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information is estimated to average 0.25
hours per response.
Respondents: Sheep, goat, and horse
owners who may be eligible to
participate in a brucellosis indemnity
program; and State and accredited
veterinarians.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 3.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 2.666666666.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 8.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2 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 2nd day of
August 2007.
W. Ron DeHaven,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E7–15415 Filed 8–7–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0078]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Update of Nursery Stock Regulations
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
our regulations that govern the
importation of nursery stock (plants and
plant parts and products for
propagation) into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 9,
2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, select
‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service’’ from the agency drop-down
menu, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the
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Docket ID column, select APHIS–2007–
0078 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–2007–0078,
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–
2007–0078.
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 the nursery stock
regulations, contact Ms. Vanessa P.
Schreier, Assistant Director of
Preclearance Programs, Quarantine
Policy, Analysis and Support, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 60,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–8259.
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: Update of Nursery Stock
Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579–0190.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict
the importation, entry, or interstate
movement of plants, plant products, and
other articles to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. Regulations
authorized by the PPA concerning the
importation of nursery stock, plants,
roots, bulbs, seeds and other plant
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products are contained in ‘‘SubpartNursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs,
Seeds, and Other Plant Products’’ (7
CFR 319.37 through 319.37–14).
Under the regulations, individuals
who are involved in growing, exporting,
and importing nursery stock must
provide information to the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service about
the commodities they wish to bring into
the United States. This information
serves as the supporting documentation
needed to issue required forms and
documents, and is vital to help ensure
that plant pests are not introduced into
the United States.
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 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
hour per response.
Respondents: Importers of nursery
stock; foreign government officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 30.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 5.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 150.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 75 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.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of
August 2007.
W. Ron DeHaven,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E7–15418 Filed 8–7–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 2007–0025]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Seventh Session of the Codex ad hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on
Foods Derived from Biotechnology
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting
on September 6, 2007, to discuss the
agenda items coming before the Seventh
Session of the Codex ad hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods
Derived from Biotechnology (FBT) and
to present draft U.S. positions on the
agenda items. The Seventh Session of
the FBT will be held in Chiba, Japan,
September 24–28, 2007. The Under
Secretary and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
the agenda items that will be discussed
at this forthcoming session of the FBT.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, September 6, 2007, from
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in Room 0161 South Agriculture
Building (Basement), 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC (please enter at Wing
One). Documents related to the Seventh
Session of the FBT will be accessible via
the World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
For Further Information About the
Seventh Session of the FBT Contact:
U.S. Delegate, Dr. Eric Flamm, Senior
Advisor, Office of the Commissioner,
Food and Drug Administration (HF–23),
Parklawn Building, Rockville, MD
20857, Phone (301) 827–0591, Fax: (301)
827–4774, E-mail:
eric.flamm@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact: Edith Kennard,
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Staff Officer, U.S. Codex Office, Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS),
Room 4861, South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202)
720–5261, Fax: (202) 720–3157, E-mail:
edith.kennard@fsis.usda.gov. A call-in
number can be provided upon request.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was
established in 1963 by two United
Nations organizations, the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the
World Health Organization (WHO).
Through adoption of food standards,
codes of practice, and other guidelines
developed by its committees, and by
promoting their adoption and
implementation by governments, Codex
seeks to protect the health of consumers
and ensure that fair practices are used
in trade.
The Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental
Task Force on Foods Derived from
Biotechnology was established by the
23rd Session of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission in 1999 to elaborate
standards, guidelines, or other
principles related to foods derived from
biotechnology. The Task Force
completed its mandates within its fouryear timeframe and was dissolved by
the 26th Session of the Commission.
The 27th Session re-established the
Task Force for another four-year period.
The Task Force is hosted by the
government of Japan.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the Seventh Session of the FBT will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters Referred to the Committee
from Other Codex Bodies.
• Review of the Work by International
Intergovernmental Organizations
Related to Foods Derived from
Biotechnology.
• Summary of the Report of the FAO/
WHO Expert. Consultation on the Safety
Assessment of Foods Derived from
Recombinant-DNA Animals.
• Proposed Draft Guideline for the
Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of
Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA
Animals.
• Proposed Draft Annex to the
Guideline for the Conduct of Food
Safety Assessment of Foods Derived
from Recombinant-DNA Plants: Food
Safety Assessment of Foods Derived
from Recombinant-DNA plants
Modified for Nutritional or Health
Benefits.
• Proposed Draft Annex to the
Guideline for the Conduct of Food
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Safety Assessment of Foods Derived
from Recombinant-DNA Plants with
Low-level Presence of RecombinantDNA Plant Material.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Japanese
Secretariat to the Meeting. Members of
the public may access copies of these
documents at https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
Public Meeting
At the September 6, 2007, public
meeting, draft U.S. positions on these
agenda items will be described and
discussed, and attendees will have the
opportunity to pose questions and offer
comments. Written comments may be
offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S.
Delegate of the FBT, Dr. Eric Flamm, at
eric.flamm@fda.hhs.gov. Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the Seventh Session of
the FBT.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, in an effort to
ensure that minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities are aware of
this notice, FSIS will announce it online through the FSIS Web page located
at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/
2007_Notices_Index/. FSIS also will
make copies of this Federal Register
publication available through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS
policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, recalls and other types of
information that could affect or would
be of interest to constituents and
stakeholders. The update is
communicated via Listserv, a free
electronic mail subscription service for
industry, trade and farm groups,
consumer interest groups, allied health
professionals, and other individuals
who have asked to be included. The
update is available on the FSIS Web
page. Through the Listserv and Web
page, FSIS is able to provide
information to a much broader and more
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS
offers an e-mail subscription service
which provides automatic and
customized access to selected food
safety news and information. This
service is available at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/
email_subscription/. Options range from
recalls to export information to
regulations, directives and notices.
Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves and have the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0078]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Update of Nursery Stock Regulations
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 our regulations that govern the importation
of nursery stock (plants and plant parts and products for propagation)
into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
October 9, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.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-2007-0078 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-
2007-0078, 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-2007-0078.
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 the nursery
stock regulations, contact Ms. Vanessa P. Schreier, Assistant Director
of Preclearance Programs, Quarantine Policy, Analysis and Support, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 60, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8259.
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: Update of Nursery Stock Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579-0190.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the importation,
entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other
articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United
States or their dissemination within the United States. Regulations
authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of nursery stock,
plants, roots, bulbs, seeds and other plant products are contained in
``Subpart-Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs, Seeds, and Other Plant
Products'' (7 CFR 319.37 through 319.37-14).
Under the regulations, individuals who are involved in growing,
exporting, and importing nursery stock must provide information to the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service about the commodities they
wish to bring into the United States. This information serves as the
supporting documentation needed to issue required forms and documents,
and is vital to help ensure that plant pests are not introduced into
the United States.
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
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 hour per response.
Respondents: Importers of nursery stock; foreign government
officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 30.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 5.
Estimated annual number of responses: 150.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 75 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.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of August 2007.
W. Ron DeHaven,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E7-15418 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]
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