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cooperating State agencies and poultry 

industry members, serves an essential 

function by acting as liaison between 

the poultry industry and the Department 

in matters pertaining to poultry health. 

In addition, the Committee assists the 

Department in planning, organizing, and 

conducting the NPIP Biennial 

Conference. At the meetings and 

Biennial Conferences, the Committee 

discusses significant poultry health 

issues and makes recommendations to 

improve the NPIP program. 

Tentative topics for discussion at the 

upcoming meetings include: 

1. Salmonella enteritidis in meat-type 

chickens. 

2. Salmonella isolation and 

identification protocol. 

3. Notifiable avian influenza. 

4. Avian mycoplasmosis. 

The meetings will be open to the 

public. The sessions held on September 

1 and 2, 2010, will include delegates to 

the NPIP Biennial Conference. However, 

due to time constraints, the public will 

not be allowed to participate in the 

discussions during either of the 

meetings. Written statements on 

meeting topics may be filed with the 

Committee before or after the meetings 

by sending them to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Written statements may also 

be filed at the meetings. Please refer to 

Docket No. APHIS–2010–0026 when 

submitting your statements. 

This notice of meeting is given 

pursuant to section 10 of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 

2). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day 

of April 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10278 Filed 4–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0046] 

Multi-Agency Informational Meeting 

Concerning Compliance With the 

Federal Select Agent Program; Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This is to notify all interested 

parties, including individuals and 

entities possessing, using, or 

transferring biological agents and toxins 

listed in 7 CFR 331.3, 9 CFR 121.3 and 

121.4, or 42 CFR 73.3 and 73.4, that a 

meeting will be held to provide 

regulatory guidance related to the 

Federal Select Agent Program 

established under the Public Health 

Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness 

and Response Act of 2002. The meeting 

is being organized by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service, the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services’ Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, and the Department of 

Justice’s Federal Bureau of 

Investigation. Issues to be discussed 

include entity registration, security risk 

assessments, biosafety requirements, 

and security measures. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

15, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Persons 

who wish to attend the meeting must 

register by May 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

John Ascuaga’s Nugget Hotel, 1100 

Nugget Avenue, Sparks, NV. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

APHIS: Ms. Sherylyn Roberson, 

Veterinary Permit Examiner, APHIS 

Select Agent Program, VS, ASAP, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 2, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 734– 

5960. 

CDC: Dr. Alia Legaux, Public Health 

Advisor/Inspector, Division of Select 

Agents and Toxins, CDC, 1600 Clifton 

Road MS A–46, Atlanta, GA 30333; 

(404) 718–2000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of 

the Public Health Security and 

Bioterrorism Preparedness and 

Response Act of 2002, ‘‘Enhancing 

Controls on Dangerous Biological 

Agents and Toxins’’ (sections 201 

through 231), provides for the regulation 

of certain biological agents and toxins 

by the Department of Health and Human 

Services (subtitle A, sections 201–204) 

and the Department of Agriculture 

(subtitle B, sections 211–213), and 

provides for interagency coordination 

between the two departments regarding 

overlap agents and toxins (subtitle C, 

section 221). For the Department of 

Health and Human Services, the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC) has been designated as the agency 

with primary responsibility for 

implementing the provisions of the Act; 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) is the agency fulfilling 

that role for the Department of 

Agriculture. CDC and APHIS list select 

agents and toxins in 42 CFR 73.3 and 

73.4, 7 CFR 331.3, and 9 CFR 121.3 and 

121.4, respectively. The Federal Bureau 

of Investigation’s (FBI) Criminal Justice 

Information Service conducts security 

risk assessments of all individuals and 

nongovernmental entities that request to 

possess, use, or transfer select agents 

and toxins. 

The meeting announced here is an 

opportunity for the regulated 

community (i.e., registered entity 

responsible officials, alternate 

responsible officials, and entity owners) 

and other interested individuals to 

obtain specific regulatory guidance and 

information on standards concerning 

biosafety and biosecurity issues related 

to the Federal Select Agent Program. 

Representatives from CDC, APHIS, and 

the FBI will be present at the meeting 

to address questions and concerns. 

Entity registration, security risk 

assessments, biosafety requirements, 

and security measures are among the 

issues that will be discussed. 

All attendees must register in advance 

of the meeting. Interested parties may 

call 1–800–648–1177 to register. In 

addition, registration forms are available 

on the Internet at (http:// 

www.selectagents.gov). All registration 

forms must be submitted by May 15, 

2010. 

Travel directions to John Ascuaga’s 

Nugget Hotel are available on the 

Internet at (http:// 

janugget.travelscream.com/map). RTC 

RIDE Route 21 (from RTC Centennial 

Plaza) serves the hotel. 

If you require special 

accommodations, such as a sign 

language interpreter, please call or write 

one of the individuals listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day 

of April 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10277 Filed 4–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Meetings of the Agricultural Policy 

Advisory Committee for Trade and the 

Agricultural Technical Advisory 

Committees for Trade 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of closed meetings. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Agricultural Policy Advisory 

Committee for Trade (APAC) and the 

Agricultural Technical Advisory 

Committees for Trade (ATACs) will 

hold closed meetings on May 6, 2010. 


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The advisory committees are 

administered by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture and the Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR). 

The meetings are closed to the public in 

accordance with the Trade Act of 1974, 

19 U.S.C. 2155(f)(2), and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)(6). USTR has 

determined that public access to the 

meetings would seriously compromise 

the development by the U.S. 

government of trade policy priorities, 

negotiating objectives, or bargaining 

positions with respect to the operation 

of trade agreements and other matters 

arising in connection with the 

development, implementation, and 

administration of the trade policy of the 

United States. Topics will include Doha 

Round negotiations in the World Trade 

Organization (WTO), WTO accession 

negotiations, and negotiations in 

bilateral and regional free trade 

agreements. 

DATES: The meetings are scheduled for 

May 6, 2010, unless otherwise notified. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lorie Fitzsimmons by phone at (202) 

720–3430 or by e-mail at 

lorie.fitzsimmons@fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The APAC 

is authorized by sections 135(c)(1) and 

(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended 

(Pub. L. 93–618, 19 U.S.C. 2155). The 

purpose of the committee is to advise 

the Secretary of Agriculture and the 

USTR concerning agricultural trade 

policy. The committee is intended to 

ensure that representative elements of 

the private sector have an opportunity 

to express their views to the U.S. 

government. 

The ATACs are comprised of six 

committees covering the following 

commodity sectors: Animals and 

Animal Products; Fruits and Vegetables; 

Grains, Feed and Oilseeds; Processed 

Foods; Sweeteners and Sweetener 

Products and Tobacco; Peanuts and 

Planting Seeds. Each is authorized by 

sections 135(c)(1) and (2) of the Trade 

Act of 1974, as amended (Pub. L. 93– 

618, 19 U.S.C. 2155). These committees 

address the technical aspects of issues 

and provide advice to the benefit of the 

Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR. 

The committees meet at the call of the 

Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR 

through the respective Designated 

Federal Officers depending on the level 

of activity in trade agreement 

negotiations and/or other matters 

concerning the administration of trade 

policy, the needs of the Secretary of 

Agriculture and the USTR, and the 

activity of the technical-level 

committees. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on April 19, 

2010. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10273 Filed 4–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Request for Nominations for 

the Colorado Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII, 

Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations for the Colorado Recreation 

Resource Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: Nominations are being sought 

for certain positions to serve on the 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee (Recreation RAC) operating 

in the state of Colorado for the Forest 

Service and Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM). New members will 

be appointed by the Secretary of 

Agriculture (Secretary) and serve threeyear terms. Members are being sought to 

represent each of the following interests: 

(1) Winter motorized recreation, (2) 

Summer motorized recreation, (3) 

Summer non-motorized recreation, (4) 

Non-motorized outfitter guides, (5) 

Local environmental groups, (6) State 

tourism official, and (7) Indian tribes. 

The public is invited to submit 

nominations for membership on the 

Recreation RAC. Current members who 

have only served one term may also 

apply. Application packets for 

Recreation RACs can be obtained on the 

Web at http://www.fs.fed.us/ 

passespermits/rrac-application.shtml or 

by e-mailing pdevore@fs.fed.us. 

Interested parties may also contact Pam 

DeVore, U.S. Forest Service, 740 Simms 

Street, Golden, CO 80401 or call 303– 

275–5043. 

All nominations must consist of a 

completed application packet that 

includes background information and 

other information that addresses a 

nominee’s qualifications. 

DATES: All applications must be 

received by the appropriate office listed 

below on or before June 15, 2010. This 

timeframe may be extended if officials 

do not receive applications for needed 

positions. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit nominations to the Colorado 

RRAC by U.S. Mail or Express Delivery 

to Pam DeVore, Rocky Mountain 

Regional Office, 740 Simms Street, 

Golden, CO 80401. Nominations may 

also be sent via e-mail to 

pdevore@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anyone wanting further information 

regarding this request for nominations 

may contact the designated federal 

official: Steve Sherwood, Recreation 

RAC DFO, 740 Simms Street, Golden, 

CO 80401 or 303–275–5135. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), 

signed December 2004, requires that the 

Forest Service and the BLM provide 

Recreation RACs with an opportunity to 

make recommendations to the two 

agencies on certain types of proposed 

recreation fee changes. REA allows the 

agencies to use existing advisory 

councils, such as BLM Resource 

Advisory Councils (RACs), or to 

establish new committees as 

appropriate. The Forest Service and 

BLM elected to jointly use existing BLM 

RACs in the states of Arizona, Idaho, the 

Dakotas, Montana, Nevada, New 

Mexico, and Utah. In 2006, the Forest 

Service chartered new Recreation RACs 

for the states of California and Colorado, 

and for the Forest Service Pacific 

Northwest, Eastern and Southern 

Regions. The Forest Service is using an 

existing advisory board for the Black 

Hills National Forest in South Dakota. 

In addition, the Governors of three 

states—Alaska, Nebraska and 

Wyoming—requested that their State be 

exempt from the REA–R/RAC 

requirement, and the two Departments 

concurred with the exemptions. 

Members were appointed to the 

Colorado Recreation RAC in July 2007 

for either two-year or three-year terms. 

The Recreation RACs provide recreation 

fee recommendations to both the Forest 

Service and the BLM. These committees 

make recreation fee program 

recommendations on implementing or 

eliminating standard amenity fees; 

expanded amenity fees; and 

noncommercial, individual special 

recreation permit fees; expanding or 

limiting the recreation fee program; and 

fee-level changes. 

Recreation RAC Composition: Each 

Recreation RAC consists of 11 members 

appointed by the Secretary. REA 

provided flexibility to modify the 

specified membership of the RAC ‘‘as 

appropriate’’ to ensure a fair and 

balanced representation of recreation 

interests. 


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