The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests Resource Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 15, 2002, at the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council building, main conference room, 2363 SW Glacier Place, Redmond, Oregon. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. Committee members will review projects proposed under

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106393) the Boise and Payette National Forests' Southwest Idaho Resource Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday, January 16, 2001 in Boise, Idaho for a business meeting. The

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the Public Law 480, Title I program.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Foreign Agricultural Service

The Star Fire burned 16,800 acres in August and September, 2001, on the Tahoe and Eldorado National Forests. Of the total fire, approximately 2,416 acres burned on the Georgetown Ranger District of the Eldorado National Forest. The USDA, Forest Service, Eldorado National Forest will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze and disclose the environmental impacts of proposed land management activities, and corresponding alternatives, within the Interior Wetlands project area. The project is located on the Sault Ste. Marie Ranger District, Hiawatha National Forest, Chippewa County,

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Forest Service, Modoc National Forest, Warner Mountain Ranger District (Forest Service) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to disclose the environmental consequences of the proposed Blue Fire Forest Recovery Project, and alternatives to the proposal. The decision to be made, is to select this proposed action or one of the

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet on January 16, 2002 at the Crook County Library, Broughton Room, 200 E. 2nd Street in Prineville, Oregon. A business meeting will begin at 9:00 am and finish at 3:00 pm. Agenda items will include a discussion on the management implications of the Eastside Screens, Litigation Update,

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Forest Counties Payments Committee has scheduled a business meeting on January 1920, 2002, to discuss how it will provide Congress with the information specified in Section 320 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and is open to the public.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106393) the Bitterroot National Forest's Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, January 22, 2001 in Hamilton Montana for a business meeting. The

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Forest Service has submitted a request to the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw lands under the general mining laws as authorized by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. The Forest Service has scheduled a meeting to accept public testimony and identify issues regarding this requested withdrawal from mineral location and

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

Pursuant to the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1985 (Act) and the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order (Order) issued thereunder, this final rule increases by sevenhundredths to onetenth of a cent per pound the amount of the assessment per pound due on imported pork and pork products to reflect an

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

The purpose of this notice is to notify all interested parties that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will hold a public meeting to provide a forum to discuss the Microbiological Data Program (MDP). Specifically, AMS will present a detailed data collection proposal and seek input from all interested parties on data collection techniques.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

As required by section 301(a) of the United States-Canada FreeTrade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988, as amended by the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (``FTA Implementation Act''), this is a notification that the Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the necessary conditions exist with respect to United States

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agriculture Department

On November 8, 2001, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published a direct final rule. (See 66 FR 5642756428, Docket No. 990811.) The direct final rule notified the public of our intention to amend the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual, which is incorporated by reference into the regulations, to allow limes that are

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

We are proposing to amend the regulations for importing nursery stock to require additional certifications for imported niger seed and lilac, to reflect recent changes in plant taxonomy and pest distributions, and to make various changes to the requirements for postentry quarantine of imported plants. We are also proposing several other amendments

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

We are informing the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment concerning authorization to ship for the purpose of field testing, and then to field test, an unlicensed avian encephalomyelitisfowl poxmycoplasma gallisepticum vaccine for use in poultry. The environmental assessment, which is

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring two public meetings, on January 8 and February 7, 2002, to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items that will be

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Food Safety and Inspection Service

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is increasing the fees and charges for Federal voluntary egg, poultry, and rabbit grading. These fees and charges are increased to cover the increase in salaries of Federal employees, salary increases of State employees cooperatively utilized in administering the programs, and other increased Agency costs.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This notice cancels the Notice of Intent to analyze the Lakes Forest Recovery Project on the Lassen National Forest, published in the Federal Register on December 13, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 240, 77848 77849). The Lakes Forest Recovery Project was cancelled because the area in which the project was to be implemented has been incorporated into

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet on January 17, 2002. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m., in the Siuslaw River Room, at Siuslaw National Forest Headquarters, 4077 SW Research Way, Corvallis, OR. Agenda items will include: Grand Ronde Stewardship; 2001 in Review; Focus on the Coming Year (theme, projects, topics); and

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on January 21, 2002, in Yreka, California. The purpose of the meeting is organizational and will serve as an orientation to RAC committee members regarding the Secure Rural School and Community Self Determination Act of 2000.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on January 25, 2002. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m., in the Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue Station, 2625 Highway 101 N., Florence, OR. Agenda items will include: Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Overview; Roles and Responsibilities for Advisory Committees; Rules/Operational

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regulations (7 CFR part 650); the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, in New Mexico, gives notice that an

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Natural Resources Conservation Service

The South Gifford Pinchot National Forest Resource Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 16, 2002, at the Skamania County Public Works Department basement located in the Courthouse Annex, 170 NW. Vancouver Avenue, Stevenson, Washington. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intent of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to request extension and revision of the information collection currently approved for Form FSA 44032, used in support of the FSA Farm Loan Programs (FLP). Form FSA 44032 has been revised for clarification in conjunction with

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency