[Federal Register: May 1, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 83)]
[Notices]
[Page 23791-23792]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0049; FV07-996-1 N]
Peanut Standards Board
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 requires
the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Peanut Standards Board
(Board) for the purpose of advising the Secretary on quality and
handling standards for domestically produced and imported peanuts. The
initial Board was appointed by the Secretary and announced on December
5, 2002. USDA seeks nominations for individuals to be considered for
selection as Board members for terms of office ending June 30, 2010.
Selected nominees sought by this action would replace those six
producer and industry representatives who are currently serving for the
term of office that ends June 30, 2007. The Board consists of 18
members representing producers and industry representatives.
DATES: Written nominations must be received on or before May 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Dawana J. Clark, Marketing
Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA,
Unit 155, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737: Telephone: (301) 734-
5243; Fax: (301) 734-5275; e-mail: Dawana.Clark@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1308 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) requires the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish a Peanut Standards Board (Board) for the
purpose of advising the
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Secretary regarding the establishment of quality and handling standards
for all domestic and imported peanuts marketed in the United States.
The Farm Bill requires the Secretary to consult with the Board before
the Secretary establishes or changes quality and handling standards for
peanuts.
The Farm Bill provides that the Board consist of 18 members, with
three producers and three industry representatives from the States
specified in each of the following producing regions: (a) Southeast
(Alabama, Georgia, and Florida); (b) Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma, and
New Mexico); and (c) Virginia/Carolina (Virginia and North Carolina).
For the initial appointments, the Farm Bill required the Secretary
to stagger the terms of the members so that: (a) One producer member
and peanut industry member from each peanut producing region serves a
one-year term; (b) one producer member and peanut industry member from
each peanut producing region serves a two-year term; and (c) one
producer member and peanut industry member from each peanut producing
region serves a three-year term. The term ``peanut industry
representatives'' includes, but is not limited to, representatives of
shellers, manufacturers, buying points, marketing associations and
marketing cooperatives. The Farm Bill exempted the appointment of the
Board from the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
initial Board was appointed by the Secretary and announced on December
5, 2002.
USDA invites those individuals, organizations, and groups
affiliated with the categories listed above to nominate individuals for
membership on the Board. Nominees sought by this action would replace
one producer and one industry member from each peanut producing region
who served for the term of office that ends June 30, 2007. New members
would serve for a 3-year term of office ending June 30, 2010.
Nominees should complete a Peanut Standards Board Background
Information form and submit it to Mrs. Clark. Copies of this form may
be obtained at the Internet site: http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/peanut-farmbill.htm
, or from Mrs. Clark. USDA seeks a diverse group of members
representing the peanut industry.
Equal opportunity practices will be followed in all appointments to
the Board in accordance with USDA policies. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Board have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups within the peanut industry, membership shall include, to
the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated abilities to
represent minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and limited
resource agriculture producers.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7958.
Dated: April 25, 2007.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E7-8234 Filed 4-30-07; 8:45 am]
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