Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 138 / Tuesday, July 19, 2011 / Notices 42675 

1To view the notice, EA, and FONSI go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0029. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0029] 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for a Biological 

Control Agent for Hemlock Woolly 

Adelgid 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that an environmental assessment and 

finding of no significant impact have 

been prepared by the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service relative to the 

control of hemlock woolly adelgid. 

Based on its finding of no significant 

impact, the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has determined that 

an environmental impact statement 

need not be prepared. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Shirley Wager-Page, Chief, Pest 

Permitting Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1237; (301) 734–8453. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing 

to issue permits for the release of an 

insect, Laricobius osakensis, into the 

continental United States for use as a 

biological control agent to reduce the 

severity of hemlock woolly adelgid 

(Adelges tsugae, HWA) infestations. 

On January 19, 2011, we published in 

the Federal Register (75 FR 28232– 

28233, Docket No. APHIS–2010–0029) a 

notice 1 in which we announced the 

availability, for public review and 

comment, of an environmental 

assessment (EA) that examined the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed release of 

this biological control agent into the 

continental United States. 

We solicited comments on the EA for 

30 days ending June 21, 2010. We 

received no comments by that date. 

In this document, we are advising the 

public of our finding of no significant 

impact (FONSI) regarding the release of 

L. osakensis into the continental United 

States for use as a biological control 

agent to reduce the severity of HWA 

infestations. The finding, which is based 

on the EA, reflects our determination 

that release of this biological control 

agent will not have a significant impact 

on the quality of the human 

environment. 

The EA and FONSI may be viewed on 

the Regulations.gov Web site (see 

footnote 1). Copies of the EA and FONSI 

are also available for public inspection 

at USDA, Room 1141, South Building, 

14th Street and Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. 

and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. Persons wishing to 

inspect copies are requested to call 

ahead on (202) 690–2817 to facilitate 

entry into the reading room. In addition, 

copies may be obtained by calling or 

writing to the individual listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

The EA and FONSI have been 

prepared in accordance with: (1) The 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the 

Council on Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of 

July 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–18112 Filed 7–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0125] 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Animal Health; Meeting Agenda 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice to inform the 

public of the topics on the agenda for an 

upcoming meeting of the Secretary’s 

Advisory Committee on Animal Health. 

The meeting is organized by the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service to 

discuss matters of animal health. 

DATES: The meeting will be held July 22, 

2011, from noon to 5 p.m. (eastern 

daylight time). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be 

conducted as a multi-site 

teleconference. Opportunities for public 

participation are described in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael R. Doerrer, Chief Operating 

Officer, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 

USDA, 4700 River Road Unit 37, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–5665; email: 

SACAH.Management@aphis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Animal Health (the Committee) advises 

the Secretary of Agriculture on means to 

prevent, conduct surveillance on, 

monitor, control, or eradicate animal 

diseases of national importance. In 

doing so, the Committee will consider 

public health, conservation of natural 

resources, and the stability of livestock 

economies. 

In a notice published in the Federal 

Register on May 19, 2011 (76 FR 28910), 

we announced that the next meeting of 

the Committee will be held on July 22, 

2011, and that we would publish a 

notice in advance of that meeting to 

provide information on the meeting’s 

agenda. This notice provides that 

information. At the July 2011 public 

meeting, topics to be discussed will 

include: 

1. Bovine tuberculosis/brucellosis 

program update and feedback on new 

framework. 

2. Wildlife Services: Its mission and 

collaboration with other units and 

agencies. 

3. Changes to the Scrapie Flock 

Certification Program. 

4. National Veterinary Stockpile: Its 

mission, outreach, and interaction with 

other agencies in emergency response. 

5. Update on the National Animal 

Health Laboratory Network. 

6. Emergency Management and 

Response: Foot and Mouth Disease 

Vaccination Supply Challenge. 

7. VS 2015: A New Perspective. 

Additional information, including the 

final agenda, will be posted on the 

Committee’s Web site at http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/ 

acah/. 

Public Participation 

This meeting will be a multi-site 

teleconference. Public attendees may 

join the call in ‘‘listen-only’’ mode. 

Members of the public who wish to 

listen in on the teleconference may do 

so by dialing 1–888–790–3291, followed 

by a public passcode, 1411045. 

Questions and written statements for 

the meetings may be submitted up to 5 

working days in advance of the meeting 

for the Committee’s consideration. 

Questions and written statements may 

be sent via e-mail to 

SACAH.Management@aphis.usda.gov or 

mailed to the person listed under FOR


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