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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2023–0010]
Notice of Availability of Pest Risk
Analyses for the Importation of Fresh
Thyme, Marjoram, and Oregano From
Kenya Into the United States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have prepared pest risk analyses
that evaluate the risks associated with
the importation of fresh thyme,
marjoram, and oregano from Kenya into
the United States. Based on the
analyses, we have determined that the
application of one or more designated
phytosanitary measures will be
sufficient to mitigate the risks of
introducing or disseminating plant pests
or noxious weeds via the importation of
fresh thyme, marjoram, and oregano
from Kenya into the United States. We
are making the pest risk analyses
available to the public for review and
comment.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 18,
2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2023–0010 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the
Comment button in the list of
documents.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2023–0010, 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
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may be viewed at www.regulations.gov
or in our reading room, which is located
in Room 1620 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: Ms.
Gina Stiltner, Senior Regulatory Policy
Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (518) 760–2468; Gina.L.Stiltner@
USDA.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart L—
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–12, referred to below
as the regulations), the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
prohibits or restricts the importation of
fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world to
prevent plant pests from being
introduced into or disseminated within
the United States.
Section 319.56–4 contains a
performance-based process for
approving the importation of fruits and
vegetables that, based on the findings of
a pest risk analysis, can be safely
imported subject to one or more of the
five designated phytosanitary measures
listed in paragraph (b) of that section.
APHIS received a request from the
national plant protection organization of
Kenya to allow the importation of fresh
thyme (Thymus vulgaris), marjoram
(Origanum majorana), and oregano
(Origanum vulgare) for consumption
from Kenya into the United States. As
part of our evaluation of Kenya’s
request, we have prepared pest risk
assessments to identify the pests of
quarantine significance that could
follow the pathway of the importation of
fresh thyme, marjoram, and oregano
from Kenya into the United States.
Based on the pest risk assessments, risk
management documents (RMDs) were
prepared to identify phytosanitary
measures that could be applied to fresh
thyme, marjoram, and oregano to
mitigate the pest risk.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the
availability of our pest risk assessments
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and RMDs for public review and
comment. Those documents, as well as
a description of the economic
considerations associated with the
importation of fresh thyme, marjoram,
and oregano from Kenya into the United
States, 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 the pest risk
assessments and RMDs 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 we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the import status of fresh
thyme, marjoram, and oregano from
Kenya into the United States in a
subsequent notice. If the overall
conclusions of our analyses and the
Administrator’s determination of risk
remain unchanged following our
consideration of the comments, then we
will authorize the importation of fresh
thyme, marjoram, and oregano from
Kenya into the United States subject to
the requirements specified in the RMDs.
Depending on the comments received,
we may authorize the importation of all,
some, or none of the commodities from
Kenya specified in this notice.
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 9th day of
January 2024.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail
Advisory Council
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Northwest
National Scenic Trail (PNT) Advisory
Council will hold public meetings
according to the details shown below.
SUMMARY:
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The Council is authorized under the
National Trails System Act (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The
purpose of the Council is to advise and
make recommendations to the Secretary
of Agriculture, through the Chief of the
Forest Service, on matters relating to the
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail
as described in the Act.
DATES: One virtual half-day meeting will
be held on February 13, 2024, 10 a.m.–
2 p.m., Pacific standard time (PST).
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone
wishing to provide virtual oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59
p.m. PST on February 6, 2024. Written
public comments will be accepted up to
11:59 p.m. PST on February 6, 2024.
Comments submitted after this date will
be provided to the Forest Service, but
the Council may not have adequate time
to consider those comments prior to the
meeting.
All council 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
virtually via Zoom or the internet and
the public may join using the link
posted on the PNT Advisory Council
meetings web page: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/detail/pnt/workingtogether/advisory-committees/
?cid=fseprd505622. Council information
and meeting details can be found at the
following website: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/detail/pnt/workingtogether/advisory-committees/
?cid=fseprd505622 or by contacting the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written Comments: Written comments
must be sent by email to
jeffrey.kitchens@usda.gov or via mail
(i.e., postmarked) to Jeff Kitchens, 63095
Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR
97701. The Forest Service strongly
prefers comments be submitted
electronically.
Oral Comments: Persons or
organizations wishing to make oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59
p.m. PST, February 6, 2024, and
speakers can only register for one
speaking slot. Oral comments must be
sent by email to jeffrey.kitchens@
usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked)
to Jeff Kitchens, 63095 Deschutes
Market Road, Bend, OR 97701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Kitchens, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), by email at jeffrey.kitchens@
usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to:
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1. Approve meeting minutes;
2. Discuss implementation of the
comprehensive plan for the PNT; and
3. Discuss and identify future PNT
Advisory Council activity.
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
Council. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Council have
taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership shall include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent minorities, women,
and persons with disabilities. USDA is
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an equal opportunity provider,
employer, and lender.
Dated: January 10, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024–00785 Filed 1–16–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket No. RBS–23–BUSINESS–0026]
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the
Value-Added Producer Grants for
Fiscal Year 2024
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity.
AGENCY:
The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS or the
Agency), a Rural Development (RD)
agency of the United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA), announces
acceptance of applications under the
Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)
program for Fiscal Year (FY)2024,
subject to the availability of funding.
This Notice is being issued prior to the
FY 2024 appropriations act to allow
Applicants sufficient time to leverage
financing, prepare and submit their
applications, and give the Agency time
to process applications within FY 2024.
Based on FY 2023 appropriated funding,
the Agency estimates that
approximately $30 million will be made
available for FY 2024. Successful
applications will be selected by the
Agency for funding and subsequently
awarded to the extent that funding may
ultimately be made available through
appropriations. Applicants are
responsible for any expenses incurred in
developing their applications.
DATES: Electronic applications e-filed
through https://www.grants.gov must be
filed by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on
April 11, 2024.
Complete paper applications must be
submitted by close of business on April
16, 2024 in the USDA RD State Office
of the State where the project is located.
Paper applications must be postmarked
and mailed, shipped or sent overnight,
hand carried or emailed by this date.
Late applications are not eligible for
grant funding under this Notice.
ADDRESSES: This funding announcement
will also be announced on
www.grants.gov. Electronic applications
are to be submitted through
www.grants.gov.
To submit a paper application, send it
to the USDA RD State Office located in
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[FR Doc No: 2024-00785]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Advisory Council
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNT) Advisory
Council will hold public meetings according to the details shown below.
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The Council is authorized under the National Trails System Act (the
Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). The purpose of the Council is to advise and make
recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of
the Forest Service, on matters relating to the Pacific Northwest
National Scenic Trail as described in the Act.
DATES: One virtual half-day meeting will be held on February 13, 2024,
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pacific standard time (PST).
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide virtual oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. PST on February 6, 2024.
Written public comments will be accepted up to 11:59 p.m. PST on
February 6, 2024. Comments submitted after this date will be provided
to the Forest Service, but the Council may not have adequate time to
consider those comments prior to the meeting.
All council 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 virtually via Zoom or the internet
and the public may join using the link posted on the PNT Advisory
Council meetings web page: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/pnt/working-together/advisory-committees/?cid=fseprd505622. Council information and
meeting details can be found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/pnt/working-together/advisory-committees/?cid=fseprd505622 or by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to
[email protected] or via mail (i.e., postmarked) to Jeff
Kitchens, 63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR 97701. The Forest
Service strongly prefers comments be submitted electronically.
Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. PST, February 6, 2024, and
speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral comments must be
sent by email to [email protected] or via mail (i.e.,
postmarked) to Jeff Kitchens, 63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR
97701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Kitchens, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Approve meeting minutes;
2. Discuss implementation of the comprehensive plan for the PNT;
and
3. Discuss and identify future PNT Advisory Council activity.
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 Council. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Council have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. USDA is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Dated: January 10, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-00785 Filed 1-16-24; 8:45 am]
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