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contains documents other than rules or

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Notices Federal Register

57853 

Vol. 70, No. 191 

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, notice is hereby given of 

a meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA). 

Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 (9 

a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) 

Location: The Ronald Reagan 

Building and International Trade 

Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Atrium Ballroom, Washington, DC 

20005. 

Sudan: Andrew Natsios, 

Administrator, has been invited to 

address the ACVFA on implementation 

of the comprehensive peace agreement 

in Sudan, reconstruction of the South, 

and the ongoing crisis in Darfur. 

USAID’s New Office of Military 

Affairs: Michael Hess, Assistant 

Administrator for the Bureau for 

Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 

Assistance will brief the ACVFA on the 

newly constituted Office of Military 

Affairs and its coordinating role with 

the Department of Defense, the State 

Department’s Office of the Coordinator 

for Reconstruction and Stabilization, 

and USAID’s partners. 

Malaria Initiative and Avian 

Influenza Update: Kent Hill, Acting 

Assistant Administrator for USAID’s 

Bureau for Global Health has been 

invited to discuss the President’s 

initiative on malaria and recent steps to 

address avian influenza. 

The meeting is free and open to the 

public. Persons wishing to attend the 

meeting can register online at http:// 

www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa or 

e-mail their name to Wendy Drake at 

wendy@websterconsulting.com or 

Jocelyn Rowe at jrowe@usaid.gov or 

202–712–4002. 

Dated: September 28, 2005. 

Jocelyn M. Rowe, 

Executive Director, Advisory Committee on 

Voluntary, Foreign Aid (ACVFA), U.S. Agency 

for International Development. 

[FR Doc. 05–19796 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 29, 2005 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Agricultural Research Service 

Title: USDA Biological Shipment 

Record ‘‘ Beneficial Organisms. 

OMB Control Number: 0518–0013. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Biological Control Documentation 

Program records the importation and 

release of foreign biological control 

agents. Provision of the data is entirely 

voluntary and is used to populate the 

USDA ‘‘Release of Beneficial Organisms 

in the United States and Territories’’ 

(ROBO) database. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Agricultural Research Service will 

collect information using forms AD– 

941, 942 and 943, on the biological/ 

control and taxonomic research program 

by recording the introduction and 

release of non-indigenous biological 

control organisms in the pollinators in 

the United States. If information were 

not collected there would be no 

systematic method for the collection of 

such information. 

Description of Respondents: Federal 

Government; Not-for-profit institutions; 

State, local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 40. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 10. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–19821 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Tehama County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Tehama County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Red Bluff, California. Agenda items to 

be covered include: (1) Introduction, (2) 

Approval of Minutes, (3) Public 

Comment, (4) Modoc County Speaker, 

(5) Sub-Committee Reports, (6) 

Chairman’s Perspective, (7) General 

Discussion, (8) County Update, (9) Next 

Agenda. 

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DATES: The meeting will be held on 

October 13, 2005 from 9 a.m. and end 

at approximately 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Lincoln Street School, Conference 

Room A, 1135 Lincoln Street, Red Bluff, 

CA. Individuals wishing to speak or 

propose agenda items must send their 

names and proposals to Jim Giachino, 

DFO, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., Willows, 

CA 95988. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bobbin Gaddini, Committee 

Coordinator, USDA, Mendocino 

National Forest, Grindstone Ranger 

District, PO Box 164, Elk Creek, CA 

95939. (530) 968–5329; e-mail 

ggaddini@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Public input sessions will 

be provided and individuals who made 

written requests by October 11, 2005 

will have the opportunity to address the 

committee at those sessions. 

Dated: September 28, 2005. 

James F. Giachino, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 05–19792 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Meeting of the Agricultural 

Air Quality Task Force 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Air Quality 

Task Force (AAQTF) will meet to 

continue discussions on critical air 

quality issues in relation to agriculture. 

Special emphasis will be placed on 

obtaining a greater understanding about 

the relationship between agricultural 

production and air quality. 

DATES: The meeting will begin on 

Sunday, November 13, 2005, and will 

end on Tuesday, November 15, 2005. 

Individuals with written materials, and 

those who have requests to make oral 

presentations, should contact NRCS at 

the address listed below, on or before 

October 21, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Renaissance Wailea, 3550 Wailea 

Alanui Drive, Wailea-Maui, Hawaii 

96753; telephone: (808) 879–4900. 

Written material and requests to make 

oral presentations should be sent to Dr. 

Diane Gelburd, Designated Federal 

Official, NRCS, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, NW., Room 6158–S, 

Washington, DC 20250. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Questions or comments should be 

directed to Dr. Diane Gelburd, 

Designated Federal Official; telephone: 

(202) 720–2587; fax: (202) 720–2646; 

e-mail: Diane.Gelburd@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

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

2. Additional information concerning 

the AAQTF may be found on the World 

Wide Web at http:// 

www.airquality.nrcs.usda.gov/AAQTF/. 

Draft Agenda of the November 13–15, 

2005 Meeting of the AAQTF 

A. Welcome to Maui, Hawaii 

Local and USDA NRCS officials 

B. Discussion of Minutes From Meeting 

of Previous AAQTF meeting 

C. Subcommittee Presentations 

1. Emerging Issues Committee Report 

2. Research Committee Report 

3. Policy Committee Report 

4. Education/Technology Transfer 

Committee Report 

D. Research and Technical 

Presentations 

E. Environmental Protection Agency 

Update 

F. Next Meeting, Time and Place 

G. Public Input 

(Time will be reserved in the morning 

and afternoon of each daily session 

to receive public comment. 

Individual presentations will be 

limited to 5 minutes). 

Procedural 

This meeting is open to the public. At 

the discretion of the Chair, members of 

the public may give oral presentations 

during the meeting. Those persons 

wishing to make oral presentations 

should identify themselves in person at 

the meeting sign-in desk. A person 

submitting written materials should 

submit 50 copies to Dr. Gelburd no later 

than October 21, 2005. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request special 

assistance at the meeting, please contact 

Dr. Gelburd. USDA prohibits 

discrimination in its programs and 

activities on the basis of race, color, 

national origin, gender, religion, age, 

sexual orientation, or disability. 

Additionally, discrimination on the 

basis of political beliefs and marital or 

family status is also prohibited by 

statutes enforced by USDA (not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs). 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternate means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large 

print, audio tape, etc.) should contact 

the USDA’s Target Center at (202) 720–

2000 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider and employer. 

Signed in Washington, DC on September 

26, 2005. 

Bruce I. Knight, 

Chief. 

[FR Doc. 05–19770 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–06–P 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD 

INVESTIGATION BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

In connection with its investigation 

into the cause of an explosion and fire 

which occurred at BP’s Texas City 

refinery on March 23, 2005, the United 

States Chemical Safety and Hazard 

Investigation Board (CSB) announces 

that it will convene a community 

meeting starting at 6 p.m. at the Charles 

T. Doyle Convention Center, 2010 5th 

Avenue North, Texas City, Texas 77590. 

At the meeting CSB staff will present to 

the Board the preliminary results of 

their investigation into this incident. 

There will be a public comment period 

after the investigators’ presentation. 

At approximately 1:20 p.m. on 

Wednesday, March 23rd, a series of 

explosions occurred at the BP Texas 

City refinery during the restarting of a 

hydrocarbon isomerization unit. Fifteen 

workers were killed and about 170 

others were injured. Many of the victims 

were in or around work trailers located 

near a blowdown drum and stack that 

were open to the atmosphere. The 

explosions occurred when a distillation 

tower flooded with hydrocarbons and 

was overpressurized, resulting in a 

release of flammable hydrocarbons from 

the blowdown stack. After the staff 

presentation, the Board will allow a 

time for public comment. Following the 

conclusion of the public comment 

period, the Board will consider whether 

the preliminary facts presented 

necessitate any recommendations prior 

to the final completion of the Board’s 

investigative report. 

All staff presentations are preliminary 

and are intended solely to allow the 

Board to consider in a public forum the 

issues and factors involved in this case. 

No factual analyses, conclusions or