Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 208 / Monday, October 30, 2017 / Notices 50117 

Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of 

October 2017. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23539 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0092] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Plants for Planting; Establishing a 

Category for Plants for Planting Not 

Authorized for Importation Pending 

Pest Risk Analysis 

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 revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the category of plants 

for planting that are not authorized for 

importation pending pest risk analysis. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

29, 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-2017-0092. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2017–0092 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-2017-0092 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 importation of plants 

for planting not authorized for 

importation pending pest risk analysis, 

contact Dr. Indira Singh, Botanist, 

Plants for Planting Policy, IRM, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 851– 

2020. For copies of more detailed 

information on the information 

collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Plants for 

Planting; Establishing a Category for 

Plants for Planting Not Authorized for 

Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0380. 

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 Secretary 

of Agriculture is authorized to take such 

actions as may be necessary to prevent 

the introduction and spread of plant 

pests and noxious weeds within the 

United States. The Secretary has 

delegated this authority to the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS). 

The regulations contained in 

‘‘Subpart-Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR 

319.37 through 319.37–14) prohibit or 

restrict, among other things, the 

importation of living plants, plant parts, 

and seeds for propagation. These 

regulations are intended to ensure that 

imported plants for planting do not 

serve as a host for plant pests, such as 

insects or pathogens, which can cause 

damage to U.S. agricultural and 

environmental resources. 

In accordance with § 319.37–2a, the 

importation of certain taxa of plants for 

planting poses a risk of introducing 

quarantine pests into the United States. 

Therefore, the importation of these taxa 

is not authorized pending the 

completion of a pest risk analysis, 

except as provided in the regulations. 

Requests to remove a taxa from the 

category of plants for planting whose 

importation is not authorized pending 

the completion of a pest risk analysis 

must be made in accordance with 

§ 319.5. These requests contains 

information collection activities that 

include information about the 

requesting party, the commodity 

proposed for importation into the 

United States, shipping information, a 

description of the pests and diseases 

associated with the commodity, current 

practices for risk mitigation or 

management, and any additional 

information listed in § 319.5 that may be 

necessary for APHIS to complete a pest 

risk analysis. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, for an 

additional 3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 3.13 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: National plant 

protection organizations of exporting 

countries and importers of plants for 

planting into the United States. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 16. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 16. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 50 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of 

October 2017. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23540 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Virginia 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 


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50118 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 208 / Monday, October 30, 2017 / Notices 

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 

(FACA), that a meeting of the Virginia 

Advisory Committee to the Commission 

will convene by conference call at 12:00 

p.m. (EST) on: Thursday, November 9, 

2017. The purpose of the meeting is to 

receive updates from committee 

workgroups and continue project 

planning on the topic of hate crimes. 

DATES: Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 

12:00 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: Public call-in information: 

Conference call-in number: 1–800–474– 

8920 and conference call 8310490. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy 

Davis at ero@usccr.gov or by phone at 

202–376–7533. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

members of the public may listen to the 

discussion by calling the following tollfree conference call-in number: 1–800– 

474–8920 and conference call 8310490. 

Please be advised that before placing 

them into the conference call, the 

conference call operator will ask callers 

to provide their names, their 

organizational affiliations (if any), and 

email addresses (so that callers may be 

notified of future meetings). Callers can 

expect to incur charges for calls they 

initiate over wireless lines, and the 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

conference call-in number. 

Persons with hearing impairments 

may also follow the discussion by first 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 

800–977–8339 and providing the 

operator with the toll-free conference 

call-in number: 1–800–474–8920 and 

conference call 8310490. 

Members of the public are invited to 

make statements during the open 

comment period of the meeting or 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office approximately 30 days 

after each scheduled meeting. Written 

comments may be mailed to the Eastern 

Regional Office, U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 

20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or 

emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– 

7533. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at https://database.faca.gov/committee/

meetings.aspx?cid=279, click the 

‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ 

links. Records generated from this 

meeting may also be inspected and 

reproduced at the Eastern Regional 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meetings. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s Web site, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Eastern Regional Office 

at the above phone numbers, email or 

street address. 

Agenda 

Thursday, November 9, 2017, 12:00 p.m. 

EST 

• Rollcall 

• Project Planning: Collateral 

Consequences 

• Update from Committee Workgroups 

• Next Steps 

• Other Business 

• Open Comment 

• Adjourn 

Dated: October 24, 2017. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23464 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am] 

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Notice of Public Meeting of the West 

Virginia Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: 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 

(FACA), that a meeting of the West 

Virginia Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene by conference 

call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on: Friday, 

November 10, 2017. The purpose of the 

meeting is to receive updates from 

committee workgroups and continue 

project planning on the topic of 

collateral consequences. 

DATES: Friday, November 10, 2017, at 

12:00 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: Public call-in information: 

Conference call-in number: 1–877–604– 

9665 and conference call 5788080. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy 

Davis at ero@usccr.gov or by phone at 

202–376–7533. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

members of the public may listen to the 

discussion by calling the following tollfree conference call-in number: 1–877– 

604–9665 and conference call 5788080. 

Please be advised that before placing 

them into the conference call, the 

conference call operator will ask callers 

to provide their names, their 

organizational affiliations (if any), and 

email addresses (so that callers may be 

notified of future meetings). Callers can 

expect to incur charges for calls they 

initiate over wireless lines, and the 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

conference call-in number. 

Persons with hearing impairments 

may also follow the discussion by first 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 

800–977–8339 and providing the 

operator with the toll-free conference 

call-in number: 1–877–604–9665 and 

conference call 5788080. 

Members of the public are invited to 

make statements during the open 

comment period of the meeting or 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office approximately 30 days 

after each scheduled meeting. Written 

comments may be mailed to the Eastern 

Regional Office, U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 

20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or 

emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– 

7533. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at https://database.faca.gov/committee/ 

meetings.aspx?cid=281, click the 

‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ 

links. Records generated from this 

meeting may also be inspected and 

reproduced at the Eastern Regional 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meetings. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s Web site, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Eastern Regional Office 

at the above phone numbers, email or 

street address. 

Agenda 

Friday, November 10, 2017, 12:00 p.m. 

EST 

• Rollcall 

• Project Planning: Collateral 

Consequences 

• Update from Committee Workgroups 

• Next Steps 

• Other Business 

• Open Comment 

• Adjourn 


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