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serially numbered seals on product
containers, and the forwarding of a prearrival notification to U.S. port
personnel.
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
0.920792079 hours per response.
Respondents: Exporters in Mexico
and full-time, salaried veterinarians
employed by the national government of
Mexico.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 22.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 13.7727.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 303.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 279 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 31st day of
January 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0025]
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk
Analysis for Importation of Blueberries
From Guatemala Into the Continental
United States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks
associated with the importation into the
continental United States of blueberries
from Guatemala. Based on that analysis,
we believe that the application of one or
more designated phytosanitary
measures will be sufficient to mitigate
the risks of introducing or disseminating
plant pests or noxious weeds via the
importation of blueberries from
Guatemala. We are making the pest risk
analysis available to the public for
review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 7,
2008.
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main?main=Docket
Detail&d=APHIS2008-0025 to submit or
view comments and to view supporting
and related materials available
electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send two copies of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0025,
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–
2008–0025.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on the
environmental assessment 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.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr.
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Tony Roman, Import Specialist,
Commodity Import Analysis and
Operation Staff, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737–1231; (301) 734–8758.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56
through 319.56–47, referred to below as
the regulations), the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
prohibits or restricts the importation of
fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world to
prevent plant pests from being
introduced into and spread within the
United States.
Section 319.56–4 contains a
performance-based process for
approving the importation of
commodities that, based on the findings
of a pest risk analysis, can be safely
imported subject to one or more of the
designated phytosanitary measures
listed in paragraph (b) of that section.
These measures are:
• The fruits or vegetables are subject
to inspection upon arrival in the United
States and comply with all applicable
provisions of § 319.56–3;
• The fruits or vegetables are
imported from a pest-free area in the
country of origin that meets the
requirements of § 319.56–5 for freedom
from that pest and are accompanied by
a phytosanitary certificate stating that
the fruits or vegetables originated in a
pest-free area in the country of origin;
• The fruits or vegetables are treated
in accordance with 7 CFR part 305;
• The fruits or vegetables are
inspected in the country of origin by an
inspector or an official of the national
plant protection organization of the
exporting country, and have been found
free of one or more specific quarantine
pests identified by the risk analysis as
likely to follow the import pathway;
and/or
• The fruits or vegetables are a
commercial consignment.
APHIS received a request from the
Government of Guatemala to allow the
importation of blueberries from
Guatemala into the continental United
States. We have completed a pest risk
assessment to identify pests of
quarantine significance that could
follow the pathway of importation into
the United States and, based on that
pest risk assessment, have prepared a
risk management analysis to identify
phytosanitary measures that could be
applied to the commodity to mitigate
the pest risk. We have concluded that
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blueberries can be safely imported into
the continental United States from
Guatemala using one or more of the five
designated phytosanitary measures
listed in § 319.56–4(b). Therefore, in
accordance with § 319.56–4(c), we are
announcing the availability of our pest
risk analysis for public review and
comment. The pest risk analysis may be
viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site
or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES
above for instructions for accessing
Regulations.gov and information on the
location and hours of the reading room).
You may request paper copies of the
pest risk analysis by calling or writing
to the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the
subject of the pest risk analysis when
requesting copies.
After reviewing the comments we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the import status of
blueberries from Guatemala in a
subsequent notice. If the overall
conclusions of the analysis and the
Administrator’s determination of risk
remain unchanged following our
consideration of the comments, then we
will begin issuing permits for
importation of blueberries from
Guatemala into the continental United
States subject to the requirements
specified in the risk management
analysis.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and
7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR
2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 31st day of
January 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection: Volunteer
Programs
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking
comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension of a currently approved
information collection associated with
the Standards for Approval of Volunteer
Programs.
DATES: We will consider comment
received by April 7, 2008.
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We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comment, include volume, date and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
E-mail: Send comments to:
Mondina.Jolley@wdc.usdc.gov.
Fax: (202) 401–0515.
Mail: Ms. C. Mondina Jolley, Student
Employment Program Manager, USDA,
FSA, Human Resources Division,
Domestic Operations Branch, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20250–0596.
Comments also should be sent to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
C. Mondina Jolley, Student Employment
Program Manager, phone: (202) 401–
0515.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Volunteer Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0232.
Expiration Date for Approval: August
31, 2008.
Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Volunteer Program
Personnel Management Notice is issued
to allow the FSA to enter into volunteer
agreements with students, individuals,
groups or organizations who sponsor
individual’s services without
compensation, and who perform those
services in furtherance of the programs
of the Agency. This information
collection allows FSA to effectively
recruit, train, and accept volunteers to
carry out programs supported by the
USDA Department.
The type of respondents are mainly
students; individuals; and sponsored
volunteer program service Agreements.
The supporting documents with the
forms in this information collection are
required to allow the Agency to
document the use (as required by the
Office of Personnel Management letter
dated April 18, 1996, i.e., to inform
volunteers of the nature of their
appointment with respect to service
credit for leave or other employees
benefits and record time and
attendance) of individuals providing
voluntary service but are not Federal
employees except for the purpose of
Chapter 81 of Title 5, U.S.C. (relating to
Worker Compensation Program), and
Sections 2671 through 2680 of Title 28
U.S.C. relating to tort claims. The forms
are furnished to selected volunteers to
secure and record information regarding
the agreement and permit the volunteer
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to submit time and attendance
information.
Estimate of Burden: The recording
keeping requirements in this clearance
are normal business records and,
therefore, have no burden. Public
reporting burden for this information
collection is estimated to average 15
minutes per response. The average
travel time, which is included in the
total annual burden, is estimated to be
1 hour per respondent.
Estimated Total Number of
respondents: 80.
Average time to respond: 25.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Total annual burden hours: 30.
Comments are invited on:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of burden 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 those
who respond through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, or
mechanical, collection techniques, or
other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice, including
names and addresses when provided,
will be a matter of public records.
Comments will be summarized and
included in the submission for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Signed in Washington, DC on February 1,
2008.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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Meeting of the Land Between The
Lakes Advisory Board
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Land Between The Lakes
Advisory Board will hold a meeting on
Thursday, February 28, 2008. Notice of
this meeting is given under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.
App.2.
The meeting agenda includes the
following:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0025]
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for Importation of
Blueberries From Guatemala Into the Continental United States
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation into
the continental United States of blueberries from Guatemala. Based on
that analysis, we believe that the application of one or more
designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the
risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via
the importation of blueberries from Guatemala. We are making the pest
risk analysis available to the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2008-0025 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0025, 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-2008-0025.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on the
environmental assessment 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: Mr. Tony Rom[aacute]n, Import
Specialist, Commodity Import Analysis and Operation Staff, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-8758.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR
319.56 through 319.56-47, referred to below as the regulations), the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture prohibits or restricts the importation of
fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the
world to prevent plant pests from being introduced into and spread
within the United States.
Section 319.56-4 contains a performance-based process for approving
the importation of commodities that, based on the findings of a pest
risk analysis, can be safely imported subject to one or more of the
designated phytosanitary measures listed in paragraph (b) of that
section. These measures are:
The fruits or vegetables are subject to inspection upon
arrival in the United States and comply with all applicable provisions
of Sec. 319.56-3;
The fruits or vegetables are imported from a pest-free
area in the country of origin that meets the requirements of Sec.
319.56-5 for freedom from that pest and are accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate stating that the fruits or vegetables
originated in a pest-free area in the country of origin;
The fruits or vegetables are treated in accordance with 7
CFR part 305;
The fruits or vegetables are inspected in the country of
origin by an inspector or an official of the national plant protection
organization of the exporting country, and have been found free of one
or more specific quarantine pests identified by the risk analysis as
likely to follow the import pathway; and/or
The fruits or vegetables are a commercial consignment.
APHIS received a request from the Government of Guatemala to allow
the importation of blueberries from Guatemala into the continental
United States. We have completed a pest risk assessment to identify
pests of quarantine significance that could follow the pathway of
importation into the United States and, based on that pest risk
assessment, have prepared a risk management analysis to identify
phytosanitary measures that could be applied to the commodity to
mitigate the pest risk. We have concluded that
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blueberries can be safely imported into the continental United States
from Guatemala using one or more of the five designated phytosanitary
measures listed in Sec. 319.56-4(b). Therefore, in accordance with
Sec. 319.56-4(c), we are announcing the availability of our pest risk
analysis for public review and comment. The pest risk analysis may be
viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site or in our reading room (see
ADDRESSES above for instructions for accessing Regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of the reading room). You may
request paper copies of the pest risk analysis by calling or writing to
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer
to the subject of the pest risk analysis when requesting copies.
After reviewing the comments we receive, we will announce our
decision regarding the import status of blueberries from Guatemala in a
subsequent notice. If the overall conclusions of the analysis and the
Administrator's determination of risk remain unchanged following our
consideration of the comments, then we will begin issuing permits for
importation of blueberries from Guatemala into the continental United
States subject to the requirements specified in the risk management
analysis.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701-7772, and 7781-7786; 21 U.S.C. 136
and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 31st day of January 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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