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United States, who are involved in
growing, packing, handling,
transporting, and importing foreign
plants, roots, bulbs, seeds, importing
foreign logs, lumber, other
unmanufactured wood articles, and
other plant products. APHIS will collect
this information using a number of
forms.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information to
ensure that plants, fruits, vegetables,
roots, bulbs, seeds, foreign logs, lumber,
other unmanufactured wood articles,
and other plant products imported into
the United States do not harbor plant
diseases or insect pests that could cause
serious harm to U.S. agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; individuals or
households; farms; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 92,429.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 95,423.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–FV–09–0023]
Notice of Request for Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
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AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice with request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request
approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an
extension of and revision to the
currently approved information
collection Specialty Crop Block Grant
Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by July 21, 2009 to be assured
of consideration.
Additional Information or Comments:
Contact Docket Clerk, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Stop 0235, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0243; Fax: (202)
720–0016; or E-mail:
scblockgrants@usda.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Specialty Crop Block Grant
Program.
OMB Number: 0581–0239.
Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years
from date of OMB approval.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The information collection
requirements in this request are applied
only to those State departments of
agriculture who voluntarily participate
in the Specialty Crop Block Grant
Program (SCBGP). The information
collected is needed to certify that grant
participants are complying with
applicable program regulations. Data
collected is the minimum information
necessary to effectively carry out the
requirements of the program, and to
fulfill the intent of Section 101 of the
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of
2004, Public Law 108–465 (Dec. 21,
2004).
The Specialty Crops Competitiveness
Act of 2004 authorized the Secretary of
Agriculture to make grants to States (at
the time, defined to mean the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) for each
of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to
be used by State departments of
agriculture solely to enhance the
competitiveness of specialty crops. The
program was appropriated funding in
fiscal years 2006 through 2008. These
grant funds were previously applied for
and awarded to eligible State
departments of agriculture. Therefore,
State departments of agriculture can no
longer apply for grants under the
program. However, the program is still
in effect because grant periods can be up
to three years in length and currently,
State departments of agriculture are
reporting on previously awarded grants.
This program, SCBGP, is separate from
the Specialty Crop Block Grant ProgramFarm Bill (SCBGP–FB), program.
A State department of agriculture
participating in the SCBGP would have
to submit a Request for Grant
Amendment to AMS if there is a change
in key personnel, scope or objectives of
the grant, budget changes that exceed
more than 20% of a project’s total
budget, and/or or an extension of the
grant period not to exceed three
calendar years.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.50 hours per
response.
Respondents: State departments of
agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25.
Estimated Number of Responses: 25.
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Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 12.50 hours.
A State department of agriculture
participating in the SCBGP is required
to submit an Annual Performance
Report to AMS 90 days after the
completion of the first year of the grant
period and once within 90 days after the
second year of the grant period.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1 hour per
response.
Respondents: State departments of
agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52
(All 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the
District of Columbia).
Estimated Number of Responses: 52.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 104 hours.
A State department of agriculture
participating in the SCBGP is required
to submit to AMS 90 days after the
expiration date of the grant period
SF269 ‘‘Financial Status Report (Long
Form)’’, if the project had program
income, approved under OMB#0348–
0039, or SF269A ‘‘Financial Status
Report (Short Form)’’, approved under
OMB#0348–0038.
A State department of agriculture
participating in the SCBGP is required
to submit a Final Performance Report to
AMS within 90 days following the
expiration date of the grant period.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.5 hours per
response.
Respondents: State departments of
agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52
(All 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the
District of Columbia).
Estimated Number of Responses: 52.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 78 hours.
No later than 30 days after completion
of an audit on all grant expenditures,
the State is required to submit an audit
report/executive summary to AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 3 hours per
response.
Respondents: State departments of
agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52
(All 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the
District of Columbia).
Estimated Number of Responses: 52.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 156 hours.
The SCBGP is expected to accomplish
the goals of enhancing the
competitiveness of specialty crops.
This program would not be
maintained by any other agency;
therefore, the requested information will
not be available from any other existing
records.
AMS is committed to compliance
with the Government Paperwork
Elimination Act (GPEA), which requires
Government agencies in general to
provide the public the option of
submitting information or transacting
business electronically to the maximum
extent possible. The request for grant
amendment, annual performance
reports, final performance report, SF269
‘‘Financial Status Report (Long Form)’’,
or the SF269A ‘‘Financial Status Report
(Short Form)’’, and the audit report/
executive summary can be submitted
electronically.
Finally, State departments of
agriculture would be required to retain
records pertaining to the SCBGP for 3
years after completion of the grant
period or until final resolution of any
audit findings or litigation claims
relating to the SCBGP. This is a part of
normal business practice and consistent
with USDA regulations (7 CFR Parts
3015 and 3016).
The estimated one-time cost for all
State departments of agriculture in
providing this information to the SCBGP
is $9,048. This total has been estimated
by multiplying 351 total burden hours
by $25.78, an average of mean hourly
earnings by state and local government
white collar (excluding sales)
employees. Data for computation of this
hourly wage were obtained from the
U.S. Department of Labor Statistic’s
publication ‘‘National Compensation
Survey: Occupational Wages in the
United States, June 2005’’, published
August 2006 (Bulletin 2581). This
publication can also be found at the
following Web site: https://www.bls.gov/
ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0832.pdf.
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
the use of appropriate automated,
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electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Docket Clerk,
Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Stop 0235,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0243; Fax: (202)
720–0016; or E-mail:
scblockgrants@usda.gov. All comments
received will be available for public
inspection during regular business
hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 18, 2009.
Robert C. Keeney,
Acting Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0017]
Bayer CropScience; Determination of
Nonregulated Status for Cotton
Genetically Engineered for Glyphosate
Herbicide Tolerance
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: We are advising the public of
our determination that a cotton line
developed by Bayer CropScience,
designated as transformation event
GHB614, which has been genetically
engineered for tolerance to the herbicide
glyphosate, is no longer considered a
regulated article under our regulations
governing the introduction of certain
genetically engineered organisms. Our
determination is based on our
evaluation of data submitted by the
Bayer CropScience in its petition for a
determination of nonregulated status,
our analysis of other scientific data, and
comments received from the public in
response to a previous notice
announcing the availability of the
petition for nonregulated status, our
environmental assessment, and the pest
risk assessment. This notice also
announces the availability of our
determination and finding of no
significant impact.
DATES: Effective Date: May 22, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may read the petition,
the final environmental assessment, the
pest risk assessment, the determination,
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the finding of no significant impact,
comments we received on our previous
notice, and our responses to those
comments 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. To view these documents on
the Internet, go to https://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS–
2007–0017.
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.
Patricia Beetham, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1236; (301) 734–0664, e-mail:
patricia.k.beetham@aphis.usda.gov. To
obtain copies of the petition, final
environmental assessment, or the
finding of no significant impact, contact
Ms. Cindy Eck by telephone at (301)
734–0667 or via e-mail:
cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov. The
petition, final environmental assessment
and finding of no significant impact are
also available on the Internet at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/06_
33201p.pdf and https://www.aphis.usda.
gov/brs/aphisdocs/06_33201p_ea.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The regulations in 7 CFR part 340,
‘‘Introduction of Organisms and
Products Altered or Produced Through
Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant
Pests or Which There Is Reason to
Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ regulate,
among other things, the introduction
(importation, interstate movement, or
release into the environment) of
organisms and products altered or
produced through genetic engineering
that are plant pests or that there is
reason to believe are plant pests. Such
genetically engineered organisms and
products are considered ‘‘regulated
articles.’’
The regulations in 340.6(a) provide
that any person may submit a petition
to the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) seeking a
determination that an article should not
be regulated under 7 CFR part 340.
Paragraphs (b) and (c) of 340.6 describe
the form that a petition for a
determination of nonregulated status
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-09-0023]
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice with 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 announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an extension of and revision to the
currently approved information collection Specialty Crop Block Grant
Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 21, 2009 to be
assured of consideration.
Additional Information or Comments: Contact Docket Clerk, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Stop 0235, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-0243; Fax: (202) 720-0016; or E-mail: scblockgrants@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
OMB Number: 0581-0239.
Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from date of OMB approval.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The information collection requirements in this request
are applied only to those State departments of agriculture who
voluntarily participate in the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
(SCBGP). The information collected is needed to certify that grant
participants are complying with applicable program regulations. Data
collected is the minimum information necessary to effectively carry out
the requirements of the program, and to fulfill the intent of Section
101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004, Public Law 108-
465 (Dec. 21, 2004).
The Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 authorized the
Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to States (at the time, defined
to mean the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico) for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to be
used by State departments of agriculture solely to enhance the
competitiveness of specialty crops. The program was appropriated
funding in fiscal years 2006 through 2008. These grant funds were
previously applied for and awarded to eligible State departments of
agriculture. Therefore, State departments of agriculture can no longer
apply for grants under the program. However, the program is still in
effect because grant periods can be up to three years in length and
currently, State departments of agriculture are reporting on previously
awarded grants. This program, SCBGP, is separate from the Specialty
Crop Block Grant Program-Farm Bill (SCBGP-FB), program.
A State department of agriculture participating in the SCBGP would
have to submit a Request for Grant Amendment to AMS if there is a
change in key personnel, scope or objectives of the grant, budget
changes that exceed more than 20% of a project's total budget, and/or
or an extension of the grant period not to exceed three calendar years.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.50 hours per response.
Respondents: State departments of agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
Estimated Number of Responses: 25.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12.50 hours.
A State department of agriculture participating in the SCBGP is
required to submit an Annual Performance Report to AMS 90 days after
the completion of the first year of the grant period and once within 90
days after the second year of the grant period.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1 hour per response.
Respondents: State departments of agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52 (All 50 states, Puerto Rico,
and the District of Columbia).
Estimated Number of Responses: 52.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 104 hours.
A State department of agriculture participating in the SCBGP is
required to submit to AMS 90 days after the expiration date of the
grant period SF269 ``Financial Status Report (Long Form)'', if the
project had program income, approved under OMB0348-0039, or
SF269A ``Financial Status Report (Short Form)'', approved under
OMB0348-0038.
A State department of agriculture participating in the SCBGP is
required to submit a Final Performance Report to AMS within 90 days
following the expiration date of the grant period.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.5 hours per response.
Respondents: State departments of agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52 (All 50 states, Puerto Rico,
and the District of Columbia).
Estimated Number of Responses: 52.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 78 hours.
No later than 30 days after completion of an audit on all grant
expenditures, the State is required to submit an audit report/executive
summary to AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 3 hours per response.
Respondents: State departments of agriculture.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52 (All 50 states, Puerto Rico,
and the District of Columbia).
Estimated Number of Responses: 52.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 156 hours.
The SCBGP is expected to accomplish the goals of enhancing the
competitiveness of specialty crops.
This program would not be maintained by any other agency;
therefore, the requested information will not be available from any
other existing records.
AMS is committed to compliance with the Government Paperwork
Elimination Act (GPEA), which requires Government agencies in general
to provide the public the option of submitting information or
transacting business electronically to the maximum extent possible. The
request for grant amendment, annual performance reports, final
performance report, SF269 ``Financial Status Report (Long Form)'', or
the SF269A ``Financial Status Report (Short Form)'', and the audit
report/executive summary can be submitted electronically.
Finally, State departments of agriculture would be required to
retain records pertaining to the SCBGP for 3 years after completion of
the grant period or until final resolution of any audit findings or
litigation claims relating to the SCBGP. This is a part of normal
business practice and consistent with USDA regulations (7 CFR Parts
3015 and 3016).
The estimated one-time cost for all State departments of
agriculture in providing this information to the SCBGP is $9,048. This
total has been estimated by multiplying 351 total burden hours by
$25.78, an average of mean hourly earnings by state and local
government white collar (excluding sales) employees. Data for
computation of this hourly wage were obtained from the U.S. Department
of Labor Statistic's publication ``National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States, June 2005'', published August
2006 (Bulletin 2581). This publication can also be found at the
following Web site: https://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0832.pdf.
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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology. Comments may be sent to: Docket Clerk, Fruit
and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Stop 0235, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20250-0243; Fax: (202) 720-0016; or E-mail: scblockgrants@usda.gov.
All comments received will be available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 18, 2009.
Robert C. Keeney,
Acting Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-11969 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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