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more information about how to make a
FOIA or a Privacy Act request to obtain
records, please see: http://
www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/footer/
policies-and-links/freedom-ofinformation-act/foia-requests
An individual United States citizen or
legal permanent resident may also seek
to correct or to amend his or her own
records in PHIS that are retrieved by
name or other personal identifier, such
as one’s social security number (SSN) or
employee number. Such Privacy Act
requests for correction or amendment
will be processed in accordance with
applicable legal requirements and
exemptions under the governing
regulations and statutes such as the
FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552, the PA, 5 U.S.C.
552a, and 7 CFR part 1, subpart G.
CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES:

See ‘‘Records Access Procedures’’
above.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

See ‘‘Records Access Procedures’’
above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0009]

Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Control of
Chronic Wasting Disease
Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.

ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with the regulations for the
control of chronic wasting disease in
farmed or captive cervid herds.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before May 14,
2018.

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SUMMARY:

You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0009.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.

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For
information on the regulations related to
the control of chronic wasting disease in
farmed or captive cervid herds, contact
Dr. Randy Pritchard, Surveillance,
Preparedness, and Response Services,
VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Fort
Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7241. For
copies of more detailed information on
the information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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APHIS–2018–0009, 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-2018-0009 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.

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Title: Control of Chronic Wasting
Disease.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0189.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to protect the health of the
United States’ livestock and poultry
populations by preventing the
introduction and interstate spread of
serious diseases and pests of livestock
and for eradicating such diseases from
the United States when feasible.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a
transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy of cervids (elk, deer,
and moose) typified by chronic weight
loss leading to death. The presence of
CWD in cervids causes significant
economic and market losses to U.S.
producers. In an effort to control and
limit the spread of this disease in the
United States, APHIS created a
cooperative, voluntary Federal-Stateprivate sector CWD Herd Certification
Program designed to identify farmed or
captive herds infected with CWD and
provide for the management of these
herds in a way that reduces the risk of
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Services (VS) manages the CWD Herd
Certification Program.
Owners of farmed or captive elk, deer,
and moose herds who choose to
participate in the CWD Herd
Certification Program would need to
follow program requirements for animal
identification, testing, herd
management, and movement of animals
into and from herds. The regulations for
this program are located in 9 CFR part
55. Part 55 also contains the regulations
that authorize the payment of indemnity
for the voluntary depopulation of CWDpositive, CWD-exposed, or CWD-suspect
captive cervids. APHIS also established
requirements in 9 CFR part 81 for the
interstate movement of elk, deer, and
moose to prevent movement that could
pose a risk of spreading CWD.
The CWD Herd Certification Program
and the indemnity program entail the
use of information collection activities
such as VS appraisal and indemnity
claim form; sample collections and
laboratory submissions, testing, and
reporting; VS State application for CWD
Herd Certification Program approval,
renewal, or reinstatement; application
for enrollment in the CWD Herd
Certification Program; memoranda of
understanding between APHIS and
participating States; herd or premises
plans; annual reports; State reviews;
epidemiological investigations and
reporting of out-of-State traces to
affected States; reports of cervid
suspects, escapes, disappearances, and
deaths; inspections and inventories; a
letter to appeal suspension,
cancellation, or change in status;
farmed, captive, and wild cervid
identification; interstate certificates of
veterinary inspection; surveillance data;
and recordkeeping.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, for an
additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who

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are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2.813 hours per
response.
Respondents: State animal health
officials, accredited veterinarians,
laboratories, and businesses managing
farmed, captive, or wild cervid herds.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 4,532.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 27.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 123,397.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 347,163 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, on March 9,
2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0013]

Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza
Program; Public Meeting
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

We are notifying stakeholders
and interested persons that the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service is
hosting a public meeting to provide
information on the Agency’s current
thinking regarding low pathogenicity
avian influenza (LPAI) indemnity,
compensation, and controlled
marketing. The meeting will include an
overview of the concepts we are
developing with respect to LPAI
indemnity, compensation, and
controlled marketing and provide an
opportunity for attendees to discuss
issues of interest.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 27, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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The public meeting will be
held at the Atlanta Airport Marriott,
4711 Best Road, Atlanta, GA 30337.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Fidelis Hegngi, Avian Health
Surveillance Staff, Preparedness, and
Response Services, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road, Unit 46, Suite 4B–02.27,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3564.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The low
pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI)
virus typically causes little to no
clinical signs in infected poultry. It
spreads primarily through direct contact
between healthy and infected birds or
through indirect contact with
contaminated equipment and materials.
To prevent cases of LPAI, poultry
producers must use special preventative
measures and precautions on the farm.
When LPAI findings do occur, the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) and its State partners
work to address them quickly and keep
the disease from spreading to new
flocks. Because LPAI does not typically
kill poultry the way highly pathogenic
avian influenza does, there may be
additional control options beyond
depopulation.
In order to provide a forum for the
discussion of policy issues related to
LPAI, APHIS is organizing a public
meeting to provide information on our
current thinking with respect to LPAI
indemnity, compensation, and
controlled marketing with poultry
stakeholders and partners. This meeting
will be held on March 27, 2018, and
will begin at 8 a.m., and is scheduled to
end at 4:30 p.m. Information regarding
the meeting and registration instructions
may be obtained from the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
The meeting will open with remarks
by Dr. Jack Shere, Deputy Administrator
for APHIS’ Veterinary Services. An
overview of APHIS’ current thinking on
LPAI indemnity, compensation, and
controlled marketing process will
follow. APHIS will share the concepts
we are developing on the process and
take questions in a feedback session,
where attendees can seek clarification
about specific issues and state their
opinions. The meeting will then break
for lunch. After lunch, attendees will
discuss the challenges of an LPAI
incident or outbreak in the Table Egg
and Upland Game Bird industries and
offer possible solutions. The entire
group will then reconvene to receive the
highlights of each session, and the
meeting will end after a discussion of
next steps and closing remarks.
If you require special
accommodations, such as a sign
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language interpreter, please call or write
the individual under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
March 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The National Urban and
Community Forestry Advisory Council
(Council) will meet via teleconference.
The Council is authorized under Section
9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
Act (the Act), as amended, and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). Additional information
concerning the Council, can be found by
visiting the Council’s website at: http://
www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml.
DATES: The teleconference will be held
on Tuesday March 20, 2018, from 10:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time (EST) or until Council business is
completed. All meetings are subject to
cancellation. For an updated status of
the teleconference prior to attendance,
please contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via teleconference. For anyone who
would like to attend the teleconference,
please visit the website listed in the
‘‘Summary’’ section or contact Nancy
Stremple at [email protected] for
further details. Written comments may
be submitted as described under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All
comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at the USDA
Forest Service, Sidney Yates Building.,
Room 3SC–01C, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington DC 20024. Please call ahead
at 202–309–7829 to facilitate entry into
the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff,
National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council, by cell
phone at 202–309–9873, or by email at
[email protected], or via facsimile at
202–690–5792. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
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