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wetland. Section 343 of the Federal 

Agriculture Improvement and Reform 

Act of 1996 requires NRCS to make 

available for public review and 

comment all proposed revisions to 

conservation practice standards used to 

carry out HEL and wetland provisions of 

the law. 

DATES: These revisions shall be 

applicable as of August 24, 2018. 

Comment Date: Submit comments on 

or before September 24, 2018. Final 

versions of these new or revised 

conservation practice standards will be 

adopted after the close of the 30-day 

period and after consideration of all 

comments. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted, identified by Docket Number 

NRCS–2018–0005, using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail or hand-delivery: Public 

Comments Processing, Attention: 

Regulatory and Agency Policy Team, 

Strategic Planning and Accountability, 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building 1– 

1112D, Beltsville, Maryland 20705. 

NRCS will post all comments on 

http://www.regulations.gov. In general, 

personal information provided with 

comments will be posted. If your 

comment includes your address, phone 

number, email, or other personal 

identifying information (PII), your 

comments, including PII, may be 

available to the public. You may ask in 

your comment that your PII be withheld 

from public view, but this cannot be 

guaranteed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bill Reck, National Environmental 

Engineer, Conservation Engineering 

Division, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue Southwest, 

South Building, Room 6136, 

Washington, DC 20250. 

Electronic copies of the proposed 

revised standards are available through 

http://www.regulations.gov by accessing 

Docket No. NRCS–2018–0005. 

Alternatively, copies can be 

downloaded or printed from http://

go.usa.gov/TXye. Requests for paper 

versions or inquiries may be directed to: 

Mr. Emil Horvath, National Practice 

Standards Review Coordinator, Natural 

Resources Conservation Service, Central 

National Technology Support Center, 

501 West Felix Street, Fort Worth, Texas 

76115. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

amount of the proposed changes varies 

considerably for each of the 

conservation practice standards 

addressed in this notice. To fully 

understand the proposed changes, 

individuals are encouraged to compare 

these changes with each standard’s 

current version, which can be found at 

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/ 

nrcs/detailfull/national/technical/cp/ 

ncps/?cid=nrcs143_026849. To aid in 

this comparison, following are 

highlights of some of the proposed 

revisions to each standard: 

Combustion System Improvement 

(Code 372)—Revised language of the 

general criteria and criteria applicable to 

the air quality and energy purposes to 

address some confusion encountered in 

the implementation of the practice. 

Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and 

Surfaces (Code 373)—Relatively minor 

changes have been made to the 2010 

version. Two purposes were added to 

more adequately describe the reasons 

for using this practice: ‘‘improve 

visibility by reducing emissions of 

particulate matter;’’ and ‘‘improve plant 

health and vigor by reducing emissions 

of particulate matter.’’ 

Integrated Pest management (Code 

595)—The standard definition and 

purposes have been updated to reflect 

current agency policy and science. The 

standard has been edited to clarify 

criteria, and support farmers and 

ranchers wanting to address resource 

concerns and implement an integrated 

pest management system where landgrant-university guidelines are 

available. 

Nutrient Management (Code 590)— 

The revision has no significant 

definition technical changes. Instead, it 

has a focus on improving the usability 

of 590 at the operational level of the 

agency (i.e. the State and field). The 

formatting and writing style were 

updated to meet current agency 

requirements. Bullet point statements 

were used to specify single concepts 

and replace paragraphs containing 

multiple concepts. 

Pesticide Mitigation (Code 594)—A 

new standard to support farmers and 

ranchers wanting to address resource 

concerns created by the use of 

pesticides in areas where they do not 

have land-grant university integrated 

pest management guidelines for one or 

more of their crops or cropping systems. 

Proposed Standard 594 offers resource 

protection using site-specific techniques 

designed to mitigate the impacts of 

chemical pest suppression on natural 

resources. 

Subsurface Drain (Code 606)—The 

formatting and writing style were 

updated to meet current agency 

requirements. Sections of the standard 

were relocated and rearranged to 

improve document flow. The minimum 

velocity has been raised to 0.8 feet-persecond for areas without sedimentation 

problems. Provisions have been 

included for the use of square junction 

boxes. 

Waste Facility Closure (Code 360)— 

The formatting and writing style were 

updated to improve clarity. Criteria was 

added to dry-waste storages to render 

the site unsuitable for stacking or 

treating waste. Language was added to 

the standard to make it clear that the 

standard is not used for the 

rehabilitation or expansion of existing 

facilities. 

Wildlife Habitat Planting (Code 

420)—This is a new conservation 

practice standard developed to better 

address the technical complexities of 

establishing wildlife habitat, including 

pollinator and monarch butterfly habitat 

plantings. Wildlife Habitat Planting 

(420) will be planned and applied when 

establishing herbaceous vegetation for 

wildlife. Planting trees for wildlife will 

be planned and applied using Tree and 

Shrub Establishment (612). 

Signed this 25th day of June 2018, in 

Washington, DC. 

Leonard Jordan, 

Acting Chief, Natural Resources Conservation 

Service. 

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ARCHITECTURAL AND 

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 

COMPLIANCE BOARD 

Meetings 

AGENCY: Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board (Access Board) plans to hold its 

regular committee and Board meetings 

in Washington, DC, Thursday through 

Friday, September 6–7, 2018 at the 

times and location listed below. 

DATES: The schedule of events is as 

follows: 

Thursday, September 6, 2018 

9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Information 

Meeting on Assembly Areas 

Friday, September 7, 2018 

9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Budget Committee 

9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Planning and 

Evaluation Committee 

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Technical 

Programs Committee 

11:00 a.m.–Noon National Council on 


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Disability Briefing; Closed to public 

1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Celebration of the 

50th Anniversary of the 

Architectural Barriers Act 

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held at the 

Access Board Conference Room, 1331 F 

Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 

20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding the 

meetings, please contact David Capozzi, 

Executive Director, (202) 272–0010 

(voice); (202) 272–0054 (TTY). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In lieu of 

its regularly scheduled Board meeting, 

the Access Board plans to hold a special 

event celebrating 50 years of the 

Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). Guest 

presentations include Judith E. 

Heumann from the Ford Foundation 

and federal agencies that issue 

accessibility standards under the ABA. 

Registration for this event is not 

required and members of the public are 

invited to join the celebration and a 

reception that follows. This event will 

be live streamed with captioning. More 

information about the ABA Anniversary 

can be found at: https://www.accessboard.gov/news/1935-access-board-tocelebrate-50-years-of-the-architecturalbarriers-act. 

All meetings are accessible to persons 

with disabilities. An assistive listening 

system, Communication Access 

Realtime Translation (CART), and sign 

language interpreters will be available at 

the ABA anniversary event and 

committee meetings. 

Persons attending Board meetings are 

requested to refrain from using perfume, 

cologne, and other fragrances for the 

comfort of other participants (see 

www.access-board.gov/the-board/ 

policies/fragrance-free-environment for 

more information). 

You may view the Friday, September 

7, 2018 ABA event through a live 

webcast from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at: 

www.access-board.gov/webcast. 

David M. Capozzi, 

Executive Director. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Maryland Advisory Committee; 

Correction 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Correction: Announcement of 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Commission on Civil 

Rights published a document August 14, 

2018, announcing an upcoming 

Maryland Advisory Committee. The 

document contained incorrect address 

to the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara de La Viez, DFO, at bdelaviez@

usccr.gov or 202–376–7533. 

CORRECTION: In the Federal Register of 

August 14, 2018, in FR Doc. 2018– 

17401, on pages 40223–40224 in the 

first and second columns, delete the 

‘‘Address’’ and replace it with Murphy 

Fine Arts Center, Recital Hall, 2201 

Argonne Dr., Baltimore, MD 21251. 

Dated: August 20, 2018. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; 2018–2020 

Business Research and Development 

Surveys 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

or on-line comments must be submitted 

on or before October 23, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

internet at docpra@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Michael Flaherty, U.S. 

Census Bureau, HQ–6H149, 4600 Silver 

Hill Rd., Suitland, MD 20746, (301) 

763–7699 (or via the internet at 

michael.j.flaherty@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The U.S. Census Bureau, with support 

from the National Science Foundation 

(NSF), plans to conduct the Business 

Research and Development Survey 

(BRDS) for the 2018–2020 survey years. 

The BRDS covers all domestic, nonfarm, for-profit businesses with at least 

10 paid employees. The BRDS provides 

the only comprehensive data on 

Research and Development (R&D) costs 

and detailed expenses by type and 

industry. 

The Census Bureau has conducted an 

R&D survey since 1957, collecting 

primarily financial information on the 

systematic work companies undertake 

to discover new knowledge or use 

existing knowledge to develop new or 

improved goods and services. 

Beginning in 2018, the BRDS will 

collect new data about R&D on artificial 

intelligence and geographic detail of 

companies’ R&D workforce. There is 

increasing interest among domestic 

policy-makers and in the international 

community, as well as among U.S. 

researchers in academia, government 

and industry, for more data on artificial 

intelligence. Domestic and foreign 

geographic information for R&D 

workforce will address Bureau of 

Economic Analysis (BEA) requests on 

inputs for enhanced estimation and 

evaluation of gross domestic product by 

state, foreign direct investment in the 

U.S., and U.S. direct investment abroad. 

The 2018–2020 BRDS will continue to 

collect the following types of 

information: 

• R&D expense based on accepted 

accounting standards. 

• Worldwide R&D of domestic 

companies. 

• Business segment detail. 

• R&D-related capital expenditures. 

• Detailed data about the R&D 

workforce. 

• R&D strategy and data on the 

potential impact of R&D on the market. 

• R&D directed to application areas of 

particular national interest. 

• Data measuring intellectual 

property protection activities and 

technology transfer. 

Domestic and foreign researchers in 

academia, business, and government 

analyze and cite data from the BRDS. 

Among the federal government users are 

the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 

and the White House’s Office of Science 

and Technology Policy (OSTP). BEA 

includes R&D in the system of national 

accounts that measures the economic 

well-being of the country. BRDS data are 

key inputs into these accounts, which 

feed into the calculation of the U.S. 

Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The 


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