66818 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2005 / Notices 

mail to Katherine Benham at addresses 

listed in ADDRESSES above. While 

persons wishing to make a presentation 

for Sunset Review and/or Pasture for 

Organic Livestock may sign up at the 

door, advance registration will ensure 

that a person has the opportunity to 

speak during the allotted time and will 

help the NOSB to better manage the 

meeting and to accomplish its agenda. 

Individuals or organizations will be 

given approximately 5 minutes to 

present their views. All persons making 

an oral presentation are requested to 

provide their comments in writing. 

Written submissions may contain 

information other than that presented at 

the oral presentation. 

Written comments may also be 

submitted at the meeting. Persons 

submitting written comments at the 

meeting are asked to provide 30 copies. 

Interested persons may visit the 

NOSB portion of the NOP Web site 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop to view 

available documents prior to the 

meeting. Approximately 6 weeks 

following the meeting interested 

persons will be able to visit the NOSB 

portion of the NOP Web site to view 

documents from the meeting. 

Dated: October 31, 2005. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–22045 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. 05–026N] 

Nominations for the Howard E. 

Bauman Award 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service (FSIS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS), a public 

health regulatory agency committed to 

ensuring that the nation’s commercial 

supply of meat, poultry, and egg 

products is safe, wholesome, and 

correctly labeled and packaged, is 

soliciting nominations for the Howard 

E. Bauman Award. The award was 

created to recognize one or more 

persons who have shown longstanding 

commitment, leadership, and service to 

improving food safety. The Agency is 

interested in receiving nominations of 

persons who have positively affected 

food safety and public health. 

DATES: Submit nominations by 

December 5, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The nomination form is 

available at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

FSISForms/4450–1.pdf. Send 

nominations to Ms. Faye Smith, Special 

Assistant to the Deputy Administrator, 

FSIS, Room 331–E, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

3700. Mailed nominations must be 

postmarked no later than December 5, 

2005. You may also fax nominations to 

Ms. Smith at (202) 690–0550. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Smith at the address above or by 

telephone at (202) 720–7025. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Howard E. Bauman Award is 

named to honor Dr. Howard E. Bauman, 

who was widely recognized for his 

pioneering efforts to develop the Hazard 

Analysis and Critical Control Point 

(HACCP) food safety system. HACCP is 

a preventative system that is designed to 

reduce the occurrence and numbers of 

pathogenic microorganisms on foods, 

particularly meat and poultry products, 

reduce the incidence of foodborne 

illness associated with consumption of 

those products, and provide a 

framework for modernization of the 

meat and poultry inspection system. 

Since its full implementation in 2000, 

HACCP has been the foundation of the 

inspections that are performed daily by 

FSIS inspection program personnel at 

approximately 6,300 Federal meat and 

poultry establishments in the United 

States. The Howard E. Bauman Award 

is the highest food safety honor 

presented by FSIS. The non-monetary 

award was first presented posthumously 

in 2002 to Dr. Bauman. His daughter 

accepted the award on his behalf. In 

2004, the award was presented to Dr. 

Dell Allen of Cargill, Incorporated, for 

his innovations and contributions to the 

meat and poultry industry in the area of 

food safety. 

Eligibility Criteria 

To be eligible for nomination, the 

candidate must meet the following 

criteria: 

• Citizenship. Any U.S. citizen or 

citizens may be nominated. 

• Improving Food Safety. The 

nominee’s contribution must have 

significantly improved food safety and 

public health or have advanced the state 

of science toward that goal. The 

improvement need not be limited to the 

arena of meat, poultry, and egg 

products. The achievement may be of 

service to all citizens and should be 

described in terms meaningful to the lay 

person. 

• Longstanding Commitment, 

Leadership, and Service. The nominee 

overcame challenges or collaborated 

with others to achieve the food safety 

improvement described above. 

• Length. The narrative portion of the 

submitted nomination should not 

exceed two typed, single-spaced pages 

on standard 8.5x11 size paper using a 

font size of at least 12, in a style similar 

to Times New Roman style, and a oneinch margin. No bibliographies, news 

releases, or other documentation should 

be submitted with the completed form. 

• Nominator. Any person or 

organization may nominate a person or 

persons for the award. Nominations 

submitted anonymously will not be 

considered. Nominations for the award 

will be reviewed by the Nomination 

Review Committee appointed by the 

Under Secretary for Food Safety and the 

Administrator of FSIS. The committee 

will rank all nominations that meet the 

basic criteria and forward its 

recommendations to the Under 

Secretary and Administrator. They will 

make the final determination of the 

recipient of the 2005 Howard E. Bauman 

Award, who will then be notified in 

writing. A ceremony will be held to 

present the 2005 award. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that the public, and in particular 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities are aware of this notice, 

FSIS will announce it on-line through 

the FSIS Web page located at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2005 Notices_Index/. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, recalls, and other 

types of information that could affect or 

would be of interest to constituents and 

stakeholders. The update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail 

subscription service consisting of 

industry, trade, and farm groups, 

consumer interest groups, allied health 

professionals, scientific professionals, 

and other individuals who have 

requested to be included. The update 

also is available on the FSIS web page. 

Through Listserv and the web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader, more diverse audience. 

In addition, FSIS offers an electronic 

mail subscription service that provides 

an automatic and customized 

notification when popular pages are 

updated, including Federal Register 

publications and related documents. 

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This service is available at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/ 

email_subscription/ and allows FSIS 

Customers to sign up for subscription 

options in eight categories. Options 

range from recalls to export information 

to regulations, directives, and notices. 

Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves and have the 

option to protect their accounts with 

passwords. 

Done at Washington, DC on October 31, 

2005. 

Barbara J. Masters, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 05–21936 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

ARCHITECTURAL AND 

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 

COMPLIANCE BOARD 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board (Access Board) has scheduled its 

regular business meetings to take place 

in Washington, DC from Monday 

through Wednesday, November 7–9, 

2005, at the times and location noted 

below. 

DATES: The schedule of events is as 

follows: 

Monday, November 7, 2005 

10:30 a.m.–Noon—Committee of the 

Whole on Board Expenditures (Closed 

Session) 

1:30–3:30 p.m.—Ad Hoc Committee on 

Bylaws (Closed Session) 

3:30–5—Ad Hoc Committee on Public 

Rights-of-Way (Closed Session) 

Tuesday, November 8, 2005 

9 a.m.–—Noon Ad Hoc Committee on 

Bylaws (Closed Session) 

1:30–4 p.m.—Committee of the Whole 

on Rulemaking Plan (Closed Session) 

4–5—Ad Hoc Committee on Passenger 

Vessels (Closed Session) 

Wednesday, November 9, 2005 

9–10:30 a.m.—Technical Programs 

Committee 

10:30–Noon—Planning and Budget 

Committee 

1:30–3 p.m.—Board Meeting 

ADDRESSES: On Monday and Tuesday, 

November 7–8, 2005, the meetings will 

be held at the Marriott at Metro Center 

Hotel, 775 12th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. On Wednesday, 

November 9, 2005, the meetings will be 

held at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza 

Hotel, 1001 14th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding the 

meetings, please contact Lawrence W. 

Roffee, Executive Director, (202) 272–

0001 (voice) and (202) 272–0082 (TTY). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the 

Board meeting, the Access Board will 

consider the following agenda items: 

• Approval of the May 11, 2005 Board 

Meeting Minutes. 

• Ad Hoc Committee on Bylaws 

Report. 

• Ad Hoc Committee on Public 

Rights-of-Way Report. 

• Committee of the Whole on 

Rulemaking Report. 

• Ad Hoc Committee on Passenger 

Vessels Report. 

• Technical Programs Committee 

Report. 

• Planning and Budget Committee 

Report. 

All meetings are accessible to persons 

with disabilities. An assistive listening 

system will be available at the Board 

meetings. Members of the general public 

who require sign language interpreters 

must contact the Access Board by 

November 4, 2005. Persons attending 

Board meetings are requested to refrain 

from using perfume, cologne, and other 

fragrances for the comfort of other 

participants. 

Lawrence W. Roffee, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 05–21905 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8150–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 102805C] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Summer Flounder Monitoring 

Committee, Scup Monitoring 

Committee, and Black Sea Bass 

Monitoring Committee, The Joint MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council 

(MAFMC) and the Atlantic States 

Marine Fisheries Commission’s 

(ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and 

Black Sea Bass Industry Advisory 

Panels will hold public meetings. 

DATES: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 

(see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

meeting times). 

ADDRESSES: Sheraton Four Points, 4101 

Island Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153; 

telephone 1–215–492–0400. 

Council Address: Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, Room 

2115, 300 S. New Street, Dover, DE 

19904. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: 302–674–2331, ext. 

19. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Meeting Times and Agenda 

9 a.m.—The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Summer Flounder Monitoring 

Committee, Scup Monitoring 

Committee, and Black Sea Bass 

Monitoring Committee. 

1:30 p.m.—The Joint Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) 

and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 

Commission’s (ASMFC) Summer 

Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 

Industry Advisory Panels. 

The purpose of these meetings is to 

discuss the proposed 2006 recreational 

management measures for summer 

flounder, scup, and black sea bass. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not contained in this agenda may come 

before the Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Council 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Jan Saunders 

(302–674–2331 ext: 18) at the Council 

Office at least five days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Dated: October 31, 2005. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E5–6089 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S