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regulating biotechnology products: 

APHIS, the Environmental Protection 

Agency, and the Food and Drug 

Administration. This document 

addresses only proposed changes to the 

APHIS regulations and is not intended 

to circumscribe, restrict, or otherwise 

preclude future actions taken by other 

Federal agencies under their respective 

authorities. 

During the past 30 years, there have 

been major advances in the science of 

biotechnology, and new issues have 

been brought to APHIS’ attention by a 

range of stakeholders. Over this period, 

APHIS has also gained considerable 

experience in assessing the plant health 

risks of GE organisms. Accordingly, 

APHIS is considering amending the 

regulations pertaining to movement and 

outdoor use of certain GE organisms to 

address the advances in biotechnology 

and APHIS’ understanding of the issues 

raised by stakeholders. The proposed 

revisions would allow APHIS to more 

effectively protect plant health under 

the PPA by focusing APHIS’ regulations 

in 7 CFR part 340 on risks that may be 

posed by certain GE organisms rather 

than on the methods used to produce 

the products and would also make the 

regulatory processes more transparent 

while removing unnecessary regulatory 

burdens. 

Under the provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), Federal agencies must examine 

the potential environmental impacts of 

proposed Federal actions and 

alternatives. We are planning to prepare 

a programmatic environmental impact 

statement (EIS) in connection with the 

proposed revisions to APHIS’ 

biotechnology regulations that are being 

considered. Aspects of the human 

environment that may be affected by the 

proposed regulatory changes and that 

we have preliminarily identified for 

evaluation in the EIS will include 

potential impacts on: 

• U.S. agriculture and forestry 

production (e.g., conventional, 

biotechnology-based, and organic); 

• Current and future uses of certain 

GE organisms in agriculture and 

forestry; 

• Agronomic practices employed in 

GE crop production that may have 

environmental consequences or effects 

(e.g., tillage, crop rotation, weed and 

pest control, and agronomic inputs); 

• Aspects of the physical 

environment, including soil quality, 

water resources, and air quality, with 

consideration given to the effects of 

dynamic climate conditions; 

• Aspects of the biological 

environment, such as animal and plant 

communities, the development of weed, 

pathogen, and insect resistance to 

pesticides, the potential gene flow from 

certain GE organisms to sexually 

compatible species, the weediness of GE 

crop plants, and biodiversity; 

• Consumer health and agricultural 

worker safety; and 

• Animal feed safety, availability, 

quality, and animal health. 

We will also examine socioeconomic 

considerations, such as the potential 

impacts of crop plants that are GE 

organisms on the domestic economic 

environment, international trade, and 

coexistence among all forms of U.S. 

agriculture—conventional, 

biotechnology-based, and organic—and 

on market demand for food, feed, fiber, 

and fuel. 

The EIS will be prepared in 

accordance with: (1) NEPA, (2) 

regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR 

part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

This notice identifies the potential 

issues that will be evaluated in the EIS, 

and requests public comment to help 

APHIS further define the issues and 

alternatives that should be considered 

and to help APHIS identify additional 

impacts, both positive and negative, to 

the human environment that should be 

examined in the EIS. Public input will 

also be helpful in developing our 

proposed regulations. All comments 

received during the comment period 

will be carefully considered. A notice 

will be published in the Federal 

Register to announce the availability of 

the draft EIS when it is issued and to 

invite the public to provide comments. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of 

June 2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14019 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Tennessee Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

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 Tennessee Advisory Committee will 

hold a meeting on Wednesday, August 

8, 2018 to work on post-report planning 

for the Civil Asset Forfeiture report and 

discuss potential future work on legal 

financial obligations and civil rights 

issues. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday August 8, 2018 12:30 p.m. 

EST. Public Call Information: The 

meeting will be by teleconference. Tollfree call-in number: 888–334–3032, 

conference ID: 5510752. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Hinton, DFO, at jhinton@usccr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public can listen to the 

discussion. This meeting is available to 

the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 888–334–3032, 

conference ID: 5510752. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. 

Callers can expect to incur charges for 

calls they initiate over wireless lines, 

and 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. Persons with hearing 

impairments may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Written comments may be mailed to 

the Regional Program Unit Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 230 S. 

Dearborn, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL 

60604. They may also be faxed to the 

Commission at (312) 353–8324 or may 

be emailed to the Regional Director, Jeff 

Hinton at jhinton@usccr.gov. Records of 

the meeting will be available via 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, Tennessee 

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 Southern Regional Office at 

the above email or street address. 

Agenda: 

Welcome and Call to Order 

Diane DiIanni, Tennessee SAC 

Chairman 

Jeff Hinton, Regional Director 

Regional Update—Jeff Hinton 

New Business: Diane DiIanni, 

Tennessee SAC Chairman/Staff/ 

Advisory Committee Public 

Participation 

Adjournment 


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Dated: June 25, 2018. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13961 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Michigan Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

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 Michigan Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a meeting on 

Wednesday July 18, 2018, at 3 p.m. EDT 

for the purpose discussing civil rights 

concerns in the state. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday July 18, 2018, at 3 p.m. 

EDT. 

Public Call Information: Dial: 877– 

741–4240, Conference ID: 7669620. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 

mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353– 

8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public can listen to the 

discussion. This meeting is available to 

the public through the above toll-free 

call-in number. Any interested member 

of the public may call this number and 

listen to the meeting. An open comment 

period will be provided to allow 

members of the public to make a 

statement as time allows. The 

conference call operator will ask callers 

to identify themselves, the organization 

they are affiliated with (if any), and an 

email address prior to placing callers 

into the conference room. 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. Persons with hearing 

impairments may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are also 

entitled to submit written comments; 

the comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

mailed to the Midwestern Regional 

Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

230 S Dearborn St., Suite 2120, Chicago, 

IL 60604. They may also be faxed to the 

Commission at (312) 353–8324, or 

emailed to Carolyn Allen at callen@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Midwestern Regional Office at (312) 

353–8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Midwestern Regional Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

Michigan Advisory Committee link 

(http://www.facadatabase.gov/ 

committee/meetings.aspx?cid=255). 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Midwestern Regional Office at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

Welcome and Introductions 

Discussion: Civil Rights in Michigan 

Public Comment 

Future Plans and Actions 

Adjournment 

Dated: June 25, 2018. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13970 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–66–2018] 

Approval of Subzone Status; Amcor 

Flexibles LLC; Shelbyville, Kentucky 

On May 1, 2018 the Executive 

Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Board docketed an application 

submitted by the Louisville & Jefferson 

County Riverport Authority, grantee of 

FTZ 29, requesting subzone status 

subject to the existing activation limit of 

FTZ 29, on behalf of Amcor Flexibles 

LLC, in Shelbyville, Kentucky. 

The application was processed in 

accordance with the FTZ Act and 

Regulations, including notice in the 

Federal Register inviting public 

comment (83 FR 20034, May 7, 2018). 

The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the 

application and determined that it 

meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant 

to the authority delegated to the FTZ 

Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR 

400.36(f)), the application to establish 

Subzone 29N was approved on June 26, 

2018, subject to the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations, including Section 

400.13, and further subject to FTZ 29’s 

2,000-acre activation limit. 

Dated: June 26, 2018. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Acting Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14027 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–64–2018] 

Approval of Subzone Expansion; 

Brake Parts Inc.; Hazleton, 

Pennsylvania 

On April 30, 2018, the Executive 

Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Board docketed an application 

submitted by the Eastern Distribution 

Center, Inc., grantee of FTZ 24, 

requesting an expansion of Subzone 24E 

on behalf of Brake Parts Inc in Hazleton, 

Pennsylvania. 

The application was processed in 

accordance with the FTZ Act and 

Regulations, including notice in the 

Federal Register inviting public 

comment (83 FR 19524, May 3, 2018). 

The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the 

application and determined that it 

meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant 

to the authority delegated to the FTZ 

Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR 

400.36(f)), the application to expand 

Subzone 24E was approved on June 26, 

2018, subject to the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations, including Section 

400.13, and further subject to FTZ 24’s 

2,000-acre activation limit. 

Dated: June 26, 2018. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Acting Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14026 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–533–882] 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe From 

India: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination and 

Alignment of Final Determination With 

Final Antidumping Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 


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