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Monsanto Company (Monsanto) of St.
Louis, MO, seeking a determination of
nonregulated status for soybean (Glycine
max) designated as event MON 87705,
which has been genetically engineered
to have a modified fatty acid profile and
for tolerance to the herbicide
glyphosate, stating that this soybean is
unlikely to pose a plant pest risk and,
therefore, should not be a regulated
article under APHIS’ regulations in 7
CFR part 340.
In a notice 1 published in the Federal
Register on June 28, 2011 (76 FR 37771–
37772, Docket No. APHIS–2011–0046),
APHIS announced the availability of the
Monsanto petition, a plant pest risk
assessment (PPRA), and a draft
environmental assessment (EA) for
public comment. APHIS solicited
comments on the petition, whether the
subject soybeans are likely to pose a
plant pest risk, the draft EA, and the
PPRA for 60 days ending on August 29,
2011.
APHIS received 36 comments during
the comment period, with 29
commenters expressing support of the
EA’s preferred alternative to make a
determination of nonregulated status
and the remaining 7 commenters
expressing opposition. Issues raised
during the comment period include
liability following adverse incidents,
trade implications, effects of genetically
engineered crops on honey bee
populations, scientific peer review of
safety tests, and health effects of
genetically modified organisms and
glyphosate. APHIS has addressed the
issues raised during the comment
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National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the
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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). Based on our EA, the response to
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finding of no significant impact with
regard to the preferred alternative
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laboratory data submitted by Monsanto,
references provided in the petition,
peer-reviewed publications, information
analyzed in the EA, the PPRA,
comments provided by the public, and
information provided in APHIS’
response to those public comments,
APHIS has determined that Monsanto’s
soybean event MON 87705 is unlikely to
pose a plant pest risk and therefore is no
longer subject to our regulations
governing the introduction of certain
genetically engineered organisms.
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petition, PPRA, EA, finding of no
significant impact, and response to
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—WIC
Breastfeeding Policy Inventory
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed collection. This is a new
collection for the contract WIC Local
Agency Breastfeeding Policy and
Practices Inventory.
DATES: Written comments must be
received by February 14, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on (a)
whether the proposed data collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
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agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions that
were used; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
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: Steven
Carlson, Director, Office of Research and
Analysis, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Steven Carlson at (703) 305–2576 or
via email to
Steve.Carlson@ fns.usda.gov. Comments
will also be accepted through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instruction for submitting
comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday) at Room
1014, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will also be a
matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Steven Carlson at
(703) 305–2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: WIC Breastfeeding Policy
Inventory.
OMB Number: 0584–NEW
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: The Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) provides
supplemental foods, health care
referrals, and nutrition education to
nutritionally at-risk, low-income
pregnant women, new mothers, their
infants, and children up to age five. The
Program is administered through 90
State, territorial, and Indian tribal
organization (ITO) agencies. These
agencies oversee approximately 2,000
local WIC agencies, which in turn
operate about 10,000 clinic sites. WIC
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clinics are the point of service for
program participants.
Research has shown that there is no
better food than breast milk for a baby’s
first year of life. Breastfeeding provides
many health, nutritional, economic, and
emotional benefits to both mother and
baby. As a major goal of the WIC
Program is to improve the nutritional
status of infants, WIC mothers are
encouraged to breastfeed their infants.
In addition to increasing incentives for
exclusive breastfeeding by providing
fully breastfeeding mothers and infants
with the most comprehensive food
packages, the WIC program promotes
breastfeeding through State and local
agency policies and practices. These are
designed to inform expectant and new
mothers of the well-documented
benefits of breastfeeding and, for those
mothers that choose to breastfeed, to
provide peer counseling and continued
support through the infant’s first year.
This collection notice is for the WIC
Breastfeeding Policy Inventory, which is
being funded by FNS with the objective
of assessing the types and diversity of
policies and practices offered by local
and State WIC agencies and their
associations with agency-level
breastfeeding outcomes.
To meet this study objective, FNS will
collect data using a self-administered,
Web-based survey of all State and local
WIC agencies: 90 State agencies
(including those of territories and ITOs)
and 2,000 local WIC agencies. The
survey will obtain a census of (1) all
measures of breastfeeding that State and
local WIC agencies currently collect,
including their definitions and methods
of collection, as well as the most recent
values of those measures; (2) the data
systems agencies use to store and
process breastfeeding data and the types
of information they report to other
agencies or external organizations; and
(3) breastfeeding policies and practices
at State and local WIC agencies. The end
products will give a comprehensive
description of breastfeeding statistics,
policies, and practices at the local and
State WIC agency levels and
demonstrate how breastfeeding
outcomes (including initiation,
duration, exclusivity, and intensity of
breastfeeding), as well as policies and
practices to promote breastfeeding,
could be tracked over time on the local,
State, and National levels.
Affected Public: Respondents will
consist of WIC agency staff. Typically,
the web-based survey will be completed
by a single staff member, although
Number of
respondents
Respondent type
Number of
responses
per
respondent
multiple respondents may be used at
some agencies. The amount of time to
complete the survey, whether by one or
more agency staff, is about the same. At
both the State and local WIC agency
levels, respondents are likely to be
agency directors, breastfeeding
coordinators, database managers, or staff
members with equivalent titles.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The study will collect data from a total
of 2,090 agencies which includes 90
State WIC agencies and 2,000 local WIC
agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The instrument will be
administered once per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
2,090.
Estimated Time per Respondent: For
the Web-based survey, the burden
estimate is 75 minutes for local WIC
agency staff and 75 minutes for State
WIC agency staff and is inclusive of the
respondents’ time to prepare for and
complete the survey. For all persons
who decline to participate in the survey,
the burden estimate is 0.05 hours (3
minutes) and includes the respondents’
time to read a letter.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,111 hours.
Estimated
total annual
responses
Hours per
response
Total hours
State WIC Agency Staff Member (Complete) .....................
State WIC Agency Staff Member (Attempted) ....................
Local WIC Agency Staff Member (Complete) .....................
Local WIC Agency Staff Member (Attempted) ....................
72
18
1,600
400
1
1
1
1
72
18
1,600
400
1.25
0.05
1.25
0.05
90
1
2000
20
Total Respondent Burden .............................................
2,090
........................
2,090
........................
2,111
Dated: December 9, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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portions of Campbell County Road 69,
Mackey Road, onto National Forest
System (NFS) land on Thunder Basin
National Grassland. The proposal
comprises new construction of
approximately 6.56 miles on NFS lands
in portions of Sections 6–8, 17, and 21–
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environmental analysis must be
received by January 17, 2012. The draft
environmental impact statement (DEIS)
is expected to be available by January
2012, and the final environmental
impact statement (FEIS) is expected to
be completed by April 2012.
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Supervisor, Medicine Bow-Routt
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(307) 358–4690.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--WIC Breastfeeding Policy Inventory
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on this proposed collection. This is a new collection for the contract
WIC Local Agency Breastfeeding Policy and Practices Inventory.
DATES: Written comments must be received by February 14, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed data
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions that were used; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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: Steven Carlson, Director, Office of
Research and Analysis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and
Nutrition Service, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA
22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of
Steven Carlson at (703) 305-2576 or via email to Steve.Carlson@
fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be accepted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instruction for submitting comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at Room 1014, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
also be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Steven Carlson at (703) 305-2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: WIC Breastfeeding Policy Inventory.
OMB Number: 0584-NEW
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods, health care
referrals, and nutrition education to nutritionally at-risk, low-income
pregnant women, new mothers, their infants, and children up to age
five. The Program is administered through 90 State, territorial, and
Indian tribal organization (ITO) agencies. These agencies oversee
approximately 2,000 local WIC agencies, which in turn operate about
10,000 clinic sites. WIC
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clinics are the point of service for program participants.
Research has shown that there is no better food than breast milk
for a baby's first year of life. Breastfeeding provides many health,
nutritional, economic, and emotional benefits to both mother and baby.
As a major goal of the WIC Program is to improve the nutritional status
of infants, WIC mothers are encouraged to breastfeed their infants. In
addition to increasing incentives for exclusive breastfeeding by
providing fully breastfeeding mothers and infants with the most
comprehensive food packages, the WIC program promotes breastfeeding
through State and local agency policies and practices. These are
designed to inform expectant and new mothers of the well-documented
benefits of breastfeeding and, for those mothers that choose to
breastfeed, to provide peer counseling and continued support through
the infant's first year. This collection notice is for the WIC
Breastfeeding Policy Inventory, which is being funded by FNS with the
objective of assessing the types and diversity of policies and
practices offered by local and State WIC agencies and their
associations with agency-level breastfeeding outcomes.
To meet this study objective, FNS will collect data using a self-
administered, Web-based survey of all State and local WIC agencies: 90
State agencies (including those of territories and ITOs) and 2,000
local WIC agencies. The survey will obtain a census of (1) all measures
of breastfeeding that State and local WIC agencies currently collect,
including their definitions and methods of collection, as well as the
most recent values of those measures; (2) the data systems agencies use
to store and process breastfeeding data and the types of information
they report to other agencies or external organizations; and (3)
breastfeeding policies and practices at State and local WIC agencies.
The end products will give a comprehensive description of breastfeeding
statistics, policies, and practices at the local and State WIC agency
levels and demonstrate how breastfeeding outcomes (including
initiation, duration, exclusivity, and intensity of breastfeeding), as
well as policies and practices to promote breastfeeding, could be
tracked over time on the local, State, and National levels.
Affected Public: Respondents will consist of WIC agency staff.
Typically, the web-based survey will be completed by a single staff
member, although multiple respondents may be used at some agencies. The
amount of time to complete the survey, whether by one or more agency
staff, is about the same. At both the State and local WIC agency
levels, respondents are likely to be agency directors, breastfeeding
coordinators, database managers, or staff members with equivalent
titles.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The study will collect data from a
total of 2,090 agencies which includes 90 State WIC agencies and 2,000
local WIC agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The instrument will
be administered once per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,090.
Estimated Time per Respondent: For the Web-based survey, the burden
estimate is 75 minutes for local WIC agency staff and 75 minutes for
State WIC agency staff and is inclusive of the respondents' time to
prepare for and complete the survey. For all persons who decline to
participate in the survey, the burden estimate is 0.05 hours (3
minutes) and includes the respondents' time to read a letter.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,111 hours.
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Number of Estimated
Respondent type Number of responses per total annual Hours per Total hours
respondents respondent responses response
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State WIC Agency Staff Member 72 1 72 1.25 90
(Complete).....................
State WIC Agency Staff Member 18 1 18 0.05 1
(Attempted)....................
Local WIC Agency Staff Member 1,600 1 1,600 1.25 2000
(Complete).....................
Local WIC Agency Staff Member 400 1 400 0.05 20
(Attempted)....................
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Total Respondent Burden..... 2,090 .............. 2,090 .............. 2,111
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Dated: December 9, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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