Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland; Wyoming; 2020 Thunder Basin National Grassland Plan Amendment, 77426-77427 [2020-26563]

Download as PDF 77426 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 232 / Wednesday, December 2, 2020 / Notices In addition to the risk assessment summary, we wish to provide the following information regarding our evaluation. Development and Safety of the FMD– LL3B3D Leaderless FMD Virus The FMD–LL3B3D leaderless vaccine platform virus was created by deleting the leader (L) and one of three 3B genetic sequences of the FMD virus (L is a part of the virus that determines virulence), resulting in an attenuated virus that is innocuous for cattle and pigs but capable of growing in cell culture.3 As a result, if the FMD– LL3B3D leaderless virus were to escape a manufacturing facility, it would be incapable of causing FMD in any animals exposed to it, nor could such animals spread the virus to other animals. In contrast, the risk of escape from facilities using traditionally virulent FMD viruses to manufacture vaccine is why many countries restrict FMD vaccine production to only local endemic strains. The deletion of L and the relevant 3B genetic sequence was therefore a key consideration in our evaluation. Of similar importance was our review of available data regarding virulence of FMD–LL3B3D vaccines. Several FMD– LL3B3D vaccine viruses have been derived in vitro and characterized for their virulence in cattle and pigs. The cumulative data have shown that these FMD–LL3B3D marker viruses are highly attenuated in their natural hosts. Safety studies involving direct inoculation of live FMD–LL3B3D virus in cattle and pigs (see table 1) showed a high restriction of the novel vaccine virus to replicate and resulted in no clinical disease or transmission.4 TABLE 1—LIVE INNOCUITY STUDIES USING A VARIETY OF FMDLL3B3D VACCINE STRAINS IN CATTLE AND SWINE 1 Number of animals Construct Inoculation route Cattle: FMD–LL3B3D–A24 Cruzeiro ............ FMD–LL3B3D–A24 Cruzeiro ............ FMD–LL3B3D–A24 Cruzeiro ............ Intralingual (7×106) .................................. Aerosol (1×106 to 3×106) ........................ Aerosol and Contact/(1×106) ................... 2 3 9 • • • • • No clinical disease. No viral shedding. No fever spikes. No contact transmission. Very limited if any immune response. Swine: FMD–LL3B3D–A24 Cruzeiro ............ FMD–LL3B3D–Asia1 Shamir ........... FMD–LL3B3D–A Turkey 06 ............. FMD–LL3B3D–O1 Campos ............. FMD–LL3B3D–A Argentina .............. FMD–LL3B3D–C3 Indaial ................ Heelbulb Heelbulb Heelbulb Heelbulb Heelbulb Heelbulb (1×105) ................ (1×106) ................ (1×106) ................ (1×106) ................ (2×106) ................ (2.8×106) .............. 4 5 5 4 4 4 • • • • • No clinical disease. No viral shedding. No fever spikes. No contact transmission. Very limited if any immune response. 1 Data and and and and and and Contact Contact Contact Contact Contact Contact Results prepared by Foreign Animal Disease Research Unit, USDA/ARS, Plum Island Animal Disease Center. We are therefore reopening the comment period on Docket No. APHIS– 2020–0054 for an additional 30 days. This action will allow interested persons to prepare and submit comments on the additional information we provided. We will also consider all comments received between September 14, 2020, and the date of this notice. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772, 7781–7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. AGENCY: Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of November 2020. Mark Davidson, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2020–26560 Filed 12–1–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 3 See the following studies for leaderless FMD virus safety data: Uddowla S., et al. A Safe Footand-Mouth Disease Vaccine Platform with Two Negative Markers for Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals. Journal of Virology Oct 2012, 86(21) 11675–11685: DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01254–12; Eschbaumer M., et al. Foot-and-mouth disease virus lacking the leader 2 protein and containing two VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Dec 01, 2020 Jkt 253001 Forest Service Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland; Wyoming; 2020 Thunder Basin National Grassland Plan Amendment Forest Service, USDA. Notice of Grassland Plan amendment approval. ACTION: Russell M. Bacon, Forest Supervisor for the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland, Rocky Mountain Region, signed the final Record of Decision (ROD) for the 2020 Thunder Basin National Grassland Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment (Grassland Plan amendment). The Final ROD documents the rationale for approving the Grassland Plan amendment and is consistent with the SUMMARY: negative DIVA markers 3 (FMDV LL3B3D A24) is fully attenuated in pigs. Pathogens. (2020) 17:1–8: DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9020129; Hardham, John M., et al., Novel Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine Platform: Formulations for Safe and DIVACompatible FMD Vaccines with Improved Potency. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 25 September 2020; https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.554305. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Reviewing Officer’s response to objections and instructions. DATES: The effective date of the Grassland Plan amendment is 30 days after publication of notice of Grassland Plan amendment approval in the newspaper of record, the Laramie Boomerang. ADDRESSES: To view the final ROD, final environmental impact statement (FEIS), FEIS errata, objection responses, and other related documents, visit the 2020 Thunder Basin National Grassland Plan Amendment website at https:// www.fs.usda.gov/project/ ?project=55479. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monique Nelson, plan amendment team leader, by email at monique.nelson@ usda.gov or by telephone at 307–275– 0956. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 4 In a 2018 meeting report drafted by the Global Foot-and-Moth Disease Research Alliance that reviewed FMD vaccine platforms, the FMDLL3B3D platform received the highest score. Global Footand-Mouth Disease Research Alliance, Gap Analysis Report. December 2018: https:// go.usa.gov/xdrKh. E:\FR\FM\02DEN1.SGM 02DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 232 / Wednesday, December 2, 2020 / Notices between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grassland Plan amendment addresses management of black-tailed prairie dog colonies on National Forest System land within the administrative boundary of the Thunder Basin National Grassland. New and amended plan components remove a 56,000-acre ‘‘Black-footed Ferret Reintroduction Habitat’’ management area and designate a new 42,000-acre ‘‘Short-Stature Vegetation Emphasis’’ management area; set an objective of 10,000 acres of prairie dog colonies for conservation of wildlife habitat; establish prairie dog management zones along boundaries between National Forest System land and private or state properties; allow broader application of tools for prairie dog colony control; and increase emphasis on management of sylvatic plague. The Grassland Plan amendment was informed by the best available scientific information, current laws and regulations, and collaborative relationships with cooperating agencies and stakeholder groups. Cooperating Agencies U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wyoming Field Office; Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wyoming State Office; Wyoming Department of Agriculture; Wyoming Game and Fish Department; Wyoming State Office of Lands and Investments; Wyoming Weed and Pest Council; Campbell County, WY; Converse County, WY; Crook County, WY; Niobrara County, WY; Weston County, WY. Responsible Official Russell M. Bacon, Forest Supervisor, Medicine Bow Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland. Christine Dawe, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System. [FR Doc. 2020–26563 Filed 12–1–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Delaware 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 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Dec 01, 2020 Jkt 253001 (FACA), that planning meetings of the Delaware Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call, on the following Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. (ET): November 4 and December 2, 2020 and January 6 and February 3, 2021. The purpose of the meetings is for project planning and possible selection of project topic and project proposal. Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. (ET), November 4 and December 2, 2020 and January 6 and February 3, 2021. DATES: Public Call-In Information: Conference call number: 1–800–367– 2403 and conference call ID: 4195799. ADDRESSES: Ivy L. Davis, at ero@usccr.gov or by phone at 202–376–7533. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested members of the public may listen to the discussion by calling the following tollfree conference call number: 1–800– 367–2403 and conference call ID: 4195799. Please be advised that before placing them into the conference calls, the conference call operator may 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 telephone number herein. Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and providing the Federal Relay Service operator with the conference call-in numbers: 1–800–822–2024 and conference call ID: 4195799. Members of the public are invited to make brief statements during the Public Comment section of each meeting or to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office approximately 30 days after each scheduled meeting via email to Ivy Davis at ero@usccr.gov. Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing, as they become available, at www.facadatabase.gov. 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 Eastern Regional Office at the above email address. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 77427 Agenda Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. (ET): Nov. 4 and Dec. 2, 2020 and Jan. 6 and Feb. 3, 2021 I. Welcome and Roll Call II. Project Planning III. Other Business IV. Next Planning Meeting V. Public Comments VI. Adjourn Dated: November 25, 2020. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2020–26553 Filed 12–1–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [S–174–2020] Approval of Subzone Expansion; ASML US, LLC; Wilton, Connecticut On October 5, 2020, the Executive Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board docketed an application submitted by the Bridgeport Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 76, requesting an expansion of Subzone 76A subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 76, on behalf of ASML US, LLC, in Wilton, Connecticut. The application was processed in accordance with the FTZ Act and Regulations, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (85 FR 63505, October 8, 2020). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant to the authority delegated to the FTZ Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR 400.36(f)), the application to expand Subzone 76A was approved on November 25, 2020, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, and further subject to FTZ 76’s 476-acre activation limit. Dated: November 25, 2020. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–26578 Filed 12–1–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P E:\FR\FM\02DEN1.SGM 02DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77426-77427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26563]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National 
Grassland; Wyoming; 2020 Thunder Basin National Grassland Plan 
Amendment

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Grassland Plan amendment approval.

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SUMMARY: Russell M. Bacon, Forest Supervisor for the Medicine Bow-Routt 
National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland, Rocky Mountain 
Region, signed the final Record of Decision (ROD) for the 2020 Thunder 
Basin National Grassland Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment 
(Grassland Plan amendment). The Final ROD documents the rationale for 
approving the Grassland Plan amendment and is consistent with the 
Reviewing Officer's response to objections and instructions.

DATES: The effective date of the Grassland Plan amendment is 30 days 
after publication of notice of Grassland Plan amendment approval in the 
newspaper of record, the Laramie Boomerang.

ADDRESSES: To view the final ROD, final environmental impact statement 
(FEIS), FEIS errata, objection responses, and other related documents, 
visit the 2020 Thunder Basin National Grassland Plan Amendment website 
at https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=55479.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monique Nelson, plan amendment team 
leader, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 307-275-
0956.
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339

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between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grassland Plan amendment addresses 
management of black-tailed prairie dog colonies on National Forest 
System land within the administrative boundary of the Thunder Basin 
National Grassland. New and amended plan components remove a 56,000-
acre ``Black-footed Ferret Reintroduction Habitat'' management area and 
designate a new 42,000-acre ``Short-Stature Vegetation Emphasis'' 
management area; set an objective of 10,000 acres of prairie dog 
colonies for conservation of wildlife habitat; establish prairie dog 
management zones along boundaries between National Forest System land 
and private or state properties; allow broader application of tools for 
prairie dog colony control; and increase emphasis on management of 
sylvatic plague. The Grassland Plan amendment was informed by the best 
available scientific information, current laws and regulations, and 
collaborative relationships with cooperating agencies and stakeholder 
groups.

Cooperating Agencies

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wyoming Field Office; Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, Wyoming State Office; Wyoming 
Department of Agriculture; Wyoming Game and Fish Department; Wyoming 
State Office of Lands and Investments; Wyoming Weed and Pest Council; 
Campbell County, WY; Converse County, WY; Crook County, WY; Niobrara 
County, WY; Weston County, WY.

Responsible Official

    Russell M. Bacon, Forest Supervisor, Medicine Bow Routt National 
Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland.

Christine Dawe,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2020-26563 Filed 12-1-20; 8:45 am]
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