Determination of Pest-Free Areas Within the States of Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; Request for Comments, 11382-11383 [E8-4054]
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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 on regulations for the
importation of used farm equipment
from regions affected with foot-andmouth disease, contact Dr. Jim Davis,
Senior Staff Veterinarian, Technical
Trade Services, National Center for
Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734–6479. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS* Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–
7477.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Used Farm
Equipment From Regions Affected With
Foot-and-Mouth Disease.
OMB Number: 0579–0195.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service of the United States Department
of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to prohibit or restrict the
importation of animals, animal
products, and other articles into the
United States to prevent the
introduction of animal diseases and
pests. These regulations are contained
in 9 CFR parts 92 through 98.
In part 94, § 94.1 prohibits the
importation of used farm equipment
into the United States from regions in
which foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or
rinderpest exists, unless the equipment
has been steam-cleaned prior to export
to the United States so that it is free of
exposed dirt and other particulate
matter. Such equipment must be
accompanied to the United States by an
original certificate, signed by an
authorized official of the national
animal health service of the exporting
region, stating that the farm equipment,
after its last use and prior to export, was
steam-cleaned free of all exposed dirt
and other particulate matter.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of this information
collection activity 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
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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 0.20
hours per response.
Respondents: Exporters of used farm
equipment in FMD-affected regions, and
national animal health service officials
in FMD-affected regions.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,000.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 10.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 10,000.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2,000 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 26th day of
February 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–2008–0013]
Determination of Pest-Free Areas
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Within the States of Ceara and Rio
Grande do Norte, Brazil; Request for
Comments
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that we have received a request from the
Government of Brazil to recognize 7
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municipalities in the State of Ceara and
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13 municipalities in the State of Rio
Grande do Norte as pest-free areas for
the South American cucurbit fly. After
reviewing the documentation submitted
in support of that request, the
Administrator has determined that those
municipalities meet the criteria in our
regulations for recognition as pest-free
areas. We are making that
determination, as well as an evaluation
document we have prepared in
connection with this action, available
for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
we receive on or before May 2, 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=APHIS2008-0013 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–2008–0013,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River
Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1238. Please state that your comment
refers to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0013.
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: Mr.
Juan A. Roman, Import Specialist,
Commodity Import Analysis and
Operations, Plant Health Programs,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–
8758.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
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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,
´
Icapuı, Itaicaba, Jaguaruana, Limoeiro
¸
ˆ
do Norte, Quixere, and Russas in the
´
State of Ceara and the municipalities of
Acu, Afonso Bezerra, Alto do Rodrigues,
¸
´
Areia Branca, Barauna, Camaubais,
´
Grossos, Ipanguacu, Mossoro, Porto do
¸
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
´
municipalities of Aracati, Icapuı,
Itaicaba, Jaguaruana, Limoeiro do Norte,
¸
ˆ
Quixere, and Russas in the State of
´
Ceara and the municipalities of Acu,
¸
Afonso Bezerra, Alto do Rodrigues,
´
Areia Branca, Barauna, Camaubais,
´
Grossos, Ipanguacu, Mossoro, Porto do
¸
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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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0013]
Determination of Pest-Free Areas Within the States of
Cear[aacute] and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; Request for Comments
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have received a request
from the Government of Brazil to recognize 7 municipalities in the
State of Cear[aacute] and 13 municipalities in the State of Rio Grande
do Norte as pest-free areas for the South American cucurbit fly. After
reviewing the documentation submitted in support of that request, the
Administrator has determined that those municipalities meet the
criteria in our regulations for recognition as pest-free areas. We are
making that determination, as well as an evaluation document we have
prepared in connection with this action, available for review and
comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments we receive on or before May 2,
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=APHIS-2008-0013 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-2008-0013, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2008-0013.
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: Mr. Juan A. Roman, Import Specialist,
Commodity Import Analysis and Operations, Plant Health Programs, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-
8758.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
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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 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.
Under the regulations in Sec. 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, Icapu[iacute],
Itai[ccedil]aba, Jaguaruana, Limoeiro do Norte, Quixer[ecirc], and
Russas in the State of Cear[aacute] and the municipalities of
A[ccedil]u, Afonso Bezerra, Alto do Rodrigues, Areia Branca,
Bara[uacute]na, Camaubais, Grossos, Ipangua[ccedil]u, Mossor[oacute],
Porto do 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
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 Sec. 319.56-5(c), we are announcing
the Administrator's determination that the municipalities of Aracati,
Icapu[iacute], Itai[ccedil]aba, Jaguaruana, Limoeiro do Norte,
Quixer[ecirc], and Russas in the State of Cear[aacute] and the
municipalities of A[ccedil]u, Afonso Bezerra, Alto do Rodrigues, Areia
Branca, Bara[uacute]na, Camaubais, Grossos, Ipangua[ccedil]u,
Mossor[oacute], Porto do Mangue, Serra do Mel, Tibau, Upanema in the
State of Rio Grande do Norte meet the criteria of Sec. 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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