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Forestry Research Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2023-22867
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Forestry Research Advisory Committee (FRAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The Committee is authorized under the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of this Committee is to make recommendations to and advise the Secretary of Agriculture on forestry research. The Agriculture and Food Act directs the Secretary to appoint the FRAC which advises on how to efficiently accomplish the purposes of the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962. The FRAC focuses on developing and utilizing the Nation's forest resources, forestry schools, and forest industries. FRAC recommendations support states in carrying out a program of forestry research through land-grant colleges or agricultural experiment stations and other state-supported colleges and universities that offer graduate training in forestry. The FRAC also provides advice related to the Forest Service research program which is authorized by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978.
Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Referendum Procedures
Document Number: 2023-22508
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-16
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This proposed rule invites comments on the establishment of procedures for conducting a referendum to determine whether issuance of a proposed Natural Grass Sod Research and Promotion Order (Order) is favored by natural grass sod producers. The procedures would also be used for any subsequent referendum under the Order. The proposed Order is being published separately in this issue of the Federal Register.
Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order
Document Number: 2023-22502
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-16
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This proposed rule invites comments on the establishment of an industry-funded promotion, research, and information program for natural grass sod products. The proposed Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order) was submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) by Turfgrass Producers International (TPI), a group of natural grass sod producers. The proposed Order also announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of new information collection requirements to implement the program.
Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Temporary Suspension of Continuance Referendum
Document Number: 2023-22334
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-10-16
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This rule temporarily suspends the continuance referendum requirement under the Federal marketing order for California raisins. The continuance referendum scheduled between November 2023 and November 2025 overlaps with the timeframe the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) plans to conduct a formal rulemaking to amend the marketing order. This suspension delays the enforcement of the continuance referendum requirement to give precedence to the formal rulemaking process, which may include a producer referendum. In addition, if the marketing order is amended, this temporary suspension provides industry time to operate under the amended marketing order before the next scheduled continuance referendum.
Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU) Certification Process
Document Number: 2023-22718
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-10-16
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
This amendment to NIFA regulations updates the list of institutions that are granted Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU) certification by the Secretary and are eligible for HSACU programs for the period starting July 1, 2023, and ending July 1, 2024.
Domestic Sugar Program-FY 2023 Reassignment and FY 2024 Overall Sugar Marketing Allotment, Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar Marketing Allotments and Company Allocations
Document Number: 2023-22638
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing this notice to: revise fiscal year (FY) 2023 (crop year 2022) State cane sugar allotments and allocations to sugarcane processors; reassign FY 2023 cane sugar marketing allocations to raw cane sugar imports already anticipated; and announce the FY 2024 (crop year 2023) overall sugar marketing allotment quantity (OAQ), State cane sugar allotments, and sugar beet and sugarcane processor allocations. The actions to revise and reassign apply to all domestic cane sugar marketed for human consumption in the United States from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, and the action to announce the allocations applies to all domestic beet and cane sugar marketed for human consumption in the United States from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024.
Proposed New Recreation Fee Sites; Correction
Document Number: 2023-22547
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Forest Service published a document in the Federal Register of September 21, 2023, concerning new recreation fee sites on the Shoshone National Forest. The document contained incorrect contact information and supplementary information.
Dried Prunes Produced in California; Suspension of the Marketing Order
Document Number: 2023-22333
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-12
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This proposed rule would suspend the Federal marketing order regulating dried prunes produced in California (Order) effective at the beginning of the 2023-2024 crop year. After operating for 18 years without handling regulations, the Prune Administrative Committee (Committee) recommended the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) indefinitely suspend the Order. After reviewing the Committee's recommendation, AMS determined that regulatory suspension with a sunset provision of seven years is appropriate. This suspension period would extend through the end of the 2029-2030 crop year and would provide industry sufficient time to assess whether the Order's reinstatement is beneficial. If no recommendation is made by the Committee to reinstate the Order by the end of the 2029-2030 crop year, AMS would proceed to terminate the Order.
Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2023-22524
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-10-12
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary
This document revises the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reflect changes and additions to the delegations as summarized below.
Information Collection; Interagency Generic Clearance for Federal Land Management Agencies Collaborative Visitor Surveys on Recreation and Transportation Related Programs and Systems
Document Number: 2023-22459
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-12
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking public comment on reapproval of a currently approved information collection request, Interagency Generic Clearance for Federal Land Management Agencies Collaborative Visitor Surveys on Recreation and Transportation Related Programs and Systems.
U.S. Grade Standards for Pecans in the Shell and Shelled Pecans
Document Number: 2023-22341
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-11
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Pecans in the Shell and the U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Pecans by replacing the current grades with U.S. Extra Fancy, U.S. Fancy, U.S. Choice, and U.S. Standard grades. The proposal also includes updating terminology, definitions, and defect scoring guides.
Actual Production History (APH) and Other Crop Insurance Transparency; Corrections
Document Number: 2023-22469
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-10-11
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
On August 30, 2023, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation corrected the Common Crop Insurance Policy (CCIP) Basic Provisions, Arizona-California Citrus Crop Insurance Provisions, California Avocado Crop Insurance Provisions, Macadamia Nut Crop Insurance Provisions, and the Texas Citrus Fruit Crop Insurance Provisions. In reviewing the changes made, FCIC found incorrect crop years in the Crop Provisions. This document makes the corrections.
Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Amendment to the Marketing Order
Document Number: 2023-22335
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-10
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This document invites comments on a proposed amendment to Marketing Order No. 927, which regulates the handling of pears grown in Oregon and Washington. The proposed amendment would revise the Fresh Pear Committee's approval requirement for recommending modifications to the marketing order's fresh pear handling regulations from 80 to 75 percent.
Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate
Document Number: 2023-22332
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-10-10
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This final rule implements a recommendation from the California Olive Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2023 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate
Document Number: 2023-22331
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-10-10
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This rule implements a recommendation from the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2023 and subsequent fiscal periods. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
Notice of Request for New Information Collection: Small and Very Small Establishment Outreach Survey
Document Number: 2023-22356
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-10
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to request a new information collection to solicit feedback from small and very small establishment owners. FSIS plans to use a multi-language survey to ascertain how FSIS can better service the needs of small and very small establishments and improve outreach to them. This is a new information collection with 417 hours.
Notice of Request for Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Salmonella Initiative Program
Document Number: 2023-22422
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-10
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew the approved information collection regarding the Salmonella Initiative Program (SIP). FSIS is making no changes to the current collection. The approval for this information collection will expire on February 29, 2024.
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2023-22342
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-10
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of a currently approved information collection for the Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under Regulations Under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), 1930, as amended.
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2023-22338
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-10
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget for an extension of and revision to the currently approved information collection for the Child Nutrition Labeling Program.
Redefining Bona Fide Cotton Spot Markets
Document Number: 2023-22180
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-10-06
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
On August 1, 2023, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a rule amending the regulation that redefines two of the seven designated spot markets and changing the names of the affected markets. The amendatory language in this rule did not provide instructions necessary to effectuate the changes in the Code of Federal Regulations. This action corrects the names and definitions of the two affected cotton spot markets.
Proposed New Recreation Fee Sites
Document Number: 2023-22301
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-06
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Tongass National Forest is proposing to establish several new recreation fee sites. Recreation fee revenues collected at the new recreation fee sites would be used for operation, maintenance, and improvement of the sites. An analysis of nearby recreation fee sites with similar amenities shows the recreation fees that would be charged at the new recreation fee sites are reasonable and typical of similar recreation fee sites in the area.
Submission for OMB Emergency Review: Hawaii Agricultural Disaster Survey
Document Number: 2023-22178
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture
The National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture (NASS) submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency clearance and review for the Hawaii Agricultural Disaster Survey. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, NASS is soliciting comments for this collection.
Proposed New Recreation Fee Sites
Document Number: 2023-22173
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland are proposing to establish multiple new recreation fee sites. Recreation fee revenues collected at the new recreation fee sites would be used for operation, maintenance, and improvement of the sites. An analysis of nearby recreation fee sites with similar amenities shows the recreation fees that would be charged at the new recreation fee sites are reasonable and typical of similar recreation fee sites in the area.
Updating Manufactured Housing Provisions; Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2023-22184
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service
The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency), a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing an extension of the public comment period by 15 days for the notice of proposed rulemaking for the ``Updating Manufactured Housing Provisions.'' The intent of the extended comment period is to allow the public additional time to review and provide comments on the proposed changes.
Almonds Grown in California; Amendments to the Marketing Order
Document Number: 2023-21701
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-04
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This rulemaking proposes amendments to Marketing Order No. 981, which regulates the handling of almonds grown in California. The proposed amendments would modify certain marketing order provisions to facilitate orderly administration of the program. Additionally, the proposed amendments would modernize, simplify, or align language with current industry practices and definitions, and would establish authority to borrow funds. The proposal would also establish authority for the Almond Board of California (Board) to accept advanced assessments.
Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notices in the Southwestern Region; Arizona, New Mexico, and Parts of Oklahoma and Texas
Document Number: 2023-21979
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-04
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by all Ranger Districts, Grasslands, Forests, and the Regional Office of the Southwestern Region to publish legal notices. The intended effect of this action is to inform interested members of the public which newspapers the Forest Service will use to publish notices of proposed actions, notices of decision, and notices of opportunity to file an objection. This will provide the public with constructive notice of Forest Service proposals and decisions, provide information on the procedures to comment or object, and establish the date that the Forest Service will use to determine if comments or objections were timely.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2023-21963
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-04
Agency: Department of Agriculture
USDA Equity Commission; Meeting
Document Number: 2023-21918
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-04
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a public meeting of the USDA Equity Commission (EC or Commission), Subcommittee for Agriculture and the Rural Community Economic Development (RCED) Subcommittee will convene to continue its work reviewing USDA programs, services, and policies for the purpose of making recommendations for how the Department can improve access and advance equity. The Commission and Subcommittees are authorized under section 22007c of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Public Law 117-169, and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2023-21907
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-04
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2023-21833
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2023-21832
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Law Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions
Document Number: 2023-21563
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency), United States Department of Agriculture, is proposing to revise the Forest Service's criminal prohibitions to enhance consistency of the Forest Service's law enforcement practices with those of State and other Federal land management agencies. The Forest Service is proposing to streamline enforcement of criminal prohibitions in related to fire and use of vehicles on National Forest System roads and trails by eliminating the requirement to issue an order for enforcement.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Restructuring (MPR) Demonstration Program; OMB Control No.: 0575-0190
Document Number: 2023-21764
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces its' intention to request a revision of a currently approved information collection and invites comments on this information collection.
Special Uses; Land Use Fees; Temporary Land Use Fee Reductions for Recreation Residence Permits
Document Number: 2023-21564
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-02
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency), United States Department of Agriculture, is proposing to update its special uses regulations, consistent with the requirement in the Cabin Fee Act, to provide for suspension or temporary reduction of the land use fee for a recreation residence permit if access to, or occupancy of, the recreation residence is significantly restricted.
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board
Document Number: 2023-21565
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-02
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The Board is authorized under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of forest issues such as forest plan revisions or amendments, forest health including fire, insect and disease, travel management, forest monitoring and evaluation, recreation fees, and site-specific projects having forest- wide implications.
Marketing Order Regulations for Almonds Grown in California
Document Number: 2023-21702
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-10-02
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This rule implements a recommendation from the Almond Board of California (Board) to change multiple provisions in the administrative requirements prescribed under the Federal marketing order regulating the handling of almonds grown in California (Order). This action amends administrative requirements regulating quality control, exempt dispositions, and interest and late charges provisions. In addition, the rule stays two sections of the administrative requirements that define almond butter and stipulate disposition in reserve outlets by handlers to facilitate the efficient administration of the Order.
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter
Document Number: 2023-21303
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the commercial transportation of equines to slaughtering facilities.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Retailer Applications
Document Number: 2023-21415
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection. FNS seeks OMB approval for the burden associated with SNAP application forms and other document requests that are necessary to effectively administer a large population of retailers, varied in type and scope, and ensure that these retailers remain in compliance with program requirements.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2023-21452
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notices by the Intermountain Region, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming
Document Number: 2023-21487
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by the ranger districts, national forests, and the regional office of the Intermountain Region to publish legal notices required under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The intended effect of this action is to inform interested members of the public which newspapers the Forest Service will use to publish notices of proposed actions and notices of decision. This will provide the public with constructive notice of Forest Service proposals and decisions, provide information on the procedures to comment, object or appeal, and establish the date that the Forest Service will use to determine if comments or appeals/objections were timely.
Notice of Funding Opportunity for Calendar Year 2022 Disaster Circuit Rider Technical Assistance Grants Program; Water and Environmental Programs
Document Number: 2023-21129
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) mission area of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces acceptance of applications under the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Disaster Circuit Rider Technical Assistance (CY 2022 Disaster CRTA) Grants Program. The Agency will have up to $8,000,000 in grant funding provided through the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023. Grant funds will be made available to qualified organizations to provide technical assistance on a national basis to rural communities and federally recognized tribes with water infrastructure systems damaged by CY 2022 Presidentially declared disasters. Purposes include supporting eligible communities, including federally recognized tribes, identified through the Presidential disaster declarations by providing on-site technical assistance to support post-disaster mitigation of eligible events, to identify and evaluate solutions to impacted water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste challenges, help communities develop and prepare applications for water and waste loans and grants, deliver training and other resources to operators, managers, and other system personnel, and pay certain expenses associated with the provision of such services. Applicants are responsible for any expenses incurred in developing their application.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Pandemic EBT (OMB #0584-0660)
Document Number: 2023-21515
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This is a revision of a currently approved information collection for Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) for the reporting burden associated with administering P-EBT. This revision is limited in nature and only includes collection activities essential to facilitating the orderly wind-down and close-out of the P-EBT program.
Notice of Funds Availability; 2021 Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) Phase 2
Document Number: 2023-21088
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-27
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing this notice announcing ELRP Phase 2. This document provides the eligibility requirements and payment calculation for the second phase of ELRP assistance. ELRP Phase 2 will provide assistance to eligible livestock producers for the loss of the value of winter forage from the deterioration of grazing cover due to a qualifying drought or wildfire during the 2021 normal grazing period, which has been exacerbated by a continued lack of precipitation. This document also makes a correction and amendment to ELRP Phase 1.
Notice of Request to Renew an Approved Information Collection: Egg Products Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures
Document Number: 2023-21053
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-27
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to request renewal of the approved information collection regarding egg products Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (Sanitation SOPs). There are no changes to the information collection. The approval for this information collection will expire on January 31, 2024.
Notice of Funds Availability; Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2022
Document Number: 2023-21068
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-27
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing this notice announcing ELRP 2022. This document provides the eligibility requirements and payment calculation for ELRP 2022 assistance. ELRP 2022 will provide payments to producers who faced increased supplemental feed costs as a result of forage losses due to a qualifying drought or wildfire in calendar year 2022, using data already submitted to FSA through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP).
Importation of Live Dogs for Resale From Regions Where African Swine Fever Exists or Is Reasonably Believed to Exist
Document Number: 2023-20952
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-09-27
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are proposing to amend the regulations to establish requirements regarding the importation of live dogs for resale, whether through retail or wholesale channels or fee-based adoption, from regions where African swine fever (ASF) exists or is reasonably believed to exist. These regulations are necessary because dogs imported from ASF-affected countries for resale purposes, along with bedding, represent a potential risk for the introduction of ASF into the United States. This action would address that risk.
Sanders Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2023-20773
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Sanders Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold two public meetings according to the details shown below. The Committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of the Committee is to improve 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 Lolo National Forest within Sanders County, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh Baby Kiwi Fruit From France Into the Continental United States
Document Number: 2023-20873
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the importation of fresh baby kiwi fruit from France into the continental United States. Based on findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, 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 baby kiwi fruit from France.
Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision-Increasing Options for Schools
Document Number: 2023-20294
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-09-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
This final rule amends the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) regulations by lowering the minimum identified student percentage (ISP) from 40 percent to 25 percent. Lowering the minimum ISP will give States and schools greater flexibility to offer meals to all enrolled students at no cost when financially viable. As a result of this rule, more schools are eligible to participate in CEP and experience the associated benefits, such as increasing students' access to healthy, no-cost school meals; eliminating unpaid meal charges; reducing stigma; and streamlining Program administration and meal service operations.
Notice of Intent To Reinstate a Previously Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2023-20578
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request the reinstatement, with changes, to a previously approved information collection, the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) Survey. Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of the target, sampling design, and/ or questionnaire length.
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