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Vol. 85, No. 16
Friday, January 24, 2020
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 1260
[No. AMS–LP–19–0054]
Beef Promotion and Research Rules
and Regulations
Correction
In rule document 2019–28058
beginning on page 825 in the issue of
Wednesday, January 8, 2020, make the
following correction:
§ 1260.172
[Corrected]
On page 826, table 2, should appear
as follows:
TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (b)(2)—
IMPORTED BEEF AND BEEF PRODUCTS
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HTS code
0201.10.0510
0201.10.0590
0201.10.1010
0201.10.1090
0201.10.5010
0201.10.5090
0201.20.0200
0201.20.0400
0201.20.0600
0201.20.1000
0201.20.3000
0201.20.5015
0201.20.5025
0201.20.5035
0201.20.5045
0201.20.5055
0201.20.5065
0201.20.5075
0201.20.5085
0201.20.8090
0201.30.0200
0201.30.0400
0201.30.0600
0201.30.1000
0201.30.3000
0201.30.5015
0201.30.5025
0201.30.5035
0201.30.5045
0201.30.5055
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Assessment
rate per kg
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.00511787
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TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (b)(2)—IMDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PORTED BEEF AND BEEF PRODCommodity Credit Corporation
UCTS—Continued
Assessment
rate per kg
HTS code
0201.30.5065
0201.30.5075
0201.30.5085
0201.30.8090
0202.10.0510
0202.10.0590
0202.10.1010
0202.10.1090
0202.10.5010
0202.10.5090
0202.20.0200
0202.20.0400
0202.20.0600
0202.20.1000
0202.20.3000
0202.20.5025
0202.20.5035
0202.20.5045
0202.20.5055
0202.20.5065
0202.20.5075
0202.20.5085
0202.20.8000
0202.30.0200
0202.30.0400
0202.30.0600
0202.30.1000
0202.30.3000
0202.30.5015
0202.30.5025
0202.30.5035
0202.30.5045
0202.30.5055
0202.30.5065
0202.30.5075
0202.30.5085
0202.30.8000
0206.10.0000
0206.21.0000
0206.22.0000
0206.29.0000
0210.20.0000
1601.00.4010
1601.00.4090
1601.00.6020
1602.50.0500
1602.50.0720
1602.50.0740
1602.50.0800
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7 CFR Part 1468
[Docket ID NRCS–2019–0006]
RIN 0578–AA66
Agricultural Conservation Easement
Program
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) and the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC),
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Interim rule; correction and
extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
On January 6, 2020, CCC and
NRCS published an interim rule in the
Federal Register that made changes to
the Agricultural Conservation Easement
Program (ACEP) regulations. This
correction is being published to address
minor errors in the preamble portion of
the ACEP interim rule published on
January 6, 2020. There are no changes
to the ACEP regulations as published on
January 6, 2020. CCC and NRCS are also
extending the comment period and
asking for public input on additional
specific questions.
DATES: Effective: January 24, 2020.
Comments Date: The comment period
for the Interim rule published January 6,
2020, at 85 FR 558, is extended. We will
consider comments that we receive by
March 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on the ACEP interim rule as
amended by this correction, the EA, and
FONSI. In your comment, please specify
RIN 0578–AA66 and include the date,
volume, and page number of this issue
of the Federal Register, and the title of
the rule. You may submit comments
through the:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRCS–2019–0006. Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
All written comments received will be
publicly available on
www.regulations.gov.
A copy of the related Environmental
Analysis (EA) and Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) may be
obtained at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/
programs/farmbill/
?cid=stelprdb1263599.
SUMMARY:
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A hard copy may also be requested in
one of the following ways:
• Via mail: karen.fullen@usda.gov
with ‘‘Request for EA’’ in the subject
line; or
• A written request: Karen Fullen,
Environmental Compliance Specialist,
Natural Resources Conservation Service,
9173 W Barnes Dr., Suite C, Boise, ID
83709.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey White, 202–720–1882; email:
Jeffrey.White2@usda.gov. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative
means for communication should
contact the USDA Target Center at (202)
720–2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACEP
interim rule was published in the
Federal Register on January 6, 2020, (85
FR 558–590) to make changes to the
ACEP policies and procedures in the
ACEP regulations in 7 CFR part 1468.
This correction is being published to
address minor errors in the preamble
portion of the ACEP interim rule. There
are no changes to the ACEP regulations
as published on January 6, 2020.
The Docket ID provided in the
ADDRESSES section in the interim rule
was incorrect as it should have matched
the number provided in the document
heading. The correct Docket ID is
NRCS–2019–0006 and is correct
throughout this document.
Additionally, in the ACEP wetland
reserve easements (ACEP–WRE) KeyChanges preamble section on ACEP–
WRE Wetland Restoration, on page 564
of the January 6, 2020, interim rule, the
definition of ‘‘wetland restoration’’ from
the previous ACEP regulation had been
included for reference. NRCS recognizes
that including the former definition may
cause confusion. The interim rule
revised the definition, and the new
definition for the term ‘‘wetland
restoration’’ can be found in § 1468.3 as
revised.
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Request for Public Input
At the time the interim rule was
published, NRCS intended to request
comment with respect to two additional
matters.
In the discussion of § 1468.20(d)
under the preamble heading ‘‘Summary
of Changes to Subpart B, Agricultural
Land Easements (ACEP–ALE)’’, on page
565 of the interim rule, NRCS discussed
the criteria by which land can be
determined eligible and explains the
reasons why land enrolled in ACEP–
ALE cannot include forest land greater
than two-thirds of the ACEP–ALE
easement area. NRCS is requesting
public comment about whether other
NRCS conservation programs with an
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easement component, such as the
Healthy Forest Reserve Program or the
Regional Conservation Partnership
Program, should be used to assist in the
protection of agricultural lands on
which nonindustrial private forest is the
predominate use at levels beyond the
scope of ACEP–ALE.
Additionally, NRCS requests public
comment on recommendations to
streamline access to ACEP and input on
new or existing ranking criteria that
would assist NRCS in selecting projects
that best further ACEP purposes.
Specifically, NRCS is considering
whether there is anything that would fit
under the language ‘other related
conservation benefits’ identified in
§ 1468.22(c)(3)(iv) that would not fit
within the other criteria listed in
§ 1468.22(c)(3), in consideration of
whether the criteria of ‘other related
conservation benefits’ should be kept
(see page 580 of the interim rule). All
comments received on or before the
closing date for comments, March 20,
2020, will be considered. NRCS will
review and respond to the public
comments in the ACEP final rule.
The comment period for the ACEP
interim rule was initially scheduled to
close on March 6, 2020. This correction
extends the comment period, which will
now close on March 20, 2020. The
public comment period for the EA and
FONSI has also been extended until
March 20, 2020. In addition, the URL in
the January 6, 2020, interim rule for the
EA and FONSI was in error. There have
been no changes to either the EA or
FONSI, the correction is that the URL
was not going to the web page that
contains the EA and FONSI. A copy of
the EA and FONSI may be obtained at
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/
nrcs/detailfull/national/programs/
farmbill/?cid=stelprdb1263599.
Kevin Norton,
Associate Chief, Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
Robert Stephenson,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
9 CFR Parts 71, 75, 80, and 93
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0054]
RIN 0579–AE46
Approval of Laboratories To Conduct
Official Testing; Consolidation of
Regulations
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
We are consolidating the
regulations governing diagnostic
laboratory approval authorities for select
animal diseases into a single regulation
and establishing a set of standard
procedures that we will use to conduct
future diagnostic laboratory approvals.
These consolidated regulations will
provide for consistent inspection
protocols, proficiency testing methods,
quality system guidelines, and
definitions and will facilitate the
approval of additional laboratories in
emergency situations. The consolidated
regulations will serve to simplify
regulatory oversight and compliance.
DATES: February 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Randall L. Levings, Scientific Advisor,
Diagnostics and Biologics, VS, APHIS,
1920 Dayton Ave., Ames, IA 50010–
9602; (515) 337–7601.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
The regulations in 9 CFR subchapters
B, C, and D pertain to the cooperative
control and eradication of livestock or
poultry diseases (subchapter B), the
interstate transportation of animals
(including poultry) and animal products
(subchapter C), and the exportation and
importation of animals (including
poultry) and animal products
(subchapter D).
In a proposed rule 1 published in the
Federal Register on May 30, 2019 (84
FR 25013–25018, Docket No. APHIS–
2016–0054), we proposed to consolidate
the regulations governing diagnostic
laboratory approval authorities for
animal diseases covered by 9 CFR
subchapters B through D into a single
regulation and establish a set of
standard procedures that we would use
to conduct future diagnostic laboratory
1 To view the proposed rule, supporting
documents, and the comments we received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=APHIS2016-0054.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
7 CFR Part 1468
[Docket ID NRCS-2019-0006]
RIN 0578-AA66
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Commodity
Credit Corporation (CCC), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Interim rule; correction and extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On January 6, 2020, CCC and NRCS published an interim rule in
the Federal Register that made changes to the Agricultural Conservation
Easement Program (ACEP) regulations. This correction is being published
to address minor errors in the preamble portion of the ACEP interim
rule published on January 6, 2020. There are no changes to the ACEP
regulations as published on January 6, 2020. CCC and NRCS are also
extending the comment period and asking for public input on additional
specific questions.
DATES: Effective: January 24, 2020.
Comments Date: The comment period for the Interim rule published
January 6, 2020, at 85 FR 558, is extended. We will consider comments
that we receive by March 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on the ACEP interim rule as
amended by this correction, the EA, and FONSI. In your comment, please
specify RIN 0578-AA66 and include the date, volume, and page number of
this issue of the Federal Register, and the title of the rule. You may
submit comments through the:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRCS-2019-0006. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
All written comments received will be publicly available on
www.regulations.gov.
A copy of the related Environmental Analysis (EA) and Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) may be obtained at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/programs/farmbill/?cid=stelprdb1263599.
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A hard copy may also be requested in one of the following ways:
Via mail: [email protected] with ``Request for EA'' in
the subject line; or
A written request: Karen Fullen, Environmental Compliance
Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 9173 W Barnes Dr.,
Suite C, Boise, ID 83709.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey White, 202-720-1882; email:
[email protected]. Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACEP interim rule was published in the
Federal Register on January 6, 2020, (85 FR 558-590) to make changes to
the ACEP policies and procedures in the ACEP regulations in 7 CFR part
1468. This correction is being published to address minor errors in the
preamble portion of the ACEP interim rule. There are no changes to the
ACEP regulations as published on January 6, 2020.
The Docket ID provided in the ADDRESSES section in the interim rule
was incorrect as it should have matched the number provided in the
document heading. The correct Docket ID is NRCS-2019-0006 and is
correct throughout this document.
Additionally, in the ACEP wetland reserve easements (ACEP-WRE) Key-
Changes preamble section on ACEP-WRE Wetland Restoration, on page 564
of the January 6, 2020, interim rule, the definition of ``wetland
restoration'' from the previous ACEP regulation had been included for
reference. NRCS recognizes that including the former definition may
cause confusion. The interim rule revised the definition, and the new
definition for the term ``wetland restoration'' can be found in Sec.
1468.3 as revised.
Request for Public Input
At the time the interim rule was published, NRCS intended to
request comment with respect to two additional matters.
In the discussion of Sec. 1468.20(d) under the preamble heading
``Summary of Changes to Subpart B, Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-
ALE)'', on page 565 of the interim rule, NRCS discussed the criteria by
which land can be determined eligible and explains the reasons why land
enrolled in ACEP-ALE cannot include forest land greater than two-thirds
of the ACEP-ALE easement area. NRCS is requesting public comment about
whether other NRCS conservation programs with an easement component,
such as the Healthy Forest Reserve Program or the Regional Conservation
Partnership Program, should be used to assist in the protection of
agricultural lands on which nonindustrial private forest is the
predominate use at levels beyond the scope of ACEP-ALE.
Additionally, NRCS requests public comment on recommendations to
streamline access to ACEP and input on new or existing ranking criteria
that would assist NRCS in selecting projects that best further ACEP
purposes. Specifically, NRCS is considering whether there is anything
that would fit under the language `other related conservation benefits'
identified in Sec. 1468.22(c)(3)(iv) that would not fit within the
other criteria listed in Sec. 1468.22(c)(3), in consideration of
whether the criteria of `other related conservation benefits' should be
kept (see page 580 of the interim rule). All comments received on or
before the closing date for comments, March 20, 2020, will be
considered. NRCS will review and respond to the public comments in the
ACEP final rule.
The comment period for the ACEP interim rule was initially
scheduled to close on March 6, 2020. This correction extends the
comment period, which will now close on March 20, 2020. The public
comment period for the EA and FONSI has also been extended until March
20, 2020. In addition, the URL in the January 6, 2020, interim rule for
the EA and FONSI was in error. There have been no changes to either the
EA or FONSI, the correction is that the URL was not going to the web
page that contains the EA and FONSI. A copy of the EA and FONSI may be
obtained at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/programs/farmbill/?cid=stelprdb1263599.
Kevin Norton,
Associate Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Robert Stephenson,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
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