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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 78, No. 224 

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Assembly of the Administrative 

Conference of the United States 

AGENCY: Administrative Conference of 

the United States. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

App.), the Assembly of the 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States will hold a meeting to 

consider three proposed 

recommendations and one proposed 

statement, and to conduct other 

business. This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Thursday, December 5, 2013, 2:00 p.m. 

to 6:00 p.m., and on Friday, December 

6, 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Please 

note that the meeting may adjourn early 

if all business is finished. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581 (Main Conference Room). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shawne McGibbon, General Counsel 

(Designated Federal Officer), 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036; 

Telephone 202–480–2088; email 

smcgibbon@acus.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States makes recommendations 

to federal agencies, the President, 

Congress, and the Judicial Conference of 

the United States regarding the 

improvement of administrative 

procedures (5 U.S.C. 594). The 

membership of the Conference, when 

meeting in plenary session, constitutes 

the Assembly of the Conference (5 

U.S.C. 595). 

Agenda: The Assembly will discuss 

and consider three recommendations 

and one statement, as described below: 

• Improving the Timeliness of OIRA 

Regulatory Review. This proposed 

statement highlights potential 

mechanisms for improving review times 

for rules under review by the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), including promoting enhanced 

coordination between OIRA and 

agencies prior to the submission of 

rules, encouraging increased 

transparency concerning the reasons for 

delayed reviews, and ensuring that 

OIRA has adequate staffing to complete 

reviews in a timely manner. 

• Remand Without Vacatur. This 

proposed recommendation examines the 

judicial remedy of remand without 

vacatur on review of agency action and 

equitable factors that may justify its 

application. It also offers guidance for 

courts that remand agency actions and 

for agencies responding to judicial 

remands. 

• Social Media in Rulemaking. This 

proposed recommendation provides 

guidance to agencies on whether, how, 

and when social media might be used 

both lawfully and effectively to support 

rulemaking activities. 

• The GPRA Modernization Act of 

2010: Examining Constraints to, and 

Providing Tools for, Cross-Agency 

Collaboration. This proposed 

recommendation examines perceived 

and real constraints to cross-agency 

collaboration under the Government 

Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 

Modernization Act and highlights tools 

available to help agencies collaborate. It 

offers guidance to help increase 

transparency, improve information 

sharing, and facilitate better agency 

reporting under the Act. The 

recommendation is also aimed at 

enhancing the role of agency attorneys 

and other agency staff in facilitating 

cross-agency collaboration. 

Additional information about the 

proposed recommendations and the 

order of the agenda, as well as other 

materials related to the meeting, can be 

found at the 59th Plenary Session page 

on the Conference’s Web site: (http://

www.acus.gov/meetings-and-events/

plenary-meeting/59th-plenary-session). 

Public Participation: The Conference 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at the meeting, subject to space 

limitations, and will make every effort 

to accommodate persons with 

disabilities or special needs. Members of 

the public who wish to attend in person 

are asked to RSVP online at the 59th 

Plenary Session Web page listed above, 

no later than two days before the 

meeting, in order to facilitate entry. 

Members of the public who attend the 

meeting may be permitted to speak only 

with the consent of the Chairman and 

the unanimous approval of the members 

of the Assembly. If you need special 

accommodations due to disability, 

please inform the Designated Federal 

Officer noted above at least 7 days in 

advance of the meeting. The public may 

also view the meeting through a live 

webcast, which will be available at: 

http://acus.granicus.com/

ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2. In 

addition, the public may follow the 

meeting on our Twitter feed @acusgov 

or hashtag #59thPlenary. 

Written Comments: Persons who wish 

to comment on any of the proposed 

recommendations may do so by 

submitting a written statement either 

online by clicking ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ 

on the 59th Plenary Session Web page 

listed above or by mail addressed to: 

December 2013 Plenary Session 

Comments, Administrative Conference 

of the United States, Suite 706 South, 

1120 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20036. Written submissions must be 

received at least 7 days prior to the 

meeting to assure consideration by the 

Assembly. 

Dated: November 15, 2013. 

Shawne McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27815 Filed 11–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6110–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0052] 

Notice of Decision To Authorize the 

Importation of Swiss Chard From 

Colombia Into the Continental United 

States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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1To view the notice and the PRA, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS2013-0052. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public of 

our decision to authorize the 

importation into the continental United 

States of Swiss chard from Colombia. 

Based on the findings of a pest risk 

analysis, which we made available to 

the public for review and comment 

through a previous notice, we have 

determined that the application of one 

or more designated phytosanitary 

measures will be sufficient to mitigate 

the risks of introducing or disseminating 

plant pests or noxious weeds via the 

importation of Swiss chard from 

Colombia. 

DATES: Effective: November 20, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Dorothy Wayson, Senior Regulatory 

Policy Specialist, Plant Health 

Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; 

(301) 851–2036. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘SubpartFruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– 

1 through 319.56–61, referred to below 

as the regulations), the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

prohibits or restricts the importation of 

fruits and vegetables into the United 

States from certain parts of the world to 

prevent plant pests from being 

introduced into and spread within the 

United States. 

Section 319.56–4 of the regulations 

contains a performance-based process 

for approving the importation of 

commodities that, based on the findings 

of a pest risk analysis (PRA), can be 

safely imported subject to one or more 

of the designated phytosanitary 

measures listed in paragraph (b) of that 

section. Under that process, APHIS 

publishes a notice in the Federal 

Register announcing the availability of 

the PRA that evaluates the risks 

associated with the importation of a 

particular fruit or vegetable. Following 

the close of the 60-day comment period, 

APHIS may begin issuing permits for 

importation of the fruit or vegetable 

subject to the identified designated 

measures if: (1) No comments were 

received on the PRA; (2) the comments 

on the PRA revealed that no changes to 

the PRA were necessary; or (3) changes 

to the PRA were made in response to 

public comments, but the changes did 

not affect the overall conclusions of the 

analysis and the Administrator’s 

determination of risk. 

In accordance with that process, we 

published a notice1 in the Federal 

Register on July 8, 2013 (78 FR 40688– 

40689, Docket No. APHIS–2013–0052), 

in which we announced the availability, 

for review and comment, of a PRA that 

evaluated the risks associated with the 

importation into the continental United 

States of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris ssp. 

cicla (L.) Koch) from Colombia. The 

PRA consisted of a risk assessment 

identifying pests of quarantine 

significance that could follow the 

pathway of importation of Swiss chard 

from Colombia into the continental 

United States and a risk management 

document identifying phytosanitary 

measures to be applied to that 

commodity to mitigate the pest risk. We 

solicited comments on the notice for 60 

days ending on September 6, 2013. We 

did not receive any comments by that 

date. 

Therefore, in accordance with the 

regulations in § 319.56–4(c)(2)(ii), we 

are announcing our decision to 

authorize the importation into the 

continental United States of Swiss chard 

from Colombia subject to the following 

phytosanitary measures: 

• The Swiss chard must be imported 

in commercial consignments only; 

• The Swiss chard is subject to 

inspection at the port of entry; and 

• The Swiss chard must be 

accompanied by a phytosanitary 

certificate issued by the national plant 

protection organization of Colombia 

with the additional declaration stating 

that the consignment was inspected and 

found free of Copitarsia incommoda and 

Liriomyza huidobrensis. 

These conditions will be listed in the 

Fruits and Vegetables Import 

Requirements database (available at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/favir). In 

addition to these specific measures, 

Swiss chard from Colombia will be 

subject to the general requirements 

listed in § 319.56–3 that are applicable 

to the importation of all fruits and 

vegetables. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and 

7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of 

November 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27703 Filed 11–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

State Advisory Committees; Request 

for Applications 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of period during which 

individuals may apply to be appointed 

to the Nevada Advisory Committee; 

request for applications. 

SUMMARY: Because the terms of the 

members of the Hawaii Advisory 

Committee are expiring as of March 16, 

2014, the United States Commission on 

Civil Rights hereby invites any 

individual who is eligible to be 

appointed to apply. The memberships 

covered by this notice are exclusively 

for the Nevada Advisory Committee, 

and applicants must be residents of 

Nevada to be considered. Letters of 

interest must be received by the Western 

Regional Office of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights no later than January 18, 

2013. Letters of interest must be sent to 

the address listed below. 

DATES: Letters of interest for 

membership on the Nevada Advisory 

Committee should be received no later 

than January 18, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send letters of interest to: 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

Western Regional Office, 300 North Los 

Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, 

CA 90012. Letter can also be sent via 

email to atrevino@usccr.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Minarik, Acting Regional Director, 

Western Regional Office, (213) 894– 

3437, pminarik@usccr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Nevada Advisory Committees (SAC) is a 

statutorily mandated advisory 

committee of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

1975a. Under the charter for the SAC, 

the purpose is to provide advice and 

recommendations to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

(Commission) on a broad range of civil 

rights matters in its respective state that 

pertain to alleged deprivations of voting 

rights or discrimination or denials of 

equal protection of the laws because of 

race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, 

or national origin, or the administration 

of justice. SACs also provide assistance 

to the Commission in its statutory 

obligation to serve as a national 

clearinghouse for civil rights 

information. 

The SAC consists of not more than 19 

members, each of whom will serve a 

two-year term. Members serve as unpaid 

Special Government Employees who are 

reimbursed for travel and expenses. To 


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