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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the regulations for the
importation of poultry meat and other
poultry products from Sinaloa and
Sonora, Mexico, contact Dr. Magde
Elshafie, Senior Staff Veterinary
Medical Officer, National Import Export
Services, 4700 River Road Unit 40,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (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: Importation of Poultry Meat and
Other Poultry Products From Sinaloa
and Sonora, Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0144.
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 United States
Department of Agriculture is authorized,
among other things, to prohibit 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. To fulfill this
mission, APHIS regulates the
importation of animals and animal
products into the United States. The
regulations are contained in title 9,
chapter I, subchapter D, parts 91
through 99, of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
The regulations in part 94, among
other things, restrict the importation of
poultry meat and other poultry products
from Mexico and other regions of the
world where Newcastle disease has
been determined to exist. The
regulations allow the importation of
poultry meat and poultry products from
the Mexican States of Sinaloa and
Sonora under conditions that protect
against the introduction of Newcastle
disease into the United States.
To ensure that these items are safe for
importation, we require that certain data
appear on the foreign meat inspection
certificate that accompanies the poultry
meat or other poultry products from
Sinaloa and Sonora. We also require
that serially numbered seals be applied
to containers carrying the poultry meat
or other poultry products.
Since the last approval of these
collection activities, shipments of
poultry meat and other poultry products
from Sinaloa and Sonora to the United
States have increased. As a result of the
increase in shipments, the estimated
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annual number of respondents has
increased from 280 to 386, and the
estimated annual total burden has
accordingly increased from 280 hours to
386 hours.
We are asking 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 1
hour per response.
Respondents: Federal animal health
authorities in Mexico and exporters of
poultry meat and other poultry products
from Mexico to the United States.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 386.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 386.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 386 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 11th day of
June 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. 140602474–4474–01]
Notice of an Opportunity To Apply for
Membership on the National Advisory
Council on Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
is currently seeking applications for
membership on the National Advisory
Council on Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (Council). The
purpose of the Council is to advise the
Secretary of Commerce on matters
SUMMARY:
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related to accelerating innovation and
entrepreneurship.
Applications must be received
by the Office of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship by the close of
business on July 14, 2014 to be
considered for membership in the initial
formation of this Council. Applications
received by July 14, 2014, will also be
considered to fill vacancies which may
occur after Council formation for a
period of one year.
ADDRESSES: Please submit applications
electronically to NACIE@DOC.gov, or by
mail to the Office of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, Attn: Julie Lenzer
Kirk, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
7th Floor, Washington, DC 20230.
Electronic submissions are preferred.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Lenzer Kirk, The Office of Innovation
and Entrepreneurship, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., 7th Floor,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone at
(202) 482–5338; email at NACIE@
DOC.gov.
DATES:
The Office
of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is
accepting applications for membership
on the National Advisory Council on
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(Council) for a 2-year term beginning the
date of appointment. Members will be
selected, in accordance with
Department of Commerce guidelines,
based on their ability to advise the
Secretary of Commerce on matters
relating to accelerating innovation and
support for and expansion of
entrepreneurship. This includes, but is
not limited to, areas such as:
• Development of policy
recommendations to support
entrepreneurship and innovation across
a range of business sectors;
• Insight into innovative
opportunities to increase the global
competitiveness of both the workforce
and the economy;
• Exploration of opportunities to
promote the role of employers in
developing successful workforce
training partnerships across multiple
stakeholders;
• Encouraging creative use of
technology to facilitate employee
recruiting, training, career development,
and business startups;
• Identify and promote best practices
that accelerate the commercialization of
research developments and intellectual
property.
The Council will identify and
recommend solutions to issues critical
to driving the innovation economy,
including enabling entrepreneurs and
firms to successfully access and develop
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a skilled, globally competitive
workforce. The Council will also serve
as a vehicle for ongoing dialogue with
the entrepreneurship and workforce
development communities, including
working with business and trade
associations. The duties of the Council
are solely advisory, and it shall report
to the Secretary of Commerce through
the Economic Development
Administration and the Office of the
Secretary.
Members of the Council shall be
selected in a manner that ensures that
the Council is balanced in terms of
perspectives and expertise with regard
to innovation, entrepreneurship, and
skills training that leads to a globally
competitive workforce. To that end, the
Secretary seeks diversity in size of
company or organization represented
and seeks to appoint members who
represent diverse geographic locations
and innovation and entrepreneurial
experience from industry, government,
academia and non-governmental
organizations.
Additional factors which may be
considered in the selection of Council
members include candidate’s proven
experience in designing, creating, and/
or improving innovation systems,
commercialization of research and
development, entrepreneurship, and
job-driven skills training that leads to a
globally competitive workforce.
Membership affiliation may include, but
is not limited to, successful executivelevel business leaders; entrepreneurs;
innovators; post-secondary education
leaders; directors of workforce and
training organizations; and other experts
drawn from industry, government,
academia, philanthropic foundations
with a demonstrated track record of
research and/or support of innovation
and entrepreneurship, and nongovernmental organizations. Nominees
will be evaluated consistent with factors
specified in this notice and their ability
to carry out the goals of the Council.
Self-nominations will be accepted.
Appointments will be made without
regard to political affiliation.
Membership. Members shall serve at
the discretion of the Secretary of
Commerce. Because members will be
appointed as experts, members will be
considered special government
employees. Members participating in
Council meetings and events will be
responsible for their travel, living, and
other personal expenses. Meetings will
be held regularly and not less than twice
annually, usually in Washington, DC.
Members are required to attend a
majority of the Council’s meetings. The
first Council meeting for the new charter
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term has not yet been established, but is
targeted for November 2014.
Eligibility. Eligibility for membership
is limited to U.S. citizens who are not
full-time employees of a government or
foreign entity, are not registered with
the Department of Justice under the
Foreign Agents Registration Act, and are
not a federally-registered lobbyist.
Application Procedure. For
consideration, a nominee should
submit: (1) A resume; (2) personal
statement of interest including an
outline of your abilities to advise the
Secretary of Commerce on matters
described above; (3) an affirmative
statement that the applicant is not
required to register as a foreign agent
under the Foreign Agents Registration
Act of 1938, as amended; and (4) an
affirmative statement that the applicant
is not a federally-registered lobbyist. It
is preferred that applications be
submitted electronically to NACIE@
DOC.gov. They can also be sent to the
Office of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, Attn: Julie Lenzer
Kirk at 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
7th Floor, Washington, DC 20230.
Appointments of members of the
Council will be made by the Secretary
of Commerce.
Dated: June 12, 2014.
Roy K.J. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Economic
Development, Economic Development
Administration.
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Request for Nominations of Members
To Serve on the National Advisory
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Other Populations
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ACTION: Notice of request for
nominations.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) is requesting
nominations of individuals and
organizations to the National Advisory
Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other
Populations. The Census Bureau will
consider nominations received in
response to this notice, as well as from
other sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice
provides committee and membership
criteria.
DATES: Please submit nominations by
July 17, 2014.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. 140602474-4474-01]
Notice of an Opportunity To Apply for Membership on the National
Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications
for membership on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (Council). The purpose of the Council is to advise the
Secretary of Commerce on matters
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related to accelerating innovation and entrepreneurship.
DATES: Applications must be received by the Office of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship by the close of business on July 14, 2014 to be
considered for membership in the initial formation of this Council.
Applications received by July 14, 2014, will also be considered to fill
vacancies which may occur after Council formation for a period of one
year.
ADDRESSES: Please submit applications electronically to NACIE@DOC.gov,
or by mail to the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Attn:
Julie Lenzer Kirk, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 7th Floor, Washington,
DC 20230. Electronic submissions are preferred.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Lenzer Kirk, The Office of
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 7th
Floor, Washington, DC 20230; telephone at (202) 482-5338; email at
NACIE@DOC.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship is accepting applications for membership on the
National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Council)
for a 2-year term beginning the date of appointment. Members will be
selected, in accordance with Department of Commerce guidelines, based
on their ability to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters
relating to accelerating innovation and support for and expansion of
entrepreneurship. This includes, but is not limited to, areas such as:
Development of policy recommendations to support
entrepreneurship and innovation across a range of business sectors;
Insight into innovative opportunities to increase the
global competitiveness of both the workforce and the economy;
Exploration of opportunities to promote the role of
employers in developing successful workforce training partnerships
across multiple stakeholders;
Encouraging creative use of technology to facilitate
employee recruiting, training, career development, and business
startups;
Identify and promote best practices that accelerate the
commercialization of research developments and intellectual property.
The Council will identify and recommend solutions to issues
critical to driving the innovation economy, including enabling
entrepreneurs and firms to successfully access and develop a skilled,
globally competitive workforce. The Council will also serve as a
vehicle for ongoing dialogue with the entrepreneurship and workforce
development communities, including working with business and trade
associations. The duties of the Council are solely advisory, and it
shall report to the Secretary of Commerce through the Economic
Development Administration and the Office of the Secretary.
Members of the Council shall be selected in a manner that ensures
that the Council is balanced in terms of perspectives and expertise
with regard to innovation, entrepreneurship, and skills training that
leads to a globally competitive workforce. To that end, the Secretary
seeks diversity in size of company or organization represented and
seeks to appoint members who represent diverse geographic locations and
innovation and entrepreneurial experience from industry, government,
academia and non-governmental organizations.
Additional factors which may be considered in the selection of
Council members include candidate's proven experience in designing,
creating, and/or improving innovation systems, commercialization of
research and development, entrepreneurship, and job-driven skills
training that leads to a globally competitive workforce. Membership
affiliation may include, but is not limited to, successful executive-
level business leaders; entrepreneurs; innovators; post-secondary
education leaders; directors of workforce and training organizations;
and other experts drawn from industry, government, academia,
philanthropic foundations with a demonstrated track record of research
and/or support of innovation and entrepreneurship, and non-governmental
organizations. Nominees will be evaluated consistent with factors
specified in this notice and their ability to carry out the goals of
the Council.
Self-nominations will be accepted.
Appointments will be made without regard to political affiliation.
Membership. Members shall serve at the discretion of the Secretary
of Commerce. Because members will be appointed as experts, members will
be considered special government employees. Members participating in
Council meetings and events will be responsible for their travel,
living, and other personal expenses. Meetings will be held regularly
and not less than twice annually, usually in Washington, DC. Members
are required to attend a majority of the Council's meetings. The first
Council meeting for the new charter term has not yet been established,
but is targeted for November 2014.
Eligibility. Eligibility for membership is limited to U.S. citizens
who are not full-time employees of a government or foreign entity, are
not registered with the Department of Justice under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act, and are not a federally-registered lobbyist.
Application Procedure. For consideration, a nominee should submit:
(1) A resume; (2) personal statement of interest including an outline
of your abilities to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters
described above; (3) an affirmative statement that the applicant is not
required to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended; and (4) an affirmative statement
that the applicant is not a federally-registered lobbyist. It is
preferred that applications be submitted electronically to
NACIE@DOC.gov. They can also be sent to the Office of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, Attn: Julie Lenzer Kirk at 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20230.
Appointments of members of the Council will be made by the
Secretary of Commerce.
Dated: June 12, 2014.
Roy K.J. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Economic Development
Administration.
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