Dow AgroSciences LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Determination of Nonregulated Status of Herbicide Resistant Corn and Soybeans, and Notice of Virtual Public Meetings, 34637-34638 [2013-13685]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 111 / Monday, June 10, 2013 / Notices
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
APHIS-2013-0022 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 importation of
mangoes from the Philippines, contact
Mr. Andrew Wilds, Trade Director, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 140,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2275.
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 Mangoes From
the Philippines.
OMB Number: 0579–0172.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to 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. As authorized
by the PPA, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
regulates the importation of certain
fruits and vegetables in accordance with
the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and
Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through
319.56–58).
Under these regulations, mangoes
from Guimaras Island in the Philippines
may be imported into the United States
under certain conditions to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States. For each shipment, the
regulations require information
collection activities, including box
labeling, a phytosanitary certificate with
an additional declaration, trust fund
agreement, and an import permit.
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:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
16:56 Jun 07, 2013
Jkt 229001
(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
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
0.0662 hours per response.
Respondents: Growers, packers, and
shippers of mangoes on Guimaras
Island; and the national plant protection
organization of the Philippines.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,827.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,827.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 121 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 5th day of
June 2013.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–13686 Filed 6–7–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0042]
Dow AgroSciences LLC; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for Determination of
Nonregulated Status of Herbicide
Resistant Corn and Soybeans, and
Notice of Virtual Public Meetings
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement;
AGENCY:
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
34637
extension of comment period and notice
of virtual public meetings.
We are extending the
comment period for our notice of intent
to prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on environmental
impacts that may result from the
potential approval of petitions seeking a
determination of nonregulated status of
three cultivars of herbicide resistant
corn and soybeans produced by Dow
AgroSciences LLC. During the comment
period, we are requesting public
comments to further delineate the scope
of the alternatives and environmental
impacts and issues to be included in the
EIS. This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments. We are also
announcing the dates of two virtual
public meetings that we will be hosting
to provide the public with additional
opportunities to comment during the
scoping period.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 17,
2013. Online virtual public meetings
will be held June 26, 2013, from 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. EST and June 27, 2013, from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!document
Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0042-0001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0042, 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-2013-0042 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) 7997039 before coming.
Other Information: Details regarding
the virtual public meetings, including
how to participate, will be posted as
they become available at https://
www.aphisvirtualmeetings.com.
SUMMARY:
Dr.
Rebecca Stankiewicz Gabel, Branch
Chief, Biotechnology Environmental
Analysis Branch, Environmental Risk
Analysis Programs, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1238; (301) 851–3954. To obtain copies
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM
10JNN1
34638
Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 111 / Monday, June 10, 2013 / Notices
of the petition, contact Ms. Cindy Eck at
(301) 851–3882, email:
cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0043]
Background
On May 16, 2013, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
published in the Federal Register (78
FR 28798–28800, Docket No. APHIS–
2013–0042) a notice stating our decision
to complete an environmental impact
statement (EIS) for the potential
determinations of nonregulated status of
cultivars of corn and soybeans produced
by Dow AgroSciences LLC that are
resistant to certain broadleaf herbicides
in the auxin growth regulator group
(particularly the herbicide 2,4-D). The
EIS will perform a comprehensive
environmental analysis of the potential
selection of 2,4-D resistant weeds and
other potential environmental impacts
that may occur as a result of making
determinations of nonregulated status of
these events.
Comments on the notice were
required to be received on or before June
17, 2013. We are extending the
comment period on Docket No. APHIS–
2013–0042 for an additional 30 days.
This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments. We are also
providing an opportunity to comment at
two virtual public meetings during the
comment period. Information on the
virtual public meetings is available
under DATES and ADDRESSES.
All comments received during the
scoping period will be carefully
considered in developing the final scope
of the EIS. Upon completion of the draft
EIS, a notice announcing its availability
and an opportunity to comment on it
will be published in the Federal
Register.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
371.3.
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of
June 2013.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–13685 Filed 6–7–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
VerDate Mar<15>2010
16:56 Jun 07, 2013
Jkt 229001
Monsanto Co.; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for Determination of
Nonregulated Status of Herbicide
Resistant Soybeans and Cotton, and
Notice of Virtual Public Meetings
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement;
extension of comment period and notice
of virtual public meetings.
AGENCY:
We are extending the
comment period for our notice of intent
to prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on environmental
impacts that may result from the
potential approval of petitions seeking a
determination of nonregulated status of
cultivars of dicamba herbicide resistant
soybeans and cotton produced by the
Monsanto Company. During the
comment period, we are requesting
public comments to further delineate
the scope of the alternatives and
environmental impacts and issues to be
included in the EIS. This action will
allow interested persons additional time
to prepare and submit comments. We
are also announcing the dates of two
virtual public meetings that we will be
hosting to provide the public with
additional opportunities to comment
during the scoping period.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 17,
2013. Online virtual public meetings
will be held June 26, 2013, from 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. EST and June 27, 2013, from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-00430001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0043, 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-2013-0043 or
in our reading room, which is located in
room 1141 of the USDA South Building,
14th Street and Independence Avenue
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
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.
Other Information: Details regarding
the virtual public meetings, including
how to participate, will be posted as
they become available at https://
www.aphisvirtualmeetings.com.
Dr.
Rebecca Stankiewicz Gabel, Branch
Chief, Biotechnology Environmental
Analysis Branch, Environmental Risk
Analysis Programs, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1238; (301) 851–3954. To obtain copies
of the petition, contact Ms. Cindy Eck at
(301) 851–3882, email:
cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 16, 2013, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
published in the Federal Register (78
FR 28796–28798, Docket No. APHIS–
2013–0043) a notice stating our decision
to complete an environmental impact
statement (EIS) for the potential
determinations of nonregulated status of
cultivars of dicamba herbicide resistant
soybeans and cotton produced by the
Monsanto Company in order to perform
a comprehensive environmental
analysis of the potential selection of
dicamba resistant weeds and other
potential environmental impacts that
may occur as a result of making
determinations of nonregulated status of
these events.
Comments on the notice were
required to be received on or before June
17, 2013. We are extending the
comment period on Docket No. APHIS–
2013–0043 for an additional 30 days.
This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments. We are also
providing an opportunity to comment at
two virtual public meetings during the
comment period. Information on the
virtual public meetings is available
under DATES and ADDRESSES.
All comments received during the
scoping period will be carefully
considered in developing the final scope
of the EIS. Upon completion of the draft
EIS, a notice announcing its availability
and an opportunity to comment on it
will be published in the Federal
Register.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
371.3.
E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM
10JNN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 111 (Monday, June 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34637-34638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13685]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0042]
Dow AgroSciences LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for Determination of Nonregulated Status
of Herbicide Resistant Corn and Soybeans, and Notice of Virtual Public
Meetings
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement;
extension of comment period and notice of virtual public meetings.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our notice of intent
to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on environmental
impacts that may result from the potential approval of petitions
seeking a determination of nonregulated status of three cultivars of
herbicide resistant corn and soybeans produced by Dow AgroSciences LLC.
During the comment period, we are requesting public comments to further
delineate the scope of the alternatives and environmental impacts and
issues to be included in the EIS. This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. We are also
announcing the dates of two virtual public meetings that we will be
hosting to provide the public with additional opportunities to comment
during the scoping period.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
17, 2013. Online virtual public meetings will be held June 26, 2013,
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST and June 27, 2013, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0042-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2013-0042, 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-
0042 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) 7997039 before coming.
Other Information: Details regarding the virtual public meetings,
including how to participate, will be posted as they become available
at https://www.aphisvirtualmeetings.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Rebecca Stankiewicz Gabel, Branch
Chief, Biotechnology Environmental Analysis Branch, Environmental Risk
Analysis Programs, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238; (301) 851-3954. To obtain
copies
[[Page 34638]]
of the petition, contact Ms. Cindy Eck at (301) 851-3882, email:
cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 16, 2013, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
published in the Federal Register (78 FR 28798-28800, Docket No. APHIS-
2013-0042) a notice stating our decision to complete an environmental
impact statement (EIS) for the potential determinations of nonregulated
status of cultivars of corn and soybeans produced by Dow AgroSciences
LLC that are resistant to certain broadleaf herbicides in the auxin
growth regulator group (particularly the herbicide 2,4-D). The EIS will
perform a comprehensive environmental analysis of the potential
selection of 2,4-D resistant weeds and other potential environmental
impacts that may occur as a result of making determinations of
nonregulated status of these events.
Comments on the notice were required to be received on or before
June 17, 2013. We are extending the comment period on Docket No. APHIS-
2013-0042 for an additional 30 days. This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. We are also
providing an opportunity to comment at two virtual public meetings
during the comment period. Information on the virtual public meetings
is available under DATES and ADDRESSES.
All comments received during the scoping period will be carefully
considered in developing the final scope of the EIS. Upon completion of
the draft EIS, a notice announcing its availability and an opportunity
to comment on it will be published in the Federal Register.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7
CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of June 2013.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-13685 Filed 6-7-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
