80_FR_22780 80 FR 22702 - Notice of Availability of a Treatment Evaluation Document; Hot Water Treatment of Oversized Mangoes

80 FR 22702 - Notice of Availability of a Treatment Evaluation Document; Hot Water Treatment of Oversized Mangoes

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 78 (April 23, 2015)

Page Range22702-22703
FR Document2015-09468

We are advising the public that we have determined that it is necessary to amend hot water treatment schedule T102-a in the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual to extend the applicability of the treatment to additional mango commodities. We have prepared a treatment evaluation document that describes the revised treatment schedule and explains why we have determined that it is effective at neutralizing certain target pests. We are making this treatment evaluation document available to the public for review and comment.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0006]


Notice of Availability of a Treatment Evaluation Document; Hot 
Water Treatment of Oversized Mangoes

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have determined that it is 
necessary to amend hot water treatment schedule T102-a in the Plant 
Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual to extend the applicability 
of the treatment to additional mango commodities. We have prepared a 
treatment evaluation document that describes the revised treatment 
schedule and explains why we have determined that it is effective at 
neutralizing certain target pests. We are making this treatment 
evaluation document available to the public for review and comment.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 
22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0006.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0006, 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 may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-
0006 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 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: Dr. Inder P.S. Gadh, Senior Risk 
Manager--Treatments, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are 
intended, among other things, to prevent the introduction or 
dissemination of plant pests and noxious weeds into or within the 
United States. Under the regulations, certain plants, fruits, 
vegetables, and other articles must be treated before they may be moved 
into the United States or interstate. The phytosanitary treatments 
regulations contained in 7 CFR part 305 (referred to below as the 
regulations) set out standards for treatments required in 7 CFR parts 
301, 318, and 319 for fruits, vegetables, and other articles.
    In Sec.  305.2, paragraph (b) states that approved treatment 
schedules are set out in the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 
Treatment Manual.\1\ Section 305.3 sets out the processes for adding, 
revising, or removing treatment schedules in the PPQ Treatment Manual. 
In that section, paragraph (b) sets out the process for adding, 
revising, or removing treatment schedules when there is an immediate 
need to make a change. The circumstances in which an immediate need 
exists are described in Sec.  305.3(b)(1). They are:
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    \1\ The PPQ Treatment Manual is available at  http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/index.shtml or by 
contacting the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant 
Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92 Thomas Johnson Drive, 
Suite 200, Frederick, MD 21702.
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     PPQ has determined that an approved treatment schedule is 
ineffective at neutralizing the targeted plant pest(s).
     PPQ has determined that, in order to neutralize the 
targeted plant pest(s), the treatment schedule must be administered 
using a different process than was previously used.
     PPQ has determined that a new treatment schedule is 
effective, based on efficacy data, and that ongoing trade in a 
commodity or commodities may be adversely impacted unless the new 
treatment schedule is approved for use.
     The use of a treatment schedule is no longer authorized by 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or by any other Federal 
entity.
    A treatment currently listed in the PPQ Treatment Manual (T102-a) 
requires mango (Mangifera indica) to be treated with hot water 
immersion to prevent the introduction into the United States of 
Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) and Anastrepha spp. fruit 
flies, including A. ludens (Mexican fruit fly). Historically, the 
treatment schedules for T102-a required the fruit to undergo different 
immersion times based on the fruit's country of origin, shape, and size 
(weight). While rounded mango varieties weighing up to 900 grams were 
authorized for importation from Mexico, Central America (north of and 
including Costa Rica), Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the 
West Indies excluding islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Margarita, 
Tortuga, and Trinidad and Tobago, the maximum allowable size of rounded 
mango varieties that could be treated with T102-a and imported into the 
United States from Panama, countries in South America, and the West 
Indies islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Margarita, Tortuga, and 
Trinidad and Tobago was only 650 grams.
    In 2009, the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of Peru 
formally requested that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) amend the PPQ Treatment Manual to allow the use of T102-a 
hot[hyphen]water immersion treatment as a phytosanitary treatment to 
mitigate fruit fly risks in mangoes weighing more than 650 grams. A 
similar interest had previously been expressed by other countries in 
South America, namely Brazil, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Based on research 
conducted by the NPPO of Peru in support of its request, APHIS has 
concluded that the T102-a treatment schedule of 110[hyphen]minute fruit 
immersion in a constant 70 [deg]F (41.6 [deg]C) hot-water bath is an 
efficacious phytosanitary treatment for eggs and larvae of C. capitata 
and Anastrepha spp. fruit flies in mangoes weighing 651 to 900 grams 
and that the treatment is effective for these over-sized mangoes 
regardless of their country of origin.
    In 2014, APHIS inspectors working in Mexico and Brazil observed 
that approximately 20 percent of the treatments using the T102-a 
treatment schedule involving ``flat'' or ``elongated'' mangoes weighing 
between 525 grams and 570 grams contained fruit that did not reach the 
target pulp temperature for mitigating the risk from fruit flies at the 
end of treatment duration. However, after conducting a literature 
review, APHIS determined that mango shape did not affect the efficacy 
of the treatment. Therefore, as an emergency measure, the treatment was 
amended so that all would have to undergo hot water immersion treatment 
with treatment duration strictly governed by weight class. Treatment 
duration times were based on the treatment duration times previously 
put in place for rounded mangoes from those countries. As an emergency 
measure, this action was done administratively and was not meant to be 
permanent.
    Based on Peru's research validating treatment efficacy on over-
sized mangoes and APHIS' conclusion that the 110-minute immersion at 70 
[deg]F treatment covers mangoes weighing up to 900 grams regardless of 
their country

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of origin, APHIS has determined that restrictions associated with shape 
or country of origin are no longer relevant. Therefore, in accordance 
with Sec.  305.3(b)(2), we are providing notice that we have determined 
that it is necessary to amend treatment schedule T102-a to specify the 
following weight-based dip times:

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                                                    Then the dip time
           If the weight is (grams):                  (minutes) is:
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Up to 375......................................                       65
376 to 500.....................................                       75
501 to 700.....................................                       90
701 to 900.....................................                      110
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Valid if the fruit is not hydro-cooled within 30 minutes of removal from
  the hot-water immersion tank. Alternatively, 10 minutes may be added
  to the treatment duration to allow immediate hydro-cooling.

    In order to have minimum adverse impact on the ongoing trade of 
this commodity from mango exporting countries, we are making these 
changes effective immediately upon publication of this notice.
    The reasons for these revisions to the treatment manual are 
described in detail in the treatment evaluation document (TED) we have 
prepared to support this action. The TED may be viewed on the 
Regulations.gov Web site or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES above 
for instructions for accessing Regulations.gov and information on the 
location and hours of the reading room). You may also request paper 
copies of the TED by calling or writing to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of the TED 
when requesting copies.
    After reviewing the comments we receive, we will announce our 
decision regarding the revised treatment schedule described in the TED 
in a subsequent notice, in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of Sec.  
305.3. If we do not receive any comments, or the comments we receive do 
not change our determination that the proposed changes are effective, 
we will affirm these changes to the PPQ Treatment Manual and make 
available a new version of the PPQ Treatment Manual reflecting these 
changes. If we receive comments that cause us to determine that 
additional changes need to be made to treatment schedule T102-a, we 
will make available a new version of the PPQ Treatment Manual that 
reflects the changes.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 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 17th day of April 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-09468 Filed 4-22-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                  22702                         Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 78 / Thursday, April 23, 2015 / Notices

                                                  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                               noxious weeds into or within the United               Islands, and the West Indies excluding
                                                                                                          States. Under the regulations, certain                islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao,
                                                  Animal and Plant Health Inspection                      plants, fruits, vegetables, and other                 Margarita, Tortuga, and Trinidad and
                                                  Service                                                 articles must be treated before they may              Tobago, the maximum allowable size of
                                                  [Docket No. APHIS–2015–0006]                            be moved into the United States or                    rounded mango varieties that could be
                                                                                                          interstate. The phytosanitary treatments              treated with T102–a and imported into
                                                  Notice of Availability of a Treatment                   regulations contained in 7 CFR part 305               the United States from Panama,
                                                  Evaluation Document; Hot Water                          (referred to below as the regulations) set            countries in South America, and the
                                                  Treatment of Oversized Mangoes                          out standards for treatments required in              West Indies islands of Aruba, Bonaire,
                                                                                                          7 CFR parts 301, 318, and 319 for fruits,             Curacao, Margarita, Tortuga, and
                                                  AGENCY:  Animal and Plant Health                        vegetables, and other articles.                       Trinidad and Tobago was only 650
                                                  Inspection Service, USDA.                                  In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that              grams.
                                                  ACTION: Notice of availability and                      approved treatment schedules are set                     In 2009, the national plant protection
                                                  request for comments.                                   out in the Plant Protection and                       organization (NPPO) of Peru formally
                                                                                                          Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual.1                   requested that the Animal and Plant
                                                  SUMMARY:   We are advising the public                   Section 305.3 sets out the processes for              Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
                                                  that we have determined that it is                      adding, revising, or removing treatment               amend the PPQ Treatment Manual to
                                                  necessary to amend hot water treatment                  schedules in the PPQ Treatment                        allow the use of T102–a hot-water
                                                  schedule T102-a in the Plant Protection                 Manual. In that section, paragraph (b)                immersion treatment as a phytosanitary
                                                  and Quarantine Treatment Manual to                      sets out the process for adding, revising,            treatment to mitigate fruit fly risks in
                                                  extend the applicability of the treatment               or removing treatment schedules when                  mangoes weighing more than 650 grams.
                                                  to additional mango commodities. We                     there is an immediate need to make a                  A similar interest had previously been
                                                  have prepared a treatment evaluation                    change. The circumstances in which an                 expressed by other countries in South
                                                  document that describes the revised                     immediate need exists are described in                America, namely Brazil, Ecuador, and
                                                  treatment schedule and explains why                     § 305.3(b)(1). They are:                              Venezuela. Based on research
                                                  we have determined that it is effective                    • PPQ has determined that an                       conducted by the NPPO of Peru in
                                                  at neutralizing certain target pests. We                approved treatment schedule is                        support of its request, APHIS has
                                                  are making this treatment evaluation                    ineffective at neutralizing the targeted              concluded that the T102–a treatment
                                                  document available to the public for                    plant pest(s).                                        schedule of 110-minute fruit immersion
                                                  review and comment.                                        • PPQ has determined that, in order                in a constant 70 °F (41.6 °C) hot-water
                                                  DATES: We will consider all comments                    to neutralize the targeted plant pest(s),             bath is an efficacious phytosanitary
                                                  that we receive on or before June 22,                   the treatment schedule must be                        treatment for eggs and larvae of C.
                                                  2015.                                                   administered using a different process                capitata and Anastrepha spp. fruit flies
                                                  ADDRESSES:   You may submit comments                    than was previously used.                             in mangoes weighing 651 to 900 grams
                                                  by either of the following methods:                        • PPQ has determined that a new                    and that the treatment is effective for
                                                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                   treatment schedule is effective, based on             these over-sized mangoes regardless of
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov/                             efficacy data, and that ongoing trade in              their country of origin.
                                                                                                          a commodity or commodities may be                        In 2014, APHIS inspectors working in
                                                  #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0006.
                                                    • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:                    adversely impacted unless the new                     Mexico and Brazil observed that
                                                                                                          treatment schedule is approved for use.               approximately 20 percent of the
                                                  Send your comment to Docket No.
                                                  APHIS–2015–0006, Regulatory Analysis                       • The use of a treatment schedule is               treatments using the T102–a treatment
                                                                                                          no longer authorized by the U.S.                      schedule involving ‘‘flat’’ or
                                                  and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
                                                                                                          Environmental Protection Agency or by                 ‘‘elongated’’ mangoes weighing between
                                                  3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
                                                                                                          any other Federal entity.                             525 grams and 570 grams contained
                                                  Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
                                                                                                             A treatment currently listed in the                fruit that did not reach the target pulp
                                                    Supporting documents and any
                                                                                                          PPQ Treatment Manual (T102–a)                         temperature for mitigating the risk from
                                                  comments we receive on this docket
                                                                                                          requires mango (Mangifera indica) to be               fruit flies at the end of treatment
                                                  may be viewed at http://
                                                                                                          treated with hot water immersion to                   duration. However, after conducting a
                                                  www.regulations.gov/
                                                                                                          prevent the introduction into the United              literature review, APHIS determined
                                                  #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0006 or
                                                                                                          States of Ceratitis capitata                          that mango shape did not affect the
                                                  in our reading room, which is located in
                                                                                                          (Mediterranean fruit fly) and                         efficacy of the treatment. Therefore, as
                                                  room 1141 of the USDA South Building,
                                                                                                          Anastrepha spp. fruit flies, including A.             an emergency measure, the treatment
                                                  14th Street and Independence Avenue
                                                                                                          ludens (Mexican fruit fly). Historically,             was amended so that all would have to
                                                  SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading                                                                           undergo hot water immersion treatment
                                                  room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,                     the treatment schedules for T102–a
                                                                                                          required the fruit to undergo different               with treatment duration strictly
                                                  Monday through Friday, except                                                                                 governed by weight class. Treatment
                                                  holidays. To be sure someone is there to                immersion times based on the fruit’s
                                                                                                          country of origin, shape, and size                    duration times were based on the
                                                  help you, please call (202) 799–7039                                                                          treatment duration times previously put
                                                  before coming.                                          (weight). While rounded mango
                                                                                                          varieties weighing up to 900 grams were               in place for rounded mangoes from
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.                                                                          those countries. As an emergency
                                                                                                          authorized for importation from Mexico,
                                                  Inder P.S. Gadh, Senior Risk Manager—                   Central America (north of and including               measure, this action was done
                                                  Treatments, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
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                                                                                                          Costa Rica), Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin             administratively and was not meant to
                                                  Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–                                                                           be permanent.
                                                  1231; (301) 851–2018.                                     1 The PPQ Treatment Manual is available at             Based on Peru’s research validating
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/       treatment efficacy on over-sized
                                                  regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are                    manuals/index.shtml or by contacting the Animal       mangoes and APHIS’ conclusion that
                                                                                                          and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant
                                                  intended, among other things, to                        Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92
                                                                                                                                                                the 110-minute immersion at 70 °F
                                                  prevent the introduction or                             Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 200, Frederick, MD        treatment covers mangoes weighing up
                                                  dissemination of plant pests and                        21702.                                                to 900 grams regardless of their country


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                                                  of origin, APHIS has determined that                         Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of           on R&D in the business sector. The NSF
                                                  restrictions associated with shape or                      April 2015.                                          together with the Census Bureau, the
                                                  country of origin are no longer relevant.                  Kevin Shea,                                          collecting and compiling agent, analyze
                                                  Therefore, in accordance with                              Administrator, Animal and Plant Health               the data and publish the resulting
                                                  § 305.3(b)(2), we are providing notice                     Inspection Service.                                  statistics.
                                                  that we have determined that it is                         [FR Doc. 2015–09468 Filed 4–22–15; 8:45 am]            The NSF has published annual R&D
                                                  necessary to amend treatment schedule                      BILLING CODE 3410–34–P                               statistics collected from the Survey of
                                                  T102–a to specify the following weight-                                                                         Industrial Research and Development
                                                  based dip times:                                                                                                (SIRD) (1953–2007) and BRDIS (2008–
                                                                                                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                               2013) for 60 years. The results of the
                                                  If the weight is           Then the dip time (min-                                                              survey are used to assess trends in R&D
                                                  (grams):                   utes) is:                       Submission for OMB Review;                           expenditures by industry sector,
                                                                                                             Comment Request                                      investigate productivity determinants,
                                                  Up to 375 ..............                              65                                                        formulate science and tax policy, and
                                                  376 to 500 ............                               The Department of Commerce will
                                                                                                        75                                                        compare individual company
                                                  501 to 700 ............                               90
                                                                                                      submit to the Office of Management and                      performance with industry averages.
                                                  701 to 900 ............                              110
                                                                                                      Budget (OMB) for clearance the                              This survey is the Nation’s primary
                                                     Valid if the fruit is not hydro-cooled within 30
                                                                                                      following proposal for collection of                        source for international comparative
                                                  minutes of removal from the hot-water immer- information under the provisions of the                            statistics on business R&D spending.
                                                  sion tank. Alternatively, 10 minutes may be Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.                                    The BRDIS will continue to collect
                                                  added to the treatment duration to allow im- chapter 35).                                                       the following types of information:
                                                  mediate hydro-cooling.                                Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.                                 • R&D expense based on accounting
                                                                                                        Title: Business Research &                                standards.
                                                     In order to have minimum adverse
                                                  impact on the ongoing trade of this
                                                                                                      Development and Innovation Survey.                            • Worldwide R&D of domestic
                                                                                                        OMB Control Number: 0607–0912.                            companies.
                                                  commodity from mango exporting                        Form Number(s): BRDI–1 and BRD–
                                                  countries, we are making these changes                                                                            • Business segment detail.
                                                  effective immediately upon publication
                                                                                                      1S.                                                           • R&D related capital expenditures.
                                                                                                        Type of Request: Revision of a                              • Detailed data about the R&D
                                                  of this notice.                                     currently approved collection.                              workforce.
                                                     The reasons for these revisions to the             Number of Respondents: 45,000.                              • R&D strategy and data on the
                                                  treatment manual are described in detail              Average Hours per Response: BRDI–                         potential impact of R&D on the market.
                                                  in the treatment evaluation document                1—14.85 hours; BRD–1(S)—.59 hours.                            • R&D directed to application areas of
                                                  (TED) we have prepared to support this                Burden Hours: 126,500.                                    particular national interest.
                                                  action. The TED may be viewed on the                  Needs and Uses: Companies are the                           • Data measuring innovation, and
                                                  Regulations.gov Web site or in our                  major performers of research and                            intellectual property protection
                                                  reading room (see ADDRESSES above for               development (R&D) in the United States                      activities.
                                                  instructions for accessing                          (U.S.), accounting for over 70 percent of                     The following changes were made to
                                                  Regulations.gov and information on the              total U.S. R&D outlays each year. A                         the 2014 BRDIS from the 2013 BRDIS.
                                                  location and hours of the reading room). consistent business R&D information                                      • Section 1: Moved foreign ownership
                                                  You may also request paper copies of                base is essential to government officials                   question up above ownership question.
                                                  the TED by calling or writing to the                formulating public policy, industry                         Changed the EIN of owner to the
                                                  person listed under FOR FURTHER                     personnel involved in corporate                             ownership question instead of the
                                                  INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the planning, and members of the academic                                  foreign ownership question.
                                                  subject of the TED when requesting                  community conducting research. In                             • Section 2: Added some questions to
                                                  copies.                                             order to develop policies designed to                       gather data on monetary gifts to
                                                                                                      promote and enhance science and                             academia.
                                                     After reviewing the comments we                  technology, past trends and the present                       • Section 6: Added a question on
                                                  receive, we will announce our decision              status of R&D must be known and                             revenue from sale of patents. Added two
                                                  regarding the revised treatment                     analyzed. Without comprehensive                             questions in regards to how much the
                                                  schedule described in the TED in a                  business R&D statistics, it would be                        company paid others to purchase
                                                  subsequent notice, in accordance with               impossible to evaluate the health of                        patents or license patents. Removed the
                                                  paragraph (b)(3) of § 305.3. If we do not           science and technology in the United                        question on how many agreements
                                                  receive any comments, or the comments States or to make comparisons between
                                                                                                                                                                  company entered into. Information from
                                                  we receive do not change our                        the technological progress of our                           the BRDIS will continue to support the
                                                  determination that the proposed                     country and that of other nations.                          following initiatives:
                                                  changes are effective, we will affirm                 The National Science Foundation Act                         Science of Science and Innovation
                                                  these changes to the PPQ Treatment                  of 1950 as amended authorizes and                           Policy (SciSIP), the NSF’s program to
                                                  Manual and make available a new                     directs National Science Foundation                         foster the development of the
                                                  version of the PPQ Treatment Manual                 (NSF) ‘‘. . . to provide a central                          knowledge, theories, data, tools, and
                                                  reflecting these changes. If we receive             clearinghouse for the collection,                           human capital needed to underwrite
                                                  comments that cause us to determine                 interpretation, and analysis of data on                     fundamental research that creates new
                                                  that additional changes need to be made scientific and engineering resources and
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                                                                                                                                                                  explanatory models and analytic tools
                                                  to treatment schedule T102–a, we will               to provide a source of information for                      designed to inform the Nation’s public
                                                  make available a new version of the PPQ policy formulation by other agencies of                                 and private sectors about the processes
                                                  Treatment Manual that reflects the                  the Federal government.’’ One of the                        through which investments in science
                                                  changes.                                            methods used by the NSF to fulfill this                     and engineering are transformed into
                                                     Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–          mandate is The Business R&D and                             social and economic outcomes.
                                                  7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22,           Innovation Survey (BRDIS)—the                                 America Competes Act of 2007, which
                                                  2.80, and 371.3.                                    primary federal source of information                       calls for the doubling of funding for


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Document Created: 2015-12-16 08:41:09
Document Modified: 2015-12-16 08:41:09
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability and request for comments.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 22, 2015.
ContactDr. Inder P.S. Gadh, Senior Risk Manager--Treatments, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2018.
FR Citation80 FR 22702 

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