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unexpected delays or impediments as
well as favorable or unusual
developments; (3) outline work to be
performed during the succeeding
period; and (4) indicate the amount of
grant and matching funds expended to
date. We expect that grantees will
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Reports is estimated to average 14 hours
per response.
Respondents: State departments of
agriculture, State agricultural
experiment stations, and other
appropriate State Agencies.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 25.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 700 hours.
Not later than 90 days following the
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(publications, Web sites).
• Recommendations for future
research needed, if applicable.
• Contact person for the project with
telephone number and e-mail address.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for completing the SF
269A or SF 269, as appropriate, and the
Final Report is estimated to average 32
hours per response.
Respondents: State departments of
agriculture, State agricultural
experiment stations, and other
appropriate State agencies.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 25.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
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Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 25.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
the Respondents: 800 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the new 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
new 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.
All comments concerning the
information collection shall reference
Docket No. TM–07–01, and the date and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. Comments concerning the
information collection requirements
should be sent to the office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB: Attention: Desk Officer for AMS,
Washington, DC 20503. Please state that
your comments refer to Docket No. TM–
07–01. Comments also may be sent to
Janise Zygmont, Staff Officer, FederalState Marketing Improvement Program,
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS),
USDA, Room 4009-South, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250; phone 202/720–
8043; and e-mail
janise.zygmont@usda.gov. Comments
received will be available for public
inspection during regular business
hours at the same address. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
AMS is committed to complying with
the E-Government Act, to promote the
use of the Internet and other
information technologies to provide
increased opportunities for citizen
access to Government information and
services, and for other purposes. The
two SF forms as well as the Proposal
Narrative can be filled out electronically
and printed out for submission or filled
out electronically and submitted as an
attachment through the https://
www.grants.gov Web site with the
Proposal Narrative.
How To Submit Proposals and
Applications
Applicants have the option of
submitting FSMIP applications
electronically through the Federal grants
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of mailing hard copy documents.
Applicants considering the electronic
application option are strongly urged to
familiarize themselves with the Federal
grants Web site well before the
application deadline and to begin the
application process before the deadline.
Additional details about the FSMIP
application process for all applicants are
available at the FSMIP Web site: https://
www.ams.usda.gov/tmd/fsmip.htm.
FSMIP is listed in the ‘‘Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under
number 10.156 and subject agencies
must adhere to Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, which bars
discrimination in all federally assisted
programs.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Dated: October 24, 2006.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0155]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Plum Pox Compensation
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 that provide for the payment
of compensation to owners of
commercial stone fruit orchards and
fruit tree nurseries whose trees or
nursery stock were destroyed to
eradicate plum pox.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before December
26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://regulations.gov, select ‘‘Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service’’
from the agency drop-down menu, then
click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID
column, select APHIS–2006–0155 to
submit or view public comments and to
view supporting and related materials
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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–2006–0155,
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–
2006–0155.
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 on regulations for plum pox
compensation, contact Mr. Stephen Poe,
Senior Operations Officer, Emergency
and Domestic Programs, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 36, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734–8899. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–
7477.
Title:
Plum Pox Compensation.
OMB Number: 0579–0159.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture, either
independently or in cooperation with
the States, to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests, such as plum pox, that are
new to or not widely distributed within
the United States.
Plum pox is an extremely serious viral
disease of plants that can affect many
Prunus (stone fruit) species, including
plum, peach, apricot, almond, nectarine,
and sweet and tart cherry. A number of
wild and ornamental Prunus species
may also be susceptible to this disease.
Infection eventually results in severely
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reduced fruit production, and the fruit
that is produced is often misshapen and
blemished. Plum pox virus is
transmitted locally by a variety of aphid
species, as well as by budding and
grafting with infected plant material,
and spreads over longer distances
through movement of infected
budwood, nursery stock, and other plant
parts.
There are no known effective methods
for treating trees or other plant material
infected with plum pox, nor are there
any known effective prophylactic
treatments to prevent the disease from
occurring in trees exposed to the disease
due to their proximity to infected trees
or other plant material. Without
effective treatments, the only option for
preventing the spread of the disease is
the destruction of infected and exposed
trees and other plant material.
The regulations in ‘‘Subpart-Plum
Pox’’ (7 CFR 301.74–301.74–5)
quarantine areas of the United States
where plum pox has been detected,
restrict the interstate movement of host
material from quarantined areas, and
provide for compensation to owners of
commercial stone fruit orchards and
fruit tree nurseries whose trees or
nursery stock were destroyed to
eradicate plum pox.
Section 310.74–5 requires applicants
for the payment of compensation to
complete a form.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of this information
collection activity for an additional 3
years.
This notice includes a description of
the information collection requirement
currently approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
plum pox compensation under numbers
0579–0159 and 0579–0251. After OMB
approves and combines the burden for
both collections under one collection
(number 0579–0159), the Department
will retire number 0579–0251.
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
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(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 0.25
hours per response.
Respondents: Owners of commercial
stone fruit orchards and owners of fruit
tree nurseries.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 4.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1 hour. (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 23rd day of
October 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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Black Hills National Forest, Mystic
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0155]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Plum Pox Compensation
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 that provide for the payment of
compensation to owners of commercial stone fruit orchards and fruit
tree nurseries whose trees or nursery stock were destroyed to eradicate
plum pox.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
December 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://regulations.gov, select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click ``Submit.'' In the
Docket ID column, select APHIS-2006-0155 to submit or view public
comments and to view supporting and related materials
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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-
2006-0155, 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-2006-0155.
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 on regulations for
plum pox compensation, contact Mr. Stephen Poe, Senior Operations
Officer, Emergency and Domestic Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 36, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8899. 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: Plum Pox Compensation.
OMB Number: 0579-0159.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in
cooperation with the States, to carry out operations or measures to
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests, such as plum pox, that are new to or not widely
distributed within the United States.
Plum pox is an extremely serious viral disease of plants that can
affect many Prunus (stone fruit) species, including plum, peach,
apricot, almond, nectarine, and sweet and tart cherry. A number of wild
and ornamental Prunus species may also be susceptible to this disease.
Infection eventually results in severely reduced fruit production, and
the fruit that is produced is often misshapen and blemished. Plum pox
virus is transmitted locally by a variety of aphid species, as well as
by budding and grafting with infected plant material, and spreads over
longer distances through movement of infected budwood, nursery stock,
and other plant parts.
There are no known effective methods for treating trees or other
plant material infected with plum pox, nor are there any known
effective prophylactic treatments to prevent the disease from occurring
in trees exposed to the disease due to their proximity to infected
trees or other plant material. Without effective treatments, the only
option for preventing the spread of the disease is the destruction of
infected and exposed trees and other plant material.
The regulations in ``Subpart-Plum Pox'' (7 CFR 301.74-301.74-5)
quarantine areas of the United States where plum pox has been detected,
restrict the interstate movement of host material from quarantined
areas, and provide for compensation to owners of commercial stone fruit
orchards and fruit tree nurseries whose trees or nursery stock were
destroyed to eradicate plum pox.
Section 310.74-5 requires applicants for the payment of
compensation to complete a form.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of this information collection activity for an additional 3
years.
This notice includes a description of the information collection
requirement currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for plum pox compensation under numbers 0579-0159 and 0579-0251.
After OMB approves and combines the burden for both collections under
one collection (number 0579-0159), the Department will retire number
0579-0251.
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 0.25 hours per response.
Respondents: Owners of commercial stone fruit orchards and owners
of fruit tree nurseries.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 4.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1 hour. (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 23rd day of October 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-18042 Filed 10-26-06; 8:45 am]
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