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APHIS–2014–0108, Regulatory Analysis
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the Animal Welfare Act
regulations, contact Dr. Barbara Kohn,
Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal Care,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3751.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Animal Welfare.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0036.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Welfare
Act (AWA or Act, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.),
the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to promulgate standards and
other requirements governing the
humane handling, housing, care,
treatment, and transportation of certain
animals by dealers, research facilities,
exhibitors, carriers, and intermediate
handlers. The Secretary of Agriculture
has delegated the authority for
enforcement of the AWA to the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS).
The regulations in 9 CFR parts 1
through 3 were promulgated under the
AWA to ensure the humane handling,
care, treatment, and transportation of
regulated animals under the Act. The
regulations in 9 CFR part 2 require
documentation of specified information
by dealers, research institutions,
exhibitors, carriers (including foreign air
carriers), and intermediate handlers.
The regulations in 9 CFR part 2 also
require that facilities that use animals
for regulated purposes obtain a license
or register with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA). Before being issued
a USDA license, individuals are
required to undergo prelicense
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inspections; once licensed, a licensee
must periodically renew the license.
To help ensure compliance with the
AWA regulations, APHIS performs
unannounced inspections of regulated
facilities. A significant component of
the inspection process is review of
records that must be established and
maintained by regulated facilities. The
information contained in these records
is used by APHIS inspectors to ensure
that dealers, research facilities,
exhibitors, intermediate handlers, and
carriers comply with the Act and
regulations.
Facilities must make and maintain
records that contain official
identification for all dogs and cats and
certification of those animals received
from pounds, shelters, and private
individuals. These records are used to
ensure that stolen pets are not used for
regulated activities. Dealers, exhibitors,
and research facilities that acquire
animals from nonlicensed persons are
required to have the owners of the
animals sign a certification statement
verifying the owner’s exemption from
licensing under the Act. Records must
also be maintained for animals other
than dogs and cats when the animals are
used for purposes regulated under the
Act.
Research facilities must also make
and maintain additional records for
animals covered under the Act that are
used for teaching, testing, and
experimentation. This information is
used by APHIS personnel to review the
research facility’s animal care and use
program.
APHIS needs the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements contained
in 9 CFR part 2 to enforce the Act and
regulations. APHIS also uses the
collected information to provide a
mandatory annual report of animal
welfare activities to Congress.
In addition to the above information
collection activities approved under
0579–0036, APHIS is combining to this
collection the burden from 0579–0361,
Submission of Itineraries, and 0579–
0392, Animal Welfare; Retail Pet Stores
and Licensing Exemptions. Upon
approval of this collection by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB),
APHIS will retire numbers 0579–0361
and 0579–0392.
We are asking OMB to approve our
use of 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:
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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 0.63
hours per response.
Respondents: Dealers, research
facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and
intermediate handlers; and persons
exempt from licensing under the AWA.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 13,985.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 15.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 216,171.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 136,364 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 31st day of
December 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–30929 Filed 1–5–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Guarantee Fee Rates for Guaranteed
Loans for Fiscal Year 2015; Maximum
Portion of Guarantee Authority
Available for Fiscal Year 2015;Annual
Renewal Fee for Fiscal Year 2015
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As set forth in 7 CFR
4279.107, the Agency has the authority
to charge an initial guarantee fee and an
SUMMARY:
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annual renewal fee for loans made
under the Business and Industry (B&I)
Guaranteed Loan Program. Pursuant to
that authority, the Agency is
establishing the renewal fee rate at onehalf of 1 percent for the B&I Guaranteed
Loan Program. This rate will apply to all
loans obligated in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
that are made under the B&I program.
As established in 7 CFR 4279.107(b)(1),
the amount of the fee on each
guaranteed loan will be determined by
multiplying the fee rate by the
outstanding principal loan balance as of
December 31, multiplied by the percent
of guarantee.
The Agency was authorized by the
2012 Appropriations Bill, and
subsequent Appropriation Acts, to
charge a maximum of 3 percent for its
guarantee fee for FYs 2012, 2013, and
2014. The 2015 Appropriations Act does
contain a provision to charge a
maximum of 3 percent for its guarantee
fee for FY 2015. As such, the guarantee
fee for FY 2015 will be 3 percent.
As set forth in 7 CFR 4279.107(a) and
4279.119(b)(4), each fiscal year, the
Agency shall establish a limit on the
maximum portion of B&I guarantee
authority available for that fiscal year
that may be used to guarantee loans
with a reduced guarantee fee or
guaranteed loans with a guarantee
percentage exceeding 80 percent.
Allowing a reduced guarantee fee or
exceeding the 80 percent guarantee on
certain B&I guaranteed loans that meet
the conditions set forth in 7 CFR
4279.107 and 4279.119 will increase the
Agency’s ability to focus guarantee
assistance on projects which the Agency
has found particularly meritorious. For
reduced guarantee fees, the borrower’s
business must support value-added
agriculture and result in farmers
benefiting financially or must be a high
impact business investment as defined
in 7 CFR 4279.155(b)(5) and be located
in rural communities that experience
long-term population decline and job
deterioration, remain persistently poor,
are experiencing trauma as a result of
natural disaster, or are experiencing
fundamental structural changes in its
economic base. For guaranteed loans
exceeding 80 percent, such projects
must qualify as a high-priority project (a
requirement of 7 CFR 4279.119(b)),
scoring at least 50 points in accordance
with 7 CFR 4279.155(b).
Not more than 12 percent of the
Agency’s quarterly apportioned B&I
guarantee authority will be reserved for
loan requests with a reduced fee, and
not more than 15 percent of the
Agency’s quarterly apportioned
guarantee authority will be reserved for
guaranteed loan requests with a
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guarantee percentage exceeding 80
percent. Once the respective quarterly
limits are reached, all additional loans
for that quarter will be at the standard
fee and guarantee limits.
DATES: Effective Date: January 6, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Griffin, USDA, Rural
Development, Business Programs,
Business and Industry Division, STOP
3224, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3224, telephone
(202) 720–6802, email Brenda.griffin@
wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
action has been reviewed and
determined not to be a rule or regulation
as defined in Executive Order 12866, as
amended by Executive Order 13258.
Lillian E. Salerno,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–30967 Filed 1–5–15; 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).
Title: Pacific Halibut Fisheries:
Charter Permits.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0592.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision
and extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 68.
Average Hours per Response:
Application for Transfer of Charter
Halibut Permit, Application for Military
Charter Permit, Application for Transfer
between IFQ and Guided Angler Fish, 2
hours each.
Burden Hours: 98.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The Alaska Pacific Halibut Charter
Program established Federal Charter
Halibut Permits (CHPs) for operators in
the charter halibut fishery in IPHC
regulatory Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska)
and 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska). Since
February 1, 2011, all vessel operators in
Areas 2C and 3A with charter anglers
onboard catching and retaining Pacific
halibut must have a valid CHP onboard
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during every charter vessel fishing trip.
CHPs must be endorsed with the
appropriate regulatory area and number
of anglers.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) implemented this program
based on recommendations by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council to
meet allocation objectives in the charter
halibut fishery. This program provides
stability in the fishery by limiting the
number of charter vessels that may
participate in Areas 2C and 3A and
decreasing the overall number of
available CHPs over time. The program
goals are to increase the value of the
resource, limit boats to qualified active
participants in the guided sport halibut
sector, and enhance economic stability
in rural coastal communities.
Revision: Charter permits and appeals
regarding charter permits are no longer
applicable and have been removed from
this collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view 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 to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: December 31, 2014
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–30923 Filed 1–5–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–992]
Monosodium Glutamate From the
People’s Republic of China: Second
Amended Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value and Amended
Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 26, 2014, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published the First
Amended Final Determination in the
Federal Register. We are amending our
First Amended Final Determination to
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Guarantee Fee Rates for Guaranteed Loans for Fiscal Year 2015;
Maximum Portion of Guarantee Authority Available for Fiscal Year
2015;Annual Renewal Fee for Fiscal Year 2015
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As set forth in 7 CFR 4279.107, the Agency has the authority
to charge an initial guarantee fee and an
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annual renewal fee for loans made under the Business and Industry (B&I)
Guaranteed Loan Program. Pursuant to that authority, the Agency is
establishing the renewal fee rate at one-half of 1 percent for the B&I
Guaranteed Loan Program. This rate will apply to all loans obligated in
Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 that are made under the B&I program. As
established in 7 CFR 4279.107(b)(1), the amount of the fee on each
guaranteed loan will be determined by multiplying the fee rate by the
outstanding principal loan balance as of December 31, multiplied by the
percent of guarantee.
The Agency was authorized by the 2012 Appropriations Bill, and
subsequent Appropriation Acts, to charge a maximum of 3 percent for its
guarantee fee for FYs 2012, 2013, and 2014. The 2015 Appropriations Act
does contain a provision to charge a maximum of 3 percent for its
guarantee fee for FY 2015. As such, the guarantee fee for FY 2015 will
be 3 percent.
As set forth in 7 CFR 4279.107(a) and 4279.119(b)(4), each fiscal
year, the Agency shall establish a limit on the maximum portion of B&I
guarantee authority available for that fiscal year that may be used to
guarantee loans with a reduced guarantee fee or guaranteed loans with a
guarantee percentage exceeding 80 percent.
Allowing a reduced guarantee fee or exceeding the 80 percent
guarantee on certain B&I guaranteed loans that meet the conditions set
forth in 7 CFR 4279.107 and 4279.119 will increase the Agency's ability
to focus guarantee assistance on projects which the Agency has found
particularly meritorious. For reduced guarantee fees, the borrower's
business must support value-added agriculture and result in farmers
benefiting financially or must be a high impact business investment as
defined in 7 CFR 4279.155(b)(5) and be located in rural communities
that experience long-term population decline and job deterioration,
remain persistently poor, are experiencing trauma as a result of
natural disaster, or are experiencing fundamental structural changes in
its economic base. For guaranteed loans exceeding 80 percent, such
projects must qualify as a high-priority project (a requirement of 7
CFR 4279.119(b)), scoring at least 50 points in accordance with 7 CFR
4279.155(b).
Not more than 12 percent of the Agency's quarterly apportioned B&I
guarantee authority will be reserved for loan requests with a reduced
fee, and not more than 15 percent of the Agency's quarterly apportioned
guarantee authority will be reserved for guaranteed loan requests with
a guarantee percentage exceeding 80 percent. Once the respective
quarterly limits are reached, all additional loans for that quarter
will be at the standard fee and guarantee limits.
DATES: Effective Date: January 6, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Griffin, USDA, Rural
Development, Business Programs, Business and Industry Division, STOP
3224, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3224,
telephone (202) 720-6802, email Brenda.griffin@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action has been reviewed and determined
not to be a rule or regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866, as
amended by Executive Order 13258.
Lillian E. Salerno,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30967 Filed 1-5-15; 8:45 am]
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