81 FR 70664 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 198 (October 13, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 198 (October 13, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-24956 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 70664-70665] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-24956] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice of Commission business meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a Business Meeting of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will be convened at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 21, 2016. DATES: Friday, October 21, 2016, at 10 a.m. EST. ADDRESSES: National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 11th Floor, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425 (Entrance on F Street NW.). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Walch, Director, Communications and Public Engagement. Telephone: (202) 376-8371; TTY: (202) 376-8116; Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This business meeting is open to the public. Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the briefing and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact Pamela Dunston at (202) 376-8105 or [email protected] at least seven business days before the scheduled date of the meeting. Meeting Agenda I. Approval of Agenda. II. Business Meeting A. Program Planning.Discussion of Concept Papers Update on Status of 2017 Statutory Enforcement Report B. State Advisory Committees. State Advisory Committee Appointments Pennsylvania District of Columbia Arkansas Colorado C. Management and Operations Staff Director's Report III. Break until 11 a.m. for Presentation by Sylvia Mendez about her experiences as the Plaintiff in Mendez v. Westminster School District Presentation by Sylvia Mendez IV. Adjourn [[Page 70665]] Dated: October 11, 2016. Brian Walch, Director, Communications and Public Engagement. [FR Doc. 2016-24956 Filed 10-11-16; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6335-01-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER unless the collection of information CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
contains documents other than rules or displays a currently valid OMB control
proposed rules that are applicable to the number and the agency informs Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
potential persons who are to respond to AGENCY: United States Commission on
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of the collection of information that such Civil Rights.
petitions and applications and agency persons are not required to respond to
ACTION: Notice of Commission business
statements of organization and functions are the collection of information unless it meeting.
examples of documents appearing in this displays a currently valid OMB control
section. number. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
Food Safety and Inspection Service
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Title: Industry Response to
Food Safety and Inspection Service Noncompliance Records. Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a Business Meeting of the
OMB Control Number: 0583–0146. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will be
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request Summary of Collection: The Food convened at 10 a.m. on Friday, October
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has 21, 2016.
October 7, 2016. been delegated the authority to exercise DATES: Friday, October 21, 2016, at 10
The Department of Agriculture has the functions of the Secretary as a.m. EST.
submitted the following information provided in the Federal Meat Inspection ADDRESSES: National Place Building,
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the
review and clearance under the 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 11th
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) Floor, Suite 1150, Washington, DC
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.), and the Egg
Public Law 104–13. Comments are 20425 (Entrance on F Street NW.).
Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
requested regarding (1) whether the
U.S.C. 1031). These statues mandate Brian Walch, Director, Communications
collection of information is necessary
that FSIS protect the public by verifying and Public Engagement. Telephone:
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including that meat and, poultry products are safe, (202) 376–8371; TTY: (202) 376–8116;
whether the information will have wholesome, not adulterated, and Email: publicaffairs@usccr.gov.
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the properly labeled and packaged. If FSIS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
agency’s estimate of burden including in-plant personnel discover business meeting is open to the public.
the validity of the methodology and noncompliance with regulatory Hearing-impaired persons who will
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance requirements they issue Noncompliance attend the briefing and require the
the quality, utility and clarity of the Records (NRs). The Noncompliance services of a sign language interpreter
information to be collected; and (4) Record, FSIS Form 5400–4 and FSIS should contact Pamela Dunston at (202)
ways to minimize the burden of the 5400–4 FISH, serves as FSIS’ official 376–8105 or signlanguage@usccr.gov at
collection of information on those who record of noncompliance with one or least seven business days before the
are to respond, including through the more regulatory requirements. scheduled date of the meeting.
use of appropriate automated, Need and use of the Information: FSIS Meeting Agenda
electronic, mechanical, or other will use the form 5400–4 and 5400–4
technological collection techniques or FISH to document their findings and I. Approval of Agenda.
other forms of information technology. II. Business Meeting
provided written notification of the
Comments regarding this information A. Program Planning.
establishment’s failure to comply with
collection received by November 14, • Discussion of Concept Papers
regulatory requirement(s). The • Update on Status of 2017 Statutory
2016 will be considered. Written
establishment management receives a Enforcement Report
comments should be addressed to: Desk
copy of the form and has the B. State Advisory Committees.
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, opportunity to respond in writing using • State Advisory Committee
Office of Management and Budget the Noncompliance Record form. Appointments
(OMB), New Executive Office Building, Description of Respondents: Business • Pennsylvania
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC or other for-profit. • District of Columbia
20502. Commenters are encouraged to Number of Respondents: 7,057. • Arkansas
submit their comments to OMB via • Colorado
email to: OIRA_Submission@ Frequency of Responses: Reporting: C. Management and Operations
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 On occasion. • Staff Director’s Report
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and to Departmental Clearance Office, Total Burden Hours: 119,969. III. Break until 11 a.m. for Presentation
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, by Sylvia Mendez about her
Ruth Brown, experiences as the Plaintiff in
Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by Departmental Information Collection Mendez v. Westminster School
calling (202) 720–8958. Clearance Officer. District
An agency may not conduct or [FR Doc. 2016–24733 Filed 10–12–16; 8:45 am] • Presentation by Sylvia Mendez
sponsor a collection of information BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P IV. Adjourn
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Dated: October 11, 2016. to 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2200, genotyping kit which each Consortium
Brian Walch, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, by member will be required to use to
Director, Communications and Public electronic mail to honeyeh.zube@ generate data for the mouse cell line
Engagement. nist.gov, or by telephone at (301) 975– DNA samples. The Consortium
[FR Doc. 2016–24956 Filed 10–11–16; 4:15 pm] 2209. members will determine the parameters
BILLING CODE 6335–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The for data analysis and define the rules for
estimated cost due to the use of interpretation of identity guided by the
misidentified and contaminated cell data collected. NIST will collect
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE lines used in research exceeds millions concordant STR profile data for each
of dollars. The authentication of cell mouse cell line which will be used to
National Institute of Standards and lines is recommended by many journals build a public database for mouse cell
Technology and research funding entities prior to lines. NIST will anonymize the data
publication and funding, respectively. from individual labs. NIST will share
Notice of NIST’s Mouse Cell Line On June 9, 2015, the National Institute summaries of the data for all the mouse
Authentication Consortium cell lines tested. NIST intends to
of Health issued a notice titled,
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards ‘‘Enhancing Reproducibility through publish the results of the research in the
and Technology, Department of Rigor and Transparency’’ (NOT–OD–15– form of reports and publications in
Commerce. 103) to address the revision of grant scientific journals with the members of
application instructions and grant the Consortium as co-authors, as
ACTION: Notice of research consortium.
review criteria to highlight the need to appropriate.
SUMMARY: The National Institute of Participation Process: Researchers at
authenticate key biological materials,
Standards and Technology (NIST), an university core labs, at companies
including cell lines. The NIH notice is
agency of the United States Department offering cell line authentication
available here: http://grants.nih.gov/
of Commerce, is establishing the Mouse methods, at cell line repositories, and at
grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-
Cell Line Authentication Consortium other organizations that would benefit
103.html. Currently, there is a
and invites organizations to participate from mouse cell line authentication
consensus standard in place for human
in this Consortium. The Consortium services, are invited to respond to this
cell line authentication using short
will collaborate to obtain concordant Notice to participate in this Consortium.
tandem repeat (STR) profiling which Eligibility will be determined solely by
short tandem repeat (STR) profiles for describes in detail the specific
mouse cell lines, draft consensus NIST based on the information provided
procedures to obtain reliable genotyping by interested organizations in response
standards for mouse cell line results. Databases of human STR
authentication, and create a public to this Notice on a first-come, first-serve
profiles and commercial kits for human basis to the extent that interested
database of STR profiles for mouse cell STR genotyping are also available. For
lines. The Consortium has been organizations are eligible and that
non-human cell line authentication, testing reagents and other resources are
developed in collaboration with however, there are no standards, STR
American Type Culture Collection available to accommodate additional
genotyping kits, or databases available participants. In order to be eligible to
(ATCC). Participation in this to researchers.
Consortium is open to all eligible participate, the Consortium member
NIST researchers have developed a will be required to have expert
organizations, as described below. panel of STR markers specific to the
DATES: NIST will accept responses for
experience in STR genotyping, human
mouse genus that can be used to cell line authentication, and CE
participation in this Consortium on an discriminate among mouse cell lines.
ongoing basis. The Consortium’s operation. Additionally, the Consortium
These STR markers are used in a member will need to demonstrate that it
activities will commence on or about multiplex polymerase chain reaction has access to a thermal cycler and CE
December 15, 2016 (‘‘Commencement (PCR) assay and the PCR products are instrumentation, as required to
Date’’). Acceptance of participants into separated based on size using capillary complete the tasks in the SOP.
the Consortium after the electrophoresis (CE). This technology is Consortium members will be
Commencement Date will depend on the subject of a pending patent responsible for their own consumables
eligibility and the availability of testing application owned by the United Stated for PCR and CE fragment analysis,
reagents and other resources. Department of Commerce (US Patent except for the mouse STR kit and mouse
ADDRESSES: Information in response to Application Number 13/935,285). cell line DNA, which will be provided
this Notice and requests for additional The purpose of this Consortium is to by NIST and ATCC. NIST will evaluate
information about the Consortium can draft guidance documents or consensus the written responses to this Notice to
be directed via mail to the Consortium documentary standards that will determine eligibility to participate in
Manager, Jamie Almeida, Biosystems delineate the definitive methods for this Consortium. Organizations
and Biomaterials Division of NIST’s mouse cell line authentication based on responding to this Notice should
Material Measurement Laboratory, 100 the data collected in a concordance provide the following information to
Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland study conducted as a part of the NIST’s Consortium Manager:
20899–8312, or via electronic mail to Consortium. These efforts will enable (1) A description of the experience in
jamie.almeida@nist.gov. quality services to be provided for cell line authentication, STR analysis,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For mouse cell line authentication. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and
further information about participation Consortium is managed by NIST in STR genotyping software analysis.
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opportunities or about the terms and collaboration with ATCC. NIST and Please also indicate whether the
conditions of NIST’s Cooperative ATCC will provide protocol test reagent organization offers cell line
Research and Development Agreement kit and DNA samples from mouse cell authentication services. Please also
(CRADA), please contact Honeyeh Zube, lines to the Consortium members under describe the methods and kits typically
CRADA and License Officer, National specific terms and conditions. NIST will used by organization, and the number of
Institute of Standards and Technology’s provide the Consortium members with a years of experience of the researchers at
Technology Partnerships Office, by mail standard operating procedure (SOP) and the organization who have been doing
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Commission business meeting. | |
| Dates | Friday, October 21, 2016, at 10 a.m. EST. | |
| Contact | Brian Walch, Director, Communications and Public Engagement. Telephone: (202) 376-8371; TTY: (202) 376-8116; Email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 70664 |
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