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Vol. 79, No. 95 

Friday, May 16, 2014 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Assembly of the Administrative 

Conference of the United States 

AGENCY: Administrative Conference of 

the United States. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

App.), the Assembly of the 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States will hold a meeting to 

consider four proposed 

recommendations and to conduct other 

business. This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Thursday, June 5, 2014, 2:00 p.m. to 

6:00 p.m., and on Friday, June 6, 2014, 

9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The meeting may 

adjourn early if all business is finished. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581 (Main Conference Room). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shawne McGibbon, General Counsel 

(Designated Federal Officer), 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036; 

Telephone 202–480–2088; email 

smcgibbon@acus.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States makes recommendations 

to federal agencies, the President, 

Congress, and the Judicial Conference of 

the United States regarding the 

improvement of administrative 

procedures (5 U.S.C. 594). The 

membership of the Conference, when 

meeting in plenary session, constitutes 

the Assembly of the Conference (5 

U.S.C. 595). 

Agenda: The Assembly will discuss 

and consider four recommendations as 

described below: 

• Resolving FOIA Disputes Through 

Targeted ADR Strategies. The OPEN 

Government Act of 2007 created the 

Office of Government Information 

Services (OGIS), a part of the National 

Archives and Records Administration, 

to assist in the resolution of disputes 

arising under the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA). This proposed 

recommendation suggests ways that 

OGIS can maximize the effectiveness of 

its resources to help requesters and 

agencies resolve FOIA disputes through 

the use of mediation and other 

alternatives to litigation. The 

recommendation also suggests steps that 

agencies can take to prevent or resolve 

FOIA disputes, including making FOIA 

staff and requesters aware of OGIS 

services and engaging with OGIS and 

requesters to aid in the resolution of 

requests. 

• Government in the Sunshine Act. 

This proposed recommendation 

highlights a set of best practices 

designed to enhance transparency of 

decisionmaking at multi-member boards 

and commissions subject to the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. 

Among other things, it urges covered 

agencies to provide a description of the 

primary mechanisms for conducting 

business, describe substantive business 

disposed of outside of open meetings 

subject to the Act (with appropriate 

protections for information made 

exempt from disclosure), and exploit 

new technologies to disseminate 

relevant information more broadly. 

• Guidance in the Rulemaking 

Process. This proposed recommendation 

identifies a set of best practices for 

agencies to follow when providing 

guidance in preambles to final rules. It 

is aimed at addressing a number of 

issues regarding agencies’ current 

practices by suggesting ways to improve 

the drafting and presentation of 

preambles to final rules. The 

recommendation also suggests ways 

agencies can make it easier to identify 

the guidance provided in these 

preambles and urges agencies to ensure 

that small entity compliance guides 

posted on their Web sites can be easily 

located. 

• Ex Parte Communications in 

Informal Rulemaking. This proposed 

recommendation identifies procedures 

and best practices for managing written 

and oral communications that may 

occur between an agency and interested 

persons, often referred to as ‘‘ex parte’’ 

communications, regarding the 

substance of an anticipated or ongoing 

informal rulemaking proceeding, which 

are not placed in the docket at the time 

they occur. The recommendation 

reaffirms, and builds on, the principles 

embodied in the Conference’s 

recommendation on the same subject 

adopted in 1977 (Recommendation 77– 

3). 

Additional information about the 

proposed recommendations and the 

order of the agenda, as well as other 

materials related to the meeting, can be 

found at the 60th Plenary Session page 

on the Conference’s Web site: (http:// 

www.acus.gov/meetings-and-events/ 

plenary-meeting/60th-plenary-session). 

Public Participation: The Conference 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at the meeting, subject to space 

limitations, and will make every effort 

to accommodate persons with 

disabilities or special needs. Members of 

the public who wish to attend in person 

are asked to RSVP online at the 60th 

Plenary Session Web page listed above, 

no later than two days before the 

meeting, in order to facilitate entry. 

Members of the public who attend the 

meeting may be permitted to speak only 

with the consent of the Chairman and 

the unanimous approval of the members 

of the Assembly. If you need special 

accommodations due to disability, 

please inform the Designated Federal 

Officer noted above at least 7 days in 

advance of the meeting. The public may 

also view the meeting through a live 

webcast, which will be available at: 

http://acus.granicus.com/ 

ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2. In 

addition, the public may follow the 

meeting on our Twitter feed @acusgov 

or hashtag #60thPlenary. 

Written Comments: Persons who wish 

to comment on any of the proposed 

recommendations may do so by 

submitting a written statement either 

online by clicking ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ 

on the 60th Plenary Session Web page 

listed above or by mail addressed to: 

June 2014 Plenary Session Comments, 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036. 

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no later than Friday, May 23 to assure 

consideration by the Assembly. 

Dated: May 13, 2014. 

Shawne McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11350 Filed 5–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6110–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0019] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Gypsy Moth 

Identification Worksheet and Checklist 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the gypsy moth 

program. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 15, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0019. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0019, 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-2014-0019 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 gypsy moth program, 

contact Mr. Paul Chaloux, National 

Policy Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–2064. 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: Gypsy Moth Identification 

Worksheet and Checklist. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0104. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

either independently or in cooperation 

with the States, is authorized to carry 

out operations or measures to detect, 

eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or 

retard the spread of plant pests new to 

the United States or not widely 

distributed throughout the United 

States. The USDA’s Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the 

delegated authority to carry out this 

mission. 

As part of the mission, APHIS’ Plant 

Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 

program engages in detection surveys to 

monitor for the presence of, among 

other things, the European gypsy moth 

and the Asian gypsy moth. The 

European gypsy moth is one of the most 

destructive pests of fruit and ornamental 

trees as well as hardwood forests. First 

introduced into the United States in 

Medford, MA, in 1869, the European 

gypsy moth has gradually spread to 

infest the entire northeastern portion of 

the country. The gypsy moth regulations 

can be found in 7 CFR 301.45 through 

301.45–12. 

Heavily infested European gypsy 

moth areas are inundated with actively 

crawling larvae that cover trees, fences, 

vehicles, and houses during their search 

for food. Entire areas may be stripped of 

all foliage, often resulting in heavy 

damage to trees. The damage can have 

long-lasting effects, depriving wildlife of 

food and shelter, and severely limiting 

the recreational value of forested areas. 

The Asian gypsy moth is an exotic 

strain of gypsy moth that is closely 

related to the European variety already 

established in the United States. While 

the Asian gypsy moth has been 

introduced into the United States on 

several occasions, it is currently not 

established in the United States. 

However, due to behavioral differences, 

the Asian gypsy moth is considered to 

pose an even greater threat to trees and 

forested areas than the European gypsy 

moth. 

Unlike the flightless European gypsy 

moth female adult, the Asian gypsy 

moth female adult is capable of strong 

directed flight between mating and egg 

deposition, significantly increasing its 

ability to spread over a much greater 

area and become widely established 

within a short time. In addition, Asian 

gypsy moth larvae feed on a much wider 

variety of hosts, allowing them to 

exploit more areas and cause more 

damage than the European gypsy moth. 

To determine the presence and extent 

of a European gypsy moth or an Asian 

gypsy moth infestation, APHIS sets 

traps in high-risk areas to collect 

specimens. Once an infestation is 

identified, control and eradication work 

(usually involving State cooperation) is 

initiated to eliminate the moths. 

APHIS personnel, with assistance 

from State agriculture personnel, check 

traps for the presence of gypsy moths. 

If a suspicious moth is found in the trap, 

it is sent to APHIS laboratories at the 

Otis Methods Development Center in 

Massachusetts so that it can be correctly 

identified through DNA analysis. DNA 

analysis is the only way to accurately 

identify these insects because the 

European gypsy moth and the Asian 

gypsy moth are strains of the same 

species, and they cannot be visually 

distinguished from each other. 

The PPQ or State employee 

submitting the moth for analysis must 

complete a gypsy moth identification 

worksheet (PPQ Form 305), which 

accompanies the insect to the 

laboratory. The worksheet enables 

Federal and State regulatory officials to 

identify and track specific specimens 

through the DNA identification tests 

that are conducted. In addition, the 

information provided by the gypsy moth 

identification worksheets is vital to 

APHIS’ ability to monitor, detect, and 

eradicate gypsy moth infestations. 

The gypsy moth regulations 

(§ 301.45–4(a)) also require the 

inspection of outdoor household articles 

that are to be moved from a gypsy moth 

quarantined area to a non-quarantined 

area to ensure that they are free of all 

life stages of gypsy moth. Individuals 

may use a self-inspection checklist that 

can be found in the USDA–APHIS 

Program Aid Number 2147, ‘‘It’s the 

Law; Before Moving, Check For Gypsy 

Moth.’’ These inspections can also be 

performed by a qualified certified 

applicator. The completed checklist 

must be signed by the person who 

performed the inspection and must be 

kept in the vehicle used to move the 

outdoor household articles in the event 

that USDA or State officials request it 

during the movement of the articles. In 

addition, it is recommended that 

individuals maintain a copy of the 

signed checklist for at least 5 years. 


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