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changes to phase II. Should there be
additions to phases III or IV, we intend
to provide at least 6 months’ notice to
persons and industries affected by those
changes to facilitate compliance with
the new requirements. Changes will be
announced in the Federal Register.
The Federal Government will conduct
studies in order to inform
implementation of the amended Lacey
Act, including with respect to products
under HTS headings not listed in the
current phase-in schedule. In addition,
consistent with the requirements of the
statute, we will review our experience
with implementation and make
decisions, including promulgating
regulations, to guide any further phase
in of the declaration requirement.
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Applicability of the Declaration
Requirement
At present, we will be enforcing the
declaration requirement only as to
formal consumption entries (i.e., most
commercial shipments). Also at this
time, we do not intend to enforce the
declaration requirement for informal
entries (i.e., most personal shipments),
personal importations, or mail (unless
subject to formal entry), transportation
and exportation entries, in-transit
movements, carnet importations (i.e.,
merchandise or equipment that will be
re-exported within a year), and foreign
trade zone and warehouse entries;
however, we welcome public comment
on enforcement of the declaration
requirement with regard to those types
of entries. Further, we will only enforce
a declaration for the product being
imported and not for sundries that
ordinarily accompany the product (e.g.,
tags, labels, manuals, and warranty
cards).
Declaration Form
A printable declaration form is
currently available for voluntary
submission on the Internet at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/
lacey_act/index.shtml or from the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. You may submit
completed declaration forms by mail to:
The Lacey Act, c/o U.S. Dept of
Agriculture, Box 10, 4700 River Road,
Riverdale, MD 20737.
As indicated previously, we intend to
collect the data required by the
amended Lacey Act electronically and
anticipate the majority of importers will
not need to submit a paper declaration
form. No agencies with Lacey Act
enforcement authority will bring
prosecutions or forfeiture actions for
failing to complete the paper declaration
form before April 1, 2009; however, if
any person submits a form and it
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contains false information, they may be
prosecuted. We also invite public
comment on the paper declaration form.
Comments related to the content of the
declaration form should be submitted by
one of the methods provided under the
heading ADDRESSES at the beginning of
this notice and not to the Lacey Act
mailbox. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), APHIS requested
and received the Office of Management
and Budget’s emergency approval to
collect information that the Lacey Act
requires importers to include in the
declaration and that is not already being
collected for other purposes. The
emergency approval is valid for 6
months and allowed us to collect the
information and make the paper form
available for immediate use. On January
5, 2009, we published an information
collection notice in the Federal Register
(74 FR 259–260, Docket No. APHIS–
2008–0136) soliciting comments from
the public (as well as affected agencies)
on these information collection
requirements and requesting an
extension of the 6-month emergency
approval.
Availability of Electronic System
The Department of Homeland
Security’s Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) already collects
some of the information that the Lacey
Act amendments require importers to
include in their declarations. CBP is
currently modifying its Automated
Commercial System (ACS) to collect the
remaining data required to be declared.
As noted in our October 2008 Federal
Register notice, we intend to begin
enforcement of the declaration
requirements upon completion of those
modifications. At this time, CBP still
anticipates completing the changes to
the system by April 1, 2009, and phase
II remains scheduled to begin on April
1, 2009. If there are any changes to that
date, we will notify the public through
a Federal Register notice.
Additional Information
APHIS will continue to provide the
latest information regarding the Lacey
Act on our Web site, https://
www.aphis.usda.gov. The Web site
currently contains the Lacey Act, as
amended; a slideshow covering
background and context, new
requirements, commodities and
products covered, information on
prohibitions, and the current status of
implementation of the declaration
requirement of the Lacey Act; frequently
asked questions; the phase-in
implementation plan; and the paper
declaration form. The Web site will be
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updated as new materials become
available. We encourage persons
interested in receiving timely updates
on APHIS’s Lacey Act efforts to register
for our stakeholder registry at https://
web01.aphis.usda.gov/
PPQStakeWeb2.nsf and select ‘‘Lacey
Act Declaration’’ as a topic of interest.
Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of
January 2009.
William H. Clay,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Information Collection To Be
Submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act; Initial
Certification
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled (Committee) is submitting the
information collection listed below to
OMB for approval under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act. This
notice solicits comments on those
information collection activities.
DATES: Submit your written comments
on the information collection on or
before April 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments on
the requirements to Edward Yang, Chief
Information Officer, Committee for
Purchase From People Who Are Blind
or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite
10800, Arlington, VA 22202–3259; fax
(703) 603–0655; or e-mail to
rulecomments@abilityone.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edward Yang to request a copy of the
applicable forms or explanatory material
at the addresses shown above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
regulations at 5 CFR Part 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), require that interested members
of the public and affected agencies have
an opportunity to comment on
information collection and
recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)]. The Committee plans to
submit a request to OMB to renew its
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approval of the information collection
concerning initial certification of
nonprofit agencies serving people who
are blind or who have other severe
disabilities to participate in the JavitsWagner-O’Day (JWOD) Program. The
Committee will request a 3-year term of
approval for these information
collection activities.
Federal agencies may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for these collections of
information are 3037–0002 and 3037–
0001.
The Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act of 1971
(41 U.S.C. 46–48c) is the authorizing
legislation for the AbilityOne Program.
The AbilityOne Program creates jobs
and training opportunities for people
who are blind or who have other severe
disabilities. Its primary means of doing
so is by requiring Government agencies
to purchase selected products and
services from nonprofit agencies
employing such individuals. The
AbilityOne Program is administered by
the Committee. Two national,
independent organizations, National
Industries for the Blind (NIB) and NISH,
help State and private nonprofit
agencies participate in the AbilityOne
Program.
The implementing regulations for the
Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act, which are
located at 41 CFR Chapter 51, provide
the requirements, procedures, and
standards for the AbilityOne Program.
Section 51–4.2 of the regulations sets
forth the standards that a nonprofit
agency must meet to qualify for
participation in the AbilityOne Program.
Under this section of the regulations, a
nonprofit agency that would like to
participate in the AbilityOne Program
must submit documentation (e.g.,
articles of incorporation and by-laws)
demonstrating its nonprofit status and a
completed copy of the appropriate
Initial Certification form (Committee
Form 401 or 402). This documentation
helps the Committee determine whether
the applicant nonprofit agency is
appropriate for inclusion in the
AbilityOne Program.
This information collection renewal
request seeks approval for the
Committee to continue to collect the
information required under 41 CFR
51–4.3 of the regulations so that the
Committee can continue to verify the
appropriateness of nonprofit agencies
that would like to participate in the
AbilityOne Program. There are no
changes to these current collection
activities in this renewal request.
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Title: Annual Certification—Qualified
Nonprofit Agency Serving People Who
Are Blind, 41 CFR 51–4.2.
OMB Control Number: 3037–0001.
Form Number: Committee Form 403.
Description of Respondents:
Nonprofit agencies serving people who
are blind that would like to participate
in the AbilityOne Program.
Annual Number of Respondents:
About 70 nonprofit agencies serving
people who are blind will annually
request to be newly verified for
participation in the AbilityOne Program.
Total Annual Burden Hours: Burden
is estimated to average 6 hours per
respondent. Total annual burden is 420
hours. Note: This burden estimate is
only for the reporting of information; a
separate burden estimate exists for the
recordkeeping requirement.
Title: Initial Certification—Qualified
Nonprofit Agency Serving People Who
Are Severely Disabled, 41 CFR 51–4.2.
OMB Control Number: 3037–0002.
Form Number: Committee Form 404.
Description of Respondents:
Nonprofit agencies serving people who
are severely disabled that would like to
participate in the AbilityOne Program.
Annual Number of Respondents:
About 550 nonprofit agencies serving
people who are severely disabled will
annually request to be newly verified for
participation in the AbilityOne Program.
Total Annual Burden Hours: Burden
is estimated to average 6 hours per
respondent. Total annual burden is
3,300 hours. Note: This burden estimate
is only for the reporting of information;
a separate burden estimate exists for the
recordkeeping requirement.
We invite comments concerning this
renewal on: (1) Whether the collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of our agency’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the
burden of the collection of information;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents.
Kimberly M. Zeich,
Deputy Executive Director.
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DATE AND TIME:
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CLOSED MEETING: The members of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
will meet in a special session to review
and discuss budgetary issues relating to
U.S. Government-funded non-military
international broadcasting. This meeting
is closed because if open it likely would
either disclose matters that would be
properly classified to be kept secret in
the interest of foreign policy under the
appropriate executive order (5 U.S.C.
552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose
information the premature disclosure of
which would be likely to significantly
frustrate implementation of a proposed
agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B))
In addition, part of the discussion will
relate solely to the internal personnel
and organizational issues of the BBG or
the International Broadcasting Bureau.
(5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6))
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Persons interested in obtaining more
information should contact Timi
Nickerson Kenealy at (202) 203–4545.
Timi Nickerson Kenealy,
Acting Legal Counsel.
[FR Doc. E9–2305 Filed 1–30–09; 4:15 pm]
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Sunshine Act Notice
AGENCY: United States Commission on
Civil Rights.
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 11,
2009; 11 a.m. e.s.t.
PLACE: Via Teleconference, Public Dial
In—1–800–597–7623, Conference ID#
83711892.
Meeting Agenda
I. Approval of Agenda
II. Program Planning
• FY 2009 Statutory Report
III. Future Agenda Items
IV. Adjourn
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief, Public
Affairs Unit (202) 376–8582.
BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
5 p.m.–6 p.m.
PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3360, 330
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20237.
Dated: January 30, 2009.
David Blackwood,
General Counsel.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act; Initial Certification
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled (Committee) is submitting the information collection
listed below to OMB for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This notice solicits comments on those information
collection activities.
DATES: Submit your written comments on the information collection on or
before April 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments on the requirements to Edward Yang,
Chief Information Officer, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are
Blind or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson
Plaza 2, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA 22202-3259; fax (703) 603-0655; or
e-mail to rulecomments@abilityone.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Yang to request a copy of the
applicable forms or explanatory material at the addresses shown above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
regulations at 5 CFR Part 1320, which implement provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), require that
interested members of the public and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping
activities [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. The Committee plans to submit a
request to OMB to renew its
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approval of the information collection concerning initial certification
of nonprofit agencies serving people who are blind or who have other
severe disabilities to participate in the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD)
Program. The Committee will request a 3-year term of approval for these
information collection activities.
Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for these
collections of information are 3037-0002 and 3037-0001.
The Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act of 1971 (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) is the
authorizing legislation for the AbilityOne Program. The AbilityOne
Program creates jobs and training opportunities for people who are
blind or who have other severe disabilities. Its primary means of doing
so is by requiring Government agencies to purchase selected products
and services from nonprofit agencies employing such individuals. The
AbilityOne Program is administered by the Committee. Two national,
independent organizations, National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and
NISH, help State and private nonprofit agencies participate in the
AbilityOne Program.
The implementing regulations for the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, which
are located at 41 CFR Chapter 51, provide the requirements, procedures,
and standards for the AbilityOne Program. Section 51-4.2 of the
regulations sets forth the standards that a nonprofit agency must meet
to qualify for participation in the AbilityOne Program. Under this
section of the regulations, a nonprofit agency that would like to
participate in the AbilityOne Program must submit documentation (e.g.,
articles of incorporation and by-laws) demonstrating its nonprofit
status and a completed copy of the appropriate Initial Certification
form (Committee Form 401 or 402). This documentation helps the
Committee determine whether the applicant nonprofit agency is
appropriate for inclusion in the AbilityOne Program.
This information collection renewal request seeks approval for the
Committee to continue to collect the information required under 41 CFR
51-4.3 of the regulations so that the Committee can continue to verify
the appropriateness of nonprofit agencies that would like to
participate in the AbilityOne Program. There are no changes to these
current collection activities in this renewal request.
Title: Annual Certification--Qualified Nonprofit Agency Serving
People Who Are Blind, 41 CFR 51-4.2.
OMB Control Number: 3037-0001.
Form Number: Committee Form 403.
Description of Respondents: Nonprofit agencies serving people who
are blind that would like to participate in the AbilityOne Program.
Annual Number of Respondents: About 70 nonprofit agencies serving
people who are blind will annually request to be newly verified for
participation in the AbilityOne Program.
Total Annual Burden Hours: Burden is estimated to average 6 hours
per respondent. Total annual burden is 420 hours. Note: This burden
estimate is only for the reporting of information; a separate burden
estimate exists for the recordkeeping requirement.
Title: Initial Certification--Qualified Nonprofit Agency Serving
People Who Are Severely Disabled, 41 CFR 51-4.2.
OMB Control Number: 3037-0002.
Form Number: Committee Form 404.
Description of Respondents: Nonprofit agencies serving people who
are severely disabled that would like to participate in the AbilityOne
Program.
Annual Number of Respondents: About 550 nonprofit agencies serving
people who are severely disabled will annually request to be newly
verified for participation in the AbilityOne Program.
Total Annual Burden Hours: Burden is estimated to average 6 hours
per respondent. Total annual burden is 3,300 hours. Note: This burden
estimate is only for the reporting of information; a separate burden
estimate exists for the recordkeeping requirement.
We invite comments concerning this renewal on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
our agency's functions, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of
the collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents.
Kimberly M. Zeich,
Deputy Executive Director.
[FR Doc. E9-2230 Filed 2-2-09; 8:45 am]
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