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exposure of domestic swine to CSF,
FMD, SVD, and rinderpest from food
waste originating from Malta.
Environmental Assessment
The commenter noted that in the
supporting documents provided for this
notice, the environmental assessment
(EA) we used to support this notice was
a May 2011 EA for the importation of
swine and swine commodities from
Slovakia. The commenter also noted
that we used an amended finding of no
significant impact (FONSI) from
importation of swine and swine
commodities from Slovakia as the basis
for the amended finding related to
Malta. The commenter asked us to
explain how it is justifiable to use an EA
conducted for another country to amend
the finding to Malta.
Since 2006, we have recognized the
CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest status
for EU Member States Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Estonia, and Hungary.
Given that the EU applies and ensures
enforcement of the same disease
mitigation requirements across all of its
Member States, we recognized that the
single-state EAs we were conducting
were redundant and thus unnecessary
with respect to meeting the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). After
consulting with Agency specialists on
NEPA compliance, we conducted an
environmental impact analysis
comparison of the Slovakia EA and
similar proposed actions for other EU
Member States. We determined that the
environmental analysis of the Slovakia
EA is sufficiently similar to cover the
proposed action for Malta. The 2011
Slovakia EA stated that for any like or
similar future regionalization actions
proposed for EU Member States, APHIS
would incorporate the Slovakia EA by
reference in a new FONSI issued for a
proposed new action for an EU Member
State. That is what we have done for
this action regarding Malta.
Additionally, we determined that
future proposed actions of this nature
pose negligible environmental impacts
to each EU Member State or country that
has entered into an agricultural
equivalency agreement with the EU,
provided that a disease assessment finds
them to be free of or a low risk for
relevant diseases. As Malta is an EU
Member State and because we have
determined that Malta is free of SVD,
FMD, and rinderpest, and at low risk for
CSF, we conclude that the ‘‘like or
similar action’’ environmental analyses
approach as presented in the 2011
Slovakia EA and FONSI is appropriate
to use with respect to Malta.

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Based on the evaluation and the
reasons given in this document in
response to comments, we are
recognizing Malta as free of FMD,
rinderpest, ASF, and SVD, and low risk
for CSF. The lists of regions free of or
at low risk of these diseases or where
these diseases currently exist are
available on the APHIS Web site at:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/
ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-andanimal-product-import-information/ct_
animal_disease_status or by contacting
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781–
7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and
136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
371.4.
Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of
August 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–16832 Filed 8–9–17; 8:45 am]
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ARCHITECTURAL AND
TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS
COMPLIANCE BOARD
[Docket No. ATBCB–2017–0002]

Proposed Submission of Information
Collection for OMB Review; Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery
Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board (Access Board) invites comment
on the proposed extension of its existing
generic clearance for the collection of
qualitative feedback on agency service
delivery, which expires in January 2018
(OMB Control No. 3014–0011,
Expiration: Jan. 31, 2018). This
information collection was developed as
part of a Federal Government-wide
effort to streamline the process for
seeking feedback from the public on
service delivery. With this notice, the
Access Board solicits comments on
extension of its existing generic
clearance, with proposed revisions to
the type (and number) of information
collection activities that reflect the
agency’s anticipated increasing use of
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several years to garner qualitative
feedback and improve service delivery
in a timely and effective manner.
Following review of comments received
in response to this 60-day notice, the
Access Board intends to submit a
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to renew its generic
clearance for collection of qualitative
feedback for another three-year term.
DATES: Submit comments by October 10,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
directions for sending comments.
• Email: [email protected].
Include ATBCB–2017–0002 in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: 202–272–0081.
• Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier:
Frances Spiegel, Office of General
Counsel, U.S. Access Board, 1331 F
Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC
20004–1111.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number for this Notice
(identified by ATBCB–2017–0002). All
comments received, including any
personal information provided, will be
posted without change to http://
www.regulations.gov. For this reason,
please do not include information of a
confidential nature in your comments,
such as sensitive personal or proprietary
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frances Spiegel, Attorney Advisor,
Office of General Counsel, U.S. Access
Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000,
Washington, DC 20004–1111. Phone:
(202) 272–0041 (voice). Email: spiegel@
access-board.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Under the PRA and its implementing
regulations (5 CFR part 1320), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from
OMB for each collection of information
they conduct or sponsor (e.g.,
contractually-required information
collection by a third-party). ‘‘Collection
of information,’’ within the meaning of
the PRA, includes agency requests that
pose identical questions to, or impose
reporting or record keeping obligations
on ten or more persons, regardless of
whether response to such request is
mandatory or voluntary. See 5 CFR
1320.3(c); see also 44 U.S.C. 3502(3).
Before seeking clearance from OMB,
agencies are generally required, among
other things, to publish a 60-day notice
in the Federal Register concerning any
proposed information collection—

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including extension of a previouslyapproved collection—and provide an
opportunity for comment. See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
The Access Board initially requested
OMB approval of a generic clearance for
the collection of qualitative feedback on
agency service delivery in 2011. See
Notice and Request for Comments, 76
FR 38355 (June 30, 2011) (30-day
notice); see also 75 FR 80542 (Dec. 22,
2010) (government-wide 60-day notice
published by OMB). In 2014, we
requested renewal of this generic
clearance for another three-year term.
See Notice and Request for Comments,
79 FR 61285 (Oct. 10, 2014) (30-day
notice); Notice and Request for
Comments, 79 FR 43709 (July 28, 2014)
(60-day notice). OMB approved the
renewal of our generic clearance, and
this extension is set to expire at the end
of January 2018.
B. Proposed Information Collection
Request
With this notice, the Access Board
provides notice of its intent to seek
renewal of its existing generic clearance
for the collection of qualitative feedback
on agency service delivery. We
anticipate seeking OMB approval for
revisions to the type (and number) of
information collection activities relative
to our existing generic clearance that
expires in January 2018. In particular,
the Access Board intends to seek an
increase in the number of approved
respondents (and burden hours) under
the generic clearance, primarily because
we expect to solicit feedback from
customers across a broader spectrum of
agency services relating to technical
assistance, training, and other education
and outreach initiatives. To date, we
have found the feedback garnered
through qualitative customer
satisfaction surveys (and similar
information collections) to be beneficial,

by providing useful insights in
experiences, perceptions, opinions, and
expectations regarding Access Board
services or focusing attention on areas
in need of improvement. We thus intend
to seek approval for expansion of our
current efforts to solicit qualitative
customer feedback by seeking input
from customers across a broader array of
agency programs and services. Online
surveys will be used unless the
customer contacts the agency by phone
for technical assistance or an individual
otherwise expresses a preference for
another survey format (i.e., fillable form
in portable document format or paper
survey). In addition, paper surveys may
be used to garner feedback from
participants at in-person trainings or
similar events.
OMB Control Number: 3014–0011.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Type of Review: Extension with
revisions.
Abstract: The proposed information
collection activity facilitates collection
of qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
in accordance with the Federal
Government’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information collections that provide
useful insights on perceptions and
opinions, but are not statistical surveys
that yield quantitative results that can
be generalized to the population of
study. This feedback will provide
insight into customer or stakeholder
perceptions, experiences and
expectations, provide an early warning
of issues with service, or focus attention
on areas where communication,
training, or changes in operations might
improve delivery of services. These
collections will allow for ongoing,
collaborative, and actionable

communications between the Access
Board and its customers and
stakeholders.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: The target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results from
such quantitatively-inclined
information collections are likely to
have, such collections might still be
eligible for submission under another
type of other generic clearance.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households; Businesses
and Organizations; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Burden Estimates: In the table below
(Table 1), the Access Board provides
estimates for the annual reporting
burden under this proposed information
collection. (The Access Board does not
anticipate incurring any capital or other
direct costs associated with this
information collection. Nor will there be
any costs to respondents, other than
their time.)

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents

Type of collection

Frequency
of response
(per year)

Average
response time
(minutes)

Total burden
(hours)

Customer feedback survey: Training/Webinar ................................................
Customer feedback survey: Technical Assistance ..........................................
Customer feedback survey: Compliance & Enforcement ................................

1,200
2,700
40

1
1
1

6
3
4

120
135
3

Totals ........................................................................................................

3,940

n/a

n/a

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Note: Total burden hours per collection rounded to the nearest full hour.

Request for Comment: The Access
Board seeks comment on any aspect of
the proposed renewal of its existing
generic clearance for the collection of
qualitative feedback on agency service
delivery, including (a) whether the

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proposed collection of information is
necessary for the Access Board’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Access Board to enhance the quality,
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collection; and (d) ways that the burden
could be minimized without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
Comments will be summarized and
included in our request for OMB’s

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approval of renewal of our existing
generic clearance.
David M. Capozzi,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2017–16836 Filed 8–9–17; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the Oregon
Advisory Committee
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:

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 Oregon
Advisory Committee (Committee) to the
Commission will be held at 1:00 p.m.
(Pacific Time) Tuesday, September 5,
2017. The purpose of the meeting is for
the Committee to vote on a proposal on
human trafficking in Oregon.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at 1:00
p.m. PDT.
Public Call Information:
Dial: (888) 428–9505.
Conference ID: 7368061.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana
Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@
usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is available to the public
through the following toll-free call-in
number: (888) 428–9505, conference ID
number: 7368061. 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 landline 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

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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 afortes@
usccr.gov. 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=270.
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. Review of Proposal on Human
Trafficking
III. Vote on Proposal
IV. Public Comment
V. Next Steps
VI. Adjournment
Dated: August 4, 2017.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2017–16838 Filed 8–9–17; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the Arizona
Advisory Committee
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:

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 Arizona
Advisory Committee (Committee) to the
Commission will be held at 1:00 p.m.
(Pacific Time) Thursday, September 7,
2017. The purpose of the meeting is for
the Committee to address outstanding
projects from the 2015–2017 Committee
term.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, September 7, 2017, at 1:00
p.m. PDT.
Public Call Information:
Dial: (888) 737–3628.
Conference ID: 8729373.
SUMMARY:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ana

Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@
usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437.
This
meeting is available to the public
through the following toll-free call-in
number: (888) 737–3628, conference ID
number: 8729373. 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 landline 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 afortes@
usccr.gov. 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=235.
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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda
I. Welcome
II. Discussion on Committee Meetings
III. Discussion on Outstanding Committee
Project
IV. Public Comment
V. Next Steps
VI. Adjournment

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