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Vol. 78, No. 121 

Monday, June 24, 2013 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of July 9 President’s Global 

Development Council 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 a meeting of the 

President’s Global Development Council 

(GDC). 

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2013. 

Time: 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. 

Location: Eisenhower Executive 

Office Building, South Court 

Auditorium, Pennsylvania Avenue and 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20500. 

Agenda 

I. Opening Remarks: Vision for the GDC 

II. Overview of the GDC’s Role & Efforts 

III. Presentations on Key Issues 

IV. Request for Feedback and Q&A 

Stakeholders 

The meeting is free and open to the 

public. RSVPs are required. Persons 

wishing to attend should RSVP to 

Interest_GDC@who.eop.gov by July 7. 

Please note that capacity is limited. 

Additional information on web 

streaming will be forthcoming on 

www.whitehouse.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jayne Thomisee, 202–712–5506. 

Dated: June 17, 2013. 

Jayne Thomisee, 

Executive Director & Policy Advisor, U.S. 

Agency for International Development. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0104] 

Privacy Act Systems of Records; 

Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and 

Tracking System 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of a proposed new 

system of records. 

SUMMARY: The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service proposes to add a 

system of records to its inventory of 

records systems subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974, as amended. The system of 

records is the Phytosanitary Certificate 

Issuance and Tracking System, USDA– 

APHIS–13. This notice is necessary to 

meet the requirements of the Privacy 

Act to publish in the Federal Register 

notice of the existence and character of 

record systems maintained by the 

agency. 

DATES: Effective Date: This system will 

be adopted without further notice on 

August 5, 2013 unless modified to 

respond to comments received from the 

public and published in a subsequent 

notice. 

Comment Date: Comments must be 

received in writing on or before July 24, 

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-2012-0104-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0104, 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-2012-0104 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: Mr. 

Christian B. Dellis, Export Services, 

Plant Health Programs, Plant Protection 

and Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 140, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 851–2154. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 

U.S.C. 552a), requires agencies to 

publish in the Federal Register notice of 

new or revised systems of records 

maintained by the agency. A system of 

records is a group of any records under 

the control of any agency, from which 

information is retrieved by the name of 

an individual or by some identifying 

number, symbol, or other identifying 

particular assigned to an individual. 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 

proposing to add a new system of 

records, entitled Phytosanitary 

Certificate Issuance and Tracking (PCIT) 

System, that will be used to maintain 

records of activities conducted by the 

agency pursuant to its mission and 

responsibilities authorized by the Plant 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.). 

Phytosanitary certificates are issued by 

authorized Federal, State, and county 

officials. They certify that consignments 

of plants, plant products, and other 

regulated articles intended for export 

have been inspected and meet the 

phytosanitary import requirements of 

the foreign country to which they are 

destined. There is a user fee charge for 

the inspection and certification services. 

Phytosanitary certificates accompany 

shipments to their foreign destinations 

and are reviewed by officials of the 

foreign plant protection service before 

the commodity is allowed entry into 

their country. U.S. exporters who 

require phytosanitary certificates for 

commodities offered for export must 

apply for them through the PCIT system. 

The PCIT system provides a secure 

mechanism for applicants to provide 

information, including the name, 

address, and telephone number of the 

exporter or exporter’s agent and the 

foreign consignee, which could be 

individuals but, in most cases, are 

companies or organizations. Applicants 

also must provide information about the 

articles to be exported. APHIS needs all 

of this information to evaluate the 

application, schedule and perform 

inspections and other phytosanitary 

activities, and issue phytosanitary 

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certificates. Authorized Federal, State, 

and county certification officials enter 

data into the PCIT system regarding 

inspections, any required treatments, 

and other phytosanitary activities. The 

PCIT system also maintains information 

on user fees paid and accrued, although 

the system does not contain any 

financial information about applicants. 

Applicants can use the PCIT system 

not only to apply for phytosanitary 

certificates, but also to check the status 

of their applications, view user fees 

accrued and paid, and track the status 

of phytosanitary certification. Foreign 

government officials can use the PCIT 

system to quickly verify the authenticity 

of a phytosanitary certificate. 

APHIS may routinely share data in 

the PCIT system with State and county 

government officials who provide 

phytosanitary inspection services on 

behalf of the Federal Government. They 

use the information to evaluate 

applications; schedule and perform 

inspections and related phytosanitary 

activities; generate phytosanitary 

certificates; investigate complaints by a 

foreign country that a commodity for 

which a phytosanitary certificate was 

issued does not meet the country’s 

phytosanitary requirements; and 

evaluate program quality and 

effectiveness. APHIS may also share 

data with certain Federal agencies, 

pursuant to the International Trade Data 

System Memorandum of Understanding, 

consistent with the receiving agency’s 

authority to collect information 

pertaining to transactions in 

international trade. APHIS may also 

share data about an application for 

phytosanitary certificate with the 

foreign government involved with the 

import. 

Other routine uses of this information 

include releases related to investigations 

pertaining to violations of law or related 

to litigation. A complete listing of the 

routine uses for this system is included 

in the description of the system 

presented below. 

Report on New System of Records 

A report on the new system of 

records, required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), as 

implemented by Office of Management 

and Budget Circular A–130, has been 

sent to the Chairman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs, United States Senate; the 

Chairman, Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform, House of 

Representatives; and the Administrator, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. 

Thomas J. Vilsack, 

Secretary. 

System name: 

Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and 

Tracking (PCIT) System, USDA–APHIS– 

13. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

None. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

The system resides at USDA’s 

National Information Technology Center 

(NITC) in Kansas City, MO. Back-up 

files are maintained in Riverdale, MD. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals covered by the system 

include Federal, State, and county 

officials who issue phytosanitary 

certificates and exporters, exporters’ 

agents, and foreign consignees. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Records may include applications for 

phytosanitary export certification and 

information about related inspections, 

treatments, other phytosanitary 

activities, and phytosanitary certificates 

issued. These records include names, 

addresses, and telephone numbers of 

exporters, exporters’ agents, and foreign 

consignees, and names, office addresses, 

and telephone numbers of Federal, 

State, and county officials who issue 

phytosanitary certificates. Records may 

also include information on user fees 

paid and accrued, although the system 

does not contain any financial 

information about applicants. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 

7701 et seq.). 

PURPOSE(S): 

The PCIT system is a secure system 

for applying for, evaluating, tracking the 

status of, and issuing phytosanitary 

certificates for plants, plant products, 

and other regulated articles intended for 

export. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, records 

maintained in the system may be 

disclosed outside USDA as follows: 

(1) To certain State and county 

government regulatory officials to 

evaluate applications; schedule and 

perform inspections and related 

phytosanitary activities; generate 

phytosanitary certificates; investigate 

complaints about noncompliance with 

phytosanitary requirements; and 

evaluate program quality and 

effectiveness; 

(2) To certain Federal agencies, 

pursuant to the International Trade Data 

System Memorandum of Understanding, 

consistent with the receiving agency’s 

authority to collect information 

pertaining to transactions in 

international trade; 

(3) To certain foreign governments 

concerning applications for 

phytosanitary certificates involving that 

country; 

(4) To the appropriate agency, 

whether Federal, State, local, or foreign, 

charged with responsibility of 

investigating or prosecuting a violation 

of law or of enforcing, implementing, or 

complying with a statute, rule, 

regulation, or order issued pursuant 

thereto, of any record within this system 

when information available indicates a 

violation or potential violation of law, 

whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in 

nature, and either arising by general 

statute or particular program statute, or 

by rule, regulation, or court order issued 

pursuant thereto; 

(5) To the Department of Justice 

when: (a) the agency, or any component 

thereof; or (b) any employee of the 

agency in his or her official capacity; or 

(c) any employee of the agency in his or 

her individual capacity where the 

Department of Justice has agreed to 

represent the employee; or (d) the 

United States, is a party to litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation, and 

the use of such records by the 

Department of Justice is deemed by the 

agency to be relevant and necessary to 

the litigation; provided, however, that in 

each case, the agency determines that 

disclosure of the records to the 

Department of Justice is a use of the 

information contained in the records 

that is compatible with the purpose for 

which the records were collected; 

(6) For use in a proceeding before a 

court or adjudicative body before which 

the agency is authorized to appear, 

when: (a) the agency, or any component 

thereof; or (b) any employee of the 

agency in his or her official capacity; or 

(c) any employee of the agency in his or 

her individual capacity where the 

agency has agreed to represent the 

employee; or (d) the United States, is a 

party to litigation or has an interest in 

such litigation, and the agency 

determines that use of such records is 

relevant and necessary to the litigation; 

provided, however, that in each case, 

the agency determines that disclosure of 

the records to the court is a use of the 

information contained in the records 

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that is compatible with the purpose for 

which the records were collected; 

(7) To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when: (a) the agency 

suspects or has confirmed that the 

security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; (b) the agency has 

determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise 

there is a risk of harm to economic or 

property interests, a risk of identity theft 

or fraud, or a risk of harm to the security 

or integrity of this system or other 

systems or programs (whether 

maintained by the agency or another 

agency or entity) that rely upon the 

compromised information; and (c) the 

disclosure made to such agencies, 

entities, and persons is reasonably 

necessary to assist in connection with 

the agency’s efforts to respond to the 

suspected or confirmed compromise 

and prevent, minimize, or remedy such 

harm; 

(8) To contractors engaged to assist in 

administering the program. Such 

contractors will be bound by the 

nondisclosure provisions of the Privacy 

Act; 

(9) To USDA contractors, partner 

agency employees or contractors, or 

private industry employed to identify 

patterns, trends, or anomalies indicative 

of fraud, waste, or abuse; and 

(10) To the National Archives and 

Records Administration for records 

management inspections conducted 

under 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

The system is an electronic database 

stored on servers in a secure 

government-owned facility. APHIS 

maintains back-up files on external hard 

drives kept in locked cabinets at APHIS 

headquarters. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

APHIS may retrieve records by the 

name of the applicant (exporter or 

exporter’s agent who applied for the 

phytosanitary certificate) and by the 

name of the Federal, State, or county 

official who issued the phytosanitary 

certificate. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

The PCIT system has management, 

operational, and technical controls to 

prevent misuse of data by system users. 

These controls include the use of rolebased security and access rights and 

network firewalls. All users must have 

e-Authentication credentials through 

USDA and employ their individual eAuthentication user identification and 

password to access the PCIT system. 

Users may only view information 

specific to their role in the export 

system. The exporter has access only to 

the information of his or her 

organization. Government officials 

involved in the export of commodities 

will have access only to data within 

their purview. Access to the system is 

monitored by USDA officials to ensure 

authorized and appropriate use of the 

data. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records in the PCIT system are 

retained indefinitely. 

SYSTEM MANAGERS(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Export Services, Plant 

Health Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 140, Riverdale, MD 

20737. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Any individual may request general 

information regarding this system of 

records or information as to whether the 

system contains records pertaining to 

him/her from the system manager at the 

address above. All inquiries pertaining 

to this system should be in writing, 

must name the system of records as set 

forth in the system notice, and must 

contain the individual’s name, 

telephone number, address, and email 

address. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Any individual may obtain 

information from a record in the system 

that pertains to him or her. Requests for 

hard copies of records should be in 

writing, and the request must contain 

the requesting individual’s name, 

address, name of the system of records, 

timeframe for the records in question, 

any other pertinent information to help 

identify the file, and a copy of his/her 

photo identification containing a 

current address for verification of 

identification. All inquiries should be 

addressed to the Freedom of 

Information and Privacy Act Staff, 

Legislative and Public Affairs, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 50, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1232. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Any individual may contest 

information contained within a record 

in the system that pertains to him/her 

by submitting a written request to the 

system manager at the address above. 

Include the reason for contesting the 

record and the proposed amendment to 

the information with supporting 

documentation to show how the record 

is inaccurate. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system about 

individuals comes primarily from 

applicants for a phytosanitary 

certificate. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0041] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey 

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 Cooperative Agricultural Pest 

Survey. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 23, 

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-2013-0041-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0041, 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-2013-0041 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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