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announce our decision regarding the
request in a subsequent notice.
In accordance with this process, the
20 countries referenced above submitted
a request to remove Chrysanthemum
spp. and synonymous genera cuttings
and in vitro plantlets from NAPPRA,
and we prepared a pest list regarding
the quarantine pests that could follow
the pathway on the importation of these
commodities into the continental
United States. Likewise, the national
plant protection organization of Canada
made a similar request with regard to
the importation of cuttings, in vitro
plantlets, and plants with roots of these
genera, and again, we prepared a pest
list regarding such importation.
However, because CWR was among the
quarantine pests on these pest lists,
based on longstanding APHIS policy,
we were not able to take further action
at the time.
This notice announces that we have
reevaluated that policy. Since CWR was
first discovered in the United States in
1977, detections that reappeared several
times were believed eradicated. This
belief, along with our assumption that
the economic consequences of CWR
establishment outweighed the costs of
control, undergirded our determination
that CWR was of quarantine
significance.
Evolving biological research has
indicated, however, that CWR can be
systemic and survive in below-ground
parts. Accordingly, APHIS has
undertaken an economic evaluation (EE)
that analyzes CWR’s regulatory status in
light of this evolving biological research.
The EE concludes that the U.S.
eradication policy for CWR appears to
be no longer technically and
economically justified and recommends
that it no longer be considered of
quarantine significance.
Based on the recommendations of the
EE, we are proposing to change APHIS
policy so that CWR would no longer be
considered of quarantine significance if
detected domestically or on imported
plants for planting.
Based on the conclusions of the EE
and the pest lists, we have developed a
commodity import evaluation document
(CIED) that recommends a systems
approach to mitigate the quarantine pest
risk associated with the importation of
Chrysanthemum spp. and synonymous
genera (Archanthemis marschalliana,
Argyranthemum spp., Brachanthemum
fruticulosum, Coleostephus multicaulis,
C. myconis, Dendranthema spp.,
Glebionis spp., Heteranthemis spp.,
Hulteniella integrifolia, Leucanthemella
spp., Leucanthemopsis spp.,
Leucanthemum spp., Mauranthemum
paludosum, Nipponanthemum
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nipponicum, Nivellea nivellei,
Opisthopappus taihangensis, Pentzia
incana, Plagius spp., Rhodanthemum
spp., Tanacetum spp.,
Tripleurospermum spp., and
Xylanthemum spp.) cuttings and in vitro
plantlets from Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,
Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Ethiopia, Germany, Guatemala, Kenya,
Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua,
Panama, Spain, Tanzania, Tunisia,
Uganda, the United Kingdom, and
Vietnam. The CIED also proposes a
systems approach to mitigate the
quarantine pest risk associated with the
importation of cuttings, in vitro
plantlets, and plants with roots of these
genera from Canada.
In accordance with paragraph (e) of
§ 319.37–4, we are announcing the
availability of our pest lists, CIED, and
EE for public review and comment.
These documents may be viewed on the
Regulations.gov website or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
a link to Regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of
the reading room). You may request
paper copies of these documents by
calling or writing to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of
the analysis you wish to review when
requesting copies.
After reviewing any comments that
we receive, we will announce our
decision regarding whether to no longer
consider CWR a quarantine pest
domestically and for purposes of our
plants for planting regulations. If we
determine that it should no longer be
considered of quarantine significance,
we will also announce our decision
regarding the importation of
Chrysanthemum spp. and synonymous
genera (Archanthemis marschalliana,
Argyranthemum spp., Brachanthemum
fruticulosum, Coleostephus multicaulis,
C. myconis, Dendranthema spp.,
Glebionis spp., Heteranthemis spp.,
Hulteniella integrifolia, Leucanthemella
spp., Leucanthemopsis spp.,
Leucanthemum spp., Mauranthemum
paludosum, Nipponanthemum
nipponicum, Nivellea nivellei,
Opisthopappus taihangensis, Pentzia
incana, Plagius spp., Rhodanthemum
spp., Tanacetum spp.,
Tripleurospermum spp., and
Xylanthemum spp.) cuttings and in vitro
plantlets from Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,
Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Ethiopia, Germany, Guatemala, Kenya,
Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua,
Panama, Spain, Tanzania, Tunisia,
Uganda, the United Kingdom, and
Vietnam into the continental United
States, and the importation of cuttings,
in vitro plantlets and plants with roots
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for planting of Chrysanthemum spp. and
the specified synonymous genera from
Canada under a systems approach in a
subsequent notice.
If finalized, the requirements of the
systems approach will be added to the
Plants for Planting Manual in
accordance with paragraph (a) of
§ 319.37–20.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772,
and 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a;
7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of
April 2023.
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–2023–0013]
General Conference Committee of the
National Poultry Improvement Plan
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to renew
charter.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act,
United States Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) gives notice of the
Secretary of Agriculture’s intent to
renew the charter for the General
Conference Committee of the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (Committee)
for a 2-year period. The Secretary has
determined that the Committee is
necessary and in the public interest.
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; Elena.Behnke@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
The General Conference Committee of
the National Poultry Improvement Plan
was established in 1971. The committee
is governed in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) and the regulations of title 9,
Code of Federal Regulations (9 CFR),
section 147.43. The duties of the
committee involve assisting the
Department in planning, organizing, and
conducting the National Poultry
Improvement Plan (NPIP) Biennial
Conference. Between Plan Conferences,
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the committee represents the
cooperating States in:
• Advising the Department on
administrative procedures and
interpretations of the Plan provisions
contained in 9 CFR.
• Helping the Department evaluate
comments on proposed Plan
amendments.
• Recommending to the Secretary any
changes in Plan provisions when
postponement until the next Plan
Conference would seriously impair
program operations.
• Serving as a forum for the study of
poultry health problems.
The purpose of the General
Conference Committee of the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (Committee)
is to maintain and ensure industry
involvement in Federal administration
of matters pertaining to poultry health.
The committee meets at least annually.
In the even years, the committee meets
in conjunction with the NPIP Biennial
Conference. The NPIP Biennial
Conference is the only national meeting
where the industry, State and Federal
government consider poultry health
issues on a routine basis. The committee
members are elected at the NPIP
Biennial conference by State delegates
from their respective regions. There are
seven members with a 4-year staggered
term. The poultry industry elects the
members of the Committee. The
members represent six geographic areas
with one member-at-large. The
Committee Chairperson and the Vice
Chairperson shall be elected by the
Committee from among its members.
Dated: April 11, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Eleven Point Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Eleven Point Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a
public meeting according to the details
shown below. The committee is
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The
purpose of the committee is to improve
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collaborative relationships and to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with Title II of
the Act as well as to make
recommendations on recreation fee
proposals for sites on the Mark Twain
National Forest, consistent with the
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Act.
DATES: An in-person and/or virtual
meeting will be held on June 27, 2023,
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., Central Daylight
Time (CDT).
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone
wishing to provide in-person and/or
virtual oral comments must pre-register
by 4:30 p.m. CDT on June 19, 2023.
Written public comments will be
accepted by 4:30 p.m. CDT on June 19,
2023. Comments submitted after this
date will be provided to the Agency, but
the Committee may not have adequate
time to consider those comments prior
to the meeting.
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of the meeting
prior to attendance, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
in-person and virtually at the Mark
Twain National Forest Supervisor’s
Office, located at 401 Fairgrounds Road,
Rolla, Missouri 65401. The public may
also join virtually via webcast,
teleconference, videoconference, and/or
Homeland Security Information
Network (HSIN) virtual meeting at:
https://origin-fs.fs.usda.gov/main/mtnf/
workingtogether/advisorycommittees.
For RAC information and meeting
details, contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written Comments: Written comments
must be sent by email to kimberly.houf@
usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked)
to Kimberly Houf, Mark Twain National
Forest, 401 Fairgrounds Road, Rolla,
Missouri 65401. The Forest Service
strongly prefers comments be submitted
electronically.
Oral Comments: Persons or
organizations wishing to make oral
comments must pre-register by 4:30
p.m. CDT on June 19, 2023, and
speakers can only register for one
speaking slot. Oral comments must be
sent by email to kimberly.houf@
usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked)
to Kimberly Houf, Mark Twain National
Forest, 401 Fairgrounds Road, Rolla,
Missouri 65401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Crump, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by phone at 573–341–
7413 or email at michael.crump@
usda.gov or Kimberly Houf, RAC
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Coordinator, at 573–261–9714 or email
at kimberly.houf@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Hear from Forest representatives on
recreation fee change proposals;
2. Discussion and Q&A;
3. RAC-made recommendations on fee
changes; and
4. Approve meeting minutes.
The agenda will include time for
individuals to make oral statements of
three minutes or less. Individuals
wishing to make an oral statement
should make a request in writing at least
three days prior to the meeting date to
be scheduled on the agenda. Written
comments may be submitted to the
Forest Service up to 14 days after the
meeting date listed under DATES.
Please contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, by
or before the deadline, for all questions
related to the meeting. All comments,
including names and addresses when
provided, are placed in the record and
are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received upon request.
Meeting Accommodations: The
meeting location is compliant with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, and the
USDA provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpretation, assistive listening
devices, or other reasonable
accommodation to the person listed
under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section or contact USDA’s
TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600
(voice and TTY) or USDA through the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Additionally, program information may
be made available in languages other
than English.
USDA programs are prohibited from
discriminating based on race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, gender
identity (including gender expression),
sexual orientation, disability, age,
marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or
retaliation for prior civil rights activity,
in any program or activity conducted or
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to
all programs). Remedies and complaint
filing deadlines vary by program or
incident.
Equal opportunity practices in
accordance with USDA’s policies will
be followed in all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2023-0013]
General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement
Plan
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to renew charter.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, United
States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) gives notice of the Secretary
of Agriculture's intent to renew the charter for the General Conference
Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (Committee) for a 2-
year period. The Secretary has determined that the Committee is
necessary and in the public interest.
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; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The General Conference Committee of the National Poultry
Improvement Plan was established in 1971. The committee is governed in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the
regulations of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (9 CFR), section
147.43. The duties of the committee involve assisting the Department in
planning, organizing, and conducting the National Poultry Improvement
Plan (NPIP) Biennial Conference. Between Plan Conferences,
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the committee represents the cooperating States in:
Advising the Department on administrative procedures and
interpretations of the Plan provisions contained in 9 CFR.
Helping the Department evaluate comments on proposed Plan
amendments.
Recommending to the Secretary any changes in Plan
provisions when postponement until the next Plan Conference would
seriously impair program operations.
Serving as a forum for the study of poultry health
problems.
The purpose of the General Conference Committee of the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (Committee) is to maintain and ensure industry
involvement in Federal administration of matters pertaining to poultry
health. The committee meets at least annually. In the even years, the
committee meets in conjunction with the NPIP Biennial Conference. The
NPIP Biennial Conference is the only national meeting where the
industry, State and Federal government consider poultry health issues
on a routine basis. The committee members are elected at the NPIP
Biennial conference by State delegates from their respective regions.
There are seven members with a 4-year staggered term. The poultry
industry elects the members of the Committee. The members represent six
geographic areas with one member-at-large. The Committee Chairperson
and the Vice Chairperson shall be elected by the Committee from among
its members.
Dated: April 11, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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