6408 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 24 / Monday, February 7, 2005 / Notices 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) is charged with preventing the 

introduction into, and dissemination 

and establishment of plant pests in the 

United States. The statutory 

requirements for the information 

collection activity are found in the Plant 

Pest Act (PPA). The regulations in 7 

CFR part 340 implement the provisions 

of the PPA by providing the information 

necessary to establish conditions for 

proposed introductions of certain 

genetically engineered organisms and 

products which present a risk of plant 

pest introduction. APHIS will collect 

information using several APHIS forms. 

Need and Use of the Information:

APHIS will collect the information 

through a notification procedure or a 

permit requirement to ensure that 

certain genetically engineered 

organisms, when imported, moved 

interstate, or released into the 

environment, will not present a risk of 

plant pest introduction. The information 

collected through the petition process is 

used to determine whether a genetically 

engineered organism will pose a risk to 

agriculture or the environment if grown 

in the absence of regulations by APHIS. 

The information is also provided to 

State departments of agriculture for 

review, and made available to the public 

and private sectors on the Internet to 

ensure that all sectors are kept informed 

concerning any potential risks posed 

through the use of genetic engineering 

technology. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit; Not-for-profit 

intstitutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 97. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,676.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Export Certification, 

Accreditation of Non-Government 

Facilities. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0130. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Department of Agriculture is 

responsible for preventing plant 

diseases or insect pests from entering 

the United States, as well as the spread 

of pests not widely distributed in the 

United States, and eradicating those 

imported when eradication is feasible. 

The Plant Quarantine Act and the 

Federal Pest Act authorize the 

Department to carry out this mission. 

The regulations in 7 CFR part 353 allow 

non-government facilities (such as 

commercial laboratories and private 

inspection services) to be accredited by 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) to perform specific 

laboratory testing or phytosanitary 

inspections that could serve as the basis 

for issuing Federal phytosanitary 

certificates, phytosanitary certificates 

for reexport, or export certificates for 

processed plant products. APHIS 

provides export certification services to 

assure other countries that the plants 

and plant products they are receiving 

from the United States are free of plant 

diseases and insect pests. 

Need and Use of the Information:

APHIS will collect information for 

applications submitted by operator/

owner of a non-government facility 

seeking accreditation to conduct 

laboratory testing or phytosanitary 

inspection. The application should 

contain the legal name and full address 

of the facility, the name, address, 

telephone and fax numbers of the 

facility’s operator, a description of the 

facility, and a description of the specific 

laboratory testing or phytosanitary 

inspection services for which the 

facility is seeking accreditation. If the 

activities are not conducted properly, 

APHIS export certification program 

would be compromised, causing a 

disruption in plant and plant product 

exports that could prove financially 

damaging to U.S. exporters. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit. 

Number of Respondents: 15. 

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 315.

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Siskiyou County Resource Advisory 

Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Siskiyou County 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Yreka, California, February 21, 2005. 

The meeting will include routine 

business, the review and 

recommendation for implementation of 

submitted project proposals, and 

presentations of large project concept 

papers.

DATES: The meeting will be held 

February 21, 2005, from 4 p.m. until 7 

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Yreka High School Library, Preece 

Way, Yreka, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don 

Hall, RAC Coordinator, Klamath 

National Forest, (530) 841–4468 or 

electronically at donaldhall@fs.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Public 

comment opportunity will be provided 

and individuals will have the 

opportunity to address the Committee at 

that time.

Dated: January 31, 2005. 

Margaret J. Boland, 

Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 05–2274 Filed 2–4–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Notice of Settlement Pursuant to 

CERCLA; Butte Highlands Mill Site, 

Silver Bow County, MT

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of settlement.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act, as 

amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), 

notice is hereby given of an 

administrative settlement for recovery of 

past response costs with the Butte 

Highlands Mining Company (the 

Settling Party) concerning the Butte 

Highlands Mill Site, Silver Bow County, 

Montana (‘‘the Site’’). Under the 

settlement, the Settling Party has agreed 

to pay the Forest Service $100,000 to 

reimburse it for a portion of the 

response costs incurred at the Site. 

Pursuant to section 122(h)(1) of 

CERCLA, 42, U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), the 

USDA Forest Service Northern Region 

has agreed to forego the collection of 

substantial remaining past response 

costs at the Site from the Settling Party 

because of the company’s inability to 

pay any additional amount. The 

settlement includes a covenant not to 

sue the Settling Party pursuant to 

Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 

U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), with regard to 

the Site. 

For thirty (30) days following the date 

of publication of this notice, the United 

States will receive written comments 

relating to the settlement. The United 

States will consider all comments 

received and may modify or withdraw 

its consent to the settlement if 

comments received disclose facts or 

consideration which indicate that the 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 24 / Monday, February 7, 2005 / Notices 6409

1The EAR, which are currently codified at 15 

CFR Parts 730–774 (2004), are issued under the 

Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 

U.S.C. app. 2401–2420—) (2000) (the ‘‘Act’’). From 

August 21, 1994 through November 12, 2000, the 

Act was in lapse. During that period, the President, 

through Executive Order 12924, which had been 

extended by successive Presidential Notices, the 

last of which was August 3, 2000 ((3 CFR, 2000 

Comp. 397 (2001)), continued the EAR in effect 

under the International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1707 (2000)) 

(‘‘IEEPA’’). On November 13, 2000, the Act was 

reauthorized and it remained in effect through 

August 20, 2001. Since August 21, 2001, the Act has 

been in lapse and the President, through Executive 

Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp 

783 (2002)), as extended by the Notice of August 

6, 2004, (69 Federal Register 48763 (August 10, 

2004)), continued the Regulations in effect under 

the IEEPA.

2Triggered spark gaps are electronic switches that 

deliver a very high voltage with a very short delay 

once switched. Triggered spark gaps are used in 

medical lithotripters to disintegrate gallstones and 

kidney stones and are also used as triggers for 

nuclear weapons.

3Oscilloscopes are used for testing and assembly 

of electronic equipment, and can be used in the 

development of nuclear weapons. The oscilloscopes 

in question are controlled under ECCN 3A292 and 

require a license for export to Pakistan for nuclear 

non-proliferation reasons.

settlement is inappropriate, improper, 

or inadequate. The United States’

response to any comments received will 

be available for public inspection at the 

Butte Ranger District, 1820 Meadowlark 

Lane, Butt, Montana, 59701 and at the 

offices of the USDA Forest Service 

Northern Region, Federal Building, 

Missoula, Montana, 59807.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 9, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the proposed settlement are 

available for public inspection at the 

Butte Ranger District, 1820 Meadowlark 

Lane, Butte, Montana, 59701 and at the 

office of the USDA Forest Service 

Northern Region, Federal Building, 

Missoula, Montana, 59807. For 

technical information or a copy of the 

proposed settlement, contact Bob 

Wintergerst at the Northern Regional 

Office at 406–329–3036. For legal 

information or a copy of the proposed 

settlement, contact Michael R. Hope 

with USDA’s Office of the General 

Counsel, (303) 275–5545. Comments 

should reference the Butte Highlands 

Mill Site, Silver Bow County, Montana, 

and should be addressed to Michael R. 

Hope, USDA Office of the General 

Counsel, PO Box 25005, Denver, CO 

80225–0005.

Dated: February 1, 2005. 

Kathleen McAllister, 

Deputy Regional Forester.

[FR Doc. 05–2249 Filed 2–4–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of the Advisory Committee on 

Agriculture Statistics Meeting

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. c10, the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 

announces a meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Agriculture Statistics.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carol House, Executive Director, 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture 

Statistics, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 4117 South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–2000. 

Telephone: (202) 720–4333, Fax: (202) 

720–9013, or e-mail: 

chouse@nass.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture 

Statistics, which consists of 25 members 

appointed from 7 categories covering a 

broad range of agricultural disciplines 

and interests, has scheduled a meeting 

on February 22–23, 2005. During this 

time the Advisory Committee will 

discuss topics including Census of 

Agriculture, NASS Special Activities, 

Publications, Accomplishments for 

2004, Subcommittee reports, and 

Agriculture Finance. 

Dates and Locations: The Committee 

meeting will be held 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m. 

on Tuesday, February 22, and 8 a.m.–

4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23, 

with an opportunity for public 

questions and comments at 3:30 p.m. on 

February 23, the Marriott Crystal City at 

Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson 

Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 

22202. 

Type of Meeting: Open to the public. 

Comments: The public may file 

written comments to the USDA 

Advisory Committee contact person 

before or within a reasonable time after 

the meeting. All statements will become 

a part of the official records of the 

USDA Advisory Committee on 

Agriculture Statistics and will be kept 

on file for public review in the office of 

the Executive Director, Advisory 

Committee on Agriculture Statistics, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Washington, DC 20250.

Dated January 25, 2005, at Washington, DC. 

R. Ronald Bosecker, 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service.

[FR Doc. 05–2279 Filed 2–4–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Action Affecting Export Privileges; 

Pakland PME Corporation and 

Humayun Khan; Order Temporarily 

Denying Export Privileges

In the Matter of: Pakland PME Corporation, 

Unit 7 & 8, 2nd Floor, Mohammadi Plaza, 

Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area, F–6/4, Islamabad–

44000, Pakistan, and, Humayun Khan, Unit 

7 & 8, 2nd Floor, Mohammadi Plaza, Jinnah 

Avenue, Blue Area, F–6/4, Islamabad–44000, 

Pakistan, Respondents.

Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the 

Export Administration Regulations 

(‘‘EAR’’),1 the Bureau of Industry and 

Security (‘‘BIS’’), U.S. Department of 

Commerce, through its Office Export 

Enforcement (‘‘OEE’’), has requested 

that I issue an Order temporarily 

denying the export privileges under the 

EAR of Pakland PME Corporation 

(‘‘Pakland’’), Unit 7 & 8, 2nd Floor, 

Mohammadi Plaza, Jinnah Avenue, Blue 

Area, F–6/4, Islamabad–44000, Pakistan, 

and Humayun Khan (‘‘Khan’’), Unit 7 & 

8, 2nd Floor, Mohammadi Plaza, Jinnah 

Avenue, Blue Area, F–6/4, Islamabad–

44000, Pakistan (hereinafter collectively 

referred to as the ‘‘Respondents’’).

In its request, BIS has presented 

evidence that shows that Pakland and 

Khan, the owner and operator of 

Pakland, conspired with others, known 

and unknown, to cause items subject o 

the EAR to be illegally exported to 

Pakistan, that they caused and 

attempted to cause exports of items 

controlled for nuclear non-proliferation 

reasons to Pakistan with knowledge that 

violations of the EAR would occur, and 

that they took actions intended to evade 

the EAR. 

Specifically, the evidence shows that, 

from July 2003 through January 2004, 

Respondents conspired to have triggered 

spark gaps 2 and oscilloscopes 3 items 

included on the Commerce Control List 

and controlled for nuclear nonproliferation reasons, exported from the 

United States to Pakistan without the 

required BIS export licenses. The 

evidence also shows that Respondents 

developed and implemented a scheme 

to avoid the requirements of the EAR by 

causing these items exported through 

South Africa to Pakistan. More 

specifically, pursuant to direction from 

Respondents, on or about August 1, 

2003, a purchase order for 200 triggered 

spark gaps was submitted to a U.S.