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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 76, No. 95 

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Provincial Advisory Committees 

Charter Re-Establishment 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to re-establish 

the Provincial Advisory Committees. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture, in consultation with the 

Department of the Interior, intends to reestablish the Provincial Advisory 

Committees (PACs) for the provinces in 

California, Oregon, and Washington. 

This re-establishment is in response to 

the continued need for the PACs to 

provide advice on coordinating the 

implementation of the Record of 

Decision (ROD) of April 13, 1994, for 

Management of Habitat for LateSuccession and Old-Growth Forest 

Related Species within the Range of the 

Northern Spotted Owl. The PACs also 

provide advice and recommendations to 

promote integration and coordination of 

forest management activities between 

Federal and non-Federal entities. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the April 13, 

1994, Record of Decision can be 

obtained electronically at http:// 

www.reo.gov/library/reports/ 

newsandga.pdf. Paper copies can be 

obtained from the Office of Strategic 

Planning, P.O. Box 3623, Portland, OR 

97208. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shandra L. Terry, Regional Public 

Involvement Coordinator, Office of 

Public and Legislative Affairs, Forest 

Service, USDA (503) 808–2242. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

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

that the Department of Agriculture, in 

consultation with the Department of the 

Interior, intends to re-establish the 

Provincial Advisory Committees (PACs), 

which will advise the Provincial 

Interagency Executive Committee 

(PIEC). The purpose of the PIEC is to 

facilitate the coordinated 

implementation of the ROD of April 13, 

1994, for Management of Habitat for 

Late-Succession and Old-Growth Forest 

Related Species within the Range of the 

Northern Spotted Owl. The PIEC 

consists of representatives of the 

following Federal agencies: Forest 

Service, Natural Resources Conservation 

Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Bureau of Land Management, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, National Park 

Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

U.S. Geological Survey Biological 

Resources Division, Environmental 

Protection Agency, and U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers. 

Ecosystem management at the 

province level requires improved 

coordination among governmental 

entities responsible for land 

management decisions and the public 

those agencies serve. Each PAC will 

provide advice and recommendations 

regarding implementation to promote 

integration and coordination of forest 

management activities between Federal 

and non-Federal entities. Each PAC will 

provide advice regarding 

implementation of a comprehensive 

ecosystem management strategy for 

Federal land within a province 

(provinces are defined in the ROD at 

E19). 

The chair of each PAC will alternate 

annually between representatives of the 

Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 

Management. When the Bureau of Land 

Management is not represented on the 

PIEC, the Forest Service representative 

will serve as chair. The chair, or a 

designated agency employee, will serve 

as the Designated Federal Officer under 

sections 10(e) and (f) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

App.). Any vacancies on the committee 

will be filled in the manner in which 

the original appointment was made. 

A meeting notice will be published in 

the Federal Register within 15 to 45 

days before a scheduled meeting date. 

All meetings are generally open to the 

public and may include a ‘‘public 

forum’’ that may offer 5–10 minutes for 

participants to present comments to the 

advisory committee. Alternates may 

choose not to be active during this 

session on the agenda. The chair of the 

given committee ultimately makes the 

decision whether to offer time on the 

agenda for the public to speak to the 

general body. 

Re-establishment of the PACs does 

not require an amendment of Bureau of 

Land Management or Forest Service 

planning documents because the reestablishment does not affect the 

standards and guidelines or land 

allocations. The Bureau of Land 

Management and Forest Service will 

provide further notice, as needed, for 

additional actions or adjustments when 

implementing interagency coordination, 

public involvement, and other aspects 

of the ROD. 

Equal opportunity practices will be 

followed in all appointments to the 

advisory committee. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the PACs have 

taken into account the needs of diverse 

groups served by the Departments, 

membership will, to the extent 

practicable, include individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

Dated: April 4, 2011. 

Pearlie S. Reed. 

Assistant Secretary for Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0008] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Animal Health Monitoring System; 

Emergency Epidemiologic 

Investigations 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New 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 

initiate Emergency Epidemiologic 

Investigations, an information collection 

to support the National Animal Health 

Monitoring System. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 18, 

2011. 


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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS– 

2011–0008 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2011–0008, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2011–0008. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room 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. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Emergency 

Epidemiologic Investigations, contact 

Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry Analyst, 

Centers for Epidemiology and Animal 

Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B MS 2E7, Fort 

Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7207. 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: National Animal Health 

Monitoring System; Emergency 

Epidemiologic Investigations. 

OMB Number: 0579–xxxx. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

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 United States 

Department of Agriculture is authorized, 

among other things, to protect the health 

of our Nation’s livestock and poultry 

populations by preventing the 

introduction and interstate spread of 

serious diseases and pests of livestock 

and for eradicating such diseases from 

the United States when feasible. In 

connection with this mission, APHIS is 

often asked by State and local animal 

health officials to carry out 

epidemiological investigations as 

diseases impact animal health 

populations. This activity will be used 

to collect information on: 

• Outbreaks of animal diseases with 

unknown etiology and transmission, 

which are highly contagious, and which 

have high case fatality. 

• Outbreaks of known animal 

diseases which are highly contagious, 

virulent, and have unknown source of 

infection or mode of transmission. 

• Outbreaks of emerging, zoonotic, or 

foreign animal diseases within the 

United States. 

• Any event with a substantial 

increase in the number of cases. 

The investigations will normally 

consist of an on-farm questionnaire 

administered by APHIS-designated data 

collectors. The information collected 

through Emergency Epidemiologic 

Investigations will be analyzed and used 

to: 

• Identify the scope of the problem. 

• Define and describe the affected 

population and the susceptible 

population. 

• Predict or detect trends in disease 

emergence and movement. 

• Understand the risk factors for 

disease. 

• Estimate the cost of disease control 

and develop intervention options. 

• Make recommendations for disease 

control. 

• Provide parameters for animal 

disease spread models. 

• Provide lessons learned and 

guidance on the best ways to avoid 

future outbreaks based on thorough 

analysis of data from current 

outbreak(s). 

• Identify areas for further research. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for 3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

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 

information collection, 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 

information collection 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 

0.725 hours per response. 

Respondents: Livestock owners, State 

and local animal health officials. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 3,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 3,000. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 2,175 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 11th day of 

May 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–12021 Filed 5–16–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Fresno County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Fresno County Resource 

Advisory Committee will be meeting in 

Prather, California, June 29, 2011 and 

July 27, 2011. The purpose of these 

meetings will be to receive progress and 

monitoring reports from previously 

funded projects and accept and review 

project proposals for the next funding 

cycle. 

DATES: The meetings will be held from 

6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the High Sierra Ranger District, 29688 

Auberry Rd., Prather, CA. Send written 

comments to Robbin Ekman, Fresno 

County Resource Advisory Committee 

Coordinator, c/o Sierra National Forest, 

High Sierra Ranger District, 29688 

Auberry Road, Prather, CA 93651 or 

electronically to rekman@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robbin Ekman, Fresno County Resource 


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