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Vol. 70, No. 195 

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agriculture Research Service 

Office of the Under Secretary, 

Research, Education, and Economics; 

Notice of the Advisory Committee on 

Biotechnology and 21st Century 

Agriculture Meeting 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. II, the United States 

Department of Agriculture announces a 

meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Biotechnology and 21st Century 

Agriculture (AC21). 

DATES: October 24–25, 2005, 8 a.m. to 5 

p.m. on October 24 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

on October 25. Written requests to make 

oral presentations at the meeting must 

be received by the contact person 

identified herein at least three business 

days before the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Room 107A, USDA Jamie L. 

Whitten Building, 12th Street and 

Jefferson Drive, SW., Washington, DC 

2025. Members of the public should 

enter the building through the Jefferson 

Drive entrance. Requests to make oral 

presentations at the meeting may be sent 

to the contact person at USDA, Office of 

the Deputy Secretary, 202 B Jamie L. 

Whitten Federal Building, 12th Street 

and Jefferson Drive, SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Schechtman, Designated 

Federal Official, Office of the Deputy 

Secretary, USDA, Telephone (202) 720– 

3817; Fax (202) 690–4265; E-mail 

mschechtman@ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The tenth 

meeting of the AC21 has been scheduled 

for October 24–25, 2005. The AC21 

consists of 19 members representing the 

biotechnology industry, the seed 

industry, international plant genetics 

research, farmers, food manufacturers, 

commodity processors and shippers, 

environmental and consumer groups, 

and academic researchers. In addition, 

representatives from the Departments of 

Commerce, Health and Human Services, 

and State, and the Environmental 

Protection Agency, the Council on 

Environmental Quality, and the Office 

of the United States Trade 

Representative serve as ‘‘ex officio’’ 

members. 

At this meeting, one new AC21 

member will be introduced and the 

Committee will continue ongoing work 

towards completion of a paper 

examining the impacts of agricultural 

biotechnology on American agriculture 

and USDA over the next 5 to 10 years, 

specifically to review and revise a new 

draft Chair’s text for the paper. 

Background information regarding the 

work of the AC21 will be available on 

the USDA Web site at http:// 

www.usda.gov/agencies/biotech/ 

ac21.html. On October 24, 2005, if time 

permits, reasonable provision will be 

made for oral presentations of no more 

than five minutes each in duration. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public, but space is limited. If you 

would like to attend the meetings, you 

must register by contacting Ms. Dianne 

Harmon at (202) 720–4074, by fax at 

(202) 720–3191 or by E-mail at 

dharmon@ars.usda.gov at least 5 days 

prior to the meeting. Please provide 

your name, title, business affiliation, 

address, and telephone and fax numbers 

when you register. If you require a sign 

language interpreter or other special 

accommodation due to disability, please 

indicate those needs at the time of 

registration. 

Dated: October 5, 2005. 

Bernice Slutsky, 

Special Assistant for Biotechnology. 

[FR Doc. 05–20334 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Fresno County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Fresno County Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Clovis, California. The purpose of the 

meeting is to review funded projects, 

discuss 2006 project submittal process 

and new committee appointments 

regarding the Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self-Determination Act of 

2000 (Public Law 106–393) for 

expenditures of Payments to States 

Fresno County Title II funds. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

November 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sierra National Forest, 1600 

Tollhouse Road, Clovis, California, 

93612. Send written comments to 

Robbin Ekman, Fresno County Resource 

Advisory Committee Coordinator, c/o 

Sierra National Forest, High Sierra 

Ranger District, 29688 Auberry Road, 

Prather, CA 93651 or electronically to 

rekman@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robbin Ekman, Fresno County Resource 

Advisory Committee Coordinator, (559) 

855–5355 ext. 3341. 

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 Payments to States Fresno 

County Title II project matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements and the Committee 

staff before or after the meeting. 

Public sessions will be provided and 

individuals who made written requests 

by August 10, 2004 will have the 

opportunity to address the Committee at 

those sessions. Agenda items to be 

covered include: (1) Call for new 

projects process; (2) Recruitment for 

new members; (3) Review of funded 

projects and (4) Public comments. 

Dated: October 4, 2005. 

Ray Porter, 

District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. 05–20319 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory 

Committee; Caribou-Targhee National 

Forest, Idaho Falls, ID 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.