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Vol. 79, No. 12 

Friday, January 17, 2014 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Board for International Food and 

Agricultural Development; Notice of 

Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, notice is hereby given of 

the public meeting of the Board for 

International Food and Agricultural 

Development (BIFAD). The meeting will 

be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. on 

Thursday, January, 30 2014 at the 

Ronald Reagan Building’s Horizon 

Ballroom located at 1300 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The central 

theme of this year’s meeting will be 

‘‘Higher Education and US University 

Student Engagement.’’ 

Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD Chairman, 

will preside over the meeting. The 

public business session will begin 

promptly at 8:30 a.m. with opening 

remarks by BIFAD Chair Brady Deaton. 

The Board will address both old and 

new business during this time and will 

hear from USAID, the university 

community and other experts on 

progress and mechanisms for advancing 

programming in agricultural research 

and capacity development. During the 

business session the BIFAD will host a 

panel of key authors who will discuss 

trends in funding for Higher 

Education—Strategy, Partnerships and 

Programs, moderated by BIFAD member 

Harold Martin. During this session the 

BIFAD will receive updates from USAID 

on its Feed the Future Innovation Labs 

and the Higher Education Solutions 

Network as well as a report on African 

Higher Education. 

Starting at 10:15 a.m., BIFAD member 

Marty McVey will chair a panel on 

‘‘Updates from USAID.’’ The purpose 

shall be to learn about any new or 

ongoing activities related to higher 

education and U.S. university student 

engagement from the Bureau for Food 

Security’s senior leadership. 

The final panel session, which will be 

again chaired by BIFAD Chairman Dr. 

Brady Deaton will focus on ‘‘U.S. 

University Engagement in Global Food 

Security.’’ This panel will have 

significant representation from the U.S. 

university community to address these 

issues. 

Between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. 

time for public questions and comments 

will be allowed, followed quickly by the 

BIFAD Award for Scientific Excellence 

in a Title XII Innovation Lab. Finally, 

closing remarks will occur from 

12:35pm to 12:45pm by BIFAD 

Chairman Brady Deaton. 

Those wishing to attend the meeting 

or obtain additional information about 

BIFAD should contact Susan Owens, 

Executive Director and Designated 

Federal Officer for BIFAD. Interested 

persons may write to her in care of the 

U.S. Agency for International 

Development, Ronald Reagan Building, 

Bureau for Food Security, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.09– 

067, Washington, DC 20523–2110 or 

telephone her at (202) 712–0218. 

Susan Owens, 

USAID Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD, 

Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for 

International Development. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00829 Filed 1–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0090] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

U.S. Origin Health Certificate 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

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 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

the export of animals and animal 

products from the United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before March 18, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0090- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0090, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0090 or 

in our reading room, which 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) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the export of animals 

and animal products from the United 

States, contact Dr. Jacek Taniewski, 

Assistant Director, Live Animal Export, 

NIES, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 

39, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851– 

3300. 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: U.S. Origin Health Certificate. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0020. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The export of agricultural 

commodities, including animals and 

animal products, is a major business in 

the United States and contributes to a 

favorable balance of trade. Within the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

(USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary 

Services (VS) maintains information 

regarding the import health 

requirements of other countries for 

animals and animal products exported 

from the United States, as most 

countries require a certification that our 

animals are free from specific diseases 

and show no clinical evidence of 


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