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Notices
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contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
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section.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
April 12, 2005.
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) 720–8958.
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 reqiured to respond to
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OBM control
number.
Forest Service
Title: Understanding Value Trade-Offs
Regarding Fire Hazard Reduction.
OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Forest
Service, Bureau of Land Management,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park
Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and
many State agencies with fire protection
responsibilities are planning to embark
on an ambitious and costly fuels
reduction program without a clear
understanding of the public’s opinion
on which treatments are most effective
or even desirable. The Forest Service
(FS) and university research will contact
recipients of a phone/mail questionnaire
to help forest and fire managers
understand value trade-offs regarding
fire hazard reduction programs in the
wildland-urban interface. Through the
questionnaire, researchers will evaluate
the responses of Florida residents to
different scenarios related to fire hazard
reduction programs, determine how
effective residents think the programs
are, and calculate how much residents
would be willing to pay to implement
the alternatives presented to them.
Need and Use of the Information: The
collective information will help
researchers provide better information
to natural resources, forest, and fire
managers when they are contemplating
the kind and type of fire hazard
reduction program to implement to
achieve forest land management
planning objectives. Without the
information the agencies with fire
protection responsibilities will lack the
capability to evaluate the general public
understanding of proposed fuels
reduction projects and programs or their
willingness to pay for implementing
such programs.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Other (One time only).
Total Burden Hours: 913.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–7649 Filed 4–15–05; 8:45 am]
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Vol. 70, No. 73
Monday, April 18, 2005
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
The Administrator, Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS), re-certified
the trade adjustment assistance (TAA)
petition that was filed by a group of
shrimp producers in Arizona and
initially certified on April 5, 2004.
Shrimp producers who produce and
market their shrimp in Arizona will be
eligible to apply for fiscal year 2005
benefits during a 90-day period
beginning on April 4, 2005. The
application period closes on July 5,
2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon
investigation, the Administrator
determined that continued increases in
imports of like or directly competitive
products contributed importantly to a
decline in the average price of shrimp
in Arizona by 33.7 percent during the
2003 marketing period (January–
December 2003), compared to the 1997–
2001 base period. Eligible producers
may request technical assistance from
the Extension Service at no cost and
receive an adjustment assistance
payment, if certain program criteria are
satisfied. Producers in fiscal year 2005
who did not receive technical assistance
under the fiscal year 2004 TAA program
must obtain the technical assistance
from the Extension Service by
September 30, 2005, in order to be
eligible for financial payments.
Producers of raw agricultural
commodities wishing to learn more
about TAA and how they may apply
should contact the Department of
Agriculture at the addresses provided
below for General Information.
Producers Certified as Eligible For
TAA, Contact: Farm Service Agency
service centers.
For General Information About TAA,
Contact: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator,
Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720–2916,
e-mail: trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
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Dated: April 5, 2005.
Kenneth J. Roberts,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service.
[FR Doc. 05–7645 Filed 4–15–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
The Administrator, Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS), denied a
petition for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA) for avocados that was filed on
March 8, 2005, by a group of Florida
avocado producers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon
investigation, the Administrator
determined that the price series in the
petition was based on a January–
December marketing year. The
recognized avocado marketing year by
the National Agricultural Statistics
Service begins June 1 and ends February
28. In addition, the price series in the
petition could not be evaluated since it
did not reflect the entire 2004 season
and was not valid for the entire state of
Florida. Based on these two factors, the
petition was not certified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers,
FAS, USDA, (202) 720–2916, e-mail:
trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: April 5, 2005.
Kenneth J. Roberts,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service.
[FR Doc. 05–7647 Filed 4–15–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
The Administrator, Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS), today
terminated the certification of a petition
for trade adjustment assistance (TAA)
that was filed by a group of shrimp
producers in Florida certified on April
5, 2004. Florida shrimp producers are
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no longer eligible for TAA benefits in
fiscal year 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon
investigation, the Administrator
determined that U.S. imports of shrimp
fell by 11.4 million pounds between
2003 and 2004, a decline of 2.1 percent.
Therefore, imports were no longer a
contributing factor for program
eligibility. An increase in imports is
required for re-certifying a petition for
TAA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers,
FAS, USDA, (202) 720–2916, e-mail:
trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: April 5, 2005.
Kenneth J. Roberts,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service.
[FR Doc. 05–7646 Filed 4–15–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
The Administrator, Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS), re-certified
the trade adjustment assistance (TAA)
petition that was filed by the Tropical
Fruit Growers of South Florida, Inc.,
representing a group of fresh lychee
producers in Florida initially certified
on April 5, 2004. Lychee producers in
Florida who produce and market their
lychees in Florida will be eligible to
apply for fiscal year 2005 benefits
during a 90-day period beginning on
April 4, 2005. The application period
closes on July 5, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon
investigation, the Administrator
determined that continued increases in
imports of like or directly competitive
products contributed importantly to a
decline in the average price of lychees
in Florida by 62.0 percent during the
2004 marketing period (January-
December 2004), compared to the 1998–
2002 base period. Eligible producers
may request technical assistance from
the Extension Service at no cost and
receive an adjustment assistance
payment, if certain program criteria are
satisfied. Producers in fiscal year 2005
who did not receive technical assistance
under the fiscal year 2004 TAA program
must obtain the technical assistance
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from the Extension Service by
September 30, 2005, in order to be
eligible for financial payments.
Producers of raw agricultural
commodities wishing to learn more
about TAA and how they may apply
should contact the Department of
Agriculture at the addresses provided
below for General Information.
Producers Certified as Eligible For
TAA, Contact: Farm Service Agency
service centers.
For General Information About TAA,
Contact: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator,
Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720–2916,
e-mail: trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: April 5, 2005.
Kenneth J. Roberts,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service.
[FR Doc. 05–7648 Filed 4–15–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Resource Advisory
Committee Meeting
AGENCY: North Central Idaho Resource
Advisory Committee, Kamiah, Idaho,
USDA, Forest Service.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–
393) the Nez Perce and Clearwater
National Forests’ North Central Idaho
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
Wednesday, May 4, 2005 in Whitebird,
Idaho for a business meeting. The
meeting is open to the public.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
business meeting on May 4, at the
Hoot’s Cafe Banquet Room, 1 Mile North
of Whitebird Hwy 95, Whitebird, Idaho,
begins at 10 a.m. (PST). Agenda topics
will include discussion of potential
projects. A public forum will begin at
2:30 p.m. (PST).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ihor
Mereszczak, Staff Officer and
Designated Federal Officer, at (208)
935–2513.
Dated: April 8, 2005.
Ihor Mereszczak,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 05–7633 Filed 4–15–05; 8:45 am]
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