Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity, 50884-50885 [2014-20228]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0072]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Clementines From
Spain
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
regulations for the importation of
clementines from Spain.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 27,
2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0072.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0072, 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-2014-0072 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
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before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the importation of
clementines from Spain, contact Mr.
William Wesela, AGM Program Director,
QPAS, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 60, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851–2229. 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 Clementines
From Spain.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0203.
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, including
fruit flies, into the United States or their
dissemination within the United States.
Regulations authorized by the PPA
concerning the importation of fruits and
vegetables into the United States from
certain parts of the world are contained
in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7
CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–69).
In accordance with § 319.56–34,
clementines from Spain are subject to
certain conditions before entering the
United States to ensure that exotic plant
pests, such as Mediterranean fruit fly,
are not introduced into the United
States. The regulations require the use
of information collection activities,
including a trust fund agreement,
grower registration and agreement, a
Mediterranean fruit fly management
program, fruit fly trapping and control
activities, recordkeeping, a
phytosanitary certificate, and box
labeling.
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
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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
0.0033 hours per response.
Respondents: Growers and shippers of
clementines and the national plant
protection organization of Spain.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 4,508.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 434.54.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,958,919.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 6,507 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 20th day of
August 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–20227 Filed 8–25–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0064]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of
Indemnity
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
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Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
ACTION:
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 payment of
indemnity due to infectious salmon
anemia.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 27,
2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0064.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0064, 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-2014-0064 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
payment of indemnity due to infectious
salmon anemia, contact Dr. William G.
Smith, Assistant District Director, VS–
SPRS District 1, APHIS, 160 WorcesterProvidence Road, Sutton, MA 01590;
(508) 363–2278. 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: Infectious Salmon Anemia;
Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0192.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to prevent the interstate
spread of serious diseases and pests of
livestock within the United States when
feasible. In connection with this
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mission, APHIS established regulations
in 9 CFR part 53 to pay indemnity to
salmon producers in Maine whose fish
are destroyed because of infectious
salmon anemia (ISA). However,
payment is subject to the availability of
funding.
ISA is a foreign animal disease of
Atlantic salmon that is caused by an
orthomyxovirus. The disease affects
wild and farmed Atlantic salmon. ISA
poses a substantial threat to the
economic viability and sustainability of
salmon aquaculture in the United
States.
In order to take part in the indemnity
program, producers must enroll in the
cooperative ISA control program
administered by APHIS and the State of
Maine. Program participants must
inform the ISA Program Veterinarian in
writing of the name of their accredited
veterinarian, develop biosecurity
protocols and a site-specific ISA action
plan, submit fish inventory and
mortality information, complete an
appraisal and indemnity claim form,
and assist APHIS or State officials with
onsite disease surveillance, testing, and
biosecurity audits.
Since the last extension of approval
for these information collection
activities, APHIS has decreased the
estimated annual number of responses
from 718 to 182 for two reasons. APHIS
overestimated the estimated annual
number of responses per respondent by
listing 16 responses per respondent for
2 items when it should have been 1
response per respondent. In addition,
there has been a decrease in the number
of aquaculture operations, which has
resulted in a change in the estimated
annual number of respondents from 16
to 12.
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
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
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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 2.66
hours per response.
Respondents: ISA program
participants, such as certain aquaculture
industry business owners, managers,
site employees, accredited veterinarians,
or laboratory personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 12.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 15.17.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 182.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 484 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 20th day of
August 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–20228 Filed 8–25–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Tongass Advisory Committee Meeting
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tongass Advisory
Committee (Committee) will meet in
Juneau, Alaska. The Committee is
established consistent with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C. App. 2). Additional information
concerning the Committee, including
the meeting agenda, can be found by
visiting the Committee’s Web site at:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/R10/
Tongass/TAC.
DATES: The meetings will be held on the
following dates:
• Wednesday, September 10, 2014—
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (AKDT)
• Thursday, September 11, 2014—
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (AKDT)
• Friday, September 12, 2014—8:30
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (AKDT)
All meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of the meetings
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0064]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
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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 associated with the regulations for the payment of indemnity
due to infectious salmon anemia.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
October 27, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0064.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0064, 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-
0064 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 payment of indemnity due to infectious salmon anemia, contact Dr.
William G. Smith, Assistant District Director, VS-SPRS District 1,
APHIS, 160 Worcester-Providence Road, Sutton, MA 01590; (508) 363-2278.
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: Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0192.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other things, to
prevent the interstate spread of serious diseases and pests of
livestock within the United States when feasible. In connection with
this mission, APHIS established regulations in 9 CFR part 53 to pay
indemnity to salmon producers in Maine whose fish are destroyed because
of infectious salmon anemia (ISA). However, payment is subject to the
availability of funding.
ISA is a foreign animal disease of Atlantic salmon that is caused
by an orthomyxovirus. The disease affects wild and farmed Atlantic
salmon. ISA poses a substantial threat to the economic viability and
sustainability of salmon aquaculture in the United States.
In order to take part in the indemnity program, producers must
enroll in the cooperative ISA control program administered by APHIS and
the State of Maine. Program participants must inform the ISA Program
Veterinarian in writing of the name of their accredited veterinarian,
develop biosecurity protocols and a site-specific ISA action plan,
submit fish inventory and mortality information, complete an appraisal
and indemnity claim form, and assist APHIS or State officials with
onsite disease surveillance, testing, and biosecurity audits.
Since the last extension of approval for these information
collection activities, APHIS has decreased the estimated annual number
of responses from 718 to 182 for two reasons. APHIS overestimated the
estimated annual number of responses per respondent by listing 16
responses per respondent for 2 items when it should have been 1
response per respondent. In addition, there has been a decrease in the
number of aquaculture operations, which has resulted in a change in the
estimated annual number of respondents from 16 to 12.
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
(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 2.66 hours per response.
Respondents: ISA program participants, such as certain aquaculture
industry business owners, managers, site employees, accredited
veterinarians, or laboratory personnel.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 12.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 15.17.
Estimated annual number of responses: 182.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 484 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 20th day of August 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-20228 Filed 8-25-14; 8:45 am]
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