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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 74, No. 144 

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

July 24, 2009. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyard Administration 

Title: Survey of Customers of the 

Official Grain Inspection and Weighing 

System. 

OMB Control Number: 0580–0018. 

Summary of Collection: The United 

States Grain Standards Act, as amended 

(7 U.S.C. 71–87) (USGSA), and the 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) (AMA), 

authorizes the Secretary of the United 

States Department of Agriculture to 

establish official inspection, grading, 

and weighing programs for grains and 

other agricultural commodities. Under 

the USGSA and AMA, Grain Inspection, 

the Packers and Stockyard 

Administration’s (GIPSA) Federal Grain 

Inspection Service (FGIS) offers 

inspecting, weighing, grading, quality 

assurance, and certification services for 

a user-fee to facilitate the efficient 

marketing of grain, oilseeds, rice, lentils, 

dry peas, edible beans, and related 

agricultural commodities in the global 

marketplace. The goal of FGIS and the 

official inspection, grading, and 

weighing system is to provide timely, 

high-quality, accurate, consistent, and 

professional service that facilitates the 

orderly marketing of grain and related 

commodities. FGIS will collect 

information using a survey. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

FGIS is seeking feedback from 

customers to evaluate the services 

provided by the official inspection, 

grading, and weighing programs. FGIS 

will collect information to determine 

where and to what extent services are 

satisfactory, and where and to what 

extent they can be improved. The 

information will be shared with other 

managers and program leaders who will 

be responsible for making any necessary 

improvements at the office/agency, 

program, and project level. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 1,100. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 118. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18083 Filed 7–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Secure Rural Schools Resource 

Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Establish a 

Charter. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture 

intends to establish the Eastern Region 

Resource Advisory Committees (RACs) 

pursuant to the Emergency, Economic 

Stabilization Act of 2008, Energy 

Improvement and Extension Act of 

2008, and Tax Extenders and Alternate 

Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 (Pub. 

L. 110–343) passed into law as an 

amendment to the Secure Rural School 

and Community Self-Determination Act 

of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106–393) on 

October 3, 2008. The Eastern Region 

Resource Advisory Committees are 

being established to review forest 

projects (Title II) and to recommend the 

proposed projects they deem to have 

merit to the Secretary of Agriculture for 

approval. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Alexander, Payments to States 

Coordinator, at ralexander@fs.fed.us, 

(202) 205–1780, or at USDA Forest 

Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Mailstop 1111, Washington, DC 

20250. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(5 U.S.C. App.II), notice is hereby given 

that the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture intends to 

establish the Eastern Region Resource 

Advisory Committees. The Secretary has 

determined the work of these 

committees are in the public interest 

and relevant to the duties of the 

Department of Agriculture. The purpose 

of these committees is to improve 

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collaborative relationships and to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Forest Service consistent with the 

reauthorization of the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 

106–393) (Act) as amended by the 

Emergency, Economic Stabilization Act 

of 2008, and Tax Extenders and 

Alternate Minimum Tax Relief Act of 

2008 (Pub. L. No. 110–343). The 

committees are as follow: 

1. White Mountain Resource Advisory 

Committee (Maine) 

2. Hiawatha Resource Advisory 

Committee (Michigan) 

3. Gogebic Resource Advisory 

Committee (Michigan) 

4. Huron-Manistee Resource Advisory 

Committee (Michigan) 

5. Ontonagon Resource Advisory 

Committee (Michigan) 

6. Chippewa Resource Advisory 

Committee (Minnesota) 

7. Superior Resource Advisory 

Committee (Minnesota) 

8. Eleven Point Resource Advisory 

Committee (Missouri) 

9. Allegheny Resource Advisory 

Committee (Pennsylvania) 

10. West Virginia Resource Advisory 

Committee (West Virginia) 

11. Chequamegon-Nicolet Resource 

Advisory Committee (Wisconsin) 

12. Nicolet Resource Advisory 

Committees (Wisconsin) 

These Advisory Committees shall 

consist of 15 members appointed by the 

Secretary of Agriculture or the 

Secretary’s designee and shall consist of 

members who represent the interests of 

the following three categories (16 U.S.C. 

500 § 205 (d)): 

(A) Five persons that— 

i. Represent organized labor or nontimber forest product harvester 

group, 

ii. Represent developed outdoor 

recreation, off-highway vehicle 

users, or commercial recreation 

activities, 

iii. Represent energy and mineral 

development, or commercial or 

recreational fishing interests, 

iv. Represent the commercial timber 

industry, or 

v. Hold Federal grazing permits or 

other land use permits or represent 

non-industrial private forest land 

owners, within the area for which 

the committee is organized. 

(B) Five persons that represent— 

i. Nationally recognized 

environmental organizations, 

ii. Regionally or locally recognized 

environmental organizations, 

iii. Dispersed recreational activities, 

iv. Archaeological and historical 

interests, or 

v. Nationally or regionally wild horse 

and burro interest groups, wildlife 

or hunting organizations, or 

watershed associations. 

(C) Five persons that— 

i. Hold State elected office or their 

designee, 

ii. Hold county or local elected office, 

iii. Represent American Indian tribes 

within or adjacent to the area for 

which the committee is organized, 

iv. Are school officials or teachers, or 

v. Represent the affected public-atlarge. 

Equal opportunities practices, in line 

with USDA policies, will be followed in 

all appointments to the advisory 

committees. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Committee 

have taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by the 

Department, membership includes, to 

the extent practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and person with 

disabilities. 

Dated: June 26, 2009. 

Pearlie Reed, 

Assistant Secretary of Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–17977 Filed 7–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, August 7, 2009; 

9:30 a.m. EDT. 

PLACE: 624 9th St., NW., Room 540, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

Meeting Agenda 

This meeting is open to the public. 

I. Approval of Agenda. 

II. Approval of Minutes of July 10, 2009 

Meeting. 

III. Announcements. 

IV. Management and Operations. 

• Scheduling of Monthly 

Teleconferences 

V. Program Planning. 

• Approval of 2009 Statutory Report 

• Approval of Concept Paper for 2010 

Statutory Report Topic 

• Consideration of a Follow-up Letter 

to the Department of Justice 

Regarding Dismissal of Voter 

Intimidation Charges from an 

Incident in Philadelphia During the 

2008 Election 

• Consideration of a Letter to the 

President Regarding Racial and 

Gender Preferences in Proposed 

Health Care Legislation 

• Update on Status of Document 

Request to Government Agencies 

Regarding their Civil Rights 

Enforcement Activities 

• Update on Possible Commission 

Public Service Announcements 

VI. Adjourn. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting 

Chief, Public Affairs Unit, (202) 376– 

8591. TDD: (202) 376–8116. 

Persons with a disability requiring 

special services, such as an interpreter 

for the hearing impaired, should contact 

Pamela Dunston at least seven days 

prior to the meeting at 202–376–8105. 

TDD: (202) 376–8116. 

Dated: July 27, 2009. 

David Blackwood, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E9–18222 Filed 7–27–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1634] 

Expansion of Foreign–Trade Zone 49, 

Newark, New Jersey, Area 

Pursuant to its authority under the 

Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign– 

Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Port Authority of New 

York and New Jersey, grantee of 

Foreign–Trade Zone 49, submitted an 

application to the Board for authority to 

expand its zone to include a site at the 

Heller Industrial Park (Site 11) in 

Edison, New Jersey, within the Newark/ 

New York Customs and Border 

Protection port of entry (FTZ Docket 5– 

2009, filed 2/6/09); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (74 FR 7392–7393, 2/17/09) 

and the application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendation of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that the proposal is in the public 

interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application to expand FTZ 49 is 

approved, subject to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations, including 

Section 400.28, and to the Board’s 

standard 2,000–acre activation limit for 

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