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appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
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burden for this collection of information
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Done in Washington, DC, on March 9,
2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0013]
Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza
Program; Public Meeting
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
We are notifying stakeholders
and interested persons that the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service is
hosting a public meeting to provide
information on the Agency’s current
thinking regarding low pathogenicity
avian influenza (LPAI) indemnity,
compensation, and controlled
marketing. The meeting will include an
overview of the concepts we are
developing with respect to LPAI
indemnity, compensation, and
controlled marketing and provide an
opportunity for attendees to discuss
issues of interest.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 27, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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The public meeting will be
held at the Atlanta Airport Marriott,
4711 Best Road, Atlanta, GA 30337.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Fidelis Hegngi, Avian Health
Surveillance Staff, Preparedness, and
Response Services, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road, Unit 46, Suite 4B–02.27,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3564.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The low
pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI)
virus typically causes little to no
clinical signs in infected poultry. It
spreads primarily through direct contact
between healthy and infected birds or
through indirect contact with
contaminated equipment and materials.
To prevent cases of LPAI, poultry
producers must use special preventative
measures and precautions on the farm.
When LPAI findings do occur, the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) and its State partners
work to address them quickly and keep
the disease from spreading to new
flocks. Because LPAI does not typically
kill poultry the way highly pathogenic
avian influenza does, there may be
additional control options beyond
depopulation.
In order to provide a forum for the
discussion of policy issues related to
LPAI, APHIS is organizing a public
meeting to provide information on our
current thinking with respect to LPAI
indemnity, compensation, and
controlled marketing with poultry
stakeholders and partners. This meeting
will be held on March 27, 2018, and
will begin at 8 a.m., and is scheduled to
end at 4:30 p.m. Information regarding
the meeting and registration instructions
may be obtained from the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
The meeting will open with remarks
by Dr. Jack Shere, Deputy Administrator
for APHIS’ Veterinary Services. An
overview of APHIS’ current thinking on
LPAI indemnity, compensation, and
controlled marketing process will
follow. APHIS will share the concepts
we are developing on the process and
take questions in a feedback session,
where attendees can seek clarification
about specific issues and state their
opinions. The meeting will then break
for lunch. After lunch, attendees will
discuss the challenges of an LPAI
incident or outbreak in the Table Egg
and Upland Game Bird industries and
offer possible solutions. The entire
group will then reconvene to receive the
highlights of each session, and the
meeting will end after a discussion of
next steps and closing remarks.
If you require special
accommodations, such as a sign
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the individual under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
March 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Urban and
Community Forestry Advisory Council
(Council) will meet via teleconference.
The Council is authorized under Section
9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
Act (the Act), as amended, and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). Additional information
concerning the Council, can be found by
visiting the Council’s website at: https://
www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml.
DATES: The teleconference will be held
on Tuesday March 20, 2018, from 10:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time (EST) or until Council business is
completed. All meetings are subject to
cancellation. For an updated status of
the teleconference prior to attendance,
please contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via teleconference. For anyone who
would like to attend the teleconference,
please visit the website listed in the
‘‘Summary’’ section or contact Nancy
Stremple at nstremple@fs.fed.us for
further details. Written comments may
be submitted as described under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All
comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at the USDA
Forest Service, Sidney Yates Building.,
Room 3SC–01C, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington DC 20024. Please call ahead
at 202–309–7829 to facilitate entry into
the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff,
National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council, by cell
phone at 202–309–9873, or by email at
nstremple@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile at
202–690–5792. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
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(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Report out from Committee work
groups;
2. Provide updates on the 2018 grant
proposal review and 2019 Call for
Proposals;
3. Provide Forest Service updates on
budget, projects, partnerships and
nominations;
4. Listen to constituents with urban
forestry concerns;
5. Perform administrative tasks;
6. Annual accomplishments/
recommendations report to the
Secretary—Status;
7. Next Meeting, Action items for the
week of July 16, 2018.
The teleconference is open to the
public. However, the public is strongly
encouraged to RSVP prior to the
teleconference to ensure all related
documents are shared with public
meeting participants. The agenda will
include time for people to make oral
statements of three minutes or less.
Individuals wishing to make an oral
statement should submit a request in
writing by March 13, 2018, to be
scheduled on the agenda. Council
discussion is limited to Forest Service
staff and Council members, however
anyone who would like to bring urban
and community forestry matters to the
attention of the Council may file written
statements with the Council’s staff
before or after the meeting. Written
comments and time requests for oral
comments must be sent to Nancy
Stemple, Executive Staff, National
Urban and Community Forestry
Advisory Council, Sidney Yates
Building, Room 3SC–01C, 201 14th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, or by
email at nstremple@fs.fed.us.
Meeting Accommodations: If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices
or other reasonable accommodation for
access to the facility or proceedings by
contacting the person listed in the
section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. All reasonable
accommodation requests are managed
on a case by case basis.
Dated: February 14, 2018.
Patti Hirami,
Associate Deputy Chief, State & Private
Forestry.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Announcement of Grant Application
Deadlines and Funding Levels
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of Solicitation of
Applications (NOSA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS), an agency of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
herein referred to as RUS or the Agency,
announces its Community Connect
Grant Program application window for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. In addition, this
NOSA announces the minimum and
maximum Community Connect grant
amounts, the funding priority, the
application submission dates, the
agency contact information, and the
procedures for submission of paper and
electronic applications.
This notice is being issued prior to
passage of a final appropriations act to
allow potential applicants time to
submit proposals and give the Agency
time to process applications within the
current fiscal year. The Agency will
publish the amount of funding received
in any continuing resolution or the final
appropriations act on its website at
https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/
notices-solicitation-applications-nosas.
Expenses incurred in developing
applications will be at the applicant’s
risk.
DATES: Submit completed paper or
electronic grant applications by the
following deadlines:
• Paper submissions: Paper
submissions must be postmarked and
mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no
later than May 14, 2018 to be eligible for
FY 2018 grant funding. Late or
incomplete applications will not be
eligible for FY 2018 grant funding.
• Electronic submissions: Electronic
submissions must be received no later
than May 14, 2018 to be eligible for FY
2018 grant funding. Late or incomplete
applications will not be eligible for FY
2018 grant funding.
• If the submission deadline falls on
Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal holiday,
the application is due the next business
day.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the FY 2018
Application Guide and materials for the
Community Connect Grant Program may
be obtained through:
(1) The Community Connect website
at https://www.rd.usda.gov/programsservices/community-connect-grants; and
(2) The RUS Office of Loan
Origination and Approval at 202–720–
0800.
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Completed applications may be
submitted the following ways:
(1) Paper: Mail paper applications to
the Rural Utilities Service,
Telecommunications Program, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Room 2844,
STOP 1597, Washington, DC 20250–
1597. Mark address with ‘‘Attention:
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office
of Loan Origination and Approval, Rural
Utilities Service.’’
(2) Electronic: Submit electronic
applications through Grants.gov.
Prospective applicants can access
information on submitting electronic
applications at any time, regardless of
registration status, through the
Grants.gov website at https://
www.grants.gov. However, in order to
use the electronic submission option,
applicants must register with
Grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shawn Arner, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Office of Loan
Origination and Approval, Rural
Utilities Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Telephone: (202) 720–0800.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
Federal Agency: Rural Utilities
Service (RUS).
Funding Opportunity Title:
Community Connect Grant Program.
Announcement Type: Initial
announcement.
Funding Opportunity Number:
RDRUS–CC–2018.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.863.
Dates: Applicants must submit the
paper or electronic grant applications by
the deadlines found in this section and
Section D(5).
A. Program Description
The purpose of the Community
Connect Grant Program is to provide
financial assistance in the form of grants
to eligible applicants that will provide
service at the Broadband Grant Speed to
all premises in currently unserved,
lower-income, and extremely rural
areas. RUS will give priority to rural
areas that demonstrate the greatest need
for broadband services, based on the
criteria contained herein.
In addition to providing service to all
premises, the program’s ‘‘communityoriented connectivity’’ concept will
stimulate practical, everyday uses and
applications of broadband by cultivating
the deployment of new broadband
services that improve economic
development and provide enhanced
educational and health care
opportunities in rural areas. Such an
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
(Council) will meet via teleconference. The Council is authorized under
Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (the Act), as
amended, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Additional
information concerning the Council, can be found by visiting the
Council's website at: https://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml.
DATES: The teleconference will be held on Tuesday March 20, 2018, from
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) or until Council
business is completed. All meetings are subject to cancellation. For an
updated status of the teleconference prior to attendance, please
contact the person listed under For Further Information Contact.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. For anyone who
would like to attend the teleconference, please visit the website
listed in the ``Summary'' section or contact Nancy Stremple at
[email protected] for further details. Written comments may be
submitted as described under Supplementary Information. All comments,
including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record
and are available for public inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at the USDA Forest Service, Sidney Yates
Building., Room 3SC-01C, 201 14th Street SW, Washington DC 20024.
Please call ahead at 202-309-7829 to facilitate entry into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff,
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, by cell phone
at 202-309-9873, or by email at [email protected], or via facsimile
at 202-690-5792. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the
deaf
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(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Report out from Committee work groups;
2. Provide updates on the 2018 grant proposal review and 2019 Call
for Proposals;
3. Provide Forest Service updates on budget, projects, partnerships
and nominations;
4. Listen to constituents with urban forestry concerns;
5. Perform administrative tasks;
6. Annual accomplishments/recommendations report to the Secretary--
Status;
7. Next Meeting, Action items for the week of July 16, 2018.
The teleconference is open to the public. However, the public is
strongly encouraged to RSVP prior to the teleconference to ensure all
related documents are shared with public meeting participants. The
agenda will include time for people to make oral statements of three
minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should
submit a request in writing by March 13, 2018, to be scheduled on the
agenda. Council discussion is limited to Forest Service staff and
Council members, however anyone who would like to bring urban and
community forestry matters to the attention of the Council may file
written statements with the Council's staff before or after the
meeting. Written comments and time requests for oral comments must be
sent to Nancy Stemple, Executive Staff, National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney Yates Building, Room 3SC-01C, 201
14th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, or by email at
[email protected].
Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices or other reasonable
accommodation for access to the facility or proceedings by contacting
the person listed in the section titled For Further Information
Contact. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by
case basis.
Dated: February 14, 2018.
Patti Hirami,
Associate Deputy Chief, State & Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2018-05269 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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