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• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2021–0071, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 2C–10.16, 4700 

River Road, Unit 25, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov or in our reading 

room, which is 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Aimee Hunt, MPH, DACVPM, 

Veterinary Medical Officer, Strategy & 

Policy, Ruminant Health Center-Cattle, 

Veterinary Services, APHIS, Fort 

Collins, CO; (515) 686–1435; email: 

VS.SP.Cattle.Health.Center@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

(USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is 

rescinding the system of records notice, 

Brucellosis Information System and 

Brucellosis Recording and Reporting 

System, USDA/APHIS–6, and removing 

it from its inventory. This system was 

created to maintain information on 

herds and individual animals tested, 

studied, or restricted under the 

brucellosis program; epidemiologic 

studies; State and Federal personnel; 

contractual personnel; livestock 

markets; slaughtering establishments; 

milk processing plants; livestock dealers 

(including agents and brokers); and 

laboratories engaged in or affected by 

brucellosis program activities. This 

system of records notice is rescinded 

because it has been superseded by 

another system of records published by 

the Department. 

The records previously maintained in 

the Brucellosis Information System and 

Brucellosis Recording and Reporting 

System are now maintained within the 

Animal Health, Disease, and Pest 

Surveillance and Management System, 

USDA/APHIS–15, which supports 

APHIS’ mission of protecting and 

improving the health, quality, and 

marketability of animals within the 

United States and response to animal 

health emergencies. 

Rescinding the Brucellosis 

Information System and Brucellosis 

Recording and Reporting System will 

have no adverse impacts on individuals 

as the records are covered by and 

maintained under the Animal Health, 

Disease, and Pest Surveillance and 

Management System. This notice hereby 

rescinds the Brucellosis Information 

System and Brucellosis Recording and 

Reporting System of records notice as 

identified below. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

Brucellosis Information System and 

Brucellosis Recording and Reporting 

System, USDA/APHIS–6. 

HISTORY: 

Brucellosis Information System, 

USDA/APHIS–6, was published as a 

new system in its entirety on September 

3, 1981 (46 FR 44206–44208; Docket No. 

81–042). 

Brucellosis Information System and 

Brucellosis Recording and Reporting 

System, USDA/APHIS–6, was modified 

and published in its entirety on 

February 27, 1987 (52 FR 6031–6038; 

Docket No. 86–408). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 31st day of 

October 2024. 

Michael Watson, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25814 Filed 11–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Bid for 

Advertised Timber 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension with no 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection, Bid for 

Advertised Timber. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before January 6, 2025 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Director, 

Forest Management, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Mail Stop 1103, USDA 

Forest Service, P.O. Box 96090, 

Washington, DC 20090–6090. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to 202–205–1045 or by email 

to: sm.fs.TSAdminForms@usda.gov. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through relevant websites and 

upon request. For this reason, please do 

not include in your comments 

information of a confidential nature, 

such as sensitive personal information 

or proprietary information. If you send 

an email comment, your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the internet. Please note 

that responses to this public comment 

request containing any routine notice 

about the confidentiality of the 

communication will be treated as public 

comments that may be made available to 

the public notwithstanding the 

inclusion of the routine notice. 

The public may inspect the draft 

supporting statement and/or comments 

received at the following website: 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/ 

forestmanagement/products/ 

contracts.shtml. The public may request 

an electronic copy of the draft 

supporting statement and/or any 

comments received be sent via return 

email. Requests should be emailed to 

sm.fs.TSAdminForms@usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kraig Kidwell, Washington Office 

Natural Resources Forest Management 

staff, by phone at 541–961–2614 and by 

email at kraig.kidwell@usda.gov. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunications devices for the 

hearing impaired may call 711 to reach 

the Telecommunications Relay Service, 

24 hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Bid for Advertised Timber. 

OMB Number: 0596–0066. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2024. 

Type of Request: Extension with no 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Pursuant to statutory 

requirements at 16 U.S.C. 472a, unless 

extraordinary conditions exist as 

defined by regulation, the Secretary of 

Agriculture must (1) advertise sales of 

all National Forest System timber or 

forest products exceeding $10,000 in 

appraised value, (2) select bidding 

methods that ensure open and fair 

competition, (3) select bidding methods 

that ensure that the Federal Government 

receives not less than appraised value of 

the timber or forest product; and (4) 

monitor bidding patterns for evidence of 

unlawful bidding practices. 


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88002 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 6, 2024 / Notices 

Pursuant to the Forest Service Small 

Business Timber Sale Set-Aside 

Program, developed in cooperation with 

the Small Business Administration, 

Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR 

223.84 require the Forest Service bid 

form used by potential timber sale 

bidders include provisions for small 

business concerns. The data collected 

will be used by the agency to ensure 

that National Forest System timber will 

be sold at not less than appraised value, 

that bidders will meet specific criteria 

when submitting a bid, and that antitrust violations will not occur during 

the bidding process. 

The tax identification number of each 

bidder is entered into an automated bid 

monitoring system, which is used to 

determine if speculative bidding or 

unlawful bidding practices are 

occurring and is required to process 

electronic payments to the purchaser. 

Respondents will be bidders on 

National Forest System timber sales. 

Forest Service Sale Officers will provide 

bid forms to potential bidders, and 

bidders will return the completed forms, 

dated and signed, to the Forest Service 

Sale Officer. 

The data gathered in this information 

collection are not available from other 

sources. 

Forms Associated With This 

Information Collection 

FS–2400–42a—National Forest 

Timber and Forest Products for Sale 

(Advertisement and Short-Form Bid): 

This form will be used for soliciting and 

receiving bids on short-notice timber 

sales advertised for less than 30 days for 

less than $10,000 in advertised value. 

Respondents are bidders on National 

Forest System timber sales. 

FS–2400–14—Bid for Advertised 

Timber (3 form versions: FS–2400– 

14UR—Unit Rate Bidding; FS–2400– 

14WA—Weighted Average Bidding; FS– 

2400–14TV—Total Value Bidding): 

These forms implement the same 

statutes, policies, and regulations and 

collect similar information from the 

same applicants. Respondents are 

bidders on National Forest System 

timber and forest product sales. 

FS–2400–14BV—Bid for Integrated 

Resource Timber Contract (2 form 

versions: FS–2400–14BV—Best Value, 

Total Value Bidding; FS–2400–14BVU— 

Best Value, Unit Rate Bidding): These 

forms will be used for soliciting and 

receiving bids on contracts advertised 

for 30 days or longer and on contracts 

greater than $10,000 in advertised value. 

FS–2400–14sb—Substitute Blocks of 

FS–2400–14UR, FS–2400–14WA, and 

FS–2400–14TV when sale contains 

specified roads to a higher standard 

than is needed to remove timber and the 

specified road construction cost is 

$50,000 or greater, or when sale 

contains specified roads to a higher 

standard than is needed to remove 

timber and the specified road 

construction cost is less than $50,000. 

Substitution language specific for 

Region 10 for small business set aside 

sales is also included in FS–2400–14sb. 

Affected Public: Private sector. 

Estimate of Burden per Response: 31 

hours per response. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 1,824. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1.6. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 118,017 hours. 

Comment is Invited: 

Comment is invited on: (1) whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

JoLynn D. Anderson, 

Agency Federal Register Officer, Policy Office. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25714 Filed 11–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Forestry Research Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Forestry Research 

Advisory Committee (FRAC) will hold a 

public meeting according to the details 

shown below. The committee is 

authorized under the Agriculture and 

Food Act of 1981 (the Act) and operates 

in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of this committee is to make 

recommendations to and advise the 

Secretary of Agriculture on forestry 

research. The Agriculture and Food Act 

directs the Secretary to appoint the 

FRAC, which advises on how to 

efficiently accomplish the purposes of 

the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962. The 

FRAC focuses on developing and 

utilizing the Nation’s forest resources, 

forestry schools, and forest industries. 

FRAC recommendations support states 

in carrying out a program of forestry 

research through land-grant colleges or 

agricultural experiment stations and 

other state-supported colleges and 

universities that offer graduate training 

in forestry. The FRAC also provides 

advice related to the Forest Service 

research program, which is authorized 

by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

Resources Research Act of 1978. 

DATES: An in-person meeting will be 

held on November 21, 2024, from 12 

p.m. to 5 p.m. and November 22, 2024, 

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone 

wishing to provide oral comments must 

pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time on November 13, 2024. 

Written public comments will be 

accepted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time on November 13, 2024. Comments 

submitted after this date will be 

provided by the Forest Service to the 

committee, but the committee may not 

have adequate time to consider those 

comments prior to the meeting. 

All committee meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of the meeting 

prior to attendance, please contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in 

person at USDA Forest Service, Sidney 

R Yates Building, 201 14th Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20250 in the Yates 

Training Room. Committee information 

and meeting details can be found at the 

following website: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/research/about/frac or 

by contacting the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

must be sent by email to 

arthur.a.duggan@usda.gov or via mail 

(postmarked) to David Lytle, Research 

and Development 2NW, USDA Forest 

Service, 201 14th Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20250. The Forest 

Service strongly prefers comments be 

submitted electronically. 

Oral Comments: Persons or 

organizations wishing to make oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 


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