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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Emerald Ash
Borer Host Material From Canada.
OMB Number: 0579–0319.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict
the importation, entry, or interstate
movement of plants, plant products, and
other articles to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States.
As authorized by the PPA, the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) regulates the importation of
plants for planting into the United
States from certain parts of the world as
provided in ‘‘Subpart—Plants for
Planting’’ (7 CFR 319.37 through
319.37–14). This subpart restricts,
among other things, the importation of
living plants, plant parts, and seeds for
propagation. In addition, APHIS
regulates the importation of lumber and
other wood articles as provided in
‘‘Subpart–Logs, Lumber, and Other
Wood Articles’’ (7 CFR 319.40–1
through 319.40–11). This subpart lists
requirements for the importation of
various logs, lumber, and other
unmanufactured wood products into the
United States. Both subparts contain
regulations that restrict or prohibit the
importation of emerald ash borer (EAB)
host material from Canada to prevent
the introduction and spread of EAB into
the United States. EAB (Agrilus
planipennis) is a destructive woodboring insect that attacks ash trees.
These regulations involve information
collection activities, including
phytosanitary certificates, permit
applications, and certificates of
inspection.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities for an additional 3
years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
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(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
0.6666 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers of plants for
planting and logs, lumber, and other
wood articles from Canada; and the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 6.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 6.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 4 hours. (Due to averaging,
the total annual burden hours may not
equal the product of the annual number
of responses multiplied by the reporting
burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of
August 2013.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–21585 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0060]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Brucellosis in Sheep, Goats, and
Horses; Payment of Indemnity
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
the regulations for the payment of
indemnity for sheep, goats, and horses
destroyed because of brucellosis.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before November
4, 2013.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-00600001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0060, 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-2013-0060 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) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the regulations for the
payment of indemnity for sheep, goats,
and horses destroyed because of
brucellosis, contact Dr. Debra Donch,
Brucellosis Program Manager, National
Animal Health Policy and Programs, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3559.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Brucellosis in Sheep, Goats, and
Horses; Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Number: 0579–0185.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized,
among other things, to prohibit or
restrict the importation and interstate
movement of animals and animal
products to prevent the introduction
into and dissemination within the
United States of animal diseases and
pests and for eradicating such diseases
when feasible.
Brucellosis is a contagious disease
caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella
that primarily affects cattle, bison, and
swine. It causes the loss of young
animals through spontaneous abortion
or birth of weak offspring, reduced milk
production, and infertility. The
continued presence of brucellosis
seriously threatens the health of other
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animals. Sheep, goats, and horses are
also susceptible to B. abortus. In horses,
the disease is known as fistulous
withers. A third strain of Brucella, B.
melitensis, affects mainly goats and
sheep.
The regulations in 9 CFR part 51
include an indemnity program for
sheep, goats, and horses that may be
destroyed because of brucellosis. This
indemnity program, which is similar to
our indemnity program for cattle and
bison, is voluntary and is a crucial tool
for encouraging owners of infected or
exposed animals to destroy them as part
of our ongoing program to eradicate
brucellosis in the United States.
The indemnity program for the
voluntary depopulation of sheep, goats,
and horses infected with brucellosis
involves the use of a number of
information collection activities,
including the completion of indemnity
claims, recording of test results,
obtaining a permit for the movement of
restricted animals, submission of proof
of destruction, requests for extension of
certain program-related deadlines, and
the use of official seals and animal
identification associated with the
information collection activities.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities for an additional 3
years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
0.7272 hours per response.
Respondents: Eligible owners of
sheep, goats, horses, and materials
destroyed, and claimants incurring costs
for which compensation might be
sought under the brucellosis indemnity
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program; and program support
personnel including accredited
veterinarians and State veterinarians.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 3.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 3.67.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 11.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 8 hours. (Due to averaging,
the total annual burden hours may not
equal the product of the annual number
of responses multiplied by the reporting
burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of
August 2013.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–21586 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Funds Availability for Section
514 Farm Labor Housing Loans and
Section 516; Farm Labor Housing
Grants for Off-farm Housing for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2013
Rural Housing Service, USDA.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Rural Housing Service is
correcting a notice published on August
14, 2013, (78 FR 49460–49467). This
action is taken to correct two
‘‘submission deadline’’ dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mirna Reyes-Bible, Finance and Loan
Analyst, Multi-Family Housing
Preservation and Direct Loan Division,
STOP 0781 (Room 1263–S), USDA Rural
Development, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
0781, telephone: (202) 720–1753 (this is
not a toll free number.), or via email:
Mirna.ReyesBible@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Correction
Accordingly, the Notice published
August 14, 2013, (78 FR 49460–49467),
is corrected as follows: On page 49461,
the third column, under the heading ‘‘A.
Pre-Application Submission’’, the sixth
sentence is amended to read:
No pre-application will be accepted
after 5 p.m., local time to the
appropriate Rural Development State
offices on September 13, 2013 unless
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date and time are extended by another
Notice published in the Federal
Register.
On page 49462, the second column,
under the heading ‘‘3. Hard Copy
Submission to the Rural Development
State Office.’’, the third sentence is
amended to read:
Hard copy pre-applications must be
received by the submission deadline
and no later than 5 p.m., local time,
September 13, 2013.
Dated: August 23, 2013.
Richard A. Davis,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–21503 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am]
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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Rhode Island 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
Rhode Island Advisory Committee to
the Commission will convene at 12:00
p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, September 18,
2013, at the Rhode Island Urban League,
246 Prairie Avenue, Providence, Rhode
Island 02905. The purpose of the
orientation meeting is to inform the
newly appointed Committee members
about the rules of operation of federal
advisory committees and to select
additional officers, as determined by the
Committee. The purpose of the planning
meeting is to discuss potential topics
that the Committee may wish to study.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments. The
comments must be received in the
regional office by Friday, October 18,
2013. Comments may be mailed to the
Eastern Regional Office, U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights, 1331
Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1150,
Washington, DC 20425, faxed to (202)
376–7548, or emailed to ero@usccr.gov.
Persons who desire additional
information may contact the Eastern
Regional Office at 202–376–7533.
Persons needing accessibility services
should contact the Eastern 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
Eastern Regional Office, as they become
available, both before and after the
meeting. Persons interested in the work
of this advisory committee are advised
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0060]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Brucellosis in Sheep, Goats, and Horses; Payment of
Indemnity
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with the regulations for the payment of indemnity
for sheep, goats, and horses destroyed because of brucellosis.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
November 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0060-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2013-0060, 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-2013-
0060 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) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the regulations for
the payment of indemnity for sheep, goats, and horses destroyed because
of brucellosis, contact Dr. Debra Donch, Brucellosis Program Manager,
National Animal Health Policy and Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3559. For copies of more
detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301)
851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Brucellosis in Sheep, Goats, and Horses; Payment of
Indemnity.
OMB Number: 0579-0185.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, among other
things, to prohibit or restrict the importation and interstate movement
of animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into and
dissemination within the United States of animal diseases and pests and
for eradicating such diseases when feasible.
Brucellosis is a contagious disease caused by bacteria of the genus
Brucella that primarily affects cattle, bison, and swine. It causes the
loss of young animals through spontaneous abortion or birth of weak
offspring, reduced milk production, and infertility. The continued
presence of brucellosis seriously threatens the health of other
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animals. Sheep, goats, and horses are also susceptible to B. abortus.
In horses, the disease is known as fistulous withers. A third strain of
Brucella, B. melitensis, affects mainly goats and sheep.
The regulations in 9 CFR part 51 include an indemnity program for
sheep, goats, and horses that may be destroyed because of brucellosis.
This indemnity program, which is similar to our indemnity program for
cattle and bison, is voluntary and is a crucial tool for encouraging
owners of infected or exposed animals to destroy them as part of our
ongoing program to eradicate brucellosis in the United States.
The indemnity program for the voluntary depopulation of sheep,
goats, and horses infected with brucellosis involves the use of a
number of information collection activities, including the completion
of indemnity claims, recording of test results, obtaining a permit for
the movement of restricted animals, submission of proof of destruction,
requests for extension of certain program-related deadlines, and the
use of official seals and animal identification associated with the
information collection activities.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3
years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.7272 hours per response.
Respondents: Eligible owners of sheep, goats, horses, and materials
destroyed, and claimants incurring costs for which compensation might
be sought under the brucellosis indemnity program; and program support
personnel including accredited veterinarians and State veterinarians.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 3.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 3.67.
Estimated annual number of responses: 11.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 8 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of August 2013.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-21586 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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