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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Betts, Fruit and Vegetable 

Industry Advisory Committee, USDA, 

AMS, Specialty Crop Programs, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 2077– 

S, STOP 0235, Washington, DC 20250– 

0235; Telephone: (202) 720–5057; 

Email: SCPFVIAC@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), the Secretary 

of Agriculture (Secretary) established 

the Committee in 2001 to examine the 

full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit 

and vegetable industry and to provide 

suggestions and ideas to the Secretary 

on how USDA can tailor its programs to 

meet the fruit and vegetable industry’s 

needs. The committee was reestablished 

in March 2018 for a two-year period. 

The AMS Deputy Administrator for 

the Specialty Crops Program serves as 

the Committee’s Executive Secretary, 

leading the effort to administer the 

Committee’s activities. Representatives 

from USDA mission areas and other 

government agencies affecting the fruit 

and vegetable industry are periodically 

called upon to participate in the 

Committee’s meetings as determined by 

the Committee. AMS is giving notice of 

the Committee meeting to the public so 

that they may attend and present their 

views. The meeting is open to the 

public. 

Agenda items may include, but are 

not limited to, welcome and 

introductions, administrative matters, 

consideration of topics for potential 

working group discussion and proposal, 

and presentations by subject matter 

experts as requested by the Committee. 

Public Comments: Comments should 

address specific tops noted on the 

meeting agenda. 

Written Comments: Written public 

comments will be accepted on or before 

11:59 p.m. ET on January 7, 2019, via 

http://www.regulations.gov: Document 

#AMS–SC–18–0089. Comments 

submitted after this date will be 

provided to AMS, but the Committee 

may not have adequate time to consider 

those comments prior to the meeting. 

AMS–Specialty Crop Programs strongly 

prefers that comments be submitted 

electronically. However, written 

comments may also be submitted (i.e., 

postmarked) via mail to the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section by or before the 

deadline. 

Oral Comments: The Committee is 

providing the public an opportunity to 

provide oral comments and will 

accommodate as many individuals and 

organizations as time permits. Persons 

or organizations wishing to make oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. ET, January 7, 2019, and can 

register for only one speaking slot. 

Instructions for registering and 

participating in the meeting can be 

found by contacting the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section by or before the deadline. 

Meeting Accommodations: The Hyatt 

Regency Crystal City is ADA compliant 

and the USDA provides reasonable 

accommodations to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in this public meeting, 

please notify the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Determinations for reasonable 

accommodations will be made on a 

case-by-case basis. 

Dated: December 11, 2018. 

Bruce Summers, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27141 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FGIS–18–0079] 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Members of the USDA Grain Inspection 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice to solicit nominees. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking 

nominations for individuals to serve on 

the USDA Grain Inspection Advisory 

Committee (Advisory Committee). The 

Advisory Committee meets no less than 

once annually to advise AMS on the 

programs and services it delivers under 

the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA). 

Recommendations by the Advisory 

Committee help AMS better meet the 

needs of its customers who operate in a 

dynamic and changing marketplace. The 

realignment of offices within the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture authorized 

by the Secretary’s Memorandum dated 

November 14, 2017, eliminates the 

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard 

Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone 

agency. The grain inspection activities 

formerly part of GIPSA are now 

organized under AMS. 

DATES: AMS will consider nominations 

received by January 28, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations for the 

Advisory Committee by completing 

form AD–755 and send to: 

• Kendra Kline, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. 

SW, Rm. 2043–S, Mail Stop 3614, 

Washington, DC 20250–3611; 

• Email: Kendra.C.Kline@usda.gov; or 

• Fax: 202–690–2333 

Form AD–755 may be obtained via 

USDA’s website: http://www.gipsa.

usda.gov/fgis/forms-fgis/ad755.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kendra Kline, telephone (202) 690–2410 

or email Kendra.C.Kline@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by section 21 of the USGSA (7 

U.S.C. 87j), as amended, the Secretary of 

Agriculture (Secretary) established the 

Advisory Committee on September 29, 

1981, to provide advice on 

implementation of the USGSA. As 

specified in the USGSA, no member 

may serve successive terms. 

The Advisory Committee consists of 

15 members, appointed by the 

Secretary, who represent the interests of 

grain producers, processors, handlers, 

merchandisers, consumers, exporters, 

and scientists with expertise in research 

related to the policies in section 2 of the 

USGSA (7 U.S.C. 74). While members of 

the Advisory Committee serve without 

compensation, USDA reimburses them 

for travel expenses, including per diem 

in lieu of subsistence, for travel away 

from their homes or regular places of 

business in performance of Advisory 

Committee service (see 5 U.S.C. 5703). 

A list of current Advisory Committee 

members and other relevant information 

are available on the USDA website at 

https://www.gipsa.usda.gov/fgis/ 

advisorycommittee.aspx. 

AMS is seeking nominations for 

individuals to serve on the Advisory 

Committee. Applications submitted 

during the previous nomination period, 

March 16, 2018–April 30, 2018, will be 

considered unless notification is 

provided the individual no longer is 

available for consideration. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, gender, national origin, 

age, mental or physical disability, 

marital status, or sexual orientation. To 

ensure that recommendations of the 

Advisory Committee take into account 

the needs of the diverse groups served 

by the USDA, membership shall 

include, to the extent practicable, 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities. 

The final selection of Advisory 

Committee members and alternates is 

made by the Secretary. 


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1This document may be viewed on the NPIP 

website at http://www.poultryimprovement.org/ 

documents/ProgramStandardsAugust2014.pdf, or 

by writing to the Service at National Poultry 

Improvement Plan, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike 

Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094. 

Dated: December 11, 2018. 

Greg Ibach, 

Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27139 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 11, 2018. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by January 14, 2019 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Trichinae Certification Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0323. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is 

the primary Federal law governing the 

protection of animal health. The law 

gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad 

authority to detect, control and 

eradicate pests or diseases of livestock 

or poultry. The AHPA is contained in 

Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401–18 of 

Public Law 107–171, May 13, 2002, the 

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

of 2002. Trichinelia spiralis is a 

contagious nematode affecting animals 

and people. The disease, trichinellosis, 

is transmitted by consuming the meat of 

an infected animal. The Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

will collect information using a 

certificate site audit, program audit 

form, request for information during a 

spot audit, animal disposal plan and 

recordkeeping, animal movement record 

and recordkeeping, rodent control 

logbook and recordkeeping, trichinae 

herd certification feed mill quality 

assurance affidavit and recordkeeping, 

records for slaughter testing and 

recordkeeping, temporary withdrawal, 

and program withdrawal. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information to certify 

swine are raised using practices that 

will reduce or eliminate T spiralis 

exposure. If this information is not 

collected, it will compromise APHIS’ 

ability to determine the trichinae 

infection status of pork produced in the 

United States. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 66. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 521. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27097 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0013] 

Changes to the National Poultry 

Improvement Plan Program Standards 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of determination. 

SUMMARY: We are updating the National 

Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) 

Program Standards. In a previous notice, 

we made available to the public for 

review and comment proposed changes 

to the NPIP Program Standards 

pertaining to the compartmentalization 

of primary poultry breeding 

establishments and approval of 

compartment components such as 

farms, feedmills, hatcheries, and egg 

depots. These changes will be added to 

the NPIP Program Standards. 

DATES: Applicable February 12, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Denise Heard, DVM, Senior 

Coordinator, National Poultry 

Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 

1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, 

Conyers, GA 30094–5104; (770) 922– 

3496. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Poultry Improvement Plan 

(NPIP), also referred to below as ‘‘the 

Plan,’’ is a cooperative Federal-StateIndustry mechanism for controlling 

certain poultry diseases. The Plan 

consists of a variety of programs 

intended to prevent and control poultry 

diseases. 

The regulations in 9 CFR parts 56, 

145, 146, and 147 (referred to below as 

the regulations) contain the provisions 

of the Plan. The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA, also referred to as ‘‘the 

Department’’) amends these provisions 

from time to time to incorporate new 

scientific information and technologies 

within the Plan. 

Because changes in diagnostic 

science, testing technology, and best 

practices for maintaining sanitation are 

continual, and the rulemaking process 

can be lengthy, certain provisions of the 

Plan are contained in an NPIP Program 

Standards document 1 rather than in the 

regulations. The NPIP Program 

Standards may be updated or revised 

via a notice-based process rather than by 

rulemaking. 

The regulations at 9 CFR 145.45, 

145.74, and 145.84 provide the basis for 

compartmentalization of primary 

poultry breeding establishments. 

Compartmentalization is a procedure 

that a country may implement to define 

and manage animal subpopulations of 

distinct health status within its territory, 

in accordance with the guidelines in the 

World Organization for Animal Health 


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