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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2017-09-01.xml --- 82 169 Friday, September 1, 2017 Contents Agriculture Agriculture Department See Food Safety and Inspection Service See Forest Service Centers Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NOTICES Medicare Program: Recognition of Revised National Association of Insurance Commissioners Model Standards for Regulation of Medicare Supplemental Insurance, 41684-41823 2017-18605 Civil Rights Civil Rights Commission NOTICES Meetings:
Texas Advisory Committee, 41594 2017-18539 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Drawbridge Operations: Narrow Bay, Brookhaven, NY, 41520 2017-18576 Willamette River at Portland, OR, 41519 2017-18545 Willamette River, Portland, OR, 41520 2017-18546 Safety Zones: Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA, 41521-41523 2017-18617 NOTICES Meetings: National Maritime Security Advisory Committee, 41633-41634 2017-18515 Commerce Commerce Department See First Responder Network Authority See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration See National Telecommunications and Information Administration Commodity Futures Commodity Futures Trading Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Reparations Complaint, 41614-41615 2017-18511 Copyright Royalty Board Copyright Royalty Board NOTICES Distributions: 2009, 2010, and 2011 Digital Audio Recording Technology Royalty Funds for Musical Works Funds, 41663-41664 2017-18569 Defense Department Defense Department See Engineers Corps Education Department Education Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Corrective Action Plan, 41616 2017-18529 Energy Department Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission RULES Safeguarding of Restricted Data by Access Permittees, 41503-41508 2017-18043 PROPOSED RULES Small-Scale Natural Gas Exports, 41570-41577 2017-18580 NOTICES Meetings:
Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory, 41617-41618 2017-18596 Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford, 41616-41617 2017-18598 Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada, 41617 2017-18597 Engineers Engineers Corps NOTICES Meetings: Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study: Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement, Will County, IL, 41615-41616 2017-18572 Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency RULES Air Quality State Implementation Plans;
Approvals and Promulgations: Indiana; Redesignation of Indiana Portion of Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-IN-KY Area to Attainment of 1997 Annual Standard for Fine Particulate Matter, 41527-41529 2017-18498 Rhode Island; Reasonably Available Control Technology got US Watercraft, LLC; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule, 41526-41527 2017-18618 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: NO <sup>X</sup> Budget Trading Program to Reduce Regional Transport of Ozone, 41620-41621 2017-18540 Environmental Impact Statements;
Availability, etc.: Weekly Receipts, 41621 2017-18604 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airworthiness Directives: General Electric Company Turbofan Engines, 41508-41511 2017-18570 PROPOSED RULES Airworthiness Directives: General Electric Company Turbofan Engines, 41577-41579 2017-18571 NOTICES Petitions for Exemptions; Summaries: Vincenzo Tassi Martins: Child Restraint System, 41675 2017-18535 Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission RULES First Amendment to Collocation Agreement, 41529-41530 2017-18565 Promoting Spectrum Access for Wireless Microphone Operations, 41549-41562 2017-17442 Uniform License Renewal, Discontinuance of Operation, and Geographic Partitioning and Spectrum Disaggregation Rules and Policies for Certain Wireless Radio Services, 41530-41549 2017-18501 PROPOSED RULES Promoting Spectrum Access for Wireless Microphone Operations, 41583-41586 2017-17441 Uniform License Renewal, Discontinuance of Operation, and Geographic Partitioning and Spectrum Disaggregation Rules and Policies for Certain Wireless Radio Services, 41580-41583 2017-18500 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 41622-41623 2017-18542 Meetings: Advisory Committee, Diversity and Digital Empowerment, 41623-41624 2017-18550 Consumer Advisory Committee, 41621-41622 2017-18527 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 41618-41619 2017-18538 Combined Filings, 41620 2017-18522 2017-18523 Termination of Delegation of Further Authority to Staff Due to Reestablishment of Quorum, 41619 2017-18537 FIRSTNET First Responder Network Authority NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements;
Availability, etc.: Central Region of Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network, 41594-41595 2017-18534 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service NOTICES Endangered and Threatened Species: Permit Applications, 41645-41646 2017-18568 Food and Drug Food and Drug Administration NOTICES Determinations that Products were Not Withdrawn from Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness: NIZORAL (Ketoconazole) Tablets, 200 Milligrams, 41624 2017-18548 Guidance: Electronic Study Data Submission;
Data Standards; Support End Date for Study Data Tabulation Model Version 1.2, Implementation Guide Version 3.1.2, and Implementation Guide Version 3.1.2, Amendment 1, 41624-41625 2017-18566 Procedures for Meetings of Medical Devices Advisory Committee, 41626-41627 2017-18549 Food Safety Food Safety and Inspection Service RULES Changes to the Inspection Coverage in Official Establishments That Slaughter Fish of the Order Siluriformes, 41501-41503 2017-18591 Foreign Assets Foreign Assets Control Office NOTICES Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties, 41680 2017-18080 Sanctions Actions, 41680-41681 2017-18581 Forest Forest Service NOTICES Meetings:
Central Montana Resource Advisory Committee, 41588-41589, 41593-41594 2017-18556 2017-18558 Fremont and Winema Resource Advisory Committee, 41591-41592 2017-18563 Fresno and Madera Counties Resource Advisory Committees, 41592-41593 2017-18562 Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee, 41587 2017-18554 Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee, 41588 2017-18559 Snohomish-South Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Resource Advisory Committee, 41589-41593 2017-18552 2017-18560 2017-18561 2017-18564 West Virginia Resource Advisory Committee, 41591 2017-18555 Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee, 41589-41590 2017-18553 Requests for Nominations:
Forestry Research Advisory Council, 41587-41588 2017-18557 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services See Food and Drug Administration See Health Resources and Services Administration See National Institutes of Health See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Health Resources Health Resources and Services Administration NOTICES National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: List of Petitions Received, 41627-41629 2017-18567 Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard Housing Housing and Urban Development Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Evaluation of HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project Evaluation, 41635-41637 2017-18578 Rent Schedule: Low Income Housing, 41634-41635 2017-18579 Fair Market Rents: Fiscal Year 2018; Housing Choice Voucher Program, Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program, and Other Programs; Adoption of Methodology Changes for Estimating, 41637-41645 2017-18431 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Land Management Bureau See National Park Service NOTICES Meetings:
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee, 41646-41647 2017-18526 Royalty Policy Committee, 41646 2017-18635 International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China, 41608-41609 2017-18588 Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada, 41603-41607 2017-18727 Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, and Portugal, 41610-41611 2017-18589 Foundry Coke Products from the People's Republic of China, 41598-41599 2017-18587 High Pressure Steel Cylinders from the People's Republic of China, 41607-41608 2017-18590 Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 41595-41598 2017-18585 Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value:
Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada, 41609-41610 2017-18643 Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations: Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada, 41599-41603 2017-18726 International Trade Com International Trade Commission NOTICES Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from China, 41654-41656 2017-18358 Pure Magnesium from China, 41651-41654 2017-18359 Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:
Titanium Sponge from Japan and Kazakhstan, 41656-41657 2017-18608 Meetings; Sunshine Act, 41651 2017-18689 Justice Department Justice Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Dispensing Records of Individual Practitioners, 41658-41659 2017-18547 Proposed Consent Decrees: CERCLA, 41657-41658 2017-18521 Labor Department Labor Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Family and Medical Leave Act, Wave 4 Surveys, 41660-41661 2017-18610 Notice of Alleged Safety or Health Hazards, 41659 2017-18477 Notice of Recurrence, 41662-41663 2017-18481 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Grantee Quarterly Progress Report, 41661-41662 2017-18479 Underground Construction Standard, 41659-41660 2017-18478 Land Land Management Bureau NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Proposed Greater Phoenix Project, Lander County, NV, 41647-41648 2017-18696 License Applications:
WYW185631, Wyoming; Coal Exploration; Invitation to Participate, 41647 2017-18505 Library Library of Congress See Copyright Royalty Board Maritime Maritime Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System, 41676 2017-18592 Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, 41676-41677 2017-18593 Title XI Obligation Guarantees, 41675-41676 2017-18594 Millenium Millennium Challenge Corporation NOTICES Report on Countries That Are Candidates for Millennium Challenge Account Eligibility in Fiscal Year 2018 and Countries That Would Be Candidates But For Legal Prohibitions, 41664-41666 2017-18657 National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Generic Clearance for Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, 41666-41667 2017-18551 National Foundation National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities See National Endowment for the Arts National Highway National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NOTICES Petitions for Decisions of Inconsequential Noncompliance: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC, 41677-41678 2017-18627 Michelin North America, Inc., 41678-41680 2017-18628 National Institute National Institutes of Health NOTICES Meetings:
Center for Scientific Review, 41629 2017-18612 National Cancer Institute, 41630-41631 2017-18613 National Eye Institute, 41631 2017-18614 National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 41629-41630 2017-18531 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 41630 2017-18532 National Institute of Mental Health, 41631-41632 2017-18615 2017-18616 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Fisheries of Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:
Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia; Commercial Accountability Measures and Closure, 41563-41564 2017-18611 Fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Inseason Adjustment to 2017 Gulf of Alaska Pollock Seasonal Apportionments, 41567-41568 2017-18575 Fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska: Pacific Ocean Perch in Central Regulatory Area of Gulf of Alaska, 41568-41569 2017-18607 Fisheries of Northeastern United States: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions;
Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Fishing Year 2017; Emergency Removal of Southern Windowpane Accountability Measures, 41564-41567 2017-18495 International Fisheries: Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2017 Bigeye Tuna Longline Fishery Closure in Eastern Pacific Ocean, 41562-41563 2017-18577 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 41611-41613 2017-18620 2017-18621 2017-18622 Meetings: Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 41613 2017-18599 New England Fishery Management Council, 41611 2017-18603 North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 41612-41614 2017-18600 2017-18601 2017-18602 National Park National Park Service NOTICES National Register of Historic Places:
Pending Nominations and Related Actions, 41648-41651 2017-18524 2017-18525 National Science National Science Foundation NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 41667-41669 2017-18619 National Telecommunications National Telecommunications and Information Administration NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Central Region of Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network, 41594-41595 2017-18534 Nuclear Regulatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Meetings:
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, 41669-41670 2017-18516 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., 41670-41673 2017-18533 Small Business Small Business Administration NOTICES Disaster Declarations: Texas, 41673 2017-18625 State Justice State Justice Institute NOTICES Meetings: Board of Directors, 41674 2017-18595 Substance Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NOTICES List of Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities that Meet Minimum Standards to Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies, 41632-41633 2017-18609 Surface Transportation Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Continuances in Control;
Exemptions: Savage Services Corp.; Savage Davenport Railroad Co., 41674-41675 2017-18583 Lease and Operation Exemptions: Savage Davenport Railroad Co.; Davenport, IA, 41674 2017-18582 Tennessee Tennessee Valley Authority RULES Freedom of Information Act, 41511-41519 2017-18626 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Maritime Administration See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Treasury Treasury Department See Foreign Assets Control Office Veteran Affairs Veterans Affairs Department RULES Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, 41523-41526 2017-18574 PROPOSED RULES VA Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Guidelines, 41579-41580 2017-18543 NOTICES Enhanced-Use Leases of Real Property:
Brecksville, OH, 41681-41682 2017-18519 Meetings: Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, 41681 2017-18573 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 41684-41823 2017-18605 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, and notice of recently enacted public laws. To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents electronic mailing list, go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGPOOFR/subscriber/new, enter your e-mail address, then follow the instructions to join, leave, or manage your subscription. 82 169 Friday, September 1, 2017 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service 9 CFR Parts 300, 441, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 537, 539, 540, 541, 544, 548, 550, 552, 555, 557, 559, 560, and 561 [Docket No.
FSIS-2017-0003] Changes to the Inspection Coverage in Official Establishments That Slaughter Fish of the Order Siluriformes AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Response to comments; confirmation of implementation date. SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS)is confirming that on September 1, 2017, it will adjust inspection coverage at official establishments that slaughter fish of the order Siluriformes from all hours of operation to once per production shift. FSIS also is responding to comments received on the May 17, 2017 **Federal Register** document that announced these changes. DATES: FSIS will adjust inspection coverage at official establishments that slaughter Siluriformes fish from all hours of operation to once per production shift, beginning September 1, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Edelstein, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development; Telephone:
(202)205-0495, or by Fax:
(202)720-2025. Background On December 2, 2015, FSIS amended its regulations by publishing the final rule, “Mandatory Inspection of Fish of the Order Siluriformes and Products Derived from Such Fish” (80 FR 75590). Fish of the order Siluriformes include, but are not limited to, “catfish” (fish of the family Ictaluridae) and “basa” and “swai” (fish of the family Pangasiidae). For convenience, this notice will use “fish” to mean all fish of the order Siluriformes. Specifically, the final rule established regulations to implement the provisions of the 2008 and 2014 Farm Bills, which amended the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(FMIA)to include fish as amenable and to provide for their inspection by FSIS. In the preamble to the final rule, FSIS stated that during an 18-month transitional period, it would assign inspection program personnel to be present during all hours of operation at domestic establishments that slaughter fish and, at the start of the period, assign inspection program personnel to conduct inspection at processing-only facilities at least quarterly. FSIS also stated that it might adjust inspection frequency in fish slaughter establishments in the future and, that at the end of the 18-month transitional period, inspection program personnel would be assigned at least once per day per shift at processing-only establishments (80 FR 75606). On May 17, 2017, FSIS announced and requested comment on its decision to adjust inspection coverage at fish slaughter establishments, starting September 1, 2017, from all hours of operation to once per production shift (82 FR 22609). This decision was based on the Agency's experience inspecting official fish slaughter establishments since implementing the mandatory inspection program on March 1, 2016. FSIS found that the typical fish slaughter operation is a streamlined, automated process that combines slaughter with processing in the same continuous operation, more like meat processing-only operations than like slaughter operations for other species amenable to the FMIA. A consumer advocacy organization requested that FSIS extend the comment period by 30 days, so as to make informed comments. FSIS agreed and on June 16, 2017, extended the comment period until July 17, 2017 (82 FR 27680). At the conclusion of the comment period, FSIS had received eight comments. After reviewing these comments, FSIS is affirming its plan to adjust inspection coverage at official fish slaughter establishments from all hours of operation to once per production shift, beginning September 1, 2017. Issues raised by the comments received and FSIS's responses follow. Comments and FSIS Responses FSIS received eight comments in response to its announced plans to adjust inspection coverage at official fish slaughter establishments. The comments were from two trade associations, one fish establishment, two FSIS inspectors, two consumer advocacy organizations and a foreign government. Four of the comments supported the change, agreeing that establishments that slaughter fish are most similar in operation and design to meat processing-only establishments and, therefore, should be inspected like a meat processing-only establishment, as opposed to meat slaughter establishments, *i.e.,* once per production shift. The comment from the foreign government agreed with the rationale for the proposed change, but advocated for even less frequent inspection of fish, owing to its position that fish products pose little risk to the public health. As stated above, amendments to the FMIA in 2008 and 2014 directed FSIS to inspect the preparation of fish and fish products. USDA has historically interpreted the requirements in the FMIA for inspection of meat processing to mandate inspection at least once per production shift. Because FSIS has determined that operations in fish slaughter establishments are more like those in meat processing-only establishments, it is requiring inspection at a frequency of once per production shift there, as well. Several of the supportive comments expressed concern that the adjustment in inspection frequency would affect an establishment's approved hours of operation (typically 8-hour shifts) and charges for inspection services outside these hours. It will not. The regulations at 9 CFR 307.4 through 307.6, and associated FSIS policies, regarding the provision of inspection services, would continue to apply to fish establishments. Official fish establishments should coordinate with their District Office to determine hours of operation and for clarification on what activities require inspection. Comments from the two consumer advocacy organizations and from an FSIS inspector opposed the change. One of the consumer advocacy organizations questioned the Agency's implementation of inspection under 21 U.S.C. 606, for both fish and other meat products, as allowing for inspection once per shift. This commenter further opined that Congress, in fact, intended for FSIS to “apply a greater care in inspecting catfish than with other meat food products,” because of the addition of paragraph
(b)under this section, which directs USDA to consider the conditions under which fish is raised and transported. FSIS disagrees. A narrow interpretation of the language in 21 U.S.C. 606, requiring that each unit of meat product be individually inspected by FSIS before movement in commerce, would create enormous costs without significantly increasing the effectiveness of inspection. USDA has never interpreted this language so narrowly in administration of the FMIA at meat processing-only establishments. In regard to the new section 21 U.S.C. 606(b), FSIS has determined that this section grants the Agency authority to conduct verification activities regarding the raising or transport of fish, but does not address the frequency of inspection or verification activities regarding the preparation of fish. Again, FSIS believes that the risks associated with fish slaughter are more closely aligned with meat processing, as further confirmed by explicit Congressional exemption of fish from the ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection provisions of the FMIA. When FSIS inspection program personnel visit meat processing-only establishments, they systematically verify compliance with the regulatory requirements. Inspectors routinely check the cleanliness of equipment and facilities, wholesomeness of incoming source materials, processing procedures, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) records, product labels, as well as other things. In addition, they submit samples for analysis, as directed in FSIS's Public Health Information System. FSIS inspection program personnel assigned to official fish establishments will be instructed to follow the same procedures. Therefore, we believe this approach will provide a high level of assurance that the fish products are safe, wholesome, and properly packaged and labeled, and that the public health will continue to be effectively protected by the change in inspection coverage. Both comments from consumer advocacy organizations raise concerns about the effect of the adjustment in inspection frequency on the Agency's programs to ensure the safety of imported fish and fish products. One comment contends that FSIS has not considered the conditions under which imported fish have been raised or transported. The other comment cites the number of shipments of foreign fish and fish products rejected by FSIS for import or recalled from commerce, because of violative residues found through FSIS testing, as evidence that foreign fish production, processing and inspection systems are inadequate. The commenter suggests that inspection during all hours of operation should be required for foreign slaughter and processing of fish intended for import to the United States. FSIS does consider the conditions under which imported fish are raised and transported through both the equivalence process and its testing of imported fish and fish products. When applying to export fish and fish products to the United States, a foreign country's Central Competent Authority
(CCA)must demonstrate to FSIS that it ensures fish for export are raised and transported under conditions that prevent product adulteration. For example, the CCA must provide information regarding how it ensures that fish are not grown or farmed under conditions that would cause them to be adulterated; details of its sampling of feed, fish or the body of water from which the fish are harvested; and information on its program for ensuring that fish are transported under sanitary conditions from harvest to processing establishments. A foreign country's inspection program cannot be deemed equivalent unless the CCA demonstrates that it prevents the adulteration of fish during raising and transport. Additionally, FSIS tests fish and fish products collected during reinspection for chemical residues, *Salmonella,* and speciation. In regard to chemical residues, FSIS tests imported fish for veterinary drug residues, including nitrofurans and some fluoroquinolones; malachite green; gentian violet; metals and pesticides. This testing serves to verify that imported fish were raised under conditions to prevent product adulteration and keeps adulterated fish and fish products out of United States commerce. In regard to inspection frequency for imported fish and fish products, the FMIA and the regulations specifically require that imported products be held to the same standards as domestic products. The FMIA at 21 U.S.C. 620 requires that no product may be imported into the United States unless it complies with all applicable provisions of the FMIA and the regulations issued thereunder. The fish import regulations at 9 CFR 557.3 specifically require that no fish or fish product offered for importation from any foreign country shall be admitted into the United States if it is adulterated or misbranded or does not comply with all the requirements that would apply to it if it were a domestic product. Therefore, because FSIS will require government inspection of fish preparation at least once per production shift, to be determined equivalent, a foreign country's fish inspection system must also provide government inspection at least once per production shift. FSIS sees no basis to impose inspection requirements for imported fish that are in addition to those applied to domestic fish. Food safety issues with imported fish can be addressed through import reinspection, enforcement and the equivalence process. Finally, one inspector opposed the change in inspection frequency at fish slaughter establishments, expressing concern that the change would result in increased workloads for inspectors that are currently assigned to these establishments. FSIS disagrees. The change in inspection frequency will simply place establishments that slaughter fish into “patrol assignments” including other meat and poultry processing establishments. The inspection workload for affected inspectors will be no different than the workload associated with current patrol assignments of processing establishments. USDA Nondiscrimination Statement No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs, exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any person in the United States under any program or activity conducted by the USDA. To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at *http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf,* or write a letter signed by you or your authorized representative. Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: *Mail:* U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410. *Fax:*
(202)690-7442. *Email: program.intake@usda.gov* . Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202)720-2600 (voice and TDD). Additional Public Notification FSIS will announce this notice online through the FSIS Web page located at *http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register* . FSIS will also make copies of this **Federal Register** publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update (CU), which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, **Federal Register** notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that could affect or would be of interest to constituents and stakeholders. The CU is communicated via Listserv, a free electronic mail subscription service for industry, trade groups, consumer interest groups, health professionals, and other individuals who have asked to be included. The CU is also available on the FSIS Web page. In addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail subscription service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and information. This service is available at *http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe* . Options range from recalls to export information to regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password protect their accounts. Done at Washington, DC on: August 29, 2017. Paul Kiecker, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 2017-18591 Filed 8-31-17; 8:45 am]
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