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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 14, 2008 / Notices
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.
Under that process, APHIS publishes a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing the availability of the pest
risk analysis that evaluates the risks
associated with the importation of a
particular fruit or vegetable. Following
the close of the 60-day comment period,
APHIS may begin issuing permits for
importation of the fruit or vegetable
subject to the identified designated
measures if: (1) No comments were
received on the pest risk analysis; (2)
the comments on the pest risk analysis
revealed that no changes to the pest risk
analysis were necessary; or (3) changes
to the pest risk analysis were made in
response to public comments, but the
changes did not affect the overall
conclusions of the analysis and the
Administrator’s determination of risk.
In accordance with that process, we
published a notice 1 in the Federal
Register on June 26, 2008 (73 FR 36296–
36297, Docket No. APHIS–2008–0066),
in which we announced the availability,
for review and comment, of a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks
associated with the importation into the
United States of fresh guava fruit from
Mexico. We solicited comments on the
notice for 60 days ending on August 25,
2008. We received seven comments by
that date, from guava producers, a State
department of agriculture, and the
Mexican department of agriculture. Six
of the commenters supported the
importation of guavas from Mexico
under the conditions described in the
risk management document. One
commenter raised concerns about those
conditions. These concerns are
addressed in an appendix to the pest
risk analysis. We have made a change to
the pest risk analysis in response to this
comment, but the change did not affect
the overall conclusions of the analysis
and the Administrator’s determination
of risk. The amended portion of the pest
risk analysis and the appendix 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).
Therefore, in accordance with the
regulations in § 319.56–4(c)(2)(ii), we
1 To view the notice, the pest risk analysis, the
risk management analysis, and the comments we
received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/
fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS–2008–0066.
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are announcing our decision to begin
issuing permits for the importation into
the United States of guavas from Mexico
subject to the following phytosanitary
measures:
• The guavas must be irradiated with
a minimum absorbed dose of 400 gray.
• Each consignment of guavas must
be inspected by the national plant
protection organization (NPPO) of
Mexico and accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate issued by the
NPPO of Mexico. The phytosanitary
certificate must document that the
consignment received the required
irradiation treatment. The phytosanitary
certificate must also contain an
additional declaration that states:
The fruit in this shipment was treated by
irradiation with a minimum absorbed dose of
400 Gy and inspected and found free of
Oligonychus biharensis, Oligonychus
psidium, Mycovellosiella psidii,
Pestalotiopsis psidii, and Sphaceloma psidii.
• The guavas may be imported into
the United States in commercial
consignments only.
These conditions will be listed in the
fruits and vegetables manual (available
at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
import_export/plants/manuals/ports/
downloads/fv.pdf). In addition to those
specific measures, guavas from Mexico
will be subject to the general
requirements listed in § 319.56–3 that
are applicable to the importation of all
fruits and vegetables.
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 8th day of
October 2008.
Cindy Smith,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Quarterly Survey of Public
Employee Retirement Systems.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0143.
Form Number(s): F–10.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
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Burden Hours: 300.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Average Hours per Response: 45
minutes.
Needs and Uses: Over 2.9 trillion
dollars in public-employee retirement
system assets in the financial markets
are controlled by a small number of
large systems. The 2002 Census of
Governments identified 2,670 state and
local government administered publicemployee retirement systems. The 100
largest systems, as measured by the
system assets, account for about 90
percent of the total assets of all systems.
This form is used to collect financial
data from these 100 systems for policy
makers and economists to follow the
changing characteristics of these funds.
This survey was initiated by the
Census Bureau at the request of both the
Council of Economic Advisors and the
Federal Reserve Board. The most
important information this survey
provides is the quarterly change in
composition of the securities holdings
of the public employee retirement
systems component of the economy.
The Federal Reserve Board uses these
data to track the public sector portion of
the flow of funds accounts. The Bureau
of Economic Analysis uses the quarterly
retirement information on corporate
stock holdings to estimate dividends
received by state and local government
retirement systems that, in turn, are
used in preparing the national income
and product accounts. Additionally,
these data are a significant part of the
information base needed to analyze
investment trends and help in the
formulation of governmental economic
policies and investment decisions.
A minor revision is being made to
clarify part A.4. Earnings on
investments. The statement, ‘The net of
gains and losses on the sale of
investments is reported at 4c’ was
removed; and the statement ‘Include
both realized + unrealized gains (losses)’
was added to part A.4.c. Net gain or loss
on investments.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal
government.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
Section 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dhynek@doc.gov).
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Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB
Desk Officer either by fax (202–395–
7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: October 7, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–24225 Filed 10–10–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Geographic
Partnership Programs
U.S. Census Bureau.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before December 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Linda Franz, U.S. Census
Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–7400,
301–763–9061 (or via Internet at
Linda.M.Franz@census.gov).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The mission of the Geography
Division within the Census Bureau is to
plan, coordinate, and administer all
geographic and cartographic activities
needed to facilitate Census Bureau
statistical programs throughout the
United States and its territories. The
Geography Division manages programs
to continuously update features,
boundaries, addresses, and geographic
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entities in the Master Address File/
Topologically Integrated Geographic
Encoding and Referencing System
(MAF/TIGER) database (MTdb). The
Geography Division also conducts
research into geographic concepts,
methods, and standards needed to
facilitate Census Bureau data collection
and dissemination programs.
Geographic Partnership Programs
(GPPs) will allow designated
participants, following Census Bureau
guidelines, to review and suggest
modifications to addresses and
geographic boundaries to maintain the
Census Bureau MTdb and to accurately
report data from censuses and surveys.
Because tribal, state, and local
governments have current knowledge of
and data about where growth and
change are occurring in their
jurisdictions, their input into the overall
development of the address list for the
censuses and surveys makes a vital
contribution. Similarly, those
governments are in the best position to
work with geographic boundaries, and
benefit themselves not only when their
address list is complete, but also when
their data tabulation areas are drawn to
be relevant to user needs.
II. Method of Collection
This presubmission notice is for a
generic clearance called the GPPs that
will cover a number of activities needed
to update the MTdb with associated
address and geographic information.
The information to be collected in these
programs in cooperation with tribal,
state, and local governments and other
partners is essential to the mission of
the Census Bureau and directly
contributes to the successful outcome of
censuses and surveys conducted by the
Census Bureau. The generic clearance
will allow the Census Bureau to focus
its limited resources on actual
operational planning, development of
procedures, and implementation of
programs to update and improve the
geographic information maintained in
the MTdb.
The Census Bureau will develop
guidelines and procedures for tribal,
state, and local government submission
of geographic and address data and will
outline the mutual roles and
responsibilities of each party. The list
below is not exhaustive of all activities
that may be performed under this
generic clearance. The Census Bureau
will follow the approved procedure
when submitting any additional
activities not specifically listed here.
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A. Local Update of Census Addresses
(LUCA)
The purpose of the 2010 Census
LUCA program is to ensure that the
Census Bureau develops, with the
cooperation of tribal, state, and local
governments in advance of the 2010
Census, the most accurate address list
possible.
The Census Bureau’s deadline for
submission of 2010 Census LUCA
updates from tribal, state, and local
governments was May 30, 2008. This
schedule permitted the Census Bureau
to review and process the submissions
in time for a nationwide field check
called the Address Canvassing
Operation.
B. LUCA Appeals
The procedures for the LUCA Appeals
process will be published in a Federal
Register Notice. The Census Bureau will
provide feedback materials to LUCA
participants documenting the
disposition of their LUCA submission as
determined by the Address Canvassing
Operation. Eligible LUCA participating
governments may appeal the Census
Bureau’s determinations regarding the
address changes they initially
submitted, as well as addresses for
which they did not provide changes but
that were deleted during Address
Canvassing. All appeals must be filed
within 30 calendar days of receipt of the
feedback materials. To appeal, the
eligible participants must provide
specified contact information, specific
addresses to be appealed, and specified
supporting evidence.
Participants submit the appeals to an
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)-designated agency that is
independent of the Department of
Commerce. The Appeals Office issues a
final written determination to both the
eligible government and the Census
Bureau. The Appeals Office will
complete all reviews and write all
determinations as soon as possible, but
no later than the end of March 2010.
The decisions of the Appeals Office are
final.
C. New Construction Program
The New Construction Program is the
final opportunity to add city-style
housing unit addresses for newly-built
structures closed to the elements by
Census Day (April 1, 2010). The full
details of the New Construction Program
will be announced in a Federal Register
Notice. The New Construction program
runs from November 2009 to February
2010. This program is offered only to
local, tribal, and county governments in
areas where the census questionnaires
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[FR Doc No: E8-24225]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Quarterly Survey of Public Employee Retirement Systems.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0143.
Form Number(s): F-10.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 300.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes.
Needs and Uses: Over 2.9 trillion dollars in public-employee
retirement system assets in the financial markets are controlled by a
small number of large systems. The 2002 Census of Governments
identified 2,670 state and local government administered public-
employee retirement systems. The 100 largest systems, as measured by
the system assets, account for about 90 percent of the total assets of
all systems. This form is used to collect financial data from these 100
systems for policy makers and economists to follow the changing
characteristics of these funds.
This survey was initiated by the Census Bureau at the request of
both the Council of Economic Advisors and the Federal Reserve Board.
The most important information this survey provides is the quarterly
change in composition of the securities holdings of the public employee
retirement systems component of the economy. The Federal Reserve Board
uses these data to track the public sector portion of the flow of funds
accounts. The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the quarterly retirement
information on corporate stock holdings to estimate dividends received
by state and local government retirement systems that, in turn, are
used in preparing the national income and product accounts.
Additionally, these data are a significant part of the information base
needed to analyze investment trends and help in the formulation of
governmental economic policies and investment decisions.
A minor revision is being made to clarify part A.4. Earnings on
investments. The statement, `The net of gains and losses on the sale of
investments is reported at 4c' was removed; and the statement `Include
both realized + unrealized gains (losses)' was added to part A.4.c. Net
gain or loss on investments.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, (202) 395-7314.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dhynek@doc.gov).
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Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202-395-7245)
or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: October 7, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-24225 Filed 10-10-08; 8:45 am]
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