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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 89, No. 43 

Monday, March 4, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2024–0007] 

General Conference Committee of the 

National Poultry Improvement Plan; 

Solicitation for Membership 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

membership. 

SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the 

Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting 

nominations for the election of a 

member at-large and regional members 

and their alternates for the General 

Conference Committee of the National 

Poultry Improvement Plan. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to 

nominations received on or before July 

15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit completed 

nomination forms to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator, 

National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, 

APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, 

Suite 301, Conyers, GA 30094; phone 

(770) 922–3496; email: elena.behnke@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

General Conference Committee (the 

Committee) of the National Poultry 

Improvement Plan (NPIP) is the 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

poultry health. The Committee serves as 

a forum for the study of problems 

relating to poultry health and, as 

necessary, makes specific 

recommendations to the Secretary 

concerning ways the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) may assist the 

industry in addressing these problems. 

The Committee assists the Department 

in planning, organizing, and conducting 

the Biennial Conference of the NPIP. 

The Committee recommends whether 

new proposals should be considered by 

the delegates to the Biennial Conference 

and serves as a direct liaison between 

the NPIP and the United States Animal 

Health Association. 

The Committee consists of an elected 

member-at-large who is an NPIP 

participant and an elected member (and 

alternate) from each of the six U.S. 

regions represented on the Committee. 

Terms will expire for three current 

regional members and the member-atlarge of the Committee in August 2024. 

We are soliciting nominations from 

interested organizations and individuals 

to replace the member-at-large as well as 

the members and alternates from the 

North Atlantic (Connecticut, Maine, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New 

Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode 

Island, and Vermont), East North 

Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 

Ohio, and Wisconsin), and Western 

(Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, 

Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New 

Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wyoming). 

Member selection is determined by a 

majority vote of the NPIP delegates from 

the respective regions. There must be at 

least two nominees for each position. 

Persons interested in serving on the 

Committee or nominating another 

individual to serve must submit a 

nomination with information and a 

complete Form AD–755, which is 

available on the internet at https://www.

usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ 

ad-755.pdf or may be obtained by 

contacting the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

To ensure the recommendations of the 

Committee have taken into account the 

needs of the diverse groups served by 

the Department, membership should 

include, to the extent practicable, 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent underrepresented groups 

(minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities). At least one nominee from 

each of the three regions must have 

demonstrated the ability to represent an 

underrepresented group. The voting will 

be by secret ballot of official delegates 

from their respective region, and the 

results will be recorded. 

USDA programs are prohibited from 

discriminating based on race, color, 

national origin, religion, sex, gender 

identity (including gender expression), 

sexual orientation, disability, age, 

marital status, family/parental status, 

income derived from a public assistance 

program, political beliefs, or reprisal or 

retaliation for prior civil rights activity, 

in any program or activity conducted or 

funded by USDA (not all bases apply to 

all programs). Remedies and complaint 

filing deadlines vary by program or 

incident. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication for 

program information (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

TTY) or contact USDA through the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

Equal opportunity practices in 

accordance with USDA’s policies will 

be followed in all appointments to the 

Committee. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Committee 

have taken in account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership shall include to the extent 

possible, individuals with demonstrated 

ability to represent minorities, women 

and person with disabilities. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Dated: February 27, 2024. 

Egypt Simon, 

Acting USDA Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04519 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2024–0008] 

General Conference Committee of the 

National Poultry Improvement Plan and 

46th Biennial Conference 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a 

meeting of the General Conference 

Committee (GCC or the Committee) of 

the National Poultry Improvement Plan 

(NPIP) and the NPIP’s 46th Biennial 

Conference. 


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DATES: The General Conference 

Committee meeting will be held on 

August 27, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 6 

p.m. The General Session of the 

Biennial Conference will begin on 

August 28, 2024, at 7:30 a.m. and end 

no later than August 30, 2024, at 2:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting and conference 

will be held at the Omni Providence 

Hotel, One West Exchange Street, 

Providence, RI. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator, 

National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, 

APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, 

Suite 301, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 

922–3496. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

General Conference Committee (the 

Committee) of the National Poultry 

Improvement Plan (NPIP), representing 

cooperating State agencies and poultry 

industry members, serves an essential 

function by acting as liaison between 

the poultry industry and the Department 

in matters pertaining to poultry health. 

Topics for discussion at the upcoming 

meeting include: 

1. New diagnostic tests seeking NPIP 

approval. 

2. Salmonella update. 

3. National Veterinary Services 

Laboratories avian influenza and 

Newcastle disease virus update. 

4. Mycoplasma update. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public; however, public participation in 

discussions during the sessions will 

only be allowed if time permits. Written 

statements may be filed at the meeting 

or filed with the Committee before or 

after the meeting by sending them to the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to 

Docket No. APHIS–2024–0008 when 

submitting your statements. 

Reasonable Accommodations 

If needed, please request reasonable 

accommodations no later than July 29, 

2024, by contacting the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Requests made after that date 

may be considered, but it may not be 

possible to fulfill them. 

This notice of meeting is given 

pursuant to section 10 of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 10). 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) programs are prohibited from 

discriminating based on race, color, 

national origin, religion, sex, gender 

identity (including gender expression), 

sexual orientation, disability, age, 

marital status, family/parental status, 

income derived from a public assistance 

program, political beliefs, or reprisal or 

retaliation for prior civil rights activity, 

in any program or activity conducted or 

funded by USDA (not all bases apply to 

all programs). Remedies and complaint 

filing deadlines vary by program or 

incident. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication for 

program information (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

TTY) or contact USDA through the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

Equal opportunity practices in 

accordance with USDA’s policies will 

be followed in all appointments to the 

Committee. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Committee 

have taken in account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership shall include to the extent 

possible, individuals with demonstrated 

ability to represent minorities, women 

and person with disabilities. USDA is 

an equal opportunity provider, 

employer, and lender. 

Dated: February 27, 2024. 

Egypt Simon, 

Acting USDA Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04515 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0113] 

Bayer U.S.-Crop Science: Availability 

of a Petition for a Determination of 

Nonregulated Status for LepidopteranProtected Maize 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has received a 

petition from Bayer U.S.-Crop Science 

seeking a determination of nonregulated 

status for maize (corn) event MON 

95379 that has been developed using 

genetic engineering to produce two 

insecticidal proteins to protect against 

feeding damage caused by target 

lepidopteran pests. We are making the 

petition available for review and 

comment to help us identify potential 

issues and impacts that we may 

determine should be considered in our 

evaluation of the petition. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before May 3, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

APHIS–2020–0113 in the Search field. 

Select the Documents tab, then select 

the Comment button in the list of 

documents. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2020–0113, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

The petition and any comments we 

receive on this docket may be viewed at 

www.regulations.gov by entering 

APHIS–2020–0113 in the Search field, 

or in our reading room, which is located 

in Room 1620 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. 

The petition is also available on the 

APHIS website at: https://www.aphis.

usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/biotechnology/ 

regulatory-processes/petitions/petitionstatus/petitions-table. Search for APHIS 

petition 20–205–01p. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Subray Hegde, Biotechnology 

Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1238; (301) 851–3901; email: subray.

hegde@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of the plant pest provisions of 

the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 

et seq.), the regulations in 7 CFR part 

340, ‘‘Movement of Organisms Modified 

or Produced Through Genetic 

Engineering,’’ regulate, among other 

things, the importation, interstate 

movement, or release into the 

environment of organisms modified or 

produced through genetic engineering 

that are plant pests or pose a plausible 

plant pest risk. 

The petition for nonregulated status 

described in this notice is being 

evaluated under the version of the 

regulations effective at the time that it 

was received. The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

issued a final rule, published in the 

Federal Register on May 18, 2020 (85 

FR 29790–29838, Docket No. APHIS– 


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