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Vol. 73, No. 37
Monday, February 25, 2008
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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February 20, 2008.
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) 720–8958.
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
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy; Importation of
Animals and Animal Products.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0234.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Animal Health Protection Act (Title 7,
U.S.C. 8301, et seq.) the Secretary is
authorized to promulgate regulations
and take measures to prevent the
introduction into the United States and
the interstate dissemination within the
United States of communicable diseases
of livestock and poultry. The regulations
in 9 CFR parts, 93, 94, 95 and 96 govern
the importation of certain animals,
birds, poultry, meat, other animal
products and byproducts, hay, and
straw into the United States in order to
prevent the introduction of various
animal diseases, including bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is charged with
regulating the importation of animals
and animal products to prevent the
introduction of various animal diseases,
including BSE.
Need and Use of the Information: The
regulations allow, under specified
conditions, the importation of certain
live ruminants and ruminant products
and byproducts. APHIS uses eartags,
permits for animals destined for
immediate slaughter or for movement to
designated feedlots; certificate of
processing from the government of the
exporting region regarding the source of
all raw material of animal origin in the
imported products; placing of seals on
certain conveyances, the identification
of individuals authorized to break the
seals, and agreements entered into by
slaughtering establishments or feedlots
with APHIS; and an APHIS Veterinary
Services’ veterinary import permit.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 9,800.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 229,140.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701–
7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, or movement of
plants and plant pests to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. The Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), domestic Karnal bunt
regulations are contained in SubpartKarnal Bunt (7 CFR 301.89–1 through
301.89–16). Karnal bunt is a fungal
disease of wheat. Karnal bunt is caused
by the smut fungus Tilletia indica
(Mitra) Mundkur and is spread by
spores, primarily through the movement
of infected seed.
Need and Use of the Information: In
order for APHIS to verify that the
articles are being imported in
compliance with the regulations, the
articles would have to be accompanied
by a phytosanitary certificate issued by
the national plant protection
organization of the region of origin. The
certificate must include a declaration
stating that the regulated articles
originated in areas where Karnal bunt is
not known to occur, as attested to either
by survey resulting or by testing for
bunted karnals or spores.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 600.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. AMS–LS–08–0012]
Request for Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
Title: Karnal Bunt; Revision of
Regulations for Importing Wheat.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0240.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
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announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request a
revision to the currently approved
collections for 7 CFR Part 54—Meats,
Prepared Meats, and Meat Products
(Grading, Certification, and Standards),
which includes Form LS–313,
‘‘Application for Service,’’ Form LS–
315, and ‘‘Application for Commitment
Grading or Certification Service’’.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before April 25, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments. Comments
must be posted online at
www.regulations.gov or sent to Larry R.
Meadows, Chief; USDA, AMS, LS, MGC;
13952 Denver West Parkway Building
53, Suite 350, Lakewood, Colorado
80401. Comments will be available for
public inspection at the above address
during regular business hours or via the
Internet at www.regulations.gov. All
comments should reference the docket
number (Docket No. AMS-LS–08–0012),
the date, and the page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. All
responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Title: 7 CFR Part 54—Meats, Prepared
Meats, and Meat Products (Grading,
Certification, and Standards).
OMB Number: 0581–0124.
Expiration Date of Approval: August
31, 2008.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Abstract: The application for meat
grading and certification services
requests the Department of Agriculture
(USDA) employees to perform such
services in the requesting establishment.
The information contained on the
applications constitutes an agreement
between USDA and the requesting
establishment.
The Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946, as amended, authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to provide
voluntary Federal meat grading and
certification services that facilitate the
marketing of meat and meat products.
The Meat Grading and Certification
(MGC) Branch provides these services
pursuant to 7 CFR Part 54—Meats,
Prepared Meats, and Meat Products
(Grading, Certification, and Standards).
Due to the voluntary nature of grading
and certification services, 7 CFR Part 54
contains provisions for the collection of
fees from users of MGC Branch services
that equal the cost of providing the
requested services to the closest extent
possible. Applicants (individual or
businesses with financial interest in the
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product) may request MGC Branch
services through either submission of
Form LS–313 or Form LS–315.
Congress did not specifically
authorize this collection of information,
but completion and submission of Form
LS–313 or Form LS–315 serves as an
agreement by the requester to pay for
services provided.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .21 hours per
response.
Respondents: Livestock and meat
industry or other for-profit businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
951 respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses:
6,666 responses.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 7 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,391 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed 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
proposed 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
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry R. Meadows, Chief, Meat Grading
and Certification Branch, telephone
(720) 497–2550, facsimile (720) 497–
0569, or e-mail at
Larry.Meadows@usda.gov.
Dated: February 19, 2008.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Shasta-Trinity National Forest,
California; Algoma Vegetation and
Road Management Project
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The Shasta-Trinity National
Forest proposes to thin stands and
remove accumulations of down wood
(fuels) on approximately 5,300 acres of
National Forest System lands. Trees in
the project area would be thinned by
removing a portion of the trees from
overcrowded forest stands. Trees to be
removed will generally be smaller in
size than trees that will be retained. In
some stands, trees to be removed would
be those infected with disease or
insects. Young tree seedings would be
planted in any openings created in these
areas. A roads analysis will be prepared
to identify management opportunities
(road closures and improvements) for
the road system within the proposed
project area. The project area is in T40N,
R1W & R1E, MDM and T39N, R1W &
R1E MDM, about 10 miles east of the
town of McCloud, California. The
project area is zoned by the Forest Land
and Resource Management Plan as LateSuccessional Reserve. About 15 percent
of the area is zoned as Riparian Reserve
(wetlands, areas adjacent to streams and
unstable areas).
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis should be received no
later than 30 days after the publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.
The draft environmental impact
statement is expected in May 2008 and
the final environmental impact
statement is expected in September
2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
District Ranger Michael Hupp, ShastaMcCloud Management Unit, 204 W.
Alma St., Mt. Shasta, California 96067.
Electronic comments can be sent via email to: comments-pacificsouthwestshasta-trinity-mtshastamccloud@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ricardo Velarde, McCloud Ranger
Station, P.O. Box 1620, McCloud,
California 96057, telephone (530) 964–
3770 or via e-mail at rvelarde@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose of the proposed action is
to protect and enhance conditions of
late-successional forest ecosystems,
which serve as habitat for latesuccessional and old-growth related
species, including the northern spotted
owl.
Fire exclusion over the last 100 years
has led to dense forest conditions and
excessive ground fuels. The
overcrowded conditions have had a
negative impact on tree vigor and forest
health. Increased competition for
available resources, such as water,
nutrients and sunlight has made trees
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[FR Doc No: E8-3496]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. AMS-LS-08-0012]
Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
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announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to
request a revision to the currently approved collections for 7 CFR Part
54--Meats, Prepared Meats, and Meat Products (Grading, Certification,
and Standards), which includes Form LS-313, ``Application for
Service,'' Form LS-315, and ``Application for Commitment Grading or
Certification Service''.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 25,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments. Comments
must be posted online at www.regulations.gov or sent to Larry R.
Meadows, Chief; USDA, AMS, LS, MGC; 13952 Denver West Parkway Building
53, Suite 350, Lakewood, Colorado 80401. Comments will be available for
public inspection at the above address during regular business hours or
via the Internet at www.regulations.gov. All comments should reference
the docket number (Docket No. AMS-LS-08-0012), the date, and the page
number of this issue of the Federal Register. All responses to this
notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Title: 7 CFR Part 54--Meats, Prepared Meats, and Meat Products
(Grading, Certification, and Standards).
OMB Number: 0581-0124.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2008.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection of
information.
Abstract: The application for meat grading and certification
services requests the Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees to
perform such services in the requesting establishment. The information
contained on the applications constitutes an agreement between USDA and
the requesting establishment.
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to provide voluntary Federal meat grading and
certification services that facilitate the marketing of meat and meat
products. The Meat Grading and Certification (MGC) Branch provides
these services pursuant to 7 CFR Part 54--Meats, Prepared Meats, and
Meat Products (Grading, Certification, and Standards).
Due to the voluntary nature of grading and certification services,
7 CFR Part 54 contains provisions for the collection of fees from users
of MGC Branch services that equal the cost of providing the requested
services to the closest extent possible. Applicants (individual or
businesses with financial interest in the product) may request MGC
Branch services through either submission of Form LS-313 or Form LS-
315.
Congress did not specifically authorize this collection of
information, but completion and submission of Form LS-313 or Form LS-
315 serves as an agreement by the requester to pay for services
provided.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .21 hours per response.
Respondents: Livestock and meat industry or other for-profit
businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 951 respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses: 6,666 responses.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 7 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,391 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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
proposed 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 through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry R. Meadows, Chief, Meat Grading
and Certification Branch, telephone (720) 497-2550, facsimile (720)
497-0569, or e-mail at Larry.Meadows@usda.gov.
Dated: February 19, 2008.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E8-3496 Filed 2-22-08; 8:45 am]
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