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1To view the interim final rule and the comments 

we received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2006-0118. 

draft environmental assessment 

regarding a request from Okanagan 

Specialty Fruits, Inc., seeking a 

determination of nonregulated status of 

apple events designated as events 

GD743 and GS784, which have been 

genetically engineered to resist 

browning. 

Comments on the PPRA and draft EA 

were required to be received on or 

before December 9, 2013. We are 

reopening the comment period on 

Docket No. APHIS–2012–0025 for an 

additional 30 days. This action will 

allow interested persons additional time 

to prepare and submit comments. We 

will also consider all comments 

received between December 10, 2013, 

(the day after the close of the original 

comment period) and the date of this 

notice. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of 

December 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–31145 Filed 12–30–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. 00–108–10] 

Chronic Wasting Disease Herd 

Certification Program and Interstate 

Movement of Farmed or Captive Deer, 

Elk, and Moose; Program Standards 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are giving notice of 

changes to the Program Standards for 

the chronic wasting disease (CWD) herd 

certification program. The CWD herd 

certification program is a voluntary, 

cooperative program that establishes 

minimum requirements for the 

interstate movement of farmed or 

captive cervids, provisions for 

participating States to administer 

Approved State CWD Herd Certification 

Programs, and provisions for 

participating herds to become certified 

as having a low risk of being infected 

with CWD. The Program Standards 

provide optional guidance, explanation, 

and clarification on how to meet the 

requirements for interstate movement 

and for the Herd Certification Programs. 

Recently, we convened a group of State, 

laboratory, and industry representatives 

to discuss possible changes to the 

current Program Standards. The revised 

Program Standards reflect these 

discussions, and we believe the revised 

version will improve understanding of 

the program among State and industry 

cooperators. We are making the revised 

version of the Program Standards 

available for review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before March 31, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2006-0118- 

0401. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 00– 

108–10, 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-2006-0118 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: Dr. 

Patrice Klein, Senior Staff Veterinarian, 

National Center for Animal Health 

Programs, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1231; (301) 851–3435. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chronic 

wasting disease (CWD) is a 

transmissible spongiform 

encephalopathy of cervids (members of 

Cervidae, the deer family) that, as of 

May 2011, has been found only in wild 

and captive animals in North America 

and in captive animals in the Republic 

of Korea. First recognized as a clinical 

‘‘wasting’’ syndrome in 1967, the 

disease is typified by chronic weight 

loss leading to death. Species currently 

known to be susceptible to CWD via 

natural routes of transmission include 

Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer, whitetailed deer, black-tailed deer, sika deer, 

and moose. 

On June 13, 2012, we published in the 

Federal Register (77 FR 35542–35571, 

Docket No. 00–108–8) an interim final 

rule 1 that made effective on August 13, 

2012, a final rule published on July 21, 

2006 (71 FR 41682–41707, Docket No. 

00–108–3), with changes to the final 

rule as discussed in a previous proposal 

and in the interim final rule itself. This 

action established a voluntary herd 

certification program in 9 CFR part 55 

for CWD in farmed or captive cervids. 

States that choose to participate must 

establish State Approved Herd 

Certification Programs in which States 

agree to perform tasks and meet 

requirements to ensure that the program 

is being effectively administered. 

Owners of deer, elk, and moose herds 

who choose to participate in the 

approved State programs must follow 

the program requirements for animal 

identification, testing, herd 

management, and movement of animals 

into and from herds. 

The interim final rule also established 

a new part 81 containing interstate 

movement requirements designed to 

prevent the spread of CWD through the 

movement of farmed or captive deer, 

elk, or moose. The interim final rule set 

a compliance date of December 10, 

2012, for the interstate movement 

provisions in 9 CFR part 81, to give 

States and producers time to come into 

compliance with the herd certification 

program requirements in 9 CFR part 55. 

The regulations for the voluntary 

CWD herd certification program in 9 

CFR part 55 establish minimum 

requirements for State and herd owner 

participation and allow States and herd 

owners to use any effective means to 

comply with those requirements. For 

example, participating States are 

required in § 55.23(a)(6) to effectively 

monitor and enforce State quarantines 

and State reporting laws and regulations 

for CWD. Each State may have different 

means of meeting that requirement. 

Similarly, herd owners participating in 

the voluntary program must, under 

§ 55.23(b)(2), have fencing around their 

premises that is adequate to prevent 

ingress or egress of cervids; the 

regulations do not specify what type of 

fencing is necessary to meet this 

requirement, allowing our guidance to 

change based on scientific information 

and experience. 

To facilitate State and herd owner 

participation in the voluntary herd 

certification program, the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

made available in July 2012 a document 

titled ‘‘Chronic Wasting Disease 

Program Standards.’’ This document 

provided detailed descriptions of 


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suggested methods for complying with 

the requirements in 9 CFR parts 55 and 

81. 

During the October 2012 U.S. Animal 

Health Association meeting, a resolution 

was passed asking APHIS to work with 

cervid industry stakeholders to revise 

the CWD Program Standards. 

Accordingly, we convened a group of 

State, laboratory, and industry 

representatives to receive their input on 

potential revisions. The group met from 

November 2012 to June 2013 to 

completely review the CWD Program 

Standards. The revised draft, which is 

based on those discussions, is intended 

to provide more detailed guidance to 

States and herd owners who are seeking 

to participate in the Federal CWD herd 

certification program. As we believe the 

collaborative process has been helpful 

in revising the CWD Program Standards, 

we plan to work with State, laboratory, 

and industry representatives to review 

the standards at least once a year. 

The new draft of the CWD Program 

Standards can be viewed at the CWD 

Web site, http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

animal_health/animal_diseases/cwd/, 

or on Regulations.gov (see the 

ADDRESSES section earlier in this 

document for instructions on how to 

access Regulations.gov). 

We welcome public comment on this 

notice and the proposed revisions to the 

CWD Program Standards. After 

considering all comments, if no 

substantive changes to the CWD 

Program Standards are deemed 

necessary by the APHIS Administrator, 

the revised CWD Program Standards 

will be adopted as final 30 days after the 

close of the comment period for this 

notice. If substantive changes are 

deemed necessary, we will publish an 

additional document in the Federal 

Register to discuss them; otherwise, the 

final version of the revised CWD 

Program Standards will be announced 

and made available on the CWD Web 

site. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of 

December 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–31143 Filed 12–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0047] 

Enhancing Agricultural Coexistence; 

Extension of Comment Period 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: We are extending the 

comment period for a request for 

information soliciting comments on 

ways to foster communication and 

collaboration among those involved in 

diverse agricultural production systems 

in order to further agricultural 

coexistence. This action will allow 

interested persons additional time to 

prepare and submit comments. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

notice published on November 4, 2013 

(78 FR 65960) is extended. We will 

consider all comments that we receive 

on or before March 4, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0047- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0047, 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-2013-0047 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: Ms. 

Meghan Klingel, Acting Advisor for 

State and Stakeholder Relations, Office 

of the Deputy Administrator, LPA, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 51, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851– 

4055, email: meghan.k.klingel@

aphis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 4, 2013, we published in the 

Federal Register (78 FR 65960–65962, 

Docket No. APHIS–2013–0047) a notice 

seeking comment on how the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) can 

best foster communication and 

collaboration among those involved in 

diverse agricultural systems on the topic 

of coexistence as well as how USDA can 

best communicate and collaborate with 

those entities. 

Comments on the notice were 

required to be received on or before 

January 3, 2014. We are extending the 

comment period on Docket No. APHIS– 

2013–0047 for an additional 60 days. 

This action will allow interested 

persons additional time to prepare and 

submit comments. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of 

December 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–31192 Filed 12–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Child Nutrition 

Database 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This is an extension, without change, of 

a currently approved collection. This 

collection is the voluntary submission 

of data including nutrient data from the 

food service industry to update and 

expand the Child Nutrition Database in 

support of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids 

Act. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by March 3, 2014 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 


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