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Vol. 77, No. 162 

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 

1To view the request for nominations, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0012. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0012] 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Animal Health; Intent To Renew and 

Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent and request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the 

Secretary of Agriculture intends to 

renew the Secretary’s Advisory 

Committee on Animal Health 

(Committee). The Secretary has 

determined that the Committee is 

necessary and in the public interest. We 

are also giving notice that the Secretary 

is soliciting nominations for 

membership for this Committee. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to 

nominations received on or before 

September 10, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

R.J. Cabrera, Designated Federal Official, 

VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 35, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 

8513478 (or 800–877–8339 for the 

hearing impaired), email: 

rj.cabrera@aphis.usda.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may 

be sent by postal mail or commercial 

delivery to The Honorable Thomas 

Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250, Attn: 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Animal Health. Nomination packages 

may also be faxed to (301) 734–3121. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

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

given that the Secretary of Agriculture 

intends to renew the Secretary’s 

Advisory Committee on Animal Health 

(the Committee) for 2 years. 

The Committee advises the Secretary 

on strategies, policies, and programs to 

prevent, control, or eradicate animal 

diseases. The Committee considers 

agricultural initiatives of national scope 

and significance and advises on matters 

of public health, conservation of 

national resources, stability of livestock 

economies, livestock disease 

management and traceability strategies, 

prioritizing animal health imperatives, 

and other related aspects of agriculture. 

The Committee Chairperson and Vice 

Chairperson are elected by the 

Committee from among its members. 

A request for nominations for 

membership was published 1 in the 

Federal Register on May 24, 2012 (77 

FR 30993, Docket No. APHIS–2012– 

0012). In this notice, we are once again 

soliciting nominations from interested 

organizations and individuals. An 

organization may nominate individuals 

from within or outside its membership; 

alternatively, an individual may 

nominate herself or himself. 

Nomination packages should include a 

nomination form along with a cover 

letter or resume that documents the 

nominee’s experience. Nomination 

forms are available on the Internet at 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/ 

AD-755.pdf or may be obtained from the 

person listed under For Further 

Information Contact. 

The Secretary will select up to 20 

members from across the agricultural 

community, including producers, 

processors, marketers, researchers, State 

and Tribal agricultural agencies, trade 

associations, and others, to obtain the 

broadest possible representation on the 

Committee, in accordance with the 

FACA and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041–1. 

Equal opportunity practices, in line 

with the USDA policies, will be 

followed in all appointments to the 

Committee. To ensure that 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 minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of 

August 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20517 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—WIC Program 

Regulations—Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Burden 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This collection is a revision to a 

currently approved information 

collection in the Special Supplemental 

Nutrition Program for Women, Infants 

and Children (WIC) Regulations (7 CFR 

part 246) for the reporting and 

recordkeeping burdens associated with 

the WIC Program regulations. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received by October 22, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent via 

email to wichq-web@fns.usda.gov. 

Comments will also be accepted through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. In all cases, 

including when comments are sent via 

email, please label your comments as 

‘‘Proposed Collection of Information: 

WIC Program.’’ 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval, and will become a 

matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

form and instructions should be 

directed to: Donna Hines, 

Donna.Hines@fns.usda.gov or (703) 

305–2714. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 


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