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Download as PDF 32056 Notices Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 111 Monday, June 11, 2007 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request rmajette on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with MISCELLANEOUS June 6, 2007. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRAlSubmission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to VerDate Mar<15>2010 12:15 Mar 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments regarding (a) whether the collection of Agricultural Marketing Service information is necessary for the proper Title: Fruit and Vegetable Market performance of the functions of the News Reports. agency, including whether the OMB Control Number: 0581-0006. information will have practical utility; Summary of Collection: Section 203(g) (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the Agricultural Marketing Act of of burden including the validity of the 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621) directs and methodology and assumptions used; (c) authorizes the collection of information ways to enhance the quality, utility and and disseminating of marketing clarity of the information to be information including adequate outlook collected; (d) ways to minimize the information on a market-area basis for burden of the collection of information the purpose of anticipating and meeting on those who are to respond, including consumer requirements, aiding in the through the use of appropriate maintenance of farm income and bring automated, electronic, mechanical, or about balance between production and other technological collection utilization of agriculture products. techniques or other forms of information Market News provides all interested technology should be addressed to: Desk segments of the market chain with Officer for Agriculture, Office of market information tends to equalize the Information and Regulatory Affairs, competitive position of all market Office of Management and Budget participants. The fruit and vegetable (OMB), industries, through their organizations, OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or or government agencies present formal fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental requests that the Department of Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Agriculture issue daily, weekly, semiStop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– monthly, or monthly market news 7602. Comments regarding these reports on various aspects of the information collections are best assured industry. of having their full effect if received Need and Use of the Information: within 30 days of this notification. AMS will collect information for the Copies of the submission(s) may be production of Market News reports that obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. are then available to the industry and An agency may not conduct or other interested parties in various sponsor a collection of information formats. Information is provided on a unless the collection of information voluntary basis and is gathered through displays a currently valid OMB control confidential telephone and face-to-face number and the agency informs interviews by market reporters. potential persons who are to respond to Description of Respondents: Farms; the collection of information that such Business or other for-profit. persons are not required to respond to Number of Respondents: 18,274. the collection of information unless it Frequency of Responses: Reporting: displays a currently valid OMB control Weekly; Monthly. number. Total Burden Hours: 109,497. Rural Housing Service Charlene Parker, Title: 7 CFR 1927–B, ‘‘Real Estate Title Departmental Information Collection Clearance and Loan Closing’’. Clearance Officer. OMB Control Number: 0575–0147. [FR Doc. E7–11237 Filed 6–8–07; 8:45 am] Summary of Collection: Rural BILLING CODE 3410–02–P Development and the Farm Service Agency are the credit agencies for the Department of Agriculture. They offer a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE supervised credit program to build family farms, modest housing, sanitary Submission for OMB Review; water and sewer systems, essential Comment Request community facilities, businesses and June 6, 2007. industries in rural areas. Section 306 of The Department of Agriculture has the Consolidated Farm and Rural submitted the following information Development Act (CONTACT), 7 U.S.C. 1926, authorizes RUS to make loans to collection requirement(s) to OMB for PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\ERIC\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 111 / Monday, June 11, 2007 / Notices public agencies, American Indian tribes, and non-profit corporations. The loans fund the development of drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas with populations of up to 10,000 residents. Section 501 of Title V of the Housing Act provides authorization to extend financial assistance to construct, improve, alter, repair, replace or rehabilitate dwellings and to provide decent, safe and sanitary living conditions in rural areas. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prescribe regulations to ensure that these loans, made with federal funds, are legally secured. Need and Use of the Information: The approved attorney/title company (closing agent) and the field office staff collect the required information. Forms and or guidelines are provided to assist in the collection, certification and submission of this information. Most of these forms collect information that is standard in the industry. If the information is collected less frequently, the agency would not obtain the proper security position on the properties being taken as security and would have no evidence that the closing agents and agency meet the requirements of this regulations. Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit Institutions; Farms. Number of Respondents: 18,410. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 25,042. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E7–11239 Filed 6–8–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2007–0048] Removal of Emergency Action Notice for Tiffany Creek Preserve in New York Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. rmajette on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with MISCELLANEOUS AGENCY: SUMMARY: We are giving notice that we have lifted restrictions placed on Tiffany Creek Preserve in Nassau County, NY. In 2004, the preserve was put under an Emergency Action Notice after a sample taken from a northern red oak tested positive for Phytophthora ramorum. The preserve was required to VerDate Mar<15>2010 12:15 Mar 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 undergo biannual surveys for P. ramorum for 2 years, the last of which was conducted in September 2006. The results of all surveys conducted in Tiffany Creek Preserve, Nassau County, and the State of New York were negative. Therefore, we have released Tiffany Creek Preserve from all restrictions related to P. ramorum and consider no further surveys or actions are warranted. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 25, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan M. Jones, Senior Staff Officer, Invasive Species and Pest Management, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 160, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734– 8247. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Phytophthora ramorum is a pathogen that causes the plant diseases commonly known as sudden oak death, ramorum leaf blight, and ramorum dieback. Since its initial discovery in Marin County, CA, in 1995, P. ramorum has been confirmed to exist in 13 additional northern California counties and in a portion of Curry County, OR. P. ramorum has caused the death of thousands of mature oaks in these counties, and there is presently no known treatment for infected plants that kills the fungus but allows plants to survive. On June 30, 2004, a survey for P. ramorum was conducted at Tiffany Creek Preserve in Nassau County, NY. One of the samples taken during that survey was from a northern red oak tree. The sample was tested using an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) nested polymerase chain reaction protocol that resulted in reactions that indicated the presence of P. ramorum. The tree was removed and destroyed and APHIS, under the authority of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), placed the preserve under Emergency Action Notice (EAN) to contain any related risk. Under the EAN, the movement of soil, forest products, wood, and any plant material from the preserve was prohibited. APHIS also required 2 years of biannual surveys of the preserve, including sampling of the soil and water to determine if there were any indications of P. ramorum that could be associated with Tiffany Creek Preserve. In the EAN, we stated that if after 2 years all survey results were negative, the EAN would be lifted. Delimiting surveys, the last of which was conducted in September 2006, of the Preserve and testing of all unhealthy appearing trees and shrubs yielded no further positive results and no sign of P. ramorum infestation. Surveys of the PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32057 Preserve and surrounding natural environments in Nassau County and neighboring Suffolk County resulted in no further detections. In New York, no forests or nurseries surveyed have had P. ramorum detected. Therefore, we are giving notice that we have lifted restrictions on Tiffany Creek Preserve and that P. ramorum is known not to occur at Tiffany Creek Preserve and is not known to occur at any other location within Nassau County or the State of New York. Done in Washington, DC this 5th day of June 2007. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E7–11242 Filed 6–8–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Southwest Washington Province Advisory Committee Meeting Notice AGENCY: ACTION: Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Southwest Washington Province Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, July 13, 2007, at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Headquarters, 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to share information and receive feedback on: Special Forest Products on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest; Update on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest’s Flood Damage; and to share information among Committee members. All Southwest Washington Province Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Interested citizens are encouraged to attend. The ‘‘open forum’’ provides an opportunity for the public to bring issues, concerns, and discussion topics to the Advisory Committee. The ‘‘open forum’’ is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Interested speakers will need to register prior to the open forum period. The committee welcomes the public’s written comments on Committee business at any time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Strebig, Public Affairs Officer, at (360) 891–5005, or write Forest Headquarters Office: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682. E:\ERIC\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 111 (Monday, June 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32056-32057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11239]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 6, 2007.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Rural Housing Service

    Title: 7 CFR 1927-B, ``Real Estate Title Clearance and Loan 
Closing''.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0147.
    Summary of Collection: Rural Development and the Farm Service 
Agency are the credit agencies for the Department of Agriculture. They 
offer a supervised credit program to build family farms, modest 
housing, sanitary water and sewer systems, essential community 
facilities, businesses and industries in rural areas. Section 306 of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONTACT), 7 U.S.C. 
1926, authorizes RUS to make loans to

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public agencies, American Indian tribes, and non-profit corporations. 
The loans fund the development of drinking water, wastewater, and solid 
waste disposal facilities in rural areas with populations of up to 
10,000 residents. Section 501 of Title V of the Housing Act provides 
authorization to extend financial assistance to construct, improve, 
alter, repair, replace or rehabilitate dwellings and to provide decent, 
safe and sanitary living conditions in rural areas. The Secretary of 
Agriculture is authorized to prescribe regulations to ensure that these 
loans, made with federal funds, are legally secured.
    Need and Use of the Information: The approved attorney/title 
company (closing agent) and the field office staff collect the required 
information. Forms and or guidelines are provided to assist in the 
collection, certification and submission of this information. Most of 
these forms collect information that is standard in the industry. If 
the information is collected less frequently, the agency would not 
obtain the proper security position on the properties being taken as 
security and would have no evidence that the closing agents and agency 
meet the requirements of this regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit; Not-for-profit Institutions; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 18,410.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 25,042.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-11239 Filed 6-8-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-XT-P
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