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(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
0.0402 hours per response.
Respondents: Christmas tree industry,
nursery industry, and the national plant
protection organization of Canada.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 2,340.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 2,340.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 94 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 12th day of
May 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
determined that the Committee is
necessary and in the public interest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
R.J. Cabrera, Designated Federal Officer,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 34,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3478.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA, 5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby
given that the Secretary of Agriculture
intends to renew the Secretary’s
Advisory Committee on Animal Health
(the Committee) for 2 years. The term
for the renewed charter will extend from
August 23, 2014, to August 22, 2016.
The Committee advises the Secretary
on strategies, policies, and programs to
prevent, control, or eradicate animal
diseases. The Committee considers
agricultural initiatives of national scope
and significance and advises on matters
of public health, conservation of
national resources, stability of livestock
economies, livestock disease
management and traceability strategies,
prioritizing animal health imperatives,
and other related aspects of agriculture.
The Committee Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson are elected by the
Committee from among its members.
Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
May 2014.
Malcolm A. Shorter,
Acting Assistant Secretary for
Administration.
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Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Animal Health; Meeting
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AGENCY:
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0030]
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Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Animal Health; Intent To Renew
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
We are giving notice that the
Secretary of Agriculture intends to
renew the charter for the Secretary’s
Advisory Committee on Animal Health
for a 2-year period. The Secretary has
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This is a notice to inform the
public of an upcoming meeting of the
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Animal Health. The meeting is being
organized by the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service to discuss
matters of animal health.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
18 and 19, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
each day.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the United States Access Board
Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW.,
Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
R.J. Cabrera, Designated Federal Officer,
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VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 34,
Riverdale, MD 20737.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Animal Health (the Committee) advises
the Secretary of Agriculture on matters
of animal health, including means to
prevent, conduct surveillance on,
monitor, control, or eradicate animal
diseases of national importance. In
doing so, the Committee will consider
public health, conservation of natural
resources, and the stability of livestock
economies.
Tentative topics for discussion at the
upcoming meeting include:
• United States and U.S. Department
of Agriculture antimicrobial resistance
efforts.
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) nonregulatory
approaches.
• Filling gaps in foreign animal
disease (FAD)/emerging pathogen
preparedness.
• Emergency management and
assessing foot-and-mouth disease
preparedness.
• Animal disease traceability followup: Progress and challenges with
implementation.
• Trade/regionalization review of the
United States and Canada Regulatory
Cooperation Council (RCC) bilateral
recognition of zoning for FADs (RCC
Action Plan and the FAD zoning work
plan).
APHIS, which is organizing the
meeting, asks that those planning to
attend the meeting inform APHIS by
registering in advance. To register, visit
the Committee’s Web site at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/animalhealth/
sacah/ and click on ‘‘Register for a
Meeting.’’ Attendees should be prepared
to provide picture identification and
sign the visitor log at the lobby
concierge before proceeding to the
United States Access Board conference
room. Persons attending meetings at the
Access Board are asked to refrain from
using perfume, cologne, and other
fragrances (see https://www.accessboard.gov/the-board/policies/fragrancefree-environment for more information).
Other Public Participation
Members of the public may also join
the meeting via teleconference in
‘‘listen-only’’ mode. Participants who
wish to listen in on the teleconference
may do so by dialing 1–800–619–4303,
followed by a public passcode, 9564942.
This notice of the meeting agenda is
given pursuant to section 10 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. App. 2).
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0030]
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Intent To Renew
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture intends
to renew the charter for the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal
Health for a 2-year period. The Secretary has determined that the
Committee is necessary and in the public interest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. R.J. Cabrera, Designated Federal
Officer, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 34, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851-3478.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA, 5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of
Agriculture intends to renew the Secretary's Advisory Committee on
Animal Health (the Committee) for 2 years. The term for the renewed
charter will extend from August 23, 2014, to August 22, 2016.
The Committee advises the Secretary on strategies, policies, and
programs to prevent, control, or eradicate animal diseases. The
Committee considers agricultural initiatives of national scope and
significance and advises on matters of public health, conservation of
national resources, stability of livestock economies, livestock disease
management and traceability strategies, prioritizing animal health
imperatives, and other related aspects of agriculture. The Committee
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson are elected by the Committee from
among its members.
Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of May 2014.
Malcolm A. Shorter,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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