Federal Register/Vol. 69, No. 48/Thursday, March 11, 2004/Notices
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Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 48 / Thursday, March 11, 2004 / Notices 11585 special program within TAP for certain A complete application will include the Secretary of Agriculture (the fire blight losses in Michigan. Fire blight all of the following: Secretary) to establish the Committee for is a destructive bacterial disease of trees (1) A form provided by FSA; the purpose of advising the Secretary on caused by Erwinia Amylovora that (2) A written estimate of the number the following: attacks succulent tissues of blossoms, of trees, bushes or vines lost or damaged (1) The development of a program of shoots, water sprouts and root suckers, which is prepared by the owner or coordinated financial assistance to and produces an infection that may someone who is a qualified expert, as qualified beginning farmers and extend into scaffold limbs, trunks or determined by the FSA county ranchers required by section 309(i) of root systems, and may kill the tree. committee; the Consolidated Farm and Rural Section 3602 of the Emergency (3) The number of acres on which the Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1929). Under Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 loss was suffered; the program, Federal and State (Pub. L. 108–83) provides that the (4) Sufficient evidence of the loss to beginning farmer programs provide Secretary of Agriculture shall use allow the county committee to calculate financial assistance to beginning farmers $9,700,000 of the funds of the whether an eligible loss occurred; and and ranchers; Commodity Credit Corporation, to (5) Other information as requested or (2) Methods of maximizing the remain available until expended, to required by regulation. number of new farming and ranching provide assistance under TAP to Signed at Washington, DC March 2, 2004. opportunities created through the compensate eligible orchardists for tree James R. Little, program; (3) Methods of encouraging States to losses incurred since January 1, 2000, Administrator, Farm Service Agency. participate in the program; due to fire blight in the State of [FR Doc. 04–5494 Filed 3–10–04; 8:45 am] Michigan. Assistance will be subject to (4) The administration of the program; BILLING CODE 3410–05–P regulations and restrictions governing and the new TAP provided in the 2002 Act. (5) Other methods of creating new farming or ranching opportunities. Those regulations were published DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE March 2, 2004 (69 FR 69 FR 9744) and The Committee meets at least once a year and all meetings are open to the are found at 7 CFR part 783. Also, the Farm Service Agency restrictions of the statute apply. Those public. The duration of the Committee include a requirement of replanting, a Public Meetings of Advisory is indefinite. Earlier meetings of the limitation on payments by ‘‘person’’, a Committee on Beginning Farmers and Committee, beginning in 1999, provided limitation on acres for which relief can Ranchers an opportunity for members to exchange be claimed, a requirement that the loss ideas on ways to increase opportunities AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. be tied to a natural disaster, and others. for beginning farmers and ranchers. If after the claims filed during the ACTION: Notice of public meetings. Members discussed various issues and drafted numerous recommendations, allowed period set out in this notice are SUMMARY: In accordance with the received, the available funds are less which were provided to the Secretary. Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 Agenda items for the March, 2004 than the eligible claims a proration will U.S.C. App. II, the Farm Service Agency be made. Claims are limited to 75 per meetings include: (FSA) is issuing this notice to advise the (1) The Beginning Farmer and cent of the cost of replanting on eligible public that meetings of the Advisory Rancher Development Program, which acres and are subject to claims per Committee on Beginning Farmers and was authorized by the Farm Security person of $75,000 and a limit on a claim Ranchers (Committee) will be held to and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. to costs on no more than 500 acres. If discuss various beginning farmer issues. L. 107–171) (2002 Farm Bill), but has monies are, by contract, left over, DATES: The public meetings will be held not been funded, and the Extension Risk additional sign ups or claims may be March 24–25, 2004. The first meeting, Management Education Program (both entertained as announced by the Deputy on March 24, 2004, will start at 8:30 programs under the jurisdiction of Administrator for Farm Programs of the a.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) and USDA’s Cooperative, State, Research, FSA on behalf of FSA and CCC. The end at 5:30 p.m. EST. The second Education and Extension Service); Deputy Administrator may waive or meeting, on March 25, 2004, will begin (2) Risk Management Education and amend deadlines to the extent not at 8 a.m. EST and end by 4 p.m. EST. Outreach Programs, along with crop prohibited by the statute. Statutory TAP ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at insurance issues concerning provisions dealing with the availability participating insurance companies of seedlings do not apply here because the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street, Washington, DC, telephone (202) 582– (under the jurisdiction of USDA’s Risk no seedlings are available and the fire Management Agency); blight provisions specifically call for the 1234. Written requests to make oral presentations must be sent to: Mark (3) Various beginning farmer and use of CCC funds. All claims are subject rancher conservation issues authorized to the availability of funds. Falcone, Designated Federal Official for the Advisory Committee on Beginning by the 2002 Farm Bill (under the Applications Farmers and Ranchers, Farm Service jurisdiction of USDA’s Natural Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Resources Conservation Service); Applications will be accepted until (4) FSA’s beginning farmer programs, March 25, 2004, or such other date as 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, STOP 0522, Washington, DC 20250–0522; borrower training program, and announced by the Deputy Administrator streamlining of forms and regulations; for Farm Programs of FSA. telephone (202) 720–1632; FAX (202) 690–1117; e-mail: and Application forms are available for [email protected]. (5) The Kellogg Foundation’s TAP at FSA county offices or on the involvement in providing assistance to Internet at http://www.fsa.usda.gov. A FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: new immigrant and refugee farmers. complete application for TAP benefits Mark Falcone at (202) 720–1632. Attendance is open to all interested and related supporting documentation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 5 persons but limited to space available. must be submitted to the county office of the Agricultural Credit Improvement Anyone wishing to make an oral before the deadline. Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–554) required statement should submit a request in VerDate jul<14>2003 17:53 Mar 10, 2004 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1 11586 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 48 / Thursday, March 11, 2004 / Notices writing (letter, fax, or e-mail) to Mark legal notices published on or after Blue Mountain District Ranger decisions Falcone at the above address. March 11, 2004. The list of newspapers Prairie City District Ranger decisions Statements should be received no later will remain in effect until another Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, than March 19, 2004. Requests should notice is published in the Federal Oregon include the name and affiliation of the Register. Emigrant Creek District Ranger decisions individual who will make the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Burn Times Herald, Burns, Oregon presentation and an outline of the issues A. Dufour, Regional Environmental to be addressed. The floor will be open Coordinator, Pacific Northwest Region, Mt. Hood National Forest to oral presentations beginning at 1:15 333 SW. First Avenue, (P.O. Box 3623), p.m. EST on March 24, 2004. Comments Forest Supervisor decisions Portland, Oregon 97208, phone: 503– Clackamas River District Ranger will be limited to 5 minutes, and 808–2276. presenters will be approved on a first- decisions SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: come, first-served basis. Zigzag District Ranger decisions Persons with disabilities who require Responsible Officials in the Pacific Hood River District Ranger decisions special accommodations to attend or Northwest Region will give legal notice Barlow District Ranger decisions The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon participate in the meetings should of the objection process for proposed contact Mark Falcone by March 19, authorized hazardous fuels reduction Ochoco National Forest 2004. projects in the following newspapers, which are listed by Forest Service Forest Supervisor decisions—The Signed in Washington, DC, on March 2, administrative units. Where more than Bulletin, Bend, Oregon 2004. one newspaper is listed for any unit, the Newspapers, which may provide James R. Little, first newspaper listed is the principle additional notice of Forest Administrator, Farm Service Agency. newspaper. The principle newspaper Supervisor decisions: [FR Doc. 04–5495 Filed 3–10–04; 8:45 am] shall be used to constitute legal Central Oregonian, Prineville, Oregon BILLING CODE 3410–05–P evidence that the agency has given Madras Pioneer, Madras, Oregon timely and constructive notice for the Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, predecisional administrative review Oregon DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE under 36 CFR 218. The timeframe for The Times-Journal, Condon, Oregon Crooked River National Grassland Area appeal shall be based on the date of Forest Service Manager decisions—The Bulletin, publication of a notice of decision in the Bend, Oregon principle newspaper. Newspapers Used for Publication of Newspaper, which may provide Legal Notice for Predecisional Pacific Northwest Regional Office additional notice of Area Manager Administrative Review Process for decisions: Hazardous Fuel Reduction Projects Regional Forester decisions on Oregon National Forests: The Oregonian, Madras Pioneer, Madras, Oregon Authorized by the Healthy Forest Lookout Mountain District Ranger Portland, Oregon.