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Notices Federal Register

56622 

Vol. 70, No. 187 

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 

JOINT BOARD FOR THE 

ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES 

Advisory Committee on Actuarial 

Examinations; Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment 

of Actuaries. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Executive Director of the 

Joint Board for the Enrollment of 

Actuaries gives notice of a closed 

meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Actuarial Examinations. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

October 17, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Segal Company, 101 North Wacker 

Drive, Suite 500, Chicago, IL. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick W. McDonough, Executive 

Director of the Joint Board for the 

Enrollment of Actuaries, 202–622–8225. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the Advisory 

Committee on Actuarial Examinations 

will meet at the Segal Company, 101 

North Wacker Drive, Suite 500, Chicago, 

IL on Monday, October 17, 2005, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

discuss topics and questions, which 

may be recommended for inclusion on 

future Joint Board examinations in 

actuarial mathematics, pension law and 

methodology referred to in 29 U.S.C. 

1242(a)(1)(B). 

A determination has been made as 

required by section 10(d) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., 

that the subject of the meeting falls 

within the exception to the open 

meeting requirement set forth in Title 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and that the public 

interest requires that such meeting be 

closed to public participation. 

Dated: September 16, 2005. 

Patrick W. McDonough, 

Executive Director, Joint Board for the 

Enrollment of Actuaries. 

[FR Doc. 05–19391 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Notice of Guidelines for Public 

Involvement in Establishing Recreation 

Fee Areas and for Demonstrating How 

the Public Was Informed on the Use of 

Recreation Fee Revenues 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA; National 

Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of 

Reclamation, DOI. 

ACTION: Establishment of interagency 

guidelines. 

SUMMARY: This notice establishes 

guidelines on public participation and 

public outreach for the United States 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, and the United States 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service; United States Fish and 

Wildlife Service; Bureau of Land 

Management; and Bureau of 

Reclamation (the cooperating agencies). 

The guidelines apply to the 

establishment of new recreation fee 

areas and the demonstration of how the 

cooperating agencies have informed the 

public on the use of recreation fee 

revenues. In addition, each cooperating 

agency will determine specific public 

involvement opportunities based on 

local needs and interests. Detailed 

guidance on public involvement will be 

incorporated in each agency’s 

directives, manuals, or orders. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: These guidelines are 

effective September 28, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Stephens, Recreation and 

Heritage Resources Staff, USDA Forest 

Service, (202) 205–1701; Lee Larson, 

Bureau of Land Management Recreation 

Fee Program, (202) 452–5168; Jane 

Anderson, National Park Service, (202) 

513–7087; Rebecca Halbe, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, (703) 358–2365; or 

Bruce Brown, Bureau of Reclamation, 

(202) 513–0599. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In accordance with Section 804(c) of 

the Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (REA) (16 U.S.C. 

6803(c)), the United States Department 

of Agriculture, Forest Service (FS), and 

the United States Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation), United States Fish and 

Wildlife Service (FWS), and National 

Park Service (NPS), referred to 

collectively as the cooperating agencies, 

are jointly publishing these public 

involvement guidelines. These 

guidelines address public involvement 

in the establishment of any new 

recreation fee areas and describe how 

the cooperating agencies will 

demonstrate how they have informed 

the public on the use of recreation fee 

revenues. 

The cooperating agencies are 

responsible for management of Federal 

lands, resources, and waters and 

enhancing the public’s knowledge, use, 

and appreciation of these lands, 

resources, and waters. The cooperating 

agencies agree to work together to 

implement the public involvement 

requirements in REA efficiently and 

effectively. The goals of the public 

involvement guidelines are to provide 

the public with opportunities to be 

actively engaged in establishment of any 

new recreation fee areas and to provide 

for effective ways to demonstrate 

annually how the public has been 

informed of how recreation fee revenues 

are spent. In addition, REA provides the 

FS and BLM with additional 

opportunities for public involvement 

through the establishment of Recreation 

Resource Advisory Committees. The 

public will also have opportunities to 

work with the cooperating agencies in 

recommending how the recreation fees 

will be spent. 

II. Establishment of New Recreation Fee 

Areas 

The cooperating agencies will 

integrate public involvement 

opportunities in any decision to 

establish new recreation fee areas. 

REA applies to the Secretary of 

Agriculture as to National Forest System 

lands and the Secretary of the Interior 

as to lands managed by NPS, FWS, 

BLM, and Reclamation (16 U.S.C. 

6801(10)). As required by Section 804(b) 

of REA (16 U.S.C. 6803(b)), the 

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Secretary with jurisdiction will publish 

a Federal Register notice of the 

establishment of each new recreation fee 

area 6 months prior to its establishment. 

The cooperating agencies will identify 

outreach efforts to encourage public 

involvement in establishment of new 

recreation fee areas. Outreach efforts 

may include recreation fee site visits, 

public meetings, focus groups, 

newsletters, and Web sites. 

Public involvement opportunities will 

include sharing plans developed by the 

cooperating agencies for establishment 

of any recreation fee areas. These plans 

generally will contain (1) a description 

of the new recreation fee areas; (2) a 

financial analysis, including projected 

development, operating, and 

maintenance costs and projected income 

for the fee area; (3) an analysis of 

existing private and public facilities or 

services in the vicinity of the fee area 

that may compete with it, and (4) a 

description of how the cooperating 

agencies will inform the public as to 

how the fees collected at the area are 

spent. 

In addition, each cooperating agency 

will determine specific public 

involvement opportunities based on 

local needs and interests. Detailed 

guidance on public involvement will be 

incorporated in each cooperating 

agency’s directives, manuals, or orders. 

III. Demonstrating Annually How the 

Public Was Informed of the Use of 

Recreation Fee Revenues 

The cooperating agencies annually 

will post notices at each recreation fee 

area informing the public of the use or 

anticipated use of recreation fees 

collected at that site during the previous 

year. In addition, in the triennial report 

to Congress on the recreation fee 

program required by Section 809 of REA 

(16 U.S.C. 6808), the cooperating 

agencies will describe how they have 

informed the public about the use of 

recreation fee revenues. This 

information will also be made available 

on cooperating agencies’ Web sites. 

Dated: September 15, 2005. 

Mark Rey, 

Under Secretary, Natural Resources and 

Environment, Department of Agriculture. 

Dated: August 12, 2005. 

P. Lynn Scarlett, 

Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management and 

Budget, Department of the Interior. 

[FR Doc. 05–19332 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Economic Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Collect Information 

AGENCY: Economic Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) and Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 

part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 

1995), this notice announces the 

Economic Research Service’s (ERS) 

intention to request approval for a new 

information collection from the U.S. 

population. The study will collect data 

on consumers’ food purchase decisions, 

consumers’ knowledge of food safety 

and nutrition, and how safety and 

nutrition information is influencing 

purchase decisions. The information 

will be collected four times a year, about 

once per quarter. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 2, 2005 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Requests for additional 

information concerning this notice 

should be directed to Abebayehu 

Tegene, Food Markets Branch, Food and 

Rural Economics Division, Economic 

Research Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1800 M St., NW., 

Washington, DC 20036–5831. Submit 

electronic comments to 

ategene@ers.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Rapid Consumer Response 

Survey. 

OMB Number: Not yet assigned. 

Expiration Date: Three years from 

date of issuance. 

Type of Request: Approval for a new 

collection of information to be 

administered by AC Nielsen. 

Abstract: The Economic Research 

Service (ERS), as the lead economic 

research arm of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, has the responsibility to 

conduct economic research supporting 

the mission of the Department. This 

responsibility includes conducting 

research and providing information to 

Department officials on economic issues 

related to food safety, nutrition and 

health (including factors related to food 

choices), expenditure and consumption 

patterns at and away from home, food 

prices, food assistance programs, 

nutrition education, and food industry 

structure. 

USDA faces many demands where 

information about consumer behavior is 

necessary. However, there are few 

sources of such data. These sources, 

such as the National Health and 

Nutrition Examination Survey 

(NHANES), are based on large-scale 

surveys. Large-scale surveys often take 

several years for planning, surveying, 

and data management. Consequently, 

data are a few years old when released. 

Policies guided by market conditions 

have to contend with the fact that 

markets may change quickly as 

consumers respond to emerging food 

safety issues or new nutrition messages. 

To make best use of the large-scale 

surveys, researchers must be able to 

forecast important issues, sorting out 

which are transitory and which are 

more permanent. To better assess issues 

of importance to consumers and to 

agriculture, a pilot survey is being 

proposed that will address topical 

issues in consumer behavior. Each 

quarter a panel of consumers will be 

asked about one important issue they 

face. With this focused approach, 

knowledge will be gained about how to 

ask questions about safety, nutrition, 

and other issues without alarming 

consumers or guiding consumers’

responses. 

The quarterly surveys will be 

administered by AC Nielsen, a private 

data management and survey firm, to 

members of a pre-recruited panel of 

participants. The survey is to be 

completed online using the Internet. 

Administering the survey through the 

Internet will reduce the burden on 

respondents because the survey can be 

answered more quickly by computer 

than over the phone or in person, and 

because respondents can complete the 

survey at a time convenient to them. 

The panel participants have already 

provided AC Nielsen with household 

and personal characteristics such as 

family income, education, ethnicity, 

household composition, and region 

where they live. Thus, this information 

will not have to be obtained for the 

surveys. They also report all grocery 

purchases, including produce, meats 

and other random weight products, 

through the use of scanners that have 

been placed in their homes. By using 

the AC Nielsen panel of consumers, 

research can be conducted that links 

stated positions with actual market 

behavior. So, even if the panel members 

may not be representative of the U.S. 

population, the survey will give insight 

into how new issues influence markets. 

Such knowledge will help guide the 

design of large-scale surveys, and help 

sort out what issues ought to be 

addressed in this venue. The 

information gained from this pilot study 

will help researchers formulate their