Waivers of Requirement for Timely Presentation of Certificates of Quota Eligibility for Sugar Imported From Mexico in Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, 65069-65070 [06-9088]
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Title:
Untreated Oranges, Tangerines, and
Grapefruit from Mexico Transiting the
United States to Foreign Countries.
OMB Number: 0579–0303.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
(PPA), the Secretary of Agriculture may
prohibit or restrict the importation,
entry, exportation, or movement in
interstate commerce of any plant, plant
product, biological control organism,
noxious weed, means of conveyance, or
other article if the Secretary determines
that the prohibition or restriction is
necessary to prevent a plant pest or
noxious weed from being introduced
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into or disseminated within the United
States. This authority has been
delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
which administers regulations to
implement the PPA.
The plant quarantine safeguard
regulations in 7 CFR part 352 allow
certain products or articles that are
classified as prohibited or restricted
products or articles under other
regulations in title 7 to be moved
through the United States under certain
conditions. Such articles include fruits
and vegetables that are moved into the
United States for: (1) A temporary stay
where unloading or landing is not
intended, (2) unloading or landing for
transshipment and exportation, (3)
unloading or landing for transportation
and exportation, or (4) unloading and
entry at a port other than the port of first
arrival.
The regulations in § 352.30 address
the movement of untreated oranges,
tangerines, and grapefruit from Mexico
into or through the United States in
transit to foreign countries. These
regulations require the trucking industry
and shippers to obtain permits from
APHIS that allow the untreated fruit to
transit the United States.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (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 0.5
hours per response.
Respondents: Trucking industry;
shippers.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 400.
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Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 400.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 200 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 1st day of
November 2006.
W. Ron DeHaven,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Waivers of Requirement for Timely
Presentation of Certificates of Quota
Eligibility for Sugar Imported From
Mexico in Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Agriculture will
consider requests for a waiver of the
requirement for presentation, at the time
of entry into U.S. Customs territory, of
certificates for quota eligibility for sugar
imported under tariff-rate quotas
allocated to Mexico during FY 2006
(October 1, 2005–September 30, 2006).
Background
There were numerous disruptions to
the U.S. sugar market in FY 2006,
leading to spot shortages and increased
U.S. import requirements. Importers of
sugar under tariff-rate quotas allocated
to Mexico experienced delays in
receiving certificates for quota
eligibility, due in part to processing
delays in both the United States and in
Mexico. There were also numerous
cases of delays at ports of entry into the
United States for sugar under tariff-rate
quotas even when the certificate for
quota eligibility was available, and
importers sometimes avoided delays by
entering sugar under a high-duty tariff
line which did not require a certificate
for quota eligibility. Under 15 CFR
2011.104, the Secretary has authority to
grant a waiver, with respect to
individual shipments, various
requirements regarding use of
certificates for quota eligibility, if he
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determines that a waiver will not impair
the proper operation of the sugar quota
system, that it will not have the effect
of modifying the allocation of sugar
under Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter
17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule,
and that such waiver is justified by
unusual, unavoidable, or otherwise
appropriate circumstances.
Therefore, the Department will
consider requests for a waiver of the
requirement for presentation of
certificates of quota eligibility for sugar
imported from Mexico during FY 2006.
This notice does not apply to requests
for a waiver of a deadline to enter sugar
within a tariff-rate quota period, and
applies only to sugar imported from
Mexico during FY 2006. To receive full
consideration, written requests for a
waiver of the requirement for
presentation of a sugar certificate for
quota eligibility along with the original
entry of sugar from Mexico must be
received by December 1, 2006. If
Mexico’s FY 2006 sugar tariff-rate quota
fills, no more waivers will be
considered. Individual entries affected
by this notice will be processed in the
order they are received.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Lord, Deputy Director, Import Policies
and Programs Division, FAS, USDA,
(202) 720–2916, e-mail:
Ronald.lord@usda.gov, fax (202) 720–
0876.
Dated: October 30, 2006.
W. Kirk Miller,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service.
[FR Doc. 06–9088 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Newspapers To Be Used for
Publication of Legal Notice of
Appealable Decisions and Publication
of Notice of Proposed Actions for
Southern Region; Alabama, Kentucky,
Georgia, Tennessee, Florida,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, West
Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Texas,
Puerto Rico
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: Deciding Officers in the
Southern Region will publish notice of
decisions subject to administrative
appeal under 36 CFR parts 215 and 217
in the legal notice section of the
newspapers listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice. As
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provided in 36 CFR part 215.5 and 36
CFR part 217.5(d), the public shall be
advised through Federal Register
notice, of the newspaper of record to be
utilized for publishing legal notice of
decisions. Newspaper publication of
notice of decisions is in addition to
direct notice of decisions to those who
have requested it and to those who have
participated in project planning.
Responsible Officials in the Southern
Region will also publish notice of
proposed actions under 36 CFR part 215
in the newspapers that are listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice. As provided in 36 CFR part
215.5, the public shall be advised,
through Federal Register notice, of the
newspaper of record to be utilized for
publishing notices on proposed actions.
Additionally, the Deciding Officers in
the Southern Region will publish notice
of the opportunity to object to a
proposed authorized hazardous fuel
reduction project under 36 CFR part
218.4 in the legal notice section of the
newspapers listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: Use of these newspapers for
purposes of publishing legal notice of
decisions subject to appeal under 36
CFR parts 215 and 217, notices of
proposed actions under 36 CFR part
215, and notices of the opportunity to
object under 36 CFR part 218 shall begin
on or after the date of this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Herbster, Regional Appeals and
Litigation Coordinator, Southern
Region, Planning, 1720 Peachtree Road,
NW., Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: 404–
347–5235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deciding
Officers in the Southern Region will
give legal notice of decisions subject to
appeal under 36 CFR part 217, the
Responsible Officials in the Southern
Region will give notice of decisions
subject to appeal under 36 CFR part 215
and opportunity to object to a proposed
authorized hazardous fuel reduction
project under 36 CFR part 218 in the
following newspapers which are listed
by Forest Service administrative unit.
Responsible Officials in the Southern
Region will also give notice of proposed
actions under 36 CFR part 215 in the
following newspapers of record which
are listed by Forest Service
administrative unit. The timeframe for
comment on a proposed action shall be
based on the date of publication of the
notice of the proposed action in the
newspaper of record. The timeframe for
appeal shall be based on the date of
publication of the legal notice of the
decision in the newspaper of record for
36 CFR parts 215 and 217. The
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timeframe for an objection shall be
based on the date of publication of the
legal notice of the opportunity to object
for projects subject to 36 CFR part 218.
Where more than one newspaper is
listed for any unit, the first newspaper
listed is the newspaper of record that
will be utilized for publishing the legal
notice of decisions and calculating
timeframes. Secondary newspapers
listed for a particular unit are those
newspapers the Deciding Officer/
Responsible Official expects to use for
purposes of providing additional notice.
The following newspapers will be
used to provide notice.
Southern Region
Regional Forester Decisions: Affecting
National Forest System lands in more
than one Administrative unit of the 15
in the Southern Region, Atlanta JournalConstitution, published daily in Atlanta,
GA.
Affecting National Forest System
lands in only one Administrative unit or
only one Ranger District will appear in
the newspaper of record elected by the
National Forest, National Grassland,
National Recreation Area, or Ranger
District as listed below.
National Forests in Alabama, Alabama
Forest Supervisor Decisions: Affecting
National Forest System lands in more
than one Ranger District of the 6 in the
National Forests in Alabama,
Montgomery Advertiser, published daily
in Montgomery, AL. Affecting National
Forest System lands in only one Ranger
District will appear in the newspaper of
record elected by the Ranger District as
listed below.
District Ranger Decisions: Bankhead
Ranger District: Northwest Alabamian,
published bi-weekly (Wednesday &
Saturday) in Haleyville, AL.
Conecuh Ranger District: The
Andalusia Star News, published daily
(Tuesday through Saturday) in
Andalusia, AL.
Oakmulgee Ranger District: The
Tuscaloosa News, published daily in
Tuscaloosa, AL.
Shoal Creek Ranger District: The
Anniston Star, published daily in
Anniston, AL.
Talladega Ranger District: The Daily
Home, published daily in Talladega, AL.
Tuskegge Ranger District: Tuskegee
News, published weekly (Thursday) in
Tuskegee, AL.
Caribbean National Forest, Puerto Rico
Forest Supervisor Decisions: El Nuevo
Dia, published daily in Spanish in San
Juan, PR.
San Juan Star, published daily in
English in San Juan, PR.
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[Notices]
[Pages 65069-65070]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Waivers of Requirement for Timely Presentation of Certificates of
Quota Eligibility for Sugar Imported From Mexico in Fiscal Year (FY)
2006
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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The Department of Agriculture will consider requests for a waiver
of the requirement for presentation, at the time of entry into U.S.
Customs territory, of certificates for quota eligibility for sugar
imported under tariff-rate quotas allocated to Mexico during FY 2006
(October 1, 2005-September 30, 2006).
Background
There were numerous disruptions to the U.S. sugar market in FY
2006, leading to spot shortages and increased U.S. import requirements.
Importers of sugar under tariff-rate quotas allocated to Mexico
experienced delays in receiving certificates for quota eligibility, due
in part to processing delays in both the United States and in Mexico.
There were also numerous cases of delays at ports of entry into the
United States for sugar under tariff-rate quotas even when the
certificate for quota eligibility was available, and importers
sometimes avoided delays by entering sugar under a high-duty tariff
line which did not require a certificate for quota eligibility. Under
15 CFR 2011.104, the Secretary has authority to grant a waiver, with
respect to individual shipments, various requirements regarding use of
certificates for quota eligibility, if he
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determines that a waiver will not impair the proper operation of the
sugar quota system, that it will not have the effect of modifying the
allocation of sugar under Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule, and that such waiver is justified by
unusual, unavoidable, or otherwise appropriate circumstances.
Therefore, the Department will consider requests for a waiver of
the requirement for presentation of certificates of quota eligibility
for sugar imported from Mexico during FY 2006. This notice does not
apply to requests for a waiver of a deadline to enter sugar within a
tariff-rate quota period, and applies only to sugar imported from
Mexico during FY 2006. To receive full consideration, written requests
for a waiver of the requirement for presentation of a sugar certificate
for quota eligibility along with the original entry of sugar from
Mexico must be received by December 1, 2006. If Mexico's FY 2006 sugar
tariff-rate quota fills, no more waivers will be considered. Individual
entries affected by this notice will be processed in the order they are
received.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Lord, Deputy Director, Import
Policies and Programs Division, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, e-mail:
Ronald.lord@usda.gov, fax (202) 720-0876.
Dated: October 30, 2006.
W. Kirk Miller,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 06-9088 Filed 11-6-06; 8:45 am]
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