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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of the Specialty Crop
Committee’s Stakeholder Listening
Session
AGENCY: Research, Education, and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of stakeholder listening
session.
SUMMARY: The notice announces the
Specialty Crop Committee’s Stakeholder
Listening Session. The document
contained the wrong date for the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Kelly, (202) 720–4421.
Correction
In the Federal Register of June 9,
2010, in FR Doc. 2010–13798, on pages
32735–32736, in the date section,
correct to read as follows:
DATES: The Specialty Crop Committee
will hold the stakeholder listening
session on July 21st, 2010 from 9 a.m.–
3 p.m.
Dated: June 10, 2010.
Yvette Anderson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer for
Agriculture Research Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS–CN–10–0042; CN–10–004]
Tobacco Inspection and Grading
Services: Notice of Request for an
Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
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ACTION: Notice and 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 in support of the
Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act
of 2004 (U.S.C. Chapter 518), the Rural
Development, Food and Drug
Administrative, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act for 2002
(Appropriations Act), and the Tobacco
Inspection Act and Regulations
Governing the Tobacco Standards.
DATES: Comments received by August
16, 2010 will be considered.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:
Interested persons are invited to submit
written comments concerning this
proposal to 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.
Comments should be submitted in
triplicate. Comments may also be
submitted electronically through https://
www.regulations.gov. All comments
should reference the docket number and
page number of this issue of the Federal
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: Reporting and Recording
Requirements for 7 CFR part 29.
OMB Number: 0581–0056.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 30, 2010.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
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Abstract: The Tobacco Inspection Act
(7 U.S.C. 511–511s) requires that all
tobacco sold at designated auction
markets in the U.S. be inspected and
graded. The Appropriations Act (7
U.S.C. 511s note) requires that all
tobacco eligible for price support in the
U.S. be inspected and graded. The Fair
and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of
2004 (7 U.S.C. 518–519a) eliminated
price supports and marketing quotas for
all tobacco beginning with the 2005
crop year. Mandatory inspection and
grading of domestic and imported
tobacco was eliminated as well as the
mandatory pesticide testing of imported
tobacco and the tobacco market news
program. The Tobacco Inspection Act
also provides for interested parties to
request inspection, pesticide testing,
and grading services on a permissive
basis. The information collection
requirements authorized for the
programs under the Tobacco Inspection
Act and the Appropriations Act include:
application for inspection of tobacco,
application and other information used
in the approval of new auction markets
or the extension of services to
designated tobacco markets, and the
information required to be provided in
connection with auction and
nonauction sales.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.60 hours per
response.
Respondents: Primarily tobacco
companies, tobacco manufacturers,
import inspectors, and small businesses
or organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 48.
Estimated Number of Responses:
2415.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 3851.
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
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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 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.
Dated: June 11, 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-2010-0063]
Notice of Revision and Request for
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Citrus Canker;
Interstate Movement of Regulated
Nursery Stock and Fruit from
Quarantined Areas
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AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
revise an information collection
associated with regulations for the
interstate movement of regulated
nursery stock and fruit from
quarantined areas to prevent the spread
of citrus canker and to request an
extension of approval of the information
collection.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 16,
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-
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2010-0063) 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-2010-0063,
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. APHIS2010-0063.
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
interstate movement of regulated
nursery stock and fruit from
quarantined areas to prevent the spread
of citrus canker, contact Ms. Lynn
Evans-Goldner, National Program
Manager, Emergency and Domestic
Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 160, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 734-7228. 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: Citrus Canker; Interstate
Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock
and Fruit from Quarantined Areas.
OMB Number: 0579-0317.
Type of Request: Revision and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture, either
independently or in cooperation with
States, to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests, such as citrus canker, that
are new to or not widely distributed
within the United States.
Citrus canker is a plant disease that
affects plant and plant parts, including
fresh fruit of citrus and citrus relatives
(family Rutaceae). Citrus canker can
cause defoliation and other serious
damage to the leaves and twigs of
susceptible plants. It can also cause
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lesions on the fruit of infected plants
and cause infected fruit to drop from the
trees before reaching maturity. The
aggressive A (Asiatic) strain of citrus
canker can infect susceptible plants
rapidly and lead to extensive economic
losses in commercial citrus-producing
areas.
APHIS regulations to prevent the
interstate spread of citrus canker are
contained in ‘‘Subpart—Citrus Canker’’
(7 CFR 301.75-1 through 301.75-14). The
regulations restrict the interstate
movement of regulated articles from and
through areas quarantined because of
citrus canker and provide, among other
things, conditions under which
regulated nursery stock and fruit may be
moved interstate. The interstate
movement of regulated nursery stock
and fruit from quarantined areas
involves information collection
activities, including cooperative
agreements, certificates, and limited
permits.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities for an additional 3
years.
This information collection includes
information collection requirements
currently approved by OMB control
numbers 0579-0317, ‘‘Citrus Canker;
Interstate Movement of Regulated
Nursery Stock from Quarantined Areas,’’
and 0579-0325, ‘‘Citrus Canker;
Movement of Fruit from Quarantined
Areas.’’ After OMB approves and
combines the burden for both
collections under a single collection
(0579-0317), ‘‘Citrus Canker; Interstate
Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock
and Fruit from Quarantined Areas,’’ the
Department will retire number 05790325.
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
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[FR Doc No: 2010-14571]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS-CN-10-0042; CN-10-004]
Tobacco Inspection and Grading Services: Notice of Request for an
Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and 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 in support of the Fair and
Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (U.S.C. Chapter 518), the Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administrative, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act for 2002 (Appropriations Act), and the Tobacco
Inspection Act and Regulations Governing the Tobacco Standards.
DATES: Comments received by August 16, 2010 will be considered.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments concerning this proposal to 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. Comments should be submitted in
triplicate. Comments may also be submitted electronically through
https://www.regulations.gov. All comments should reference the docket
number and page number of this issue of the Federal 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 e-mail at
Shethir.riva@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Reporting and Recording Requirements for 7 CFR part 29.
OMB Number: 0581-0056.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 30, 2010.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Tobacco Inspection Act (7 U.S.C. 511-511s) requires
that all tobacco sold at designated auction markets in the U.S. be
inspected and graded. The Appropriations Act (7 U.S.C. 511s note)
requires that all tobacco eligible for price support in the U.S. be
inspected and graded. The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004
(7 U.S.C. 518-519a) eliminated price supports and marketing quotas for
all tobacco beginning with the 2005 crop year. Mandatory inspection and
grading of domestic and imported tobacco was eliminated as well as the
mandatory pesticide testing of imported tobacco and the tobacco market
news program. The Tobacco Inspection Act also provides for interested
parties to request inspection, pesticide testing, and grading services
on a permissive basis. The information collection requirements
authorized for the programs under the Tobacco Inspection Act and the
Appropriations Act include: application for inspection of tobacco,
application and other information used in the approval of new auction
markets or the extension of services to designated tobacco markets, and
the information required to be provided in connection with auction and
nonauction sales.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.60 hours per response.
Respondents: Primarily tobacco companies, tobacco manufacturers,
import inspectors, and small businesses or organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 48.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2415.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3851.
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
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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 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.
Dated: June 11, 2010.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-14571 Filed 6-16-10; 8:45 am]
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