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  <title><![CDATA[  Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment of  Interim Final and Final Free and Restricted Percentages]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-25-E8-14338</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final 
rule, without change, an interim final rule establishing interim final 
and final free and restricted percentages for domestic inshell 
hazelnuts for the 20072008 marketing year under the Federal marketing 
order for hazelnuts grown in Oregon and Washington. This rule continues 
in effect the interim final free and restricted percentages of 8.1863 
and 91.8137 percent, respectively, and the final free and restricted 
percentages of 9.2671 and 90.7329 percent, respectively. The 
percentages allocate the quantity of domestically produced hazelnuts 
which may be marketed in the domestic inshell market (free) and the 
quantity of domestically produced hazelnuts that must be disposed of in 
outlets approved by the Board (restricted). Volume regulation is 
intended to stabilize the supply of domestic inshell hazelnuts to meet 
the limited domestic demand for such hazelnuts with the goal of  providing<br/> [[Page 35889]]<br/>
producers with reasonable returns. Thi<script type="text/javascript">
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  <pubDate>Wed, Jun 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast  Washington and Northeast Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-25-E8-14339</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ This rule increases the assessment rate established for the 
Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee (Committee) for the 2008 
and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.21 to $0.22 per 50pound bag or 
equivalent of Walla Walla sweet onions handled. The Committee locally 
administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of sweet 
onions grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and 
Northeast Oregon. Assessments upon Walla Walla sweet onion handlers are 
used by the Committee to fund the reasonable and necessary expenses of 
the program. The fiscal period begins January 1 and ends December 31. 
The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, 
suspended, or terminated.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Jun 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Notice of Funding Opportunity With the Food Safety and Inspection  Service for Food Safety and Defense Training for]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-25-E8-14287</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is soliciting 
applications for one or more cooperative agreements for a collaborative 
outreach program on food safety and defense. The program will target 
Spanishspeaking owners and operators of small and very small 
establishments producing meat and poultry products. The goal is to 
increase knowledge of and compliance with FSIS requirements regarding 
meat and poultry products sold in the U.S. by this segment of the 
regulated industry. FSIS will allocate between $50,000 and $100,000 to 
one or more cooperative agreements this fiscal year 2008, with 
agreements being renewable for up to five years.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Jun 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Regulations for Complying With the National Environmental Policy  Act]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-25-E8-14122</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS or Agency) is 
amending its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance 
regulations by clarifying the appropriate use of a program 
environmental assessment (EA) and by aligning its NEPA public 
involvement process with that of the Council on Environmental Quality's 
(CEQ) regulations that implement the NEPA. Both changes would better 
align the Agency regulations with the CEQ NEPA regulations and provide 
for the efficient and timely environmental review of NRCS actions, 
particularly those actions where Congress has directed NRCS action 
within short time periods of 6090 days.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Jun 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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