83 FR 18264 - Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program Standards

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 81 (April 26, 2018)

Page Range		18264-18264
FR Document		2018-08787

We are extending the comment period for our notice of availability of a revised version of the Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program Standards. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0011]

Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the Chronic Wasting
Disease Herd Certification Program Standards

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our notice of
availability of a revised version of the Chronic Wasting Disease Herd
Certification Program Standards. This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May
30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0011.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0011, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-
0011 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC.
Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tracy Nichols, Staff Officer,
Cervid Health Team, Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services,
VS, APHIS, USDA, 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg. B, Fort Collins, CO 80526;
(970) 494-7380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On March 29, 2018, we published in the Federal Register (83 FR
13469-13470, Docket No. APHIS-2018-0011) a notice of availability of a
revised version of the Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification
Program Standards. These standards provide guidance on how to meet
program and interstate movement requirements. The proposed revisions
addressed concerns of State and industry participants about the
existing standards.
Comments were required to be received on or before April 30, 2018.
We are extending the comment period on Docket No. APHIS-2018-0011 for
an additional 30 days. This action will allow interested persons
additional time to prepare and submit comments.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of April 2018.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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cow, and milk production per cow, are www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail; provide matching funds in an amount at
used by the dairy industry in planning, D=APHIS-2018-0011 or in our reading least equal to the Federal grant. These
pricing, and projecting supplies of milk room, which is located in room 1141 of grants will be made to qualified
and milk products. The mandatory dairy the USDA South Building, 14th Street intermediary organizations that will
product information reporting requires and Independence Avenue SW, provide financial and technical
each manufacturer to report the price, Washington, DC. Normal reading room assistance to recipients to develop their
quantity and moisture content of dairy hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday capacity and ability to undertake
products sold and each entity storing through Friday, except holidays. To be projects related to housing, community
dairy products to report information on sure someone is there to help you, facilities, or community and economic
the quantity of dairy products stored. please call (202) 799–7039 before development that will support the
Collecting data less frequently would coming. community.
prevent USDA and the agricultural FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. This Notice lists the information
industry from keeping abreast of Tracy Nichols, Staff Officer, Cervid needed to submit an application for
changes at the State and National level. Health Team, Surveillance, these funds. This Notice announces that
Description of Respondents: Farms; the Agency is accepting fiscal year (FY)
Preparedness, and Response Services,
Business or other for-profit. 2018 applications for the RCDI program.
VS, APHIS, USDA, 2150 Centre Avenue,
Number of Respondents: 18,850. The Agency will publish the amount of
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Bldg. B, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970)
494–7380. funding received in the appropriations
Quarterly; Monthly; Annually. act on its website at https://
Total Burden Hours: 13,081. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/notices-
On March 29, 2018, we published in
Ruth Brown, solicitation-applications-nosas.
the Federal Register (83 FR 13469–
Departmental Information Collection 13470, Docket No. APHIS–2018–0011) a DATES: The deadline for receipt of an
Clearance Officer. notice of availability of a revised version application is 4 p.m. local time, June 25,
[FR Doc. 2018–08813 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am] of the Chronic Wasting Disease Herd 2018. The application date and time are
BILLING CODE 3410–20–P Certification Program Standards. These firm. The Agency will not consider any
standards provide guidance on how to application received after the deadline.
meet program and interstate movement Applicants intending to mail
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE requirements. The proposed revisions applications must provide sufficient
addressed concerns of State and time to permit delivery on or before the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection closing deadline date and time.
industry participants about the existing
Service Acceptance by the United States Postal
standards.
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0011] Comments were required to be Service or private mailer does not
received on or before April 30, 2018. We constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX),
Notice of Availability of Proposed are extending the comment period on electronic mail, and postage due
Changes to the Chronic Wasting Docket No. APHIS–2018–0011 for an applications will not be accepted.
Disease Herd Certification Program additional 30 days. This action will ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to apply for
Standards allow interested persons additional time assistance may download the
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health to prepare and submit comments. application documents and
Inspection Service, USDA. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301–8317; 7 CFR requirements delineated in this Notice
2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. from the RCDI website: http://
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/
period. Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of
April 2018.
rural-community-development-
SUMMARY: We are extending the initiative-grants.
Michael C. Gregoire,
comment period for our notice of Application information for electronic
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant submissions may be found at http://
availability of a revised version of the Health Inspection Service.
Chronic Wasting Disease Herd www.grants.gov.
[FR Doc. 2018–08787 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]
Certification Program Standards. This Applicants may also request paper
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action will allow interested persons application packages from the Rural
additional time to prepare and submit Development office in their state. A list
comments. of Rural Development State offices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DATES: We will consider all comments
contacts can be found via https://
that we receive on or before May 30, Rural Housing Service www.rd.usda.gov/files/CF_State_Office_
2018. Contacts.pdf.
Notice of Solicitation of Applications FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (NOSA) for the Rural Community
by either of the following methods: Rural Development office for the state in
Development Initiative (RCDI) for which the applicant is located. A list of
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Fiscal Year 2018
http://www.regulations.gov/ Rural Development State Office contacts
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0011. AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. is provided at the following link:
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: ACTION: Notice. https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/CF_State_
Send your comment to Docket No. Office_Contacts.pdf.
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APHIS–2018–0011, Regulatory Analysis SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service Paperwork Reduction Act
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station (Agency), an agency within the USDA
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Rural Development mission area, The paperwork burden has been
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. announces the acceptance of cleared by the Office of Management
Supporting documents and any applications under the Rural and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control
comments we receive on this docket Community Development Initiative Number 0575–0180.
may be viewed at http:// (RCDI) program. Applicants must SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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; extension of comment period.
Dates		We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 30, 2018.
Contact		Dr. Tracy Nichols, Staff Officer, Cervid Health Team, Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services, VS, APHIS, USDA, 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg. B, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494-7380.
FR Citation		83 FR 18264

83 FR 18264 - Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program Standards

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 81 (April 26, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service