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www.regulations.gov. All comments
should reference the docket number and
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Register. All comments received will be
made available for public inspection at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS,
USDA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Room 2637–S, Washington, DC 20250
during regular business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shethir Riva, Chief, Research and
Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco
Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, USDA, 1400 Independence
Ave., SW., Room 2637–S, Washington,
DC 20250–0224, telephone (202) 720–
3193, facsimile (202) 690–1718, or email at Shethir.riva@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Cotton Classification and
Market News Service.
OMB Number: 0581–0009.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 30, 2010.
Type of Request: Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection.
Abstract: The Cotton Classification
and Market News Service program
provides market information on cotton
prices, quality, stocks, demand and
supply to growers, ginners,
merchandisers, textile mills and the
public for their use in making sound
business decisions. The Cotton Statistics
and Estimates Act (7 U.S.C. 471–476),
authorizes and directs the Secretary of
Agriculture to: (a) Collect and publish
annually, statistics or estimates
concerning the grades and staple lengths
of stocks of cotton, known as the
carryover, on hand on the 1st of August
each year in warehouses and other
establishments of every character in the
continental U.S., and following such
publication each year, to publish at
intervals, in his/her discretion, his/her
estimate of the grades and staple length
of cotton of the current crop (7 U.S.C.
471) and (b) Collect, authenticate,
publish and distribute by radio, mail, or
otherwise, timely information of the
market supply, demand, location, and
market prices of cotton (7 U.S.C. 473b).
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
(7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), authorizes and
directs the Secretary of Agriculture to
collect and disseminate marketing
information, including adequate outlook
information on a market-area basis, for
the purpose of anticipating and meeting
consumer requirements, aiding in the
maintenance of farm income, and
bringing about a balance between
production and utilization of
agricultural products.
The information collection
requirements in this request are
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essential to carry out the intent of the
Acts and to provide the cotton industry
the type of information they need to
make sound business decisions. The
information collected is the minimum
required. Information is requested from
growers, cooperatives, merchants,
manufacturers, and other government
agencies. This includes information on
cotton, cottonseed and cotton linters.
The information collected is used
only by authorized employees of the
USDA, AMS. The cotton industry is the
primary user of the compiled
information and AMS and other
government agencies are secondary
users.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.12 hours per
response.
Respondents: Cotton Merchandisers,
Textile Mills, Ginners.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
873.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 7.27.
Estimated Number of Responses:
6,347.50.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 769.80.
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 submitted
electronically through https://
www.regulations.gov. Comments also
may be sent to Shethir Riva, Chief,
Research and Promotion, Cotton and
Tobacco Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20250–0224. All comments received
will be available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the
same address or through https://
www.regulations.gov.
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.
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Dated: May 14, 2010.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0029]
Availability of an Environmental
Assessment for a Biological Control
Agent for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared an
environmental assessment relative to
the control of hemlock woolly adelgid
(Adelges tsugae). The environmental
assessment considers the effects of, and
alternatives to, the release of an insect,
Laricobius osakensis, into the
continental United States for use as a
biological control agent to reduce the
severity of hemlock woolly adelgid
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 June 21,
2010.
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=APHIS2010-0029) to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
∑Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send one copy of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0029,
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. APHIS2010-0029.
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
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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.
Shirley A. Wager-Page, Chief, Pest
Permitting Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737-1237; (301) 734-8453.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing
to issue permits for the release of an
insect, Laricobius osakensis, into the
continental United States for use as a
biological control agent to reduce the
severity of hemlock woolly adelgid
(HWA) infestations.
HWA, an introduced insect pest
destructive to forest and ornamental
hemlock trees, was first discovered in
Virginia in 1951. HWA now infests 18
States due to the movements of infested
nursery plants as well as non-human
modes of dispersal that include birds,
deer, and wind. HWA feeds at the bases
of hemlock needles, causing them to dry
out and resulting in needle loss. This
prevents trees from producing new buds
for the next year’s growth, and leads to
branch dieback and, often, the eventual
death of the tree. HWA infestation is
fatal to eastern hemlocks of all ages,
regardless of health prior to infestation,
with tree mortality occurring between
four and ten or more years after
infestation, depending on
environmental conditions.
Existing HWA management options
include chemical control and
silvicultural control, which, in this
instance, would involve close
management of trees on a site-by-site
basis. However, these management
measures can be expensive, temporary,
or have non-target impacts. Thus, a
permit application has been submitted
to APHIS for the purpose of releasing an
insect, L. osakensis, into the continental
United States for use as a biological
control agent to reduce the severity of
HWA infestations.
APHIS’ review and analysis of the
proposed action are documented in
detail in an environmental assessment
(EA) titled ‘‘Proposed Field Release of
Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera:
Derodontidae), a Predatory Beetle for
Biological Control of Hemlock Woolly
Adelgid (Adelges tsugae), in the
Continental United States’’ (December
2009). We are making the EA available
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to the public for review and comment.
We will consider all comments that we
receive on or before the date listed
under the heading DATES at the
beginning of this notice.
The EA 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 EA
by calling or writing to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Please refer to the title of the
EA when requesting copies.
The EA has been prepared in
accordance with: (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day
of May 2010.
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-2010-0028]
Availability of an Environmental
Assessment for a Biological Control
Agent for Asian Citrus Psyllid
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared an
environmental assessment relative to
the control of Asian citrus psyllid
(Diaphorina citri Kuwayama). The
environmental assessment considers the
effects of, and alternatives to, the release
of an insect, Tamarixia radiata, into the
continental United States for use as a
biological control agent to reduce the
severity of Asian citrus psyllid
infestations. We are making the
environmental assessment available to
the public for review and comment.
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DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 21,
2010.
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=APHIS2010-0028) to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
∑Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send one copy of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0028,
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. APHIS2010-0028.
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.
Shirley A. Wager-Page, Chief, Pest
Permitting Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737-1237; (301) 734-8453.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing
to issue permits for the release of an
insect, Tamarixia radiata, into the
continental United States for use as a
biological control agent to reduce the
severity of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)
infestations.
ACP, a serious pest of citrus, was first
discovered in Florida in 1998. By 2001
it had spread to 31 counties within the
State, primarily due to the movements
of infested nursery plants. In that year
ACP was also accidentally introduced
into Puerto Rico and Texas. It was
subsequently discovered in Hawaii in
2006, Guam in 2007, in Alabama,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South
Carolina, and California in 2008, in
portions of one county in Arizona in
2009, and in the U.S. Virgin Islands in
2010.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0029]
Availability of an Environmental Assessment for a Biological
Control Agent for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment relative to
the control of hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae). The
environmental assessment considers the effects of, and alternatives to,
the release of an insect, Laricobius osakensis, into the continental
United States for use as a biological control agent to reduce the
severity of hemlock woolly adelgid 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 June
21, 2010.
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-2010-0029) to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0029, 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-2010-0029.
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
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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. Shirley A. Wager-Page, Chief, Pest
Permitting Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737-1237; (301) 734-8453.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing
to issue permits for the release of an insect, Laricobius osakensis,
into the continental United States for use as a biological control
agent to reduce the severity of hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA)
infestations.
HWA, an introduced insect pest destructive to forest and ornamental
hemlock trees, was first discovered in Virginia in 1951. HWA now
infests 18 States due to the movements of infested nursery plants as
well as non-human modes of dispersal that include birds, deer, and
wind. HWA feeds at the bases of hemlock needles, causing them to dry
out and resulting in needle loss. This prevents trees from producing
new buds for the next year's growth, and leads to branch dieback and,
often, the eventual death of the tree. HWA infestation is fatal to
eastern hemlocks of all ages, regardless of health prior to
infestation, with tree mortality occurring between four and ten or more
years after infestation, depending on environmental conditions.
Existing HWA management options include chemical control and
silvicultural control, which, in this instance, would involve close
management of trees on a site-by-site basis. However, these management
measures can be expensive, temporary, or have non-target impacts. Thus,
a permit application has been submitted to APHIS for the purpose of
releasing an insect, L. osakensis, into the continental United States
for use as a biological control agent to reduce the severity of HWA
infestations.
APHIS' review and analysis of the proposed action are documented in
detail in an environmental assessment (EA) titled ``Proposed Field
Release of Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a Predatory
Beetle for Biological Control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges
tsugae), in the Continental United States'' (December 2009). We are
making the EA available to the public for review and comment. We will
consider all comments that we receive on or before the date listed
under the heading DATES at the beginning of this notice.
The EA 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 EA by calling or
writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Please refer to the title of the EA when requesting copies.
The EA has been prepared in accordance with: (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-
1508), (3) USDA regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), and (4)
APHIS' NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 14\th\ day of May 2010.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-12024 Filed 5-19-10; 8:45 am]
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