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Notices
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
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section.
JOINT BOARD FOR THE
ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES
Meeting of the Advisory Committee;
Meeting
AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment
of Actuaries.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.
SUMMARY: The Executive Director of the
Joint Board for the Enrollment of
Actuaries gives notice of a meeting of
the Advisory Committee on Actuarial
Examinations (portions of which will be
open to the public) in Washington, DC
at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel on
January 8 and 9, 2007.
DATES: Monday, January 8, 2007, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, January 9,
2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Willard Intercontinental Hotel, 1401
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC, 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick W. McDonough, Executive
Director of the Joint Board for the
Enrollment of Actuaries, 202–622–8225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that the Advisory
Committee on Actuarial Examinations
will meet at the Willard Intercontinental
Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC on Monday, January 8,
2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
Tuesday, January 9, 2007, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss topics and questions that may
be recommended for inclusion on future
Joint Board examinations in actuarial
mathematics and methodology referred
to in 29 U.S.C. 1242(a)(1)(B) and to
review the November 2006 Pension
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order to make recommendations relative
thereto, including the minimum
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Board’s examination program for the
May 2007 Basic (EA–1) Examination
and the May 2007 Pension (EA–2B)
Examination will be discussed.
A determination has been made as
required by section 10(d) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,
that the portions of the meeting dealing
with the discussion of questions which
may appear on the Joint Board’s
examinations and review of the
November 2006 Joint Board examination
fall within the exceptions to the open
meeting requirement set forth in 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and that the public
interest requires that such portions be
closed to public participation.
The portion of the meeting dealing
with the discussion of the other topics
will commence at 1 p.m. on January 8
and will continue for as long as
necessary to complete the discussion,
but not beyond 3 p.m. Time permitting,
after the close of this discussion by
Committee members, interested persons
may make statements germane to this
subject. Persons wishing to make oral
statements should notify the Executive
Director in writing prior to the meeting
in order to aid in scheduling the time
available and should submit the written
text, or at a minimum, an outline of
comments they propose to make orally.
Such comments will be limited to 10
minutes in length. All persons planning
to attend the public session should
notify the Executive Director in writing
to obtain building entry. Notifications of
intent to make an oral statement or to
attend must be faxed, no later than
December 31, 2006, to 202–622–8300,
Attn: Executive Director. Any interested
person also may file a written statement
for consideration by the Joint Board and
the Committee by sending it to the;
Internal Revenue Service, Joint Board
for the Enrollment of Actuaries, Attn:
Executive Director, SE:OPR, 1111
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20224.
Dated: December 1, 2006.
Patrick W. McDonough,
Executive Director, Joint Board for the
Enrollment of Actuaries.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket # AMS–FV–2006–0201; FV–06–314]
United States Standards for Grades of
Parsley
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting
comments on its proposal to revise the
United States Standards for Grades of
Parsley. AMS is proposing to revise the
standards to allow percentages to be
determined by count rather than weight.
AMS is also proposing to eliminate the
unclassified category. The proposed
revisions would bring the standards for
parsley in line with current marketing
practices, thereby improving the
usefulness in serving the industry.
DATES: Comments must be received by
February 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
the Standardization Section, Fresh
Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room
1661 South Building, Stop 0240,
Washington, DC 20250–0240; Fax (202)
720–8871, E-mail:
FPB.DocketClerk@usda.gov. Comments
should make reference to the dates and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register and will be made available for
public inspection in the above office
during regular business hours. The
United States Standards for Grades of
Parsley are available either through the
address cited above or by accessing the
AMS, Fresh Products Branch Web site
at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/
stanfrfv.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheri L. Emery, at the above address or
call (202) 720–2185; E-mail:
Cheri.Emery@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as
amended, directs and authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘To develop
and improve standards of quality,
condition, quantity, grade and
packaging and recommend and
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demonstrate such standards in order to
encourage uniformity and consistency
in commercial practices.’’ AMS is
committed to carrying out this authority
in a manner that facilitates the
marketing of agricultural commodities.
AMS makes copies of official standards
available upon request. The United
States Standards for Grades of Fruits
and Vegetables not connected with
Federal Marketing Orders or U.S. Import
Requirements no longer appear in the
Code of Federal Regulations, but are
maintained by USDA, AMS, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs.
AMS is proposing to revise the
voluntary United States Standards for
Grades of Parsley using procedures that
appear in Part 36, Title 7 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (7 CFR part 36).
These standards were last published on
July 30, 1930.
Background
Prior to undertaking research and
other work associated with revision of
the grade standards, AMS published a
notice in the Federal Register (71 FR
41755) on July 24, 2006, soliciting
comments on the possible revision to
the United States Standards for Grades
of Parsley.
In response to our request for
comments, AMS received one comment
from an industry group representing
receivers. The comment is available by
accessing AMS’s Fresh Products Branch
Web site at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/
fv/fpbdocketlist.htm. The commenter
was in favor of the proposed revision to
allow the percentages for tolerances and
defects to be determined by count rather
than weight, and further stated that as
for the ‘‘Unclassified’’ category, some
members requested that it be preserved,
while others did not. However, this
section is being removed in all
standards when they are revised, as this
category is not a grade and it only serves
to show that no grade has been applied
to the lot. It is no longer considered
necessary. Therefore, AMS will
eliminate the ‘‘Unclassified’’ category.
The proposed revision will allow
percentages for tolerances and defects to
be determined by count rather than
weight. Currently, parsley is packed and
marketed by count and weight. Taking
into account these marketing practices,
this proposal will bring the standards
for parsley in line with current
marketing practices, thereby, improving
the usefulness of the standards in
serving the industry.
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The official grade of a lot of parsley
covered by these standards is
determined by the procedures set forth
in the Regulations Governing
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of Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Other
Products (Sec. 51.1 to 51.61).
This notice provides for a 60-day
comment period for interested parties to
comment on the proposed changes to
the United States Standards for Grades
of Parsley.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Dated: December 19, 2006.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forestry Research Advisory Council
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Forestry Research
Advisory Council will meet in Madison,
WI, January 23–25, 2007. The purpose
of the meeting is to discuss emerging
issues in forestry research.
DATES: The meeting will be held January
23–25, 2007. On January 23 the meeting
will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m, and on
January 25 from 8:30–noon.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Forest Products Laboratory, One
Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison WI.
Individuals who wish to speak at the
meeting or to propose agenda items
must send their names and proposals to
Daina Apple, Designated Federal
Officer, Forestry Research Advisory
Council, USDA Forest Service Research
and Development, 1400 Independence
Ave., SW., Washington DC 20250–1120.
Individuals also may fax their names
and proposed agenda items to (202)
205–1530.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daina Apple, Forest Service Office of
the Deputy Chief for Research and
Development, (202) 205–1665.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. Council
discussion is limited to Forest Service,
Cooperative State Research Education,
and Extension Service staff and Council
members. However, persons who wish
to bring forestry research matters to the
attention of the Council may file written
statements with the Council staff before
or after the meeting.
Dated: December 15, 2006.
Jimmy L. Reaves,
Acting Deputy Chief, Research &
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Procedures for Third Party Facilitated
Land Exchanges
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance of Agency
Interim Directive.
SUMMARY: The Forest Service is issuing
an interim directive to Forest Service
Handbook (FSH) 5409.13—Land
Acquisition Handbook to provide
additional guidance to its employees for
using third party facilitators in a real
estate action.
This interim directive is effective
DATES:
December 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: This interim directive
(id_5409.13–2006–1) is available
electronically from the Forest Service
via the World Wide Web/Internet at
http://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives.
Single paper copies of the interim
directive are also available by contacting
Maryanne Kurtinaitis, Lands Staff (Mail
Stop 1124), Forest Service, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1124 (telephone
202–205–1264).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maryanne Kurtinaitis, Lands Staff, (202)
205–1264.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
interim directive to Forest Service
Handbook (FSH) 5409.13, section 32.2
provides additional guidance when a
third party facilitator is used in a real
estate action. Several problems have
been identified with facilitated land
exchanges, including third party
facilitators not being legally authorized
in writing by non-Federal landowners to
represent their interests, and non-
Federal landowners not being
adequately informed and involved by
the third party facilitator and the Forest
Service.
The effect of these situations may be
that while the Forest Service incurs
appraisal, environmental analysis, and
other costs associated with a proposed
exchange, the facilitator may not have
bound the non-Federal landowner or
lands to enable completion of the
exchange upon an affirmative decision.
Dated: December 19, 2006.
Dale N. Bosworth,
Chief, Forest Service.
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