83 FR 52378 - Notice of Public Meeting of the Connecticut Advisory Committee

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-22615

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 Connecticut Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is project planning and decision- making on next steps.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)

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[Notices]
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Notice of Public Meeting of the Connecticut Advisory Committee

AGENCY: 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 Connecticut Advisory Committee to the Commission will 
convene by conference call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, November 
14, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is project planning and decision-
making on next steps.

DATES: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. (EST). Public Call-In 
Information: Conference call-in number: 1-877-260-1479 and conference 
call 5634706.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Bohor at ero@usccr.gov or by 
phone at 202-376-7533.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested members of the public may listen 
to the discussion by calling the following toll-free conference call-in 
number: 1-877-260-1479 and conference call 5634706. Please be advised 
that before placing them into the conference call, the conference call 
operator will ask callers to provide their names, their organizational 
affiliations (if any), and email addresses (so that callers may be 
notified of future meetings). 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 conference 
call-in number.
    Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the discussion by 
first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-8339 and providing 
the operator with the toll-free conference call-in number: 1-877-260-
1479 and conference call 5634706.
    Members of the public are invited to make statements during the 
open comment period of the meeting or submit written comments. The 
comments must be received in the regional office approximately 30 days 
after each scheduled meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the 
Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425, faxed to (202) 
376-7548, or emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@usccr.gov. Persons who 
desire additional information may contact the Eastern Regional Office 
at (202) 376-7533.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing as they become available at https://gsageo.force.com/FACA/FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=a10t0000001gzlqAAA; click the 
``Meeting Details'' and ``Documents'' links. Records generated from 
this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern 
Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the 
meetings. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are 
advised to go to the Commission's website, www.usccr.gov, or to contact 
the Eastern Regional Office at the above phone numbers, email or street 
address.
    Agenda: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. (EST)
     Roll Call.
     Project Planning.
     Open Comment.
     Adjourn.

    Dated: October 12, 2018.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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organisms and products altered or involves a GE organism that raises a determination of nonregulated status
produced through genetic engineering substantive new issues. According to of cotton designated as event
that are plant pests or that there is our public review process for such TAM66274).
reason to believe are plant pests. Such petitions (see footnote 1), APHIS is
Determination
genetically engineered (GE) organisms following Approach 2, where we first
and products are considered ‘‘regulated solicit written comments from the Based on APHIS’ analysis of field and
articles.’’ public on a draft environmental laboratory data submitted by Texas
The regulations in § 340.6(a) provide assessment (EA) and a draft plant pest A&M, references provided in the
that any person may submit a petition risk assessment (PPRA) for a 30-day petition, peer-reviewed publications,
to the Animal and Plant Health comment period through the information analyzed in the EA, the
Inspection Service (APHIS) seeking a publication of a Federal Register notice. PPRA, comments provided by the
determination that an article should not Then, after reviewing and evaluating the public, and information provided in
be regulated under 7 CFR part 340. comments on the draft EA and the draft APHIS’ response to those public
APHIS received a petition (APHIS PPRA and other information, APHIS comments, APHIS has determined that
Petition Number 17–292–01p) from revises the draft PPRA as necessary and cotton designated as event TAM66274 is
Texas A&M AgriLife Research of College prepares a final EA and, based on the unlikely to pose a plant pest risk and
Station, TX (Texas A&M), seeking a final EA, a National Environmental therefore is no longer subject to our
determination of nonregulated status of Policy Act (NEPA) finding document regulations governing the introduction
cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) designated (either a finding of no significant impact of certain GE organisms.
as event TAM66274, which has been (FONSI) or a notice of intent to prepare Copies of the signed determination
genetically engineered for ultra-low an environmental impact statement). If document, PPRA, final EA, FONSI, and
gossypol levels in the cottonseed. The a FONSI is reached, APHIS furnishes a response to comments, as well as the
Texas A&M petition states that response to the petitioner, either previously published petition and
information collected during field trials approving or denying the petition. supporting documents, are available as
and laboratory analyses indicates that APHIS also publishes a notice in the indicated in the ADDRESSES and FOR
TAM66274 cotton is not likely to be a Federal Register announcing the FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT sections
plant pest and therefore should not be regulatory status of the GE organism and of this notice.
a regulated article under APHIS’ the availability of APHIS’ final EA,
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
regulations in 7 CFR part 340. PPRA, FONSI, and our regulatory 7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
According to our process 1 for determination. 371.3.
soliciting public comment when APHIS sought public comment on a
considering petitions for determinations draft EA and a draft PPRA from August Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of
of nonregulated status of GE organisms, October 2018.
1, 2018, to August 31, 2018.3 APHIS
APHIS accepts written comments solicited comments on the draft EA, the Kevin Shea,
regarding a petition once APHIS deems draft PPRA, and whether the subject Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
it complete. In a notice 2 published in cotton is likely to pose a plant pest risk. Inspection Service.
the Federal Register on December 5, APHIS received two comments on the [FR Doc. 2018–22545 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
2017 (82 FR 57426–57427, Docket No. petition, both of which supported a BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
APHIS–2017–0097), APHIS announced decision of nonregulated status for event
the availability of the Texas A&M TAM66274 cotton.
petition for public comment. APHIS
National Environmental Policy Act COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
solicited comments on the petition for
60 days ending on February 5, 2018, in After reviewing and evaluating the
order to help identify potential comments received during the comment Notice of Public Meeting of the
environmental and interrelated period on the draft EA and draft PPRA Connecticut Advisory Committee
economic issues and impacts that and other information, APHIS has AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.
APHIS may determine should be prepared a final EA. The EA has been
prepared to provide the public with ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
considered in our evaluation of the
petition. documentation of APHIS’ review and SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
APHIS received 47 comments on the analysis of any potential environmental pursuant to the provisions of the rules
petition. Of those, 44 were supportive, impacts associated with the and regulations of the U.S. Commission
two opposed, and one was not related determination of nonregulated status of on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
to the petition. cotton designated as event TAM66274. Federal Advisory Committee Act
APHIS decided, based on its review of The EA was prepared in accordance (FACA), that a meeting of the
the petition and its evaluation and with: (1) NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. Connecticut Advisory Committee to the
analysis of the comments received 4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the Commission will convene by conference
during the 60-day public comment Council on Environmental Quality for call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday,
period on the petition, that the petition implementing the procedural provisions November 14, 2018. The purpose of the
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) meeting is project planning and
1 On March 6, 2012, we published in the Federal USDA regulations implementing NEPA decision-making on next steps.
Register (77 FR 13258–13260, Docket No. APHIS– (7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
2011–0129) a notice describing our process for DATES: Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
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soliciting public comments and information when
372). Based on our EA, the response to at 12:00 p.m. (EST). Public Call-In
considering petitions for determinations of Information: Conference call-in number:
nonregulated status for GE organisms (see http:// public comments, and other pertinent
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS- scientific data, APHIS has reached a 1–877–260–1479 and conference call
2011-0129).
FONSI with regard to the preferred 5634706.
2 To view the notice, the petition, and the
alternative identified in the EA (to make FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comments we received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS- Evelyn Bohor at ero@usccr.gov or by
2017-0097. 3 83 FR 37459–37460. phone at 202–376–7533.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested Dated: October 12, 2018. comments may be mailed to the Rocky
members of the public may listen to the David Mussatt, Mountain Regional Office, U.S.
discussion by calling the following toll- Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. Commission on Civil Rights, 1961 Stout
free conference call-in number: 1–877– [FR Doc. 2018–22615 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am] Street, Suite 13–201, Denver, CO 80294,
260–1479 and conference call 5634706. BILLING CODE 6335–01–P faxed to (303) 866–1040, or emailed to
Please be advised that before placing Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@usccr.gov.
them into the conference call, the Persons who desire additional
conference call operator will ask callers COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS information may contact the Rocky
to provide their names, their Mountain Regional Office at (303) 866–
organizational affiliations (if any), and Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 1040.
email addresses (so that callers may be of the Colorado Advisory Committee Records and documents discussed
notified of future meetings). Callers can AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. during the meeting will be available for
expect to incur charges for calls they public viewing as they become available
ACTION:Announcement of planning at https://gsageo.force.com/FACA/FACA
initiate over wireless lines, and the
meeting. PublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=a10
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, t0000001gzksAAA; click the ‘‘Meeting
charge for calls they initiate over land- pursuant to the provisions of the rules Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ links.
line connections to the toll-free and regulations of the U.S. Commission Records generated from this meeting
conference call-in number. on Civil Rights (Commission), and the may also be inspected and reproduced
Persons with hearing impairments Federal Advisory Committee Act at the Rocky Mountain Regional Office,
may also follow the discussion by first (FACA) that a meeting of the Colorado as they become available, both before
calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– Advisory Committee to the Commission and after the meeting. Persons interested
800–977–8339 and providing the will convene by conference call at 2:00 in the work of this advisory committee
operator with the toll-free conference p.m. (MDT) on Friday, November 2, are advised to go to the Commission’s
call-in number: 1–877–260–1479 and 2018. The purpose of the meeting is for website, www.usccr.gov, or to contact
conference call 5634706. project planning. the Rocky Mountain Regional Office at
Members of the public are invited to DATES: Friday, November 2, 2018, at the above phone number, email or street
make statements during the open 2:00 p.m. (MDT). address.
comment period of the meeting or Public Call-In Information: Agenda: Friday, November 2, 2018; 2:00
submit written comments. The Conference call number: 1–888–395– (MDT)
comments must be received in the 3237 and conference call ID: 1659256.
I. Roll Call
regional office approximately 30 days FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
II. Project Planning
after each scheduled meeting. Written Evelyn Bohor, ebohor@usccr.gov or by III. Other Business
comments may be mailed to the Eastern phone at 303–866–1040. IV. Adjournment
Regional Office, U.S. Commission on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Dated: October 12, 2018.
members of the public may listen to the
Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC discussion by calling the following toll- David Mussatt,
20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or free conference call number: 1–888– Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@ 395–3237 and conference call ID: [FR Doc. 2018–22614 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
usccr.gov. Persons who desire 1659256. BILLING CODE P
additional information may contact the Please be advised that, before being
Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– placed into the conference call, the
7533. conference call operator will ask callers DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Records and documents discussed to provide their names, their
organizational affiliations (if any), and [Docket Number USBC–2018–0017]
during the meeting will be available for
public viewing as they become available email addresses (so that callers may be Request for Comments on the Cross-
at https://gsageo.force.com/FACA/ notified of future meetings). Callers can Agency Priority Goal: Leveraging Data
FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?id= expect to incur charges for calls they as a Strategic Asset: Phase 2
a10t0000001gzlqAAA; click the initiate over wireless lines, and the
‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ Commission will not refund any Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
links. Records generated from this incurred charges. Callers will incur no Notice and Request for
ACTION:
meeting may also be inspected and charge for calls they initiate over land- Comments.
reproduced at the Eastern Regional line connections to the toll-free
Office, as they become available, both telephone number provided. SUMMARY: In March 2018, President
before and after the meetings. Persons Persons with hearing impairments Trump launched the President’s
interested in the work of this advisory may also follow the discussion by first Management Agenda (PMA). It lays out
committee are advised to go to the calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– a long-term vision for modernizing the
Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, 800–877–8339 and providing the Federal Government in key areas that
or to contact the Eastern Regional Office operator with the toll-free conference will improve the ability of agencies to
at the above phone numbers, email or call number: 1–888–395–3237 and deliver mission outcomes, provide
street address. conference call 1659256. excellent service, and effectively
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Agenda: Wednesday, November 14, Members of the public are invited to steward taxpayer dollars on behalf of
2018 at 12:00 p.m. (EST) make statements during the open the American people. The PMA
comment period of the meeting or established a Cross-Agency Priority
• Roll Call.
submit written comments. The (CAP) goal of Leveraging Data as a
• Project Planning. comments must be received in the Strategic Asset with an intended
• Open Comment. regional office approximately 30 days purpose of guiding development of a
• Adjourn. after each scheduled meeting. Written comprehensive long-term Federal Data

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Collection		Federal Register
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Section		Notices
Action		Announcement of meeting.
Dates		Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. (EST). Public Call-In Information: Conference call-in number: 1-877-260-1479 and conference call 5634706.
Contact		Evelyn Bohor at [email protected] or by phone at 202-376-7533.
FR Citation		83 FR 52378