In an interim rule amending the bovine tuberculosis regulations to classify the State of Texas as modified accredited advanced, we delayed the date for compliance with certain
identification and certification requirements in those regulations until January 1, 2003. In this action, we are further delaying the date for compliance until September 30,

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the reinstatement and revision of previously approved information collections with respect to the acreage report for the NonInsured Crop Disaster

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

The Santa Rosa Ranger District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to authorize continued livestock grazing within the Martin Basin Rangeland Project area. The analysis will determine if a change in management direction for livestock grazing is needed to move existing resource

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The USDA Forest Service published a Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the West Fork Weiser Watershed Projects in the Federal Register on March 11, 1999 (Vol. 64, No 47, pages 1215012151). A revised Notice of Intent is being issued due to two major changes (Forest Service Handbook 1909.15 part 21.2):

1. It

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The USDA Forest Service will prepare five supplemental environmental impact statements (SEISs). The projects are: Sloan Kennally Timber Sale, Goose Creek Watershed Projects, Brown Creek Timber Sale, Middle Fork Weiser Vegetation Management Project; Little Weiser Vegetation Management Project. The proposed actions in the original EISs are to harvest

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

This is a revision of the notice of intent published on November 22, 2000 (pages 7633276333). This notice documents changes in the information in the previous notice of intent. The changes are: (1) A change in the responsible official from the District Ranger to the Forest Supervisor, and (2) A delay in filing the draft and final environmental

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Ketchikan, Alaska, January 22, 2003. The purpose of the meeting is to provide orientation to Advisory Committee members, and to discuss potential projects under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Rogue/Umpqua Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on Friday, February 7, 2003. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. and conclude at 3 p.m., with possibility of continuing until 4 p.m. The meeting will be held via telephone conference call. People are welcome to attend the call in person at the Umpqua National Forest Headquarters

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Tuolumne County Resource Advisory Committee will meet on January 27, 2003 at the City of Sonora Fire Department, in Sonora, California. The purpose of the meeting is to receive project proponent updates on status of Round 1 funded projects, and review remaining unapproved round 1 and 2 project submittals to determine future status.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Utilities Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). [[Page 79564]]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Utilities Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Utilities Service

The Agricultural Marketing Service published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2002, (67 FR 69660) final regulations revising the United States Standards for Grades of Apples. In that document, incomplete paragraph references were published. This document corrects those references.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of and revision to the currently approved information collection ``Application for Plant Variety Protection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

These proposed minimum requirements for livestock and meat industry production/marketing claims, when adopted, will become the United States Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims. Some segments of the livestock and meat industries make claims to distinguish their products
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from competing products and may request thirdparty

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service

This Notice announces the timeframe for submitting applications for the section 515 Rural Rental Housing Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003. We are publishing this Notice prior to passage of a final appropriations act to give applicants the maximum amount of time possible to complete their applications, to provide the Agency sufficient time to

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces that it is soliciting competitive applications under its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program. We are publishing this Notice prior to passage of a final appropriations act to give applicants the maximum amount of time possible to complete their applications, and to provide the Agency sufficient time to

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

This is a request for proposals for guaranteed loans under the section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) pursuant to 7 CFR 3565.4 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 subject to the availability of funding. FY 2002 funding for the section 538 was $99.7 million. This notice is being issued prior to passage of a final appropriations bill to

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Natural Resources Conservation Service's intention to reinstate a previously approved information collection. The collected information will help the Natural Resources Conservation Service match the skills of individuals applying for volunteer work who will further

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Natural Resources Conservation Service

This Notice announces the timeframe to submit applications for section 514 Farm Labor Housing loan funds and section 516 Farm Labor Housing grant funds for new construction and acquisition and rehabilitation of offfarm units for farmworker households.

Applications may also include requests for section 521 rental assistance (RA) and operating

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by the ranger districts, forests and regional office of the Intermountain Region to publish legal notices required under 36 CFR 215 and 217. The intended effect of this action is to inform interested members of the public which newspapers the Forest Service will use to publish notices of proposed

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement to document the analysis and disclose the environmental impacts of the construction of the well pads, access roads, production facilities, utilites, and pipelines proposed under the Surface Use Plan of Operations (SUPO's) for the Equity 2321 and 324 oil and gas wells located in the

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 Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Natural Resources Conservation 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 15, 2003 in Boise, Idaho for a business meeting.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service

It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for Virginia that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide specifically in practice standards: 342, Critical Area Planting; 466, Land Smoothing; 468, Lined Waterway or Outlet; 484, Mulching; 516, Pipeline; 533, Pumping Plant;

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Natural Resources Conservation Service