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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Emerald Ash 

Borer Host Material From Canada. 

OMB Number: 0579–0319. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act 

(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes 

the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict 

the importation, entry, or interstate 

movement of plants, plant products, and 

other articles to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. 

As authorized by the PPA, the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) regulates the importation of 

plants for planting into the United 

States from certain parts of the world as 

provided in ‘‘Subpart—Plants for 

Planting’’ (7 CFR 319.37 through 

319.37–14). This subpart restricts, 

among other things, the importation of 

living plants, plant parts, and seeds for 

propagation. In addition, APHIS 

regulates the importation of lumber and 

other wood articles as provided in 

‘‘Subpart–Logs, Lumber, and Other 

Wood Articles’’ (7 CFR 319.40–1 

through 319.40–11). This subpart lists 

requirements for the importation of 

various logs, lumber, and other 

unmanufactured wood products into the 

United States. Both subparts contain 

regulations that restrict or prohibit the 

importation of emerald ash borer (EAB) 

host material from Canada to prevent 

the introduction and spread of EAB into 

the United States. EAB (Agrilus 

planipennis) is a destructive woodboring insect that attacks ash trees. 

These regulations involve information 

collection activities, including 

phytosanitary certificates, permit 

applications, and certificates of 

inspection. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities 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 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.6666 hours per response. 

Respondents: Importers of plants for 

planting and logs, lumber, and other 

wood articles from Canada; and the 

Canadian Food Inspection Agency. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 6. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 6. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 4 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 29th day of 

August 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21585 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0060] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Brucellosis in Sheep, Goats, and 

Horses; Payment of Indemnity 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

the regulations for the payment of 

indemnity for sheep, goats, and horses 

destroyed because of brucellosis. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

4, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0060- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0060, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0060 or 

in our reading room, which is located in 

room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 

14th Street and Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading 

room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the regulations for the 

payment of indemnity for sheep, goats, 

and horses destroyed because of 

brucellosis, contact Dr. Debra Donch, 

Brucellosis Program Manager, National 

Animal Health Policy and Programs, VS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3559. 

For copies of more detailed information 

on the information collection, contact 

Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851–2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Brucellosis in Sheep, Goats, and 

Horses; Payment of Indemnity. 

OMB Number: 0579–0185. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, 

among other things, to prohibit or 

restrict the importation and interstate 

movement of animals and animal 

products to prevent the introduction 

into and dissemination within the 

United States of animal diseases and 

pests and for eradicating such diseases 

when feasible. 

Brucellosis is a contagious disease 

caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella 

that primarily affects cattle, bison, and 

swine. It causes the loss of young 

animals through spontaneous abortion 

or birth of weak offspring, reduced milk 

production, and infertility. The 

continued presence of brucellosis 

seriously threatens the health of other 


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animals. Sheep, goats, and horses are 

also susceptible to B. abortus. In horses, 

the disease is known as fistulous 

withers. A third strain of Brucella, B. 

melitensis, affects mainly goats and 

sheep. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 51 

include an indemnity program for 

sheep, goats, and horses that may be 

destroyed because of brucellosis. This 

indemnity program, which is similar to 

our indemnity program for cattle and 

bison, is voluntary and is a crucial tool 

for encouraging owners of infected or 

exposed animals to destroy them as part 

of our ongoing program to eradicate 

brucellosis in the United States. 

The indemnity program for the 

voluntary depopulation of sheep, goats, 

and horses infected with brucellosis 

involves the use of a number of 

information collection activities, 

including the completion of indemnity 

claims, recording of test results, 

obtaining a permit for the movement of 

restricted animals, submission of proof 

of destruction, requests for extension of 

certain program-related deadlines, and 

the use of official seals and animal 

identification associated with the 

information collection activities. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities 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 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.7272 hours per response. 

Respondents: Eligible owners of 

sheep, goats, horses, and materials 

destroyed, and claimants incurring costs 

for which compensation might be 

sought under the brucellosis indemnity 

program; and program support 

personnel including accredited 

veterinarians and State veterinarians. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 3. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 3.67. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 11. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 8 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 29th day of 

August 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21586 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Funds Availability for Section 

514 Farm Labor Housing Loans and 

Section 516; Farm Labor Housing 

Grants for Off-farm Housing for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2013 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service is 

correcting a notice published on August 

14, 2013, (78 FR 49460–49467). This 

action is taken to correct two 

‘‘submission deadline’’ dates. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mirna Reyes-Bible, Finance and Loan 

Analyst, Multi-Family Housing 

Preservation and Direct Loan Division, 

STOP 0781 (Room 1263–S), USDA Rural 

Development, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

0781, telephone: (202) 720–1753 (this is 

not a toll free number.), or via email: 

Mirna.ReyesBible@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

Accordingly, the Notice published 

August 14, 2013, (78 FR 49460–49467), 

is corrected as follows: On page 49461, 

the third column, under the heading ‘‘A. 

Pre-Application Submission’’, the sixth 

sentence is amended to read: 

No pre-application will be accepted 

after 5 p.m., local time to the 

appropriate Rural Development State 

offices on September 13, 2013 unless 

date and time are extended by another 

Notice published in the Federal 

Register. 

On page 49462, the second column, 

under the heading ‘‘3. Hard Copy 

Submission to the Rural Development 

State Office.’’, the third sentence is 

amended to read: 

Hard copy pre-applications must be 

received by the submission deadline 

and no later than 5 p.m., local time, 

September 13, 2013. 

Dated: August 23, 2013. 

Richard A. Davis, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21503 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Rhode Island Advisory 

Committee 

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 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

Rhode Island Advisory Committee to 

the Commission will convene at 12:00 

p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, September 18, 

2013, at the Rhode Island Urban League, 

246 Prairie Avenue, Providence, Rhode 

Island 02905. The purpose of the 

orientation meeting is to inform the 

newly appointed Committee members 

about the rules of operation of federal 

advisory committees and to select 

additional officers, as determined by the 

Committee. The purpose of the planning 

meeting is to discuss potential topics 

that the Committee may wish to study. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by Friday, October 18, 

2013. Comments may be mailed to the 

Eastern Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 

Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1150, 

Washington, DC 20425, faxed to (202) 

376–7548, or emailed to ero@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Eastern 

Regional Office at 202–376–7533. 

Persons needing accessibility services 

should contact the Eastern Regional 

Office at least 10 working days before 

the scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Eastern Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are advised 


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