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Vol. 74, No. 95 

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Resume the Fruit 

Chemical Use Survey Along With Its 

Associated Publication 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of resumption of data 

collection and publication. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) to resume a 

currently approved information 

collection, the Fruit Chemical Use 

Survey, and its associated publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Agricultural Resource 

Management (ARMS), Chemical Use, 

and Post-harvest Chemical Use Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0218. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2011. 

Type of Request: To resume a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, disposition, and prices. The 

Fruit Chemical Use Survey collects data 

regarding chemical usage (herbicides, 

insecticides, and fungicides) and pest 

management practices used on targeted 

fruit crop(s). Information from these 

data collection efforts is used 

extensively by government agencies in 

planning, farm policy analysis, 

scientific research, and program 

administration. This collection was 

suspended on April 4, 2007 due to 

budget constraints. NASS will resume 

this information collection and will 

publish the Agricultural Chemical 

Usage 2009 Fruit Summary on July 28, 

2010. 

Authority: These data are collected under 

authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually 

identifiable data collected under this 

authority are governed by section 1770 of the 

Food Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, 

which requires USDA to afford strict 

confidentiality to non-aggregated data 

provided by respondents. 

Signed at Washington, DC, March 17, 2009. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–11634 Filed 5–18–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Opportunity To Submit 

Content Request for the 2012 Census 

of Agriculture 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

stakeholder input. 

SUMMARY: The National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) is currently 

accepting stakeholder feedback in the 

form of content requests for the 2012 

Census of Agriculture. This census is 

required by law under the ‘‘Census of 

Agriculture Act of 1997,’’ Public Law 

No. 105–113 (7 U.S.C. 2204g). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by August 28, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Requests must address 

items listed in comments section below. 

Please submit requests online at http:// 

www.agcensus.usda.gov/2012/ or via 

mail to: USDA–NASS, Census Content 

Team, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Rm. 6436B, MS 2052, Washington, DC 

20250. 

If you have any questions, send an email to 

censusdatacontentteam@nass.usda.gov 

or call 1–800–727–9540. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

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

720–9013, or e-mail: 

HQ_OA@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

results of the 2007 Census of 

Agriculture were released on February 

4, 2009. For more information, visit 

http://www.agcensus.usda.gov. The U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s National 

Agricultural Statistics is in the process 

of planning the content of the 2012 

Census of Agriculture. We are seeking 

input on ways to improve the Census of 

Agriculture. Recommendations or any 

other ideas concerning the census 

would be greatly appreciated. The 2007 

Census of Agriculture questionnaire 

may be viewed on-line at: http:// 

www.agcensus.usda.gov/ 

2007questionnaire. 

The following justification categories 

must be addressed when proposing a 

new line of questioning for the 2012 

Census of Agriculture: 

1. What data are needed? 

2. Why are the data needed? 

3. At what geographic level are the 

data needed? (U.S., State, County, other) 

4. Who will use these data? 

5. What decisions will be influenced 

with these data? 

6. What surveys have used the 

proposed question before; what testing 

has been done on the question; and 

what is known about its reliability and 

validity. 

7. Draft of the recommended question. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized and considered by NASS in 

preparing the 2012 Census of 

Agriculture questionnaire for OMB 

approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, March 20, 2009. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–11622 Filed 5–18–09; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Kentucky Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a meeting of the Kentucky 

Advisory Committee (Committee) to the 

Commission will convene at 1:30 p.m. 

and adjourn at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, 

May 28, 2009, in Room 340, Gardiner 

Hall, University of Louisville, 

Louisville, Kentucky. The purpose of 

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the meeting is for the Committee to 

discuss its report on voting rights for exfelons and discuss activity plans for 

2010. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The address 

is 61 Forsyth St., SW., Suite 18T40, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Persons wishing 

to e-mail their comments, present their 

comments at the meeting, or who desire 

additional information should contact 

Dr. Peter Minarik, Regional Director, at 

(404) 562–7000 or 800–877–8339 for 

individuals who are deaf, hearing 

impaired, and/or have speech 

disabilities or by e-mail to 

pminarik@usccr.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Regional Office at 

least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Southern Regional Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Persons interested in the 

work of this advisory committee are 

advised to go to the Commission’s Web 

site, http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact 

the Southern Regional Office at the 

above e-mail or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the rules and regulations of 

the Commission and FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, May 13, 2009. 

Christopher Byrnes, 

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. E9–11614 Filed 5–18–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; NMFS Alaska 

Region Vessel Monitoring System 

(VMS) Program 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before July 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Patsy A. Bearden, 907–586– 

7008 or patsy.bearden@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et 

seq)., National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS), Alaska Region, directs a 

satellite-based vessel monitoring 

program to locate fishing vessels and 

monitor compliance with area 

restrictions in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering 

Sea, and Aleutian Islands. The Vessel 

Monitoring System (VMS) allows the 

NMFS Office for Law Enforcement to 

monitor and survey vessels over vast 

expanses of open-water while 

maintaining the confidentiality of 

fishing positions. 

II. Method of Collection 

Automatic Global Positioning System 

(GPS) position reporting starts after 

VMS transceiver installation and power 

activation onboard the vessel. The unit 

is pre-configured and tested for NMFS 

VMS operations. VMS check-in with 

NMFS, by fax, is required one time from 

participants upon VMS installation on a 

vessel. Thereafter, submittal is 

automatic by satellite. 

III. Data 

OMB Control No: 0648–0445. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,842. 

Estimated Time per Response: 12 

minutes for VMS check-in report; 6 

hours for VMS installation; 4 hours for 

VMS maintenance. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 7,640. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $858,151. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: May 13, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–11566 Filed 5–18–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Northwest Region Logbook Family of 

Forms 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before July 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Gary Rule, (503) 230–5424 or 

Gary.Rule@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS), Northwest Region manages the 

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