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Notices
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
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section.
JOINT BOARD FOR THE
ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES
Renewal of Advisory Committee on
Actuarial Examinations
AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment
of Actuaries.
Renewal of Advisory
ACTION:
Committee.
SUMMARY: The Joint Board for the
Enrollment of Actuaries announces the
renewal of the Advisory Committee on
Actuarial Examinations.
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Glenda Shoots, 202–622–9383.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Committee is to advise
the Joint Board on examinations in
actuarial mathematics and methodology.
The Joint Board administers such
examinations in discharging its
statutory mandate to enroll individuals
who wish to perform actuarial services
with respect to pension plans subject to
the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974. The Committee’s
advisory functions will include, but will
not necessarily be limited to: (1)
Considering areas of actuarial
knowledge that should be treated on the
examinations; (2) developing
examination questions; (3)
recommending proposed examinations
and pass marks; and (4), as requested by
the Joint Board, making
recommendations relative to the
examination program.
Dated: September 13, 2006.
Zenaida Samangieo,
Chairman, Joint Board for the Enrollment of
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Actuaries.
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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meeting
MEETING: African Development
Foundation, Board of Directors Meeting.
TIME: Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
PLACE: African Development
Foundation, Conference Room, 1400 I
Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington,
DC 20005.
DATE: Tuesday, October 10, 2006.
STATUS:
1. Open session, October 10, 2006, 9
a.m. to 9:15 a.m.;
2. Closed session, October 10, 2006,
9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; and,
3. Open session, October 10, 2006,
12:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Due to security requirements and
limited seating, all individuals wishing
to attend the open sessions of the
meeting must notify Doris Martin,
General Counsel, at (202) 673–3916 or
mrivard@adf.gov of your request to
attend by noon on Thursday, October 5,
2006.
Rodney J. MacAlister,
President.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Privacy Act of 1974; Addition of a New
System of Records; USDA/OES,
Enterprise Content Management
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of new system of records;
request for comment.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
gives notice of a new Privacy Act system
of records and invites public comment
on this new records system.
DATES: This notice will be adopted
without further publication in the
Federal Register on December 4, 2006
unless modified by a subsequent notice
to incorporate comments received from
the public. Although the Privacy Act
requires only that the portion of the
system which describes the ‘‘routine
uses’’ of the system be published for
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comment, USDA invites comment on all
portions of this notice. Comments must
be received by the contact person listed
below on or before November 2, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Director of the Office of the Executive
Secretariat (OES), U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
3300, telephone: (202) 720–7100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, USDA
is creating a new system of records,
Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
to be maintained by the Office of the
Executive Secretariat. ECM is based
upon a suite of document management
applications that have been specifically
designed for use by the employees and
officers of USDA to manage documents
associated with a wide range of
administrative and business processes.
At present, there are three components
or modules that comprise ECM, the
Enterprise Correspondence Management
Module (ECMM), the General Use
Module (GUM), and the Content
Analysis Module (CAM). ECMM is
designed and operated to support
effective management of executive
correspondence and other external and
internal documents with similar
internal business processes. GUM is
designed to support effective
management of internal business
documents. CAM is designed to assist in
the analysis and management of public
and internal comments related to USDA
programs and received in response to
requests for such comments.
ECMM does include information
regarding individuals, primarily
information such as the name and
address incident to their
correspondence addressed to the
Secretary of Agriculture and various
other officers and employees of USDA.
In a few cases, it includes
supplementary information about the
individual, most often voluntarily
provided by that individual. The
purpose of ECMM is to help USDA
employees manage correspondence and
other documents at any organizational
level from initial receipt through
completion and archival storage.
Department officials are included in the
correspondence drafting and policy
making process through a managed
clearance and control system. The
system’s workflow capabilities enable
documents to be routed within or
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among USDA agencies and offices for
collaborative input or review, and
security that ensures information is
available only to authorized personnel.
A ‘‘Report on New System,’’ required
by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), as implemented by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circular A–130, was sent to the
Chairman, Committee on Governmental
Affairs, United States Senate, the
Chairman, Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight, House of
Representatives, and the Administrator,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget.
Signed at Washington, DC, on September
27, 2006.
Mike Johanns,
Secretary of Agriculture.
SYSTEM NUMBER:
USDA/OES–1.
SYSTEM NAME:
USDA Enterprise Content
Management (ECM).
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
The system is hosted on computers
located within secure computing
environments at the National
Information Technology Center in
Kansas City, Missouri, and at the
Information Technology Services Web
Farm in St. Louis, Missouri. Use of the
application is restricted to authorized
users within USDA, and the
applications are restricted to authorized
computers. Access is through the USDA
Intranet.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Individuals corresponding with
USDA, from the public, private, and
political sectors; system users,
managers, and Systems Administrators.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Correspondence inquiries from the
public, private, political, and internal
sectors, and related documents, from the
beginning of the inquiry up to and
including the resolution and response
back to the originator. Lists and
databases will eventually be added
using the other document management
applications designed for use by the
employees and officers of USDA to
manage documents associated with a
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wide range of administrative and
business processes. This information is
not likely to relate to individuals, but to
internal directives, budget, or scientific
research.
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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
44 U.S.C. 3101; 44 U.S.C. 3012; the
Government Paperwork Elimination Act
(‘‘GEPA’’), Pub. L. 105–277, 5 U.S.C.
3504 note; the Paperwork Reduction
Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 to 3520; the E-
Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C.
3541, et seq.
PURPOSE(S):
The ECM system is designed for use
by the employees and officers of USDA
to manage documents associated with a
wide range of administrative and
business processes. At present, there are
three components or modules that
comprise ECM, the Enterprise
Correspondence Management Module
(ECMM), the General Use Module
(GUM), and the Content Analysis
Module (CAM). ECMM is designed and
operated to support effective
management of executive
correspondence and other external and
internal documents with similar
internal business processes. GUM is
designed to support effective
management of internal business
documents. CAM is designed to assist in
the analysis and management of public
and internal comments related to USDA
programs and received in response to
requests for such comments. Any
information about an individual is
usually provided by that individual.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USERS:
1. Information may be disclosed to an
appropriate agency, whether Federal,
State, or local, charged with the
responsibility of investigating or
prosecuting a violation of law, rule, or
regulation, or order issued pursuant
thereto, when information available
indicates a violation or potential
violation of law, whether civil, criminal,
or regulatory in nature and whether
arising by general statute or particular
program statute, or by rule, regulation,
or order issued pursuant thereto, if the
information disclosed is relevant to any
enforcement, regulatory, investigative,
or prosecutorial responsibility of the
receiving entity.
2. Information may be disclosed to the
Department of Justice for the defense of
suits against the United States or its
officers, or for the institution of suits for
the recovery of claims by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
3. Information may be disclosed to a
Member of Congress or to a
Congressional staff member in response
to an inquiry of the Congressional office
made at the written request of the
constituent about whom the record is
maintained. In such cases, however, the
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Member’s right to a record is not greater
than that of the individual.
4. Records from this system of records
may be disclosed to the National
Archives and Records Administration
and to the General Services
Administration for records management
inspections conducted under 44 U.S.C.
2904 and 2906.
5. Information may be disclosed to
agency contractors, experts, and
consultants or volunteers who have
been engaged by the agency to assist in
the performance of a service related to
this system of records and who need to
have access to the records in order to
perform the activity. Recipients shall be
required to comply with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552a(m).
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
These records are maintained in hard
copy formats and computer processible
storage media.
RETRIEVABILITY:
These records may be retrieved by the
document control number, date, name
of correspondent, or subject.
SAFEGUARDS:
Computer records are maintained in a
secure password-protected
environment; and access is limited to
those who have a need to know.
Permission level assignments allow
users access only to those functions for
which they are authorized. System
users, managers, and ECM System
Administrators have access to the data
in the system. Access is controlled by
the eAuthentication System on the
USDA Intranet, and roles are
determined by the application
administrators. Paper records are
maintained in a secure, limited-access
area, which is locked during non-duty
hours, and which requires a USDA
employee identification badge or visitor
pass to enter.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
The retention of data in the system is
in accordance with applicable USDA
Records Disposition Schedules as
approved by the National Archives and
Records Administration. Hard copy
records are maintained by varying
periods of time, and temporary records
are disposed of by shredding when the
retention period is complete.
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SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Director, Office of the Executive
Secretariat, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Individuals who want to know
whether this system of records contains
information about them, who want to
access their records, or who want to
contest the contents of a record, should
make a written request to the Director,
Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250. Individuals
must furnish the following information
for their records to be located and
identified:
A. Full name or other identifying
information necessary or helpful in
locating the record;
B. Why you believe the system may
contain your personal information;
C. A statement indicating the type of
request being made (i.e., access,
correction or amendment) and whether
a personal inspection of the records or
a copy of them by mail is desired;
D. Signature.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals wishing to request access
to their records should follow the
Notification Procedures. Individuals
requesting access are also required to
provide adequate identification, such as
a driver’s license, employee
identification card, social security card,
or other identifying document.
Additional identification procedures
may be required in some instances.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individuals requesting correction or
amendment of their records should
follow the Notification Procedures and
the Record Access Procedures and also
identifying the record or information to
be changed, giving specific reasons for
the change.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information in this system of records
is primarily provided by the individual
corresponding with USDA or Agency
officials, such as managers and
supervisors, responding to individuals
or Members of Congress.
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EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket Number FV–05–303]
United States Standards for Grades of
Bunched Italian Sprouting Broccoli
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) is revising the voluntary
United States Standards for Grades of
Bunched Italian Sprouting Broccoli.
AMS is revising the standards to
include provisions for certifying and
grading broccoli crowns and florets.
Specific size requirements for broccoli
crowns and florets are being established.
Additionally, the size requirements for
the U.S. Fancy grade are being revised
to provide minimum and maximum
lengths for broccoli bunches ‘‘unless
otherwise specified.’’ AMS is also
revising the size specification section to
allow percentages to be determined ‘‘by
weight,’’ as well as ‘‘by count,’’ when
fairly uniform in size. AMS is adding a
definition for fairly uniform and
definitions for the terms florets and
crowns and revising the definition for
diameter. AMS is defining and adding
‘‘same type’’ to the requirements for
each of the grades. AMS is eliminating
the unclassified category. Additionally,
AMS is revising the title of the
standards to United States Standards for
Grades of Italian Sprouting Broccoli as
the standards will now apply to
multiple forms of broccoli. These
changes are made to update the broccoli
grade standards and better reflect
current marketing practices.
DATES: Effective Date: November 2,
2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheri L. Emery, Standardization
Section, Fresh Products Branch, Fruit
and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 1661 South
Building, STOP 0240, Washington, DC
20250–0240, Fax (202) 720–8871 or call
(202) 720–2185; E-mail
Cheri.Emery@usda.gov. The revised
United States Standards for Grades of
Italian Sprouting Broccoli will be
available either through the address
cited above or by accessing the AMS,
Fresh Products Branch Web site at:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/
stanfrfv.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as
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amended, directs and authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘To develop
and improve standards of quality,
condition, quantity, grade and
packaging and recommend and
demonstrate such standards in order to
encourage uniformity and consistency
in commercial practices.’’ The
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is
committed to carrying out this authority
in a manner that facilitates the
marketing of agricultural commodities
and makes copies of official standards
available upon request. The United
States Standards for Grades of Fruits
and Vegetables not connected with
Federal Marketing Orders or U.S. Import
Requirements, no longer appear in the
Code of Federal Regulations, but are
maintained by USDA/AMS/Fruit and
Vegetable Programs.
AMS is revising the United States
Standards for Grades of Bunched Italian
Sprouting Broccoli using the procedures
that appear in part 36, Title 7 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (7 CFR part
36). These standards were last revised in
1943.
Background
On April 21, 2005, AMS published a
notice in the Federal Register (70 FR
20730) soliciting comments for possible
revisions of the United States Standards
for Grades of Bunched Italian Sprouting
Broccoli. Based on the comments
received and information gathered,
AMS developed revised grade standards
for broccoli. AMS published a notice in
the February 28, 2006, Federal Register
(71 FR 10001) soliciting comments for
the possible revision of the United
States Standards for Grades of Bunched
Italian Sprouting Broccoli. In response
to this notice, AMS received two
comments on the proposed revisions.
One comment received was from an
agricultural trade association and the
other from a grower. The comments
received are available by accessing the
AMS, Fresh Products Branch Web site
at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/
fpbdocketlist.htm.
The agricultural trade association
supported including broccoli crowns
and florets into the United States
Standards for Grades of Bunched Italian
Sprouting Broccoli. They also supported
having maximum stem lengths for
broccoli crowns. AMS is establishing
sizes for minimum and maximum
lengths for the U.S. Fancy and U.S. No.
1 grades of broccoli for crown and floret
styles. The requirements include the
option for minimum and maximum
lengths to be ‘‘unless otherwise
specified.’’ AMS is also establishing
sizes for minimum and maximum
diameter for the U.S. Fancy grade for
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