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(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 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.0402 hours per response. 

Respondents: Christmas tree industry, 

nursery industry, and the national plant 

protection organization of Canada. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 2,340. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 2,340. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 94 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 12th day of 

May 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11277 Filed 5–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0030] 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Animal Health; Intent To Renew 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the 

Secretary of Agriculture intends to 

renew the charter for the Secretary’s 

Advisory Committee on Animal Health 

for a 2-year period. The Secretary has 

determined that the Committee is 

necessary and in the public interest. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

R.J. Cabrera, Designated Federal Officer, 

VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 34, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3478. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA, 5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby 

given that the Secretary of Agriculture 

intends to renew the Secretary’s 

Advisory Committee on Animal Health 

(the Committee) for 2 years. The term 

for the renewed charter will extend from 

August 23, 2014, to August 22, 2016. 

The Committee advises the Secretary 

on strategies, policies, and programs to 

prevent, control, or eradicate animal 

diseases. The Committee considers 

agricultural initiatives of national scope 

and significance and advises on matters 

of public health, conservation of 

national resources, stability of livestock 

economies, livestock disease 

management and traceability strategies, 

prioritizing animal health imperatives, 

and other related aspects of agriculture. 

The Committee Chairperson and Vice 

Chairperson are elected by the 

Committee from among its members. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of 

May 2014. 

Malcolm A. Shorter, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11271 Filed 5–15–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0031] 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Animal Health; Meeting 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice to inform the 

public of an upcoming meeting of the 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Animal Health. The meeting is being 

organized by the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service to discuss 

matters of animal health. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

18 and 19, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

each day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the United States Access Board 

Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW., 

Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

R.J. Cabrera, Designated Federal Officer, 

VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 34, 

Riverdale, MD 20737. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Animal Health (the Committee) advises 

the Secretary of Agriculture on matters 

of animal health, including means to 

prevent, conduct surveillance on, 

monitor, control, or eradicate animal 

diseases of national importance. In 

doing so, the Committee will consider 

public health, conservation of natural 

resources, and the stability of livestock 

economies. 

Tentative topics for discussion at the 

upcoming meeting include: 

• United States and U.S. Department 

of Agriculture antimicrobial resistance 

efforts. 

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) nonregulatory 

approaches. 

• Filling gaps in foreign animal 

disease (FAD)/emerging pathogen 

preparedness. 

• Emergency management and 

assessing foot-and-mouth disease 

preparedness. 

• Animal disease traceability followup: Progress and challenges with 

implementation. 

• Trade/regionalization review of the 

United States and Canada Regulatory 

Cooperation Council (RCC) bilateral 

recognition of zoning for FADs (RCC 

Action Plan and the FAD zoning work 

plan). 

APHIS, which is organizing the 

meeting, asks that those planning to 

attend the meeting inform APHIS by 

registering in advance. To register, visit 

the Committee’s Web site at http://

www.aphis.usda.gov/animalhealth/

sacah/ and click on ‘‘Register for a 

Meeting.’’ Attendees should be prepared 

to provide picture identification and 

sign the visitor log at the lobby 

concierge before proceeding to the 

United States Access Board conference 

room. Persons attending meetings at the 

Access Board are asked to refrain from 

using perfume, cologne, and other 

fragrances (see http://www.accessboard.gov/the-board/policies/fragrancefree-environment for more information). 

Other Public Participation 

Members of the public may also join 

the meeting via teleconference in 

‘‘listen-only’’ mode. Participants who 

wish to listen in on the teleconference 

may do so by dialing 1–800–619–4303, 

followed by a public passcode, 9564942. 

This notice of the meeting agenda is 

given pursuant to section 10 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(5 U.S.C. App. 2). 


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Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of 

May 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11275 Filed 5–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0012] 

Notice of Request for an Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection: 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency 

Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service’s intention to request 

an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

qualitative customer and stakeholder 

feedback on service delivery by the 

Food Safety and Inspection Service. The 

Office of Management and Budget 

prepared and published the first notice 

for comments on the original 

information collection. 

DATES: June 16, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice. Comments may be submitted by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

Web site provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this Web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.: 

Send to Docket Room Manager, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Food Safety 

and Inspection Service, Patriots Plaza 3, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Mailstop 3782, Room 8–163B, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

• Hand- or courier-delivered 

submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 

355 E. Street SW., Room 8–163B, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2014–0012. Comments received in 

response to this docket will be made 

available for public inspection and 

posted without change, including any 

personal information, to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to background 

documents or comments received, go to 

the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza 

3, 355 E. Street SW., Room 8–164, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700 between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina 

Kouba, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 6067, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250; 

Telephone: (202)690–6510. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

Abstract: The proposed information 

collection activity provides a means for 

the Food Safety and Inspection Service 

(FSIS) to garner qualitative customer 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Agency’s commitment to improving 

service delivery. 

By qualitative feedback, we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions 

but not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences, and expectations; provide 

an early warning of issues with service; 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training, or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. This collection 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative, 

and actionable communications 

between the Agency and its customers 

and stakeholders. It will also allow 

feedback to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

The solicitation of feedback will target 

areas such as: Timeliness, 

appropriateness, accuracy of 

information, courtesy, efficiency of 

service delivery, and resolution of 

issues with service delivery. Responses 

will be assessed to plan and inform 

efforts to improve or maintain the 

quality of service offered to the public. 

If this information is not collected, vital 

feedback from customers and 

stakeholders on the Agency’s services 

will be unavailable. 

FSIS will only submit a collection for 

approval under this generic clearance if 

it meets the following conditions: 

• The collection is voluntary; 

• The collection is low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden-hours per 

respondent) and is low-cost for both the 

respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collection is non-controversial 

and does not raise issues of concern to 

other Federal agencies; 

• The collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future; 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary and is not retained; 

• Information gathered is intended to 

be used only internally for general 

service improvement and program 

management purposes and is not 

intended for release outside of FSIS (if 

released, FSIS must indicate the 

qualitative nature of the information); 

• Information gathered will not be 

used for the purpose of substantially 

informing influential policy decisions; 

and 

• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information; the collection 

will not be designed or expected to 

yield statistically reliable results or used 

as though the results are generalizable to 

the population of study. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance provides useful information, 

but it does not yield data that can be 

generalized to the overall population. 

This type of generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. 

As a general matter, this information 

collection will not result in any new 

system of records containing privacy 

information and will not ask questions 

of a sensitive nature, such as sexual 

behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, 

and other matters that are commonly 

considered private. 

FSIS currently has approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for this information collection. 

This approval is for 2,700 burden hours, 

based on our initial request to OMB in 

April 2011. We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for 3 years. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.25 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Individuals and 

households; businesses and 

organizations; State, local, or Tribal 

government. 


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