Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported Fruits and Vegetables, 33278-33279 [E6-8934]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0094]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of
Imported Fruits and Vegetables
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
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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 the use of irradiation as
a phytosanitary treatment of imported
fruits and vegetables.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 7,
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–2006–0094 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–
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2006–0094, 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–2006–0094.
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
irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment
of imported fruits and vegetables,
contact Dr. Inder P. Gadh, Senior Risk
Manager-Treatments, Commodity
Import Analysis and Operations, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–8758.
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: Irradiation Phytosanitary
Treatment of Imported Fruits and
Vegetables.
OMB Number: 0579–0155.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Plant Protection
Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) is authorized, among other
things, to regulate the importation of
plants, plant products, and other articles
to prevent the introduction of plant
pests into the United States.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 319
include specific requirements for the
importation of fruits and vegetables. For
example, fruits and vegetables from
certain regions of the world must be
treated for insect pests in order to be
eligible for entry into the United States.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 305
provide for the use of irradiation as a
phytosanitary treatment for fruits and
vegetables imported into the United
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States. The irradiation treatment
provides protection against all inspect
pests including fruit flies, the mango
seed weevil, and others. It may be used
as an alternative to other approved
treatments for these pests in fruits and
vegetables, such as fumigation, cold
treatment, heat treatment, and other
techniques.
These regulations involve the
collection of information, including a
compliance agreement, 24-hour
notification, labeling, dosimetry
recordings, requests for dosimetry
device approval, requests for facility
approval, trust fund agreement, and
annual work plan, as well as
recordkeeping.
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
0.0768064 hours per response.
Respondents: Foreign plant protection
services, irradiation facility personnel,
importers.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 25.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 395.8.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 9,895.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 760 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 2nd day of
June 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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Forest Service
Mendocino Resource Advisory
Committee
ACTION:
Sunshine Act Notice
International Trade Administration
AGENCY:
A–570–831
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
Friday, June 16, 2006.
9:30 a.m., Commission Briefing and
Meeting.
DATE AND TIME:
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
624 Ninth Street, NW., Room 540,
Washington, DC 20425.
PLACE:
STATUS:
Agenda
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Mendocino County
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
June 15, 2006 (RAC) in Willits,
California. Agenda items to be covered
include: (1) Approval of minutes, (2)
Handout Discussion, (3) Public
Comment, (4) Financial Report, (5) Subcommittees, (6) Matters before the
group, (7) Discussion—approval of
projects, and (8) Next agenda and
meeting date.
The meeting will be held on June
16, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the Mendocino County Museum,
located at 400 E. Commercial St.,
Willits, California.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roberta Hurt, Committee Coordinator,
USDA, Mendocino National Forest,
Covelo Ranger District, 78150 Covelo
Road, Covelo, CA 95428. (707) 983–
8503; e-mail rhurt@fs.fed.us.
The
meeting is open to the public. Persons
who wish to bring matters to the
attention of the Committee may file
written statements with the Committee
staff by June 12, 2006. Public comment
will have the opportunity to address the
committee at the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Commission Briefing: Affirmative Act
and Law Schools
• Introductory Remarks by Chairman.
• Speaker’s Presentations.
• Questions by Commissioners and
Staff Director.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGENCY:
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Briefing Agency
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I. Approval of Agenda
II. Approval of Minutes of May 4, and
May 5, 2006 Meetings
III. Announcements
IV. Staff Director’s Report
V. Program Planning
• FY 2008 Statutory Report on
Religious Discrimination and
Prisoner Rights.
• Schedule for Briefing on Racially
Identifiable School Districts in
Omaha, NE.
• Report from the Briefing on Campus
Anti-Semitism.
VI. Management and Operations
• Web site: Posting Addendum to
Transcript of November 2005
Briefing on Campus Anti-Semitism.
• Proposed Information Quality
Guidelines.
• Working Group on Briefing Reports.
• Strategic Planning.
VII. State Advisory Committee Issues
• Religious Discrimination and
Prisoner Rights.
• Recharter Package for the North
Carolina State Advisory Committee.
VIII. Future Agenda Items
CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION: Audrey Wright, Office
of
the Staff Director (202) 376–7700.
Dated: May 25, 2006.
Blaine Baker,
Designated Federal Official.
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Kenneth L. Marcus,
Staff Director, Acting General Counsel.
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Fresh Garlic from the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of the
Expedited Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 1, 2006, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) initiated a sunset review
of the antidumping duty order on fresh
garlic (‘‘garlic’’) from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (‘‘the Act’’). On the basis of
a notice of intent to participate and an
adequate substantive response filed on
behalf of domestic interested parties and
inadequate response from respondent
interested parties, the Department
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review. As a result of this sunset
review, the Department finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty
order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping.
The dumping margins are identified in
the Final Results of Review section of
this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 8, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hilary E. Sadler, Esq. or Jim Nunno, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 8, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–4340, or (202)
482–0783, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background:
On February 1, 2006, the Department
published the notice of initiation of the
second sunset review of the
antidumping duty order on garlic from
the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Act. See Initiation of Five-year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 71 FR 5243
(February 1, 2006). The Department
received the Notice of Intent to
Participate from the Fresh Garlic
Producers Association and its
individual members: Christopher Ranch
LLC; The Garlic Company; Valley
Garlic; and Vessey and Company, Inc.
(collectively ‘‘the domestic interested
parties’’), within the deadline specified
in section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the
Department’s Regulations (‘‘Sunset
Regulations’’). The domestic interested
parties claimed interested party status
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0094]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported Fruits and
Vegetables
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 the use of irradiation as a
phytosanitary treatment of imported fruits and vegetables.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 7, 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-2006-0094 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-2006-0094,
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-2006-0094.
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 irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment of imported fruits and
vegetables, contact Dr. Inder P. Gadh, Senior Risk Manager-Treatments,
Commodity Import Analysis and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8758. 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: Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported Fruits and
Vegetables.
OMB Number: 0579-0155.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized,
among other things, to regulate the importation of plants, plant
products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests
into the United States.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 319 include specific requirements for
the importation of fruits and vegetables. For example, fruits and
vegetables from certain regions of the world must be treated for insect
pests in order to be eligible for entry into the United States.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 305 provide for the use of
irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment for fruits and vegetables
imported into the United States. The irradiation treatment provides
protection against all inspect pests including fruit flies, the mango
seed weevil, and others. It may be used as an alternative to other
approved treatments for these pests in fruits and vegetables, such as
fumigation, cold treatment, heat treatment, and other techniques.
These regulations involve the collection of information, including
a compliance agreement, 24-hour notification, labeling, dosimetry
recordings, requests for dosimetry device approval, requests for
facility approval, trust fund agreement, and annual work plan, as well
as recordkeeping.
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 0.0768064 hours per response.
Respondents: Foreign plant protection services, irradiation
facility personnel, importers.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 25.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 395.8.
Estimated annual number of responses: 9,895.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 760 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 2nd day of June 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-8934 Filed 6-7-06; 8:45 am]
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