Notice of Public Meetings of the New York Advisory Committee, 60392-60393 [2018-25644]

Download as PDF 60392 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 227 / Monday, November 26, 2018 / Notices 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. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Importation of Fresh Peppers from Peru Into the Continental United States and the Territories. OMB Control Number: 0579–0434. Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or their dissemination within the United States. Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world are contained in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–83). Need and Use of the Information: The regulations in § 319.56–73 allow the importation of fresh peppers into the continental United States and the Territories from Peru. As a condition of entry, the peppers must be produced in accordance with a systems approach that includes requirements for operational workplans, quality control programs, fruit fly trapping, pre-harvest production site inspections, production site and packinghouse registration, emergency action notifications, notices of arrival for imports, and packinghouse procedures designed to exclude quarantine pests. The peppers are also required to be imported in commercial consignments and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of Peru with an additional declaration stating that the consignment was produced in accordance with the systems approach outlined in the regulations. These actions allow for the importation of fresh peppers from Peru while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of plant pests into the United States and the Territories. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government. Number of Respondents: 15. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 294. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments are requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden 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 those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques and other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by December 26, 2018 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 725—17th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20503. Commentors are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@ omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control 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. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–25625 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Nov 23, 2018 Jkt 247001 Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request November 20, 2018. Forest Service Title: Public Lands Corps Participant Tracking Sheet. OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. Summary of Collection: The Public Lands Corps (PLC) is a work and education program involving the nation’s land management agencies, conservation and service corps, and PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 environmental organizations that contribute to the rehabilitation, restoration, and repair of public lands resources and infrastructure. PLC provides opportunities for community and national service, work experience, and training to young people who are unemployed or underemployed. The law authorizing this program is 16 U.S.C. 1721–1726, Chapter 37—Public Lands Corps and Resources Assistants Program (Public Lands Corps Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2005 [Pub. L. 109–154]) as amended in 1993, hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Act.’’ Need and use of the Information: This information collection request establishes policies and procedures for the implementation of the Public Lands Corps Participant Tracking Sheet to ensure uniform collection of information regarding tracking and monitoring participant engagement to determine the completion of requirements for non-competitive hiring eligibility as defined in the Act. Data collected through the Public Lands Corps Participant Tracking Sheet will allow the Forest Service (FS) and other Federal Land Management Agencies who sponsor PLC programs to support collaborating partners who manage eligible participants and their participation in PLC projects. If the FS is unable to collect data regarding PLC participants, it and other Federal Land Management Agencies would be unable to participate in a legally mandated program as outlined in the Act. Description of Respondents: Nonprofit Organizations and Non-Federal Government entities. Number of Respondents: 350. Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Quarterly. Total Burden Hours: 8,400. Kimble Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–25623 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Notice of Public Meetings of the New York Advisory Committee Commission on Civil Rights. Announcement of meetings. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a meeting of the New York Advisory Committee to the Commission SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\26NON1.SGM 26NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 227 / Monday, November 26, 2018 / Notices will convene by conference call at 12 p.m. (EST) on: Friday, December 14, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss topics of study. DATES: Friday, December 14, 2018 at 12 p.m. EST. PUBLIC CALL-IN INFORMATION: Conference call-in number: 1–877–260–1479 and conference ID# 5953601. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Barreras, at dbarreras@usccr.gov or by phone at 312–353–8311. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested members of the public may listen to the discussion by calling the following tollfree conference call-in number: 1–877– 260–1479 and conference ID# 5953601. Please be advised that before placing them into the conference call, the conference call operator will ask callers to provide their names, their organizational affiliations (if any), and email addresses (so that callers may be notified of future meetings). Callers can expect to incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free conference call-in number. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the discussion by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 800–977–8339 and providing the operator with the toll-free conference call-in number: 1–877–260–1479 and conference ID# 5953601. Members of the public are invited to make statements during the open comment period of the meetings or submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office approximately 30 days after each scheduled meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the Midwest Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 230 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL 60604, faxed to (312) 353–8324, or emailed to David Barreras at dbarreras@ usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Midwest Regional Office at (312) 353– 8311. Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing as they become available at https://database.faca.gov/committee/ meetings.aspx?cid=265; click the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meetings. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Nov 23, 2018 Jkt 247001 Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Midwest Regional Office at the above phone numbers, email or street address. Agenda Friday, December 14, 2018 • • • • Open—Roll Call Discussion of Study Topics Open Comment Adjourn Dated: November 20, 2018. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2018–25644 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Correction: Notice of Public Meeting of the Connecticut Advisory Committee U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Correction: Announcement of meeting. AGENCY: The Commission on Civil Rights published a document November 20, 2018, announcing an upcoming Connecticut Advisory Committee meeting. The document contained an incorrect date of the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara de La Viez, DFO, at ero@ usccr.gov or 202–376–7533. CORRECTION: In the Federal Register of November 20, 2018, in FR Doc. 2018– 25258, on page 58527 in the second columns, delete ‘‘December 7, 2018’’ in the DATES Replace the date of the meeting to read December 12, 2018. SUMMARY: Dated: November 20, 2018. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2018–25651 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Procedures for Participating in User Testing of the New Commerce 232 Exclusion Process Portal Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Technology Evaluation, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice on procedures for requesting participation in user testing phase. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce has developed an online portal that will SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 60393 replace the use of the Federal rulemaking portal (https:// www.regulations.gov) for persons submitting exclusion requests, objections to exclusion requests, rebuttals, and surrebuttals in connection with duties or quotas imposed pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (‘‘232’’). In order to improve the 232 exclusion process, the Department of Commerce plans to transition to the new Commerce 232 portal sometime in late 2018 to early 2019. This notice describes the process for the public to submit requests to participate in the public testing phase of the new Commerce 232 portal, and the procedures for attending the public testing. DATES: The public testing will be held on December 6 and 7, 2018 at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 6872A, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. Each public testing day will be broken into a morning session from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and an afternoon session from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Coyne, System & Application Support Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, kevin.coyne@bis.doc.gov. For more information about the section 232 program, including the regulations and the text of previous investigations, see www.bis.doc.gov/232. For questions regarding the December 6 and 7 public testing, please contact Commerce232portal@bis.doc.gov, (202) 482–5642, or (202) 482–4757. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Two components of the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the International Trade Administration (ITA), have developed a new Commerce 232 portal to facilitate parties’ ability to make 232 exclusion-related submissions, and the Department of Commerce’s management of the 232 exclusion process. The new Commerce 232 portal will replace the use of the Federal rulemaking portal (https://www.regulations.gov) for parties submitting exclusion requests, objections to exclusions requests, rebuttals, and surrebuttals under the 232 exclusion process. The new portal will streamline the exclusion process for external parties, including importers and domestic manufacturers, by replacing the data collection point with web-based forms, which will enhance data integrity and quality controls. In addition, this new system will allow parties to more easily view all exclusion E:\FR\FM\26NON1.SGM 26NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-25644]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meetings of the New York Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Announcement of meetings.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 
(Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a 
meeting of the New York Advisory Committee to the Commission

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will convene by conference call at 12 p.m. (EST) on: Friday, December 
14, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss topics of study.

DATES: Friday, December 14, 2018 at 12 p.m. EST.

PUBLIC CALL-IN INFORMATION: Conference call-in number: 1-877-260-1479 
and conference ID# 5953601.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Barreras, at [email protected] 
or by phone at 312-353-8311.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested members of the public may listen 
to the discussion by calling the following toll-free conference call-in 
number: 1-877-260-1479 and conference ID# 5953601. Please be advised 
that before placing them into the conference call, the conference call 
operator will ask callers to provide their names, their organizational 
affiliations (if any), and email addresses (so that callers may be 
notified of future meetings). Callers can expect to incur charges for 
calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the Commission will not 
refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls 
they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free conference 
call-in number.
    Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the discussion by 
first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-8339 and providing 
the operator with the toll-free conference call-in number: 1-877-260-
1479 and conference ID# 5953601.
    Members of the public are invited to make statements during the 
open comment period of the meetings or submit written comments. The 
comments must be received in the regional office approximately 30 days 
after each scheduled meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the 
Midwest Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 230 S. 
Dearborn Street, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL 60604, faxed to (312) 353-
8324, or emailed to David Barreras at [email protected]. Persons who 
desire additional information may contact the Midwest Regional Office 
at (312) 353-8311.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing as they become available at https://database.faca.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=265; click the ``Meeting 
Details'' and ``Documents'' links. Records generated from this meeting 
may also be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as 
they become available, both before and after the meetings. Persons 
interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to 
the Commission's website, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Midwest 
Regional Office at the above phone numbers, email or street address.

Agenda

Friday, December 14, 2018

     Open--Roll Call
     Discussion of Study Topics
     Open Comment
     Adjourn

    Dated: November 20, 2018.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2018-25644 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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