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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Background
Agricultural Marketing Service
On February 24, 2021, President
Biden issued Executive Order 14017,
‘‘America’s Supply Chains’’ (86 FR
11849) (E.O. 14017). E.O. 14017 focuses
on the need for resilient, diverse, and
secure supply chains to ensure U.S.
economic prosperity and national
security. Such supply chains are needed
to address conditions that can reduce
critical manufacturing capacity and the
availability and integrity of critical
goods, products, and services. In
relevant part, E.O. 14017 directs that,
within one year, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the President, through
the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs (APNSA) and
the Assistant to the President for
Economic Policy (APEP), on the supply
chains for the production of agricultural
commodities and food products. This
notice requests comments and
information from the public to assist
USDA in preparing the report required
by E.O. 14017. Further, USDA will use
public comments received through this
notice to inform our thinking regarding
how available authorities and funding
related to food supply chain resilience
can help to increase durability and
resilience within the U.S. food supply.
We are particularly interested in
comments addressing local and regional
food systems, creating new market
opportunities (including for valueadded agriculture and value-added
products), facilitating fair and
competitive markets (including
traceability and supply chain
transparency), advancing efforts to
transform the food system, meeting the
needs of the agricultural workforce,
supporting and promoting consumers’
nutrition security, particularly for lowincome populations, and supporting the
needs of socially disadvantaged and
small to mid-sized producers and
processors.
[Document Number AMS–TM–21–0034]
Supply Chains for the Production of
Agricultural Commodities and Food
Products
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice; 30-day extension for
public comments.
AGENCY:
The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) is providing an
additional 30 days for public comments
on the Notice on Supply Chains for the
Production of Agricultural Commodities
and Food Products published on April
21, 2021. During the first two weeks of
the comment period, AMS received
requests from stakeholders and
organizations for additional time to
provide thoughtful and thorough
feedback to this request. Requests were
received from representatives of critical
supply chain activities whose comments
would be of great value to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) in
preparing the report required by the
Executive Order on ‘‘America’s Supply
Chains.’’
DATES: Comments on the notice
published April 21, 2021, must be
received by June 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: All written comments in
response to this notice should be posted
online at www.regulations.gov.
Comments received will be posted
without change, including any personal
information provided. All comments
should reference the docket number
AMS–TM–21–0034, the date of
submission, and the page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. Comments
may also be sent to Dr. Melissa R.
Bailey, Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA, Room 2055–S, STOP 0201, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–0201. Comments will be
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Extension of Comment Period Deadline
This document notifies the public that
AMS is extending the comment period
on the Notice on Supply Chains for the
Production of Agricultural Commodities
and Food Products, 86 FR 20652 (Apr.
21, 2021) from May 21, 2021 to June 21,
2021. Comments previously submitted
during the initial 30-day comment
period [April 21, 2021–May 21, 2021]
need not be resubmitted, as these
comments are already incorporated into
the public record.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Qualified
Products Lists for Fire Chemicals for
Wildland Fire Management
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the renewal of a
currently approved information
collection, Qualified Products Lists for
Fire Chemicals for Wildland Fire
Management.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before July 16, 2021 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to David
Haston, Branch Chief, Equipment and
Chemicals, US Forest Service, National
Interagency Fire Center, 3833 S
Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho
83705.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 208–387–5398 or by email
to: david.haston@usda.gov. Comments
submitted in response to this notice may
be made available to the public through
relevant websites and upon request. For
this reason, please do not include in
your comments information of a
confidential nature, such as sensitive
personal information or proprietary
SUMMARY:
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information. If you send an email
comment, your email address will be
automatically captured and included as
part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the
internet. Please note that responses to
this public comment request containing
any routine notice about the
confidentiality of the communication
will be treated as public comments that
may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
routine notice.
The public may inspect the draft
supporting statement and/or comments
received at the National Interagency Fire
Center (NIFC), Jack Wilson Building, in
Boise, Idaho during normal business
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
ahead to 208–387–5512 to facilitate
entry to the building. The public may
request an electronic copy of the draft
supporting statement and/or any
comments received be sent via return
email. Requests should be emailed to
david.haston@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shirley Zylstra, National Technology
and Development Program, (NTDP) at
(406) 329–4859 or David Haston,
National InterAgency Fire Center at
(208) 387–5642. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1(800) 877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualified Products Lists for Fire
Chemicals for Wildland Fire
Management.
OMB Number: 0596–0182.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2021.
Type of Request: Extension with no
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Forest Service and
cooperating wildland firefighting
agencies need adequate types and
quantities of qualified fire chemical
products available to accomplish fire
management activities as safely and
effectively as possible. To accomplish
this objective, the Agency evaluates and
pre-approves commercial wildland
firefighting chemicals. The Agency is
required to submit the formulations to
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and
National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration Fisheries during the
evaluation process. All products must
meet the requirements of specifications
identified and maintained by the
Wildland Fire Chemical Systems
(WFCS) staff at the National Technology
& Development Program (Missoula).
After a product evaluation has been
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completed successfully, the product is
added to the Qualified Products List
(QPL) for the appropriate product type.
All Federal procurements of wildland
fire chemicals are made from these lists.
To initiate an evaluation, product
manufacturers (or authorized suppliers)
enter into an agreement with the Forest
Service and pay all costs associated
with the submission and evaluation of
the product. Once the agreement is in
place and funds are deposited to cover
the associated costs, the manufacturer
submits the following information to
WFCS:
1. List of the specific ingredients and
quantity used to prepare the product;
2. Identification of a specific company
as the source of supply for each
ingredient;
3. Copies of the Safety Data Sheet
(SDS) for the product and for each
ingredient used to prepare the product
(from the company that supplies that
chemical); and
4. Specific mixing requirements and
performance information.
Review of the submitted information
assures that the product does not
contain ingredients meeting the criteria
for Chemicals of Concern. Chemicals of
Concern are defined as chemicals
appearing on one or more of the
following lists:
• Agency list of unacceptable
ingredients;
• National Toxicology Program (NTP)
Annual Report on Carcinogens;
• International Agency for Research
on Cancer (IARC) Monographs for
Potential Carcinogen;
• Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA) List of Extremely
Hazardous Substances and Their
Threshold Planning Quantities;
• Resources Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA), Acutely
Hazardous and Toxic Wastes; and
• Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know (EPCRA),
Toxic Release Inventory.
A risk assessment, performed at the
manufacturer expense, is required. The
risk assessment, performed by a third
party selected by the Agency, assesses
the products and levels of ingredients
found in typical applications relative to
human and environmental impact.
Each product submitted is tested to
determine the mammalian and aquatic
toxicity of the product and must meet
specific levels of performance to
minimize potential risk during
firefighting operations. Additional tests
are performed to determine the
effectiveness of the product to reduce
spread rate and intensity of the fire by
application directly on or near the fire.
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A number of product characteristics are
measured over the operational
performance range of the product to
ensure that the product meets the needs
of the firefighters in the field.
The collection of this information for
each product submission is necessary
due to the length of time needed to test
the product (16 to 18 months) and the
need to ensure that products do not
pose a hazard for laboratory personnel
during the evaluation prior to purchase
and use. This information collection
and the product evaluation must be
conducted on an ongoing basis to ensure
the Agency can solicit and award
contracts in a timely manner to provide
firefighters with safe and effective
wildland fire chemical products.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4.5 hours.
Type of Respondents: Businesses
(manufacturers and suppliers) of fire
chemicals for wildland fire
management.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 5.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 67.5 hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Patricia A. Grantham,
Acting Director, Fire and Aviation
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Qualified Products Lists for Fire
Chemicals for Wildland Fire Management
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the renewal of a currently approved information
collection, Qualified Products Lists for Fire Chemicals for Wildland
Fire Management.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before July 16, 2021
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to David
Haston, Branch Chief, Equipment and Chemicals, US Forest Service,
National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 S Development Avenue, Boise,
Idaho 83705.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 208-387-5398 or by
email to: [email protected]. Comments submitted in response to this
notice may be made available to the public through relevant websites
and upon request. For this reason, please do not include in your
comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive
personal information or proprietary
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information. If you send an email comment, your email address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. Please
note that responses to this public comment request containing any
routine notice about the confidentiality of the communication will be
treated as public comments that may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice.
The public may inspect the draft supporting statement and/or
comments received at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), Jack
Wilson Building, in Boise, Idaho during normal business hours. Visitors
are encouraged to call ahead to 208-387-5512 to facilitate entry to the
building. The public may request an electronic copy of the draft
supporting statement and/or any comments received be sent via return
email. Requests should be emailed to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley Zylstra, National Technology
and Development Program, (NTDP) at (406) 329-4859 or David Haston,
National InterAgency Fire Center at (208) 387-5642. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1(800) 877-8339 twenty-four hours a
day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualified Products Lists for Fire Chemicals for Wildland
Fire Management.
OMB Number: 0596-0182.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2021.
Type of Request: Extension with no Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Forest Service and cooperating wildland firefighting
agencies need adequate types and quantities of qualified fire chemical
products available to accomplish fire management activities as safely
and effectively as possible. To accomplish this objective, the Agency
evaluates and pre-approves commercial wildland firefighting chemicals.
The Agency is required to submit the formulations to the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
Fisheries during the evaluation process. All products must meet the
requirements of specifications identified and maintained by the
Wildland Fire Chemical Systems (WFCS) staff at the National Technology
& Development Program (Missoula). After a product evaluation has been
completed successfully, the product is added to the Qualified Products
List (QPL) for the appropriate product type. All Federal procurements
of wildland fire chemicals are made from these lists.
To initiate an evaluation, product manufacturers (or authorized
suppliers) enter into an agreement with the Forest Service and pay all
costs associated with the submission and evaluation of the product.
Once the agreement is in place and funds are deposited to cover the
associated costs, the manufacturer submits the following information to
WFCS:
1. List of the specific ingredients and quantity used to prepare
the product;
2. Identification of a specific company as the source of supply for
each ingredient;
3. Copies of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for the product and for
each ingredient used to prepare the product (from the company that
supplies that chemical); and
4. Specific mixing requirements and performance information.
Review of the submitted information assures that the product does
not contain ingredients meeting the criteria for Chemicals of Concern.
Chemicals of Concern are defined as chemicals appearing on one or more
of the following lists:
Agency list of unacceptable ingredients;
National Toxicology Program (NTP) Annual Report on
Carcinogens;
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
Monographs for Potential Carcinogen;
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and Their
Threshold Planning Quantities;
Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Acutely
Hazardous and Toxic Wastes; and
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know (EPCRA),
Toxic Release Inventory.
A risk assessment, performed at the manufacturer expense, is
required. The risk assessment, performed by a third party selected by
the Agency, assesses the products and levels of ingredients found in
typical applications relative to human and environmental impact.
Each product submitted is tested to determine the mammalian and
aquatic toxicity of the product and must meet specific levels of
performance to minimize potential risk during firefighting operations.
Additional tests are performed to determine the effectiveness of the
product to reduce spread rate and intensity of the fire by application
directly on or near the fire. A number of product characteristics are
measured over the operational performance range of the product to
ensure that the product meets the needs of the firefighters in the
field.
The collection of this information for each product submission is
necessary due to the length of time needed to test the product (16 to
18 months) and the need to ensure that products do not pose a hazard
for laboratory personnel during the evaluation prior to purchase and
use. This information collection and the product evaluation must be
conducted on an ongoing basis to ensure the Agency can solicit and
award contracts in a timely manner to provide firefighters with safe
and effective wildland fire chemical products.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4.5 hours.
Type of Respondents: Businesses (manufacturers and suppliers) of
fire chemicals for wildland fire management.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 67.5 hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.
Patricia A. Grantham,
Acting Director, Fire and Aviation Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-10347 Filed 5-14-21; 8:45 am]
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