Department of Agriculture November 8, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Fresh Citrus Fruit From Uruguay, Including Citrus Hybrids and Fortunella spp., Into the Continental United States
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the importation of fresh citrus fruit from Uruguay, including Citrus hybrids and Fortunella spp., into the continental United States.
Office of Human Resources Management; 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4); Performance Review Board Membership
This notice announces the members of the Senior Executive Service and Senior Level and Scientific or Professional Performance Review Boards (PRB), as required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). Agriculture has six PRBs: the Office of the Secretary; Departmental Management and Staff Offices; Marketing and Regulatory Programs and Food Safety; Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services; and Rural Development; Natural Resources and Environment; and Research, Education and Economics. Each PRB is comprised of a Chairperson and a mix of career and noncareer senior executives that meet annually to review and evaluate performance appraisal documents and provide a written recommendation to the Secretary for final approval of each executive's performance rating, performance-based pay adjustment, and performance award.
Availability of an Environmental Assessment for the Biological Control of Giant Reed
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a draft environmental assessment relative to the control of giant reed (Arundo donax). The environmental assessment considers the effects of, and alternatives to, the field release of a gall-forming fly, Lasioptera donacis, into the continental United States for use as a biological control agent to reduce the severity of giant reed infestations. We are making the environmental assessment available to the public for review and comment.
Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Packaging and Labeling
In a final rule published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2016, and effective on October 31, 2016, we amended the Virus- Serum-Toxin Act regulations to make veterinary biologics labeling requirements more consistent with current science and veterinary practice. However, we inadvertently removed a requirement for an indications statement that should appear on final container labels, carton labels, and enclosures. This document corrects that error.
Withdrawal of an Environmental Assessment for the Field Release of Genetically Engineered Diamondback Moths
We are advising the public that we are withdrawing an environmental assessment that was prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to a permitted environmental release of diamondback moths which have been genetically engineered for repressible female lethality and to express red fluorescence as a marker. While we reached a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) in connection with this action and posted that FONSI on our Web site, the public was not notified of the FONSI via publication of an associated notice in the Federal Register. We are therefore withdrawing the environmental assessment and FONSI.
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