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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0054] 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment for Field Testing of a 

Vaccine for Use Against Canine 

Lymphoma 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has prepared an 

environmental assessment concerning 

authorization to ship for the purposes of 

field testing, and then to field test, an 

unlicensed Canine Lymphoma Vaccine, 

Live Listeria Vector. Based on the 

environmental assessment, risk analysis, 

and other relevant data, we have 

reached a preliminary determination 

that field testing this veterinary vaccine 

will not have a significant impact on the 

quality of the human environment. We 

are making the documents available to 

the public for review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

11, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0054. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2017–0054, 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-2017-0054 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) 7997039 before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Donna Malloy, Operational Support 

Section, Center for Veterinary Biologics, 

Policy, Evaluation, and Licensing, VS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 148, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; phone (301) 

851–3426, fax (301) 734–4314. 

For information regarding the 

environmental assessment or the risk 

analysis, or to request a copy of the 

environmental assessment (as well as 

the risk analysis with confidential 

business information redacted), contact 

Dr. Patricia L. Foley, Risk Manager, 

Center for Veterinary Biologics, Policy, 

Evaluation, and Licensing, VS, APHIS, 

1920 Dayton Avenue, P.O. Box 844, 

Ames, IA 50010; phone (515) 337–6100, 

fax (515) 337–6120. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151 

et seq.), the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is 

authorized to promulgate regulations 

designed to ensure that veterinary 

biological products are pure, safe, 

potent, and efficacious before a 

veterinary biological product license 

may be issued. Veterinary biological 

products include viruses, serums, 

toxins, and analogous products of 

natural or synthetic origin, such as 

vaccines, antitoxins, or the immunizing 

components of microorganisms 

intended for the diagnosis, treatment, or 

prevention of diseases in domestic 

animals. 

APHIS issues licenses to qualified 

establishments that produce veterinary 

biological products and issues permits 

to importers of such products. APHIS 

also enforces requirements concerning 

production, packaging, labeling, and 

shipping of these products and sets 

standards for the testing of these 

products. Regulations concerning 

veterinary biological products are 

contained in 9 CFR parts 101 to 124. 

A field test is generally necessary to 

satisfy pre-licensing requirements for 

veterinary biological products. Prior to 

conducting a field test on an unlicensed 

product, an applicant must obtain 

approval from APHIS, as well as obtain 

APHIS’ authorization to ship the 

product for field testing. 

To determine whether to authorize 

shipment and grant approval for the 

field testing of the unlicensed product 

referenced in this notice, APHIS 

considers the potential effects of this 

product on the safety of animals, public 

health, and the environment. Based 

upon a risk analysis and other relevant 

data, APHIS has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) 

concerning the field testing of the 

following unlicensed veterinary 

biological product: 

Requester: Antelope Valley Bios, Inc. 

Product: Canine Lymphoma Vaccine, 

Live Listeria Vector. 

Possible Field Test Locations: 

Arizona, California, Connecticut, 

Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New 

Jersey, New Mexico, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Texas. 

This list of possible field test 

locations includes States with 

veterinary clinics or oncology centers 

that will treat dogs, as well as States 

with resident dogs that receive 

treatment in another State then return 

home. 

The above-mentioned product 

consists of a highly attenuated Listeria 

monocytogenes strain that expresses a 

human survivin fusion protein. It 

induces a strong cell-mediated immune 

response as an aid in the treatment of 

dogs with lymphomas. It will be 

administered only in a veterinary clinic 

or veterinary oncology center by trained 

personnel. 

The EA has been prepared in 

accordance with: (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

We are publishing this notice to 

inform the public that we will accept 

written comments regarding the EA 

from interested or affected persons for a 

period of 30 days from the date of this 

notice. Unless substantial issues with 

adverse environmental impacts are 

raised in response to this notice, APHIS 

intends to issue a finding of no 


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significant impact (FONSI) based on the 

EA and authorize shipment of the above 

product for the initiation of field tests 

following the close of the comment 

period for this notice. 

Because the issues raised by field 

testing and by issuance of a license are 

identical, APHIS has concluded that the 

EA that is generated for field testing 

would also be applicable to the 

proposed licensing action. Provided that 

the field test data support the 

conclusions of the original EA and the 

issuance of a FONSI, APHIS does not 

intend to issue a separate EA and FONSI 

to support the issuance of the associated 

product license, and would determine 

that an environmental impact statement 

need not be prepared. APHIS intends to 

issue a veterinary biological product 

license for this vaccine following 

satisfactory completion of the field test, 

provided no adverse impacts on the 

human environment are identified and 

provided the product meets all other 

requirements for licensing. 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 151–159. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

August 2017. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–16977 Filed 8–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites 

AGENCY: Chequamegon-Nicolet National 

Forest, Forest Service, Department of 

Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed New Fee 

Sites. 

SUMMARY: The Chequamegon-Nicolet 

National Forest is proposing new 

recreation fee sites. The ChequamegonNicolet’s proposal includes: A $75 

nightly fee for the Franklin Lake 

Caretaker Cabin, and adding nine dayuse sites to the Forest’s day-use fee 

program. Sites proposed are: Ada Lake 

Beach, Bear Lake Beach, Bear Lake Boat 

Landing, Beck Road Trailhead, Block 

House Boat Landing, Gordon Lake 

Beach, Mondeaux Pines Picnic Site, 

Smith Rapids Picnic Area and Wanoka 

Trailhead. 

Fees are assessed based on the level 

of amenities and services provided, cost 

of operations and maintenance and 

market assessment. These fees are 

proposed and will be determined upon 

further analysis and public comment. 

Funds from fees would be used for the 

continued operation and maintenance 

and improvements to the facilities 

within the recreation areas. 

An analysis of nearby recreation 

facilities with similar amenities shows 

that the proposed fees are reasonable 

and typical of similar sites in the area. 

DATES: Comments will be accepted 

through September 5. New fees would 

begin May 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Paul I.V. Strong, Forest 

Supervisor, Chequamegon-Nicolet 

National Forest, 500 Hanson Lake Road 

Rhinelander, WI 54501 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hilary Markin, Public Affairs Officer, 

715–362–1354. Information about these 

and other proposed fee changes can also 

be found on the Chequamegon-Nicolet 

National Forest Web site: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/CNNF 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, P.L. 108–447) directed the 

Secretary of Agriculture to publish a six 

month advance notice in the Federal 

Register whenever new recreation fee 

areas are established. 

All proposed day-use sites have the 

six amenities required under the Federal 

Lands Recreation Enhancement Act and 

are similar to other fee sites on the 

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. 

Franklin Lake Caretakers Cabin is a 

unique overnight opportunity not 

provided elsewhere on the forest. These 

proposed new fees are part of a larger 

fee proposal that includes campground 

increases and a change in the price of 

the annual day-use fee. For more 

information on these sites and the full 

proposal, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/ 

CNNF/. 

Dated: July 18, 2017. 

Jeanne M. Higgins, 

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National 

Forest System. 

[FR Doc. 2017–16941 Filed 8–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Nevada and Placer Counties Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Nevada and Placer 

Counties Resource Advisory Committee 

(RAC) will meet in Truckee, California. 

The committee is authorized under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act of 2000 (the Act) 

and operates in compliance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 

purpose of the committee is to improve 

collaborative relationships and to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Forest Service concerning projects 

and funding consistent with Title II of 

the Act. RAC information can be found 

at the following Web site: http://

cloudapps-usda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/ 

RAC_Page?id=001t0000002JcwUAAS. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, August 24, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. 

All RAC meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of meeting prior 

to attendance, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Truckee Ranger Station, Conference 

Room, 10811 Stockrest Springs Road, 

Truckee, California. 

Written comments may be submitted 

as described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. All comments, including 

names and addresses when provided, 

are placed in the record and are 

available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received at Truckee Ranger 

Station. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Woodbridge, RAC Coordinator, 

by phone at 530–478–6205 or via email 

at mjwoodbridge@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

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

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Welcome and oriententation of 

members, 

2. Federal Advisory Committee Act 

overview, 

3. Development of project ranking 

citeria and voting process, 

4. Elect a RAC chairperson, 

5. Project proponent presentations, 

and 

6. Review and selection of project 

proposals. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The agenda will include time for people 

to make oral statements of three minutes 

or less. Individuals wishing to make an 

oral statement should submit a request 

in writing at least one week prior to the 

meeting to be scheduled on the agenda. 

Anyone who would like to bring related 

matters to the attention of the committee 

may file written statements with the 

committee staff before or after the 

meeting. Written comments and 

requests for time to make oral comments 


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