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Vol. 78, No. 184 

Monday, September 23, 2013 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of October 15 Board for 

International Food and Agricultural 

Development (BIFAD) Meeting 

AGENCY: United States Agency for 

International Development. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, notice is 

hereby given of the public meeting of 

the Board for International Food and 

Agricultural Development (BIFAD). 

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2013. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Location: Downtown Des Moines 

Marriott, 700 Grand Avenue, Des 

Moines, Iowa. 

Agenda 

The public business meeting will 

begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. with 

opening remarks by BIFAD Chair Brady 

Deaton. The Board will address both old 

and new business during this time and 

will hear from USAID, the university 

community and other experts on 

progress and mechanisms for advancing 

programming in agricultural research 

and capacity development. During the 

business session the BIFAD will host a 

panel of key authors who will discuss 

trends in funding for Global 

Agricultural Research and Development 

and Innovation, moderated by BIFAD 

member Catherine Bertini. The BIFAD 

then will receive updates from USAID 

on its Feed the Future Innovation Labs 

and the Higher Education Solutions 

Network in a panel moderated by 

BIFAD member Marty McVey. The 

BIFAD chair will present the 

reinstituted ‘BIFAD Award for Scientific 

Excellence in a USAID Collaborative 

Research Support Program.’ Additional 

time for public comment will be 

allowed following the award. At 12:15, 

the BIFAD will adjourn for lunch 

followed by afternoon panel sessions. 

In the afternoon starting promptly at 

2:00 p.m. the BIFAD Chair Brady Deaton 

and Julie Borlaug from Texas A&M will 

make opening remarks to convene the 

first of four panels focused on Human 

and Institutional Capacity Development 

(HICD) in Agricultural Research; 

Agricultural Training and Education; 

Extension; Policy, Agribusiness and 

Open Data; and Exploration of Capacity 

Development Opportunities with the 

Private Sector and Massive Open Online 

Courses (MOOCs). Time will be allowed 

for public comment. These panels will 

be followed by a poster session and 

reception hosted by the U.S. Agency for 

International Development and BIFAD. 

The central theme of this year’s meeting 

will be ‘‘Human and Institutional 

Capacity Development.’’ 

Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD Chair and 

Chancellor of the University of Missouri 

at Columbia, will preside over the 

meeting. 

Stakeholders 

Those wishing to attend the meeting 

or obtain additional information about 

BIFAD contact Susan Owens, Executive 

Director and Designated Federal Officer 

for BIFAD. Interested persons may write 

to her in care the U.S. Agency for 

International Development, Ronald 

Reagan Building, Bureau for Food 

Security, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Room 2.09–067, Washington, DC, 

20523–2110 or telephone her at (202) 

712–0218. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Owens, Executive Director and 

Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. 

Dated: September 17, 2013. 

Susan Owens, 

Executive Director and Designated Federal 

Officer for BIFAD, U.S. Agency for 

International Development. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23112 Filed 9–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0069] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Requirements for Poultry and Hatching 

Eggs for Export 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

the export of poultry and hatching eggs 

from the United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

22, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0069-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0069, 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-2013-0069 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: For 

information on the export of poultry and 

hatching eggs from the United States, 

contact Dr. Antonio Ramirez, Senior 

Staff Veterinarian, NCIE, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–3355. For copies of 

more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Mrs. 


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58268 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 184 / Monday, September 23, 2013 / Notices 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Requirements for Poultry and 

Hatching Eggs for Export. 

OMB Number: 0579–0048. 

Type of Request: 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 (USDA), among other 

things, collects information and 

conducts inspections to ensure that 

poultry and hatching eggs exported from 

the United States are free of 

communicable diseases. 

The export of agricultural 

commodities, including poultry and 

hatching eggs, is a major business in the 

United States and contributes to a 

favorable balance of trade. Receiving 

countries have specific health 

requirements for poultry and hatching 

eggs exported from the United States. 

Most countries require a certification 

that our poultry and hatching eggs are 

free of diseases of concern to the 

receiving country. This certification 

generally must carry the USDA seal and 

be endorsed by an authorized APHIS 

veterinarian. In addition, APHIS 

requires owners and exporters of 

poultry and hatching eggs to provide 

health and identification information. 

Veterinary Services Form 17–6, 

Certificate for Poultry and Hatching 

Eggs for Export, is used to meet these 

requirements. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this information 

collection activity 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 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Owners of poultry and 

hatching egg operations and exporters of 

poultry and hatching eggs. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 300. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 34. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 10,200. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 5,100 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 17th day of 

September 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23039 Filed 9–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0080] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Animal Health Monitoring System; 

Cervid 2014 Study 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New information collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request approval of a new information 

collection for the National Animal 

Health Monitoring System’s Cervid 2014 

Study to support the farmed cervid 

industry in the United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

22, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0080- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0080, 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-2013-0080 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: For 

information on the Cervid 2014 Study, 

contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry 

Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and 

Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B MS 2E7, Fort 

Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7207. For 

copies of more detailed information on 

the information collection, contact Mrs. 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Animal Health 

Monitoring System; Cervid 2014 Study. 

OMB Number: 0579–XXXX. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

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. In connection with this 

mission, APHIS operates the National 

Animal Health Monitoring System 

(NAHMS), which collects nationally 

representative, statistically valid, and 

scientifically sound data on the 

prevalence and economic importance of 

livestock diseases and associated risk 

factors. 

NAHMS’ national studies are a 

collaborative industry and Government 

initiative to help determine the most 

effective means of preventing and 

controlling diseases of livestock. APHIS 

is the only agency responsible for 

collecting national data on livestock 

health. 

APHIS plans to conduct a Cervid 2014 

Study to obtain baseline information 


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