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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
National Appeals Division,
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, National Appeals
Division’s request for an extension to a
currently approved information
collection for Customer Service Survey.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by July 10, 2017 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: The National Appeals
Division invites interested persons to
submit comments on this notice.
Comments may be submitted by one of
the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
Web site provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this Web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments.
• Go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions at that
site for submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Angela Parham, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, National Appeals Division,
3101 Park Center Drive, Suite 1100,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1500,
703.305.2588.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Appeals Division
Customer Service Survey.
OMB Number: 0503–0007.
Expiration Date of Approval:
September 2017.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
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Abstract: Executive Order 12862,
requires Federal Agencies to identify the
customers who are or should be served
by the Agency and survey those
customers to determine the kind and
quality of services they want and level
of satisfaction with existing services.
Therefore, NAD proposes to extend its
currently approved information
collection survey.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .17 hours per
response.
Respondents: Appellants, producers,
and other USDA agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1600.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 272.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Dr. Angela
Parham, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Appeals Division, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Suite 1100, Alexandria,
Virginia 22301–1500. All comments
received will be available for public
inspection during regular business
hours at the same address. All responses
to this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
Steven C. Silverman,
Director, National Appeals Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0037]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Environmental Monitoring
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
environmental monitoring.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 10,
2017.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0037.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0037, 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 https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0037 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 environmental
monitoring, contact Dr. Robert Baca,
Assistant Director, Permitting and
Compliance Coordination, Compliance
and Environmental Coordination
Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 150, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
851–2292. For copies of more detailed
information on the information
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
ADDRESSES:
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APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Environmental Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0117.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The mission of the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is to provide
leadership in ensuring the health and
care of animals and plants, to improve
agricultural productivity and
competitiveness, and to contribute to
the national economy and the public
health.
APHIS is committed to accomplishing
its mission in a manner that promotes
and protects the integrity of the
environment. This includes APHIS’
compliance with all applicable
environmental statutes and regulations,
including the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), the regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality implementing
the procedural provisions of NEPA (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), USDA
regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR
part 1b), and APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372). APHIS engages in environmental
monitoring for certain activities that we
conduct to control or eradicate certain
pests and diseases. We monitor those
activities that have the greatest potential
for harm to the human environment to
ensure that the mitigation measures
developed to avoid that harm are
enforced and effective. In many cases,
monitoring is required where APHIS
programs are conducted close to
habitats of endangered and threatened
species. This monitoring is developed in
coordination with the U.S. Department
of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife
Service, in compliance with the
Endangered Species Act (50 U.S.C.
17.11 and 17.12).
APHIS field personnel and State
cooperators jointly use an
Environmental Monitoring Form to
collect information concerning the
effects of pesticide use in these sensitive
areas. The goal of environmental
monitoring is to track the potential
impact that APHIS activities may have
on the environment and to use this
knowledge in making any necessary
adjustments in future program actions.
We are asking OMB to approve our
use of this information collection
activity 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:
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(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
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.50
hours per response.
Respondents: Growers, appliers of
pesticides, State department of
agriculture personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 110.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 20.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 2,200.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,100 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 4th day of
May 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0015]
Bayer CropScience LP.; Availability of
Draft Environmental Assessment,
Plant Pest Risk Similarity Assessment,
Preliminary Finding of No Significant
Impact, and Preliminary Decision for
an Extension of a Determination of
Nonregulated Status of Canola
Genetically Engineered for Male
Sterility and Glufosinate-Ammonium
Resistance
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
We are extending the
comment period for our notice advising
the public that the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service has reached a
preliminary decision to extend our
determination of nonregulated status of
InVigor® MS8 canola (hereinafter MS8
canola) to Bayer’s canola event MS11 in
response to a request from Bayer
CropScience LP. MS11 canola has been
genetically engineered for male sterility
and resistance to the herbicide
glufosinate-ammonium using the same
mechanism of action as MS8 canola.
This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments on our draft
environmental assessment, preliminary
regulatory determination, preliminary
finding of no significant impact, and
plant pest risk similarity assessment for
the proposed determination of
nonregulated status.
DATES: The comment period for the
notice published on April 12, 2017 (82
FR 17625) is extended. We will consider
all comments that we receive on or
before May 30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0015.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0015, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
The Bayer CropScience LP. extension
request, our draft environmental
assessment, plant pest risk similarity
assessment, our preliminary finding of
no significant impact, our preliminary
determination, and any comments we
receive on this docket may be viewed at
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0037]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Environmental Monitoring
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with environmental monitoring.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0037.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0037, 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 https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-
0037 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 environmental
monitoring, contact Dr. Robert Baca, Assistant Director, Permitting and
Compliance Coordination, Compliance and Environmental Coordination
Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 150, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851-2292. For copies of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
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APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Environmental Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0117.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The mission of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to
provide leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and
plants, to improve agricultural productivity and competitiveness, and
to contribute to the national economy and the public health.
APHIS is committed to accomplishing its mission in a manner that
promotes and protects the integrity of the environment. This includes
APHIS' compliance with all applicable environmental statutes and
regulations, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the regulations of the Council on Environmental
Quality implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts
1500-1508), USDA regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), and
APHIS' NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372). APHIS engages in
environmental monitoring for certain activities that we conduct to
control or eradicate certain pests and diseases. We monitor those
activities that have the greatest potential for harm to the human
environment to ensure that the mitigation measures developed to avoid
that harm are enforced and effective. In many cases, monitoring is
required where APHIS programs are conducted close to habitats of
endangered and threatened species. This monitoring is developed in
coordination with the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and
Wildlife Service, in compliance with the Endangered Species Act (50
U.S.C. 17.11 and 17.12).
APHIS field personnel and State cooperators jointly use an
Environmental Monitoring Form to collect information concerning the
effects of pesticide use in these sensitive areas. The goal of
environmental monitoring is to track the potential impact that APHIS
activities may have on the environment and to use this knowledge in
making any necessary adjustments in future program actions.
We are asking OMB to approve our use of this information collection
activity 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 reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.50 hours per response.
Respondents: Growers, appliers of pesticides, State department of
agriculture personnel.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 110.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 20.
Estimated annual number of responses: 2,200.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,100 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 4th day of May 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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