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Vol. 77, No. 109
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGENCY:
Designation for the Topeka, KS; Cedar
Rapids, IA; Minot, ND; and Cincinnati,
OH Areas; Correction
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice; correction.
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers
and Stockyards Administration
published a document in the Federal
Register on May 30, 2012, concerning
the announcement for the Designation
for the Topeka, KS; Cedar Rapids, IA;
Minot, ND; and Cincinnati, OH Areas.
The document contained an incorrect
abbreviation.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eric
Jabs, (816) 659–8404.
Correction
In the Federal Register of May 30,
2012, in FR Doc. 2012–13019, on page
31831, in the second column, correct
the ‘‘Summary’’ paragraph to read:
SUMMARY:
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GIPSA is announcing the designation
of Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Inc.
(Kansas); Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection,
Inc. (Mid-Iowa); Minot Grain Inspection,
Inc. (Minot); and Tri-State Grain
Inspection Service, Inc. (Tri-State) to
provide official services under the
United States Grain Standards Act
(USGSA), as amended.
Dated: May 31, 2012.
Alan R. Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0036]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Lacey Act Declaration Requirement;
Plants and Plant Products
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection required by the
Lacey Act for the importation of certain
plants and plant products.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 6,
2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-00360001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2012–0036, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0036 or
in our reading room, which 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) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on special need requests
under the Plant Protection Act, contact
Mr. George Balady, Agriculturist, QPAS,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2240.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
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Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Lacey Act Declaration
Requirement; Plants and Plant Products.
OMB Number: 0579–0349.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Lacey Act, as amended,
makes it unlawful to import, export,
transport, sell, receive, acquire, or
purchase in interstate or foreign
commerce any plant, with some limited
exceptions, taken, possessed,
transported or sold in violation of the
laws of the United States, a State, an
Indian tribe, or any foreign law that
protects plants. The Act also makes it
unlawful to make or submit any false
record, account or label for, or any false
identification of, any plant covered by
the Act.
In addition, section 3 of the Act
makes it unlawful to import certain
plants and plant products without an
import declaration. The declaration
must contain, among other things, the
scientific name of the plant, value of the
importation, quantity of the plant, and
name of the country from which the
plant was harvested. For paper and
paperboard products with recycled
plant content, the importer will not be
required to specify the species or
country of harvest with respect to the
recycled plant product component, but
will be required to provide the average
percentage of recycled content. If the
product also contains non-recycled
plant materials, the basic declaration
requirements still apply to that
component of the product imported.
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;
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Done in Washington, DC, this 31st day of
May 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
to test the efficacy of genes designed to
alter flowering. After assessing the
application for a permit for the field
release, reviewing pertinent scientific
information, and considering comments
from the public, we have concluded that
the field release is unlikely to pose a
plant pest risk or to have a significant
impact on the quality of the human
environment. Based on the finding of no
significant impact, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service has
determined that an environmental
impact statement need not be prepared
for this field release.
DATES: Effective Date: June 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may read the
documents referenced in this notice and
the comments we received on the
Regulations.gov Web site at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS–2011–0130.
The documents are also available on the
Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
brs/biotech_ea_permits.html. You may
also view the documents and comments
we received 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) 799–7039 before
coming.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(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.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
0.476953 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers of certain
plants and plant products.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 20,352.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 21.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 427,392.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 203,846 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.
Mr.
David S. Reinhold, Assistant Director,
Environmental Risk Analysis Programs,
Biotechnology Regulatory Services,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD
20737–1236; (301) 851–3885. To obtain
copies of the environmental assessment,
finding of no significant impact, and
responses to comments, contact Ms.
Cynthia Eck at (301) 851–3892; email:
cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0130]
ArborGen, LLC; Availability of an
Environmental Assessment for
Controlled Release of a Genetically
Engineered Eucalyptus Hybrid
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared an
environmental assessment for a
proposed controlled field release of a
genetically engineered clone of a
Eucalyptus hybrid. The purpose of the
field release is to assess the
effectiveness of gene constructs
intended to confer cold tolerance, to test
the efficacy of genes introduced to alter
lignin biosynthesis, to test the efficacy
of genes designed to alter growth, and
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The
regulations in 7 CFR part 340,
‘‘Introduction of Organisms and
Products Altered or Produced Through
Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant
Pests or Which There Is Reason to
Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ regulate,
among other things, the introduction
(importation, interstate movement, or
release into the environment) of
organisms and products altered or
produced through genetic engineering
that are plant pests or that there is
reason to believe are plant pests. Such
genetically engineered organisms and
products are considered ‘‘regulated
articles.’’ A permit must be obtained or
a notification acknowledged before a
regulated article may be introduced. The
regulations set forth the permit
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application requirements and the
notification procedures for the
importation, interstate movement, or
release in the environment of a
regulated article.
On February 21, 2011, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
received a permit application (APHIS
No. 11–052–101rm) from ArborGen,
LLC, in Summerville, SC, for a
controlled field release of genetically
engineered Eucalyptus hybrids in six
locations encompassing a total of 14.7
acres in the States of Alabama, Florida,
Mississippi, and South Carolina.
Permit application 11–052–101rm
describes Eucalyptus trees derived from
a hybrid of Eucalyptus grandis X
Eucalyptus urophylla. The purpose of
the field tests is to assess the
effectiveness of gene constructs
intended to confer cold tolerance; to test
the efficacy of genes introduced to alter
lignin biosynthesis; to test the efficacy
of genes designed to alter growth; and
to test the efficacy of genes designed to
alter flowering. In addition, the trees
have been engineered with a selectable
marker that confers resistance to the
antibiotic kanamycin. These DNA
sequences were introduced into
Eucalyptus trees using disarmed
Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
The subject Eucalyptus trees are
considered regulated articles under 7
CFR part 340 because they were created
using donor sequences from plant pests.
To provide the public with
documentation of APHIS’ review and
analysis of any potential environmental
impacts and plant pest risks associated
with the proposed release under permit
of these genetically engineered
Eucalyptus trees, APHIS prepared an
environmental assessment (EA). APHIS
announced the availability of the EA for
public comment in a notice published
in the Federal Register on February 10,
2012 (77 FR 7123–7124, Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0130). Comments on the
EA were required to be received on or
before March 12, 2012. We received 246
comments by the close of the comment
period. All expressed concerns about
the permit or opposed granting the
permit. APHIS reviewed all comments
to identify new issues, alternatives, or
information.
Pursuant to the regulations
promulgated under the Plant Protection
Act, APHIS has determined that this
field release is unlikely to pose a risk of
introducing or disseminating a plant
pest. Additionally, based upon analysis
described in the EA, APHIS has
determined that the action proposed in
Alternative B of the EA—issue the
permit with supplemental permit
conditions—is unlikely to have a
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0036]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Lacey Act Declaration Requirement; Plants and Plant
Products
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request an extension of approval of an information
collection required by the Lacey Act for the importation of certain
plants and plant products.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0036-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2012-0036, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-
0036 or in our reading room, which 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) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on special need
requests under the Plant Protection Act, contact Mr. George Balady,
Agriculturist, QPAS, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851-2240. 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: Lacey Act Declaration Requirement; Plants and Plant
Products.
OMB Number: 0579-0349.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Lacey Act, as amended, makes it unlawful to import,
export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or
foreign commerce any plant, with some limited exceptions, taken,
possessed, transported or sold in violation of the laws of the United
States, a State, an Indian tribe, or any foreign law that protects
plants. The Act also makes it unlawful to make or submit any false
record, account or label for, or any false identification of, any plant
covered by the Act.
In addition, section 3 of the Act makes it unlawful to import
certain plants and plant products without an import declaration. The
declaration must contain, among other things, the scientific name of
the plant, value of the importation, quantity of the plant, and name of
the country from which the plant was harvested. For paper and
paperboard products with recycled plant content, the importer will not
be required to specify the species or country of harvest with respect
to the recycled plant product component, but will be required to
provide the average percentage of recycled content. If the product also
contains non-recycled plant materials, the basic declaration
requirements still apply to that component of the product imported.
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;
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(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.
Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.476953 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers of certain plants and plant products.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 20,352.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 21.
Estimated annual number of responses: 427,392.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 203,846 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 31st day of May 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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