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burden on certified organic operations 

to develop their own methods and 

simplifying audits and inspections. 

Alternative approaches that can 

demonstrate compliance with the 

Organic Foods Production Act, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 6501–6522), and its 

implementing regulations are also 

acceptable. 

III. Electronic Access 

Persons with access to Internet may 

obtain the interim instruction at either 

AMS’ Web site at http://

www.ams.usda.gov/nop or http://

www.regulations.gov. Requests for hard 

copies of the interim instruction can be 

obtained by submitting a written request 

to the person listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this Notice. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501–6522. 

Dated: October 19, 2017. 

Bruce Summers, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23093 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Meeting of the National Advisory 

Committee for Implementation of the 

National Forest System Land 

Management Planning Rule 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The National Advisory 

Committee for Implementation of the 

National Forest System Land 

Management Planning Rule Committee 

(Committee) will meet in El Dorado 

Hills, California. Attendees may also 

listen via webinar and conference call. 

The Committee operates in compliance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA). Additional information 

relating to the Committee, including the 

meeting summary/minutes, can be 

found by visiting the Committee’s Web 

site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/ 

planningrule/committee. 

DATES: The meetings will be held inperson and streamed via webinar/ 

conference call on the following dates 

and times: 

• Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST 

• Wednesday, November 8, 2017, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST 

• Thursday, November 9, 2017, from 

8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST 

All meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For updated status of 

meetings prior to attendance, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 4360 

Town Center Boulevard, El Dorado 

Hills, California 95762. For anyone who 

would like to attend via webinar and/or 

conference call, please visit the Web site 

listed above or contact the person listed 

in the section titled FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Written 

comments may be submitted as 

described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. All comments, including 

names and addresses, when provided, 

are placed in the record and available 

for public inspection and copying. The 

public may inspect comments received 

at the USDA Forest Service Washington 

Office—Yates Building, 201 14th Street 

SW., Mail Stop 1104, Washington, DC 

20250–1104. Please call ahead to 

facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal Merica, Committee Coordinator, 

by phone at 202–205–3562, or by email 

at ckmerica@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 this meeting is to provide: 

1. Continued deliberations on 

formulating advice for the Secretary, 

2. Discussion of Committee work 

group findings, 

3. Hearing public comments, and 

4. Administrative tasks. 

This meeting is open to the public. 

The agenda will include time for people 

to make oral comments of three minutes 

or less. Individuals wishing to make an 

oral comment should submit a request 

in writing by November 3, 2017, 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’s 

staff before or after the meeting. Written 

comments and time requests for oral 

comments must be sent to Crystal 

Merica, USDA Forest Service, 

Ecosystem Management Coordination, 

201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1104, 

Washington, DC 20250–1104, or by 

email at ckmerica@fs.fed.us. The agenda 

and summary of the meeting will be 

posted on the Committee’s Web site 

within 21 days of the meeting. 

Meeting Accommodations: If you are 

a person requiring reasonable 

accommodation, please make requests 

in advance for sign language 

interpreting, assistive listening devices 

or other reasonable accommodation for 

access to the facility or proceedings by 

contacting the person listed in the 

section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. All reasonable 

accommodation requests are managed 

on a case by case basis. 

Dated: October 16, 2017. 

Christopher French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23130 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Indiana 

Advisory Committee To Prepare for Its 

Public Meeting on Voting Rights 

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 Indiana Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a meeting on 

Wednesday November 1, 2017, at 3:00 

p.m. EST for the purpose of approving 

a project proposal and preparing for its 

public meeting on voting rights issues in 

the state. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at 3:00 

p.m. EST. 

Public Call Information: Dial: 877– 

397–0292, Conference ID: 2237390. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 

mwojnaroski@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: 877–397–0292, 

conference ID: 2237390. 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 

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line 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 Regional Programs Unit 

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 Carolyn Allen at callen@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit Office at (312) 

353–8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit 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, 

Indiana Advisory Committee link 

(http://www.facadatabase.gov/ 

committee/meetings.aspx?cid=247). 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s Web site, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit Office at the 

above email or street address. 

Agenda 

Welcome and Roll Call 

Discussion: Project Proposal on Voting 

Rights in Indiana 

Discussion: Substantive and Logistical 

Questions for the Public Meeting 

Public Comment 

Future Plans and Actions 

Adjournment 

Dated: October 19, 2017. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23101 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; 2018 Estimates of 

Compact of Free Association (COFA) 

Migrants 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before December 26, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Oliver P. Fischer via U.S. 

Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 

Room 6H189, Washington, DC 20233, or 

(301) 763.6249, or by email at 

oliver.p.fischer@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to 

request clearance from the Office of 

Management and Budget to survey 

residents of Guam and the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands (CNMI) to collect basic 

demographic data to meet the needs of 

the Compact of Free Association 

(COFA). 

The COFA defines the relationship 

between the United States Government 

and the Federated States of Micronesia, 

the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

and the Republic of Palau. The COFA 

became effective for the Republic of the 

Marshall Islands and the Federated 

States of Micronesia in 1986 and for the 

Republic of Palau in 1994. 

The 2003 COFA Amendments Act 

appropriated $30 million annually in 

funding ‘‘to aid in defraying costs 

incurred by affected jurisdictions as a 

result of increased demands. . .due to 

the residence in affected jurisdictions of 

qualified nonimmigrants from the 

Federated States of Micronesia, the 

Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 

the Republic of Palau.’’ The ‘‘affected 

jurisdictions’’ in the 2003 COFA 

Amendments Act are American Samoa, 

CNMI, Guam, and Hawaii. 

COFA migrants (also referred to as 

qualified nonimmigrants) are migrants, 

or their children under the age of 18, 

admitted or resident in one of the 

affected jurisdictions, who migrated 

from the Federated States of Micronesia 

or the Republic of the Marshall Islands 

during or after 1986, and from the 

Republic of Palau during or after 1994. 

In order to disburse the appropriated 

funds to the affected jurisdictions, the 

COFA Amendments Act of 2003 

requires an enumeration of COFA 

migrants residing within the affected 

jurisdictions no less than every five 

years. The most recent enumeration of 

COFA migrants took place in 2013. The 

2013 estimates of COFA migrants were 

derived using data from the 2010 

Decennial Census for American Samoa, 

CNMI, and Guam, and 2009—2011 

American Community Survey (ACS) 

data for Hawaii. These data sources 

were determined by stakeholders to 

produce the most accurate, reliable, and 

cost-effective estimates for the purposes 

of the 2013 enumeration. The next 

enumeration is set to take place in 2018. 

The Department of the Interior has 

provided the Census Bureau funding for 

the work required to produce the 

estimates. 

The Census Bureau proposes that the 

2018 Estimates of COFA migrants follow 

the methodology used to produce the 

2008 Estimates of COFA migrants. The 

approach is three-pronged due to 

differences between the jurisdictions in 

overall population, expected number of 

COFA migrants, and currently available 

data. 

The methodology consists of the 

following: 

1. Conduct independent sample 

surveys for CNMI and Guam. Field 

enumeration will be required for CNMI 

and Guam since the Census Bureau has 

no other reliable up-to-date 

demographic data source for these areas 

beyond the 2010 Decennial Census. The 

survey for CNMI will only include 

Saipan since the 2010 Decennial Census 

data indicates low numbers of COFA 

migrants living in others parts of CNMI. 

The sample surveys will obtain data on 

place of birth, residential tenure, age, 

sex, and relationship to head of 

household of all members of selected 

households. The sample will be 

designed to yield estimates with a 

margin of error similar to that of three 

years of ACS data. 

2. Perform special tabulations on a 

three-year average of results from 2015 

to 2017 ACS data to create estimates for 

Hawaii (all islands). 

3. Use the 2010 Decennial Census 

results for American Samoa, and 

CNMI’s Rota and Tinian islands as 

estimates of the 2018 counts. It would 

not be cost effective to conduct an 

independent survey in these areas due 

to the low numbers of COFA migrants 

as indicated by the 2010 Decennial 

Census and the negligible impact these 


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