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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
February 10, 2011.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Evaluation of the Impact of the
Summer Electronic Benefits for
Children Household-Based
Demonstration on Food Insecurity.
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.
Summary of Collection: In the 2010
Agriculture Appropriations Act (Pub. L.
111–80), Section 749(g), Congress
authorized demonstration projects to
develop and test methods of providing
access to food for low-income children
in urban and rural areas during the
summer months when schools are not in
regular session, as well as a rigorous
independent evaluation of the projects
regarding their effectiveness. The data
being collected under this submission
are necessary to meet the
Congressionally-mandated requirement
for an independent evaluation of the
Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer
(SEBT) for Children Demonstration
being conducted by the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) under this
authorizing legislation. The evaluation
of these projects is intended to provide
policymakers with clear, rigorous and
timely findings to make decisions about
potential changes to federal summer
feeding programs during the next Child
Nutrition reauthorization cycle.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information gathered in the data
collection activities will be used by FNS
to determine if SEBT for children
reduces the acute prevalence of very
low food security among children
during the summer months when most
children are not in school; and to
determine the feasibility and cost of
implementing SEBT for children on a
national scale. Without the information
FNS will not have the data necessary to
estimate program impacts on
participating children, or to examine
how the demonstration sites
implemented SEBT for children, which
will be used to produce the required
report to Congress and inform future
program decisions.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or household; State, Local
or Tribal Government; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 15,382.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Quarterly; Annually; Biennially.
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Total Burden Hours: 15,974.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
February 10, 2011.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service
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[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0096]
Title: Bees and Related Articles.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0207.
Summary of Collection: The Plant
Protection Act (APA) (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.), authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to prohibit or 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. Under the
Honeybee Act (7 U.S.C. 281–286), the
Secretary is authorized to prohibit or
restrict the importation of honeybee
semen to prevent the introduction into
the United States of diseases and
parasites harmful to honeybees and of
undesirable species and subspecies of
honeybees. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ),
is responsible for implementing the
intent of these Acts, and does so
through the enforcement of its
pollinator regulations and honeybee
regulations.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS collects information from a
variety of individuals who are involved
in breeding, exporting, importing, and
containing bees and related articles. The
information APHIS collects serves as the
supporting documentation needed to
issue required PPQ forms and
documents that allow importation of
bees and related articles or authorizes
the release of bees. This documentation
is vital to helping APHIS ensure that
exotic bee diseases and parasites, and
undesirable species and subspecies of
honeybees, do not spread into or within
the United States. Without the
information APHIS could not verify that
imported bees and related articles do
not present a significant risk of
introducing exotic bee disease,
parasites, and undesirable species and
subspecies of honeybees.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other-for-profit; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 336.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 567.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Notice of Decision To Issue Permits for
the Importation of Fresh Strawberries
From Jordan Into the Continental
United States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public of
our decision to begin issuing permits for
the importation into the continental
United States of fresh strawberries from
Jordan. Based on the findings of a pest
risk analysis, which we made available
to the public for review and comment
through a previous notice, we believe
that the application of one or more
designated phytosanitary measures will
be sufficient to mitigate the risks of
introducing or disseminating plant pests
or noxious weeds via the importation of
fresh strawberries from Jordan.
DATES: Effective Date: February 16,
2011.
SUMMARY:
Ms.
Donna L. West, Senior Import
Specialist, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (301) 734–0627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
Under the regulations in ‘‘SubpartFruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1
through 319.56–50, referred to below as
the regulations), the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
prohibits or restricts the importation of
fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world to
prevent plant pests from being
introduced into and spread within the
United States.
Section 319.56–4 of the regulations
contains a performance-based process
for approving the importation of
commodities that, based on the findings
of a pest risk analysis (PRA), can be
safely imported subject to one or more
of the designated phytosanitary
measures listed in paragraph (b) of that
section. Under that process, APHIS
publishes a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the availability of
the PRA that evaluates the risks
associated with the importation of a
particular fruit or vegetable. Following
the close of the 60-day comment period,
APHIS may begin issuing permits for
importation of the fruit or vegetable
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subject to the identified designated
measures if: (1) No comments were
received on the PRA; (2) the comments
on the PRA revealed that no changes to
the PRA were necessary; or (3) changes
to the PRA were made in response to
public comments, but the changes did
not affect the overall conclusions of the
analysis and the Administrator’s
determination of risk.
In accordance with that process, we
published a notice 1 in the Federal
Register on October 12, 2010 (75 FR
62500–62501, Docket No. APHIS–2010–
0096), in which we announced the
availability, for review and comment, of
a PRA that evaluates the risks associated
with the importation into the
continental United States of fresh
strawberries (Fragaria spp.) from Jordan.
We solicited comments on the notice for
60 days ending on December 13, 2010.
We received one comment by that date,
from a State department of agriculture.
In the PRA, APHIS determined that
six plant pests have a high risk potential
of being introduced into the United
States via the pathway of strawberries
from Jordan. The PRA notes that two of
these pests, Eutetranychus orientalis
and Thrips major, could potentially
avoid detection beneath the calyx of the
strawberries due to their small size. The
commenter referred to this potential risk
and suggested that the national plant
protection organization (NPPO) of
Jordan be required to notify APHIS in
the event of pest detections or changes
in pest management practices they
recommend to growers and
packinghouses.
We acknowledge the risk that these
plant pests could potentially evade
detection and be introduced into the
United States in the manner referred to
by the commenter. However, while the
pests themselves may potentially evade
detection by their small size, their
presence can be detected by visible
signs of discoloration and damage to
fruits and leaves. Moreover, APHIS has
permitted the entry of commercial
strawberries from several countries in
Asia, Europe, and South America where
one or both of these pests of concern
occur. Over several decades, there have
only been a few isolated interceptions of
Eutetranychus orientalis and Thrips
major in strawberry consignments.
For these reasons, together with
Jordan’s use of integrated pest
management practices in the production
of commercial strawberries, APHIS has
concluded that commercial strawberries
1 To view the notice, the PRA, and the comment
we received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/
fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0096.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 10, 2011.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it
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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Bees and Related Articles.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0207.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (APA) (7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or
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. Under the Honeybee Act (7 U.S.C. 281-286), the Secretary is
authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation of honeybee semen to
prevent the introduction into the United States of diseases and
parasites harmful to honeybees and of undesirable species and
subspecies of honeybees. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), is responsible for
implementing the intent of these Acts, and does so through the
enforcement of its pollinator regulations and honeybee regulations.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information from a
variety of individuals who are involved in breeding, exporting,
importing, and containing bees and related articles. The information
APHIS collects serves as the supporting documentation needed to issue
required PPQ forms and documents that allow importation of bees and
related articles or authorizes the release of bees. This documentation
is vital to helping APHIS ensure that exotic bee diseases and
parasites, and undesirable species and subspecies of honeybees, do not
spread into or within the United States. Without the information APHIS
could not verify that imported bees and related articles do not present
a significant risk of introducing exotic bee disease, parasites, and
undesirable species and subspecies of honeybees.
Description of Respondents: Business or other-for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 336.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 567.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-3444 Filed 2-15-11; 8:45 am]
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