2790 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 1996 / Notices

under APHIS’ regulations in 7 CFR part

340. Therefore, the notification

requirements pertaining to regulated

articles under those regulations no

longer apply to the field testing,

importation, or interstate movement of

corn line Bt11 or its progeny. However,

the importation of the subject corn line

or seeds capable of propagation is still

subject to the restrictions found in

APHIS’ foreign quarantine notices in 7

CFR part 319.

National Environmental Policy Act

An environmental assessment (EA)

has been prepared to examine the

potential environmental impacts

associated with this determination. The

EA was prepared in accordance with: (1)

The National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),

(2) Regulations of the Council on

Environmental Quality for

implementing the procedural provisions

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)

USDA regulations implementing NEPA

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part

372; 60 FR 6000–6005, February 1,

1995). Based on that EA, APHIS has

reached a finding of no significant

impact (FONSI) with regard to its

determination that corn line Bt11 and

lines developed from it are no longer

regulated articles under its regulations

in 7 CFR part 340. Copies of the EA and

the FONSI are available upon request

from the individual listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of

January 1996.

Terry L. Medley,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 96–1507 Filed 1–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

Farm Service Agency

National Conservation Review Group;

Meeting

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Conservation

Review Group will meet to consider

recommendations from State and

County Conservation Review Groups

with respect to the operational features

of the Agricultural Conservation

Program (ACP), the Conservation

Reserve Program (CRP), and the

Emergency Conservation Program (ECP).

Comments and suggestions will be

received prior to the NCRG meeting

concerning the ACP, CRP, and ECP

administered by the Farm Service

Agency (FSA).

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for

February 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA), South Building, room 5066, at

14th and Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cheryl Zavodny, FSA, USDA, P.O. Box

2415, room 4768, South Building,

Washington, DC, 20013–2415, telephone

202–720–7333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Conservation Review Group

meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 3

p.m. on February 29, 1996, at the USDA

South Building, room 5066, 14th and

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC. Meeting sessions will

be open to the public.

The agenda will include

consideration of State and County

Conservation Review Group

recommendations for changes in the

administrative procedures and policy

guidelines of the ACP, CRP, and ECP.

An opportunity will be provided for the

public to present comments at the

meeting on these conservation and

environmental programs administered

by FSA.

Because of time constraints and

anticipated participation from interested

individuals and groups, comments will

be limited to not more than 5 minutes.

Individuals or groups interested in

making recommendations may also

make them in writing and submit them

by February 15, 1996, to Cheryl

Zavodny, FSA, USDA, P.O. Box 2415,

room 4768–S, Washington, DC 20013–

2415. The meeting may also include

discussion of current procedures,

criteria, and guidelines relevant to the

implementation of these programs.

Because of limited space, persons

desiring to attend the meeting should

call Cheryl Zavodny at 202–720–7333 to

make reservations.

Signed at Washington, DC, on January 22,

1996.

Grant Buntrock,

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

[FR Doc. 96–1480 Filed 1–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 95–053N]

Nutritional Labeling/Safe Handling

Information Study, Raw Meat and

Poultry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of report.

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing

the availability of the report,

‘‘Nutritional Labeling/Safe Handling

Information Study, Raw Meat and

Poultry.’’ This report summarizes

survey data on actions taken by food

retailers to provide consumers with

nutrition information and safe handling

instructions on raw meat and poultry

products.

DATES: Comments may be submitted at

any time.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

and requests for single copies of the

report to: Charles R. Edwards, Director,

Product Assessment Division,

Regulatory Programs, Food Safety and

Inspection Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250,

Docket #95–053N. Send a selfaddressed, adhesive mailing label to

assist the office in processing requests

for copies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles R. Edwards, Director, Product

Assessment Division, Regulatory

Programs, Food Safety and Inspection

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Washington, DC 20250, (202) 254–2565.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 6, 1993, FSIS published a final

rule, ‘‘Nutrition Labeling of Meat and

Poultry Products,’’ (58 FR 632) that, in

part, established a voluntary nutrition

labeling program for single-ingredient,

raw meat and poultry products.

To determine if significant numbers of

food retailers were participating in the

voluntary nutrition labeling program

and were providing nutrition labeling

for single-ingredient, raw meat and

poultry products, FSIS contracted with

National Retail Tracking Index, Inc.

(NRTI) to collect this data. The survey

showed that of the nearly 2,000 grocery

stores surveyed nationwide, 66.5

percent were providing nutrition

information in accordance with the

voluntary nutrition labeling program

guidelines. When the results are

weighted by the stores’ annual sales

volumes, the participation level rose to

72.2 percent, comfortably exceeding the

target goal of 60 percent.

FSIS will continue to assess retailer

participation in the program every two

years. If significant participation by food

retailers exists, that is, at least 60

percent of all stores that are evaluated

are participating in accordance with the

guidelines, the voluntary nutrition

labeling program will remain in effect.

On March 28, 1994 (59 FR 14528),

FSIS made safety handling instructions

mandatory on the labels of all raw meat