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Vol. 70, No. 207 

Thursday, October 27, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Sheep Industry Improvement 

Center; Solicitation of Nominations of 

Board Members 

AGENCY: National Sheep Industry 

Improvement Center, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice: Invitation to submit 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The National Sheep Industry 

Improvement Center announces that it 

is accepting nominations for the Board 

of Directors of the National Sheep 

Industry Improvement Center for three 

voting directors’ positions whose terms 

expire on February 13, 2006. Two 

positions are for members who have 

expertise in finance and management 

and one position is for an active 

producer of sheep or goats. Board 

members manage and oversee the 

Center’s activities. Nominations may 

only be submitted by National 

organizations that consist primarily of 

active sheep or goat producers in the 

United States and who have as their 

primary interest the production of sheep 

or goats in the United States. 

Nominating organizations should 

submit: 

(1) Substantiation that the nominating 

organization is national in scope, 

(2) The number and percent of 

members that are active sheep or goat 

producers, 

(3) Substantiation of the primary 

interests of the organization, and 

(4) An Advisory Committee 

Membership Background Information 

form (Form AD–755) for each nominee. 

This action is taken in accordance 

with 7 U.S.C. 2008j(f) which establishes 

the powers and composition of the 

Board of Directors for the National 

Sheep Industry Improvement Center. 

DATES: Completed nominations must be 

received no later than December 12, 

2005. Nominations received after that 

date will not be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations and 

statements of qualifications to Jay B. 

Wilson, Executive Director/CEO, 

National Sheep Industry Improvement 

Center, USDA, PO Box 23483, 

Washington, DC 20026–3483 if using 

the U.S. Postal Service or Room 2117, 

South Agriculture Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250 if using other 

carriers. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay 

B. Wilson, Executive Director/CEO, 

National Sheep Industry Improvement 

Center, USDA, PO Box 23483, 

Washington, DC 20026–3483 if using 

the U.S. Postal Service or Room 2117, 

South Agriculture Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250 if using other 

carriers. Forms and other information 

can be found at http://www.nsiic.org. 

Telephone (202) 690–0632, (This is not 

a toll free number.) Fax 202–720–1053. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Sheep Industry Improvement 

Center (NSIIC), or Sheep Center 

(Center), is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 

2008j. The Center shall (1) promote 

strategic development activities and 

collaborative efforts by private and State 

entities to maximize the impact of 

Federal assistance to strengthen and 

enhance production and marketing of 

sheep or goat products in the United 

States; (2) optimize the use of available 

human capital and resources within the 

sheep or goat industries; (3) provide 

assistance to meet the needs of the 

sheep or goat industry for infrastructure 

development, business development, 

production, resource development, and 

market and environmental research; (4) 

advance activities that empower and 

build the capacity of the United States 

sheep or goat industry to design unique 

responses to special needs of the sheep 

or goat industries on both a regional and 

national basis; and (5) adopt flexible 

and innovative approaches to solving 

the long-term needs of the United States 

sheep or goat industry. 

The management of NSIIC is vested in 

a Board of Directors that is appointed 

by, and reports to the Secretary of 

Agriculture. The Board of Directors is 

composed of seven voting members of 

whom four are active producers of 

sheep or goats in the United States, two 

have expertise in finance and 

management, and one has expertise in 

lamb, wool, goat or goat product 

marketing. Of the three open positions, 

Two positions are for members who 

have expertise in finance and 

management and one position is for an 

active producer of sheep or goats. The 

Board also includes two non-voting 

members, the Under Secretary of 

Agriculture for Rural Development and 

the Under Secretary of Agriculture for 

Research, Education, and Economics. 

The Executive Director serves as the 

CEO. 

The Secretary of Agriculture shall 

appoint the voting members from the 

submitted nominations. Member’s term 

of office shall be three years. Voting 

members are limited to two terms. The 

three positions for which nominees are 

sought are currently held by members 

completing their first term and are all 

eligible for reappointment. 

The Board shall meet not less than 

once each fiscal year, but is likely to 

meet at least quarterly. Board members 

will not receive compensation for 

serving on the Board of Directors, but 

shall be reimbursed for travel, 

subsistence, and other necessary 

expenses. 

The statement of qualifications of the 

individual nominees is being obtained 

by using Form AD–755, which can be 

accessed at www.nsiic.org. The 

requirements of this form are approved 

under OMB number 0505–0001. 

Dated: October 21, 2005. 

Jay B. Wilson, 

Executive Director/ CEO, National Sheep 

Industry Improvement Center. 

[FR Doc. 05–21418 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. 05–077–1] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Animal Identification System; 

Cooperative Agreements for Field 

Trials and Research Projects 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New information collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this