[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 42845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20296]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Food Aid Quality Improvement Report

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is making available the Food Aid 
Quality Project report prepared by Sharing Science and Technology to 
Aid in the Improvement of Nutrition (SUSTAIN). The report contains 
recommendations for improvements in the specifications, micronutrient 
composition, commodity sampling, and testing regimes for commodities 
procured by FSA for the U.S. international food assistance programs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Froehlich, Export Program 
Manager, phone: (202) 720-7398; mail: Farm Service Agency, USDA, ATTN: 
Howard Froehlich, Export Program Manager, Commodity Operations 
Divisions, STOP 0553, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20250-0553; e-mail: [email protected]; fax: (202) 690-
3123. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for 
communication information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 
should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to announce 
the availability of the Food Aid Quality Project report. The Food Aid 
Quality Project Report was undertaken to meet the objectives 
established jointly by USDA and the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID) to improve and ensure the quality, 
safety, nutrient delivery and shelf life of international food 
assistance provided by the U.S. Government to 56 countries worldwide. 
SUSTAIN, a nonprofit organization, conducted the project and provided 
the report that contains their findings and recommendations to USDA.
    The public can access the published report through the Commodity 
Operations Web site at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=landing.
    USDA will continue to review the report and evaluate the 
recommendations submitted by SUSTAIN and will consult with the Food Aid 
Consultative Group before actions are taken in response to the 
findings.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on August 17, 2009.
Jonathan Coppess,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. E9-20296 Filed 8-24-09; 8:45 am]
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