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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0039]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Environmental Monitoring
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE
UNITED STATES
Committee on Rules of Practice and
Procedure; Meeting of the Judicial
Conference
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United States Committee on Rules of
Practice and Procedure,
AGENCY:
Revised Notice of Open
Meeting.
ACTION:
The Committee on Rules of
Practice and Procedure will hold a
remote meeting on June 23, 2020. The
meeting will be open to public via
telephonic conference for listening but
not participation. An agenda and
supporting materials will be posted at
least 7 days in advance of the meeting
at: https://www.uscourts.gov/rulespolicies/records-and-archives-rulescommittees/agenda-books. The
announcement for this meeting was
previously published in 85 FR 14247.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
TIME:
June 23, 2020.
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
N/A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Secretary,
Committee on Rules of Practice and
Procedure of the Judicial Conference of
the United States, Thurgood Marshall
Federal Judiciary Building, One
Columbus Circle NE, Suite 7–300,
Washington, DC 20544, Telephone (202)
502–1820, RulesCommittee_Secretary@
ao.uscourts.gov.
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2073.
Dated: May 19, 2020.
Rebecca A. Womeldorf,
Secretary, Committee on Rules of Practice
and Procedure, Judicial Conference of the
United States.
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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
environmental monitoring.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 21,
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-2020-0039.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0039, 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-2020-0039 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 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 environmental
monitoring, contact Dr. Robert Baca,
Assistant Director, Permitting and
Compliance Coordination, Compliance
and Environmental Coordination
Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 150, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
851–2292. For information on the
information collection process, contact
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Information
ADDRESSES:
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Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Environmental Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0117.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The mission of the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is to provide
leadership in ensuring the health and
care of animals and plants, improve
agricultural productivity and
competitiveness, and contribute to the
national economy and the public health.
APHIS is committed to accomplishing
its mission in a manner that promotes
and protects the integrity of the
environment. This includes APHIS’
compliance with all applicable
environmental statutes and regulations,
including the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), the regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality implementing
the procedural provisions of NEPA (40
CFR parts 1500 through 1508), USDA
regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR
part 1b), and APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372). APHIS engages in environmental
monitoring for certain activities that we
conduct to control or eradicate certain
pests and diseases. We monitor those
activities that have the greatest potential
for harm to the human environment to
ensure that the mitigation measures
developed to avoid that harm are
enforced and effective. In many cases,
monitoring is required where APHIS
programs are conducted close to
habitats of endangered and threatened
species. This monitoring is developed in
coordination with the Department of the
Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
in compliance with the Endangered
Species Act (50 U.S.C. 17.11 and 17.12).
APHIS field personnel and State
cooperators jointly use an APHISprovided environmental monitoring
form to collect information concerning
the effects of pesticide use in these
sensitive areas. The goal of
environmental monitoring is to track the
potential impact that APHIS activities
may have on the environment and to
use this knowledge in making any
necessary adjustments in future program
actions.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
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approve our use of this information
collection activity 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 0.50 hours per
response.
Respondents: Growers, pesticide
appliers, and State department of
agriculture personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 110.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 20.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 2,200.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,100 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 19th day of
May 2020.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0027]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of
an Information Collection; Conditions
for Payment of Avian Influenza
Indemnity Claims
Reinstatement of an information
collection; comment request.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request the reinstatement of an
information collection associated with
the regulations for payment of avian
influenza indemnity claims.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 21,
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-2020-0027.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0027, 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/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2020-0027 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
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.
ADDRESSES:
For
information on the regulations related to
avian influenza indemnity, contact Dr.
Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator,
National Poultry Improvement Plan,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 1506
Klondike Road SW, Suite 101, Conyers,
GA 30094; (770) 922–3496;
Elena.Behnke@usda.gov. Alternatively,
contact Dr. Patricia Fox-Turner,
National Epidemiology Officer—Avian
Health, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 6
Thorn Brook Court, Durham, NC 27703;
(919) 855–7258; patricia.e.fox@
usda.gov. For further information on the
information collection process, contact
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Conditions for Payment of
Avian Influenza Indemnity Claims.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0440.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an
information collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health
Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.) is the primary Federal law
governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of
Agriculture broad authority to detect,
control, or eradicate pests or diseases of
livestock or poultry. The Secretary may
also prohibit or restrict import or export
of any animal or related material if
necessary to prevent the spread of any
livestock or poultry pest or disease.
U.S. animal health policy calls for
elimination of the avian influenza virus
(both highly pathogenic and low
pathogenicity strains) when found
through depopulation (i.e., euthanasia
and disposal) of affected poultry. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) works with State and
local animal health officials to
euthanize poultry, clean and disinfect
premises and equipment, and test for
elimination of the virus to ensure that
farms can be safely restocked. To
accomplish this, APHIS Veterinary
Services assists State and local animal
health officials and poultry producers
with creating and applying biosecurity
and response plans, developing and
enforcing flock plans and compliance
agreements, preparing and processing
appraisal and indemnity claims and
worksheets, developing restocking and
testing agreements, and submitting
reports.
This information collection was
previously titled ‘‘Conditions for
Payment of Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza Indemnity Claims’’. We are
changing the name to ‘‘Conditions for
Payment of Avian Influenza Indemnity
Claims’’.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, for 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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0039]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Environmental Monitoring
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 environmental monitoring.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0039.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2020-0039, 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-
0039 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 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 environmental
monitoring, contact Dr. Robert Baca, Assistant Director, Permitting and
Compliance Coordination, Compliance and Environmental Coordination
Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 150, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851-2292. For information on the information collection process,
contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Environmental Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0117.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The mission of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to
provide leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and
plants, improve agricultural productivity and competitiveness, and
contribute to the national economy and the public health.
APHIS is committed to accomplishing its mission in a manner that
promotes and protects the integrity of the environment. This includes
APHIS' compliance with all applicable environmental statutes and
regulations, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the regulations of the Council on Environmental
Quality implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts
1500 through 1508), USDA regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b),
and APHIS' NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372). APHIS engages
in environmental monitoring for certain activities that we conduct to
control or eradicate certain pests and diseases. We monitor those
activities that have the greatest potential for harm to the human
environment to ensure that the mitigation measures developed to avoid
that harm are enforced and effective. In many cases, monitoring is
required where APHIS programs are conducted close to habitats of
endangered and threatened species. This monitoring is developed in
coordination with the Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, in compliance with the Endangered Species Act (50
U.S.C. 17.11 and 17.12).
APHIS field personnel and State cooperators jointly use an APHIS-
provided environmental monitoring form to collect information
concerning the effects of pesticide use in these sensitive areas. The
goal of environmental monitoring is to track the potential impact that
APHIS activities may have on the environment and to use this knowledge
in making any necessary adjustments in future program actions.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to
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approve our use of this information collection activity 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 0.50 hours per response.
Respondents: Growers, pesticide appliers, and State department of
agriculture personnel.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 110.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 20.
Estimated annual number of responses: 2,200.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,100 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 19th day of May 2020.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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