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1The PPQ Treatment Manual is available at 

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

manuals/index.shtml or by contacting the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant 

Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92 

Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 200, Frederick, MD 

21702. 

2To view the notice, the TED, and the comments 

we received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0035. 

that certain improvements should be 

made to slaughterhouse surveillance in 

Mexico, however, the commenter urged 

APHIS to ensure that those 

improvements were implemented before 

authorizing pork imports from Mexico. 

In the April 2016 risk evaluation 

addendum, we indicated that our 

recommended improvements 

notwithstanding, the design of Mexico’s 

active surveillance system for CSF is 

adequate. We made no statement 

suggesting that recognition of Mexico as 

CSF-free or trade with Mexico would be 

contingent upon any action by the 

Mexican Government to improve 

slaughter surveillance. 

Based on the addendum and the 

reasons given in this document in 

response to comments, we are 

recognizing Mexico as free of CSF and 

adding it to the list of regions found on 

the APHIS website at http://

www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/ 

animals/animal_disease_status.shtml 

that are considered to be free of CSF but 

from which live swine, pork, and pork 

products may only be imported into the 

United States under certain conditions. 

Copies of the list are also available via 

postal mail, fax, or email from the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781– 

7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 

136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.4. 

Done in Washington, DC, on January 10, 

2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00576 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0035] 

Notice of Affirmation of Addition of 

Treatments for Aircraft for Certain 

Hitchhiking Pests 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are affirming our earlier 

determination that is was necessary to 

immediately add two new treatment 

schedules for aircraft for regulated pests 

to the Plant Protection and Quarantine 

(PPQ) Treatment Manual. In a previous 

notice, we made available to the public 

for review and comment a treatment 

evaluation document that discussed the 

existing treatment schedules, described 

the new treatment schedules, and 

explained why these changes were 

immediately added to the PPQ 

Treatment Manual. Based on the 

treatment evaluation document and the 

comments we received, we are affirming 

the addition of those new treatments to 

the PPQ Treatment Manual. 

DATES: The addition of the treatments is 

affirmed as of January 16, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

George Balady, Senior Regulatory Policy 

Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1231; (301) 851–2240. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are 

intended, among other things, to 

prevent the introduction or 

dissemination of plant pests and 

noxious weeds into or within the United 

States. Under the regulations, certain 

plants, fruits, vegetables, and other 

articles must be treated before they may 

be moved into the United States or 

interstate. The phytosanitary treatments 

regulations contained in part 305 of 7 

CFR chapter III (referred to below as the 

regulations) set out standards for 

treatments required in parts 301, 318, 

and 319 of 7 CFR chapter III for fruits, 

vegetables, and other articles. 

In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that 

approved treatment schedules are set 

out in the Plant Protection and 

Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual.1

Section 305.3 sets out the processes for 

adding, revising, or removing treatment 

schedules in the PPQ Treatment 

Manual. In that section, paragraph (b) 

sets out the process for adding, revising, 

or removing treatment schedules when 

there is an immediate need to make a 

change. The circumstances in which an 

immediate need exists are described in 

§ 305.3(b)(1). They are: 

• PPQ has determined that an 

approved treatment schedule is 

ineffective at neutralizing the targeted 

plant pest(s). 

• PPQ has determined that, in order 

to neutralize the targeted plant pest(s), 

the treatment schedule must be 

administered using a different process 

than was previously used. 

• PPQ has determined that a new 

treatment schedule is effective, based on 

efficacy data, and that ongoing trade in 

a commodity or commodities may be 

adversely impacted unless the new 

treatment schedule is approved for use. 

• The use of a treatment schedule is 

no longer authorized by the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency or by 

any other Federal entity. 

In accordance with § 305.3(b)(2), we 

published a notice 2 in the Federal 

Register on August 8, 2017 (82 FR 

37042–37043, Docket No. APHIS–2016– 

0035), in which we announced the 

availability, for review and comment, of 

a treatment evaluation document (TED) 

we prepared to discuss the existing 

treatment schedules, describe the new 

treatment schedules, and explain why 

certain changes were immediately 

necessary. 

We solicited comments on the notice 

for 60 days ending on October 10, 2017. 

We received two comments by that date, 

from private citizens. Both commenters 

supported the addition of the treatment 

schedules. 

Therefore, in accordance with the 

regulations in § 305.3(b)(3), we are 

affirming our addition of the two new 

treatment schedules (T409–a and T409– 

b–3) for aircraft for regulated pests to 

the PPQ Treatment Manual. The 

treatment schedules will be listed in the 

PPQ Treatment Manual, which is 

available as described in footnote 1. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 

7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 

2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, on January 10, 

2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00569 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Alabama Advisory Committee To 

Discuss Proposed Panelists for a 

Hearing on Access To Voting in the 

State of Alabama 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Alabama Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a meeting on 

Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. 

(Central) for the purpose of a discussion 


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1See Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper from 

Canada: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigation, 82 FR 41603 (September 1, 2017) 

(Initiation Notice). 

2See Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper from 

Canada: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 

82 FR 48681 (October 19, 2017). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Determination in the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain 

Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

5See Initiation Notice. 

of proposed panelists for a hearing on 

Access to Voting in Alabama. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, January 16, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. 

(Central). 

Public Call Information: Dial: 888– 

471–3840, Conference ID: 4589358. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Barreras, DFO, at dbarreras@

usccr.gov or 312–353–8311 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public can listen to the 

discussion. This meeting is available to 

the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 888–471–3840, 

conference ID: 4589358. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. The 

conference call operator will ask callers 

to identify themselves, the organization 

they are affiliated with (if any), and an 

email address prior to placing callers 

into the conference room. Callers can 

expect to incur regular charges for calls 

they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plan. The 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Persons with hearing 

impairments may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are also 

entitled to submit written comments; 

the comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

mailed to the Midwestern Regional 

Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, 

IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the 

Commission at (312) 353–8324, or 

emailed to David Barreras at dbarreras@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Midwestern Regional Office at (312) 

353–8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Midwestern Regional Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

Alabama Advisory Committee link 

(http://www.facadatabase.gov/ 

committee/committee.aspx?cid=

233&aid=17). Persons interested in the 

work of this Committee are directed to 

the Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Midwestern Regional Office at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

Welcome and Roll Call 

Proposed Panelists for a hearing on 

Access to Voting in Alabama 

Discussion on a venue for the hearing 

Next Steps 

Public Comment 

Adjournment 

Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this 

meeting is given less than 15 calendar 

days prior to the meeting because of the 

exceptional circumstance of this 

Committee doing work on the FY 2018 

statutory enforcement report. 

Dated: January 10, 2018. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00564 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–122–862] 

Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper 

From Canada: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination, 

and Alignment of Final Determination 

With Final Antidumping Duty 

Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

certain uncoated groundwood paper 

(UGW paper) from Canada. The period 

of investigation is January 1, 2016, 

through December 31, 2016. 

DATES: Applicable January 16, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Crespo or Whitley Herndon, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–3693 or (202) 482–6274, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 703(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 

on September 1, 2017.1 On October 19, 

2017, Commerce postponed the 

preliminary determination of this 

investigation and the revised deadline is 

now January 8, 2018.2 For a complete 

description of the events that followed 

the initiation of this investigation, see 

the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.3 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at http:// 

access.trade.gov, and is available to all 

parties in the Central Records Unit, 

room B8024 of the main Department of 

Commerce building. In addition, a 

complete version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

frn/. The signed and electronic versions 

of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is UGW paper from 

Canada. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage, (i.e. , scope).5 Certain 

interested parties commented on the 

scope of the investigation as it appeared 

in the Initiation Notice. 

Commerce intends to issue its 

preliminary decision regarding 

comments concerning the scope of the 

antidumping (AD) and countervailing 

duty (CVD) investigations in the 

preliminary determination of the 

companion AD investigation. 


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