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Notices Federal Register

33988 

Vol. 74, No. 133 

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Advisory Committee on Emerging 

Markets: Nominations 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.603. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

nominations are being sought for twenty 

(20) qualified persons to serve on the 

Advisory Committee on Emerging 

Markets (the Committee). The role of the 

Committee is to provide information 

and advice, based upon knowledge and 

expertise of the members, useful to the 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 

implementing the Emerging Markets 

Program (EMP). The Committee also 

recommends ways to enhance 

agricultural exports through the 

involvement of the U.S. private sector in 

emerging markets and reviews qualified 

proposals submitted to the Program for 

funding technical assistance activities, 

from a business perspective. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by the Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS) by 5 p.m. on August 13, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: All nominating materials 

should be sent to Mark Slupek, Program 

Operations Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Portals Office Building, 

Suite 400, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024, phone: (202) 

720–4327. Forms may also be submitted 

by fax to (202) 720–9361. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Persons interested in serving on the 

Committee, or in nominating 

individuals to serve, should contact Ilah 

Barnes, by telephone (202) 720–4327, by 

fax (202) 720–9361, or by electronic 

mail to emo@fas.usda.gov and request 

Form AD–755 and Form SF–181. 

Persons with disabilities who require an 

alternative means for communication of 

information (Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 

Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice 

and TDD.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee is authorized by section 

1542 of the Food, Agriculture, 

Conservation and Trade Act of 1990, as 

amended. The overall purpose of the 

Committee is to provide USDA with 

information that may be useful in 

carrying out the provisions of the EMP. 

The Committee is composed of 

representatives of the various sectors of 

the food and rural business systems of 

the United States. More information 

about the purpose and function of the 

Committee and about the EMP may be 

found at the FAS/Emerging Markets 

Program Web site: http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/mos/em-markets/emmarkets.asp. Form AD–755 is required 

and is available on the EMP home page 

at http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/emmarkets/Form%20AD–755.doc. In 

addition, FAS encourages the 

submission of the optional form AD– 

1086 (Applicant Supplemental Sheet), 

available on the Internet at http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/admin/ad1086.pdf. 

The members of the Committee are 

appointed by the Secretary of 

Agriculture and serve at the discretion 

of the Secretary. Committee members 

serve without compensation, but can 

receive reimbursement for travel 

expenses to attend committee meetings, 

if requested, in accordance with USDA 

travel regulations. 

The Committee has a balanced 

membership of up to 20 members, 

representing a broad cross-section of the 

U.S. agricultural and agribusiness 

industry. All appointments will expire 2 

years from the date of appointment. The 

Secretary may renew an appointment 

for one or more additional terms. 

Most meetings will be held in 

Washington, DC, though other locations 

may be selected on an occasional basis. 

Committee meetings will be open to the 

public, unless the Secretary of 

Agriculture determines that the 

Committee will be discussing issues, the 

disclosure of which justify closing all or 

a portion of a meeting, in accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c). 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

disability, marital status, or sexual 

orientation. To ensure that the work of 

the Committee takes into account the 

needs of the diverse groups served by 

USDA, membership shall include, to the 

extent practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent the 

interest of minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities. 

Members should have experience, 

expertise, and knowledge of 

international agriculture and of trade 

and development issues as they affect 

emerging markets. No person, company, 

producer, farm organization, trade 

association, or other entity has a right to 

representation on the Committee. In 

making selections, every effort will be 

made to maintain balanced 

representation of the various broad 

industries within the United States as 

well as geographic diversity. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on the 1st day 

of July, 2009. 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service 

and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Conduct an Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to seek reinstatement of an 

information collection, the Census of 

Horticultural Specialties. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by September 14, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0236, 

2009 Census of Horticultural 

Specialties, by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number and title above 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 720–6396. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: NASS Clearance 

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 133 / Tuesday, July 14, 2009 / Notices 33989 

Room 5336A, Mail Stop 2024, South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336A, South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 2009 Census of Horticultural 

Specialties. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0236. 

Type of Request: Intent to Seek 

Reinstatement of an Information 

Collection as mandated by the Census of 

Agricultural Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105– 

113). 

Abstract: The National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) of the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) will request approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the 2009 Census of 

Horticultural Specialties survey to be 

conducted as a follow-on survey from 

the 2007 Census of Agriculture and is 

authorized by the Food, Conservation, 

and Energy Act of 2008 (Title X— 

Horticulture and Organic Agriculture). 

The 2009 Census of Horticultural 

Specialties will use as a sampling 

universe; every respondent on the 2007 

Census of Agriculture who reported 

production and sales of $10,000 or more 

of horticultural specialty crops, and is 

still in business in 2009. In addition, 

NASS also plans to contact all new 

operations that have begun producing 

horticultural specialty products since 

the completion of the 2007 Census of 

Agriculture. Data collection will begin 

around January 1, 2010 for production 

and sales data for 2009. A final report 

will be published around December 

2010. Data will be published at both the 

U.S. and State levels where possible. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 60 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Producers of 

horticultural specialty crops. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

40,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 40,000 hours. 

The primary objectives of the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service are to 

prepare and issue State and national 

estimates of crop production, livestock 

production, economic statistics, and 

environmental statistics related to 

agriculture and to conduct the Census of 

Agriculture and its follow on surveys. 

These data will be collected under the 

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. This Notice is submitted in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) 

and Office of Management and Budget 

regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 

44978, August 29, 1995). 

Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from the NASS OMB 

Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–2248. 

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 will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(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 those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, June 17, 2009. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Norbeck Wildlife Project; Hell Canyon 

Ranger District; Black Hills National 

Forest Custer, SD 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revised notice of intent to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: The Hell Canyon Ranger 

District of the Black Hills National 

Forest (BHNF) is preparing an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for a proposal to implement multiple 

resource management actions within the 

Norbeck Wildlife Preserve (Norbeck) 

project area as directed by the Norbeck 

Organic Act and the Black Hills 

National Forest Land and Resource 

Management Plan. Since the original 

NOl was published, the proposed action 

has been modified to no longer include 

prescribed burning within the Black Elk 

Wilderness, and two additional action 

alternatives have been developed. The 

No Action alternative, which is also 

being considered, would not authorize 

habitat improvements of any type 

within the project area. This revised 

Notice of Intent is being issued to 

provide updated information on this 

project, including the proposal, timing, 

and contact information. 

DATES: The original NOI for the Norbeck 

project was published July 31, 2007 (72 

FR 41703). The dates of expected 

availability of environmental documents 

have changed since that Notice. The 

draft environmental impact statement is 

now expected to be available in 

September 2009 and the final 

environmental impact statement is 

expected to be completed by December 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly Honors, Project Leader, Black 

Hills National Forest, Hell Canyon 

Ranger District, 330 Mount Rushmore 

Road, Custer, South Dakota 57730 or by 

phone at (605) 673–4853. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose for action in the Norbeck 

project area has not changed, and is to 

benefit ‘‘game animals and birds’’ by 

improving habitat conditions within the 

Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, and to 

reduce the risks and consequences of a 

wildfire escaping from the wilderness. 

The EIS will describe current conditions 

and analyze environmental 

consequences of proposed actions. This 

information will assist the decisionmaker in selecting management and 

monitoring strategies to meet desired 

conditions, such as the goals and 

objectives outlined for Management 

Area 5.4A, Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, 

Management Area 4.2B, Peter Norbeck 

Scenci Byway and Management Area 

1.1A, Black Elk Wilderness. 

The Forest Service seeks to provide 

high quality habitat for ‘‘game animals 

and birds’’ in accordance with the 

Norbeck Organic Act of June 5, 1920 

and the Black Hills National Forest 

(BHNF) Land and Resource 

Management Plan (LRMP). A Focus 

Species List was prepared through 

coordination between USDA Forest 

Service personnel and South Dakota 

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