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Board for International Food and
Agricultural Development; Notice of
Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of
a public meeting of the Board for
International Food and Agricultural
Development (BIFAD), Agricultural
Growth, Structural Transformation, and
the Journey to Self-Reliance:
Implications for USAID Programming.
The meeting will be held on March 25,
2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT in
Washington, DC at the National Press
Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th St.
NW, Washington, DC 20045. A public
comment period is scheduled from 3:15
to 3:45 p.m., EDT: The meeting will be
livestreamed and accessible at https://
www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/
international-programs/bifad/bifadmeetings.html.
The U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) is reorienting its
strategies, partnership models, and
program practices to achieve greater
development outcomes and strive
toward a future where foreign assistance
is no longer necessary. The approach,
outlined in the Agency’s new Policy
Framework, emphasizes the concept of
‘‘self-reliance’’—defined as the capacity
and commitment of a country to plan,
finance, and implement solutions to
solve its own development challenges in
an effective, inclusive, and accountable
way. Empowering host country
governments and partners to achieve
locally sustainable results, helping
countries mobilize public and private
resources, strengthening local
capacities, and accelerating enterprisedriven development are part of a
strategy that prioritizes enduring
partnerships and fosters stable, resilient,
and prosperous countries.
In the food and agricultural sectors,
accelerating productivity growth is
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understood to be a central factor
underpinning inclusive development,
poverty reduction, and the structural
transformation of economies—how
underdeveloped and agrarian-based
countries shift from subsistence
agriculture to a commercially oriented
economy with diverse agricultural,
manufacturing, and service sectors.
Recent evidence shows that growth in
the agriculture sector is more effective at
reducing poverty than growth in other
sectors, especially in low-income
countries where USAID works.
The Board for International Food and
Agricultural Development (BIFAD), an
advisory committee to USAID, will
convene a public meeting seeking to
better understand the concept of
structural transformation, how raising
the total productivity of resources in
agriculture stimulates this
transformation, and how this in turn
contributes to countries’ progression
toward self-reliance. The meeting will
hear from experts on some emerging
success stories in agricultural and
structural transformation, distill lessons
and identify knowledge gaps from these
experiences, and identify implications
of this evidence for USAID’s priorities
for development and social safety net
programming investments for
agriculture and food security.
On the basis of testimony, including
public comments, shared at the meeting,
BIFAD will provide formal findings,
conclusions, and recommendations to
the Agency on best-bet operational and
programmatic investments for
catalyzing agricultural productivity and
structural transformation.
BIFAD is a seven-member,
presidentially appointed advisory board
to USAID established in 1975 under
Title XII of the Foreign Assistance Act,
as amended. The provisions of Title XII
concern bringing assets of U.S.
universities to bear on development
challenges in agriculture and food
security, and the BIFAD’s role is to help
carry out this function.
For questions about registration,
please contact Susan Johnson at (202)
478–6023. For questions about BIFAD,
please contact Clara Cohen, Designated
Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau
for Food Security at USAID. Interested
persons may write to her in care of the
U.S. Agency for International
Development, Ronald Reagan Building,
Bureau for Food Security, 1300
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Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20523–2110, email her at ccohen@
usaid.gov, or telephone her at (202)
712–0119.
Clara Cohen,
Designated Federal Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0003]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Federally Recognized State Managed
Phytosanitary Program
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
Federal recognition of a State’s plant
pest containment, eradication, or
exclusion program as a Federally
Recognized State Managed
Phytosanitary Program.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 7,
2020.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2020-0003.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0003, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;
D=APHIS-2020-0003 or in our reading
room, which is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street
and Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
ADDRESSES:
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hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 799–7039 before
coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the Federally
Recognized State Managed
Phytosanitary Program, contact Ms. Erin
M. Otto, National Policy Manager for
Pest Detection and Emergency
Programs, Plant Health Programs, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 26,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3881.
For more detailed information on the
information collection process, contact
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federally Recognized State
Managed Phytosanitary Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0365.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or
restrict the importation, entry, or
interstate movement of plant pests,
plants, plant products, or other articles
if the Secretary determines that the
prohibition or restriction is necessary to
prevent a plant pest or noxious weed
from being introduced into or
disseminated within the United States.
This authority has been delegated to the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS).
As part of this mission, APHIS’ Plant
Protection and Quarantine program
responds to introductions of plant pests
to eradicate, suppress, or contain them
through various programs to prevent
their interstate spread. APHIS’ plant
pest containment and eradication
programs qualify as ‘‘official control
programs,’’ as defined by the
International Plant Protection
Convention (IPPC), recognized by the
World Trade Organization as the
standard-setting body for international
plant quarantine issues. Official control
is defined as the active enforcement of
mandatory phytosanitary regulations
and the application of mandatory
phytosanitary procedures with the
objective of containment or eradication
of quarantine pests or for the
management of regulated nonquarantine pests. As a contracting party
to the IPPC, the United States has agreed
to observe IPPC principles as they relate
to international trade.
APHIS is aware that individual States
enforce phytosanitary regulations and
procedures within their borders to
address pests of concern, and that those
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pests are not always also the subject of
an APHIS response program or activity.
To strengthen APHIS’ safeguarding
system to protect agriculture and to
facilitate agriculture trade through
effective management of phytosanitary
measures, APHIS initiated the Federally
Recognized State Managed
Phytosanitary (FRSMP) Program, which
establishes an administrative process for
granting Federal recognition to certain
State-managed official control programs
for plant pest eradication or
containment and State-managed pest
exclusion programs. (The FRSMP
Program was previously referred to as
the Official Control Program.) Federal
recognition of a State’s pest control
activities will justify actions by Federal
inspectors at ports of entry to help
exclude pests that are under a
phytosanitary program in a destination
State. This process involves the use of
information collection activities,
including the submission of a petition
for protocol for quarantine pests of
concern, a petition for regulated nonquarantine pests, State cooperative
agreements, and audit review annual
accomplishment reports.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve these information collection
activities for an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 34.7 hours per
response.
Respondents: State plant health
regulatory officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 7.
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Estimated annual number of
responses: 7.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 243 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
February 2020.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Turnip the Beet! High
Quality Summer Meals Award Program
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This collection is a new collection for
recognizing program sponsors’ nutrition
efforts in the Summer Food Service
Program (SFSP) or the National School
Lunch Program (NSLP) Seamless
Summer Option (SSO).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 7, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Andrea Farmer, Community Meals
Branch, Policy and Program
Development Division, Child Nutrition
Programs, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320
Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Comments will also be accepted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will be a matter
of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Andrea Farmer at
703–305–2590.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0003]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with Federal recognition of a State's plant pest
containment, eradication, or exclusion program as a Federally
Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
7, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0003.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2020-0003, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-
0003 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC.
Normal reading room
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hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 799-7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the Federally
Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program, contact Ms. Erin M.
Otto, National Policy Manager for Pest Detection and Emergency
Programs, Plant Health Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 26,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3881. For more detailed information on
the information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS'
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0365.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plant pests, plants,
plant products, or other articles if the Secretary determines that the
prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent a plant pest or
noxious weed from being introduced into or disseminated within the
United States. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
As part of this mission, APHIS' Plant Protection and Quarantine
program responds to introductions of plant pests to eradicate,
suppress, or contain them through various programs to prevent their
interstate spread. APHIS' plant pest containment and eradication
programs qualify as ``official control programs,'' as defined by the
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), recognized by the
World Trade Organization as the standard-setting body for international
plant quarantine issues. Official control is defined as the active
enforcement of mandatory phytosanitary regulations and the application
of mandatory phytosanitary procedures with the objective of containment
or eradication of quarantine pests or for the management of regulated
non-quarantine pests. As a contracting party to the IPPC, the United
States has agreed to observe IPPC principles as they relate to
international trade.
APHIS is aware that individual States enforce phytosanitary
regulations and procedures within their borders to address pests of
concern, and that those pests are not always also the subject of an
APHIS response program or activity. To strengthen APHIS' safeguarding
system to protect agriculture and to facilitate agriculture trade
through effective management of phytosanitary measures, APHIS initiated
the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) Program,
which establishes an administrative process for granting Federal
recognition to certain State-managed official control programs for
plant pest eradication or containment and State-managed pest exclusion
programs. (The FRSMP Program was previously referred to as the Official
Control Program.) Federal recognition of a State's pest control
activities will justify actions by Federal inspectors at ports of entry
to help exclude pests that are under a phytosanitary program in a
destination State. This process involves the use of information
collection activities, including the submission of a petition for
protocol for quarantine pests of concern, a petition for regulated non-
quarantine pests, State cooperative agreements, and audit review annual
accomplishment reports.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
these information collection activities for an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 34.7 hours per response.
Respondents: State plant health regulatory officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 7.
Estimated annual number of responses: 7.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 243 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of February 2020.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-02453 Filed 2-6-20; 8:45 am]
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