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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
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Board for International Food and
Agricultural Development; Notice of
Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of
the public meeting of the Board for
International Food and Agricultural
Development (BIFAD). The meeting will
be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. on
Thursday, January, 30 2014 at the
Ronald Reagan Building’s Horizon
Ballroom located at 1300 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The central
theme of this year’s meeting will be
‘‘Higher Education and US University
Student Engagement.’’
Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD Chairman,
will preside over the meeting. The
public business session will begin
promptly at 8:30 a.m. with opening
remarks by BIFAD Chair Brady Deaton.
The Board will address both old and
new business during this time and will
hear from USAID, the university
community and other experts on
progress and mechanisms for advancing
programming in agricultural research
and capacity development. During the
business session the BIFAD will host a
panel of key authors who will discuss
trends in funding for Higher
Education—Strategy, Partnerships and
Programs, moderated by BIFAD member
Harold Martin. During this session the
BIFAD will receive updates from USAID
on its Feed the Future Innovation Labs
and the Higher Education Solutions
Network as well as a report on African
Higher Education.
Starting at 10:15 a.m., BIFAD member
Marty McVey will chair a panel on
‘‘Updates from USAID.’’ The purpose
shall be to learn about any new or
ongoing activities related to higher
education and U.S. university student
engagement from the Bureau for Food
Security’s senior leadership.
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The final panel session, which will be
again chaired by BIFAD Chairman Dr.
Brady Deaton will focus on ‘‘U.S.
University Engagement in Global Food
Security.’’ This panel will have
significant representation from the U.S.
university community to address these
issues.
Between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
time for public questions and comments
will be allowed, followed quickly by the
BIFAD Award for Scientific Excellence
in a Title XII Innovation Lab. Finally,
closing remarks will occur from
12:35pm to 12:45pm by BIFAD
Chairman Brady Deaton.
Those wishing to attend the meeting
or obtain additional information about
BIFAD should contact Susan Owens,
Executive Director and Designated
Federal Officer for BIFAD. Interested
persons may write to her in care of the
U.S. Agency for International
Development, Ronald Reagan Building,
Bureau for Food Security, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.09–
067, Washington, DC 20523–2110 or
telephone her at (202) 712–0218.
Susan Owens,
USAID Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD,
Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for
International Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0090]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
U.S. Origin Health Certificate
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 export of animals and animal
products from the United States.
SUMMARY:
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We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 18,
2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-00900001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0090, 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-2013-0090 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 export of animals
and animal products from the United
States, contact Dr. Jacek Taniewski,
Assistant Director, Live Animal Export,
NIES, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit
39, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–
3300. 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: U.S. Origin Health Certificate.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0020.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The export of agricultural
commodities, including animals and
animal products, is a major business in
the United States and contributes to a
favorable balance of trade. Within the
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
(USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary
Services (VS) maintains information
regarding the import health
requirements of other countries for
animals and animal products exported
from the United States, as most
countries require a certification that our
animals are free from specific diseases
and show no clinical evidence of
DATES:
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disease. This certification must carry the
USDA seal and be endorsed by an
APHIS veterinarian, APHIS-accredited
veterinarian, or State veterinarian. VS
Forms 17–140/17–140A–B (U.S. Origin
Health Certificate/Continuation Sheet)
and VS Form 17–145 (U.S. Origin
Health Certificate for the Export of
Horses from the United States to
Canada) are used to meet the
certification requirements of other
countries. In addition, the export of
animals and animal products from the
United States may involve other
information collection activities,
including environmental certification
for export facilities, notarized
statements, documentation of undue
hardship for animals departing from a
specific export location, requests
regarding approval or withdrawal of
approval of export facilities, and
recordkeeping for modification of rail
stanchions on vessels.
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
0.24205 hours per response.
Respondents: Owners of and facility
operators for cattle, sheep, goats, and
horses; accredited veterinarians; State
veterinarians; live animal exporters; and
owners or masters of ocean vessels used
to export livestock from the United
States.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 780.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 93.27.
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Estimated annual number of
responses: 72,755.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 17,611 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 13th day of
January 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—The Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Nutrition Education Study
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on the
proposed collection of data for the WIC
Nutrition Education Study. This is a
NEW information collection. The
Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC) is administered at the
Federal level by the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Through Federal grants to
States, WIC provides supplemental
foods, health care referrals, and
nutrition education to low-income
pregnant, breastfeeding, and nonbreastfeeding postpartum women and to
infants and children who are found to
be at nutritional risk. The Healthy
Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–296, Sec. 305) mandates programs
under its authorization, including WIC,
to cooperate with USDA program
research and evaluation activities. WIC’s
mission is to safeguard the health of
low-income women, infants, and
children up to age 5 who are at
nutritional risk by providing nutritious
foods to supplement diets, information
on healthy eating, and referrals to health
care.
SUMMARY:
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Nutrition education is the program
feature often viewed as pivotal to WIC’s
success in achieving its mission to
safeguard the health of low-income
women, infants, and children. By
Federal directive, all participants have
the opportunity to participate in
nutrition education at least two times
during a 6-month period of eligibility or
quarterly for a 12-month period. State
and local WIC agencies have significant
flexibility to design nutrition education
appropriate for the demographics of
their participants within established
goals. This flexibility has yielded a
range of messages, delivery systems and
approaches, qualifications and training
for educators, and quality.
The WIC Nutrition Education Study
will provide a nationally representative
description of how nutrition education
is currently being provided to WIC
recipients across the country. It will also
conduct a pilot study of the impact of
nutrition education on WIC recipients’
nutrition and physical activity
behaviors. This study will provide FNS
with a better understanding of nutrition
education practices and methods used
by WIC and of the effectiveness of
current WIC nutrition education
services. The study will document how
nutrition education is being provided
subsequent to several program changes,
including the 2009 food package
changes, the implementation of the
initiative to Revitalize Quality Nutrition
Services (RQNS), and the use of new
technology, among a racially and
ethnically diverse population.
Understanding optimal educational
topics and methods, how to maximize
participant engagement, the best
approaches for delivery and
reinforcement of messages, and how to
effectively prepare and support WIC
nutrition educators is key to informing
WIC nutrition education improvements.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments are
invited on (a) whether the proposed
data collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions that were used; (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 those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0090]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; U.S. Origin Health Certificate
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 export of animals and animal products
from the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0090-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2013-0090, 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-
0090 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 export of
animals and animal products from the United States, contact Dr. Jacek
Taniewski, Assistant Director, Live Animal Export, NIES, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3300. 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: U.S. Origin Health Certificate.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0020.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The export of agricultural commodities, including animals
and animal products, is a major business in the United States and
contributes to a favorable balance of trade. Within the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's (USDA's) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) maintains information regarding the
import health requirements of other countries for animals and animal
products exported from the United States, as most countries require a
certification that our animals are free from specific diseases and show
no clinical evidence of
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disease. This certification must carry the USDA seal and be endorsed by
an APHIS veterinarian, APHIS-accredited veterinarian, or State
veterinarian. VS Forms 17-140/17-140A-B (U.S. Origin Health
Certificate/Continuation Sheet) and VS Form 17-145 (U.S. Origin Health
Certificate for the Export of Horses from the United States to Canada)
are used to meet the certification requirements of other countries. In
addition, the export of animals and animal products from the United
States may involve other information collection activities, including
environmental certification for export facilities, notarized
statements, documentation of undue hardship for animals departing from
a specific export location, requests regarding approval or withdrawal
of approval of export facilities, and recordkeeping for modification of
rail stanchions on vessels.
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 0.24205 hours per response.
Respondents: Owners of and facility operators for cattle, sheep,
goats, and horses; accredited veterinarians; State veterinarians; live
animal exporters; and owners or masters of ocean vessels used to export
livestock from the United States.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 780.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 93.27.
Estimated annual number of responses: 72,755.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 17,611 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 13th day of January 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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