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7 CFR parts 330 and 360 and 9 CFR part
94.
These regulations contain information
collection requirements, including
requirements to apply for permits to
import regulated articles (e.g., plant
pests, noxious weeds, or soil) or to move
regulated articles interstate,
requirements for facilities to be
approved by APHIS to dispose of
regulated garbage, and requirements for
any person engaged in the business of
handling or disposing of regulated
garbage to first enter into a compliance
agreement with APHIS. These
requirements are necessary to ensure
that importation and interstate
movement of regulated articles, and
disposal of regulated garbage, occur
under appropriate conditions to prevent
the dissemination of plant and animal
pests and diseases and noxious weeds.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities 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
information collection, 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
information collection 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
0.7172025 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers and shippers
of plant pests, noxious weeds, and other
regulated articles; State plant health
authorities; owners/operators of
regulated garbage-handling facilities.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 56,940.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.26185.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 71,850.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 51,531 hours. (Due to
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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 22nd day of
May 2006.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0058]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Recognition of Animal Disease Status
of Regions in the European Union
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
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
regulations for importation of breeding
swine, pork and pork products, and
swine semen from a specified region of
the European Union.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 25,
2006.
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and, in the
lower ‘‘Search Regulations and Federal
Actions’’ box, select ‘‘Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’’ from the
agency drop-down menu, then click on
‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column,
select APHIS–2006–0058 to submit or
view public comments and to view
supporting and related materials
available electronically. Information on
using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
ADDRESSES:
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comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0058,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2006–0058.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading
room 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) 690–2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding regulations for
recognition of animal disease status of
regions in the European Union, contact
Dr. Gary Colgrove, Director, Sanitary
Trade Issues Team, National Center for
Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734–4357. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–
7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Recognition of Animal Disease
Status of Regions in the European
Union.
OMB Number: 0579–0218.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA or the Department)
regulates the importation of animals and
animal products into the United States
to guard against the introduction of
animal diseases not currently present or
prevalent in this country. The
regulations pertaining to the
importation of animals and animal
products are set forth in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), title 9,
chapter I, subchapter D (9 CFR parts 91
through 99).
Under 9 CFR 94.24 and 98.38,
importers of breeding swine, pork and
pork products, and swine semen from
the region in the European Union that
we recognize as one in which classical
swine fever is not known to exist are
required to include origin and
movement certification with the
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imported commodity. Additionally,
importers of breeding swine or swine
semen must include the results of tests
conducted on the imported swine or
donor boars.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities 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
information collection, 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
information collection 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 1
hour per response.
Respondents: Importers of breeding
swine, pork and pork products, and
swine semen, officials of the national
government for the region of origin, and
salaried veterinary officers of the
national government of the country of
origin.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 30.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 10.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 300.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 300 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 22nd day of
May 2006.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6–8155 Filed 5–25–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Domestic Sugar Program—2005-Crop
Cane Sugar and Sugar Beet Marketing
Allotments and Company Allocations
Commodity Credit Corporation,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
establishment and adjustments to the
sugar overall allotment quantity (OAQ)
for the 2005-crop year (FY 2006) which
runs from October 1, 2005 through
September 30, 2006. Although CCC
already announced all of the
information in this notice, CCC is
statutorily required to publish in the
Federal Register determinations
establishing or adjusting sugar
marketing allotments. CCC set the 2005crop OAQ to 8.600 million short tons
raw value (STRV) on August 12, 2005.
On August 19, 2005, CCC allocated the
cane sector allotment to cane-producing
States and cane processors and
reassigned an expected cane supply
shortfall of 120,000 STRV to imports.
On September 29, 2005, CCC increased
the OAQ to 8.825 million STRV and
reassigned another 276,000 STRV of
expected cane shortfall to imports. The
next day, CCC announced the FY 2006
beet company allocations. On December
2, 2006, CCC reassigned another 450,000
STRV of an updated cane supply
shortfall to imports. On February 2,
2006, CCC increased the OAQ to 9.350
million STRV and reassigned 500,000
STRV of the anticipated domestic
supply deficit to imports. The revised
FY 2006 cane state allotments and cane
and beet sugar processor allocations
were announced on March 22, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Barbara Fecso, Dairy and
Sweeteners Analysis Group, Economic
Policy and Analysis Staff, Farm Service
Agency, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., STOP 0516, Washington,
DC 20250–0516; telephone (202) 720–
4146; FAX (202) 690–1480; e-mail:
barbara.fecso@wdc.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Fecso at (202) 720–4146.
Section
359b(b)(1) of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, (7
U.S.C. 1359bb(a)(1)) requires the
Secretary to establish, by the beginning
of each crop year, an appropriate
allotment for the marketing by
processors of sugar processed from
sugar beets and from domestically
produced sugarcane at a level the
Secretary estimates will result in no
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forfeitures of sugar to the CCC under the
loan program.
When CCC announced an 8.600
million ton OAQ in August 2005, it
noted the existence of sugar market
uncertainties and that the OAQ could be
adjusted as warranted. On August 19,
2005, when cane processor allocations
were first announced, CCC determined
that the cane sugar supply was
insufficient to fill the cane sector
allotment. As a result, CCC suspended
Louisiana proportionate shares and
reassigned 120,000 STRV to the FY 2006
raw sugar Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).
On September 29, 2005, in response
to preliminary damage estimates to
Louisiana production from Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita, CCC increased the FY
2006 OAQ another 225,000 tons. While
this action released 122,288 STRV of
domestic beet sugar stocks into the
market, the cane sector carried a supply
deficit which caused CCC to reassign
276,000 STRV to Mexican refined or
raw imports.
On December 2, 2006, with domestic
cane crop damages further compounded
by Hurricane Wilma in Florida, CCC
increased its forecast of the cane supply
shortfall and reassigned another 450,000
STRV to imports. This was allocated
between the WTO raw sugar TRQ
(300,000 STRV) and the refined global,
first-come, first-served TRQ (150,000
STRV). Since company-specific
damages were not known then, CCC did
not announce the impact of the
reassignment on cane processors.
On February 2, 2006, CCC increased
the OAQ to 9.350 million STRV and
reassigned 500,000 STRV of expected
supply shortfalls from both the beet
(242,000 STRV) and cane (258,000
STRV) sectors evenly between the WTO
raw sugar TRQ and the refined TRQ.
CCC took these actions in response to a
continuing tight supply resulting largely
from the disastrous weather events in
August, September, and October 2005.
Because Puerto Rico forecast zero
production for the 2005 crop, whenever
the OAQ was either set or changed, its
allotment was immediately reassigned
to the mainland states based on their
respective shares of the cane sugar
allotment. Hawaii did not receive a
share of Puerto Rico’s allocation because
it was not expected to use all of its own
allocation.
The established 2005-crop beet and
cane sugar marketing allotments are
listed in the following table, along with
the subsequent adjustments:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0058]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Recognition of Animal Disease Status of Regions in the
European Union
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 regulations for importation of breeding
swine, pork and pork products, and swine semen from a specified region
of the European Union.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
25, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and,
in the lower ``Search Regulations and Federal Actions'' box, select
``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service'' from the agency drop-
down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select
APHIS-2006-0058 to submit or view public comments and to view
supporting and related materials available electronically. Information
on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing
documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close
of the comment period, is available through the site's ``User Tips''
link.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0058,
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0058.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room 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) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding regulations
for recognition of animal disease status of regions in the European
Union, contact Dr. Gary Colgrove, Director, Sanitary Trade Issues Team,
National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit
38, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-4357. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Recognition of Animal Disease Status of Regions in the
European Union.
OMB Number: 0579-0218.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA or the Department)
regulates the importation of animals and animal products into the
United States to guard against the introduction of animal diseases not
currently present or prevalent in this country. The regulations
pertaining to the importation of animals and animal products are set
forth in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), title 9, chapter I,
subchapter D (9 CFR parts 91 through 99).
Under 9 CFR 94.24 and 98.38, importers of breeding swine, pork and
pork products, and swine semen from the region in the European Union
that we recognize as one in which classical swine fever is not known to
exist are required to include origin and movement certification with
the
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imported commodity. Additionally, importers of breeding swine or swine
semen must include the results of tests conducted on the imported swine
or donor boars.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities 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
information collection, 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 information collection 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 1 hour per response.
Respondents: Importers of breeding swine, pork and pork products,
and swine semen, officials of the national government for the region of
origin, and salaried veterinary officers of the national government of
the country of origin.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 30.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 10.
Estimated annual number of responses: 300.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 300 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 22nd day of May 2006.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-8155 Filed 5-25-06; 8:45 am]
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