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number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Blood and Tissue Collection,
and Recordkeeping, at Slaughtering,
Rendering, and Approved Livestock
Marketing Establishments and Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0212.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The AHPA
is contained in Title X, Subtitle E,
Sections 10401–18 of Public Law 107–
171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002. As
part of its mission to monitor and test
for livestock diseases, the Department of
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary
Services (VS), maintains with approved
slaughtering, rendering, and livestock
marketing establishments and facilities
agreements and procedures for animal
disease surveillance and reporting,
maintaining livestock movement
records, and collecting blood and tissue
samples.
These agreements and procedures
include information collection activities
such as Approved Livestock Facility
Agreements, Requests for Appeal of
Denial of Agreement, Withdrawal of
Livestock Facility Agreements, Requests
for Appeal of Withdrawal of
Agreements, Listing Agreements for
Slaughter or Rendering Establishments,
Slaughter or Rendering Facility
Inspection Reports, Requests for Appeal
of Denial of Listings, Requests for
Appeal of Withdrawal of Listing,
Schedules of Sales Days, Diseased
Animal Notifications, Quarantine Signs,
and maintaining animal movement
records.
Need and Use of the Information: The
collection of this information identifies
and prevents the interstate movement of
unhealthy livestock animals with
diseases within the United States. The
information collected is used to: (1)
Establish Livestock Facility Agreements
and Listing Agreements between APHIS
and owners and operators of
slaughtering and rendering
establishments and livestock marketing
facilities, (2) rapidly confirm livestock
disease occurrences through reporting
and sampling, (3) trace the sources of
diseases, as well as the movement of
other potentially infected animals, and
(4) provide epidemiological data for
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new or updated risk analyses in support
of disease control programs, and, as
required, opening international markets
for animal products. Without the
agreements and sampling/reporting
procedures, the risk of contagious
disease spread becomes very high with
serious consequences for U.S. meat
industries and export markets.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other-for profit; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 2,864.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,471.
Dated: September 1, 2017.
Kathy Farrow,
Communications Specialist.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
EU–U.S. Privacy Shield; Invitation for
Applications for Inclusion on the List
of Arbitrators; Correction
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
Notice; correction.
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The Department of Commerce
published a document in the Federal
Register of September 7, 2017,
concerning request for comments on the
EU–U.S. Privacy Shield; Invitation for
Applications for Inclusion on the List of
Arbitrators. The document contained
incorrect dates.
SUMMARY:
ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION
Notice of 108th Commission Meeting
A notice by the U.S. Arctic Research
Commission on 10/10/2017.
Notice is hereby given that the U.S.
Arctic Research Commission will hold
its 108th meeting in Anchorage, AK, on
October 10, 2017. The business sessions,
open to the public, will convene at 8:00
a.m. at the Hotel Captain Cook, 939 W
5th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501.
The Agenda items include:
(1) Call to order and approval of the
agenda
(2) Approval of the minutes from the
106th meeting
(3) Commissioners and staff reports
(4) Discussion and presentations
concerning Arctic research
activities
The meeting will focus on reports and
updates relating to programs and
research projects affecting Alaska and
the greater Arctic.
The Arctic Research and Policy Act of
1984 (Title I Pub. L. 98–373) and the
Presidential Executive Order on Arctic
Research (Executive Order 12501) dated
January 28, 1985, established the United
States Arctic Research Commission.
If you plan to attend this meeting,
please notify us via the contact
information below. Any person
planning to attend who requires special
accessibility features and/or auxiliary
aids, such as sign language interpreters,
must inform the Commission of those
needs in advance of the meeting.
Contact person for further
information: Kathy Farrow,
Communications Specialist, U.S. Arctic
Research Commission, 703–525–0111 or
TDD 703–306–0090.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Nasreen Djouini at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, either by
email at Nasreen.Djouini@trade.gov, or
by fax at: 202–482–5522.
Correction
In the Federal Register of September
7, 2017, in FR Doc. 2017–18896, on
pages 42294–42295, in the Method of
Collection section, correct the date for
the deadline of application submissions
to read:
II. Method of Collection
Please submit applications by October
6, 2017 deadline to Nasreen Djouini at
the U.S. Department of Commerce,
either by email at Nasreen.Djouini@
trade.gov, or by fax at: 202–482–5522.
More information on the arbitration
mechanism may be found at https://
www.privacyshield.gov/
article?id=ANNEX-I-introduction.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION
Notice of 108th Commission Meeting
A notice by the U.S. Arctic Research Commission on 10/10/2017.
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Arctic Research Commission
will hold its 108th meeting in Anchorage, AK, on October 10, 2017. The
business sessions, open to the public, will convene at 8:00 a.m. at the
Hotel Captain Cook, 939 W 5th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501.
The Agenda items include:
(1) Call to order and approval of the agenda
(2) Approval of the minutes from the 106th meeting
(3) Commissioners and staff reports
(4) Discussion and presentations concerning Arctic research activities
The meeting will focus on reports and updates relating to programs
and research projects affecting Alaska and the greater Arctic.
The Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (Title I Pub. L. 98-373)
and the Presidential Executive Order on Arctic Research (Executive
Order 12501) dated January 28, 1985, established the United States
Arctic Research Commission.
If you plan to attend this meeting, please notify us via the
contact information below. Any person planning to attend who requires
special accessibility features and/or auxiliary aids, such as sign
language interpreters, must inform the Commission of those needs in
advance of the meeting.
Contact person for further information: Kathy Farrow,
Communications Specialist, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, 703-525-
0111 or TDD 703-306-0090.
Dated: September 1, 2017.
Kathy Farrow,
Communications Specialist.
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