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Federal Register
Vol. 83, No. 145
Friday, July 27, 2018

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this
section.

Mojdeh Bahar,
Assistant Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service

Agricultural Research Service

[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0049]

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive
License

Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Emergency
Management Response System

Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, intends to grant to
Domtar Paper Company, LLC of Fort
Mill, South Carolina, an exclusive
license to U.S. Patent No. 9,540,244,
‘‘METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING
GRAPHENE FROM A LIGNIN
SOURCE’’, issued on January 10, 2017.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Thomas
Moreland, Technology Transfer
Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–1118, [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Moreland, Technology Transfer
Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, 443–
677–6858, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Government’s patent rights in
this invention are assigned to the United
States of America, as represented by the
Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the
public interest to so license this
invention as Domtar Paper Company,
LLC of Fort Mill, South Carolina has
submitted a complete and sufficient
application for a license. The
prospective exclusive license will be
royalty-bearing and will comply with
the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.
209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective
exclusive license may be granted unless,
within fifteen (15) days from the date of
this published Notice, the Agricultural
Research Service receives written
evidence and argument which
establishes that the grant of the license
would not be consistent with the
SUMMARY:

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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 Emergency
Management Response System.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before September
25, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0049.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2018–0049, 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-2018-0049 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.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Management Response System, contact
Dr. Fred Bourgeois, EMRS National
Coordinator, PIC, NPIC, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD
20737; (318) 288–4083. For more
detailed information on the information
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Emergency Management
Response System.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0071.
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
U.S. livestock and poultry populations
by preventing the introduction and
interstate spread of serious diseases and
pests of livestock and by eradicating
such diseases from the United States
when feasible.
The Emergency Management
Response System (EMRS), which is a
web-based system, helps APHIS manage
and investigate potential incidents of
foreign animal diseases in the United
States. When a potential foreign animal
disease incident is reported, APHIS or
State animal health officials dispatch a
foreign animal disease veterinary
diagnostician to the premises of the
reported incident to conduct an
investigation. The diagnostician obtains
vital epidemiologic data by conducting
field investigations, including sample
collection, and by interviewing the
owner or manager of the premises being
investigated. These important data,
which are submitted electronically by
the diagnostician into EMRS, include
such items as the purpose of the
diagnostician’s visit and suspected
disease, type of operation on the
premises, the number and type of
animals on the premises, the number of
sick or dead animals on the premises,
the results of physical examinations of
affected animals and necropsy
examinations, vaccination information
on the animals in the herd or flock,
biosecurity practices at the site, whether
any animals were recently moved out of
the herd or flock, whether any new
animals were recently introduced into
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of test samples taken, and detailed
geographic data concerning the
premises location. EMRS allows these
epidemiological and diagnostic data to
be documented and transmitted more
efficiently.
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
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 1 hour per
response.
Respondents: Owners or operators of
livestock and poultry facilities and State
animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 136.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 12.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,632.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,632 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, this 25th day of
July 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–2018–0051]

Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Apples From China
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:

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
importation of apples from China.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before September
25, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0051.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2018–0051, 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-2018-0051 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.
SUMMARY:

For
information on the importation of
apples from China, contact Mr.
Benjamin Kaczmarski, Senior
Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, IRM,
PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
851–2127. For more detailed
information on the information
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Apples From
China.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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OMB Control Number: 0579–0423.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict
the importation, entry, or interstate
movement of plants, plant products, and
other articles to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. Regulations
authorized by the PPA concerning the
importation of fruits and vegetables into
the United States from certain parts of
the world are contained in ‘‘SubpartFruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–83).
Under these regulations, apples from
China may be imported into the
continental United States under certain
conditions, as listed in § 319.56–72, to
prevent the introduction of plant pests
into the United States. The regulations
require information collection activities
that include an operational workplan,
production site and packinghouse
registrations, tracking system, box
labeling, phytosanitary certificates with
declarations, inspections, investigation
for detection, handling procedures, and
emergency action notifications.
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
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 0.022 hours per
response.
Respondents: National plant
protection organization of China,

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