Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Tomatoes From Certain Central American Countries, 10706-10707 [E9-5371]
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Summary of Collection: The Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has
been delegated the authority to exercise
the functions of the Secretary as
provided in the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and
the poultry Products Inspection Act
(PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) These
statutes mandate that FSIS protect the
public by ensuring that meat and
poultry products are safe, wholesome,
unadulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged. A firm that has produced or
imported meat or poultry that is
adulterated or misbranded and is being
distributed in commerce, may
voluntarily recall the product in
question. When a firm voluntarily
recalls a product, FSIS will conduct a
recall effectiveness check.
Need and Use of the Information: In
conducting a recall, the establishment
will be asked to provide FSIS with some
basic information, including the identity
of the recalled product, the reason for
the recall, and information about the
distributors and customers of the
product. FSIS will check on the
effectiveness of the recall to ensure that
all products subject to recall are
accounted for. FSIS field personnel will
use FSIS form 8400–4 A to determine
(1) if the retail consignee received
notification of the recall and (2) the
amount of recalled products received.
FSIS field personnel will also use FSIS
form 8400–4 B to verify that product
held by the retail consignee was
properly disposed.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 3,060.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,700.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
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[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0003]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Tomatoes From Certain
Central American Countries
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
regulations for the importation of
tomatoes from certain Central American
countries.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before May 11,
2009.
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=APHIS2009-0003 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–2009–0003,
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–
2009–0003.
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: For
information on regulations for the
importation of tomatoes from certain
Central American countries, contact Ms.
Donna L. West, Senior Import
Specialist, Commodity Import Analysis
and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 133 Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734–8758. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Tomatoes from
Certain Central American Countries.
OMB Number: 0579–0286.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes
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the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict
the importation, entry, or interstate
movement of plants, plant products, and
other articles to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. Regulations
authorized by the PPA concerning the
importation of fruits and vegetables into
the United States from certain parts of
the world are contained in ‘‘Subpart—
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–48).
Under these regulations, pink or red
tomatoes from Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and
Panama may be imported into the
United States only under certain
conditions to prevent the introduction
of plant pests into the United States.
The regulations require information
collection activities, including
phytosanitary certificates with an
additional declaration statement,
production site and packinghouse
inspection records, monitoring and
auditing of the trapping program,
trapping records, and labeling of boxes.
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 collection
of information, 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
collection of information 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
0.0027516 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers and Central
American national plant protection
organizations and producers.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 24.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 4,345.8333.
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Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 104,300.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 287 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 6th day of
March 2009.
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–2009–0008]
Availability of an Environmental
Assessment for a Biological Control
Agent for Russian Knapweed
Background
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared an
environmental assessment relative to
the control of Russian knapweed,
Acroptilon repens. The environmental
assessment considers the effects of, and
alternatives to, the release of a gall
midge, Jaapiella ivannikovi, into the
continental United States for use as a
biological control agent to reduce the
severity of Russian knapweed
infestations. We are making the
environmental assessment available to
the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 13,
2009.
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–
2009–0008 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–2009–0008,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
cprice-sewell on PRODPC61 with NOTICES
ADDRESSES:
VerDate Nov<24>2008
14:56 Mar 11, 2009
Jkt 217001
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2009–0008.
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: Dr.
L. Carmen Soileau, Senior Staff
Entomologist, Permits, Registrations,
Imports, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale,
MD 20737–1237; (866) 524–5421.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing
to issue permits for the release of a gall
midge, Jaapiella ivannikovi, into the
continental United States for use as a
biological control agent to reduce the
severity of Russian knapweed
(Acroptilon repens) infestations.
Russian knapweed is a long-lived
perennial in the plant tribe Asteraceae
(sunflower, aster, or daisy family). The
highly invasive weed was first
introduced into North America in 1898.
By 1998, the weed had spread to 313
counties in 45 of the 48 contiguous
States in the United States with 80
percent of the infestation occurring in
the States of Colorado, Idaho,
Washington, and Wyoming. Russian
knapweed thrives in a variety of habitats
and is found in both irrigated and arid
environments and in croplands,
pastures, rangelands, and wastelands.
The weed is a strong competitor and
produces a chemical substance that
inhibits the growth of other plant
species, and, as a result, dense (100–300
plants/square meter) infestations may
develop. It is generally not used for
forage because of its bitter taste and
because it presents a risk of causing
neurological disorders in horses if
consumed. Additionally, it reduces
wildlife habitats, suppresses other
plants, and has no beneficial qualities.
Existing Russian knapweed
management options are ineffective,
expensive, and temporary and have
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negative impacts on other species of
plants. Therefore, APHIS is proposing to
issue permits for the release of a gall
midge, J. ivannikovi, into the
continental United States for use as a
biological control agent to reduce the
severity of Russian knapweed
infestations.
The proposed biological control agent,
J. ivannikovi, is an insect measuring 1.6
to 2.5 mm in length with relatively large
wings, long legs, and a long ovipositor
(egg-laying organ) that can be extended
from the tip of the abdomen. The female
gall midge deposits its eggs on the
surface of the buds situated on the tips
of the main and side shoots of the
Russian knapweed. Larval feeding
causes stunted growth of the shoot and
fusion of leaves, resulting in a so-called
‘‘rosette gall.’’
Host specificity laboratory tests
conducted at the CABI Bioscience
´
Centre in Deleemont, Switzerland, and
open-field experiments in Uzbekistan
indicate that J. ivannikovi is hostspecific to Russian knapweed. The list
of plants tested in the laboratory
consisted of the target plant, Russian
knapweed, collected in the native range
(Uzbekistan), a population of Russian
knapweed collected in North America
(Wyoming), and 50 non-target plant
species or varieties. During these tests,
several male and female J. ivannikovi
gall midges were placed into a plastic
cylinder that covered each plant. After
exposure, the plants were inspected for
gall formation. In these laboratory tests,
galls occurred only on the target weed
Russian knapweed and on the Eurasian
knapweed.
In addition to the laboratory tests, gall
formation tests were conducted under
open-field conditions in an
experimental garden at the Institute of
Zoology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Test
plant species were either grown from
seed or collected in the local area and
transplanted to the experimental sites
and were arranged with Russian
knapweed in a randomized design. J.
ivannikovi galls were collected locally
over an approximate span of 2 years. In
these tests, gall formation was recorded
in large numbers on Russian knapweed
but on no other test plant species,
including the Eurasian knapweed.
APHIS’ review and analysis of the
proposed action are documented in
detail in an environmental assessment
(EA) entitled ‘‘Field Release of Jaapiella
ivannikovi (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), an
Insect for Biological Control of Russian
Knapweed (Acroptilon repens), in the
Continental United States’’ (December
2008). We are making the EA available
to the public for review and comment.
We will consider all comments that we
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0003]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Importation of Tomatoes From Certain Central American
Countries
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with regulations for the importation of tomatoes
from certain Central American countries.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May
11, 2009.
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-2009-0003 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-2009-0003, 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-2009-0003.
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: For information on regulations for the
importation of tomatoes from certain Central American countries,
contact Ms. Donna L. West, Senior Import Specialist, Commodity Import
Analysis and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8758. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Tomatoes from Certain Central American
Countries.
OMB Number: 0579-0286.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the importation,
entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other
articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United
States or their dissemination within the United States. Regulations
authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of fruits and
vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world are
contained in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through
319.56-48).
Under these regulations, pink or red tomatoes from Costa Rica, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama may be imported
into the United States only under certain conditions to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the United States. The regulations
require information collection activities, including phytosanitary
certificates with an additional declaration statement, production site
and packinghouse inspection records, monitoring and auditing of the
trapping program, trapping records, and labeling of boxes.
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
collection of information, 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 collection of information 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 0.0027516 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers and Central American national plant
protection organizations and producers.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 24.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 4,345.8333.
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Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 104,300.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 287 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 6th day of March 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9-5371 Filed 3-11-09; 8:45 am]
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