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We are also notifying the public that 

the stockyards listed in the following 

table meet the P&S Act’s definition of a 

stockyard and, therefore, we have 

posted these stockyards. On May 14, 

2020, we published a notice in the 

Federal Register (85 FR 28928) 

proposing to post these 10 stockyards. 

Since we received no comments to our 

proposal, we assigned the stockyards a 

facility number and notified the owners 

of the stockyard facilities. Posting 

notices were sent to each stockyard 

owner to display in public areas of their 

stockyard. The table below reflects the 

date of posting for these stockyards. 

Facility No. Stockyard name and location Date of 

posting 

NY–178 .................. Davis Livestock Sales, Inc., Gouverneur, New York ...................................................................................... 07/15/2020 

NY–179 .................. Argyle Livestock Station, LLC, Argyle, New York ........................................................................................... 07/15/2020 

OK–266 .................. Geary Livestock Market, LLC, Geary, Oklahoma ........................................................................................... 07/15/2020 

OK–227 .................. McDaniel Livestock Exchange LLC, Valliant, Oklahoma ................................................................................ 07/15/2020 

TX–358 .................. Mort Livestock Exchange, Canton, Texas ...................................................................................................... 07/16/2020 

TX–359 .................. Amarillo West Stockyards LLC, Wildorado, Texas ......................................................................................... 07/16/2020 

PA–164 .................. Double E. Auction Service LLC, Quarryville, Pennsylvania ........................................................................... 07/16/2020 

KY–190 .................. Triple C. Auctions, Ewing, Kentucky ............................................................................................................... 07/17/2020 

FL–141 ................... Cattleman’s Market of Okeechobee LLC, Okeechobee, Florida .................................................................... 07/15/2020 

ND–134 .................. Bismarck Livestock Auction, LLC, Bismarck, North Dakota ........................................................................... 07/15/2020 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 202. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25248 Filed 11–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 December 18, 

2023 will be considered. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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: National Veterinary 

Accreditation Program Application 

Form. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0297. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

Health Protection Act, (APHA) of 2002 

is the primary Federal law governing the 

protection of animal health. The APHA 

is contained in 7 U.S.C. 8301, et seq., 

and were created the Farm Security and 

Rural Investment Act of 2002. The law 

gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad 

authority to detect, control, or eradicate 

pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. 

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) is the agency charged 

with carrying out this disease 

prevention mission. For APHIS to 

conduct all its disease prevention tasks, 

it utilizes APHIS-certified private 

veterinarians to work cooperatively with 

Federal and State animal health 

authorities on the Agency’s behalf. 

These veterinarians obtain their 

certification through the APHIS 

National Veterinary Accreditation 

Program (NVAP) which has an 

application and renewal process. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will use VS form 1–36A, 

National Veterinary Accreditation 

Program Application Form to collect 

information to certify private 

veterinarians to work Federal and State 

animal health authorities to prevent 

disease and carry out disease 

surveillance on USDA’s behalf. 

Applicants may appeal denial, 

revocation, or suspension of accredited 

status. The written appeal is prepared in 

letter format and signed by the denied 

veterinarian. If information from 

accredited veterinarians was collected 

less frequently or not collected, APHIS 

would lose access to professional and 

demographic data for more than 70,000 

cooperators, and APHIS coverage of 

veterinary, plant, and agricultural 

activities would be proportionately 

reduced. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 24,820. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 9,929. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25302 Filed 11–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–23–Telecom–0023] 

Publication of Depreciation Rates for 

Telecommunications Plant 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities 

Service (RUS) administers rural utilities 

programs, including the 

Telecommunications Program. Through 

this notice, RUS is announcing the 


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depreciation rates for 

telecommunication/broadband facilities 

and a new process for providing these 

rates going forward. 

DATES: These rates are effective 

immediately and will remain in effect 

until superseded by subsequent rates as 

identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. These rates 

are to be used in applying for financial 

assistance from RUS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurel Leverrier, Assistant 

Administrator, Telecommunications 

Program, Rural Utilities Service, STOP 

1590—Room 4121, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

1590. Telephone: (202) 720–9556. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RUS is 

publishing its median depreciation rates 

for telecommunication/broadband 

facilities. If an applicant for RUS 

financial assistance does not have 

depreciation rates approved by their 

respective Public Utilities Commission 

(PUC) or equivalent, these depreciation 

rates are to be used in the financial 

studies supporting the application and 

for determining the amortization period 

for any loan component. RUS will no 

longer publish these rates in the Federal 

Register. There will be an option in the 

RUS on-line application system that 

allows applicants to use PUC approved 

depreciation rates or default to the RUS 

median depreciation rates reflected in 

the system. The following chart 

comprises the median depreciation 

rates: 

MEDIAN DEPRECIATION RATES

Code Group Letter Type Rate 

(%) 

1000 ...................... 1. Network & Access Equipment ................................. a ........................ Switching Equipment ................................................... 9.30 

1001 ...................... 1. Network & Access Equipment ................................. b ........................ Routing Equipment ...................................................... 10.00 

1002 ...................... 1. Network & Access Equipment ................................. c ........................ Transport Equipment ................................................... 10.00 

1003 ...................... 1. Network & Access Equipment ................................. d ........................ Access Equipment ....................................................... 10.00 

1004 ...................... 1. Network & Access Equipment ................................. e ........................ Video Equipment ......................................................... 9.61 

1005 ...................... 1. Network & Access Equipment ................................. f ......................... Power Equipment ........................................................ 10.00 

1006 ...................... 1. Network & Access Equipment ................................. g ........................ Satellite Equipment ...................................................... 9.26 

1007 ...................... 1. Network & Access Equipment ................................. h ........................ Other (specify) ............................................................. 10.00 

2000 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... a ........................ Copper Cable—Aerial .................................................. 6.00 

2001 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... b ........................ Copper Cable—Buried ................................................. 5.15 

2002 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... c ........................ Copper Cable—Underground ...................................... 5.00 

2003 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... d ........................ Coaxial Cable—Aerial .................................................. 6.00 

2004 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... e ........................ Coaxial Cable—Buried ................................................ 5.15 

2005 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... f ......................... Coaxial Cable—Underground ...................................... 5.00 

2006 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... g ........................ Fiber Cable—Aerial ..................................................... 5.40 

2007 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... h ........................ Fiber—Buried ............................................................... 5.00 

2008 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... i ......................... Fiber—Underground Cable .......................................... 5.00 

2009 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... j ......................... Fiber—Submarine Cable ............................................. 5.00 

2010 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... k ........................ Conduit Systems ......................................................... 4.00 

2011 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... l ......................... Ducts (Vacant) ............................................................. 5.00 

2012 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... m ....................... Drops ........................................................................... 5.00 

2013 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... n ........................ Cabinets/underground vaults ....................................... 5.00 

2014 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... o ........................ Poles ............................................................................ 6.35 

2015 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... p ........................ Make-ready .................................................................. 5.00 

2016 ...................... 2. Outside Plant ........................................................... q ........................ Other (specify) ............................................................. 5.00 

3000 ...................... 3. Buildings .................................................................. a ........................ New Construction ........................................................ 3.30 

3001 ...................... 3. Buildings .................................................................. b ........................ Pre-Fab Huts ............................................................... 3.30 

3002 ...................... 3. Buildings .................................................................. c ........................ Improvements .............................................................. 3.30 

3003 ...................... 3. Buildings .................................................................. d ........................ Other (specify) ............................................................. 3.30 

4001 ...................... 4. Towers ..................................................................... a ........................ Guyed Towers ............................................................. 5.00 

4002 ...................... 4. Towers ..................................................................... b ........................ Lattice Towers ............................................................. 5.00 

4003 ...................... 4. Towers ..................................................................... c ........................ Monopole/Self-Supporting Tower ................................ 5.00 

4004 ...................... 4. Towers ..................................................................... d ........................ Wood poles .................................................................. 5.00 

4005 ...................... 4. Towers ..................................................................... e ........................ Improvements .............................................................. 5.00 

4006 ...................... 4. Towers ..................................................................... f ......................... Other (specify) ............................................................. 5.00 

5000 ...................... 5. Customer Premises Equipment ............................... a ........................ Video Set Top Boxes ................................................... 12.00 

5001 ...................... 5. Customer Premises Equipment ............................... b ........................ Modems and Routers .................................................. 12.00 

5002 ...................... 5. Customer Premises Equipment ............................... c ........................ Inside Wiring ................................................................ 10.40 

5003 ...................... 5. Customer Premises Equipment ............................... d ........................ Multi-Terminal Adapter (VoIP) ..................................... 11.33 

5004 ...................... 5. Customer Premises Equipment ............................... e ........................ Smart Meters ............................................................... 11.00 

5005 ...................... 5. Customer Premises Equipment ............................... f ......................... Other (specify) ............................................................. 12.00 

6000 ...................... 6. Support Assets ........................................................ a ........................ Construction Vehicles .................................................. 10.00 

6001 ...................... 6. Support Assets ........................................................ b ........................ Construction Equipment .............................................. 10.00 

6002 ...................... 6. Support Assets ........................................................ c ........................ Motor Vehicles ............................................................. 17.00 

6003 ...................... 6. Support Assets ........................................................ d ........................ Special Purpose Vehicles ............................................ 11.40 

6004 ...................... 6. Support Assets ........................................................ e ........................ Office Equipment ......................................................... 10.00 

6005 ...................... 6. Support Assets ........................................................ f ......................... Office Furniture ............................................................ 10.00 

6006 ...................... 6. Support Assets ........................................................ g ........................ Billing System .............................................................. 20.00 

6007 ...................... 6. Support Assets ........................................................ h ........................ Test Equipment ........................................................... 10.00 

6008 ...................... 6. Support Assets ........................................................ i ......................... Portable Generators .................................................... 10.00 

6009 ...................... 6. Support Assets ........................................................ j ......................... Tools ............................................................................ 10.00 

6010 ...................... 6. Support Assets ........................................................ k ........................ Other (specify) ............................................................. 10.00 


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Andrew Berke, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25288 Filed 11–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meetings of the Maine 

Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, that 

the Maine Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold virtual briefings 

on Thursday, December 14, 2023, and 

Thursday, January 11, 2024, both at 12 

p.m. (ET) to hear testimony on the 

barriers to fully funding Maine’s public 

defense services. 

DATES: Thursday, December 14, 2023; at 

12 p.m. (ET). 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

via Zoom. 

Zoom Link (Audio/Visual): https://

tinyurl.com/5yr4dspy; password: 

USCCR–ME 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833– 

435–1820 USA toll-free; Meeting ID: 161 

655 9331# 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mallory Trachtenberg, Designated 

Federal Official at mtrachtenberg@

usccr.gov or via phone at 202–809–9618. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

committee meetings are available to the 

public through the registration link 

above. Any interested member of the 

public may listen to the meetings. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. Per the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, public 

minutes of the meetings will include a 

list of persons who are present at the 

meetings. If joining via phone, callers 

can expect to incur regular charges for 

calls they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plan. The 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Closed captioning 

will be available for individuals who are 

deaf, hard of hearing, or who have 

certain cognitive or learning 

impairments. To request additional 

accommodations, please email ebohor@

usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior 

to the meeting. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

emailed to Mallory Trachtenberg at 

mtrachtenberg@usccr.gov. Persons who 

desire additional information may 

contact the Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit at 1–202–809–9618. 

Records generated from these 

meetings may be inspected and 

reproduced at the Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meetings. Records of the meetings 

will be available via 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, Maine 

Advisory Committee link. Persons 

interested in the work of this Committee 

are directed to the Commission’s 

website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may 

contact the Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit at ebohor@usccr.gov. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome & Roll Call 

II. Discussion: Briefings on Barriers to 

Fully Funding Maine Public 

Defense Services 

III. Public Comment 

IV. Adjournment 

Dated: November 13, 2023. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25349 Filed 11–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 2156] 

Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone 

Under the Alternative Site Framework 

in Socorro, Texas 

Pursuant to its authority under the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) adopts the following Order: 

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the 

establishment . . . of foreign-trade 

zones in ports of entry of the United 

States, to expedite and encourage 

foreign commerce, and for other 

purposes,’’ and authorizes the ForeignTrade Zones Board to grant to qualified 

corporations the privilege of 

establishing foreign-trade zones in or 

adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection ports of entry; 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) (15 

CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the 

establishment or reorganization of 

zones; 

Whereas, the City of Socorro (the 

Grantee) made application to the Board 

(B–1–2023, docketed January 9, 2023) 

requesting the establishment of a 

foreign-trade zone under the ASF with 

a service area of the City of Socorro, 

Texas, adjacent to the Tornillo Customs 

and Border Protection port of entry; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (88 FR 2603, January 17, 2023) 

and the application was processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiners’ report, and found that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied; 

Therefore, on November 9, 2023, the 

Board granted to the City of Socorro the 

privilege of establishing a foreign-trade 

zone, designated on the records of the 

Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 302, as 

described in the application, and subject 

to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations, including section 400.13, 

and to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre 

activation limit. 

Dated: November 13, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25350 Filed 11–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–827] 

Certain Cased Pencils From the 

People’s Republic of China: Final 

Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2021–2022 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) has completed 

its administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on certain 

cased pencils (cased pencils) from the 

People’s Republic of China (China) for 

the period of review (POR) December 1, 

2021, through November 30, 2022. We 

continue to find that the single entity 

Wah Yuen Stationery Co. Ltd./ 

Shandong Wah Yuen Stationery Co. Ltd. 

(Wah Yuen) as well as Tianjin Tonghe 


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