82 FR 58589 - General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan; Solicitation for Membership

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 238 (December 13, 2017)

Page Range		58589-58590
FR Document		2017-26787

We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting nominations for the election of a member at-large and regional members and their alternates for the General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

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[FR Doc No: 2017-26787]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0083]


General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement 
Plan; Solicitation for Membership

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture is 
soliciting nominations for the election of a member at-large and 
regional members and their alternates for the General Conference 
Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before 
May 1, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Completed nomination forms should be sent to the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Denise L. Brinson, Senior 
Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 
Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; phone (770) 922-3496; fax 
(770-922-3498; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The General Conference Committee (the Committee) of the National 
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is the Secretary's Advisory Committee 
on poultry health. The Committee serves as a forum for the study of 
problems relating to poultry health and, as necessary, makes specific 
recommendations to the Secretary concerning ways the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture may assist the industry in addressing these problems. The 
Committee assists the Department in planning, organizing, and 
conducting the Biennial Conference of the NPIP. The Committee 
recommends whether new proposals should be considered by the delegates 
to the Biennial Conference and serves as a direct liaison between the 
NPIP and the United States Animal Health Association.
    The Committee consists of an elected member-at-large who is an NPIP 
participant and an elected member (and alternate) from each of the six 
U.S. regions represented on the Committee. Terms will expire for three 
current regional members of the Committee, as well as the member-at-
large, in June 2018. We are soliciting nominations from interested 
organizations and individuals to replace the member-at-large and 
members from the North Atlantic (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New 
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and 
Vermont), East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and 
Wisconsin), and Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, 
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 
Wyoming) regions.
    Member selection is determined by a majority vote of the NPIP 
delegates from the respective regions. The member-at-large will be 
elected by a majority vote of all official delegates. There must be at 
least two nominees for each position. Persons interested in serving on 
the Committee or nominating another individual to serve must complete 
Form AD-755, which is available on the internet at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-755 or may be obtained by contacting the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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    To ensure the recommendations of the Committee have taken into 
account the needs of the diverse groups served by the Department, 
membership should include, to the extent practicable, individuals with 
demonstrated ability to represent underrepresented groups (minorities, 
women, and persons with disabilities). At least one nominee from each 
of the three regions, as well as for the member-at-large, must be from 
an underrepresented group. The voting will be by secret ballot of 
official delegates, and the results will be recorded.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of December 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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of the provisions of the Act was the financial institution routing under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
authorization of the section 538 information. Form RD 3550–28, CONTACT.
Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Authorization Agreement for
Preauthorized Payments, is prepared by FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Program (GRRHP), adding the program
to the Housing Act of 1949. The purpose the borrower to authorized RD to Denise L. Brinson, Senior Coordinator,
of the GRRHP is to increase the supply electronically collect regular loan National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS,
of affordable rural rental housing payments from a borrower’s account at APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road,
through the use of loan guarantees that a financial institution (FI) as Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; phone
encourage partnerships between the preauthorized debits. Form RD 1951–65, (770) 922–3496; fax (770–922–3498;
Rural Housing Service (RHS), private is prepared by the borrower to enroll in Denise.l.brinson@aphis.usda.gov.
lenders and public agencies. RUS will CIP. CIP is an electronic collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
approve qualified lenders to participate method that enables borrowers to input The General Conference Committee
and monitor lender performance to payment data to a contract bank via (the Committee) of the National Poultry
ensure program requirements are met. telephone (touch tone and voice) or Improvement Plan (NPIP) is the
RHS will collect information from computer terminal. Form RD 1951–66, Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
lenders on the eligibility cost, benefits, FedWire Worksheet, is completed by the poultry health. The Committee serves as
feasibility, and financial performance of borrower to establish an electronic a forum for the study of problems
the proposed project. FedWire format with their FI. relating to poultry health and, as
Need and Use of the Information: Need and Use of the Information: RD necessary, makes specific
RHS will collect information from will request that borrowers make recommendations to the Secretary
lenders to manage, plan, evaluate, and payments electronically via PAD, CIP, concerning ways the U.S. Department of
account for Government resources and or FedWire. The information is Agriculture may assist the industry in
from time to time, propose collected only once unless the FI addressing these problems. The
demonstration programs that use loan routing information changes. If the Committee assists the Department in
guarantees or interest credit. The information were not collected, RD planning, organizing, and conducting
GRRHP regulation and handbook will would be unable to collect loan the Biennial Conference of the NPIP.
provide lenders and agency staff with payments electronically. The Committee recommends whether
guidance on the origination, and Description of Respondents: Not-for- new proposals should be considered by
servicing of GRRHP loans and the profit institutions; Business or other for- the delegates to the Biennial Conference
approval of qualified lenders. RHS will profit; State, Local or Tribal and serves as a direct liaison between
use the information to evaluate a Government. the NPIP and the United States Animal
lender’s request and make Number of Respondents: 8,260.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Health Association.
determination that the interests of the The Committee consists of an elected
On occasion.
government are protected. Failure to Total Burden Hours: 4,242. member-at-large who is an NPIP
collect information could have an participant and an elected member (and
adverse impact on the agency ability to Ruth Brown, alternate) from each of the six U.S.
monitor lenders and assess program Departmental Information Collection regions represented on the Committee.
effectiveness and effectively guarantee Clearance Officer. Terms will expire for three current
loans. [FR Doc. 2017–26786 Filed 12–12–17; 8:45 am] regional members of the Committee, as
Description of Respondents: Business BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P well as the member-at-large, in June
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 2018. We are soliciting nominations
Institutions. from interested organizations and
Number of Respondents: 150. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE individuals to replace the member-at-
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: large and members from the North
Quarterly; Monthly; Annually. Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service Atlantic (Connecticut, Maine,
Total Burden Hours: 2,059.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
Rural Housing Service [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0083] Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Title: RD 1951–65, ‘‘Customer Island, and Vermont), East North
General Conference Committee of the Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Initiated Payments’’, RD 1951–66, National Poultry Improvement Plan;
‘‘FedWire Worksheet’’, and 3550–28, Ohio, and Wisconsin), and Western
Solicitation for Membership (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
‘‘Authorization Agreement for
Preauthorization Payments’’. AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
OMB Control Number: 0575–0184. Inspection Service, USDA. Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Summary of Collection: Rural ACTION: Notice of solicitation for Wyoming) regions.
Development (RD) uses electronic membership. Member selection is determined by a
methods for receiving and processing majority vote of the NPIP delegates from
loan payments and collections. These SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the the respective regions. The member-at-
electronic collection methods are Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting large will be elected by a majority vote
approved by Treasury and include nominations for the election of a of all official delegates. There must be
Preauthorized Debits (PAD), Customer member at-large and regional members at least two nominees for each position.
Initiated Payments (CIP), and FedWire. and their alternates for the General Persons interested in serving on the
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These electronic collection methods Conference Committee of the National Committee or nominating another
provide the borrower the ability to Poultry Improvement Plan. individual to serve must complete Form
submit their loan payments the day DATES: Consideration will be given to AD–755, which is available on the
prior to, or the day of their installment nominations received on or before May internet at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/
due date. To administer these electronic 1, 2018. document/ad-755 or may be obtained by
payment methods, RD will use ADDRESSES: Completed nomination contacting the person listed under FOR
approved agency forms for collecting forms should be sent to the person listed FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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To ensure the recommendations of the APHIS-2017-0093 or in our reading certificates of fitness to travel to a
Committee have taken into account the room, which is located in Room 1141 of slaughter facility that include
needs of the diverse groups served by the USDA South Building, 14th Street identification of the animals, details of
the Department, membership should and Independence Avenue SW, the transportation, and signatures
include, to the extent practicable, Washington, DC. Normal reading room attesting to compliance with the
individuals with demonstrated ability to hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday provision of food, rest, and water, and
represent underrepresented groups through Friday, except holidays. To be to the animal’s fitness to travel. In
(minorities, women, and persons with sure someone is there to help you, addition, any owner/shipper
disabilities). At least one nominee from please call 202–799–7039 before transporting equines to slaughtering
each of the three regions, as well as for coming. facilities outside the United States must
the member-at-large, must be from an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For present the owner-shipper certificates to
underrepresented group. The voting will information on the regulations for the USDA representatives at the U.S.
be by secret ballot of official delegates, commercial transportation of equines border.
and the results will be recorded. for slaughter, contact Mr. Joseph Implementing these regulations
Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of Astling, Compliance & Outreach, entails the use of information collection
December 2017. Commercial Transport of Equines for activities, such as providing business
Kevin Shea, Slaughter, Surveillance, Preparedness, information, completing owner/shipper
and Response Services, VS, APHIS, certificates of fitness to travel to a
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service. 4700 River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, slaughter facility, certificates of
MD 20737; (817) 247–3704. For copies veterinary inspection, maintaining
[FR Doc. 2017–26787 Filed 12–12–17; 8:45 am]
of more detailed information on the records of the owner/shipper certificate
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information collection, contact Ms. and continuation sheet, and applying
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information backtags, as needed.
The information collection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
requirements above are currently
2843.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection approved by the Office of Management
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and Budget (OMB) for the commercial
Service Title: Commercial Transportation of transportation of equines for slaughter
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0093] Equines for Slaughter. under OMB control numbers 0579–0332
OMB Control Number: 0579–0332. and 0579–0160. After OMB approves
Notice of Request for Revision to and Type of Request: Revision to and this combined information collection
Extension of Approval of an extension of approval of an information package (0579–0332), APHIS will retire
Information Collection; Commercial collection. OMB control number 0579–0160.
Transportation of Equines for Abstract: Sections 901–905 of the We are asking OMB to approve our
Slaughter Federal Agriculture Improvement and use of these information collection
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901) activities, as described, for an additional
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
Inspection Service, USDA. 3 years.
issue guidelines for regulating the The purpose of this notice is to solicit
ACTION: Revision to and extension of commercial transportation of equines comments from the public (as well as
approval of an information collection; for slaughter by persons regularly affected agencies) concerning our
comment request. engaged in that activity within the information collection. These comments
United States. Specifically, the will help us:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Secretary is authorized to regulate the (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
food, water, and rest provided to these information is necessary for the proper
notice announces the Animal and Plant
equines while the equines are in transit performance of the functions of the
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
and to review related issues appropriate Agency, including whether the
request a revision to and extension of
to ensuring that these animals are information will have practical utility;
approval of an information collection
treated humanely. Based on that (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
associated with the regulations for the
authority, the U.S. Department of estimate of the burden of the collection
commercial transportation of equines to
Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant of information, including the validity of
slaughtering facilities.
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) the methodology and assumptions used;
DATES: We will consider all comments established regulations in 9 CFR part 88, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
that we receive on or before February ‘‘Commercial Transportation of Equines clarity of the information to be
12, 2018. for Slaughter.’’ collected; and
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments The regulations in part 88 provide (4) Minimize the burden of the
by either of the following methods: minimum standards that cover, among collection of information on those who
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to other things, the food, water, and rest are to respond, through use, as
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket provided to such equines prior to appropriate, of automated, electronic,
Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0093. transportation. The regulations also mechanical, and other collection
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: prohibit the commercial transportation technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
Send your comment to Docket No. for slaughter of equines considered to be submission of responses.
APHIS–2017–0093, Regulatory Analysis
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unfit for travel, the use of electric prods Estimate of burden: The public
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station on such animals in commercial burden for this collection of information
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, transportation for slaughter, and the use is estimated to average 0.465 hours per
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. of double-deck trailers for commercial response.
Supporting documents and any transportation of equines for slaughter. Respondents: Owners and shippers of
comments we receive on this docket APHIS’ regulations also require the slaughter horses, owners or operators of
may be viewed at http:// application of backtags and the slaughtering facilities, and drivers of the
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= completion of owner/shipper transport vehicles.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of solicitation for membership.
Dates		Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before May 1, 2018.
Contact		Dr. Denise L. Brinson, Senior Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; phone (770) 922-3496; fax (770-922-3498; [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 58589

82 FR 58589 - General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan; Solicitation for Membership

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 238 (December 13, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service