Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Colorado Advisory Committee, 45909-45910 [2013-18210]

Download as PDF 45909 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 146 / Tuesday, July 30, 2013 / Notices Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Squash (Summer Type) Update address for AMS. Change ‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Sweet Potatoes Update address for AMS. Change ‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Turnip Greens With Turnips Update address for AMS. Change ‘‘U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade A.’’ Change ‘‘U.S. Grade B or U.S. Extra Standard’’ to ‘‘U.S. Grade B.’’ Change references for ‘‘flavor’’ to ‘‘flavor and odor’’ to ensure that these requirements are consistent throughout the document. The other grade standards identified in the original notice (75 FR 43141), namely frozen carrots, frozen whole kernel corn, frozen corn on the cob, frozen breaded onion rings, frozen peas, frozen peas and carrots, frozen French fried potatoes, frozen sweet peppers, frozen succotash, and frozen tomato juice and tomato juice from concentrate will be revised at a later date. AMS determined that these grade standards require additional revisions to take into account U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Standards of Identity, new styles and pack types, and new commercially cultivated varieties (such as supersweet corn) which possess unique characteristics. AMS will seek additional guidance from the industry to update these grade standards so that they reflect current marketing practices and serve the needs of the industry. The revisions to these frozen vegetable grade standards made in this notice provide a common language for trade and better reflect the current marketing of frozen vegetables. The changes are made effective 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. Dated: July 24, 2013. Rex A. Barnes, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2013–18221 Filed 7–29–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Designation for the Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; Baton Rouge, LA; Raleigh, NC; and Belmond, IA Areas Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo), Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc. (Cairo), Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (Louisiana), North Carolina Department of Agriculture (North Carolina), and D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal) to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended. DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2013. SUMMARY: Eric J. Jabs, Chief, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, QADB, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric J. Jabs, 816–659–8408 or Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov. Read Applications: All applications and comments will be available for public inspection at the office above during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)). ADDRESSES: In the December 28, 2012 Federal Register (77 FR 76453), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Schaal. Applications were due by January 28, 2013. Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina and Schaal were the sole applicants for designation to provide official services in these areas. As a result, GIPSA did not ask for additional comments. GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation criteria in section 79(f) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Schaal are qualified to provide official services in the geographic area specified in the Federal Register on December 28, 2012 and as corrected in the Federal Register on July 22, 2013, for the Cairo and Belmond geographic areas. This designation action to provide official services in these specified areas is effective October 1, 2013 and terminates on September 30, 2016. Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting these agencies at the following telephone numbers: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Designation start Headquarters location and telephone Amarillo ............................................ Cairo ................................................ Louisiana .......................................... North Carolina .................................. D.R. Schaal ...................................... pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Official agency Amarillo, TX (806) 372–8511 .................................................................. Cairo, IL (618) 734–0689 ........................................................................ Baton Rouge, LA (225) 922–1341 .......................................................... Raleigh, NC (919) 733–4491 .................................................................. Belmond, IA (641) 444–3122 .................................................................. Section 79(f) of the USGSA authorizes the Secretary to designate a qualified applicant to provide official services in a specified area after determining that the applicant is better able than any other applicant to provide such official services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section 79(g) of the USGSA, designations of official agencies are effective for no longer than three years unless terminated by the Secretary; however, designations may be renewed VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:32 Jul 29, 2013 Jkt 229001 according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in section 79(f) of the USGSA. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. Larry Mitchell, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. 2013–18257 Filed 7–29–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10/1/2013 10/1/2013 10/1/2013 10/1/2013 10/1/2013 Designation end 9/30/2016 9/30/2016 9/30/2016 9/30/2016 9/30/2016 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Colorado Advisory Committee Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a planning meeting of the Colorado Advisory Committee to the E:\FR\FM\30JYN1.SGM 30JYN1 45910 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 146 / Tuesday, July 30, 2013 / Notices Commission will convene at 11:00 a.m. (MDT) and end at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2013, at City Hall, Pikes Peak Conference Room, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO. The meeting is for project planning. Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office by Monday, September 23, 2013. Comments may be mailed to the Rocky Mountain Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 999– 18th Street, Suite 1380 South, Denver, CO 80202, faxed to 303–866–1050, or emailed to ebohor@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Rocky Mountain Regional Office at 303–866–1040. Persons needing accessibility services should contact the Rocky Mountain Regional Office at least 10 working days before the scheduled date of the meeting. Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Rocky Mountain Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Rocky Mountain Regional Office at the above phone number, email or street address. The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA. Dated in Chicago, IL, on July 25, 2013. David Mussatt, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. [FR Doc. 2013–18210 Filed 7–29–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Current Population Survey (CPS) Email Address Collection Test Supplement U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:32 Jul 29, 2013 Jkt 229001 Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before September 30, 2013. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Kyra Linse, U.S. Census Bureau, DSD/CPS HQ–7H108F, Washington, DC 20233–8400, (301) 763– 9280. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Census Bureau plans to request clearance for the collection of data concerning the November 2013 Email Address Collection Test Supplement. The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsor the CPS which has been conducted for over 70 years. The Current Population Survey (CPS) has been collecting data on household employment for decades. Through the years, it has made survey improvements to keep the data quality and survey response rates high. Over the last few years, CPS, like many surveys, has seen response rates declining slowly. A review of paradata has found one of the main reasons for this decline is not just refusals but also respondent avoidance (i.e. the interviewers are unable to make contact with the respondent). This has led to an effort to think of new ways to contact respondents and reduce respondent burden so that they may be more likely to answer CPS over the many months needed. One of the solutions recommended has been to research the possibility of using the Internet as a data collection mode as well as a tool to help increase response rates. We foresee that in the future, we could collect email addresses from our respondents. For those that are eligible, we could then send an email to the respondent with a secure link in order for that respondent to complete the CPS the next month over the internet and in turn, keep up response rates while lowering costs of interviewing. Internet is not limited to just a survey data collection mode. These emails could be used for other contacts as well. We could allow the respondent to set up a time to meet with the interviewer at their convenience and PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 save on travel costs associated with the multiple personal visits. The email could also be as simple as a ‘‘Thank You’’ with information that lets respondents know their participation is improving the quality of our data. This supplement is the first step in the review of the feasibility of this plan. It will test the ability of collecting email addresses and collecting interest in being contacted by email or answering the survey through the internet for possible future enhancements to CPS. II. Method of Collection The email address collection will be collected by both personal visit and telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular November CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using computer-assisted interviewing. III. Data OMB Control Number: None. Form Number: There are no forms. We conduct all interviews on computers. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 29,500. Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,475. Estimated Total Annual Cost: The only cost to the respondents is that of their time. Respondents Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 182, and Title 29, U.S.C., 1–9. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. E:\FR\FM\30JYN1.SGM 30JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45909-45910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18210]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Colorado Advisory 
Committee

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and 
regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a planning meeting of 
the Colorado Advisory Committee to the

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Commission will convene at 11:00 a.m. (MDT) and end at 1:00 p.m. on 
Thursday, August 22, 2013, at City Hall, Pikes Peak Conference Room, 
Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO. The meeting is for project planning.
    Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The 
comments must be received in the regional office by Monday, September 
23, 2013. Comments may be mailed to the Rocky Mountain Regional Office, 
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 999-18th Street, Suite 1380 South, 
Denver, CO 80202, faxed to 303-866-1050, or emailed to 
ebohor@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact 
the Rocky Mountain Regional Office at 303-866-1040.
    Persons needing accessibility services should contact the Rocky 
Mountain Regional Office at least 10 working days before the scheduled 
date of the meeting.
    Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced 
at the Rocky Mountain Regional Office, as they become available, both 
before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this 
advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission's Web site, 
www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Rocky Mountain Regional Office at the 
above phone number, email or street address.
    The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.

    Dated in Chicago, IL, on July 25, 2013.
David Mussatt,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. 2013-18210 Filed 7-29-13; 8:45 am]
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