Multi-Agency Informational Meeting Concerning Compliance With the Federal Select Agent Program; Public Meeting, 23991-23992 [E9-11970]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 98 / Friday, May 22, 2009 / Notices erowe on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES • Premises registration. Do you have any suggestions on how to make premises registration, or the identification of farm or ranch locations, easier for stakeholders? How should we address your concerns regarding premises registration? • Animal identification. Do you have any suggestions on how to make animal identification practical and useful to stakeholders while simultaneously meeting the needs of animal health officials who must conduct disease tracebacks? • Animal tracing. Do you have any suggestions on how to make the animal tracing component practical, in particular the reporting of animal movements to other premises, while meeting the needs of animal health officials who must conduct disease tracebacks? The meeting schedule is tentative as of the date of this publication. Please check our Web site at https:// www.usda.gov/nais/feedback for the most up-to-date meeting information. The list of discussion topics is also available on the Web site. On-site registration will begin at 8 a.m. on the day of each meeting. All persons attending must register prior to the meetings. Although preregistration is not required, participants are asked to preregister by sending APHIS an e-mail at NAISSessions@aphis.usda.gov or calling 301–734–0799. In the subject line of the e-mail, indicate your name (or organization name) and the location of the meeting you plan to attend. If you wish to present comments during one of the meetings, please include your name (or organization name) and address in the body of the message. Members of the public who are not able to attend may also submit and view comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ component/ main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2009-0027. Additional information regarding the meetings may be obtained from the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of May 2009. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E9–12107 Filed 5–20–09; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:18 May 21, 2009 Jkt 217001 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2009–0026] 23991 Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of May 2009. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E9–11971 Filed 5–21–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Meeting Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice of meeting. We are giving notice of a meeting of the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee. SUMMARY: DATES: The meeting will be held on June 9 and 10, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The meeting will be held at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Plum Brook Station, 6100 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, OH. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Joanne Garrett, Director, Operational Support Staff, WS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–7921. The National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee (the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture concerning policies, program issues, and research needed to conduct the Wildlife Services (WS) program. The Committee also serves as a public forum enabling those affected by the WS program to have a voice in the program’s policies. The meeting will focus on operational and research activities. The Committee will discuss WS efforts to increase operational capacity through prioritizing research objectives. Additionally, the Committee will discuss pertinent national programs and how to increase their effectiveness, as well as ensuring WS remains an active participant in the goal of agricultural protection. The meeting will be open to the public. However, due to time constraints, the public will not be allowed to participate in the discussions during the meeting. Written statements on meeting topics may be filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending them to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written statements may also be filed at the meeting. Please refer to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0026 when submitting your statements. This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2009–0029] Multi-Agency Informational Meeting Concerning Compliance With the Federal Select Agent Program; Public Meeting AGENCIES: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: This is to notify all interested parties, including individuals and entities possessing, using, or transferring biological agents and toxins listed in 7 CFR 331.3, 9 CFR 121.3 and 121.4, or 42 CFR 73.3 and 73.4, that a meeting will be held to provide specific regulatory guidance related to the Federal Select Agent Program established under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. The meeting is being organized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Investigation. Issues to be discussed include entity registration, security risk assessments, biosafety requirements, and security measures. DATES: The meeting will be held on August 12, 2009, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Persons who wish to attend the meeting must register by July 1, 2009. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Roybal Campus, Auditorium A, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: APHIS: Ms. Aimee M. Hyten, Compliance Manager, APHIS Agriculture Select Agent Program, PPQ, ASAP, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 2, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 734– 5281. CDC: Patrick J. Fenneran, Training & Outreach Officer, Division of Select Agents and Toxins, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road MS A–46, Atlanta, GA 30333; (404) 718–2000. E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1 23992 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 98 / Friday, May 22, 2009 / Notices Title II of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, ‘‘Enhancing Controls on Dangerous Biological Agents and Toxins’’ (sections 201 through 231), provides for the regulation of certain biological agents and toxins by the Department of Health and Human Services (subtitle A, sections 201–204) and the Department of Agriculture (subtitle B, sections 211–213), and provides for interagency coordination between the two departments regarding overlap agents and toxins (subtitle C, section 221). For the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been designated as the agency with primary responsibility for implementing the provisions of the Act; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the agency fulfilling that role for the Department of Agriculture. CDC and APHIS list select agents and toxins in 42 CFR 73.3 and 73.4, 7 CFR 331.3, and 9 CFR 121.3 and 121.4, respectively. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Service conducts security risk assessments of all individuals and nongovernmental entities that request to possess, use, or transfer select agents and toxins. The meeting announced here is an opportunity for the regulated community (i.e., registered entity responsible officials, alternate responsible officials, and entity owners) and other interested individuals to obtain specific regulatory guidance and information on standards concerning biosafety and biosecurity issues related to the Federal Select Agent Program. Representatives from CDC, APHIS, and the FBI will be present at the meeting to address questions and concerns. Entity registration, security risk assessments, biosafety requirements, and security measures are among the issues that will be discussed. All attendees must register in advance of the meeting. For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will be available at no cost as a Webcast for a limited number of registrants. There are two ways to register depending upon the U.S. citizenship status of the attendee: • Citizens of the United States must complete a U.S. citizen registration form online at https://www.selectagents.gov and submit it to the CDC by July 1, 2009; or • Non-citizens (including lawful permanent residents) must complete a non-citizen registration form online at https://www.selectagents.gov and submit it to the CDC prior to July 1, 2009. erowe on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:18 May 21, 2009 Jkt 217001 Registrants must also send copies of all required documentation (e.g., passport, visa, permanent resident card, etc.) to the CDC by the July 1, 2009, deadline. A full list of required documentation is located at the Web site listed above. In addition, non-citizens will need to bring all personal documentation to the meeting. Travel directions to the CDC Roybal Campus are available on the Internet at https://www.cdc.gov/about/resources/ visitGuide.htm. In addition to the documents listed above, picture identification and vehicle registration/ rental car agreement are required to gain access to the parking facilities and the building. MARTA Route 6 (from Inman Park Station on the East/West and Proctor Creek lines and Lindbergh Center Station on the North/South and Northeast/South lines) and Route 245— Kensington/Emory Express (from Kensington Station on the East/West line and Lindbergh Center Station on the North/South and Northeast/South lines) both serve the CDC Roybal Campus. If you require special accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, please call or write one of the individuals listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of May 2009. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E9–11970 Filed 5–21–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service [Doc. No. AMS–FV–08–0109; FV 09–376] Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program-Farm Bill (SCBGP–FB) AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the availability of approximately $49,000,000 in grant funds, less USDA administrative costs, to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. SCBGP–FB funds are authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the Farm Bill). State departments of agriculture are encouraged to develop their grant applications promptly. The Farm Bill requires USDA to obligate the grant funds under this program by the PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 end of the fiscal year, September 30, 2009, which necessitates a short application period. State departments of agriculture interested in obtaining grant program funds are invited to submit applications to USDA. State departments of agriculture, meaning agencies, commissions, or departments of a State government responsible for agriculture within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to apply. DATES: Applications must be received between May 22, 2009 and not later than August 26, 2009. ADDRESSES: Applications may be sent to: SCBGP, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0235, Room 2077 South Building, Washington, DC 20250–0235. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trista Etzig, Phone: (202) 690–4942, email: trista.etzig@usda.gov or your State department of agriculture listed on the SCBGP and SCBGP–FB Web site at https://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SCBGP– FB is authorized under Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) and amended under Section 10109 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110–246 (the Farm Bill). SCBGP–FB is currently implemented under 7 CFR part 1291 (published March 27, 2009; 74 FR 13313). The SCBGP–FB assists State departments of agriculture in solely enhancing the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crops. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture, nursery crops (including floriculture). AMS encourages States to develop projects solely to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops pertaining to the following issues affecting the specialty crop industry: Increasing child and adult nutrition knowledge and consumption of specialty crops; participation of industry representatives at meetings of international standard setting bodies in which the U.S. government participates; improving efficiency and reducing costs of distribution systems; assisting all entities in the specialty crop distribution chain in developing ‘‘Good Agricultural Practices’’, ‘‘Good Handling Practices’’, ‘‘Good Manufacturing Practices’’, and in cost-share arrangements for funding audits of such E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 98 (Friday, May 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23991-23992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11970]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0029]


Multi-Agency Informational Meeting Concerning Compliance With the 
Federal Select Agent Program; Public Meeting

AGENCIES: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This is to notify all interested parties, including 
individuals and entities possessing, using, or transferring biological 
agents and toxins listed in 7 CFR 331.3, 9 CFR 121.3 and 121.4, or 42 
CFR 73.3 and 73.4, that a meeting will be held to provide specific 
regulatory guidance related to the Federal Select Agent Program 
established under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism 
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. The meeting is being organized 
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service, the Department of Health and Human Services' 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of 
Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation. Issues to be discussed 
include entity registration, security risk assessments, biosafety 
requirements, and security measures.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 12, 2009, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. Persons who wish to attend the meeting must register by July 1, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Roybal Campus, Auditorium A, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, 
GA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    APHIS: Ms. Aimee M. Hyten, Compliance Manager, APHIS Agriculture 
Select Agent Program, PPQ, ASAP, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 2, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-5281.
    CDC: Patrick J. Fenneran, Training & Outreach Officer, Division of 
Select Agents and Toxins, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road MS A-46, Atlanta, GA 
30333; (404) 718-2000.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of the Public Health Security and 
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, ``Enhancing 
Controls on Dangerous Biological Agents and Toxins'' (sections 201 
through 231), provides for the regulation of certain biological agents 
and toxins by the Department of Health and Human Services (subtitle A, 
sections 201-204) and the Department of Agriculture (subtitle B, 
sections 211-213), and provides for interagency coordination between 
the two departments regarding overlap agents and toxins (subtitle C, 
section 221). For the Department of Health and Human Services, the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been designated as 
the agency with primary responsibility for implementing the provisions 
of the Act; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
the agency fulfilling that role for the Department of Agriculture. CDC 
and APHIS list select agents and toxins in 42 CFR 73.3 and 73.4, 7 CFR 
331.3, and 9 CFR 121.3 and 121.4, respectively. The Federal Bureau of 
Investigation's (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Service conducts 
security risk assessments of all individuals and nongovernmental 
entities that request to possess, use, or transfer select agents and 
toxins.
    The meeting announced here is an opportunity for the regulated 
community (i.e., registered entity responsible officials, alternate 
responsible officials, and entity owners) and other interested 
individuals to obtain specific regulatory guidance and information on 
standards concerning biosafety and biosecurity issues related to the 
Federal Select Agent Program. Representatives from CDC, APHIS, and the 
FBI will be present at the meeting to address questions and concerns. 
Entity registration, security risk assessments, biosafety requirements, 
and security measures are among the issues that will be discussed.
    All attendees must register in advance of the meeting. For those 
unable to attend in person, the meeting will be available at no cost as 
a Webcast for a limited number of registrants. There are two ways to 
register depending upon the U.S. citizenship status of the attendee:
     Citizens of the United States must complete a U.S. citizen 
registration form online at https://www.selectagents.gov and submit it 
to the CDC by July 1, 2009; or
     Non-citizens (including lawful permanent residents) must 
complete a non-citizen registration form online at https://www.selectagents.gov and submit it to the CDC prior to July 1, 2009. 
Registrants must also send copies of all required documentation (e.g., 
passport, visa, permanent resident card, etc.) to the CDC by the July 
1, 2009, deadline. A full list of required documentation is located at 
the Web site listed above. In addition, non-citizens will need to bring 
all personal documentation to the meeting.
    Travel directions to the CDC Roybal Campus are available on the 
Internet at https://www.cdc.gov/about/resources/visitGuide.htm. In 
addition to the documents listed above, picture identification and 
vehicle registration/rental car agreement are required to gain access 
to the parking facilities and the building. MARTA Route 6 (from Inman 
Park Station on the East/West and Proctor Creek lines and Lindbergh 
Center Station on the North/South and Northeast/South lines) and Route 
245--Kensington/Emory Express (from Kensington Station on the East/West 
line and Lindbergh Center Station on the North/South and Northeast/
South lines) both serve the CDC Roybal Campus.
    If you require special accommodations, such as a sign language 
interpreter, please call or write one of the individuals listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of May 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9-11970 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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