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number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Blood and Tissue Collection, 

and Recordkeeping, at Slaughtering, 

Rendering, and Approved Livestock 

Marketing Establishments and Facilities. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0212. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is 

the primary Federal law governing the 

protection of animal health. The AHPA 

is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, 

Sections 10401–18 of Public Law 107– 

171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security 

and Rural Investment Act of 2002. As 

part of its mission to monitor and test 

for livestock diseases, the Department of 

Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary 

Services (VS), maintains with approved 

slaughtering, rendering, and livestock 

marketing establishments and facilities 

agreements and procedures for animal 

disease surveillance and reporting, 

maintaining livestock movement 

records, and collecting blood and tissue 

samples. 

These agreements and procedures 

include information collection activities 

such as Approved Livestock Facility 

Agreements, Requests for Appeal of 

Denial of Agreement, Withdrawal of 

Livestock Facility Agreements, Requests 

for Appeal of Withdrawal of 

Agreements, Listing Agreements for 

Slaughter or Rendering Establishments, 

Slaughter or Rendering Facility 

Inspection Reports, Requests for Appeal 

of Denial of Listings, Requests for 

Appeal of Withdrawal of Listing, 

Schedules of Sales Days, Diseased 

Animal Notifications, Quarantine Signs, 

and maintaining animal movement 

records. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

collection of this information identifies 

and prevents the interstate movement of 

unhealthy livestock animals with 

diseases within the United States. The 

information collected is used to: (1) 

Establish Livestock Facility Agreements 

and Listing Agreements between APHIS 

and owners and operators of 

slaughtering and rendering 

establishments and livestock marketing 

facilities, (2) rapidly confirm livestock 

disease occurrences through reporting 

and sampling, (3) trace the sources of 

diseases, as well as the movement of 

other potentially infected animals, and 

(4) provide epidemiological data for 

new or updated risk analyses in support 

of disease control programs, and, as 

required, opening international markets 

for animal products. Without the 

agreements and sampling/reporting 

procedures, the risk of contagious 

disease spread becomes very high with 

serious consequences for U.S. meat 

industries and export markets. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other-for profit; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 2,864. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,471. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION 

Notice of 108th Commission Meeting 

A notice by the U.S. Arctic Research 

Commission on 10/10/2017. 

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. 

Arctic Research Commission will hold 

its 108th meeting in Anchorage, AK, on 

October 10, 2017. The business sessions, 

open to the public, will convene at 8:00 

a.m. at the Hotel Captain Cook, 939 W 

5th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501. 

The Agenda items include: 

(1) Call to order and approval of the 

agenda 

(2) Approval of the minutes from the 

106th meeting 

(3) Commissioners and staff reports 

(4) Discussion and presentations 

concerning Arctic research 

activities 

The meeting will focus on reports and 

updates relating to programs and 

research projects affecting Alaska and 

the greater Arctic. 

The Arctic Research and Policy Act of 

1984 (Title I Pub. L. 98–373) and the 

Presidential Executive Order on Arctic 

Research (Executive Order 12501) dated 

January 28, 1985, established the United 

States Arctic Research Commission. 

If you plan to attend this meeting, 

please notify us via the contact 

information below. Any person 

planning to attend who requires special 

accessibility features and/or auxiliary 

aids, such as sign language interpreters, 

must inform the Commission of those 

needs in advance of the meeting. 

Contact person for further 

information: Kathy Farrow, 

Communications Specialist, U.S. Arctic 

Research Commission, 703–525–0111 or 

TDD 703–306–0090. 

Dated: September 1, 2017. 

Kathy Farrow, 

Communications Specialist. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

EU–U.S. Privacy Shield; Invitation for 

Applications for Inclusion on the List 

of Arbitrators; Correction 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

published a document in the Federal 

Register of September 7, 2017, 

concerning request for comments on the 

EU–U.S. Privacy Shield; Invitation for 

Applications for Inclusion on the List of 

Arbitrators. The document contained 

incorrect dates. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Nasreen Djouini at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, either by 

email at Nasreen.Djouini@trade.gov, or 

by fax at: 202–482–5522. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of September 

7, 2017, in FR Doc. 2017–18896, on 

pages 42294–42295, in the Method of 

Collection section, correct the date for 

the deadline of application submissions 

to read: 

II. Method of Collection 

Please submit applications by October 

6, 2017 deadline to Nasreen Djouini at 

the U.S. Department of Commerce, 

either by email at Nasreen.Djouini@

trade.gov, or by fax at: 202–482–5522. 

More information on the arbitration 

mechanism may be found at https://

www.privacyshield.gov/ 

article?id=ANNEX-I-introduction. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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