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[FR Doc 00-31957] 1.Commodity Credit Corporation

The purpose of this final rule is to codify determinations made by the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) with respect to the 2000 crop of burley tobacco. In accordance with the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (1938 Act), the Secretary determined the 2000 marketing quota for burley tobacco to be 247.4 million pounds. In

Published: 2000-12-15 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-30977] 2. Implementation of the Special Apple Loan Program and Emergency Loan for Seed

This action is being taken to implement provisions of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Act). The intended effect is to assist producers of apples suffering economic loss as a result of low prices and by making low cost loans available to seed producers adversely affected by the bankruptcy filing of AgriBiotech.

Published: 2000-12-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 00-29818] 3. Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

The Secretary of Agriculture intends to renew the charter of the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Secretary on ways to encourage Federal and State beginning farmer programs to provide joint financing to beginning farmers and ranchers. A notice was published in the Federal

Published: 2000-11-22 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-29884] 4. President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities

Executive Order 13168 published September 22, 2000, established the President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production While Protecting Public Health (Commission). This meeting will be devoted to reviewing written and oral comments received to establish a list of issues on tobacco and health

Published: 2000-11-22 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-29053] 5. Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intent of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to request an extension of a currently approved information collection for a regulation used in support of the FSA Farm Loan Program (FLP). This renewal does not involve any revisions to the program rules.

Published: 2000-11-14 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-27794] 6.Farm Service Agency

This rule implements provisions of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA) related to the market assistance programs for cottonseed, tobacco, and wool and mohair. Other provisions of the Act will be implemented under separate rules.

Published: 2000-11-02 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-27988] 7. National Drought Council

The National Drought Policy Commission recommended that a National Drought Council (Council) be established to coordinate activities between and among Federal Agencies, States, local governments, tribes and others. The Council was established through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The first meeting of the Council will be held November 9,

Published: 2000-11-01 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-27715] 8.Commodity Credit Corporation

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) are adopting as a final rule the provisions of an interim rule issued February 18, 2000, which made minor changes to regulations governing the peanut poundage quota and price support programs. The rule also makes a technical amendment to the regulations to reinstate compliance

Published: 2000-10-30 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

[FR Doc 00-27716] 9.Commodity Credit Corporation

The purpose of this rule is to codify the national marketing quotas and price support levels for the 2000 crops for several kinds of tobacco announced by press release on March 1, 2000.

Quotas are necessary to adjust the production levels of certain tobaccos to more fully reflect supply and demand conditions, as provided in the 1938 Act.

Published: 2000-10-30 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-27346] 10. Amendments to the Regulations for Cotton Warehouses Regarding the Delivery of

This final rule codifies the delivery standard for cotton stored in warehouses licensed under the United States Warehouse Act (USWA) and those warehouses issuing electronic warehouse receipts under the USWA (7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.). The final rule adopts, with minor changes based on public comments, a proposed rule published in the Federal Register

Published: 2000-10-25 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-27221] 11. President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities

Executive Order 13168, published September 22, 2000, established the President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production While Protecting Public Health (Commission). The Commission is to advise the President on changes occurring in the tobacco farming economy and recommend such
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Published: 2000-10-23 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-26106] 12. Hurricane Damage Assistance for 1999 Crop

This notice announces the intent of the Secretary of Agriculture,
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pursuant to new legislation, to release up to $81 million of loan indebtedness for certain 1999 crop loans made in North Carolina by the Commodity Credit Corporation where the collateral was destroyed or damaged by Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd or Irene. To assure all are

Published: 2000-10-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-25949] 13. Release of Georgia Tobacco Farmers' Social Security Numbers to the State of

This notice announces the intention of the Secretary of Agriculture to release the social security numbers of those Georgia tobacco farmers who receive Tobacco Loss Assistance Program 2000 (TLAP) payments; and provides notice of the method in which interested parties can opt out of that release. The release will be to the State of Georgia which

Published: 2000-10-10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-24131] 14. Request for Revision and Extension of an Approved Information Collection

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intent of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to request an extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of a previously approved information collection which supports FSA, Farm Loan Programs (FLP) loan making and servicing applications. This renewal

Published: 2000-09-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-21645] 15. Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

The Secretary of Agriculture intends to renew the charter of the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Secretary on ways to encourage Federal and State beginning farmer programs to provide joint financing to beginning farmers and ranchers. Nominations of persons to serve on the

Published: 2000-08-24 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-19451] 16. Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection. This information collection is used to support the USDA service center agencies (FSA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Rural Development) in

Published: 2000-08-02 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-17680] 17. Request for Reinstatement and Revision of a Previously Approved Information

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intent of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to request a reinstatement and revision of a previously approved information collection used in support of the FSA, Farm Loan Programs (FLP). This renewal does not involve any revisions to the program regulations.

Published: 2000-07-13 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-16989] 18.Commodity Credit Corporation

The purpose of this notice is to codify the national marketing quotas and price support levels for the 1999 crops for several kinds of tobacco announced by press release on March 1, 1999.

In accordance with the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (the 1938 Act), the Secretary determined the 1999 marketing quotas to be as follows:

Published: 2000-07-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-16988] 19. Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intent of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to an extension of currently approved information collections used in support of the FSA, Farm Loan Programs (FLP). This renewal does not involve any revisions to the program regulations.

Published: 2000-07-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-16060] 20. U.S. Warehouse Act Fees

This notice publishes a schedule increasing the annual operational fee warehouse operators are charged under the United States Warehouse Act (USWA). This action is needed to increase the amount of revenue generated to recover operational costs projected for operations under the USWA in fiscal year 2001. This notice does not change any of the other

Published: 2000-06-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-15724] 21. Lamb Meat Adjustment Assistance Program

This interim rule sets forth the regulations for the Lamb Meat Adjustment Assistance Program as authorized by clause (3) of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended. Producers of sheep and lambs may receive up to $30 million total, with a target of $10 million per year, in direct cash payments to help improve their production

Published: 2000-06-21 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-12335] 22. Disaster Set-Aside Program--Second Installment Set-Aside

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is amending the disaster set- aside program requirement to allow FSA to set aside portions of loan installments that could not be made as scheduled due to a natural disaster, as declared by the President or Secretary of Agriculture, or because of low commodity prices received during the 1999 crop year. In addition,

Published: 2000-05-17 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-11834] 23. Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) intends to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA).

Published: 2000-05-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

[FR Doc 00-10985] 24. National Drought Policy Commission

The National Drought Policy Commission (Commission) shall conduct a thorough study and submit a report to the President and Congress on national drought policy. This notice announces a meeting to be held on May 16, 2000. The Commission will submit the final report and discuss its final recommendations and future activities. The meeting is open to

Published: 2000-05-02 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Farm Service Agency

 

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