about 

the current guidelines for scoring 

‘‘frosted artichokes.’’ The standards 

provide a definition for damage and 

serious damage based upon materially 

or seriously affecting the appearance, or 

the edible, or marketing quality of the 

globe artichoke. AMS believes that the 

current definitions for damage and 

serious damage within the scoring guide 

are sufficient for determining the extent 

of frost injury to the globe artichoke. 

This proposal will bring the standards 

for globe artichokes in line with current 

marketing practices, thereby improving 

their usefulness in serving the industry. 

The official grade of a lot of globe 

artichokes covered by these standards is 

determined by the procedures set forth 

in the Regulations Governing 

Inspection, Certification, and Standards 

of Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Other 

Products (7 CFR 51.1 to 51.61). 

This notice provides for a 60-day 

comment period for interested parties to 

comment on changes to the standard. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Dated: September 6, 2005. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–17947 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket Number FV–05–306] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Lemons 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) published a notice 

soliciting comments as to whether any 

changes were necessary to the voluntary 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Lemons. No comments were received. 

The Agency has decided not to proceed 

further with this action due to lack of 

comments. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 12, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheri L. Emery, Standardization 

Section, Fresh Products Branch, Fruit 

and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Room 1661 South 

Building, STOP 0240, Washington, DC 

20250–0240, Fax (202) 720–8871 or call 

(202) 720–2185; E-mail 

Cheri.Emery@usda.gov. The United 

States Standards for Grades of Lemons 

are available either through the address 

cited above or by accessing the Fresh 

Products Branch Web site at: http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/standards/ 

stanfrfv.htm. 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 175 / Monday, September 12, 2005 / Notices 53775 

Background 

At a 2003 meeting with the Fruit and 

Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee, 

AMS was asked to review all the fresh 

fruit and vegetable grade standards for 

usefulness in serving the industry. AMS 

had identified the United States 

Standards for Grades of Lemons for a 

possible revision. The United States 

Standards for Grades of Lemons were 

last amended December 27, 1999. 

On April 26, 2005, a notice seeking 

comments regarding any revision to the 

lemon grade standards that may be 

necessary to better serve the industry 

was published in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 21392) with the comment period 

that ended June 27, 2005. During that 

sixty-day comment period, no 

comments were received. 

The Agency has decided not to 

proceed further with this action. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Dated: September 6, 2005. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–17946 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Fanshaw Project Environmental Impact 

Statement 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice to rescind notice of 

intent to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, is issuing 

this notice to advise the public that we 

are rescinding the notice of intent (NOI) 

to prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) for the Fanshaw Project. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tiffany Benna, Team Leader at 

Petersburg Ranger District, P.O. Box 

1328, Petersburg, AK 99833, phone 

(907) 772–3871. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest 

Service is rescinding the NOI published 

in the Federal Register on May 4, 2000 

to prepare an EIS for the Fanshaw 

Project. The NOI is being rescinded 

because the project was based on the 

1999 Tongass Land Management Plan 

Revision Record of Decision. 

Dated: August 24, 2005. 

Forrest Cole, 

Tongass Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 05–18007 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Tri-County Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393) the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

Forest’s Tri-County Resource Advisory 

Committee will meet on Thursday, 

October 6, 2005, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

in Deer Lodge, Montana, for a business 

meeting. The meeting is open to the 

public. 

DATES: Thursday, October 6, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the USDA Service Center, 1002 

Hollenback Road, Deer Lodge, Montana. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas W. Heintz, Designated Forest 

Official (DFO), Acting Forest 

Supervisor, Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

National Forest, at (406) 683–3973. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics for this meeting includes a review 

of projects approved and proposed for 

funding as authorized under Title II of 

Pub. L. 106–393, new proposals for 

funding, and public comment. If the 

meeting location is changed, notice will 

be posted in local newspapers, 

including The Montana Standard. 

Dated: September 6, 2005. 

Thomas W. Heintz, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 05–17981 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Madison-Beaverhead 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393), the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

National Forest’s Madison-Beaverhead 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

on Tuesday, October 11, 2005, from 10 

a.m. until 4 p.m. in Alder, Montana, for 

a business meeting. The meeting is open 

to the public. 

DATES: Tuesday, October 11, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Fire Hall in Alder, Montana. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas W. Heintz, Designated Forest 

Official (DFO), Forest Supervisor, 

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

at (406) 683–3973. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics for these meetings include 

hearing and deciding on proposals for 

projects to fund under Title II of Pub. L. 

106–393, hearing public comments, and 

other business. If the meeting location 

changes, notice will be posted in local 

newspapers, including the Dillon 

Tribune and The Montana Standard. 

Dated: September 6, 2005. 

Thomas W. Heintz, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 05–17982 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

North Fork Cowanesque River 

Watershed, Potter County, PA 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969; the Council on 

Environmental Quality Guidelines (40 

CFR part 1500); and the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service 

(formerly the Soil Conservation Service) 

Guidelines (7 CFR part 650); the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, gives notice 

that an environmental impact statement 

is not being prepared for the North Fork 

Cowanesque River Watershed, Potter 

County, Pennsylvania. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Robin E. Heard, State Conservationist, 

USDA-Natural Resources Conservation 

Service, One Credit Union Place, Suite 

340, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110–

2993; Phone: 717–237–2200; Fax: 717–

237–2239. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental assessment of this 

federally assisted action indicates that 

the project will not cause significant 

local, regional, or national impacts on 

the environment. As a result of these 

findings, Robin E. Heard, State 

Conservationist, has determined that the 

preparation and review of an