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programs/ammonium-nitrate-securityprogram.shtm. 

Each meeting is open to the public 

and each is expected to last up to a total 

of four hours. Please note that a public 

meeting may adjourn early if all 

commenters present have had the 

opportunity to speak prior to the 

scheduled conclusion of the meeting. 

DHS will use sign-in sheets to 

voluntarily collect contact information 

from the attending public and to 

properly log oral comments received 

during the meetings. Providing contact 

information will be voluntary, and 

members of the public may also make 

anonymous oral comments. Seating may 

be limited, but session organizers will 

make every effort to suitably 

accommodate all participants. In order 

to allow as many members of the public 

as possible to speak, each speaker must 

limit his/her remarks to three minutes. 

A transcript of each of these public 

meetings will be provided in the 

electronic docket for the Ammonium 

Nitrate Security Program rulemaking, 

docket number DHS–2008–0076, 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Written comments on the proposed 

Ammonium Nitrate Security Program 

may also be submitted to the 

Department of Homeland Security. As 

specified in the NPRM, you may submit 

comments, identified by docket number 

DHS–2008–0076, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Follow 

the instructions at http:// 

www.regulations.gov for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Infrastructure 

Security Compliance Division (NPPD/ 

ISCD), 245 Murray Lane, SW., Mail Stop 

0610, Arlington, VA 20598–0610. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these methods to submit written 

comments. 

Key Comments Solicited by the 

Department 

The Department is soliciting 

comments on all aspects of the NPRM. 

Of particular interest are comments 

addressing the following major issues: 

Ammonium Nitrate Use and 

Characteristics 

1. The types, quantities, and 

concentrations of ammonium nitrate 

and ammonium nitrate mixtures 

produced, used, sold, and transferred in 

the United States. 

2. The detonability of ammonium 

nitrate and ammonium nitrate mixtures 

of different quantities and 

concentrations. 

Registration 

1. The level of access to the Internet 

that potential registration applicants 

currently have and/or the level of access 

potential applicants anticipate having in 

the future. 

2. How potential registration 

applicants who do not have readilyaccessible Internet access could obtain 

the access necessary to register online. 

3. How to best notify agents (AN 

Agents) when ammonium nitrate 

purchasers (AN Purchasers) submit 

those AN Agents’ names to the 

Department prior to sale or transfer of 

ammonium nitrate. 

4. The efficiency and sufficiency of 

notifying applicants of registration 

number (AN Registered User Number) 

approvals and denials via e-mail or 

other electronic means. 

5. The proposed regulatory coverage 

of truck drivers and other ammonium 

nitrate transporters. 

Verification 

1. The proposed requirement that 

certain forms of identification should be 

acceptable for purposes of a visual 

identity verification check. 

2. The advisability, costs, and benefits 

of enabling AN Agents to provide AN 

Purchasers’ identity verification 

information directly to ammonium 

nitrate sellers (AN Sellers) when it is 

not possible for an AN Seller to verify 

the identity of the AN Purchaser in 

person. 

3. Possible alternative methods that 

could be employed to verify AN 

Purchasers’ identities in sales or 

transfers involving AN Agents. 

Recordkeeping 

1. The benefits and costs of 

maintaining records regarding the AN 

Purchaser (and, where applicable, AN 

Agent) verification process. 

2. How ammonium nitrate facility 

(AN Facility) personnel should notify 

AN Purchasers and AN Agents that the 

information they provide may be shared 

with the Department. 

Dated: October 3, 2011. 

Penny Anderson, 

Director, Infrastructure Security Compliance 

Division, Department of Homeland Security. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

7 CFR Part 331 

9 CFR Part 121 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0099] 

Multi-Agency Informational Meeting 

Concerning Compliance With the 

Federal Select Agent Program; Public 

Meeting 

AGENCIES: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This is to notify all interested 

parties, including individuals and 

entities possessing, using, or 

transferring federally listed biological 

agents and toxins, that a meeting will be 

held to provide specific regulatory 

guidance related to the Federal Select 

Agent Program established under the 

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism 

Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. 

The meeting is being organized by the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service, the Department of Health and 

Human Services’ Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, and the 

Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau 

of Investigation, Criminal Justice 

Information Services. Issues to be 

discussed include personnel reliability 

programs, pre-employment background 

screenings, occupational health 

programs, and BSL4 surety programs. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 16, 2011, from 7:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m. Persons who wish to attend the 

meeting must register by October 14, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

The Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for 

Public Policy, 1640 Cumberland 

Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

APHIS: Ms. Cassie Armiger, Program 

Analyst, APHIS Select Agent Program, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 2, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–5960. 

CDC: Dr. Eduardo O’Neill, Training & 

Outreach Officer, Division of Select 

Agents and Toxins, CDC, 1600 Clifton 

Road MS A–46, Atlanta, GA 30333; 

(404) 718–2000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of 

the Public Health Security and 

Bioterrorism Preparedness and 

Response Act of 2002, ‘‘Enhancing 

Controls on Dangerous Biological 

Agents and Toxins’’ (sections 201 

through 231), provides for the regulation 


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of certain biological agents and toxins 

by the Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) (subtitle A, sections 

201–204) and the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) (subtitle B, sections 

211–213), and provides for interagency 

coordination between the two 

Departments regarding overlap agents 

and toxins (subtitle C, section 221). For 

the HHS, the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC) has been 

designated as the agency with primary 

responsibility for implementing the 

provisions of the Act; the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

is the agency fulfilling that role for the 

USDA. CDC and APHIS list select agents 

and toxins in 42 CFR 73.3 and in 7 CFR 

331.3 and 9 CFR 121.3, respectively. 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 

Criminal Justice Information Service 

(CJIS) conducts security risk 

assessments of all individuals and 

nongovernmental entities that request to 

possess, use, or transfer select agents 

and toxins. 

The meeting announced here is an 

opportunity for the regulated 

community (i.e., registered entity 

responsible officials, alternate 

responsible officials, and entity owners) 

and other interested individuals to 

obtain specific regulatory guidance and 

information on standards concerning 

biosafety and biosecurity issues related 

to the Federal Select Agent Program. 

CDC, APHIS, and CJIS representatives 

will be present at the meeting to address 

questions and concerns. 

Updates on the current status of the 

APHIS and CDC proposed rule, general 

components of a personnel reliability 

program, pre-employment background 

screening, occupational health 

programs, BSL4 surety programs, and 

future responsible official training will 

be discussed, including panel 

discussions, by representatives from the 

Department of Homeland Security, CJIS, 

APHIS, CDC, and National Institutes of 

Health. 

All attendees must register in 

advance. To register all persons must 

complete an online registration form at 

http://www.selectagents.gov and submit 

it by October 14, 2011. For those unable 

to attend in person, the workshop will 

be available over the Internet as a 

webcast. 

Parking is available at the University 

Center for a $5 fee. Hotel information is 

available on the Internet at http:// 

www.selectagents.gov. 

If you require special 

accommodations, such as a sign 

language interpreter, please call or write 

one of the individuals listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of 

October 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26071 Filed 10–6–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

9 CFR Parts 71, 77, 78, and 90 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0091] 

RIN 0579–AD24 

Traceability for Livestock Moving 

Interstate 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are extending the 

comment period for our proposed rule 

that would establish minimum national 

official identification and 

documentation requirements for the 

traceability of livestock moving 

interstate. This action will allow 

interested persons additional time to 

prepare and submit comments. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

9, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=APHIS–2009–0091–0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2009–0091, 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–2009–0091 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) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Neil Hammerschmidt, Program 

Manager, Animal Disease Traceability, 

VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734– 

5571. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

11, 2011, we published in the Federal 

Register (76 FR 50082–50110, Docket 

No. APHIS–2009–0091) a proposal to 

establish minimum national official 

identification and documentation 

requirements for the traceability of 

livestock moving interstate. 

Comments on the proposed rule were 

required to be received on or before 

November 9, 2011. We are extending the 

comment period on Docket No. APHIS– 

2009–0091 for an additional 30 days. 

This action will allow interested 

persons additional time to prepare and 

submit comments. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301–8317; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. 

Done in Washington, DC this 3rd day of 

October 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26056 Filed 10–6–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

13 CFR Parts 121, 124, 125, 126, 127 

RIN 3245–AG23 

Small Business Size and Status 

Integrity 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA or Agency) is 

proposing to amend its regulations to 

implement provisions of the Small 

Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act) 

pertaining to small business size and 

status integrity. SBA is proposing to 

amend its program regulations to 

implement statutory provisions 

establishing that there is a presumption 

of loss equal to the value of the contract 

or other instrument when a concern 

willfully seeks and receives an award by 

misrepresentation. SBA is proposing to 

amend its program regulations to 

implement statutory provisions that 

provide that the submission of an offer 

or application for an award intended for 

small business concerns will be deemed 

a size or status certification or 

representation in certain circumstances. 

SBA is proposing to amend its program 

regulations to implement statutory 

provisions that provide that an 

authorized official must sign in 

connection with a size or status 

certification or representation for a 


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