81_FR_3794 81 FR 3780 - Sunshine Act Meeting

81 FR 3780 - Sunshine Act Meeting

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 14 (January 22, 2016)

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FR Document2016-01334

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 14 (Friday, January 22, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01334]


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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: January 28, 2016, 6:00 p.m. CST

PLACE:  Hilton Waco--113 S. University Parks Dr., Waco, TX 76701

STATUS:  Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board 
(CSB) will convene a public meeting on January 28, 2016, starting at 
6:00 p.m. CST at the Hilton Waco, 113 S. University Parks Dr., Waco, TX 
76701. The Board will discuss the investigation into the April 17, 
2013, ammonium nitrate explosion at the West Fertilizer facility that 
claimed the lives of twelve volunteer firefighters and at least two 
members of the public. CSB staff will present the final investigation 
report and proposed recommendations for the Board's review and 
approval. The Board will hear public comments on the investigation. CSB 
staff will also present to the Board details of a proposed study on 
land use planning.

Additional Information

    The meeting is free and open to the public. If you require a 
translator or interpreter, please notify the individual listed below as 
the ``Contact Person for Further Information,'' at least three business 
days prior to the meeting.
    This meeting will be webcast for those who cannot attend in person. 
Please visit www.csb.gov for access to the live webcast.
    The CSB is an independent federal agency charged with investigating 
accidents and hazards that result, or may result, in the catastrophic 
release of extremely hazardous substances. The agency's Board Members 
are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. CSB 
investigations look into all aspects of chemical accidents and hazards, 
including physical causes such as equipment failure as well as 
inadequacies in regulations, industry standards, and safety management 
systems.

Public Comment

    The time provided for public statements will depend upon the number 
of people who wish to speak. Speakers should assume that their 
presentations will be limited to three minutes or less, but commenters 
may submit written statements for the record.

Contact Person for Further Information

    Shauna Lawhorne, Public Affairs Specialist, [email protected] or (202) 
384-2839. Further information about this public meeting can be found on 
the CSB Web site at: www.csb.gov.

    Dated: January 19, 2016.
Kara A. Wenzel,
Acting General Counsel, Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
[FR Doc. 2016-01334 Filed 1-20-16; 11:15 am]
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                                                  and the delivery of their programs.                     Institute of Food and Agriculture                      claimed the lives of twelve volunteer
                                                  Failure to comply with the requirements                 (NIFA), Expanded Food and Nutrition                    firefighters and at least two members of
                                                  may result in the withholding of a                      Education Program (EFNEP) is a unique                  the public. CSB staff will present the
                                                  recipient institution’s formula funds                   program that began in 1969 and is                      final investigation report and proposed
                                                  and redistribution of its share of formula              designed to reach limited resource                     recommendations for the Board’s review
                                                  funds to other eligible institutions.                   audiences, especially youth and families               and approval. The Board will hear
                                                    Description of Respondents: Not-for-                  with young children. EFNEP operates in                 public comments on the investigation.
                                                  profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal             all 50 states, the District of Columbia                CSB staff will also present to the Board
                                                  Government.                                             and in American Samoa, Guam,
                                                    Number of Respondents: 75.                                                                                   details of a proposed study on land use
                                                                                                          Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Puerto                  planning.
                                                    Frequency of Responses: Reporting:                    Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Extension
                                                  Annually.                                               professionals train and supervise                      Additional Information
                                                    Total Burden Hours: 49.                               paraprofessionals and volunteers who
                                                  National Institute of Food and                          teach food and nutrition information                      The meeting is free and open to the
                                                  Agriculture                                             and skills to limited resources families               public. If you require a translator or
                                                                                                          and youth.                                             interpreter, please notify the individual
                                                     Title: Children, Youth, and Families                                                                        listed below as the ‘‘Contact Person for
                                                                                                             Need and Use of the Information:
                                                  at Risk (CYFAR) Year End Report.                                                                               Further Information,’’ at least three
                                                     OMB Control Number: 0524–0043.                       NIFA will collect information using
                                                     Summary of Collection: Funding for                   Web-Based Nutrition Education                          business days prior to the meeting.
                                                  the Children, Youth, and Families at                    Evaluation and Reporting System                           This meeting will be webcast for those
                                                  Risk (CYFAR) is authorized under                        (WebNEERS), which is an integrated                     who cannot attend in person. Please
                                                  section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7                  database system that stores information                visit www.csb.gov for access to the live
                                                  U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended and                     on: (1) Adult program participants, their              webcast.
                                                  other relevant authorizing legislation,                 family structure and dietary practices;
                                                                                                          (2) youth group participants; and (3)                     The CSB is an independent federal
                                                  which provides jurisdictional basis for
                                                                                                          staff, NEERS consists of separate                      agency charged with investigating
                                                  the establishment and operation of
                                                  extension educational work for the                      software sub-systems for the County and                accidents and hazards that result, or
                                                  benefit of youth and families in                        the State levels (State also refers to U.S.            may result, in the catastrophic release of
                                                  communities. The CYFAR funding                          Territories). Without the information it               extremely hazardous substances. The
                                                  program supports community-based                        would be extremely difficult for the                   agency’s Board Members are appointed
                                                  programs serving children, youth, and                   national office to compare, assess, and                by the President and confirmed by the
                                                  families in at risk environments. CYFAR                 analyze the effectiveness and the impact               Senate. CSB investigations look into all
                                                  funds are intended to support the                       of EFNEP without the annual collection                 aspects of chemical accidents and
                                                  development of high quality, effective                  of data.                                               hazards, including physical causes such
                                                  programs based on research and to                          Description of Respondents: State,                  as equipment failure as well as
                                                  document the impact of these programs                   Local or Tribal Government.                            inadequacies in regulations, industry
                                                  on intended audiences which are                            Number of Respondents: 75.                          standards, and safety management
                                                  children, youth, and families in at-risk                   Frequency of Responses:
                                                                                                                                                                 systems.
                                                  environments.                                           Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
                                                     Need and Use of the Information: The                    Total Burden Hours: 86,826.                         Public Comment
                                                  purpose of the CYFAR Year End Report                    Ruth Brown,                                              The time provided for public
                                                  is to collect the demographic and                       Departmental Information Collection
                                                  impact data from each community site                                                                           statements will depend upon the
                                                                                                          Clearance Officer.
                                                  in order to evaluate the impact of the                                                                         number of people who wish to speak.
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–01262 Filed 1–21–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  programs on intended audiences. Data                                                                           Speakers should assume that their
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 3410–09–P
                                                  from the CYFAR annual reports is used                                                                          presentations will be limited to three
                                                  to refine and improve program focus                                                                            minutes or less, but commenters may
                                                  and effectiveness. The CYFAR data is                                                                           submit written statements for the
                                                                                                          CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD                             record.
                                                  also used to respond to requests for
                                                                                                          INVESTIGATION BOARD
                                                  impact information from Congress, the                                                                          Contact Person for Further Information
                                                  White House, and other Federal                          Sunshine Act Meeting
                                                  agencies. Without the information NIFA                                                                           Shauna Lawhorne, Public Affairs
                                                  would not be able to verify if CYFAR                    TIME AND DATE:      January 28, 2016, 6:00             Specialist, public@csb.gov or (202) 384–
                                                  programs are reaching at risk, low-                     p.m. CST                                               2839. Further information about this
                                                  income audiences.                                       PLACE: Hilton Waco—113 S. University                   public meeting can be found on the CSB
                                                     Description of Respondents: State,                   Parks Dr., Waco, TX 76701                              Web site at: www.csb.gov.
                                                  Local or Tribal Government.                             STATUS: Open to the public.
                                                     Number of Respondents: 51.                                                                                    Dated: January 19, 2016.
                                                                                                          MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to
                                                     Frequency of Responses: Reporting:                                                                          Kara A. Wenzel,
                                                  Annually.                                               the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
                                                                                                          U.S.C. 552b, the Chemical Safety and                   Acting General Counsel, Chemical Safety and
                                                     Total Burden Hours: 16,422.                                                                                 Hazard Investigation Board.
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                                                                                                          Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) will
                                                  National Institute of Food and                          convene a public meeting on January 28,                [FR Doc. 2016–01334 Filed 1–20–16; 11:15 am]
                                                  Agriculture                                             2016, starting at 6:00 p.m. CST at the                 BILLING CODE 6350–01–P

                                                    Title: Expanded Food and Nutrition                    Hilton Waco, 113 S. University Parks
                                                  Education Program (EFNEP).                              Dr., Waco, TX 76701. The Board will
                                                    OMB Control Number: 0524–0044.                        discuss the investigation into the April
                                                    Summary of Collection: The                            17, 2013, ammonium nitrate explosion
                                                  Department of Agriculture’s National                    at the West Fertilizer facility that


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DatesJanuary 28, 2016, 6:00 p.m. CST
FR Citation81 FR 3780 

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