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Section 319.56–4 of the regulations
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.
One of the designated phytosanitary
measures is that 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.
Under the regulations in § 319.56–5,
APHIS requires that determinations of
pest-free areas be made in accordance
with the criteria for establishing
freedom from pests found in
International Standard for Phytosanitary
Measures (ISPM) No. 4, ‘‘Requirements
for the establishment of pest-free areas.’’
The international standard was
established by the International Plant
Protection Convention of the United
Nations’ Food and Agriculture
Organization and is incorporated by
reference in our regulations in 7 CFR
300.5. In addition, APHIS must also
approve the survey protocol used to
determine and maintain pest-free status,
as well as protocols for actions to be
performed upon detection of a pest.
Pest-free areas are subject to audit by
APHIS to verify their status.
APHIS has received a request from the
Government of Brazil to recognize
additional areas of that country as being
free of Anastrepha grandis, the South
American cucurbit fly. (APHIS currently
recognizes two municipalities in the
State of Rio Grande do Norte as free of
Anastrepha grandis.) Specifically, the
Government of Brazil asked that we
recognize the municipalities of Aracati,
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Icapuı, Itaicaba, Jaguaruana, Limoeiro
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do Norte, Quixere, and Russas in the
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State of Ceara and the municipalities of
Acu, Afonso Bezerra, Alto do Rodrigues,
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Areia Branca, Barauna, Camaubais,
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Grossos, Ipanguacu, Mossoro, Porto do
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Mangue, Serra do Mel, Tibau, and
Upanema in the State of Rio Grande do
Norte as areas that are free of
Anastrepha grandis.
In accordance with our regulations
and the criteria set out in ISPM No. 4,
we have reviewed and approved the
survey protocols and other information
provided by Brazil relative to its system
to establish freedom, phytosanitary
measures to maintain freedom, and
system for the verification of the
maintenance of freedom. Because this
action concerns the expansion of a
currently recognized pest-free area in
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Brazil from which melons are
authorized for importation into the
United States, our review of the
information presented by Brazil in
support of its request is examined in a
commodity import evaluation document
(CIED) titled ‘‘Expansion of Pest-free
Areas for the Importation of Melon from
Brazil.’’
The CEID 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
CIED by calling or writing to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 319.56–5(c), we are announcing the
Administrator’s determination that the
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municipalities of Aracati, Icapuı,
Itaicaba, Jaguaruana, Limoeiro do Norte,
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Quixere, and Russas in the State of
´
Ceara and the municipalities of Acu,
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Afonso Bezerra, Alto do Rodrigues,
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Areia Branca, Barauna, Camaubais,
´
Grossos, Ipanguacu, Mossoro, Porto do
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Mangue, Serra do Mel, Tibau, Upanema
in the State of Rio Grande do Norte meet
the criteria of § 319.56–5(a) and (b) with
respect to freedom from Anastrepha
grandis. After reviewing the comments
we receive on this notice, we will
announce our decision regarding the
status of those municipalities with
respect to their freedom from
Anastrepha grandis. If the
Administrator’s determination remains
unchanged, we will add those
municipalities to the list of pest-free
areas.
Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of
February 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection: Report of
Acreage, Noninsured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program
Commodity Credit Corporation
and Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
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and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are
seeking comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension with revision of a currently
approved information collection
associated with the report of acreage for
the Noninsured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program (NAP). This
information collection is needed to
administer the program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before May 2, 2008 to be
assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this Notice. In your
comments, include volume, date and
page of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
Mail: USDA Farm Service Agency,
ATTN: Jantrice Chappell, Agriculture
Program Specialist, CPS, Farm
Programs, Production Emergencies and
Compliance Division, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
0517, Washington, DC 20250–0523.
E-mail: Send comment to:
jantrice.chappell@wdc.usda.gov.
Fax: (202) 720–4941.
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:
Jantrice Chappell, Agriculture Program
Specialist, (202) 720–3637 and
jantrice.chappell@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Report of Acreage for the
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance
Program (NAP).
OMB Control Number: 0560–0004.
Expiration Date: 09/30/2008.
Type of Request: Extension with
revision.
Abstract: NAP provides financial
assistance to producers who have
suffered a production loss of an eligible
crop or were prevented from planting an
eligible crop as a result of natural
disasters. Eligible crops are commercial
crops or other agricultural commodities
for which catastrophic risk protection
under 7 U.S.C. 1508(b) is not available
and that are produced for food or fiber
and includes floricultural, ornamental
nursery, and Christmas tree crops,
turfgrass sod, seed crops, aquaculture
(including species, type, variety, etc.),
practices, intended uses, planting
patterns, and predominant species of
forage vegetation (including intended
method of harvest, i.e. mechanically
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harvested or grazed); dates crops were
planted or planting was completed
(including age of perennial crops);
number of acres of each planting of the
eligible crop in which the producer has
a share in the administrative county;
number of acres intended but prevented
from being planted; zero acres planted
when the crop for which a NAP
application for coverage was filed, is not
planted; and shares and identities of all
producers sharing in the crop at the
time a NAP application for coverage was
filed. Finally, the information collected
includes the FSA farm serial number or
location of commodities not necessarily
associated with an FSA farm serial
number such as colonies of bees for
honey production (including the
number of colonies belonging to the
unit); ponds and waterbeds for
production of aquaculture; ornamental
nursery (including the size and origin,
i.e. container or field grown, of plants
belonging to the unit); mushroom
facilities; turfgrass sod (including the
average number of square yards per acre
and all unharvested acres); and trees for
maple sap production (including
number of eligible trees, average size
and age of producing trees, and total
number of taps placed or anticipated for
the tapping season). NAP operates
under the regulations at 7 CFR part
1437.
The revision is to correct the average
time to complete the form that increases
the total number of burden hours in this
information collection.
Respondents: Producers.
Estimated of Respondent Burden:
Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 45 minutes (.75 hour) per
response. The average travel time,
which is included in the total burden,
is estimated to be 1 hour per
respondent.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 291,500.
Estimated Annual Number of Forms
per person: 1.5.
Estimate of Total Annual Burden:
619,438.
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
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who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses, when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 26,
2008.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
documents related to the 2nd Session of
the CCCF are accessible via the World
Wide Web at the following address:
https://www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the CCCF, Dr.
Nega Beru, invites interested U.S.
parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following e-mail
address: henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration: Register electronically to
the same e-mail address above. Early
registration is encouraged because it
will expedite entry into the building
and its parking area. If you require
parking, please include the vehicle
make and tag number, if known, when
you register. Because the meeting will
be held in a Federal building, you
should also bring photo identification
and plan for adequate time to pass
through security screening systems.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2008–0005]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2ND
SESSION OF THE CCCF CONTACT: Dr. Henry
Kim, Office of Food Safety, CFSAN,
FDA, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFS–
317), College Park, MD 20740, Phone:
(301) 436–2023, Fax: (301) 436–2651,
e-mail: henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov.
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Contaminants in Foods
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring
a public meeting on March 5, 2008. The
objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
United States positions that will be
discussed at the 2nd Session of the
Codex Committee on Contaminants in
Foods (CCCF) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex),
which will be held in The Hague, The
Netherlands, from March 31–April 4,
2008.
The Under Secretary for Food Safety
and FDA recognize the importance of
providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background
information on the 2nd Session of the
CCCF and to address items that will be
on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, March 5, 2008, from 1
to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in the Harvey Wiley Federal
Building Auditorium, FDA, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
(CFSAN), 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
College Park, MD 20740. Codex
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Edith
Kennard, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission
(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 CCCF was established by the
Commission in 2006 as a separate
Committee to establish or endorse
maximum levels for contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants in food
and feed; to prepare priority lists of
contaminants and naturally occurring
toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint
FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food
Additives (JECFA); to consider methods
of analysis and sampling for
determination of contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants in food
and feed; to consider and elaborate
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection: Report of Acreage, Noninsured Crop
Disaster Assistance Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA)
are seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations
on an extension with revision of a currently approved information
collection associated with the report of acreage for the Noninsured
Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). This information collection is
needed to administer the program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before May 2,
2008 to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this Notice. In your
comments, include volume, date and page of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Mail: USDA Farm Service Agency, ATTN: Jantrice Chappell,
Agriculture Program Specialist, CPS, Farm Programs, Production
Emergencies and Compliance Division, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
STOP 0517, Washington, DC 20250-0523.
E-mail: Send comment to: jantrice.chappell@wdc.usda.gov.
Fax: (202) 720-4941.
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: Jantrice Chappell, Agriculture Program
Specialist, (202) 720-3637 and jantrice.chappell@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Report of Acreage for the Noninsured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program (NAP).
OMB Control Number: 0560-0004.
Expiration Date: 09/30/2008.
Type of Request: Extension with revision.
Abstract: NAP provides financial assistance to producers who have
suffered a production loss of an eligible crop or were prevented from
planting an eligible crop as a result of natural disasters. Eligible
crops are commercial crops or other agricultural commodities for which
catastrophic risk protection under 7 U.S.C. 1508(b) is not available
and that are produced for food or fiber and includes floricultural,
ornamental nursery, and Christmas tree crops, turfgrass sod, seed
crops, aquaculture (including species, type, variety, etc.), practices,
intended uses, planting patterns, and predominant species of forage
vegetation (including intended method of harvest, i.e. mechanically
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harvested or grazed); dates crops were planted or planting was
completed (including age of perennial crops); number of acres of each
planting of the eligible crop in which the producer has a share in the
administrative county; number of acres intended but prevented from
being planted; zero acres planted when the crop for which a NAP
application for coverage was filed, is not planted; and shares and
identities of all producers sharing in the crop at the time a NAP
application for coverage was filed. Finally, the information collected
includes the FSA farm serial number or location of commodities not
necessarily associated with an FSA farm serial number such as colonies
of bees for honey production (including the number of colonies
belonging to the unit); ponds and waterbeds for production of
aquaculture; ornamental nursery (including the size and origin, i.e.
container or field grown, of plants belonging to the unit); mushroom
facilities; turfgrass sod (including the average number of square yards
per acre and all unharvested acres); and trees for maple sap production
(including number of eligible trees, average size and age of producing
trees, and total number of taps placed or anticipated for the tapping
season). NAP operates under the regulations at 7 CFR part 1437.
The revision is to correct the average time to complete the form
that increases the total number of burden hours in this information
collection.
Respondents: Producers.
Estimated of Respondent Burden: Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 45 minutes (.75 hour)
per response. The average travel time, which is included in the total
burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per respondent.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 291,500.
Estimated Annual Number of Forms per person: 1.5.
Estimate of Total Annual Burden: 619,438.
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 through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
All responses received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses, when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for Office
of Management and Budget approval.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2008.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-4015 Filed 2-29-08; 8:45 am]
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