15890 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 58 / Friday, March 24, 2000 / Notices
[FR Doc. 00–7277 Filed 3–23–00; 8:45 am] Committee is comprised of 16 members DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BILLING CODE 3410±05±P appointed by the Secretary. Members represent the following groups: (1) FSA; Forest Service (2) State beginning farmer programs; (3) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE commercial lenders; (4) private East Fork of the Jemez Wild and nonprofit organizations with active Scenic River, Santa Fe National Forest, Farm Service Agency beginning farmer programs; (5) the Sandoval County, New Mexico; Boundary Establishment Public Meetings of Advisory Cooperative State Research, Education, Committee on Beginning Farmers and and Extension Service; (6) educational AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. Ranchers institutions with demonstrated experience in training beginning farmers ACTION: Notice of Availability. AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. or ranchers; (7) other entities providing SUMMARY: In accordance with 16 U.S.C. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. lending or technical assistance to 1274, the USDA Forest Service has qualified beginning farmers or ranchers; SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency transmitted the final boundary of the and (8) farmers and ranchers. The East Fork of the Jemez Wild and Scenic (FSA) is issuing this notice to advise the Committee meets at least once a year public that meetings of the Advisory River to the Senate and House of and all meetings are open to the public. Representatives. Committee on Beginning Farmers and The duration of the Committee is Ranchers (Committee) will be held to indefinite. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: discuss ways to increase new farming The initial meetings of the Committee, Information may be obtained by and ranching opportunities for these contacting Diane Tafoya, Recreation producers, including the review of held August 31–September 2, 1999, provided an opportunity for members to Staff Officer, Jemez Ranger District, P.O. proposals and recommendations drafted Box 98, Jemez Springs, NM 87025, 505– at previous meetings. exchange ideas on ways to increase opportunities for beginning farmers and 829–3535. DATES: The public meetings will be held ranchers through Federal-State SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The April 11–12, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 partnerships and to encourage more detailed legal description and map of p.m. at the Westin Crown Center Hotel, State participation. Members discussed the East Fork of the Jemez Wild and 1 Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri various issues and drafted numerous Scenic River boundary are available for (telephone (816) 474–4400). All times recommendations, six of which the public inspection in the following noted are Central Standard Time (CST). Committee determined were priorities Forest Service offices: USDA Forest ADDRESSES: Mark Falcone, Designated and were submitted to the Secretary in Service Auditors Building, 201 14th St. Federal Official for the Advisory writing. During the April meetings, SW at Independence Ave. SW, Committee on Beginning Farmers and members will discuss the Secretary’s Washington, DC; USDA–FS Ranchers, Farm Service Agency, U.S. response to the six recommendations Southwestern Regional Office, 517 Gold Department of Agriculture, 1400 and review other draft proposals. Guest Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM; USDA–FS Independence Avenue, SW., Room speakers from the Iowa State Santa Fe National Forest, 1474 Rodeo 5438-S, STOP 0522, Washington, DC University’s Beginning Farmer Center Rd., Santa Fe, NM; USDA–FS Jemez 20250–0522; telephone (202) 720–1632; and the National Council of State Ranger Station, Jemez Springs, NM. FAX (202) 690–1117; e-mail l Agricultural Finance Programs will The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, mark [email protected]. address relevant issues. Public Law 90–542, as amended by FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Attendance is open to all interested Public Law 101–306 on June 6, 1990 Mark Falcone at (202) 720–1632. persons but limited to space available. designated the 11-mile segment of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 5 Anyone wishing to make an oral East Fork of the Jemez River, from the of the Agricultural Credit Improvement statement should submit their request in Santa Fe National Forest boundary to its Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–554) required writing (letter, fax, or e-mail) to Mark confluence with the Rio San Antonio, to the Secretary of Agriculture to establish Falcone at the above address. be administered by the Secretary of the Committee for the purpose of Statements should be received no later Agriculture in the following advising the Secretary on the following: than April 6, 2000. Requests should classifications: (a) The 2-mile segment (1) The development of a program of include the name and affiliation of the for the Santa Fe National Forest coordinated financial assistance to individual who will make the boundary to the second crossing of State qualified beginning farmers and presentation and an outline of the issues Highway 4, near Las Conchas trailhead, ranchers required by section 309 (i) of to be addressed. The floor will be open as a recreational river; and (b) the 4-mile the Consolidated Farm and Rural to oral presentations beginning at 1:00 segment from the second crossing of Development Act (Federal and State p.m. CST on April 11, 2000. Comments State Highway 4, near Las Conchas beginning farmer programs provide joint will be limited to 5 minutes, and trailhead, to the third crossing of State financing to beginning farmers and presenters will be approved on a first- Highway 4 approximately one and one- ranchers); (2) methods of maximizing come, first-served basis. quarter miles upstream from Jemez the number of new farming and Persons with disabilities who require Falls, as a wild river; and (c) the 5-mile ranching opportunities created through special accommodations to attend or segment from the third crossing of State the program; (3) methods of encouraging participate in the meetings should Highway 4, approximately one and one- States to participate in the program; (4) contact Mark Falcone by April 6, 2000. quarter miles upstream from Jemez the administration of the program; and Falls, to its confluence with the Rio San (5) other methods of creating new Signed in Washington, DC, on March 17, Antonio, as a scenic river. The final 2000. farming or ranching opportunities. boundary for the designated segments Departmental Regulation 1042–119 Keith Kelly, approximately follows the original dated November 25, 1998, formally Administrator, Farm Service Agency. corridor boundary of 1⁄4-mile of the established the Committee and [FR Doc. 00–7278 Filed 3–23–00; 8:45 am] ordinary high water mark on each side designated FSA to provide support. The BILLING CODE 3410±05±P of the river, with adjustments made in
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