81_FR_55331 81 FR 55171 - Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Meeting

81 FR 55171 - Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 160 (August 18, 2016)

Page Range55171-55171
FR Document2016-19737

This is a notice to inform the public of an upcoming meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health. The meeting is being organized by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to discuss matters of animal health.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 55171]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19737]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0056]


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice to inform the public of an upcoming meeting 
of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health. The meeting is 
being organized by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to 
discuss matters of animal health.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 7 and 8, 2016, from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Williamsburg, Room 104-A of 
the USDA Headquarters, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington DC 
20050.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Diane Sutton, Designated Federal 
Officer, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737; phone 
(301) 851-3509, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal 
Health (the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture on matters 
of animal health, including means to prevent, conduct surveillance on, 
monitor, control, or eradicate animal diseases of national importance. 
In doing so, the Committee will consider public health, conservation of 
natural resources, and the stability of livestock economies.
    Tentative topics for discussion at the meeting include:
     Human infections with Salmonella associated with contact 
with live poultry;
     Emerging diseases implementation guide;
     Emerging disease response;
     Comprehensive integrated animal health surveillance;
     VS stakeholder engagement;
     Foot and mouth disease vaccine availability;
     National bio and agro-defense facility update and request 
for input on process for identifying stakeholder priorities;
     How to maximize effectiveness of the committee; and
     Potential agenda items for the 2016-2018 committee term.
    A final agenda will be posted on the Committee Web site.
    Those wishing to attend the meeting in person must complete a brief 
registration form by clicking on the ``SACAH Meeting Sign-Up'' button 
on the Committee's Web site (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animalhealth/sacah). Members of the public may also join the meeting via 
teleconference in ``listen-only'' mode. Participants who wish to listen 
in on the teleconference may do so by dialing 888-945-5893 and then 
entering the public passcode 5309315#. Oral comments from the public 
will be accepted at approximately 1:15 p.m. each day.
    Questions and written statements for the Committee's consideration 
may be submitted up to 5 working days before the meeting. They may be 
sent to [email protected] or mailed to the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The statement must also 
reference Docket Number APHIS-2016-0056.
    This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).

    Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of August 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-19737 Filed 8-17-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 160 / Thursday, August 18, 2016 / Notices 55171 Availability of Materials for the Animal Health (the Committee) advises DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Meeting: All written public comments the Secretary of Agriculture on matters will be compiled into a binder and of animal health, including means to Animal and Plant Health Inspection available for review at the meeting. prevent, conduct surveillance on, Service Duplicate comments from multiple monitor, control, or eradicate animal [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0058] individuals will appear as one diseases of national importance. In comment, with a notation that multiple doing so, the Committee will consider Notice of Request for a Revision to and copies of the comment were received. public health, conservation of natural Extension of Approval of an Please visit the Web site listed above to resources, and the stability of livestock Information Collection; Tuberculosis learn more about the agenda for or economies. reports resulting from this meeting. Tentative topics for discussion at the AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Meeting Accommodations: The meeting include: Inspection Service, USDA. meeting will be open to the public, but • Human infections with Salmonella ACTION: Revision to and extension of space is limited. USDA is committed to associated with contact with live approval of an information collection; ensuring that all employees are poultry; comment request. included in our work environment, • Emerging diseases implementation programs and events. If you are a person guide; SUMMARY: In accordance with the with a disability and request reasonable • Emerging disease response; Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this accommodations to participate in this • Comprehensive integrated animal notice announces the Animal and Plant meeting, please note the request in your health surveillance; Health Inspection Service’s intention to registration. All reasonable • VS stakeholder engagement; request a revision to and extension of accommodation requests are managed • Foot and mouth disease vaccine approval of an information collection on a case by case basis. availability; associated with the tuberculosis • National bio and agro-defense regulations. Issued at Washington, DC, August 11, 2016. facility update and request for input on DATES: We will consider all comments Catherine E. Woteki, process for identifying stakeholder that we receive on or before October 17, priorities; 2016. Under Secretary, Research, Education and Economics. • How to maximize effectiveness of ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the committee; and by either of the following methods: [FR Doc. 2016–19720 Filed 8–17–16; 8:45 am] • Potential agenda items for the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 2016–2018 committee term. http://www.regulations.gov/ A final agenda will be posted on the #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0058. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Committee Web site. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Those wishing to attend the meeting Send your comment to Docket No. Animal and Plant Health Inspection in person must complete a brief APHIS–2016–0058, Regulatory Analysis Service registration form by clicking on the and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station ‘‘SACAH Meeting Sign-Up’’ button on 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0056] the Committee’s Web site (http:// Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. www.aphis.usda.gov/animalhealth/ Supporting documents and any Secretary’s Advisory Committee on sacah). Members of the public may also Animal Health; Meeting comments we receive on this docket join the meeting via teleconference in may be viewed at http:// AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health ‘‘listen-only’’ mode. Participants who www.regulations.gov/ Inspection Service, USDA. wish to listen in on the teleconference #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0058 or ACTION: Notice of meeting. may do so by dialing 888–945–5893 and in our reading room, which is located in then entering the public passcode room 1141 of the USDA South Building, SUMMARY: This is a notice to inform the 5309315#. Oral comments from the 14th Street and Independence Avenue public of an upcoming meeting of the public will be accepted at SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading Secretary’s Advisory Committee on approximately 1:15 p.m. each day. room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Animal Health. The meeting is being Questions and written statements for Monday through Friday, except organized by the Animal and Plant the Committee’s consideration may be holidays. To be sure someone is there to Health Inspection Service to discuss submitted up to 5 working days before help you, please call (202) 799–7039 matters of animal health. the meeting. They may be sent to before coming. DATES: The meeting will be held on SACAH.Management@aphis.usda.gov or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For September 7 and 8, 2016, from 9 a.m. to mailed to the person listed under FOR information on the domestic 5 p.m. each day. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The tuberculosis program, contact Dr. C. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in statement must also reference Docket William Hench, Cattle Health Center the Williamsburg, Room 104–A of the Number APHIS–2016–0056. Staff Veterinarian, Surveillance, USDA Headquarters, 1400 This notice of meeting is given Preparedness and Response Services, Independence Avenue SW., Washington pursuant to section 10 of the Federal Veterinary Services, APHIS, 2150 Centre DC 20050. Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526–8117; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 2). (970) 494–7378. For copies of more rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Diane Sutton, Designated Federal Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of detailed information on the information Officer, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road August 2016. collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737; phone Kevin Shea, APHIS’ Information Collection (301) 851–3509, email Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727. SACAH.Management@aphis.usda.gov. Inspection Service. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The [FR Doc. 2016–19737 Filed 8–17–16; 8:45 am] Title: Tuberculosis. Secretary’s Advisory Committee on BILLING CODE 3410–34–P OMB Control Number: 0579–0146. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:05 Aug 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on September 7 and 8, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
ContactDr. Diane Sutton, Designated Federal Officer, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737; phone (301) 851-3509, email [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 55171 
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