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Notices Federal Register

54520 

Vol. 70, No. 178 

Thursday, September 15, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Addition of Eligible States for 

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Land 

Contract Guarantee Pilot Program 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is 

adding California, Minnesota, and 

Nebraska as eligible states to its 

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Land 

Contract Guarantee Pilot Program. 

Expanding the Pilot Program is intended 

to facilitate land transfers to a greater 

number of beginning farmers and 

ranchers. 

DATES: FSA will accept applications 

from the additional states beginning on 

September 15, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: General information may be 

obtained from the FSA Web site at 

http://www.fsa.usda.gov or the USDA, 

FSA office listed in your local telephone 

directory. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Trent Rogers, Senior Loan Officer, 

USDA, FSA, Farm Loan Programs Loan 

Making Division, STOP 0522, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0522; telephone 

(202) 720–1657; Facsimile (202) 720– 

6797; e-mail: 

trent.rogers@wdc.usda.gov. Persons 

with disabilities who require alternative 

means for communication (Braille, large 

print, audio tape, etc.) should contact 

the USDA Target Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (voice and TDD). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 4, 2003, FSA published a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing that funds were available 

for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher 

Land Contract Guarantee Pilot Program 

(68 FR 52557–52562). The notice 

provided the policies and procedures 

under which the program would be 

administered, including application 

requirements, evaluation criteria, 

servicing requirements, and policies for 

payment of the guarantee in case of 

default. 

The pilot program is mandated by 

Section 310 F of the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

1936). That section provides that if the 

Secretary determines that the risk of 

such a program is comparable with the 

risk presented in the case of guarantees 

to commercial lenders, then: 

‘‘* * * the Secretary shall carry out a pilot 

program in not fewer than 5 States, as 

determined by the Secretary, to guarantee up 

to 5 loans per State in each of fiscal years 

2003 through 2007 made by a private seller 

of a farm or ranch to a qualified beginning 

farmer or rancher on a contract land sale 

basis, if the loan meets applicable 

underwriting criteria and a commercial 

lending institution agrees to serve as escrow 

agent.’’ 

The pilot program was originally 

made available in Indiana, Iowa, North 

Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and 

Wisconsin. By this notice FSA 

announces that the program is expanded 

to California, Minnesota, and Nebraska. 

All requirements of the current pilot 

program were provided in the notice of 

September 4, 2003, and remain in effect, 

except the definition of ‘‘Pilot State,’’ is 

revised to add California, Minnesota 

and Nebraska. The policies, procedures, 

and forms used in administration of the 

program are available at http:// 

www.fsa.usda.gov and are contained in 

FSA handbooks which may be obtained 

from the information contact listed 

above or any local FSA office. The 

additional information collection 

burden requirements of this program 

were approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget and assigned 

OMB Control No. 0560–0228. 

Signed in Washington, DC on September 8, 

2005. 

James R. Little, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 05–18333 Filed 9–14–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area 

(SRA) Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An Opal Creek Scenic 

Recreation Area Advisory Council 

meeting will convene in Stayton, 

Oregon on Wednesday, October 5, 2005. 

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 

6:30 p.m., and will conclude at 

approximately 8:30 p.m. The meeting 

will be held in the South Room of the 

Stayton Community Center located on 

400 West Virginia Street in Stayton, 

Oregon. 

The Opal Creek Wilderness and Opal 

Creek Scenic Recreation Area Act of 

1996 (Opal Creek Act) (Pub. L. 104–208) 

directed the Secretary of Agriculture to 

establish the Opal Creek Scenic 

Recreation Area Advisory Council. The 

Advisory Council is comprised of 

thirteen members representing state, 

county and city governments, and 

representatives of various organizations, 

which include mining industry, 

environmental organizations, inholders 

in Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area, 

economic development, Indian tribes, 

adjacent landowners and recreation 

interests. The council provides advice to 

the Secretary of Agriculture on 

preparation of a comprehensive Opal 

Creek Management Plan for the SRA, 

and consults on a periodic and regular 

basis on the management of the area. 

Tentative agenda items include project 

updates and season end reporting, Pearl 

Creek Guard Station restoration strategy 

subcommittee report, and future council 

membership. 

A direct public comment period is 

tentatively scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. 

Time allotted for individual 

presentations will be limited to 3 

minutes. Written comments are 

encouraged, particularly if the material 

cannot be presented within the time 

limits of the comment period. Written 

comments may be submitted prior to 

October 5th by sending them to 

Designated Federal Official Paul Matter 

at the address given below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information regarding this 

meeting, contact Designed Federal 

Official Paul Matter; Williamette 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 178 / Thursday, September 15, 2005 / Notices 54521 

National Forest, Detroit Ranger District, 

HC 73 Box 320, Mill City, OR 97360; 

(503) 854–3366. 

Dated: September 9, 2005. 

Dallas J. Emch, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 05–18315 Filed 9–14–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Sanders County Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Public Law 92–463) and under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public 

Law 106–393) the Lolo and Kootenai 

National Forests’ Sanders County 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

on September 15 at 7 p.m. in Thompson 

Falls, Montana for a business meeting. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: September 15, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Thompson Falls Courthouse, 1111 

Main Street, Thompson Falls, MT 

59873. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy Hojem, Designated Federal 

Official (DFO), District Ranger, Plains 

Ranger District, Lolo National Forest at 

(406) 826–3821. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics include reviewing and making 

recommendations on proposed RAC 

projects for 2006, and receiving public 

comment. If the meeting location is 

changed, notice will be posted in the 

local newspapers, including the Clark 

Fork Valley Press, and Sanders County 

Ledger. 

Dated: September 2, 2005. 

Randy Hojem, 

DFO, Plains Ranger District, Lolo National 

Forest. 

[FR Doc. 05–18291 Filed 9–14–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Southwest Idaho Resource 

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 Boise and Payette National 

Forests’ Southwest Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee will conduct a 

business meeting, which is open to the 

public. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 21, 2005, 

beginning at 11 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: USDA Forest Service, 

Payette National Forest, Council Ranger 

District, 500 East Whitely Avenue, 

Council, Idaho. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics will include review and approval 

of project proposals, and is an open 

public forum. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doug Gochnour, Designated Federal 

Officer, at 208–392–6681 or e-mail 

dgochnour@fs.fed.us. 

Dated: September 9, 2005. 

Richard A. Smith, 

Forest Supervisor, Boise National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 05–18318 Filed 9–14–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 43–2005] 

Review of Foreign–Trade Zone 

Activity, Foreign–Trade Subzone 43D, 

Perrigo Company, Battle Creek 

Michigan, (Ibuprofen–Pharmaceutical 

Products) 

Pursuant to authority under the 

Foreign–Trade Zones (FTZ) Act, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), including 

Section 81(o)(c), and the regulations of 

the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), to 

monitor, review, and restrict activity 

affecting foreign–trade zone 

merchandise, a review is being initiated 

of activity related to certain 

merchandise at Foreign–Trade Subzone 

43D, at the pharmaceutical products 

manufacturing facilities of the Perrigo 

Company, in the Battle Creek, Michigan, 

area. 

In May 2003, the FTZ Board filed an 

application from the City of Battle 

Creek, Michigan, grantee of FTZ 43, 

requesting special–purpose subzone 

status with certain manufacturing 

authority for Perrigo. Subzone 43D was 

approved by the Foreign–Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Board on April 13, 2004 (Board 

Order 1326, 69 FR 21498, 4/21/04). The 

activity authorized by the FTZ Board 

included manufacturing over–thecounter pharmaceutical products 

containing ibuprofen, aspirin and 

acetaminophen. Subsequent to the 

issuance of the Board Order, additional 

information emerged which raised 

potential issues with respect to some of 

the ibuprofen–related information 

presented in the Perrigo application; 

that application had been among the 

bases for the FTZ Board’s approval of 

manufacturing at Subzone 43D. The 

FTZ staff then conducted a preliminary 

inquiry into the matter and found that 

the additional information appeared to 

raise questions that warranted 

consideration by the FTZ Board. 

The FTZ Board’s review in this matter 

will consider whether new information 

requires modification of the authority 

granted for Subzone 43D with respect to 

ibuprofen and products containing 

ibuprofen. The review will focus 

primarily on updated information 

regarding: Perrigo’s ibuprofen sourcing 

patterns and plans, and industry–wide 

patterns; international competition in 

finished products containing ibuprofen; 

potential effects on domestic suppliers; 

the scope of FTZ benefits for Perrigo; 

and the net economic effect of Perrigo’s 

use of FTZ procedures with respect to 

these products. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Information 

submitted for the record generally 

should be in a non–proprietary format. 

If there is a need to submit business 

proprietary information, it should be 

appropriately marked and accompanied 

by a public version. Submissions 

(original and 3 copies) shall be 

addressed to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary at one of the following 

addresses: 

1. Submissions Via Express/Package 

Delivery Services: Foreign–Trade-Zones 

Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Franklin Court Building - Suite 4100W, 

1099 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 

20005; or 

2. Submissions Via the U.S. Postal 

Service: Foreign–Trade-Zones Board, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, FCB - 

Suite 4100W, 1401 Constitution Ave. 

NW, Washington, D.C. 20230. 

The closing period for their receipt is 

November 14, 2005. 

Dated: September 8, 2005. 

Dennis Puccinelli, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–18353 Filed 9–14–05; 8:45 am] 

Billing Code: 3510–DS–S