80 FR 23497 - U.S. Department of Agriculture Stakeholder Workshop on Coexistence

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 81 (April 28, 2015)

Page Range		23497-23498
FR Document		2015-09845

We are reopening the comment period for issues and proposals discussed during the workshop on agricultural coexistence that was held on March 12-13, 2015. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0047]


U.S. Department of Agriculture Stakeholder Workshop on 
Coexistence

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for issues and proposals 
discussed during the workshop on agricultural coexistence that was held 
on March 12-13, 2015. This action will allow interested persons 
additional time to prepare and submit comments.

DATES: The comment period for the notice published on February 3, 2015 
(80 FR 5729) and extended in a notice published on March 30, 2015 (80 
FR 16621) is reopened. We will consider all comments that we receive on 
or before May 11, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0047.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2013-0047, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.

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    Any comments we receive may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0047 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: Mr. Michael Tadle, Program Analyst, 
Planning, Evaluation, and Decision Support, PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road 
Unit 120, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3140; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 3, 2015, we published in the 
Federal Register (80 FR 5729-5731, Docket No. APHIS-2013-0047) a notice 
\1\ to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture was holding a 
workshop on agricultural coexistence, the objective of which was to 
advance an understanding of agricultural coexistence and discuss how to 
make coexistence achievable for all stakeholders. The 2-day workshop, 
which was held on March 12-13, 2015, also provided an opportunity to 
learn from stakeholders representing a wide range of interests with 
respect to agricultural coexistence.
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    \1\ To view the workshop notice and comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0047.
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    In that notice, we stated that public comments on issues and 
proposals discussed during the workshop would be accepted from March 
13, 2015, through March 27, 2015. On March 30, 2015, we published 
another notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 16621) to extend the 
comment period on Docket No. APHIS-2013-0047 for an additional 14 days 
to April 10, 2015.
    We are reopening the comment period on Docket No. APHIS-2013-0047 
from the date of this notice through May 11, 2015. This action will 
allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit 
comments. We will also consider all comments that were received between 
April 11, 2015, and the date of this notice.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of April 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-09845 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 a.m.]
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Frequency of Responses: Reporting: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. paper copies of the PRA and RMD by
On occasion; Recordkeeping. Richard Schading, Regulatory Policy calling or writing to the person listed
Total Burden Hours: 37,107. Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of
Charlene Parker,
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– the analysis you wish to review when
Departmental Information Collection
1231; (301) 851–2045. requesting copies.
Clearance Officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the After reviewing any comments we
[FR Doc. 2015–09774 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] receive, we will announce our decision
regulations in ‘‘Subpart–Fruits and
BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through regarding the import status of fresh
319.56–71, referred to below as the pitahaya fruit from Israel in a
regulations), the Animal and Plant subsequent notice. If the overall
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE conclusions of our analysis and the
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
prohibits or restricts the importation of Administrator’s determination of risk
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
fruits and vegetables into the United remain unchanged following our
Service
States from certain parts of the world to consideration of the comments, then we
[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0012]
prevent plant pests from being will authorize the importation of fresh
introduced into or disseminated within pitahaya fruit from Israel into the
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk continental United States subject to the
Analysis for the Importation of Fresh the United States.
Section 319.56–4 contains a requirements specified in the RMD.
Pitahaya From Israel Into the
performance-based process for Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and
Continental United States 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR
approving the importation of certain
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
fruits and vegetables that, based on the
Inspection Service, USDA. findings of a pest risk analysis, can be Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of
ACTION: Notice of availability. safely imported subject to one or more April 2015.
of the designated phytosanitary Kevin Shea,
SUMMARY: We are advising the public measures listed in paragraph (b) of that Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
that we have prepared a pest risk section. Inspection Service.
analysis that evaluates the risks APHIS received a request from the [FR Doc. 2015–09834 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am]
associated with importation of fresh national plant protection organization BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
pitahaya fruit from Israel into the (NPPO) of Israel to allow the
continental United States. Based on the importation of fresh pitahaya fruit into
analysis, we have determined that the the continental United States. As part of DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
application of one or more designated our evaluation of Israel’s request, we
phytosanitary measures will be have prepared a pest risk assessment Animal and Plant Health Inspection
sufficient to mitigate the risks of (PRA) to identify pests of quarantine Service
introducing or disseminating plant pests significance that could follow the [Docket No. APHIS–2013–0047]
or noxious weeds via the importation of pathway of importation into the
fresh pitahaya from Israel. We are continental United States from Israel. U.S. Department of Agriculture
making the pest risk analysis available Based on the PRA, a risk management Stakeholder Workshop on Coexistence
to the public for review and comment. document (RMD) was prepared to
DATES: We will consider all comments ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment
identify phytosanitary measures that
that we receive on or before June 29, period.
could be applied to the pitahaya to
2015. mitigate the pest risk. We have SUMMARY: We are reopening the
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments concluded that fresh pitahaya fruit can comment period for issues and
by either of the following methods: be safely imported from Israel to the proposals discussed during the
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to continental United States using one or workshop on agricultural coexistence
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket more of the five designated that was held on March 12–13, 2015.
Detail;D=APHIS-2015-0012. phytosanitary measures listed in This action will allow interested
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: § 319.56–4(b). These measures are: persons additional time to prepare and
Send your comment to Docket No. • The pitahaya must be imported as submit comments.
APHIS–2015–0012, Regulatory Analysis commercial consignments only; DATES: The comment period for the
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station • Each consignment of pitahaya must notice published on February 3, 2015
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, be accompanied by a phytosanitary (80 FR 5729) and extended in a notice
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. certificate issued by the NPPO of Israel; published on March 30, 2015 (80 FR
Supporting documents and any and 16621) is reopened. We will consider all
comments we receive on this docket • Each consignment of pitahaya is comments that we receive on or before
may be viewed at http://www. subject to inspection upon arrival at the May 11, 2015.
regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= port of entry to the United States. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
APHIS-2015-0012 or in our reading Therefore, in accordance with by either of the following methods:
room, which is located in room 1141 of § 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
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the USDA South Building, 14th Street availability of our PRA and RMD for http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
and Independence Avenue SW., public review and comment. The Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0047.
Washington, DC. Normal reading room documents may be viewed on the • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday Regulations.gov Web site or in our Send your comment to Docket No.
through Friday, except holidays. To be reading room (see ADDRESSES above for APHIS–2013–0047, Regulatory Analysis
sure someone is there to help you, a link to Regulations.gov and and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
please call (202) 799–7039 before information on the location and hours of 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
coming. the reading room). You may request Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.

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Any comments we receive may be CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD Public Comment
viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/# INVESTIGATION BOARD Members of the public are invited to
!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0047 or in make brief statements to the Board
our reading room, which is located in Sunshine Act Meeting
concerning the agenda items outlined in
room 1141 of the USDA South Building, this Federal Register notice. The time
14th Street and Independence Avenue TIME AND DATE: May 6, 2015, 2014, 9:30
a.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT. provided for public statements will
SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading depend upon the number of people who
room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., PLACE: U.S. Chemical Safety Board, wish to speak. Speakers should assume
Monday through Friday, except 2175 K St. NW., 4th Floor Conference that their presentations will be limited
holidays. To be sure someone is there to Room, Washington, DC 20037. to five minutes or less, but commenters
help you, please call (202) 799–7039 STATUS: Open to the public. may submit written statements for the
before coming. record.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. The Chemical Safety and Hazard Contact Person for Further Information
Michael Tadle, Program Analyst, Investigation Board (CSB) will convene
Planning, Evaluation, and Decision Hillary J. Cohen, Communications
a public meeting on May 6, 2015,
Support, PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road Manager, hillary.cohen@csb.gov or (202)
starting a 9:30 a.m. at the CSB’s
Unit 120, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 446–8094. General information about
headquarters located at 2175 K St. NW.,
851–3140; Michael.A.Tadle@ the CSB can be found on the agency
4th Floor Conference Room,
aphis.usda.gov. Web site at: www.csb.gov.
Washington, DC 20037. At the public
meeting, the Board will discuss and may Dated: April 23, 2015.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Mark Griffon,
vote on motions related to the following:
February 3, 2015, we published in the
1. Proposed amendments to 40 CFR Board Member.
Federal Register (80 FR 5729–5731,
1600 to provide for regular Sunshine [FR Doc. 2015–09913 Filed 4–24–15; 11:15 am]
Docket No. APHIS–2013–0047) a
Act meetings and to address timely BILLING CODE 6350–01–P
notice 1 to announce that the U.S.
voting on calendared notation item
Department of Agriculture was holding
votes;
a workshop on agricultural coexistence,
the objective of which was to advance 2. Proposed schedule for regular CSB COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
an understanding of agricultural public business meetings;
coexistence and discuss how to make 3. Notation Item 2015–07 relating to Notice of Public Meeting of the Illinois
coexistence achievable for all Board governance, the issuance of two Advisory Committee for a Meeting To
stakeholders. The 2-day workshop, Board Orders on Scoping and Review and Vote on Its Hate Crime
which was held on March 12–13, 2015, Investigations, respectively, and the Report
also provided an opportunity to learn administrative closure of three AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil
from stakeholders representing a wide investigations (calendared on March 10, Rights.
range of interests with respect to 2015); and the
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
agricultural coexistence. 4. 2015 CSB Action Plan;
Additionally, the Board will hear SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
In that notice, we stated that public
status reports on the development of an pursuant to the provisions of the rules
comments on issues and proposals
overall CSB investigations plan and the and regulations of the U.S. Commission
discussed during the workshop would
process for updating the CSB’s on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
be accepted from March 13, 2015,
investigation protocol. Federal Advisory Committee Act that
through March 27, 2015. On March 30,
2015, we published another notice in Additional Information the Illinois Advisory Committee
the Federal Register (80 FR 16621) to (Committee) will hold a meeting on
The meeting is free and open to the Monday, May 18, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. CST
extend the comment period on Docket
public. If you require a translator or for the purpose of discussing and voting
No. APHIS–2013–0047 for an additional
interpreter, please notify the individual on a Committee report regarding hate
14 days to April 10, 2015.
listed below as the contact person for crimes and discrimination against
We are reopening the comment period further information, at least three religious institutions in Illinois. The
on Docket No. APHIS–2013–0047 from business days prior to the meeting. committee previously gathered
the date of this notice through May 11, The CSB is an independent federal testimony on the topic August 21, 2014.
2015. This action will allow interested agency charged with investigating Members of the public can listen to
persons additional time to prepare and accidents and hazards that result, or the discussion. This meeting is available
submit comments. We will also consider may result, in the catastrophic release of to the public through the following toll-
all comments that were received extremely hazardous substances. The free call-in number: 888–427–9411,
between April 11, 2015, and the date of agency’s Board Members are appointed conference ID: 6379535. Any interested
this notice. by the President and confirmed by the member of the public may call this
Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of Senate. CSB investigations look into all number and listen to the meeting. The
April 2015. aspects of chemical accidents and conference call operator will ask callers
hazards, including physical causes such to identify themselves, the organization
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health as equipment failure as well as they are affiliated with (if any), and an
Inspection Service. inadequacies in regulations, industry email address prior to placing callers
[FR Doc. 2015–09845 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 a.m.] standards, and safety management into the conference room. Callers can
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systems. expect to incur charges for calls they
This public meeting will be initiate over wireless lines, and the
1 To view the workshop notice and comments, go principally focused on the business- Commission will not refund any
to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= related issues described in the agenda, incurred charges. Callers will incur no
APHIS-2013-0047. above. charge for calls they initiate over land-

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; reopening of comment period.
Dates		The comment period for the notice published on February 3, 2015 (80 FR 5729) and extended in a notice published on March 30, 2015 (80 FR 16621) is reopened. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 11, 2015.
Contact		Mr. Michael Tadle, Program Analyst, Planning, Evaluation, and Decision Support, PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 120, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3140; [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 23497

80 FR 23497 - U.S. Department of Agriculture Stakeholder Workshop on Coexistence

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 81 (April 28, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service