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[FR Doc 00-32405] 1. Revision of Delegations of Authority
This document amends the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture to other General Officers and agency heads to delegate to the Director, Hazardous Materials Management Group authority to carry out certain duties related to hazardous materials management.
Published: 2000-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agriculture Department
[FR Doc 00-33400] 2. Certification of Beef From Argentina
We are amending the regulations governing the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) beef from Argentina by adding a requirement that Argentina certify that the beef does not come from animals that have ever been in specified areas along Argentina's borders with Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, and Uruguay. We are taking this action as an emergency
Published: 2000-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 00-33382] 3. Livestock Indemnity Program for Contract Growers
This rule implements provisions of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (the 2001 Act) related to the Livestock Indemnity Program for Contract Growers (LIPCG). That statute amended the time period during which eligible losses could have occurred and the Commodity Credit
Published: 2000-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation
[FR Doc 00-33111] 4. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC):
This final rule amends the regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. It strengthens vendor management in retail food delivery systems by establishing mandatory selection criteria, training requirements, criteria to be used to identify highrisk vendors, and monitoring requirements, including
Published: 2000-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Treasury Department
[FR Doc 00-33033] 5. Rio Sabana Day Use Picnic Area, Caribbean National Forest, Naguabo, Puerto
This notice is to announce that the Caribbean National Forest is revising the date for filing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Rio Sabana Day Use Picnic Area; and that the USDA Forest Service and the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public works have agreed to act as joint lead agencies in the preparation of the
Published: 2000-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service
[FR Doc 00-33138] 6. Announcement of the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program for Fiscal
This notice announces the application period for the Fiscal Year 2002 Foreign Market Development Cooperator (Cooperator) Program.
Published: 2000-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation
[FR Doc 00-33141] 7. Announcement of the Market Access Program for Fiscal Year 2001
This notice announces the application period for the Fiscal Year 2001 Market Access Program (MAP).
Published: 2000-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Commodity Credit Corporation
[FR Doc 00-33208] 8.
The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) published Guidelines for the State Plans of Work for Agricultural Research and Extension Formula Funds on July 1, 1999 [64 FR 3591035919]. The guidelines prescribe the procedures to be followed by the eligible institutions receiving Federal agricultural research and
Published: 2000-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
[FR Doc 00-33142] 9. Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Authorization of Japan
The Department of Agriculture (Department) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, the provisions of an interim final rule which authorizes Japan as an eligible export market under the diversion and exemption provisions of the Federal tart cherry marketing order (order). Previously, shipments to Canada, Mexico, or Japan did not qualify for
Published: 2000-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agricultural Marketing Service
[FR Doc 00-32930] 10.1126, 1131, and 1135
This interim rule amends, on an emergency basis, the Class III and Class IV pricing formulas used in Federal milk orders, effective for milk marketed on or after January 1, 2001. The rule thereby conforms to the requirements of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000, which mandated reconsideration of the Class III and Class IV pricing formulas
Published: 2000-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
[FR Doc 00-33095] 11. Summer Food Service Program Implementation of Legislative Reforms
This rule makes final an interim rule published in the Federal
Register on December 28, 1999. This final rule adopts the changes made
to the Summer Food Service Program by the interim rule as mandated by three public lawsthe Healthy Meals for
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Healthy Americans Act of 1994, the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity
Published: 2000-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Food and Nutrition Service
[FR Doc 00-33137] 12. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
December 22, 2000.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. Comments regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
Published: 2000-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Agriculture Department
[FR Doc 00-33139] 13. Announcement of the Emerging Markets Program for Fiscal Year 2001
This notice announces the application period for the Fiscal Year 2001 Emerging Markets Program.
Published: 2000-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Foreign Agricultural Service
[FR Doc 00-32974] 14. Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide
It is the intention of NRCS in Indiana to issue a revised conservation practice standard in section IV of the FOTG. The revised standard is Waste Treatment Lagoon (359). This practice may be used in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land and/or wetlands.
Published: 2000-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Natural Resources Conservation Service
[FR Doc 00-32895] 15. Importation of Horses From CEM-Affected Regions
We are making a technical amendment to the regulations regarding the importation of horses to restore the State of Florida to the list of States approved to receive mares over 731 days of age from regions affected with contagious equine metritis. The entry for the State of Florida was inadvertently removed from that list in an earlier final rule.
Published: 2000-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 00-32991] 16. Summer Food Service Program for Children Program Reimbursement for 2001
This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for Children (SFSP). These adjustments reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index and are required by the statute governing the Program. In addition, further adjustments are made to these rates to reflect the
Published: 2000-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Food and Nutrition Service
[FR Doc 00-32992] 17. Food Stamp Program: Research Grants to Improve Food Stamp Program Access
The Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, announces a program of competitively awarded grants and cooperative agreements for research that will improve the administrative effectiveness of the Food Stamp Program (FSP) in delivering nutrition related benefits. Of particular interest are efforts that will assist potentially eligible customers in
Published: 2000-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Food and Nutrition Service
[FR Doc 00-32877] 18. Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee
The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on January 18, 2001, at Tahoe Seasons Resort, 3901 Saddle Rd., South Lake Tahoe, CA. This Committee, established by the Secretary of Agriculture on December 15, 1998 (64 FR 2876) is chartered to provide advice to the Secretary on implementing the terms of the Federal Interagency
Published: 2000-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Forest Service
[FR Doc 00-32971] 19. Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide
It is the intention of NRCS in Indiana to issue a revised conservation practice standard in Section IV of the FOTG. The revised standard is Grassed Waterway (412). This practice may be used in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land and/or wetlands.
Published: 2000-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Natural Resources Conservation Service
[FR Doc 00-32972] 20. Notice of Proposed Changes to section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide
It is the intention of NRCS in Indiana to issue a revised conservation practice standard in section IV of the FOTG. The revised standard is Closure of Waste Impoundments (360). This practice may be used in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land and/or wetlands.
Published: 2000-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Natural Resources Conservation Service
[FR Doc 00-32973] 21. Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide
It is the intention of NRCS in Indiana to issue a revised conservation practice standard in Section IV of the FOTG. The revised standard is Waste Storage Facility (313). This practice may be used in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land and/or wetlands.
Published: 2000-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Natural Resources Conservation Service
[FR Doc 00-32619] 22. Notice of Availability of Funds; Multi-Family Housing, Single Family Housing
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces the availability of housing funds for fiscal year 2001 (FY 2001). This action is taken to comply with 42 U.S.C. 1490p, which requires that RHS publish in the Federal Register notice of the availability of any housing assistance.
Published: 2000-12-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Veterans Affairs Department
[FR Doc 00-32620] 23. Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for section 502 Demonstration Program
This NOFA announces a Demonstration Program to provide section 502 loans and grants in North Carolina for verylow and lowincome elderly families who lost their housing as a result of a major disaster.
Published: 2000-12-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Veterans Affairs Department
[FR Doc 00-32622] 24. Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for Section 514 Farm Labor Housing Loans
This NOFA announces the timeframe to submit applications for
section 514 Farm Labor Housing loan funds and section 516 Farm Labor
Housing grant funds for new construction and acquisition with rehabilitation of offfarm units for
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farmworker households. Applications may also include requests for
section 521 rental assistance (RA) and
Published: 2000-12-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Veterans Affairs Department
[FR Doc 00-32621] 25. Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Section 515 Rural Rental
This NOFA announces the timeframe to submit applications for section 515 Rural Rental Housing (RRH) loan funds and section 521 Rental Assistance (RA) for new construction, including applications for the nonprofit setaside for eligible nonprofit entities, the setaside for the most Underserved Counties and Colonias (CranstonGonzalez National
Published: 2000-12-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Veterans Affairs Department
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