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Each meeting is open to the public
and each is expected to last up to a total
of four hours. Please note that a public
meeting may adjourn early if all
commenters present have had the
opportunity to speak prior to the
scheduled conclusion of the meeting.
DHS will use sign-in sheets to
voluntarily collect contact information
from the attending public and to
properly log oral comments received
during the meetings. Providing contact
information will be voluntary, and
members of the public may also make
anonymous oral comments. Seating may
be limited, but session organizers will
make every effort to suitably
accommodate all participants. In order
to allow as many members of the public
as possible to speak, each speaker must
limit his/her remarks to three minutes.
A transcript of each of these public
meetings will be provided in the
electronic docket for the Ammonium
Nitrate Security Program rulemaking,
docket number DHS–2008–0076,
available at https://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments on the proposed
Ammonium Nitrate Security Program
may also be submitted to the
Department of Homeland Security. As
specified in the NPRM, you may submit
comments, identified by docket number
DHS–2008–0076, by one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Follow
the instructions at https://
www.regulations.gov for submitting
comments.
• Mail: U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division (NPPD/
ISCD), 245 Murray Lane, SW., Mail Stop
0610, Arlington, VA 20598–0610.
To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these methods to submit written
comments.
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Key Comments Solicited by the
Department
The Department is soliciting
comments on all aspects of the NPRM.
Of particular interest are comments
addressing the following major issues:
Ammonium Nitrate Use and
Characteristics
1. The types, quantities, and
concentrations of ammonium nitrate
and ammonium nitrate mixtures
produced, used, sold, and transferred in
the United States.
2. The detonability of ammonium
nitrate and ammonium nitrate mixtures
of different quantities and
concentrations.
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Registration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
1. The level of access to the Internet
that potential registration applicants
currently have and/or the level of access
potential applicants anticipate having in
the future.
2. How potential registration
applicants who do not have readilyaccessible Internet access could obtain
the access necessary to register online.
3. How to best notify agents (AN
Agents) when ammonium nitrate
purchasers (AN Purchasers) submit
those AN Agents’ names to the
Department prior to sale or transfer of
ammonium nitrate.
4. The efficiency and sufficiency of
notifying applicants of registration
number (AN Registered User Number)
approvals and denials via e-mail or
other electronic means.
5. The proposed regulatory coverage
of truck drivers and other ammonium
nitrate transporters.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Verification
1. The proposed requirement that
certain forms of identification should be
acceptable for purposes of a visual
identity verification check.
2. The advisability, costs, and benefits
of enabling AN Agents to provide AN
Purchasers’ identity verification
information directly to ammonium
nitrate sellers (AN Sellers) when it is
not possible for an AN Seller to verify
the identity of the AN Purchaser in
person.
3. Possible alternative methods that
could be employed to verify AN
Purchasers’ identities in sales or
transfers involving AN Agents.
Recordkeeping
1. The benefits and costs of
maintaining records regarding the AN
Purchaser (and, where applicable, AN
Agent) verification process.
2. How ammonium nitrate facility
(AN Facility) personnel should notify
AN Purchasers and AN Agents that the
information they provide may be shared
with the Department.
Dated: October 3, 2011.
Penny Anderson,
Director, Infrastructure Security Compliance
Division, Department of Homeland Security.
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[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0099]
Multi-Agency Informational Meeting
Concerning Compliance With the
Federal Select Agent Program; Public
Meeting
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCIES:
This is to notify all interested
parties, including individuals and
entities possessing, using, or
transferring federally listed biological
agents and toxins, 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, Criminal Justice
Information Services. Issues to be
discussed include personnel reliability
programs, pre-employment background
screenings, occupational health
programs, and BSL4 surety programs.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
November 16, 2011, from 7:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. Persons who wish to attend the
meeting must register by October 14,
2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
The Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for
Public Policy, 1640 Cumberland
Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
APHIS: Ms. Cassie Armiger, Program
Analyst, APHIS Select Agent Program,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 2,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–5960.
CDC: Dr. Eduardo O’Neill, Training &
Outreach Officer, Division of Select
Agents and Toxins, CDC, 1600 Clifton
Road MS A–46, Atlanta, GA 30333;
(404) 718–2000.
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
SUMMARY:
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of certain biological agents and toxins
by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) (subtitle A, sections
201–204) and the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) (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 HHS, 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
USDA. CDC and APHIS list select agents
and toxins in 42 CFR 73.3 and in 7 CFR
331.3 and 9 CFR 121.3, respectively.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s
Criminal Justice Information Service
(CJIS) 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.
CDC, APHIS, and CJIS representatives
will be present at the meeting to address
questions and concerns.
Updates on the current status of the
APHIS and CDC proposed rule, general
components of a personnel reliability
program, pre-employment background
screening, occupational health
programs, BSL4 surety programs, and
future responsible official training will
be discussed, including panel
discussions, by representatives from the
Department of Homeland Security, CJIS,
APHIS, CDC, and National Institutes of
Health.
All attendees must register in
advance. To register all persons must
complete an online registration form at
https://www.selectagents.gov and submit
it by October 14, 2011. For those unable
to attend in person, the workshop will
be available over the Internet as a
webcast.
Parking is available at the University
Center for a $5 fee. Hotel information is
available on the Internet at https://
www.selectagents.gov.
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.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
October 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
9 CFR Parts 71, 77, 78, and 90
[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0091]
RIN 0579–AD24
Traceability for Livestock Moving
Interstate
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
We are extending the
comment period for our proposed rule
that would establish minimum national
official identification and
documentation requirements for the
traceability of livestock moving
interstate. This action will allow
interested persons additional time to
prepare and submit comments.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before December
9, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!document
Detail;D=APHIS–2009–0091–0001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2009–0091, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://www.
regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
APHIS–2009–0091 or in our reading
room, which is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street
and Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 690–2817 before
coming.
SUMMARY:
Mr.
Neil Hammerschmidt, Program
Manager, Animal Disease Traceability,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–
5571.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
11, 2011, we published in the Federal
Register (76 FR 50082–50110, Docket
No. APHIS–2009–0091) a proposal to
establish minimum national official
identification and documentation
requirements for the traceability of
livestock moving interstate.
Comments on the proposed rule were
required to be received on or before
November 9, 2011. We are extending the
comment period on Docket No. APHIS–
2009–0091 for an additional 30 days.
This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301–8317; 7 CFR
2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.
Done in Washington, DC this 3rd day of
October 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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13 CFR Parts 121, 124, 125, 126, 127
RIN 3245–AG23
Small Business Size and Status
Integrity
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA or Agency) is
proposing to amend its regulations to
implement provisions of the Small
Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act)
pertaining to small business size and
status integrity. SBA is proposing to
amend its program regulations to
implement statutory provisions
establishing that there is a presumption
of loss equal to the value of the contract
or other instrument when a concern
willfully seeks and receives an award by
misrepresentation. SBA is proposing to
amend its program regulations to
implement statutory provisions that
provide that the submission of an offer
or application for an award intended for
small business concerns will be deemed
a size or status certification or
representation in certain circumstances.
SBA is proposing to amend its program
regulations to implement statutory
provisions that provide that an
authorized official must sign in
connection with a size or status
certification or representation for a
SUMMARY:
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[FR Doc No: 2011-26071]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 331
9 CFR Part 121
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0099]
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 federally
listed biological agents and toxins, 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, Criminal
Justice Information Services. Issues to be discussed include personnel
reliability programs, pre-employment background screenings,
occupational health programs, and BSL4 surety programs.
DATES: The meeting will be held on November 16, 2011, from 7:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. Persons who wish to attend the meeting must register by October
14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center
for Public Policy, 1640 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: APHIS: Ms. Cassie Armiger, Program
Analyst, APHIS Select Agent Program, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 2,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-5960.
CDC: Dr. Eduardo O'Neill, Training & Outreach Officer, Division of
Select Agents and Toxins, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road MS A-46, Atlanta, GA
30333; (404) 718-2000.
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
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of certain biological agents and toxins by the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) (subtitle A, sections 201-204) and the Department
of Agriculture (USDA) (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 HHS, 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 USDA. CDC and APHIS list select
agents and toxins in 42 CFR 73.3 and in 7 CFR 331.3 and 9 CFR 121.3,
respectively. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Criminal Justice
Information Service (CJIS) 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. CDC, APHIS, and CJIS representatives will
be present at the meeting to address questions and concerns.
Updates on the current status of the APHIS and CDC proposed rule,
general components of a personnel reliability program, pre-employment
background screening, occupational health programs, BSL4 surety
programs, and future responsible official training will be discussed,
including panel discussions, by representatives from the Department of
Homeland Security, CJIS, APHIS, CDC, and National Institutes of Health.
All attendees must register in advance. To register all persons
must complete an online registration form at https://www.selectagents.gov and submit it by October 14, 2011. For those
unable to attend in person, the workshop will be available over the
Internet as a webcast.
Parking is available at the University Center for a $5 fee. Hotel
information is available on the Internet at https://www.selectagents.gov.
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 3rd day of October 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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