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sections of the full text notice remain 

unchanged. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Applicants and other interested parties 

are encouraged to contact: Lydia M. 

Astorga, USDA–RMA–RME, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0808, 

(South Building, Room 6625), 

Washington, DC 20250–0808, phone: 

202–260–4728, fax: 202–690–3605, email: RMA.Risk-Ed@rma.usda.gov. You 

may also obtain information regarding 

this announcement from the RMA Web 

site at: http://www.rma.usda.gov/ 

aboutrma/agreements/. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on July 14, 

2009. 

William J. Murphy, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E9–17188 Filed 7–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LS–09–0017] 

Lamb Promotion, Research, and 

Information Program 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service; 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is announcing that lamb 

producers, feeders, seedstock producers, 

and first handlers of lamb and lamb 

products voting in a national 

referendum from February 2, 2009, 

through February 27, 2009, have 

approved the continuation of the Lamb 

Promotion, Research, and Information 

Order (Order). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth R. Payne, Chief; Marketing 

Programs Branch, Livestock and Seed 

Program; Agricultural Marketing Service 

(AMS), USDA, Room 2628–S; STOP 

0251; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; 

Washington, DC 20250–0251, telephone 

number 202/720–1115, fax number 202/ 

720–1125, or by e-mail at: 

Kenneth.Payne@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Commodity Promotion, Research, 

and Information Act of 1996 (Act) (7 

U.S.C. 7411–7425), the Department of 

Agriculture conducted a referendum 

from February 2, 2009, through 

February 27, 2009, among eligible lamb 

producers, feeders, seedstock producers, 

and first handlers of lamb and lamb 

products to determine if the Order 

would continue to be effective. 

Procedures used in conducting this 

referendum are set forth in 7 CFR part 

1280, subpart E. A final rule amending 

this subpart was published in the 

December 16, 2008, issue of the Federal 

Register (73 FR 76193). 

Of the 1,971 valid ballots cast, 1,678 

(85.1 percent) favored and 293 (14.9 

percent) opposed the continuation of 

the Order. Additionally, of those 

persons who cast valid ballots in the 

referendum, those who favored the 

Order accounted for 93 percent of the 

total production voted, and those 

opposed account for 7 percent of the 

total production voted. For the program 

to continue, it must have been approved 

by at least a majority of those persons 

voting for approval who were engaged 

in the production, feeding, or slaughter 

of lambs during calendar year 2008 and 

who also represent a majority of the 

volume of lambs produced, fed, or 

slaughtered. 

Therefore, based on the referendum 

results, the Secretary of Agriculture has 

determined that the required majority of 

eligible voters who voted in the 

nationwide referendum from February 

2, 2009, through February 27, 2009, 

voted to continue the Order. As a result, 

the Lamb Checkoff Program will 

continue to be funded by a mandatory 

assessment on producers, seedstock 

producers (breeders), feeders, and 

exporters at the rate of one-half cent 

($.005) per pound when live ovine 

animals are sold. The first handler, 

primarily packers, pay an additional 

$.30 cents per head on ovine animals 

purchased for slaughter. Importers are 

not assessed. 

STATE REFERENDUM RESULTS

[February 2, 2009, through February 27, 2009] 

Votes Volume voted 

State Yes No Yes No 

Arizona ............................................................................................................. 5 0 50,794 0 

California .......................................................................................................... 126 5 1,099,775 9,188 

Colorado .......................................................................................................... 60 7 950,095 18,590 

Georgia ............................................................................................................ 4 1 244 12 

Idaho ................................................................................................................ 38 1 144,237 1,625 

Illinois ............................................................................................................... 26 5 2,689 1,022 

Indiana ............................................................................................................. 43 4 3,920 939 

Iowa ................................................................................................................. 89 15 409,003 2,353 

Kansas ............................................................................................................. 28 7 13,445 1,496 

Kentucky .......................................................................................................... 24 1 3,741 450 

Maine ............................................................................................................... 15 1 417 4 

Maryland .......................................................................................................... 9 2 1,274 102

Massachusetts ................................................................................................. 7 1 387 41 

Michigan ........................................................................................................... 55 9 15,129 1,768 

Minnesota ........................................................................................................ 66 16 27,367 4,348 

Missouri ............................................................................................................ 39 9 9,605 526 

Montana ........................................................................................................... 146 40 120,837 19,733 

Nebraska .......................................................................................................... 25 10 5,575 2,112 

Nevada ............................................................................................................. 9 1 30,916 6,000 

New Hampshire ............................................................................................... 7 2 844 434 

New Jersey ...................................................................................................... 6 0 377 0 

New Mexico ..................................................................................................... 15 2 7,459 54 

New York ......................................................................................................... 21 10 3,603 5,881 

North Carolina .................................................................................................. 24 1 2,042 307 

North Dakota .................................................................................................... 25 11 8,287 1,425 

Ohio ................................................................................................................. 100 24 19,934 5,209 


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STATE REFERENDUM RESULTS—Continued 

[February 2, 2009, through February 27, 2009] 

Votes Volume voted 

State Yes No Yes No 

Oregon ............................................................................................................. 51 9 37,179 4,373 

Pennsylvania .................................................................................................... 49 11 5,321 30,607 

South Dakota ................................................................................................... 92 43 69,216 82,413 

Tennessee ....................................................................................................... 22 3 1,215 110 

Texas ............................................................................................................... 158 6 203,437 47,536 

Utah ................................................................................................................. 80 3 161,377 4,457 

Virginia ............................................................................................................. 15 7 4,388 997 

Washington ...................................................................................................... 35 0 23,677 0 

West Virginia .................................................................................................... 50 4 9,728 278

Wisconsin ......................................................................................................... 28 6 4,232 4,438 

Wyoming .......................................................................................................... 72 11 212,224 11,406 

Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, & Vermont 1 14 5 6,092 10,407 

National Totals .......................................................................................... 1,678 293 3,670,082 280,641 

1To ensure the confidentiality of the voting process, the results of States in which there were not at least 3 votes in total with a minimum of 

one vote in each category are combined for the purpose of this report. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7411–7425 and 7 

U.S.C. 7401. 

Dated: July 14, 2009. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–17032 Filed 7–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Monterey 

Bay National Marine Sanctuary 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The ONMS is seeking 

applications for the following vacant 

seats on the Monterey Bay National 

Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 

Education. Applicants are chosen based 

upon their particular expertise and 

experience in relation to the seat for 

which they are applying; community 

and professional affiliations; philosophy 

regarding the protection and 

management of marine resources; and 

possibly the length of residence in the 

area affected by the sanctuary. 

Applicants who are chosen should 

expect to serve until February 2011. 

DATES: Applications are due by August 

21, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from 299 Foam Street, 

Monterey, CA 93940. Completed 

applications should be sent to the same 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Capps, 299 Foam Street, 

Monterey, CA 93940, (831) 647–4206, 

nicole.capps@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MBNMS Advisory Council was 

established in March 1994 to assure 

continued public participation in the 

management of the Sanctuary. Since its 

establishment, the Advisory Council has 

played a vital role in decisions affecting 

the Sanctuary along the central 

California coast. 

The Advisory Council’s twenty voting 

members represent a variety of local 

user groups, as well as the general 

public, plus seven local, state and 

federal governmental jurisdictions. In 

addition, the respective managers or 

superintendents for the four California 

National Marine Sanctuaries (Channel 

Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 

Cordell Bank National Marine 

Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones 

National Marine Sanctuary and the 

Monterey Bay National Marine 

Sanctuary) and the Elkhorn Slough 

National Estuarine Research Reserve sit 

as non-voting members. 

Four working groups support the 

Advisory Council: The Research 

Activity Panel (‘‘RAP’’) chaired by the 

Research Representative, the Sanctuary 

Education Panel (‘‘SEP’’) chaired by the 

Education Representative, the 

Conservation Working Group (‘‘CWG’’) 

chaired by the Conservation 

Representative, and the Business and 

Tourism Activity Panel (‘‘BTAP’’) 

chaired by the Business/Industry 

Representative, each dealing with 

matters concerning research, education, 

conservation and human use. The 

working groups are composed of experts 

from the appropriate fields of interest 

and meet monthly, or bi-monthly, 

serving as invaluable advisors to the 

Advisory Council and the Sanctuary 

Superintendent. 

The Advisory Council represents the 

coordination link between the 

Sanctuary and the state and federal 

management agencies, user groups, 

researchers, educators, policy makers, 

and other various groups that help to 

focus efforts and attention on the central 

California coastal and marine 

ecosystems. 

The Advisory Council functions in an 

advisory capacity to the Sanctuary 

Superintendent and is instrumental in 

helping develop policies, program goals, 

and identify education, outreach, 

research, long-term monitoring, resource 

protection, and revenue enhancement 

priorities. The Advisory Council works 

in concert with the Sanctuary 

Superintendent by keeping him or her 

informed about issues of concern 

throughout the Sanctuary, offering 

recommendations on specific issues, 

and aiding the Superintendent in 

achieving the goals of the Sanctuary 

program within the context of 

California’s marine programs and 

policies. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 


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