82_FR_29949 82 FR 29824 - Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee

82 FR 29824 - Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 125 (June 30, 2017)

Page Range29824-29825
FR Document2017-13674

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 meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 2:00 p.m. (Alaska Time) Thursday, July 6, 2017. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to receive orientation from Commission staff and discussion regarding the status of the Committee project on voting rights.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29824-29825]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13674]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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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 
meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission 
will be held at 2:00 p.m. (Alaska Time) Thursday, July 6, 2017. The 
purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to receive orientation from 
Commission staff and discussion regarding the status of the Committee 
project on voting rights.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. 
AKDT.
    Public Call Information: Dial: 888-724-9513.
    Conference ID: 7347511.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Victoria Fortes (DFO) at 
[email protected] or (213) 894-3437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is available to the public 
through the following toll-free call-in number: 888-724-9513, 
conference ID number: 7347511. Any interested member of the public may 
call this number and listen to the meeting. Callers can expect to incur 
charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the Commission 
will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for 
calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free 
telephone number. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the 
proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-
8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and 
conference ID number.
    Members of the public are entitled to make comments during the open 
period at the end of the meeting. Members of the public may also submit 
written comments; the comments must be received in the Regional 
Programs Unit within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments 
may be mailed to the Western Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil 
Rights, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, CA 
90012. They may be faxed to the Commission at (213) 894-0508, or 
emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at [email protected]. Persons who desire 
additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit at (213) 
894-3437.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing prior to and after the meeting at http://facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=234.
    Please click on the ``Meeting Details'' and ``Documents'' links. 
Records generated from this meeting may also be inspected and 
reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit, as they become available, 
both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of 
this Committee are directed to the Commission's Web site, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above 
email or street address.

Agenda

I. Welcome
II. Update on Proposal--Ana Fortes, DFO
III. Update on Date and Location of In-Person Hearing
IV. Discussion on Potential Speakers for In-Person Hearing
V. Public Comment
VI. Next Steps
VII. Adjournment


David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2017-13674 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  29824                           Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 125 / Friday, June 30, 2017 / Notices

                                                  Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’                              collection activities, such as requests for              Respondents: Foreign animal health
                                                  Information Collection Coordinator, at                  recognition of the animal health status                authorities; U.S. importers; foreign
                                                  (301) 851–2483.                                         of a region, applications for recognition              exporters; veterinarians and animal
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              of the animal health status of a region,               health technicians in other countries;
                                                     Title: Importation of Animals and                    applications for recognition of a region               State animal health authorities;
                                                  Poultry, Animal and Poultry Products,                   as historically free of a disease, requests            shippers, owners and operators of
                                                  Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and                      for additional information about the                   foreign processing plants and farms;
                                                  Zoological Animals.                                     region, appeal classification of animal                USDA-approved zoos, laboratories, and
                                                     OMB Control Number: 0579–0040.                       health status, and written                             feedlots; private quarantine facilities;
                                                     Type of Request: Revision to and                     recommendation implementation from                     and other entities involved (directly or
                                                  extension of approval of an information                 foreign animal health authorities                      indirectly) in the importation of animals
                                                  collection.                                             seeking to engage in the regionalization               and poultry, animal and poultry
                                                     Abstract: Under the Animal Health                    process.                                               products, zoological animals, and
                                                  Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),                    The information collection                          animal germplasm.
                                                  the Animal and Plant Health Inspection                  requirements above are currently                         Estimated annual number of
                                                  Service (APHIS) of the United States                    approved by the Office of Management                   respondents: 8,412.
                                                  Department of Agriculture (USDA) is                     and Budget (OMB) under OMB control                       Estimated annual number of
                                                  authorized, among other things, to                      numbers 0579–0040 (Importation of                      responses per respondent: 65.
                                                  prohibit or restrict the importation of                 Animals and Poultry, Animal and                          Estimated annual number of
                                                  animals, animal products, and other                     Poultry Products, Certain Animal                       responses: 545,020.
                                                  articles into the United States to prevent              Embryos, Semen, and Zoological                           Estimated total annual burden on
                                                  the introduction of animal diseases and                 Animals), 0579–0165 (Importation of                    respondents: 313,843 hours. (Due to
                                                  pests. Disease prevention is the most                   Horses, Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs;                    averaging, the total annual burden hours
                                                  effective method for maintaining a                      Inspection and Treatment for                           may not equal the product of the annual
                                                  healthy animal population and for                       Screwworm), 0579–0224 (Tuberculosis                    number of responses multiplied by the
                                                  enhancing APHIS’ ability to compete in                  Testing of Imported Cattle from                        reporting burden per response.)
                                                  the world market of animal and animal                   Mexico), 0579–0301 (Spring Viremia of                    All responses to this notice will be
                                                  product trade.                                          Carp; Import Restrictions on Certain                   summarized and included in the request
                                                     Among other things, APHIS’                           Live Fish, Fertilized Eggs, and Gametes),              for OMB approval. All comments will
                                                  Veterinary Services is responsible for                  and 0579–0425 (Cattle Fever Tick;                      also become a matter of public record.
                                                  preventing the introduction of foreign or               Importation Requirements for
                                                                                                                                                                   Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
                                                  certain other communicable animal                       Ruminants from Mexico). After OMB                      June 2017.
                                                  diseases into the United States and for                 approves this combined information
                                                                                                                                                                 Michael C. Gregoire,
                                                  rapidly identifying, containing,                        collection package (0579–0040), APHIS
                                                                                                          will retire OMB control numbers 0579–                  Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
                                                  eradicating, or otherwise mitigating                                                                           Health Inspection Service.
                                                  such diseases when feasible. In                         0165, 0579–0224, 0579–0301, and 0579–
                                                                                                                                                                 [FR Doc. 2017–13782 Filed 6–29–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  connection with this mission, APHIS                     0425.
                                                                                                             We are asking OMB to approve our                    BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
                                                  collects information from individuals,
                                                                                                          use of these information collection
                                                  businesses, and farms that are involved
                                                                                                          activities, as described, for an additional
                                                  with importation of animals or poultry,
                                                                                                          3 years.                                               COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
                                                  animal or poultry products, or animal                      The purpose of this notice is to solicit
                                                  germplasm (semen, ooycysts, and                         comments from the public (as well as                   Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska
                                                  embryos, including eggs for hatching)                   affected agencies) concerning our                      Advisory Committee
                                                  into the United States, as well as from                 information collection. These comments
                                                  foreign countries and States to support                                                                        AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil
                                                                                                          will help us:
                                                  these imports. Some of the information                     (1) Evaluate whether the collection of              Rights.
                                                  collection activities include agreements,               information is necessary for the proper                ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
                                                  permits, application and space                          performance of the functions of the
                                                  reservation requests, inspections,                                                                             SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given,
                                                                                                          Agency, including whether the
                                                  registers, declarations of importation,                                                                        pursuant to the provisions of the rules
                                                                                                          information will have practical utility;
                                                  requests for hearings, daily logs,                         (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our                    and regulations of the U.S. Commission
                                                  additional requirements, application for                estimate of the burden of the collection               on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
                                                  permits, export health certificates,                    of information, including the validity of              Federal Advisory Committee Act
                                                  letters, written notices, daily record of               the methodology and assumptions used;                  (FACA) that a meeting of the Alaska
                                                  horse activities, written requests,                        (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and               Advisory Committee (Committee) to the
                                                  opportunities to present views,                         clarity of the information to be                       Commission will be held at 2:00 p.m.
                                                  reporting, applications for approval of                 collected; and                                         (Alaska Time) Thursday, July 6, 2017.
                                                  facilities, certifications, arrival notices,               (4) Minimize the burden of the                      The purpose of the meeting is for the
                                                  on-hold shipment notifications, reports,                collection of information on those who                 Committee to receive orientation from
                                                  affidavits, animal identification, written              are to respond, through use, as                        Commission staff and discussion
                                                  plans, checklists, specimen                             appropriate, of automated, electronic,                 regarding the status of the Committee
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                                                  submissions, emergency action                           mechanical, and other collection                       project on voting rights.
                                                  notifications, refusal of entry and order               technologies; e.g., permitting electronic              DATES: The meeting will be held on
                                                  to dispose of fish, premises information,               submission of responses.                               Thursday, July 6, 2017, at 2:00 p.m.
                                                  recordkeeping, and application of seals.                   Estimate of burden: The public                      AKDT.
                                                     In addition, APHIS opens U.S.                        burden for this collection of information                Public Call Information: Dial: 888–
                                                  markets to animal commodities by                        is estimated to average 0.57 hours per                 724–9513.
                                                  receiving and evaluating information                    response.                                                Conference ID: 7347511.


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                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:       Ana              VII. Adjournment                                       actions necessary to ensure the building,
                                                  Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@                                                                              deployment, and operation of an
                                                  usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437.                            David Mussatt,                                         interoperable, nationwide public safety
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                                                                                          Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.             broadband network (‘‘NPSBN’’) based
                                                  meeting is available to the public                      [FR Doc. 2017–13674 Filed 6–29–17; 8:45 am]            on a single, national network
                                                  through the following toll-free call-in                 BILLING CODE P                                         architecture. The Act meets a
                                                  number: 888–724–9513, conference ID                                                                            longstanding and critical national
                                                  number: 7347511. Any interested                                                                                infrastructure need, to create a single,
                                                  member of the public may call this                      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                 nationwide network that will, for the
                                                  number and listen to the meeting.                                                                              first time, allow police officers, fire
                                                  Callers can expect to incur charges for                 National Telecommunications and                        fighters, emergency medical service
                                                  calls they initiate over wireless lines,                Information Administration                             professionals, and other public safety
                                                  and the Commission will not refund any                                                                         entities to effectively communicate with
                                                  incurred charges. Callers will incur no                 First Responder Network Authority                      each other across agencies and
                                                  charge for calls they initiate over land-                                                                      jurisdictions. The NPSBN is intended to
                                                                                                          [Docket Number: 160229154–6154–02]                     enhance the ability of the public safety
                                                  line connections to the toll-free
                                                                                                          RIN 0660–XC023                                         community to perform more reliably,
                                                  telephone number. Persons with hearing
                                                                                                                                                                 effectively, and safely; increase
                                                  impairments may also follow the
                                                                                                          Notice of Availability of a Final                      situational awareness during an
                                                  proceedings by first calling the Federal
                                                                                                          Programmatic Environmental Impact                      emergency; and improve the ability of
                                                  Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and
                                                                                                          Statement for the Non-Contiguous                       the public safety community to
                                                  providing the Service with the
                                                                                                          Region of the Nationwide Public Safety                 effectively engage in those critical
                                                  conference call number and conference
                                                                                                          Broadband Network                                      activities.
                                                  ID number.                                                                                                        The National Environmental Policy
                                                     Members of the public are entitled to                AGENCY: First Responder Network                        Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347)
                                                  make comments during the open period                    Authority, National                                    (‘‘NEPA’’) requires federal agencies to
                                                  at the end of the meeting. Members of                   Telecommunications and Information                     undertake an assessment of
                                                  the public may also submit written                      Administration, U.S. Department of                     environmental effects of their proposed
                                                  comments; the comments must be                          Commerce.                                              actions prior to making a final decision
                                                  received in the Regional Programs Unit                  ACTION: Notice of availability of a final              and implementing the action. NEPA
                                                  within 30 days following the meeting.                   programmatic environmental impact                      requirements apply to any federal
                                                  Written comments may be mailed to the                   statement.                                             project, decision, or action that may
                                                  Western Regional Office, U.S.                                                                                  have a significant impact on the quality
                                                  Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North                   SUMMARY:   The First Responder Network                 of the human environment. NEPA also
                                                  Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los                     Authority (‘‘FirstNet’’) announces the                 establishes the Council on
                                                  Angeles, CA 90012. They may be faxed                    availability of the Final Programmatic                 Environmental Quality (‘‘CEQ’’), which
                                                  to the Commission at (213) 894–0508, or                 Environmental Impact Statement for the                 issued regulations implementing the
                                                  emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at afortes@                 Non-Contiguous Region (‘‘Final PEIS’’).                procedural provisions of NEPA (see 40
                                                  usccr.gov. Persons who desire                           The Final PEIS evaluates the potential                 CFR parts 1500–1508). Among other
                                                  additional information may contact the                  environmental impacts of the proposed                  considerations, CEQ regulations at 40
                                                  Regional Programs Unit at (213) 894–                    nationwide public safety broadband                     CFR 1508.28 recommend the use of
                                                  3437.                                                   network in the Non-Contiguous Region                   tiering from a ‘‘broader environmental
                                                     Records and documents discussed                      (Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa,                       impact statement (such as a national
                                                  during the meeting will be available for                Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands,                    program or policy statements) with
                                                  public viewing prior to and after the                   Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin                       subsequent narrower statements or
                                                  meeting at http://facadatabase.gov/                     Islands).                                              environmental analysis (such as
                                                  committee/meetings.aspx?cid=234.                        ADDRESSES:   The Final PEIS is available               regional or basin wide statements or
                                                     Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’              for download from www.regulations.gov                  ultimately site-specific statements)
                                                  and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records                        FIRSTNET–FPEIS–2017–0001. A CD of                      incorporating by reference the general
                                                  generated from this meeting may also be                 this document is also available for                    discussions and concentrating solely on
                                                  inspected and reproduced at the                         viewing at public libraries (see Chapter               the issues specific to the statement
                                                  Regional Programs Unit, as they become                  16 of the Final PEIS for the complete                  subsequently prepared.’’
                                                  available, both before and after the                                                                              Due to the geographic scope of
                                                                                                          distribution list).
                                                  meeting. Persons interested in the work                                                                        FirstNet (all 50 states, the District of
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                   Columbia, and five territories) and the
                                                  of this Committee are directed to the                   more information on the Final PEIS,
                                                  Commission’s Web site, http://                                                                                 diversity of ecosystems potentially
                                                                                                          contact Amanda Goebel Pereira, NEPA                    traversed by the project, FirstNet has
                                                  www.usccr.gov, or may contact the                       Coordinator, First Responder Network
                                                  Regional Programs Unit at the above                                                                            elected to prepare five regional PEISs.
                                                                                                          Authority, National                                    The five PEISs are divided into the East,
                                                  email or street address.                                Telecommunications and Information                     Central, West, South, and Non-
                                                  Agenda                                                  Administration, U.S. Department of                     Contiguous Regions. The Non-
                                                                                                          Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,                  Contiguous Region consists of Alaska,
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                                                  I. Welcome                                              M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192.                             Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the
                                                  II. Update on Proposal—Ana Fortes, DFO
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                         Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico,
                                                  III. Update on Date and Location of In-Person
                                                        Hearing
                                                                                                          Middle Class Tax Relief and Job                        and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Final
                                                  IV. Discussion on Potential Speakers for In-            Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–96,                  PEIS analyzes potential impacts of the
                                                        Person Hearing                                    Title VI, 126 Stat. 256 (codified at 47                deployment and operation of the
                                                  V. Public Comment                                       U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)) (the ‘‘Act’’) created            NPSBN on the natural and human
                                                  VI. Next Steps                                          and authorized FirstNet to take all                    environment in the Non-Contiguous


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Document Created: 2017-06-30 06:01:40
Document Modified: 2017-06-30 06:01:40
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. AKDT.
ContactAna Victoria Fortes (DFO) at [email protected] or (213) 894-3437.
FR Citation82 FR 29824 

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