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75 Fed. Reg. 66716 (October 29, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: General Administrative Regulations; Subpart V--Submission of Policies, Provisions of Policies and Rates of Premium; Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program; Risk Management and Crop Insurance Education, Activity Log. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 66717 (October 29, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 66347 (October 28, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Guaranteed Farm Loans. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 66060 (October 27, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Fire and Rescue Loans; Community Facilities Grant Program; Rural Community Development Initiative. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 65606 (October 26, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Application for Payment of Amounts Due Persons Who Have Died, Disappeared or Declared Incompetent. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 65446 (October 25, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Importation of Clementines, Mandarins, and Tangerines From Chile; Animal Disease Traceability: Tribal Nations Using Systems for Location Notification. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 65292 (October 22, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Regulations, Part 275--Quality Control. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 62692 (October 13, 2010) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 6). This proposed rule would suspend the historical license reduction provisions of the Dairy Import Licensing Program for a period of 5 years. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 62498 (October 12, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Importation of Unshu Oranges; Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psylid; Quarantine and Interstate Movement Regulations. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 62498 (October 12, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Operating Guidelines, Forms and Waivers; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State Options. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 62096 (October 7, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Broadband Initiatives Program--Rural Libraries, Technical Assistance and Satellite Grants. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 61411 (October 5, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Fruit and Vegetable Market News Reports; Poultry Market News Report; Regulations for Voluntary Grading of Poultry Products and Rabbit Products; Export Fruit Regulations; Customer Service Survey for USDA--Donated Food Products. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 59679 (September 28, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Innovation for Healthy Kids Challenge to Promote the Open Government Initiative. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 57887 (September 23, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: National Food Survey Field Test. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 55736 (September 14, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Importation of Artificially Dwarfed Plants. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 54586 (September 8, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999; National Organic Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 54587 (September 8, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Volunteer Application for Natural Resource Agencies. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 54588 (September 8, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Weather Radio Transmitter Grant Program; Servicing of Water Programs Loans and Grants. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 54587 (September 8, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: USDA Minority Farm Register. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 51975 (August 24, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey; Plum Pox Compensation; Importation of Mangoes from the Philippines. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 51976 (August 24, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Evaluation of the Underserved Elderly and Working Poor in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program FY 2009 Pilots. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 51369 (August 20, 2010) (interim rule; request for comments). This interim rule amends the regulations for Department employees that supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. It sets forth certain restrictions on financial interests applicable to Rural Development employees and separate, more-extensive prior approval requirements for Rural Development employees. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 50983 (August 18, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 50743 (August 17, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Real Estate Title Clearance and Loan Closing—7 CFR 1927–B; Direct Single Family Housing Loan and Grant Program, 7 CFR 3550, HB–1–3550, HB–2–3550; Non-Profit Customer Voluntary Survey on the Equal Treatment Rule. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 49357 (August 13, 2010) (notice). The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is establishing U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations implementing the Federal Policy on Research Misconduct applicable to extramural research. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 49454 (August 13, 2010) (notice; request for comments). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Importation of Live Poultry, Poultry Meat, and Other Poultry Products from Specified Regions; Highly Pathogenic AvianInfluenza (HPAI) Subtype H5N1; Health Certificate/Export Certificate-Animal Products; Importation of Table Eggs from Regions Where END Exists. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.47258 (August 5, 2010) (notice). The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture is providing notice of the establishment of the fiscal year 2011 in-quota aggregate quantity of the raw, as well as, refined and specialty sugar Tariff-Rate Quotas as required under the U.S. World Trade Organization commitments. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.46889 (August 4, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Florida Agricultural Workers Survey. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.45087 (August 2, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Broadband Grant Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.45087 (August 2, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Tart Cherries Grown in the States of MI, NY, PA, OR, UT, WA, and WI. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.44928 (July 30, 2010) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1). The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes to amend its regulations implementing the Equal Access to Justice Act to raise the hourly fee. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.43365 (July 23, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 2). This document revises the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the Department of Agriculture. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.42678 (July 22, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Independent Assessment of the Delivery of Technical and Financial Assistance. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.41793 (July 19, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.39652 (July 12, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Federal Seed Act Program; Regulation Governing Inspection, Certification, and Standards for Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and other Products; Seed Service Testing Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.39653 (July 12, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Importation of Nursery Stock. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg.38764 (July 6, 2010) (notice). The Secretary of Agriculture has announced a reassignment of surplus sugar under domestic cane sugar allotments of 300,000 short tons raw value to imports, and increased the fiscal year 2010 raw sugar tariff-rate quota by the same amount. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 37375 (June 29, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: NIFA Current Research Information System. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 36346 (June 25, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: 7 CFR Part 226 Child and Adult Care Food Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 34970 (June 21, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Technical Assistance Program, 7 C.F.R. Part 1775; Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 C.F.R. Part 1794). View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 34970 (June 21, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Education and Administrative Reporting System (EARS). View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 34683 (June 18, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Rural Cooperative Development Grants--7 CFR 4284-F; Annual Survey of Farmer Cooperatives. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 34418 (June 17, 2010) (notice). The notice announces the Specialty Crop Committee's Stakeholder Listening Session to be held on July 21, 2010. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 33759 (June 15, 2010) (notice). The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services announce the availability of the final Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010; solicit written comments on the Report; and provide notice of a public meeting. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 32735 (June 9, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: 7 CFR 1980-D, Rural Housing Loans. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 32736 (June 9, 2010) (notice). The United States Department of Agriculture announces solicitation for nominations to fill 9 vacancies on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 32355 (June 8, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Timber Purchasers' Cost and Sales Data. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 31412 (June 3, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Imported Seed and Screening; Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 29507 (May 26, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: On-line Registration for FSA-sponsored Events and Conferences; Procurement of Commodities for Foreign Donation. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 29183 (May 25, 2010) (interim rule). The Department of Agriculture is establishing a new Part 417 on nonprocurement debarment and suspension at 2 C.F.R. Chapter 4 that adopts and supplements the Office of Management and Budget guidance at 2 C.F.R. Part 180 as USDA's policies and procedures for nonprocurement debarment and suspension. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 27979 (May 19, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Web-Based Supply Chain System. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 27536 (May 17, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Performance Standards and Reporting SNAP Modernization Initiatives. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 27285 (May 14, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: 36 CFR Part 228, Subpart C--Disposal of Mineral Materials. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 27285 (May 14, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Certificate for Quota Eligibility. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 26706 (May 12, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: 7 CFR 1956-C, Debt Settlement--Community and Business Programs; USDA Rural Development--Centralized Servicing Center--Loan Servicing Satisfaction Survey. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 23664 (May 4, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Shortage Situation. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 23664 (May 4, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Untreated Oranges, Tangerines, and Grapefruit from Mexico Transiting the United States to Foreign Countries. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 22550 (April 29, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Rural Development Consolidated Programs--ARRA Funding. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 22357 (April 28, 2010) (notice). The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion has been granted emergency approval to conduct the information collection, Innovations for Healthy Kids Challenge to Promote the Open Government Initiative. This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this current information collection. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 22095 (April 27, 2010) (notice). The Secretary of Agriculture announces a reassignment of surplus sugar under domestic cane sugar allotments of 200,000 short tons raw value to imports, and increases the fiscal year 2010 raw sugar tariff-rate quota by the same amount. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 21730 (April 26, 2010) (semiannual regulatory agenda). This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the USDA. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 19347 (April 14, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Classical Swine Fever Status of Chile; Cut Flowers from Countries with Chrysanthemum White Rust. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 19347 (April 14, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Registration Requirements. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 18469 (April 12, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: National Visitor Use Monitoring, and Customer and Use Survey Techniques for Operations, Management, Evaluation, and Research. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 17896 (April 8, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: National Woodland Owner Survey; Operating Plans. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 17555 (April 7, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 1, 3, 205, 735, 800, 900, 1170, and 1435). This final rule adjusts civil monetary penalties imposed by agencies within USDA to incorporate an inflation adjustment. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 17681 (April 7, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: SNAP, FNS Form 388 and 388A, State Issuance and Participation Estimates. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 17681 (April 7, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: RUS Form 444, "Wholesale Power Contracts"; Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program—Recovery Act Funding. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 16066 (March 31, 2010) notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Procedures and Requirements for Telecommunications Program; 7 C.F.R. Part 1778, Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants; Water and Waste Disposal Programs Guaranteed Loans. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 15401 (March 29, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 14555 (March 26, 2010) (notice). On March 5, 2010, the Department of Agriculture published a notice of intent to establish the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Advisory Committee and call for nominations. This notice extends the date that applications for nominations will be accepted to March 29, 2010. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 14123 (March 24, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Phytosanitary Certificates for Imported Articles to Prevent Introduction of Potato Brown Rot; Importation of Fruits and Vegetables; Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Suspension, Revocation, or Termination of Biological Licenses or Permits. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 13727 (March 23, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Performance Reporting System, Management Evaluation; Generic Clearance to Conduct Formative Research. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 13727 (March 23, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Certified Mediation Program; Power of Attorney. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 13244 (March 19, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Data Collection Applicable to Cranberries Not Subject to the Cranberry Marketing Order, 7 C.F.R. Part 926; Almonds Grown in California, 7 C.F.R. Part 981. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 13244 (March 19, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Public Attitudes, Beliefs, and Values about National Forest System Land Management. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 13073 (March 18, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Public Support for Fuel Reduction Policies: Multimedia versus Printed Materials. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 13072 (March 18, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Restructuring Demonstration Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 13072 (March 18, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: National Appeals Division Customer Service Survey. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 12492 (March 16, 2010) (notice). The U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold a public meeting on April 1, 2010, for interested stakeholders to discuss the issue of intermediate material and feedstock products that contain biobased materials. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 12493 (March 15, 2010) (notice). On February 9, 2010, President Obama signed a Presidential Memo establishing a Task Force on Childhood Obesity. This notice announces a request for public comments to assist the Task Force in making recommendations on public and private sector actions that can be taken to solve the problem. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 12171 (March 15, 2010) (notice). The United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 11834 (March 12, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Poultry 2010 Study. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 11104 (March 10, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: On-Farm Renewable Energy Production Survey. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 10204 (March 5, 2010) (notice). The Secretary of Agriculture intends to establish the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Advisory Committee. The public is invited to submit nominations for membership. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 9572 (March 3, 2010) (notice and comment request; correction). This document corrects a document published on February 23, 2010, concerning a request for comments on the information collection "Worksheet for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Quality Control Reviews." View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 8294 (February 24, 2010) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Disaster Assistance—General (7 C.F.R. Part 1945-A). View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 8294 (February 24, 2010) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: USDA eAuthentication Service Customer Registration. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 8295 (February 24, 2010) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables; Importation of Fruit from Thailand; Importation of Mangoes from India. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 8296 (February 24, 2010) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 8296 (February 24, 2010) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Electronic Animal Disease Reporting System. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 8031 (February 23, 2010) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Worksheet for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Quality Control Reviews; Monthly Claim for Reimbursement. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 8031 (February 23, 2010) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: 7 C.F.R. 340, Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering; Tuberculosis Testing for Imported Cattle; Asian Longhorn Beetle. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 8033 (February 23, 2010) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Organizational Information. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 8035 (February 23, 2010) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Visitor Permit and Visitor Registration Card; Youth Conservation Corps Application & Medical History Forms. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 7561 (February 22, 2010) (notice and comment request). This notice announces the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights' intention to request approval for a new information collection for the USDA Independent Assessment of the Delivery of Technical and Financial Assistance. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 7438 (February 19, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Request for Release of Lien and/or Approval of Sale; 7 C.F.R. Part 1738, Rural Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 7231 (February 18, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: 7 C.F.R. Part 4279-B, Guaranteed Loan Making--Business and Industry Loans. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 7231 (February 18, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: 7 C.F.R. Part 1924-F, Complaints and Compensation Defects; 7 C.F.R. Part 1940-G, Environmental Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 7232 (February 18, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture is publishing a correction for the following information collection requirement: Importation of Unshu Oranges from the Republic of Korea into Alaska. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 6622 (February 10, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 6622 (February 10, 2010) (notice). The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes to revise three of its Privacy Act systems of records. This notice will be adopted on April 12, 2010, unless modified by a subsequent notice to incorporate comments received from the public. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 6341 (February 9, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: 7 C.F.R. 1942-A, Community Facility Loans; 7 C.F.R. 3575-A, Community Programs Guaranteed Loans. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 6341 (February 9, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Importation of Products of Poultry and Birds; Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 6342 (February 9, 2010) (notice; comment request, correction). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Industry Response to Noncompliance Records; Food Safety Education Conference. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 6089 (February 8, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1208). This rule establishes procedures for conducting a referendum to determine whether the issuance of the proposed Processed Raspberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order is favored by producers of raspberries for processing and importers of processed raspberries. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 6131 (February 8, 2010) (proposed rule and referendum order) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1208). This rule proposes the establishment of an industry-funded promotion, research, and information program for processed raspberries. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 6056 (February 5, 2010) (notice). The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council and seek nominations for individuals to be considered as Council members. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 5033 (February 1, 2010) (notice). The U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold a public meeting on February 24, 2010, for interested stakeholders to discuss the issue of complex assembly products that contain biobased materials and components. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 4523 (January 28, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Fruits, Nut, and Specialty Crops. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 4336 (January 27, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Broadband Initiatives Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 4336 (January 27, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: 7 C.F.R. Part 245 Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals; Quality Control Review Schedule; Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 4338 (January 27, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Making and Loan Servicing--ARRA Funding. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 4337 (January 27, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Agreement to Initiate and Exchange Agreement. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 4339 (January 27, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Food for Peace, Title I Financing and Record Keeping; CCC's Export Enhancement Program and CCC's Dairy Export Incentive Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 4338 (January 27, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Brand Name or Equal Provision and Clause. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 3890 (January 25, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Exportation, Transportation, and Importation of Meat and Poultry Products. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 3890 (January 25, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: 7 CFR Part 1924-A, Planning and Performing Construction and Other Development; 7 CFR 1951-F, Analyzing Credit Needs and Graduation of Borrower. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 3891 (January 25, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Federal Plant Pest, Noxious Weed, and Garbage Regulations; Importation of Live Swine Pork and Pork Products and Swine Semen from the European Union. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 3892 (January 25, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Food and Nutrition Service Evaluation of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 3696 (January 22, 2010) (notice). The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services (a) provide notice of the fifth meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, and (b) solicit written comments pertinent to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 2844 (January 19, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: 7 C.F.R. Part 772, Servicing Minor Program Loans. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 2475 (January 15, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Honey Survey; Nursery and Christmas Tree Production Survey and Nursery and Floriculture Chemical Use Survey. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 1583 (January 12, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Secure Rural Schools Act. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 1584 (January 12, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Small Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 1584 (January 12, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Summer Food Service Program Claim for Reimbursement; 7 C.F.R. Part 225, Summer Food Service Program. View this document.

75 Fed. Reg. 1026 (January 8, 2010) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Marketing Order Online System Survey. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 68224 (December 23, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Advance Biofuel Payment Program--Section 9005; Repowering Assistance Payments to Eligible Biorefineries. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 68224 (December 23, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Be Food Safe Campaign Pilot Survey. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 66951 (December 17, 2009) (notice of public meeting). The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board has announced its meeting dates for 2010. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 66614 (December 16, 2009) (notice of public meeting). This notice announces a public meeting on January 5, 2010, to discuss the issue of evaluating environmental assessment of biobased products. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 66272 (December 15, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Intermediary Re-lending Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 66272 (December 15, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Plant Protection and Quarantine; Official Control Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 65732 (December 11, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Federal Collection Methods for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipient Claims; Supplemental Form for Collecting Taxpayer Identifying Numbers. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 65732 (December 11, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Forest Industries, Residential Fuel Wood, and Post Data Collection Systems; Objection to New Land Management Plans, Plan Amendments, and Plan Revisions. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 64660 (December 8, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Cold Storage; Agricultural Prices. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 64376 (December 7, 2009) (semiannual regulatory agenda). This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and describes regulations affecting small entities as required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act. It also identifies regulatory actions being reviewed in compliance with section 610(c) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Department invites public comment. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 63716 (December 4, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Application for Return of Exported Product. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 63716 (December 4, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Biomass Crop Assistance Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 62552 (November 30, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Food Distribution Forms. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 59113 (November 17, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Negative Quality Control Review Schedule; Data Collection Related to Participation of Faith-Based and Community Organizations. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 59113 (November 17, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: USDA APHIS Peer Reviewer's Certification Regarding Conflict of Interest. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 57625 (November 9, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation (7 C.F.R. Part 12). View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 57401 (November 6, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 11). This document amends the National Appeals Division rules of procedure to reflect recent judicial rulings regarding the applicability of the Equal Access to Justice Act and the Administrative Procedure Act to National Appeals Division administrative proceedings. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 57447 (November 6, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Catfish 2010 Study. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 57447 (November 6, 2009) (notice). In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, USDA gives notice that it is revising the current routine uses by deleting two routine uses; and by adding a new routine use to the Privacy Act System of Records OCFO-3, entitled "Administrative Billings and Collections System." View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 57285 (November 5, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture is proposing to add a new Forest Service Privacy Act system of records to its inventory of records systems. USDA invites public comment on this new records system. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 56570 (November 2, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Application for Permit, Non-Federal Commercial Use of Roads Restricted by Order; Bid for Advertised Timber. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 55536 (October 28, 2009) (notice; comment request; correction). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Horse Protection Regulations. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 55181 (October 27, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Financial Status Report, FNS-778 and FNS-778A. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 54950 (October 26, 2009) (notice and request for comments). This notice corrects the heading and OMB number and expiration date for the information collection on the National Program 216 Technology Transfer Project End-users' Inputs. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 54776 (October 23, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: ARS Animal Health National Program Assessment Survey Form. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 54776 (October 23, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Specimen Submission. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 54018 (October 21, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Generic Clearance for the Development of Nutrition Education Messages and Products for the General Public. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 53213 (October 16, 2009) (notice). The eight charters for the Secure Rural School Resource Advisory Committees are being re-established and authorized to carry out the requirements of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, as amended. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 53213 (October 16, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services provide notice of the fourth meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, and solicit written comments. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 52442 (October 13, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Vegetable Surveys; 2009 Census of Horticultural Specialties. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 52174 (October 9, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Models of SNAP-Ed and Evaluation. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 51830 (October 8, 2009) (notice; correction). The Foreign Agricultural Service published a document on September 29, 2009, providing notice of the establishment of the Fiscal Year in-quota aggregate quantity of the raw, refined and specialty sugar Tariff-Rate Quotas. The document contained an incorrect date. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 51253 (October 6, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: USDA Race, Ethnicity and Gender Data Collection. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 51113 (October 5, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Consumer Focus Groups. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 51113 (October 5, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Peer Review Related Forms for the Office of Scientific Quality Review. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 51114 (October 5, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: 2008 Aquaculture Grant Program--Recovery Act. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 51114 (October 5, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 50762 (October 1, 2009) (notice). The United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 49848 (September 29, 2009) (notice). The Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing notice of the establishment of the Fiscal Year in-quota aggregate quantity of the raw, refined and specialty sugar Tariff-Rate Quotas as required under the U.S. World Trade Organization commitments. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 49360 (September 28, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Forest Service Ride-Along Program Application. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 48518 (September 23, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: WIC Federal and State Agreement. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 48518 (September 23, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Tuberculosis. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 47913 (September 18, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Request for Aerial Photography. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 47777 (September 17, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Census of Agriculture Content Test. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 47777 (September 17, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 46967 (September 14, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Fee Envelope; Rules of Occupancy for Short-Term, Non-Commercial Use of Government Facilities. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 46558 (September 10, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has requested approval for the following continuation of information collection: Office of the Chief Information Officer eAuthentication Service. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 46407 (September 9, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 46407 (September 9, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Electronic Mailing List Subscription Form--Nutrition and Food Safety. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 45159 (September 1, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: 7 C.F.R. 1744-C, Advance and Disbursement of Funds--Telecommunications; 7 C.F.R. 1717 subpart Y, Settlement of Debt Owed by Electric Borrowers. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 44814 (August 31, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Application for Stores-Reauthorization. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 43725 (August 27, 2009) (notice of public hearings and opportunity for comment). This document announces the intent to hold a series of public workshops to explore competition issues affecting the agricultural sector in the 21st Century and the appropriate role for antitrust and regulatory enforcement in that sector. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 42842 (August 25, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Health Screening Questionnaire; Extending the Forest Service Message to Diverse Urban Publics. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 42842 (August 25, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Animal Welfare; Importation of Tomatoes from Certain Central American Countries; Importation of Shelled Peas from Kenya. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 41033 (August 14, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 6). This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2009 quota year reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by licensees or revoked by the Licensing Authority. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 40807 (August 13, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Prepayment of RUS Guaranteed and Insured Loans to Electric and Telephone Borrowers; Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program; Deferments of RUS Loan Payments for Rural Development Projects; Lien Accommodations and Subordinations; State Telecommunications Modernization Plan; Extensions of Payments of Principal and Interest. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 40808 (August 13, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: USDA/1994 Tribal Scholars Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 38577 (August 4, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Implementation of the APHIS Ag Discovery Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 38577 (August 4, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: U.S. Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims, Naturally Raised Claim for Livestock and the Meat and Meat Products Derived from such Livestock. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 38295 (July 31, 2009) (notice of proposed rulemaking). The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to establish a voluntary labeling program for biobased products. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 38165 (July 31, 2009) (notice, comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study-IV. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 37687 (July 29, 2009) (notice, comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Survey of Customers of the Official Grain Inspection and Weighing System. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 37687 (July 29, 2009) (notice). The Secretary of Agriculture intends to establish the Eastern Region Resource Advisory Committees to review forest projects (Title II) and to recommend the proposed projects they deem to have merit. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 36997 (July 27, 2009) (notice, comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Day Use on the National Forests of Southern California; Urgent Removal of Timber; The Role of Local Communities in the Development of Agreement or Contract Plans through Stewardship Contracting. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 35840 (July 21, 2009) (notice). The United States Department of Agriculture announces solicitation for nominations to fill 11 vacancies on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 35155 (July 20, 2009) (notice, comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Request for Approval to Sell Capital Assets; Certification of Authority; 7 C.F.R. 1717 subpart D, Mergers and Consolidations of Electric Borrowers; 7 C.F.R. part 1755, Telecommunications Standards and Specifications; Telecommunications Field Trials. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 35156 (July 20, 2009) (notice, comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Regulations Governing Inspection, Certification, and Standards for Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Other Products--Audit Services. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 35157 (July 20, 2009) (notice, comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Surveys; List Sampling Frame Survey. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 34293 (July 15, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Form; Request for Administrative Review. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 34293 (July 15, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: National Animal Health Reporting System. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 32787 (July 9, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1). This document amends the administrative regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture to provide that those rules of practice shall be applicable to adjudicatory proceedings under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's regulations pertaining to the possession, use, and transfer of select agents and toxins. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 31236 (June 30, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Stakeholder/Customer Satisfaction Survey. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 30500 (June 26, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Web Forms for Research Data, Models, Materials, and Publications as well as Study and Event Registration. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 30500 (June 26, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: USDA PIV Request for Credential. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 30501 (June 26, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Revisions of Fruits and Vegetables Import Regulations. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 30501 (June 26, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: 7 CFR 1944-N--Housing Preservation Grants; 7 CFR 1944-B, Housing Applications Packaging Grants. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 30502 (June 26, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: National Poultry Improvement Plan; Animal Welfare; Lacey Act Declaration Requirements, Plants and Plant Products. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 30041 (June 24, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Special Needs Request Under the Plant Protection Act; PPQ Form 816, Contract Pilot and Aircraft Acceptance. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 30044 (June 24, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Form RD 410-8, Application Reference Letter (A Request for Credit Reference). View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 30041 (June 24, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance for Victims of Disasters. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 30042 (June 24, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program and Market Access Program; Emergency Relief from Duty-Free Imports of Perishable Products Under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act; Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 30043 (June 24, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Assignments of Payments and Joint Payment Authorization. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 29462 (June 22, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: 7 CFR 4287-B, "Servicing Business and Industry Guaranteed Loans"; 7 CFR 4279-A, Guaranteed Loan-making General. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 29462 (June 22, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Floriculture Survey. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 29164 (June 19, 2009) (notice; correction). This document narrows an information collection requested by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights published on May 13, 2009. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 28879 (June 18, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Application for Plant Variety Protection Certificate and Objective Description of Variety. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 28879 (June 18, 2009) (notice; comment request). This document provides notice that the Department of Agriculture has submitted several information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance related to Rural Utilities Service activities. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 28881 (June 18, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture is proposing to renew the charter of the Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 27276 (June 9, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: MyPyramid Tracker Information Collection for Registration, Login, and Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment Information. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 26831 (June 4, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Importation of Swine and Swine Products from the European Union. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 26361 (June 2, 2009) (notice; comment request). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the following proposed revision of a currently approved information collection: Generic Clearance for the Development of Nutrition Education Messages and Products for the General Public. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 26362 (June 2, 2009) (solicitation for membership). This notice announces solicitation for nominations to fill 10 vacancies on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 25497 (May 28, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Standards for Privately Owned Quarantine Facilities for Ruminants. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 25497 (May 28, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Special Use Administration. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 25214 (May 27, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: BioRefinery Assistance Programs. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 23984 (May 22, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Reporting Requirements for State Plans of Work for Agricultural Research and Extension Formula Funds. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 23984 (May 22, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: 7 CFR 1944-I, "Self-Help Technical Assistance Grants." View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 23985 (May 22, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Veterinary Accreditation Program; Foreign Quarantine Notices. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 23838 (May 21, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Requirements for Request to Amend 7 CFR Part 319 Import Regulations; Importation of Baby Corn and Baby Carrots from Zambia. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 23167 (May 18, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities; 1890 Land Grant Institutions: Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 22881 (May 15, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Grazing Permit Administration Forms. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 22509 (May 13, 2009) (notice; request for comments). The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights is seeking comments on a new information collection aimed at standardizing and consolidating the race, ethnicity, sex, national origin, disability and age data for agencies that serve agricultural producers and landowners. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 22152 (May 12, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: 7 CFR 1822-G, Rural Housing Loans, Policies, Procedures and Authorizations. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 22152 (May 12, 2009) (submission for OMB review; comment request; correction). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Status of Claims Against Households. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 21866 (May 11, 2009) (semiannual regulatory agenda). This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in conformance with Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review." View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 21619 (May 8, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: National Animal Health Laboratory Network. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 19373 (April 29, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 2). This final rule revises certain delegations of authority by the Secretary of Agriculture published at 7 C.F.R. Part 2. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 19193 (April 28, 2009) (notice and request for comments). This notice announces the Department of Agriculture's Office of Security Services' intention to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved information collection for USDA Personal Identity Verification Request for Credential. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 19038 (April 27, 2009) (notice). Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is deleting two systems of records; consolidating two systems of records into one existing system of records; revising two systems of records; and proposing to create a new system of records entitled, "Census of Agriculture Records," USDA/NASS-3. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 18683 (April 24, 2009) (notice and request for comments). This notice announces the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights' intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget for an extension of the currently approved information collection for the U.S. Department of Agriculture/1994 Tribal Scholars Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 18684 (April 24, 2009) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Volunteer Program-Earth Team. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 18684 (April 24, 2009) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Electronic Mailing List Subscription Form-Water Quality Information Center. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 18543 (April 23, 2009) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Brucellosis Program; Citrus from Peru. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 18543 (April 23, 2009) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Application Kit for Research and Extension Programs. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 18544 (April 23, 2009) (notice of public comment period for written stakeholder input; second correction). The Research, Education, and Extension Office published a document on April 1, 2009, concerning written stakeholder input on the preparation of a roadmap for the REEO. This notice corrects an incorrect word in the background and purpose section. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 17939 (April 20, 2009) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Agriculture Innovation Centers. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 17939 (April 20, 2009) (notice and comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Requirements of Recognizing the Animal Health Status of Foreign Regions. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 17814 (April 17, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: RUS Specification for Quality Control and Inspection of Timber Products. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 17632 (April 16, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Farmers Market Questionnaire. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 17447 (April 15, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Debt Settlement Policies and Procedures. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 17447 (April 15, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Forest Landscape Value and Special Area Place Mapping for National Forest Planning. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 17143 (April 14, 2009) (notice). This document provides notice of the third meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee and solicits written comments pertinent to a review of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 16830 (April 13, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: School Food Purchase Study-III. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 16349 (April 10, 2009) (notice; correction). This document corrects a document published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2009, concerning written stakeholder input on the preparation of a roadmap for the Research, Education, and Extension Office. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 16176 (April 9, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Stocks Reports. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 15429 (April 6, 2009) (notice of meeting). The United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 14767 (April 1, 2009) (notice; comment request). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Reporting Requirements Under Regulations Governing Inspection and Grading Services of Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products; Specialty Crop Block Grant Program-2008 Farm Bill. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 14767 (April 1, 2009) (notice). The Research, Education, and Extension Office is requesting written stakeholder input on the preparation of a roadmap for agricultural research, education, and extension at USDA. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 14105 (March 30, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: National School Lunch Program; 7 CFR Part 220, School Breakfast Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 14105 (March 30, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 13062 (March 26, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 48 C.F.R. Part 470; 7 C.F.R. Parts 1496, 1499, and 1599). This final rule amends the regulations to administer the Food for Progress Program and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program by making revisions to provide greater clarity, and amends the Agriculture Acquisition Regulation to specify the criteria used in determining whether a commodity is considered to be a product of the United States. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 13173 (March 26, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: CCC's Export Credit Guarantee Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 13173 (March 26, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Advisory Committee and Research and Promotion Board Membership Background Information. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 12107 (March 23, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Information Collection for Document Delivery Services; Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act Workshop Registration Form. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 11903 (March 20, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Application for Authorization to Use the 4-H Name and/or Emblem. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 11903 (March 20, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Advance of Loan Funds and Budgetary Control and Related Burdens. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 11078 (March 16, 2009) (notice). Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Agricultural Labor Survey; Mink Survey. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 10704 (March 12, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Importation of Christmas Cactus and Easter Cactus in Growing Media from the Netherlands and Denmark; Importation of Peppers from Certain Central American Countries; Importation of Peppers from the Republic of Korea; Importation of Small Lots of Seeds Without Phytosanitary Certificates. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 10705 (March 12, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Consumer Complaint Monitoring System-Food Safety Mobile Questionnaire. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 10218 (March 10, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: National Animal Health Monitoring System, Goat 2009 Study; Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals, Interstate Movement, 9 CFR 80. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 10218 (March 10, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: End-Use Certificate Program. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 10219 (March 10, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: 7 CFR Part 215-Special Milk Program for Children; Civil Rights Title VI-Collection Reports-FNS-191 and FNS-101; National Survey of WIC Participants II. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 10220 (March 10, 2009) (notice of stakeholder listening session). The United States Department of Agriculture announces a stakeholder listening session of the Specialty Crop Committee. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 9584 (March 5, 2009) (notice). The Department is proposing a revision to its system of records, by creating the Office of Audit's Research Aggregated Data Analysis Repository, USDA/OIG-8. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 8914 (February 27, 2009) (joint notice of public meetings). This notice announces a public meeting on March 10, 2009, in connection with the Broadband Initiatives funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 6363 (February 9, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Long Term Contracting. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 4913 (January 29, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Treatment of Fruits and Vegetables. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 4134 (January 23, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: Treatment for Fruits and Vegetables; Importation of Clementines from Spain. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 3981 (January 22, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection, an extension without change of a currently approved collection MyPyramid Tracker and Menu Planner, on-line dietary and physical activity self-assessment tools. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 2508 (January 15, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Field Crops Production. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 2040 (January 14, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: the Integrity Program Data Collection. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 1167 (January 12, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: Importation of Pork-Filled Pasta. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 1167 (January 12, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance: General Administrative Regulations, Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions; Request for Applications for Research Partnerships; Risk Management and Crop Insurance Education, Request for Applications. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 793 (January 8, 2009) (notice). This document provides notice of the second meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, invites requests for oral testimony, and solicits written comments pertinent to a review of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. View this document.

74 Fed. Reg. 428 (January 6, 2009) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance: PACA Customer Service Line Survey. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 76607 (December 17, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance: Importation of Gypsy Moth Host Materials from Canada. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 75665 (December 12, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance: Health Certificate for the Export of Live Crustaceans, Finfish, Mollusks, and Related Products. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 75665 (December 12, 2008) (notice). The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announces the availability of its National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Final Environmental Impact Statement. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 74683 (December 9, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance: Evaluation of the Birth Month Breastfeeding Changes to the WIC Food Packages Study. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 74683 (December 9, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance: Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Year End Report. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 74684 (December 9, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance: Southern Appalachian Forest Management Survey. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 74684 (December 9, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Proposal Review Process. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 74685 (December 9, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance: Export Inspection and Weighing Waiver for High Quality Specialty Grains Transported in Containers. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 74130 (December 5, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the information collection requirement(s) for the Organic Production Survey to OMB for review and clearance. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 71306 (November 24, 2008) (semiannual regulatory agenda). This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, describes regulations affecting small entities, and identifies regulatory actions that are being reviewed. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 70915 (November 24, 2008) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 3022). The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes to establish regulations to implement the Federal Policy on Research Misconduct applicable to extramural research. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 66212 (November 7, 2008) (notice). This notice announces the White House Liaison's intention to request approval for an extension and revision of a currently approved information collection for Advisory Committee and Research and Promotion Board Membership Background Information. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 66212 (November 7, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted the information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance of a collection regarding "Regulations Governing the Inspection and Grading of Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products-Recordkeeping." View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 63673 (October 27, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted an information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance regarding individuals or facilities in possession of certain agents or toxins, as well as the specific characteristics of the agents or toxins. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 63425 (October 24, 2008) (notice). The United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board on November 12-14, 2008. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 60672 (October 14, 2008) (notice). This notice announces the first meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on October 30-31, 2008, and solicits written comments pertinent to review of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 56705 (September 30, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 2). This document delegates to the Assistant Secretary for Administration the authority to enter into cooperative agreements and to implement programs for the Federal procurement and voluntary labeling of biobased products. It also rescinds the delegation of authority to the Chief Economist to implement the biobased procurement and voluntary labeling programs. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 53355 (September 16, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 6). This final rule amends the historical license reduction provisions of the dairy tariff-rate import quota licensing program by suspending the provisions with respect to the reduction of historical licenses based on surrenders of unused quantities until 2011. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 50875 (August 29, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 6). This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2008 quota year reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by licensees or revoked by the Licensing Authority.View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 46236 (August 8, 2008) (notice). This notice announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture on August 26-27, 2008. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 45693 (August 6, 2008) (request for public input). USDA is requesting input from the public on its effort to prepare a Strategic Plan for Climate Change Research, Education, and Extension.View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 44211 (July 30, 2008) (notice). The United States Department of Agriculture announces three stakeholder listening sessions of the Specialty Crop Committee. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 41026 (July 17, 2008) (notice). Nominations are being sought for six qualified persons to serve on the Edward R. Madigan United States Agricultural Export Excellence Board of Evaluators.
View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 40831 (July 16, 2008) (solicitation for membership). The United States Department of Agriculture announces solicitation for nominations to fill six vacancies on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 38968 (July 8, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture will hold a public meeting for interested stakeholders to provide an open forum to solicit feedback on the establishment of the BioPreferred voluntary labeling program, which will allow USDA to authorize manufacturers and vendors of qualifying biobased products to use a "USDA Certified Biobased Product" label. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 32675 (June 10, 2008) (notice). This notice suspends indefinitely the effective date for the proposed new Privacy Act system of records entitled "National Animal Identification System (NAIS), USDA/APHIS-16," published on April 30, 2008. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 26344 (May 9, 2008) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 2). This rule proposes to amend the Animal Welfare Act regulations by adding minimum age requirements for the transport in commerce of animals. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 24636 (May 5, 2008) (semiannual regulatory agenda). This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in conformance with Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review." View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 19454 (April 10, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services announce the intent to establish a Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee and invite nominations for the Committee. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 18433 (April 4, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1). This amendment expands the scope and applicability of the Department's uniform rules of practice governing adjudicatory proceedings to include actions initiated under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 11611 (March 4, 2008) (notice). In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 9086 (February 19, 2008) (notice). In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 3448 (January 18, 2008) (notice). The Federal Advisory Committee for the Expert Review of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 will be meeting in Washington, DC. The USDA is the lead agency for Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 titled, The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity.    View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 2881 (January 16, 2008) (notice). The Department of Agriculture intends to renew the Provincial Advisory Committees for the five provinces in California, Oregon, and Washington, in response to the continued need to provide advice on coordinating the implementation of the Record of Decision of April 13, 1994, for Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl.    View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 1 (January 2, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 3). The United States Department of Agriculture amends its regulations that govern the management of debts owed to it by program participants and other debtors to implement the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and the revised Federal Claims Collection Standards. The changes will affect USDA requirements for collection and settlement of debts, including administrative offset of eligible payments, and referral to the Department of the Treasury for collection. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 70559 (December 12, 2007) (notice). The United States Department of Agriculture gives notice that it is proposing to revise its Privacy Act System of Records, USDA/FSA-2 entitled "Farm Records File (Automated)." View this document.

72 Fed. Reg.70000 (December 10, 2007) (semi annual regulatory agenda). This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, describes regulations affecting small entities as required by section 602 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, Public Law 96-354, and identifies regulatory actions that are being reviewed in compliance with section 610(c) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 56677 (October 4, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 6). This proposed rule would suspend the historical license reduction provisions of the dairy import licensing program for a period of 5 years. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 53913 (September 21, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 46). This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2007 quota year reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by licenses or revoked by the Licensing Authority. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 46600 (August 21, 2007) (notice). In accordance with the section 3124a of Title 7 of the United States Code, the agency announces an energy science and education workshop to be conducted by the Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 45723 (August 15, 2007) (Notice). The agency is proposing to reestablish the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 36648 (July 5, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the agency's intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget, for an extension of, and revision to a currently approved information collection for the National Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Programs. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 36341 (July 3, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1170). This interim final rule establishes a Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program as required by law, on an interim final basis. The Department will issue a final rule once public comments have been received. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 31579 (June 7,2007) (final rule) (to be codified 7 C.F.R. Part 24). The agency amends its regulations to reflect the legal termination of the Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals (AGBCA) and the creation of a new consolidated Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA). Additionally, with respect to appeals heard by the AGBCA other than Contract Disputes Act appeals, the AGBCA transfers or eliminates certain appeal procedures as a result of the termination of the AGBCA. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 31269 (June 6, 2007) (notice). Notice if hereby given of membership on the Federal Advisory Committee for the Expert Review of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (CERSAP). View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 28945 (May 23, 2007) (notice). The agency announces solicitation for nominations to fill 10 vacancies on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 28945 (May 23, 2007) (notice). The Secretary approved the Transition Plan to privatize the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 12701 (March 19, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 2). This document amends the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics to carry out a program of entering into agreements with veterinarians under which they provide veterinary services in veterinarian shortage situations as authorized by the National Veterinary Medical Service Act. This rule also further delegates this authority from the Under Secretary for REE to the Administrator of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 12591 (March 16, 2007) (notice). The Department of Agriculture is inviting nominations for membership on the Committee for the Expert Review of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 to provide advice on the conduct of a study titled The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity, to be conducted as part of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 11320 (March 13, 2007) (notice). The Department of Agriculture has submitted an information collection requirement concerning "Certificate for Quota Eligibility" to enter sugar into the United States to the OMB. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 1467 (January 12, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 7). This document corrects a proposed rule published November 28, 2006, proposing to amend the regulations governing the selection and functions of Farm Service Agency State and county committees in accordance with the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 523 (January 5, 2007) (notice). Pursuant to the Privacy Act, notice is hereby given that the United States Department of Agriculture proposes to amend the Privacy Act System of Records FCIC-8, entitled "List of Ineligible Producers." View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 68755 (November 28, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 7). This proposed rule would amend the regulations governing the selection and functions of Farm Service Agency (FSA) State and county committees in accordance with the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended (the Act). View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 62581 (October 26, 2006) (notice). The United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 51977 (September 1, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 6). This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2006 quota year reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by licensees or revoked by the Licensing Authority. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 51241 (August 30, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 2). This document amends the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services and to the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, to implement cooperative agreements for Conservation Programs carried out by FSA and to implement the Grassroots Source Water Protection Programs as authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 42625 (July 27, 2006) (notice). The United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Specialty Crop Committee and Executive Committee. View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 38128 (July 5, 2006) (notice). The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that cost-share payments made to individuals under the Forest Land Recovery Program (FLRP) are made primarily for the purpose of conserving soil and water resources, restoring the environment, restoring and improving forests, or restoring and providing a habitat for wildlife. This determination permits recipients to exclude certain payments under the FLRP from gross income for Federal income tax purposes to the extent allowed by the Internal Revenue Service.     View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 35491 (June 21, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 2). USDA amends the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services and to the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, for technical assistance determinations for the Conservation Reserve Program.     View this document.

71 Fed. Reg. 17434 (April 6, 2006) (notice). In accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 42 U.S.C. 13211-13219, as amended by the Energy Conservation Reauthorization Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-388, and Executive Order (EO) 1349, "Greening the Government Through Federal Fleet and Transportation Efficiency," the Department of Agriculture's FY 2005, prior, and future year annual Alternative Fuel Vehicle reports are available at Department of Agriculture Web site       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 54350 (September 14, 2005) (notice). The United States Department of Agriculture announces a listening session of the Specialty Crop Committee under the auspices of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 47077 (August 12, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 1). The Agriculture Department is amending the administrative regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture to provide that the rules of practice contained in those administrative regulations shall be applicable to adjudicatory proceedings under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's regulations pertaining to the commercial transportation of equines to slaughtering facilities. This final rule is necessary to clarify the rules of practice that will apply to the adjudication of a violation of regulations pertaining to the commercial transportation of equines to slaughtering facilities.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 36557 (June 24, 2005) (notice). The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that existing practice, new practice, and enhancement activity payments made to producers under the Conservation Security Program (CSP), authorized under the 2002 Farm Bill, are made primarily for the purpose of conserving soil and water resources, protecting or restoring the environment, and providing a habitat for wildlife. This determination is in accordance with Section 126 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended. Subject to a finding by the Secretary of the Treasury that the program is a small watershed program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture substantially similar to the type of programs described in 26 U.S.C. 126(a)(1) through (8), this determination permits recipients to exclude from gross income, for Federal income tax purposes, all or part of the existing practice, new practice, and enhancement activity cost-share payments made under said program to the extent allowed by the Internal Revenue Service.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 35221 (June 17, 2005) (notice). This notice announces a series of public forums that senior officials of the United States Department of Agriculture will hold to obtain public input for the development of the 2007 Farm Bill.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 32219 (June 2, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 6). This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2005 quota year reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by licenses or revoked by the Licensing Authority.       View this document.

70 Fed. Reg. 32289 (June 2, 2005) (notice). The Department of Agriculture is giving notice of a roundtable meeting regarding the safety of North American beef and the economic effects of BSE on the U.S. beef industry. The event will bring together USDA officials, producers, packers, and others to discuss the science of BSE, the safety of North American cattle and beef, and the economic impacts of BSE on the U.S. cattle and beef industry. Roundtable panelists will be invited, but the meeting will be open to the public. There will be an opportunity for members of the public to comment.       View this document.

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