General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan; Solicitation for Membership, 23326-23327 [2020-08882]

Download as PDF 23326 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 81 / Monday, April 27, 2020 / Notices submit invoices (including bills of lading) to AMS for review and approval. The vendor and contracting officer may negotiate potential extension of the contract and issuance of additional POs after the dollar amount of the original PO is reached. Additional information about the COVID–19 national emergency food purchase effort and the application process is at: https:// www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food. Authority: Section 1101(g) of The Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Bruce Summers, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2020–08979 Filed 4–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2019–0085] General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and 45th Biennial Conference Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. Topics for discussion at the upcoming meeting include: 1. NPIP diagnostic tests seeking NPIP approval. 2. Salmonella update. 3. National Veterinary Services Laboratories avian influenza and Newcastle disease virus update. 4. Mycoplasma update. The meeting will be open to the public; however, public participation in discussions during the sessions will only be allowed if time permits. Written statements may be filed at the meeting or filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending them to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to Docket No. APHIS–2019–0085 when submitting your statements. This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of April 2020. Mark Davidson, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2020–08881 Filed 4–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P AGENCY: We are giving notice of a meeting of the General Conference Committee (GCC or the Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) and the NPIP’s 45th Biennial Conference. DATES: The General Conference Committee meeting will be held on August 25, 2020, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The General Session of the Biennial Conference will be held on August 26, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and August 27, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting and conference will be held at the Omni Providence Hotel, One West Exchange Street, Providence, RI. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922–3496. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Conference Committee (the Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), representing cooperating State agencies and poultry industry members, serves an essential function by acting as liaison between the poultry industry and the Department in matters pertaining to poultry health. SUMMARY: lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Apr 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2019–0086] General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan; Solicitation for Membership Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership. AGENCY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting nominations for the election of a member at-large and regional members and their alternates for the General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan. DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before June 1, 2020. ADDRESSES: Completed nomination forms should be sent to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; phone (770) 922–3496; email: elena.behnke@ usda.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Conference Committee (the Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on poultry health. The Committee serves as a forum for the study of problems relating to poultry health and, as necessary, makes specific recommendations to the Secretary concerning ways the U.S. Department of Agriculture may assist the industry in addressing these problems. The Committee assists the Department in planning, organizing, and conducting the Biennial Conference of the NPIP. The Committee recommends whether new proposals should be considered by the delegates to the Biennial Conference and serves as a direct liaison between the NPIP and the United States Animal Health Association. The Committee consists of an elected member-at-large who is an NPIP participant and an elected member (and alternate) from each of the six U.S. regions represented on the Committee. Terms will expire for three current regional members of the Committee in August 2020. We are soliciting nominations from interested organizations and individuals to replace the members and alternates from the South Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia), West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota), and South Central (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas). Member selection is determined by a majority vote of the NPIP delegates from the respective regions. There must be at least two nominees for each position. Persons interested in serving on the Committee or nominating another individual to serve must complete Form AD–755, which is available on the internet at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/ document/ad-755 or may be obtained by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. To ensure 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 underrepresented groups (minorities, women, and persons with disabilities). At least one nominee from each of the three regions must have demonstrated the ability to represent an underrepresented group. The voting will be by secret ballot of official delegates E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 81 / Monday, April 27, 2020 / Notices from their respective region, and the results will be recorded. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of April 2020. Mark Davidson, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2020–08882 Filed 4–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Agricultural Prices Surveys. Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 26, 2020 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535–0003, by any of the following methods: • Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. Include docket number above in the subject line of the message. • E-fax: (855) 838–6382. • Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– ROM submissions to: David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 2024. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin L. Barnes, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202)720–2707. Copies of this information collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from David Hancock, NASS— OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– 2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Apr 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 Title: Agricultural Prices. OMB Control Number: 0535–0003. Expiration Date of Approval: Oct 31, 2020. Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an Information Collection for 3 years. Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and disposition; as well as economic statistics, environmental statistics related to agriculture and also to conduct the Census of Agriculture. The Agricultural Prices surveys provide data on the prices received by farmers and prices paid by them for production goods and services. NASS estimates based on these surveys are used as a Principle Economic Indicator of the United States. These price estimates are also used to compute Parity Prices in accordance with requirements of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended (Title III, Subtitle A, Section 301(a)). In addition, price data are used by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to help determine payment rates, program option levels, and disaster programs. Authority: These data will be collected under authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this authority are governed by Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by respondents. This Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–113) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS also complies with OMB Implementation Guidance, ‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p. 33362. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information collection is based on more than 30 individual surveys with expected responses of 5– 20 minutes and frequency of 1–12 times per year. Estimated number of responses per respondent is approximately 2.6 times per year. Respondents: Farmers and farmrelated businesses. Estimated Number of Respondents: 73,000. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 32,000 hours. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23327 Copies of this information collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– 2388. Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, technological or other forms of information technology collection methods. All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record and will be summarized in the request for OMB approval. Signed at Washington, DC, April 20, 2020. Kevin L. Barnes, Associate Administrator. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 81 (Monday, April 27, 2020)]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-08882]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2019-0086]


General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement 
Plan; Solicitation for Membership

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture is 
soliciting nominations for the election of a member at-large and 
regional members and their alternates for the General Conference 
Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before 
June 1, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Completed nomination forms should be sent to the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator, 
National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, 
Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; phone (770) 922-3496; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The General Conference Committee (the Committee) of the National 
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is the Secretary's Advisory Committee 
on poultry health. The Committee serves as a forum for the study of 
problems relating to poultry health and, as necessary, makes specific 
recommendations to the Secretary concerning ways the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture may assist the industry in addressing these problems. The 
Committee assists the Department in planning, organizing, and 
conducting the Biennial Conference of the NPIP. The Committee 
recommends whether new proposals should be considered by the delegates 
to the Biennial Conference and serves as a direct liaison between the 
NPIP and the United States Animal Health Association.
    The Committee consists of an elected member-at-large who is an NPIP 
participant and an elected member (and alternate) from each of the six 
U.S. regions represented on the Committee. Terms will expire for three 
current regional members of the Committee in August 2020. We are 
soliciting nominations from interested organizations and individuals to 
replace the members and alternates from the South Atlantic (Delaware, 
District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, 
Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia), West North 
Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and 
South Dakota), and South Central (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, 
Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas).
    Member selection is determined by a majority vote of the NPIP 
delegates from the respective regions. There must be at least two 
nominees for each position. Persons interested in serving on the 
Committee or nominating another individual to serve must complete Form 
AD-755, which is available on the internet at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-755 or may be obtained by contacting the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    To ensure 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 underrepresented groups (minorities, 
women, and persons with disabilities). At least one nominee from each 
of the three regions must have demonstrated the ability to represent an 
underrepresented group. The voting will be by secret ballot of official 
delegates

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from their respective region, and the results will be recorded.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of April 2020.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-08882 Filed 4-24-20; 8:45 am]
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