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Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
0.725 hours per response.
Respondents: Livestock owners and
State and local animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 4,000.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 3,999.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2,901 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 28th day of
April 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–10028 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0020]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Fruits and Vegetables
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
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 associated with
the regulations for the importation of
certain fruits and vegetables into the
United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 1,
2014.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS–2014–0020.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0020, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
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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–2014–0020 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 fruits
and vegetables, contact Dr. Jo-Ann
Bentz-Blanco, Trade Director, PIM, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2091.
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 Fruits and
Vegetables.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0128.
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
319.56–66).
Section 319.56–25 provides the
requirements for the importation of
papayas from certain regions of Brazil,
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama into
the continental United States, Alaska,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The importation of these papayas
requires the use of certain information
collection activities, including
phytosanitary certificates, maintaining
fruit fly monitoring records, and
labeling of boxes.
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
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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
(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
0.222 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers and exporters
of fruits and vegetables and national
plant protection organizations of
exporting countries.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 135.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 6.659.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 899.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 200 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 28th day of
April 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–10026 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0004]
Field Release of Aphelinus rhamni for
the Biological Control of the Soybean
Aphid in the Continental United States;
Availability of an Environmental
Assessment
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
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Notice of availability and
request for comments.
ACTION:
We are advising the public
that a draft environmental assessment
has been prepared by the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service relative
to the proposed release of Aphelinus
rhamni for the biological control of the
soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, in the
continental United States. We are
making this environmental assessment
available to the public for review and
comment.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 2,
2014.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0004.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0004, 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-2014-0004 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
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Shirley A Wager-Page, Chief, Pest
Permitting Branch, Plant Health
Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236;
(301) 851–2323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, which is
native to Asia, was found in North
America in 2000 and has since become
a major pest. It infested 42 million acres
in North America in 2003, resulting in
decreased soybean yields and greatly
increased control costs. The soybean
aphid has invaded most soybean
production regions in North America.
By 2009, soybean aphid was present in
30 States and 3 Canadian Provinces.
The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing
to issue permits for the field release of
a parasitic wasp, Aphelinus rhamni, to
reduce the severity of soybean damage
from infestations of soybean aphid in
the United States.
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APHIS’ review and analysis of the
potential environmental impacts
associated with this proposed field
release are documented in detail in an
environmental assessment entitled
‘‘Field Release of Aphelinus rhamni
(Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) for the
Biological Control of the Soybean
Aphid, Aphis glycines (Hemiptera:
Aphididae), in the Continental United
States’’ (August 2013). We are making
this environmental assessment available
to the public for review and comment.
We will consider all comments that we
receive on or before the date listed
under the heading DATES at the
beginning of this notice.
The environmental assessment may
be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web
site or in our reading room (see
ADDRESSES above for a link to
Regulations.gov and information on the
location and hours of the reading room).
You may request paper copies of the
environmental assessment by calling or
writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please
refer to the title of the environmental
assessment when requesting copies.
The environmental assessment has
been prepared in accordance with: (1)
The National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.); (2) regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
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).
Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of
April 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–10038 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0014]
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk
Analysis for the Interstate Movement
of Allium spp. Leaves From Hawaii Into
the Continental United States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have prepared a pest risk
assessment and risk management
document regarding the risks associated
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with the interstate movement of Allium
spp. leaves from Hawaii into the
continental United States. Based on
these documents, we have determined
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 movement of
Allium spp. leaves from Hawaii. We are
making these documents available to the
public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 1,
2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0014.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0014, 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-2014-0014 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: Mr.
David Lamb, Senior Regulatory Policy
Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 851–2103.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Regulated
Articles From Hawaii and the
Territories’’ (7 CFR 318.13–1 through
318.13–26, 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 interstate
movement of fruits and vegetables from
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands to the
continental United States to prevent the
spread of plant pests and noxious weeds
that occur in Hawaii and the territories.
Section 318.13–4 contains a
performance-based process for
approving the interstate movement of
certain fruits and vegetables from
Hawaii and the U.S. territories that,
based on the findings of a pest risk
analysis, can be safely moved subject to
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[FR Doc No: 2014-10038]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0004]
Field Release of Aphelinus rhamni for the Biological Control of
the Soybean Aphid in the Continental United States; Availability of an
Environmental Assessment
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
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ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that a draft environmental
assessment has been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service relative to the proposed release of Aphelinus rhamni for the
biological control of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, in the
continental United States. We are making this environmental assessment
available to the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June
2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0004.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0004, 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-2014-
0004 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Shirley A Wager-Pag[eacute],
Chief, Pest Permitting Branch, Plant Health Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, which is
native to Asia, was found in North America in 2000 and has since become
a major pest. It infested 42 million acres in North America in 2003,
resulting in decreased soybean yields and greatly increased control
costs. The soybean aphid has invaded most soybean production regions in
North America. By 2009, soybean aphid was present in 30 States and 3
Canadian Provinces.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing
to issue permits for the field release of a parasitic wasp, Aphelinus
rhamni, to reduce the severity of soybean damage from infestations of
soybean aphid in the United States.
APHIS' review and analysis of the potential environmental impacts
associated with this proposed field release are documented in detail in
an environmental assessment entitled ``Field Release of Aphelinus
rhamni (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) for the Biological Control of the
Soybean Aphid, Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae), in the
Continental United States'' (August 2013). We are making this
environmental assessment available to the public for review and
comment. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before the
date listed under the heading DATES at the beginning of this notice.
The environmental assessment may be viewed on the Regulations.gov
Web site or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES above for a link to
Regulations.gov and information on the location and hours of the
reading room). You may request paper copies of the environmental
assessment by calling or writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the title of the environmental
assessment when requesting copies.
The environmental assessment has been prepared in accordance with:
(1) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); (2) regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for implementing the procedural provisions 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).
Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of April 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-10038 Filed 5-1-14; 8:45 am]
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