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We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 25,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-00150001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0015, 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-2013-0015 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 the regulations for the
importation of seed and screenings,
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contact Ms. Lydia Colon, Regulatory
Policy Specialist, PHP, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale
MD 20737; (301) 851–2302. 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: Importation of Seed and
Screenings From Canada into the United
States.
OMB Number: 0579–0124.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the authority of the
Federal Seed Act (FSA) of 1939, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.), the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
regulates the importation and interstate
movement of certain agricultural and
vegetable seeds and screenings. Title III
of the FSA, ‘Foreign Commerce,’
requires shipments of imported
agricultural and vegetable seeds to be
labeled correctly and to be tested for the
presence of the seeds of certain noxious
weeds as a condition of entry into the
United States. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS’)
regulations implementing the provisions
of title III of the FSA are found in 7 CFR
part 361.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 361,
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under the Federal Seed Act’’ (§§ 361.1 to
361.10, referred to below as the
regulations), prohibit or restrict the
importation of agricultural seed,
vegetable seed, and screenings into the
United States. Section 361.7 provides
the regulations for special provisions for
Canadian-origin seed and screenings,
and § 361.8 provides the regulations for
the cleaning of imported seed and
processing of certain Canadian-origin
screenings.
APHIS’ Plant Protection and
Quarantine (PPQ) program operates a
seed analysis program with Canada that
allows U.S. companies that import seed
for cleaning or processing to enter into
compliance agreements with APHIS.
This program eliminates the need for
sampling shipments of Canadian-origin
seed at the U.S.-Canadian border and
allows certain seed importers to clean
the seed without direct supervision of
an APHIS inspector. The program
provides a safe and expedited process
for the importation of seed and
screenings into the United States
without posing a plant pest or noxious
weed risk.
The seed analysis program involves
the use of information collection
activities, including a declaration for
importation, container labeling,
notification of seed location, a seed
return request, seed identity
maintenance, documentation for U.S.
origin exported seed returned to the
United States, written appeal for
cancellation of a compliance agreement
and request for a hearing, and associated
recordkeeping. In addition, two forms
that are required are the Seed Analysis
Certificate (For Canadian-grown seed
destined for the United States)(PPQ
Form 925) and the USDA, APHIS, PPQ
Compliance Agreement (PPQ Form 519).
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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
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(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
0.3553 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers of Canadian
seed and screenings, seed cleaning/
processing facility personnel, and
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(CFIA) officials, and private seed
laboratories accredited by the CFIA.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,168.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 23.099.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 26,980.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 9,588 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 22nd day of
April 2013.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Disposal of
Mineral Materials
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; Request for Comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension of a
currently approved information
collection, Disposal of Mineral
Materials.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before June 25, 2013 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Ray
TeSoro, Senior Geologist, USDA Forest
Service Northern Region, Minerals and
SUMMARY:
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Geology Management, Federal Building,
200 East Broadway, P.O. Box 7669,
Missoula, MT 59807.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to (406) 329–3536 or by email
to: rtesoro@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at the USDA Forest Service
Northern Region, Minerals and Geology
Management, Federal Building, 200 East
Broadway, Missoula, MT 59807 during
normal business hours. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead to (406) 329–
3523 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray
TeSoro, Senior Geologist, Minerals and
Geology Management Staff, 406–329–
3523.
Individuals who use TDD may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Disposal of Mineral Materials.
OMB Number: 0596–0081.
Expiration Date of Approval:
September 30, 2013.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Mineral Materials Act
of 1947, as amended, and the Multiple
Use Mining Act of 1955, as amended,
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
dispose of petrified wood and common
varieties of sand, stone, gravel, pumice,
pumicite, cinders, clay, and other
similar materials on lands administered
by the USDA Forest Service. The
collected information enables the Forest
Service to document planned
operations, to prescribe the terms and
conditions the Agency deems necessary
to protect surface resources, and to
affect a binding contract agreement.
Forest Service employees will evaluate
the collected information to ensure that
entities applying to mine mineral
materials are financially accountable
and will conduct their activities in
accordance with the mineral regulations
of Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations,
Part 228, Subpart C (36 CFR part 228).
Individuals, organizations,
companies, or corporations interested in
mining mineral materials on National
Forest System lands may contact their
local Forest Service office to inquire
about opportunities, to learn about areas
on which such activities are permitted,
and to request form FS–2800–9
(Contract of Sale for Minerals Materials).
Interested parties are asked to provide
information that includes the
purchaser’s name and address, the
location and dimensions of the area to
be mined, the kind of material that will
be mined, the quantity of material to be
mined, the sales price of the mined
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material, the payment schedule, the
amount of the bond, and the period of
the contract. If this information is not
collected, the Forest Service would be
unable to comply with Federal
regulations to mine materials and
operations could cause undue damage
to surface resources.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 2.5
hours.
Type of Respondents: Mineral
materials operators.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 5,646 responses.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 14,115 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
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the Crescent Ranger District just south
of Crescent Lake. The Forest Service is
approaching this project by looking at
the environmental benefits that the
project area provides, from recreation
experiences to wildlife habitat, and from
water quality to scenic views. The goal
of the project is to increase the net
benefits that people receive from the
project area currently, and allow the
area to continue to provide this diverse
range of benefits into the future. We are
using the term ‘‘ecosystem services’’ to
represent all these benefits that areas
such as the Marsh project area provide
to people.
The focal point of the planning area
is Big Marsh, one of the largest high
elevation wetland/marsh complexes in
the continental United States. In the
upland portions of the planning area,
the vegetation is primarily comprised of
lodgepole pine with some ponderosa
pine to the north and mixed conifer on
the valley flanks. The area is also of
high value for its biological resources
(including the largest Oregon Spotted
Frog population in the state), dispersed
recreation opportunities, matsutake
mushroom habitat (a commercially
harvested and culturally significant
species), big game and fish habitat, and
cultural resources, as well as provision
of water quality and quantity flowing
into the Little Deschutes River and
beyond.
The project area is an approximately
30,000 acre watershed, located in T. 24,
25, 25.5, & 26 S, R. 5.5, 6, 6.5, & 7 E.,
Willamette Meridian. The alternatives
will include the proposed action, no
action, and additional alternatives that
respond to issues generated through the
scoping process. The agency will give
notice of the full environmental analysis
and decision making process so
interested and affected people may
participate and contribute to the final
decision.
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DATES:
Dated: April 18, 2013.
Leslie A. C. Weldon,
Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Crescent Ranger District; Deschutes
National Forest; Klamath County,
Oregon; Marsh Project Environmental
Impact Statement
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The USDA, Forest Service,
will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) for a project called
Marsh, in the southwestern portion of
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Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by 30
days following the date that this notice
appears in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Tim Foley, Team Leader, Crescent
Ranger District, P.O. Box 208, Crescent,
Oregon 97733, or submit to commentspacificnorthwest-deschutescrescent@fs.fed.us. Please put ‘‘Marsh
Scoping’’ in the subject line of your
email. You will have another
opportunity for comment when
alternatives have been developed and
the Environmental Impact Statement is
made available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim
Foley, Team Leader, Crescent Ranger
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Disposal of Mineral Materials
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; Request for Comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension of a currently approved information
collection, Disposal of Mineral Materials.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before June 25, 2013
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Ray
TeSoro, Senior Geologist, USDA Forest Service Northern Region, Minerals
and
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Geology Management, Federal Building, 200 East Broadway, P.O. Box 7669,
Missoula, MT 59807.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (406) 329-3536 or
by email to: rtesoro@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at the USDA Forest Service
Northern Region, Minerals and Geology Management, Federal Building, 200
East Broadway, Missoula, MT 59807 during normal business hours.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to (406) 329-3523 to facilitate
entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray TeSoro, Senior Geologist,
Minerals and Geology Management Staff, 406-329-3523.
Individuals who use TDD may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at
1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Disposal of Mineral Materials.
OMB Number: 0596-0081.
Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2013.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Mineral Materials Act of 1947, as amended, and the
Multiple Use Mining Act of 1955, as amended, authorize the Secretary of
Agriculture to dispose of petrified wood and common varieties of sand,
stone, gravel, pumice, pumicite, cinders, clay, and other similar
materials on lands administered by the USDA Forest Service. The
collected information enables the Forest Service to document planned
operations, to prescribe the terms and conditions the Agency deems
necessary to protect surface resources, and to affect a binding
contract agreement. Forest Service employees will evaluate the
collected information to ensure that entities applying to mine mineral
materials are financially accountable and will conduct their activities
in accordance with the mineral regulations of Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 228, Subpart C (36 CFR part 228).
Individuals, organizations, companies, or corporations interested
in mining mineral materials on National Forest System lands may contact
their local Forest Service office to inquire about opportunities, to
learn about areas on which such activities are permitted, and to
request form FS-2800-9 (Contract of Sale for Minerals Materials).
Interested parties are asked to provide information that includes the
purchaser's name and address, the location and dimensions of the area
to be mined, the kind of material that will be mined, the quantity of
material to be mined, the sales price of the mined material, the
payment schedule, the amount of the bond, and the period of the
contract. If this information is not collected, the Forest Service
would be unable to comply with Federal regulations to mine materials
and operations could cause undue damage to surface resources.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 2.5 hours.
Type of Respondents: Mineral materials operators.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 5,646 responses.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 14,115 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's
estimate of the burden of the 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
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.
Dated: April 18, 2013.
Leslie A. C. Weldon,
Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2013-09928 Filed 4-25-13; 8:45 am]
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