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0091) 1 to establish minimum national
official identification and
documentation requirements for the
traceability of livestock moving
interstate. States, Tribes, and territories
are responsible for implementing their
own traceability systems that align with
the new framework and other activities
to advance animal disease traceability.
These systems, which the States and
Tribes will describe in their long-term
traceability plans, are referred to as ADT
Road Maps. In addition, the ADT
framework includes the National
Uniform Eartagging System (NUES). The
ADT Road Maps and NUES include
information collection activities that we
are including in this collection. As a
result, we are revising each of our
burden estimates accordingly.
In addition, the previous name for
this collection was ‘‘Animal Disease
Traceability; Tribal Nations Using
Systems for Location Identification.’’
However, based on the January 2013
final rule, there are other entities who
must meet the animal disease
traceability requirements; therefore, we
are changing the name of this collection
to ‘‘Animal Disease Traceability.’’
We are asking OMB to approve these
information collection activities, as
described, 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
0.3045 hours per response.
Respondents: Animal producers,
market/buying station operators, and
feedlot operators; laboratory staff; State,
Tribal, and territorial animal health
officials; device manufacturers; Dairy
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Herd Information Association officials;
and slaughter plant personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 273,439.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 10.083.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 2,757,105.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 839,600 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 21st day of
February 2014.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0042]
Dow AgroSciences LLC; Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
Determination of Nonregulated Status
of Herbicide Resistant Corn and
Soybeans; Comment Period
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The comment period for a
draft environmental impact statement
(EIS) on environmental impacts that
may result from the potential approval
of petitions seeking a determination of
nonregulated status of three cultivars of
herbicide resistant corn and soybeans
produced by Dow AgroSciences LLC
will remain open until March 11, 2014.
This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments.
DATES: The comment period for the draft
EIS announced in the notice published
January 10, 2014 (79 FR 1861–1862) will
remain open until March 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-00420050.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0042, Regulatory Analysis
SUMMARY:
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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-2013-0042 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: Dr.
Sid Abel, Biotechnology Regulatory
Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
147, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238; (301)
851–3896.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 10, 2014, the Environmental
Protection Agency published in the
Federal Register (79 FR 1861–1862) a
notice announcing the availability of a
draft environmental impact statement
(EIS) for the potential determinations of
nonregulated status of cultivars of corn
and soybeans produced by Dow
AgroSciences LLC that are resistant to
certain broadleaf herbicides in the
synthetic auxin group (particularly the
herbicide 2,4–D).
Comments on the draft EIS were
required to be received on or before
February 24, 2014. We will now accept
all comments on the draft EIS received
through March 11, 2014. This action
will allow interested persons additional
time to prepare and submit comments.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of
February 2014.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–04188 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Title: Vessel Monitoring System
(VMS) Requirement in the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0573.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Average Hours Per Response: VMS
installation and activation reports, and
exemption reports, 5 minutes; gear
declaration reports, 4 minutes.
Burden Hours: 771.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
NOAA has established large-scale
depth-based management areas, referred
to as Groundfish Conservation Areas
(GCAs), where groundfish fishing is
prohibited or restricted. These areas
were specifically designed to reduce the
catch of species while allowing healthy
fisheries to continue in areas and with
gears where little incidental catch of
overfished species is likely to occur.
Because NOAA needs methods to
effectively enforce area restrictions,
certain commercial fishing vessels are
required to install and use a vessel
monitoring system (VMS) that
automatically sends hourly position
reports. Exemptions from the reporting
requirement are available for inactive
vessels or vessels fishing outside the
monitored area. The vessels are also
required to declare what gear will be
used.
To ensure the integrity of the GCAs
and Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA),
a pilot VMS program was implemented
on January 1, 2004. The pilot program
required vessels registered to Pacific
Coast groundfish fishery limited entry
permits to carry and use VMS
transceiver units while fishing off the
coasts of Washington, Oregon and
California. On January 1, 2007, the VMS
program coverage was expanded on to
include all open access fisheries in
addition to the limited entry fisheries.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Every four years, annually
and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection can be
viewed at https://www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to review
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax no. (202) 395–5806.
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Dated: February 20, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–04025 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Census Advisory Committees
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) is giving notice of a
meeting of the National Advisory
Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other
Populations (NAC). The NAC will
address census policies, research and
methodology, tests, operations,
communications/messaging, and other
activities to ascertain needs and best
practices to improve censuses, surveys,
operations, and programs. The NAC will
meet in a plenary session on March 20–
21, 2014. Last-minute changes to the
schedule are possible, which could
prevent giving advance public notice of
schedule adjustments.
DATES: March 20–21, 2014. On March
20, the meeting will begin at
approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at
approximately 5:00 p.m. On March 21,
the meeting will begin at approximately
8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 2:00
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill
Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri
Green, Jeri.Green@census.gov,
Committee Liaison Officer, Department
of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau,
Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301–
763–6590. For TTY callers, please use
the Federal Relay Service 1–800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NAC
comprises up to thirty-two members.
The Committee provides an organized
and continuing channel of
communication between race, ethnic,
and other populations and the Census
Bureau. The Committee will advise the
Director of the Census Bureau on the
full range of economic, housing,
demographic, socioeconomic, linguistic,
technological, methodological,
geographic, behavioral, and operational
variables affecting the cost, accuracy,
and implementation of Census Bureau
programs and surveys, including the
decennial census.
SUMMARY:
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The NAC also assists the Census
Bureau on ways that census data can
best be disseminated to diverse race and
ethnic populations and other users. The
Committee is established in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Title 5, United States Code,
Appendix 2, Section 10(a)(b)).
All meetings are open to the public.
A brief period will be set aside at the
meeting for public comment on March
21. However, individuals with extensive
questions or statements must submit
them in writing to Ms. Jeri Green at least
three days before the meeting. If you
plan to attend the meeting, please
register by Monday, March 17, 2014.
You may access the online registration
form with the following link: https://
www.regonline.com/mar_nac2014_
meeting. Seating is available to the
public on a first-come, first-served basis.
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign-language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to the Committee
Liaison Officer as soon as possible,
preferably two weeks prior to the
meeting.
Due to increased security and for
access to the meeting, please call 301–
763–9906 upon arrival at the Census
Bureau on the day of the meeting. A
photo ID must be presented in order to
receive your visitor’s badge. Visitors are
not allowed beyond the first floor.
Dated: February 19, 2014.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2014–04107 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Emerging Technology and Research
Advisory Committee; Notice of
Partially Closed Meeting
The Emerging Technology and
Research Advisory Committee (ETRAC)
will meet on March 12 and 13, 2014,
8:30 a.m., Room 3884, at the Herbert C.
Hoover Building, 14th Street between
Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues
NW., Washington, DC. The Committee
advises the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Export Administration on
emerging technology and research
activities, including those related to
deemed exports.
Agenda
Wednesday, March 12
1. Welcome and Introductions.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Title: Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Requirement in the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0573.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Average Hours Per Response: VMS installation and activation
reports, and exemption reports, 5 minutes; gear declaration reports, 4
minutes.
Burden Hours: 771.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
NOAA has established large-scale depth-based management areas,
referred to as Groundfish Conservation Areas (GCAs), where groundfish
fishing is prohibited or restricted. These areas were specifically
designed to reduce the catch of species while allowing healthy
fisheries to continue in areas and with gears where little incidental
catch of overfished species is likely to occur. Because NOAA needs
methods to effectively enforce area restrictions, certain commercial
fishing vessels are required to install and use a vessel monitoring
system (VMS) that automatically sends hourly position reports.
Exemptions from the reporting requirement are available for inactive
vessels or vessels fishing outside the monitored area. The vessels are
also required to declare what gear will be used.
To ensure the integrity of the GCAs and Rockfish Conservation Areas
(RCA), a pilot VMS program was implemented on January 1, 2004. The
pilot program required vessels registered to Pacific Coast groundfish
fishery limited entry permits to carry and use VMS transceiver units
while fishing off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California. On
January 1, 2007, the VMS program coverage was expanded on to include
all open access fisheries in addition to the limited entry fisheries.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Every four years, annually and on occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection can be viewed at https://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax no. (202) 395-5806.
Dated: February 20, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-04025 Filed 2-24-14; 8:45 am]
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