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chemical products that may be used in 

direct wildland fire suppression 

operations prior to their use on lands 

managed by the FS. Safe products do 

not include ingredients that create an 

enhanced risk, in typical use, to either 

the firefighters involved or the public in 

general. 

Need and Use of the Information: FS 

will collect the listing of individual 

ingredients and quantity of these 

ingredients in the formulation of a 

product being submitted for evaluation 

in order to test the products. The entity 

submitting the information provides the 

FS with the specific ingredients used in 

its product and identifies the specific 

source of supply for each ingredient. For 

Long-term retardant products the FS 

requires that a Technical Data Form be 

completed, the information collected 

here is specific mixing requirements 

and hydration requirements of gumthickened retardants. The information 

provided will allow the FS to search the 

List of Known and Suspected 

Carcinogens, as well as the Environment 

Protection Agency’s List of Highly 

Hazardous Materials, to determine if 

any of the ingredients appear on any of 

these lists. Without the information FS 

would not be able to assess the safety of 

the wildland fire chemicals utilized on 

FS managed land, since the specific 

ingredients and the quantity of each 

ingredients used in a formulation would 

not be known. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 3. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (once). 

Total Burden Hours: 56. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board Meeting 

AGENCY: Research, Education, and 

Economics, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

announces a meeting of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board. This meeting is open to the 

general public. 

DATES: The National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board will meet 

October 18–20, 2005. 

The public may file written comments 

before or up to two weeks after the 

meeting with the contact person. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Best Western Capitol Skyline 

Hotel, 10 I Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20024–4299. You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: Mail/ 

Hand-delivery: National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board Office; U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; Room 344–

A, Jamie L. Whitten Building; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2255; Fax: (202) 

720–6199; E-mail: 

dhanfman@csrees.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director, 

National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, Education, and Economics 

Advisory Board, (202) 720–3684. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

Tuesday, October 18, 2005, 10 a.m. to 12 

p.m., an Orientation Session for new 

National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, Education, and Economics 

Advisory Board (the Board) members 

will be held. The full Board meeting 

will convene at 1:30 p.m. with 

introductory remarks provided by the 

Chair of the Board and U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) officials. There 

will be introductions of Board members 

followed by a general Board business 

session, and election of Executive 

Committee officers. The Research, 

Education, and Economics (REE) 

mission area will respond on behalf of 

the Secretary to several Board 

recommendations made to USDA and 

REE over the past year, followed by 

Board questions and discussion. At 4 

p.m., a professional staff member from 

the Agriculture Committee or 

Appropriations Subcommittee of U.S. 

Congress will be invited to provide 

perspectives on key food, fiber, and 

agricultural-related issues in Congress 

and share ideas on the Board’s future 

role. This will be followed with 

comments on the 2007 Farm Bill as it 

relates to REE issues. A period will be 

open for public comments, and the 

meeting will adjourn at 5 p.m. An 

evening meeting will be held from 6 

p.m. to 9 p.m. on ‘‘Critical Crossroads in 

Agriculture: Implications & 

Expectations for Research, Education, 

Extension & Economics.’’ Focus leaders 

will stimulate discussion on three 

specific mini-sessions within this 

theme: (1) Mitigating the Risk of 

Emerging Diseases Transmissible to 

Humans; (2) Changes in Rural America 

and Links to Research, Education, and 

Economics; and (3) Strengthening 

Partnerships. USDA’s National 

Agricultural Library (NAL) will feature 

its role in serving REE, USDA, LandGrant partners, and the Nation’s 

citizenry on critical food, fiber, natural 

resources, and forestry issues. 

On Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 

from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the three minisessions will be held to obtain expert 

input by stakeholders on the respective 

focus areas, with emphasis on the role 

that USDA’s research, education, and 

economics can plan in addressing the 

issues. The floor will be open for public 

comments from 5:35 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. 

followed by adjournment. 

On Thursday, October 20, 2005, there 

will be an important wrap-up of initial 

findings from the three mini focus 

sessions held the prior day, followed by 

public comments and adjournment of 

the Board meeting at 9 a.m. The Board’s 

Specialty Crop Committee will hold an 

information gathering Listening Session 

following the Board Meeting. The 

Listening Session will be from 9:30 a.m. 

to 4:45 p.m. and on Friday, October 20, 

2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the 

same hotel location in Washington, DC 

(see 70 FR 54350 September 14, 2005). 

Expert panelists will provide input on 

specific topics related to specialty crops 

and will suggest ways that research, 

extension, and economics can best 

support the needs of the specialty crop 

industry. The Listening Session will 

provide the Specialty Crop Committee 

with input to respond to its charge by 

Congress. Board members and interested 

individuals are encouraged to attend 

both public meetings. 

Written comments by attendees or 

other interested stakeholders will be 

welcomed for the public record before 

and up to two weeks following the 

Board meeting (by close of business 

Thursday, November 3, 2005). All 

statements will become a part of the 

official record of the Board and will be 

kept on file for public review in the 

Board’s office. For a copy of the draft 

agenda, please get in touch with the 

contact person cited above. 

Done at Washington, DC this 28th day of 

September, 2005. 

Merle D. Pierson, 

Deputy Under Secretary, Research, 

Education, and Economics. 

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