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and Plant Health Inspection Service is
authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation of plants, plant products,
plant pests, and other articles to prevent
the introduction of plant pests and
noxious weeds into the United States.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 319
prohibit or restrict the importation of
certain plants and plant products into
the United States to prevent the
introduction of plant pests. The
regulations contained in ‘‘Subpart—
Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs,
Seeds, and Other Plant Products,’’
319.37 through 319.37–14 (referred to
below as the regulations), restrict,
among other things, the importation of
living plants, plant parts, seeds, and
plant cuttings for propagation.
The regulations include a certification
program for articles of Pelargonium spp.
and Solanum spp. imported from
countries where the bacterium Ralstonia
solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 is known
to occur. The requirements of the
certification program were designed to
ensure that Ralstonia solanacearum race
3 biovar 2 will not be introduced into
the United States through the
importation of articles of Pelargonium
spp. and Solanum spp. This bacterial
strain causes potato brown rot, which
causes potatoes to rot through, making
them unusable and seriously affecting
potato yields.
The certification program requires the
collection of information through
phytosanitary certificates, trust funds,
and compliance agreements.
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.
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Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1
hour per response.
Respondents: Importers and foreign
national plant protection organizations.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 27.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 37.851851.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,022.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,022 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 17th day of
June 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Designation in the Northeast Texas
Region
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Central Illinois Grain
Inspection, Inc. (Central Illinois), d/b/a
Lone Star Grain Inspection in Texas, has
requested that the Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA) amend its designation to
remove the northeast Texas region from
its assigned geographic area. GIPSA is
amending Central Illinois’ designation
and is designating Gulf Country
Inspection Service, Inc. (Gulf Country)
to provide official services in the
northeast Texas area.
DATES: Effective Date: June 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Compliance
Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647–S,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas C. O’Connor at 202–720–8262
or e-mail Thomas.C.OConnor@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
7(f)(1) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA or Act) (7 U.S.C.
71–87k) authorizes GIPSA’s
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Administrator to designate a qualified
applicant to provide official services in
a specified area after determining that
the applicant is better able than any
other applicant to provide such official
services.
Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA,
designations of official agencies are
effective for a period not longer than 3
years unless terminated by the
Secretary, but may be renewed
according to the criteria and procedures
prescribed in section 7(f) of the Act.
Central Illinois was selected to
perform official services in the northeast
Texas area effective April 20, 2009 (see
74 FR 17940). Gulf Country also applied
for designation in that action. However,
on May 18, 2009, Central Illinois
requested that its designation be
amended to remove the northeast Texas
area from its geographic area, the same
geographic area that was subject to the
previous designation action. Given these
circumstances GIPSA, again, evaluated
all available information regarding the
designation criteria in Section 7(f)(1) of
the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)(1)) and
determined that Gulf Country is able to
provide official services in the
geographic area specified below,
effective June 23, 2009. This designation
terminates December 31, 2010. The
designation of Central Illinois is
amended consistent with this action.
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act,
the following geographic area in the
State of Texas is assigned to Gulf
Country:
• Bounded on the North by the
northern Young, Jack, Montague, Cooke,
Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River,
Morris, and Marion County lines east to
the Texas State line;
• Bounded on the East by the eastern
Texas State line south to the southern
Shelby County line;
• Bounded on the South by the
southern Shelby, Rusk, Smith,
Henderson, Navarro, Hill, Bosque,
Hamilton, and Mills County lines west
to the western Mills county line; and
• Bounded on the West by the
western Mills, Comanche, Eastland,
Stephens, and Young County lines north
to the northern Young County line.
Interested persons may obtain official
services by contacting Gulf Country via
mail at 6852 Talbot Parkway, Dallas, TX
75232 or phone at 214–500–5212.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Designation in the Northeast Texas Region
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Central Illinois Grain Inspection, Inc. (Central Illinois), d/
b/a Lone Star Grain Inspection in Texas, has requested that the Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) amend its
designation to remove the northeast Texas region from its assigned
geographic area. GIPSA is amending Central Illinois' designation and is
designating Gulf Country Inspection Service, Inc. (Gulf Country) to
provide official services in the northeast Texas area.
DATES: Effective Date: June 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas C. O'Connor at 202-720-8262 or
e-mail Thomas.C.OConnor@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7(f)(1) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA or Act) (7 U.S.C. 71-87k) authorizes GIPSA's
Administrator to designate a qualified applicant to provide official
services in a specified area after determining that the applicant is
better able than any other applicant to provide such official services.
Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, designations of official
agencies are effective for a period not longer than 3 years unless
terminated by the Secretary, but may be renewed according to the
criteria and procedures prescribed in section 7(f) of the Act.
Central Illinois was selected to perform official services in the
northeast Texas area effective April 20, 2009 (see 74 FR 17940). Gulf
Country also applied for designation in that action. However, on May
18, 2009, Central Illinois requested that its designation be amended to
remove the northeast Texas area from its geographic area, the same
geographic area that was subject to the previous designation action.
Given these circumstances GIPSA, again, evaluated all available
information regarding the designation criteria in Section 7(f)(1) of
the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)(1)) and determined that Gulf Country is able
to provide official services in the geographic area specified below,
effective June 23, 2009. This designation terminates December 31, 2010.
The designation of Central Illinois is amended consistent with this
action.
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
area in the State of Texas is assigned to Gulf Country:
Bounded on the North by the northern Young, Jack,
Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Morris, and Marion
County lines east to the Texas State line;
Bounded on the East by the eastern Texas State line south
to the southern Shelby County line;
Bounded on the South by the southern Shelby, Rusk, Smith,
Henderson, Navarro, Hill, Bosque, Hamilton, and Mills County lines west
to the western Mills county line; and
Bounded on the West by the western Mills, Comanche,
Eastland, Stephens, and Young County lines north to the northern Young
County line.
Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting Gulf
Country via mail at 6852 Talbot Parkway, Dallas, TX 75232 or phone at
214-500-5212.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-14650 Filed 6-22-09; 8:45 am]
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