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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 60, No. 54

Tuesday, March 21, 1995

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Advisory Committee on Voluntary

Foreign Aid (ACVFA); Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, notice is hereby given of

a meeting of the Advisory Committee on

Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA).

Date: April 12, 1995 (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

Location: State Department, Loy

Henderson Auditorium, 23rd Street Entrance.

The purposes of the meeting are: To

examine case studies of recent programs

implemented by private voluntary

organizations (PVOs) with USAID support; to

extract ‘‘lessons learned’’ from these case

studies; and to develop recommendations for

improving future USAID/PVO collaboration.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

However, notification by April 7, 1995,

through the advisory committee headquarters

is required. Persons wishing to attend the

meeting must register with Lisa DouglasWatson (703) 351–0243 or Susan Saragi (703)

351–0244 or FAX (703) 351–0228/0212,

providing their name, organization, birthdate

and social security number for security

purposes.

Dated: March 14, 1995.

Louis C. Stamberg,

Office Director, Office of Private and

Voluntary Cooperation, Bureau for

Humanitarian Response.

[FR Doc. 95–6848 Filed 3–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 93–026–2]

RIN 0579–AA61

Introduction of Nonindigenous

Organisms

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of

comment period and notice of public

hearing.

SUMMARY: We are advising the public

that an additional public hearing will be

held to give interested persons in the

State of Hawaii an opportunity for the

oral presentation of data, views, and

arguments regarding a proposed rule

that would establish regulations

governing the introduction (importation,

interstate movement, and release into

the environment) of certain

nonindigenous organisms. We are also

extending by 60 days the period for the

public to comment on the proposed

regulations.

DATES: Consideration will be given only

to comments received on or before May

26, 1995. We will also consider

comments made at a public hearing to

be held in Honolulu, HI, on April 6,

1995, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Please send an original and

three copies of your comments to

Docket No. 93–026–1, Regulatory

Analysis and Development, PPD,

APHIS, Suite 3C03, 4700 River Road

Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.

Please state that your comments refer to

Docket No. 93–026–1. Comments

received may be inspected at USDA,

room 1141, South Building, 14th Street

and Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except holidays. Persons wishing to

inspect comments are requested to call

ahead on (202) 690–2817 to facilitate

entry into the comment reading room.

The public hearing will be held at the

following location: Holiday Inn at the

Airport, 3401 N. Nimitz Highway,

Honolulu, HI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Matthew H. Royer, Chief Operations

Officer, Biological Assessment and

Taxonomic Support, PPQ, APHIS, Suite

4A01, 4700 River Road Unit 133,

Riverdale, MD 20737–1228; (301) 734–

8896.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On January 26, 1995, the Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

published a proposed rule in the

Federal Register (60 FR 5288–5307,

Docket No. 93–026–1) to establish

regulations governing the introduction

(importation, interstate movement, and

release into the environment) of certain

nonindigenous organisms, In that

document, APHIS stated that the

proposed rule appears to be necessary

because the plant pest regulations under

which the movement of certain

nonindigenous organisms are currently

regulated do not adequately address the

introduction of nonindigenous

organisms that may potentially be plant

pests. The proposed regulations would

provide a means of screening certain

nonindigenous organisms prior to their

introduction to determine the potential

plant pest risk associated with a

particular introduction.

In the proposed rule, we announced

that three public hearings would be

held: In Kansas City, MO. on March 6,

1995; in Sacramento, CA, on March 7,

1995; and in Washington, DC, on March

10, 1995. Since the publication of the

proposed rule, we have received

requests that a public hearing also be

held in the State of Hawaii. In response

to those requests, we have scheduled a

fourth public hearing, to be held at the

Holiday Inn at the Airport, 3401 N.

Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI, on April

6, 1995.

As is the case with the tree previously

scheduled hearings, the purpose of the

hearing is to give interested persons an

opportunity for the oral presentation of

data, views, and arguments. Questions

about the content of the proposed rule

may be part of the commenters’ oral

presentations. However, neither the

presiding officer nor any other

representative of APHIS will respond to

the comments at the hearing, except to

clarify or explain provisions of the

proposed rule.

A representative of APHIS will

preside at the public hearing. Any

interested person may appear and may

be heard in person, by attorney, or by

other representative. Written statements

may be submitted and will be made part

of the hearing record. Persons who wish

to speak at a public hearing will be

asked to provide their name and

organization. We ask that anyone who

reads a statement provide two copies to

the presiding officer at the hearing.

The public hearing will begin at 10

a.m. and is scheduled to end at 5:00

p.m., local time. However, the hearing

may be terminated at any time after it

begins if all persons desiring to speak

have been heard. If the number of

speakers at the hearing warrants it, the