Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 166 / Monday, August 27, 2018 / Notices 43637 

ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2 NON-HISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3 

AND 4, DESIGNATED IMPORTERS LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2018—Continued 

[Quantities in kilograms] 

Non-cheese articles Appendix 1 Appendix 2 

Sum of 

Appendix 

1&2 

Appendix 3 

Tokyo Round 

Appendix 4 

Uruguay 

Round 

Grand total 

EU–27 ................................................................................ 9,775,290 6,701,538 16,476,828 4,003,172 2,420,000 22,900,000 

Iceland ................................................................................ 0 149,999 149,999 150,001 ........................ 300,000 

Israel .................................................................................. 27,000 0 27,000 ........................ ........................ 27,000 

Norway ............................................................................... 2,285,329 1,369,981 3,655,310 3,227,690 ........................ 6,883,000 

Switzerland ......................................................................... 759,369 924,736 1,684,105 1,745,895 200,000 3,630,000 

Other Countries .................................................................. 48,253 37,023 85,276 ........................ ........................ 85,276 

TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES ..................................... 52,013,741 35,886,902 87,900,643 22,764,145 24,921,000 135,585,788 

TOTAL: CHEESE & NON-CHEESE ................... 56,316,975 53,448,449 109,765,424 22,764,145 24,921,000 157,450,569 

[FR Doc. 2018–18568 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import 

Licenses for the 2019 Tariff-Rate 

Import Quota Year 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a fee of 

$300 to be charged for the 2019 tariffrate quota (TRQ) year for each license 

issued to a person or firm by the 

Department of Agriculture authorizing 

the importation of certain dairy articles, 

which are subject to tariff-rate quotas set 

forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

(HTS) of the United States. 

DATES: August 28, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy 

Import Licensing Program, Import 

Policies and Export Reporting Division, 

Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Stop 1021, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–1021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Abdelsalam El-Farra, (202) 720–9439, 

Abdelsalam.El-Farra@fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dairy 

Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing 

Regulation promulgated by the 

Department of Agriculture and codified 

at 7 CFR 6.20–6.36 provides for the 

issuance of licenses to import certain 

dairy articles that are subject to TRQs 

set forth in the HTS. Those dairy articles 

may only be entered into the United 

States at the in-quota TRQ tariff-rates by 

or for the account of a person or firm to 

whom such licenses have been issued 

and only in accordance with the terms 

and conditions of the regulation. 

Licenses are issued on a calendar year 

basis, and each license authorizes the 

license holder to import a specified 

quantity and type of dairy article from 

a specified country of origin. The use of 

such licenses is monitored by the Dairy 

Import Licensing Program, Import 

Policies and Export Reporting Division, 

Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security. 

The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) 

provides that a fee will be charged for 

each license issued to a person or firm 

by the Licensing Authority in order to 

defray the Department of Agriculture’s 

costs of administering the licensing 

system under this regulation. 

The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) also 

provides that the Licensing Authority 

will announce the annual fee for each 

license and that such fee will be set out 

in a notice to be published in the 

Federal Register. Accordingly, this 

notice sets out the fee for the licenses to 

be issued for the 2019 calendar year. 

Notice: The total cost to the 

Department of Agriculture of 

administering the licensing system for 

2019 has been estimated to be 

$749,300.00 and the estimated number 

of licenses expected to be issued is 

2,500. Of the total cost, $479,200.00 

represents staff and supervisory costs 

directly related to administering the 

licensing system, and $270,100.00 

represents other miscellaneous costs, 

including travel, postage, publications, 

forms, and Automatic Data Processing 

(ADP) system support. 

Accordingly, notice is hereby given 

that the fee for each license issued to a 

person or firm for the 2019 calendar 

year, in accordance with 7 CFR 6.33, 

will be $300 per license. 

Issued at Washington, DC, the 6th day of 

July 2018. 

Ronald Lord, 

Licensing Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18567 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

Stakeholder Listening Opportunity for 

Priorities in Research, Education and 

Extension 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture (NIFA), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of listening sessions and 

stakeholder feedback opportunities. 

SUMMARY: USDA National Institute of 

Food and Agriculture announces its 

stakeholder listening initiative ‘‘NIFA 

Listens: Investing in Science to 

Transform Lives.’’ This stakeholder 

listening opportunity informs the 

research, extension and education 

priorities of NIFA, which has the 

mission of investing in and advancing 

agricultural research, education and 

extension to solve societal challenges. 

For the purpose of this opportunity, 

Agriculture is defined broadly and 

includes research, extension, and 

education in food, fiber, forestry, range, 

nutritional and social sciences, 

including food safety and positive youth 

development. NIFA’s investments in 

transformative science directly support 

the long-term prosperity and global preeminence of U.S. agriculture. This 

listening opportunity allows 

stakeholders to provide feedback on the 

following questions: ‘‘When considering 

all of agriculture, what is the greatest 

challenge that should be addressed 

through NIFA’s research, education, and 

extension?’’, ‘‘In your field, what is the 

most-needed breakthrough in science/ 

technology that would advance your 

agricultural enterprise?’’ and, ‘‘What is 

your top priority in food and 

agricultural research, extension, or 

education that NIFA should address?’’ 

This effort to obtain input regarding 

the challenges, needed breakthroughs, 

and priorities will be carried out 

through online and in-person 


amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1
43638 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 166 / Monday, August 27, 2018 / Notices 

submission mechanisms. Stakeholder 

input received from the two 

mechanisms is treated equally. The 

challenges, needed breakthroughs, and 

priorities identified by this effort will be 

evaluated in conjunction with input 

from NIFA staff. This information will 

be critical for NIFA’s evaluation of 

existing science emphasis areas and to 

identify investment opportunities and 

gaps in the current portfolio of 

programs. The information obtained 

through this iterative analysis and 

synthesis will help to ensure the 

strategic positioning and relevancy of 

NIFA’s investments in advancing 

agricultural research, education and 

extension. 

DATES: 

(A) Online Input: Submission of 

online stakeholder input to the target 

questions will be open upon publishing 

of this Notice through 5 p.m. Eastern 

time November 30, 2018. 

(B) In-person Listening Sessions: Four 

listening sessions, each a full day, will 

be organized throughout the United 

States to obtain input from all 

stakeholders, including small 

institutions, local business and other 

stakeholder groups. The listening 

sessions will take place on October 11, 

2018, October 18, 2018, October 25, 

2018, and November 1, 2018. Each 

session will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is 

scheduled to end no later than 5:00 p.m. 

Each session will include a presentation 

of the goals and background information 

on NIFA programs, followed by 

comments from stakeholders. Each 

registered speaker will receive 5 

minutes to share their comments with 

the Agency. If time allows after all 

comments from registered speakers are 

made, unscheduled speakers will be 

allowed 5 minutes to present their 

comments to the Agency. The length of 

the sessions will be adjusted according 

to numbers of participants seeking to 

provide input. All parties interested in 

attending an in-person listening session 

must RSVP no later than one week prior 

to the scheduled session. These sessions 

will be webcast and transcribed. 

Information about registering for the inperson session, providing written 

comments and viewing the webcast can 

be found at https://nifa.usda.gov/ 

nifalistens. 

Registration: The website, https://

nifa.usda.gov/nifalistens, includes 

instructions on submitting written 

comments and registering to attend or 

speak at the in-person listening 

sessions. All parties interested in 

attending an in-person listening session 

must RSVP no later than one week prior 

to the scheduled session. The number of 

attendees and oral commenters is 

limited due to time and space 

constraints (see below). Oral commenter 

slots will be allotted on a first-come, 

first-served basis. All interested 

stakeholders, regardless of attendance, 

are welcome to submit written 

comments. 

Comments: Written comments are due 

by 5 p.m. Eastern time November 30, 

2018. Written comments must be 

submitted electronically through 

https://nifa.usda.gov/nifalistens or 

emailed to NIFAlistens@nifa.usda.gov. 

ADDRESSES: The in-person listening 

sessions will take place at conference 

facilities in Hartford, CT (October 11, 

2018), New Orleans, LA (October 18, 

2018), Minneapolis, MN (October 25, 

2018), and Albuquerque, NM 

(November 1, 2018). 

All parties interested in attending an 

in-person listening session must RSVP 

no later than one week prior to the 

scheduled session they wish to attend. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Megan Haidet, Program Specialist, 

NIFA, at 202–401–6617, email 

NIFAlistens@nifa.usda.gov, or visit 

https://nifa.usda.gov/nifalistens for 

detailed information about providing 

written comments, joining the in-person 

sessions remotely, or registering to 

speak at an in-person session. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

science priority-setting process at NIFA 

involves soliciting stakeholder input on 

agricultural research, education and 

extension needs, obtaining input from 

NIFA’s science staff who are informed 

through interactions with scientific 

communities, and evaluating existing 

programs to identify critical gaps in the 

current portfolio of programs in order to 

address challenges in U.S. agriculture. 

This listening effort will focus on 

answers to the following questions, 

‘‘When considering all of agriculture, 

what is the greatest challenge that 

should be addressed through NIFA’s 

research, education, and extension?’’, 

‘‘In your field, what is the most-needed 

breakthrough in science/technology that 

would advance your agricultural 

enterprise?’’, and ‘‘What is your top 

priority in food and agricultural 

research, extension, or education that 

NIFA should address?’’ 

NIFA welcomes stakeholder input 

from any group or individual interested 

in agricultural research, extension or 

education priorities for NIFA. NIFA is 

eager to listen to stakeholder’s 

comments on the challenges, needed 

breakthroughs, and priorities, solutions 

and opportunities that will facilitate 

long-term sustainable agricultural 

production, research, education and 

extension. Agriculture in this context is 

defined broadly and includes research, 

extension, and education in food, fiber, 

forestry, range, nutritional and social 

sciences, including food safety and 

positive youth development. This 

listening effort will focus on the 

agricultural science that NIFA invests 

in, but not on NIFA processes or 

procedures. 

All parties interested in attending an 

in-person listening session must RSVP 

no later than one week prior to the 

scheduled session they will attend. 

Abstracts from in-person speakers can 

be submitted upon registration via 

https://nifa.usda.gov/nifalistens. 

Written comments by all interested 

stakeholders are welcomed through 5 

p.m. Eastern time, November 30, 2018. 

All input will become a part of the 

official record and available on the 

NIFA website, https://nifa.usda.gov/ 

nifalistens. 

Done at Washington, DC, this day of 

August 1, 2018. 

Thomas Shanower, 

Acting Director, National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18535 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Boundary and Annexation 

Survey & Boundary Validation Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0151. 

Form Number(s): BAS 1, BAS 2, BAS 

3, BAS 5, BAS 6, BAS ARF, BASSC, 

BVP 1, BVP 2. 

Type of Request: Regular Submission. 

Number of Respondents: 132,465. 

Average Hours per Response: Varies. 

Stage of review or response 

Estimated 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Annual Response Notification .................................... 0.5 

No Change Response .......... 4 

Telephone Follow-up ............ 0.5 

Packages with Changes ....... 8 

State Certification Review .... 10 

State Certification Local Review ................................... 2 

Boundary Quality Assessment Reconciliation 

Project ............................... 25 


amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1