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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 79, No. 220 

Friday, November 14, 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 three proposed 

recommendations and to conduct other 

business. This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Thursday, December 4, 2014, 2:00 p.m. 

to 5:00 p.m., and on Friday, December 

5, 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 three proposed 

recommendations as described below: 

Retrospective Review of Agency Rules. 

This recommendation examines 

agencies’ procedures for reanalyzing 

and amending existing regulations and 

offers recommendations designed to 

promote a culture of retrospective 

review at agencies. Among other things, 

it urges agencies to plan for 

retrospective review when drafting new 

regulations; highlights considerations 

germane to selecting regulations for 

reevaluation; identifies factors relevant 

to ensuring robust review; and 

encourages agencies to coordinate with 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

sister agencies, and outside entities 

(including stakeholders and foreign 

regulators) when designing and 

conducting retrospective reviews. 

Petitions for Rulemaking. This 

recommendation identifies agency 

procedures and best practices for 

accepting, processing, and responding 

to petitions for rulemaking. It seeks to 

ensure that the public’s right to petition 

is a meaningful one, while still 

respecting the need for agencies to 

retain decisional autonomy. Building 

upon ACUS’s previous work on the 

subject, it provides additional guidance 

that may make the petitioning process 

more useful for agencies, petitioners, 

and the public. 

Best Practices for Using Video 

Teleconferencing for Hearings. This 

recommendation offers practical 

guidance regarding how best to conduct 

video hearings, and addresses the 

following subjects: Equipment and 

environment, training, financial 

considerations, procedural practices, 

fairness and satisfaction, and 

collaboration among agencies. It also 

provides for the development of a video 

hearings handbook by ACUS’s Office of 

the Chairman. 

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 61st Plenary Session page 

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

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

plenary-meeting/61st-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 61st 

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://new.livestream.com/ACUS/

61stPlenarySession. In addition, the 

public may follow the meeting on our 

Twitter feed @acusgov or hashtag 

#61stPlenary. 

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 61st Plenary Session Web page 

listed above or by mail addressed to: 

December 2014 Plenary Session 

Comments, Administrative Conference 

of the United States, Suite 706 South, 

1120 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20036. Written submissions must be 

received no later than Wednesday, 

November 26, to assure consideration by 

the Assembly. 

Dated: November 10, 2014. 

Shawne McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26982 Filed 11–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6110–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Qualified 

Products Lists for Fire Chemicals for 

Wild Land Fire Management 

AGENCY: Forest Service, 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, Qualified 

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68210 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 220 / Friday, November 14, 2014 / Notices 

Products Lists for Fire Chemicals for 

Wildland Fire Management. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before January 13, 2015 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 Dave 

Haston, Branch Chief, Equipment and 

Chemicals, USDA Forest Service, 

National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 

S. Development Avenue, Boise, ID 

83705. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to 208–387–5642 or by email 

to: dhaston@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the National Interagency Fire 

Center (NIFC), Jack Wilson Building, in 

Boise, Idaho, Monday through Friday 

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visitors are 

encouraged to call ahead to 208–387– 

5348 to facilitate entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shirley Zylstra, Missoula Technology 

and Development Center (MTDC), 406– 

329–4859, Cecilia Johnson, (MTDC), 

406–329–4819, or Dave Haston, NIFC, 

208–387–5642. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

twenty-four hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Qualified Products Lists for Fire 

Chemicals for Wild Land Fire 

Management. 

OMB Number: 0596–0182. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2015. 

Type of Request: Extension with no 

revision. 

Abstract: The Forest Service and 

cooperating wildland firefighting 

agencies need adequate types and 

quantities of qualified fire chemical 

products available to accomplish fire 

management activities as safely and 

effectively as possible. To accomplish 

this objective, the Agency evaluates and 

pre-approves commercial wildland 

firefighting chemicals. The Agency may 

be required to submit the formulations 

to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and 

NOAA Fisheries during the evaluation 

process. All products must meet the 

requirements of specifications identified 

and maintained by the Wildland Fire 

Chemical Systems (WFCS) staff at the 

Forest Service Missoula Technology and 

Development Center (MTDC). After a 

product evaluation has been completed 

successfully, the product is added to the 

Qualified Products List (QPL) for the 

appropriate product type. All Forest 

Service procurements of wildland fire 

chemicals are made from these lists. 

To initiate an evaluation, product 

manufacturers (or authorized suppliers) 

enter into an agreement with the Forest 

Service and pay all costs associated 

with the submission and evaluation of 

the product. Once the agreement is in 

place and funds are deposited to cover 

the associated costs, the manufacturer 

submits the following information to 

WFCS: 

1. List of the specific ingredients and 

quantity used to prepare the product, 

2. Identification of the source of 

supply for each ingredient, 

3. Copies of the Material Safety Data 

Sheet (MSDS) for the product and for 

each ingredient used to prepare the 

product, and 

4. Specific mixing requirements and 

performance information. 

Review of the submitted information 

assures that the product does not 

contain ingredients meeting the criteria 

for Chemicals of Concern, that is by 

appearing on one or more of the 

following lists: 

• Agency list of unacceptable 

ingredients. 

• National Toxicology Program (NTP) 

‘‘Annual Report on Carcinogens’’. 

• International Agency for Research 

on Cancer (IARC) Monographs for 

Potential Carcinogens. 

• Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) ‘‘List of Extremely 

Hazardous Substances and Their 

Threshold Planning Quantities’’. 

• Resources Conservation and 

Recovery Act (RCRA), ‘‘Acutely 

Hazardous and Toxic Wastes’’. 

• Emergency Planning and 

Community Right to Know (EPCRA), 

‘‘Toxic Release Inventory’’. 

A risk assessment, performed at the 

manufacturer expense, is required. The 

risk assessment, performed by a third 

party selected by the Agency, assesses 

the products and levels of ingredients 

found in typical applications relative to 

human and environmental impact. Each 

product submitted is tested to determine 

the mammalian and aquatic toxicity of 

the product and must meet specific 

levels of performance to minimize 

potential risk during firefighting 

operations. Additional tests are 

performed to determine the 

effectiveness of the product to reduce 

spread rate and intensity of the fire by 

application directly on or near the fire. 

A number of product characteristics 

are measured over the operational 

performance range of the product to 

ensure that the product meets the needs 

of the firefighters in the field. 

The collection of this information for 

each product submission is necessary 

due to the length of time needed to test 

the product (18 to 24 months) and need 

to ensure that products are safe and 

effective prior to purchase and use. This 

information collection and the product 

evaluation must be conducted on an ongoing basis to ensure the Agency can 

solicit and award contracts in a timely 

manner to provide firefighters with safe 

and effective wildland fire chemical 

products. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 4.5 hours. 

Type of Respondents: Businesses 

(manufacturers and suppliers) of fire 

chemicals for wildland fire 

management. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 3. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 3. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 40.5 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 toward Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: November 6, 2014. 

Debra S. Pressman, 

Acting Deputy Chief, State and Private 

Forestry. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26943 Filed 11–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of the Advisory Committee on 

Agriculture Statistics Meeting 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

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