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in poultry; sentinel bird marking for 

identification prior to flock vaccination; 

appraisal and indemnity claims; 

compliance statements; and 

recordkeeping. 

The information collection and 

recordkeeping activities described above 

represent Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) control number 0579– 

0007, National Poultry Improvement 

Plan (NPIP), and OMB control number 

0579–0445, National Poultry 

Improvement Plan and Auxiliary 

Provisions. After OMB approves this 

combined information collection 

package (0579–0007), APHIS will retire 

OMB control number 0579–0445. 

We are asking OMB to approve our 

use of these information collection 

activities, as described, for an additional 

3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.50 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State agriculture 

officials; flock owners; breeders; 

hatchery operators; table-egg, meat-type 

chicken, and meat-type turkey 

producers; feedlot and slaughter plant 

personnel; approved laboratory 

personnel; prospective and certified 

auditors; visitors; and associated 

entities. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 6,851. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 34. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 234,963. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 117,254 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

August 2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18416 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Revision of the Land Management Plan 

for El Yunque National Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of the opportunity to 

object to the Revised Land Management 

Plan for El Yunque National Forest prior 

to approval. 

SUMMARY: El Yunque National Forest, 

located in Puerto Rico, has prepared a 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS), a Revised Land Management 

Plan and a Draft Record of Decision 

(ROD). This notice is to inform the 

public that a 60-day period is being 

initiated where individuals or entities 

with specific concerns on El Yunque’s 

Revised Land Management Plan and its 

associated FEIS may file an objection for 

a Forest Service review prior to the 

approval of the Revised Land 

Management Plan. 

DATES: El Yunque’s Revised Land 

Management Plan, FEIS, Draft ROD, and 

other supporting information, will be 

available for review at http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/elyunque/land

management/planning starting August 

17, 2018. 

A legal notice of the initiation of the 

60-day objection period is also being 

published in El Yunque National 

Forest’s newspaper of record, which is 

El Nuevo Dia. The date of the 

publication of the legal notice in El 

Nuevo Dia will determine the actual 

date of initiation of the 60-day objection 

period. A copy of the legal notice that 

is published in El Nuevo Dia will be 

posted on the website described above. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Revised Land 

Mangement Plan for El Yunque National 

Forest, the FEIS, and the Draft ROD can 

be obtained online at: http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/elyunque/land

management/planning; or by visiting 

the Forest Supervisor’s Office at the 

following location: 

• Supervisor’s Office, Rd. PR 191 Int. 

988, Km. 4.4, Bo. Barcelona, Palmer, PR 

00721 (Telephone: 787–888–1880); or 

by mailing a request to: 

• Forest Supervisor’s Office, HC 01 

Box 13490, Rio Grande, PR 00745. 

Objections must be submitted to the 

Reviewing Officer: 

• Regional Forester, USDA—Forest 

Service, Attn: Objection Reviewing 

Officer, 1720 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, 

GA 30309 (Telephone: 404–347–4177; 

Fax: 404–347–4821). 

Objections may be submitted 

electronically at objections-southernregional-office@fs.fed.us. 

Note that the office hours for 

submitting a hand-delivered objection 

are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday 

through Friday, excluding Federal 

holidays. Electronic objections must be 

submitted in a commonly used format 

such as an email message, plain text 

(.txt), rich text format (.rtf) or Microsoft 

Word® (.doc or .docx). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pedro Rios, Forest Planning Staff 

Officer, El Yunque National Forest at 

787–888–1880. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. 

(Eastern time), Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest 

Service, Southern Region, El Yunque 

National Forest, has prepared a Revised 

Land Mangement Plan, FEIS, and a Draft 

ROD. This notice is to inform the public 

that a 60-day period is being initiated 

where individuals or entities with 

specific concerns on El Yunque’s 

Revised Land Management Plan and its 

associated FEIS and Draft ROD, may file 

an objection for a Forest Service review 

prior to the approval of the Revised 

Land Management Plan. 

The publication date of the legal 

notice in El Yunque National Forest’s 

newspaper of record, El Nuevo Dia, will 

initiate the 60-day objection period and 

is the exclusive means for calculating 

the time to file an objection (36 CFR 

219.16 and 219.52). An electronic scan 

of the notice with the publication date 

will be posted on El Yunque National 

Forest’s website at: http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/elyunque/land

management/planning. 

The objection process under 36 CFR 

219 subpart B, provides an opportunity 

for members of the public who have 

participated in the planning process for 

El Yunque National Forest to have any 

unresolved concerns reviewed by the 

Forest Service prior to a final decision 

by the Responsible Official. Only those 

who provided substantive formal 


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comments during opportunities for 

public comment during the planning 

process are eligible to file an objection. 

Regulations at 36 CFR 219.62 define 

substantive formal comments as: 

Written comments submitted to, or oral 

comments recorded by, the responsible 

official or his designee during an opportunity 

for public participation provided during the 

planning process, and attributed to the 

individual or entity providing them. 

Comments are considered substantive when 

they are within the scope of the proposal, are 

specific to the proposal, have a direct 

relationship to the proposal, and include 

supporting reasons for the responsible 

official to consider. 

How To File an Objection 

The Forest Service will accept mailed, 

emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered 

objections concerning the Revised Land 

Management Plan and associated FEIS 

for 60 calendar days following the date 

of the publication of the legal notice of 

this objection period in the newspaper 

of record, El Nuevo Dia. It is the 

responsibility of the objector to ensure 

that the Reviewing Officer receives the 

objection in a timely manner. The 

regulations prohibit extending the 

length of the objection filing period. 

Objections must be submitted to the 

Reviewing Officer, who will be the 

Regional Forester for the Southern 

Region, at the address shown in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

Objections or objection content specific 

to the identification of species of 

conservation concern will be forwarded 

to Glenn Casamassa, Associate Deputy 

Chief, delegated Reviewing Officer for 

the Chief of the Forest Service. 

An objection must include the 

following (36 CFR 219.54(c)): 

(1) The objector’s name and address 

along with a telephone number or email 

address, if available. In cases where no 

identifiable name is attached to an 

objection, the Forest Service will 

attempt to verify the identity of the 

objector to confirm objection eligibility; 

(2) Signature or other verification of 

authorship upon request (a scanned 

signature for electronic mail may be 

filed with the objection); 

(3) Identification of the lead objector, 

when multiple names are listed on an 

objection. The Forest Service will 

communicate to all parties to an 

objection through the lead objector. 

Verification of the identity of the lead 

objector must also be provided if 

requested; 

(4) The name of the plan revision 

being objected to, and the name and title 

of the Responsible Official; 

(5) A statement of the issues and/or 

parts of the plan revision to which the 

objection applies; 

(6) A concise statement explaining the 

objection and suggesting how the 

proposed plan decision may be 

improved. If the objector believes that 

the plan revision is inconsistent with 

law, regulation, or policy, an 

explanation should be included; 

(7) A statement that demonstrates the 

link between the objector’s prior 

substantive formal comments and the 

content of the objection, unless the 

objection concerns an issue that arose 

after the opportunities for formal 

comment; and 

(8) All documents referenced in the 

objection (a bibliography is not 

sufficient), except that the following 

need not be provided: 

a. All or any part of a Federal law or 

regulation, 

b. Forest Service Directive System 

documents and land management plans 

or other published Forest Service 

documents, 

c. Documents referenced by the Forest 

Service in the planning documentation 

related to the proposal subject to 

objection, and 

d. Formal comments previously 

provided to the Forest Service by the 

objector during the plan revision 

comment period. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official for the 

revision of the Land Management Plan 

for El Yunque National Forest is Sharon 

Wallace, Forest Supervisor, El Yunque 

National Forest, HC 01 Box 13490, Rio 

Grande, PR 00745. 

Dated: July 9, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18353 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intent of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection to comply with a 

mandate in the 2014 Farm Bill. (. . . the 

Secretary of Agriculture should 

recognize the threat feral swine pose to 

the domestic swine population and the 

entire agriculture industry . . .). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 23, 2018 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0256, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Efax: (855) 838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin L. Barnes, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. Copies of 

this information collection and related 

instructions can be obtained without 

charge from David Hancock, NASS— 

OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– 

2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Feral Swine Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0256. 

Type of Request: Intent to Seek 

Approval to Revise and Extend an 

Information Collection for three Years. 

Abstract: On Feb 3, 1999, Executive 

Order 13112 was signed, establishing 

the National Invasive Species Council. 

This Executive Order requires that a 

Council of Departments dealing with 

invasive species be created. This Order 

was enhanced by Executive Order 13751 

which was signed on Dec. 5, 2016. 

Currently there are 16 Departments and 

Agencies on the Council. https://

www.doi.gov/invasivespecies/aboutnisc. 

On April 2, 2014 the USDA kicked off 

a national effort to reduce the 

devastating damage caused by feral 

swine. In 2015, the benchmark survey 

was conducted in 11 States (Alabama, 

Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North 

Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas) to 

measure the amount of damage feral 

hogs caused to specific crops in these 

states. The target population within 

these states consisted of farm operations 

who have historically produced one or 


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