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in order to obtain the broadest possible
representation on the Committee. Equal
opportunity practices, in line with the
USDA policies, will be followed in all
appointments to the Committee. To
ensure that the recommendations of the
Committee have taken into account the
needs of the diverse groups served by
the Department, membership should
include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 25th day of
October 2018.
Christian Obineme,
Associate Director, Office of Partnerships and
Public Engagement.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2018–0047]
National Advisory Committee on Meat
and Poultry Inspection; Committee
Renewal
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of the renewal for the
U.S. Department of Agriculture National
Advisory Committee on Meat and
Poultry Inspection.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) intends to renew
the National Advisory Committee on
Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI).
The purpose of the Committee is to
provide advice to the Secretary of
Agriculture concerning State and
Federal programs with respect to meat
and poultry inspection, food safety, and
other matters that fall within the scope
of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(FMIA) and the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (PPIA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Valeria Green, Program Manager, Office
of Policy and Program Development,
Food Safety and Inspection Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Telephone: (301) 504–0846, Email:
valeria.green@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Background
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5
U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that
the Secretary of Agriculture intends to
renew the National Advisory Committee
on Meat and Poultry Inspection for two
years. The Committee provides advice
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and recommendations to the Secretary
on meat and poultry inspection
programs, pursuant to sections 7(c), 24,
301(a)(3), and 301(c) of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 607(c), 624,
645, 661(a)(3), and 661(c), and to
sections 5(a)(3), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of
the poultry Products Inspection Act, 21
U.S.C. 454(a)(3), 454(c), 457(b), and
460(e).
A copy of the current charter and
other information about the committee
can be found at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/
topics/regulations/advisory-committees/
nacmpi.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, FSIS will
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web page located at: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
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publication available through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS
policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, and other types of information
that could affect or would be of interest
to our constituents and stakeholders.
The Constituent Update is available on
the FSIS web page. Through the web
page, FSIS is able to provide
information to a much broader, more
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS
offers an email subscription service
which provides automatic and
customized access to selected food
safety news and information. This
service is available at: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe Options
range from recalls to export information,
regulations, directives, and notices.
Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves, and have the
option to password protect their
accounts.
USDA Non-discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the
USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, or political
beliefs, exclude from participation in,
deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination, any person in the
United States under any program or
activity conducted by the USDA.
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How To File a Complaint of
Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which
may be accessed online at: https://
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
or your authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–9410.
Fax: (202) 690–7442.
Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC.
Paul Kiecker,
Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Equal
Opportunity Compliance Review
Record
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the information
collection, Equal Opportunity
Compliance Review Record.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before January 7, 2019 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Civil
Rights, Mail Stop 1142, USDA, Forest
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20250–1142.
Comments also may be submitted via
eFax mailbox to 703–605–5174 or by
email to: rragos@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at USDA, Forest Service, Civil
Rights, 201 14th St. SW, Room 2S,
Washington, DC 20024 during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 202–205–8534 to
facilitate entry to the building.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Ragos, Civil Rights, 202–205–
0961 or rragos@fs.fed.us. Individuals
who uses telecommunication devices
for the deaf (TDD) may call 711 or the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Equal Opportunity Compliance
Review Record.
OMB Number: 0596–0215 renewal.
Expiration Date of Approval:
11/30/2018
Type of Request: Extension with
Revision.
Abstract: All Federal agencies must
comply with equal opportunity laws:
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, as amended.
• Title IX of the Education
Amendments Act of 1972.
• The Age Discrimination Act of
1975, as amended.
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended.
• Executive orders prohibiting
discrimination in the delivery of all
programs and services to the public.
Federal agencies and entities
receiving Federal financial assistance
are prohibited from discriminating.
Federal financial assistance is defined
as, ‘‘Federal monies given by grants,
cooperative agreements, commercial
special use permits, training, loan/
temporary assignment of Federal
personnel, or loan/use of Federal
property at below market value.’’
The equal opportunity laws require
agencies to conduct compliance reviews
to ensure that entities receiving Federal
Financial Assistance from the
government are adhering to the
nondiscrimination statutes. The statutes
require that prior to awarding support or
issuing permits, the Federal government
shall conduct pre-award reviews to
ensure that potential recipients
understand their responsibilities to
provide services equitable pursuant to
the law. Thereafter, during the
partnership with the agency, ongoing
monitoring will take place to ensure the
public is being served without any
barriers or discrimination.
Forest Service employees will use
form FS–1700–6, Equal Opportunity
Compliance Review Record, to
document demographics (race,
ethnicity, and gender) and collect
information regarding actions taken by
recipients of Federal financial assistance
to ensure the public receives services
without discrimination or barriers to
access, and that recipients’ employees
understand their customer service role.
Collection will occur during face-to-face
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meetings or telephone interviews
conducted by Forest Service employees
as part of the pre-award and post award
process. The pre-award interview will
take place prior to the award of a grant,
signing of a cooperative agreement,
letting of commercial special use
permit, or similar activity. The post
award interview will take place once
every 5 years, or upon report/discovery
of discrimination.
The information collected will only
be shared with other Federal agencies
who share in the financial assistance
activities with the Forest Service.
Monitoring reviews have been a
responsibility of the Federal government
since 1964. Without the ability to
monitor recipients of Federal financial
assistance, the Forest Service would not
be able to ensure compliance with laws
and statutes. The Agency would not be
aware of potential violations, thereby
resulting in potential discriminatory
practices.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 hour.
Type of Respondents: Recipients of
Federal financial assistance.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 11,000.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: One.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 11,000.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
Dated: October 24, 2018.
Lenise Largo.
Acting Associate Chief, Forest Service.
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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.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Data Collection Form for
Reporting on Audits of States, Local
Governments, Indian Tribes, Institutions
of Higher Education, and Non-Profit
Organizations.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0518.
Form Number(s): SF–SAC.
Type of Request: Reinstatement with
changes.
Number of Respondents: 80,000
(40,000 auditees and 40,000 auditors).
Average Hours per Response: 100
hours for large auditees (approx. 400
respondents) and 21 hours for all other
auditees (approx. 79,600 respondents).
These amounts reflect estimates of
reporting burden on both auditees and
auditors individually, meaning 100 or
21 hours for auditees and 100 or 21
hours for auditors. Auditees and
auditors submit a combined response,
making the total number of annual
submissions 40,000.
Burden Hours: 1,711,600 total hours
annually. (A slight refinement of the
estimate increased the annual burden
hours by less than 1% from the estimate
of 1,699,600 hours, which was
published in the presubmission notice
on April 3, 2018.)
Needs and Uses: Non-Federal entities
(states, local governments, Indian tribes,
institutions of higher education, and
nonprofit organizations) are required by
the Single Audit Act Amendments of
1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501, et seq.) (Act) and
2 CFR part 200, ‘‘Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards,’’ (Uniform Guidance)
to have audits conducted of their
Federal awards and file the resulting
reporting packages (Single Audit
reports) and data collection forms (Form
SF–SAC) with the Federal Audit
Clearinghouse (FAC). The Form SF–
SAC is Appendix X to 2 CFR part 200.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has designated the Census
Bureau as the FAC to serve as the
government-wide repository of record
for Single Audit reports.
The Single Audit process is a primary
method Federal agencies and passthrough entities use to provide oversight
for Federal awards and reduce risk of
non-compliance and improper
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Equal Opportunity Compliance Review
Record
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the information collection, Equal Opportunity
Compliance Review Record.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before January 7,
2019 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Civil
Rights, Mail Stop 1142, USDA, Forest Service, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20250-1142.
Comments also may be submitted via eFax mailbox to 703-605-5174 or
by email to: [email protected].
The public may inspect comments received at USDA, Forest Service,
Civil Rights, 201 14th St. SW, Room 2S, Washington, DC 20024 during
normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 202-
205-8534 to facilitate entry to the building.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Ragos, Civil Rights, 202-205-
0961 or [email protected]. Individuals who uses telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call 711 or the Federal Relay Service
(FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year,
including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Equal Opportunity Compliance Review Record.
OMB Number: 0596-0215 renewal.
Expiration Date of Approval: 11/30/2018
Type of Request: Extension with Revision.
Abstract: All Federal agencies must comply with equal opportunity
laws:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.
Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972.
The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Executive orders prohibiting discrimination in the
delivery of all programs and services to the public.
Federal agencies and entities receiving Federal financial
assistance are prohibited from discriminating. Federal financial
assistance is defined as, ``Federal monies given by grants, cooperative
agreements, commercial special use permits, training, loan/temporary
assignment of Federal personnel, or loan/use of Federal property at
below market value.''
The equal opportunity laws require agencies to conduct compliance
reviews to ensure that entities receiving Federal Financial Assistance
from the government are adhering to the nondiscrimination statutes. The
statutes require that prior to awarding support or issuing permits, the
Federal government shall conduct pre-award reviews to ensure that
potential recipients understand their responsibilities to provide
services equitable pursuant to the law. Thereafter, during the
partnership with the agency, ongoing monitoring will take place to
ensure the public is being served without any barriers or
discrimination.
Forest Service employees will use form FS-1700-6, Equal Opportunity
Compliance Review Record, to document demographics (race, ethnicity,
and gender) and collect information regarding actions taken by
recipients of Federal financial assistance to ensure the public
receives services without discrimination or barriers to access, and
that recipients' employees understand their customer service role.
Collection will occur during face-to-face meetings or telephone
interviews conducted by Forest Service employees as part of the pre-
award and post award process. The pre-award interview will take place
prior to the award of a grant, signing of a cooperative agreement,
letting of commercial special use permit, or similar activity. The post
award interview will take place once every 5 years, or upon report/
discovery of discrimination.
The information collected will only be shared with other Federal
agencies who share in the financial assistance activities with the
Forest Service. Monitoring reviews have been a responsibility of the
Federal government since 1964. Without the ability to monitor
recipients of Federal financial assistance, the Forest Service would
not be able to ensure compliance with laws and statutes. The Agency
would not be aware of potential violations, thereby resulting in
potential discriminatory practices.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 hour.
Type of Respondents: Recipients of Federal financial assistance.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 11,000.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: One.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,000.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: October 24, 2018.
Lenise Largo.
Acting Associate Chief, Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-24249 Filed 11-5-18; 8:45 am]
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