Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock, 7403-7404 [2015-02678]
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Room 1141 of the USDA South
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before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the importation of
peppers from the Republic of Korea,
contact Ms. Nicole Russo, Assistant
Director, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (301) 851–2159. For copies
of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2727.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Peppers From the
Republic of Korea.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0282.
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. 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 319.56–71).
In accordance with § 319.56–42,
peppers from the Republic of Korea are
subject to certain conditions before
entering the continental United States to
prevent the introduction of plant pests
into the United States. The regulations
include requirements for greenhouse
registration and inspection by officials
of the National Plant Quarantine Service
(NPQS) of the Republic of Korea and the
use of a phytosanitary certificate with a
declaration by NPQS officials stating the
peppers were grown in greenhouses in
accordance with the regulations and
inspected and found free of the listed
plant pests.
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 0.67
hours per response.
Respondents: National Plant
Quarantine Service of the Republic of
Korea.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 2.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 3.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 6.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 4 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 4th day of
February 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–02679 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0061]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, and
Asian Citrus Psyllid; Interstate
Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock
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 interstate movement of regulated
nursery stock from quarantined areas to
prevent the spread of citrus canker,
citrus greening, and Asian citrus
psyllid.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 13,
2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0061.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0061, 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-2014-0061 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
interstate movement of regulated
nursery stock from citrus canker, citrus
greening, and Asian citrus psyllid
quarantined areas, contact Ms. Lynn
Evans-Goldner, National Policy
Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851–2286. For copies of more
detailed information on the information
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening,
and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Interstate
Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0369.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
Secretary of U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), either
SUMMARY:
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independently or in cooperation with
States, to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests, such as citrus canker, citrus
greening, and Asian citrus psyllid, that
are new to or not widely distributed
within the United States. The USDA’s
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is the delegated
authority to carry out this mission.
Citrus canker is a plant disease that
affects plant and plant parts, including
fresh fruit of citrus and citrus relatives
(family Rutaceae). Citrus canker can
cause defoliation and other serious
damage to the leaves and twigs of
susceptible plants. It can also cause
lesions on the fruit of infected plants
and cause infected fruit to drop from
trees before reaching maturity. The
aggressive A (Asiatic) strain of citrus
canker can infect susceptible plants
rapidly and lead to extensive economic
losses in commercial citrus-producing
areas.
Citrus greening, also known as
Huanglongbing disease of citrus, is
considered to be one of the most serious
citrus diseases in the world. Citrus
greening is a bacterial disease that
attacks the vascular system of host
plants. This bacterial pathogen can be
transmitted by grafting and under
laboratory conditions, by parasitic
plants. The pathogen can also be
transmitted by two insect vectors in the
family Psyllidae; Diaphorina citri
Kuwayama, the Asian citrus psyllid
(ACP), and Trioza erytreae (del
Guercio), the African citrus psyllid. ACP
can also cause economic damage to
citrus in groves and nurseries by direct
feeding. Both adults and nymphs feed
on young foliage, depleting the sap and
causing galling or curling of leaves.
High populations feeding on a citrus
shoot can kill the growing tip.
APHIS regulations to prevent the
interstate spread of citrus canker are
contained in ‘‘Subpart—Citrus Canker’’
(7 CFR 301.75–1 through 301.75–17),
and the regulations to prevent the
interstate spread of citrus greening and
Asian citrus psyllid are contained in
‘‘Subpart—Citrus Greening and Asian
Citrus Psyllid’’ (7 CFR 301.76 through
301.76–11). These regulations restrict
the interstate movement of regulated
articles from and through areas
quarantined for the pest and diseases
and provide, among other things,
conditions under which regulated
nursery stock may be moved interstate.
The interstate movement of regulated
nursery stock from these quarantined
areas involves information collection
activities, including the application of
tags, records of inspections and
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treatments, compliance agreements,
Federal certificates, and limited permits.
Since the last extension of approval
for these information collection
activities, APHIS has added several
States and territories, as well as
additional businesses, to the number of
respondents, resulting in an increase
over the initial program estimates. As a
result, each of the burden estimates has
increased. Most significantly, APHIS
has increased the estimated annual
number of responses from 13,182 to
7,882,984, and the estimated total
annual burden on respondents has
increased from 1,900 hours to 2,411,271
hours.
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
0.3058 hours per response.
Respondents: Nursery stock owners.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,909.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 4,129.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 7,882,984.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2,411,271 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.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of
February 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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Household Water Well System Grant
Program Announcement of Application
Deadlines and Funding
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Notice of solicitation of
applications (NOSA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) announces its Household Water
Well System Grant Program (HWWS)
application window for Fiscal Year (FY)
2015. RUS will make grants to qualified
private non-profit organizations to
establish lending programs for
homeowners to borrow up to $11,000 to
construct or repair household water
wells for an existing home. The HWWS
Grant Program is authorized under 7
U.S.C. 1926e. Regulations may be found
at 7 CFR part 1776. Of particular note
this year, the RUS will assign
administrative discretion points to
applications that:
1. Direct loans to rural areas where
according to the American Community
Survey data by census tracts show that
at least 20 percent of the population is
living in poverty. This emphasis will
support Rural Development’s goal of
providing 20 percent of its funding by
2016 to these areas of need.
2. Direct loans to areas which lack
running water, flush toilets, and modern
sewage disposal systems, and areas
which have open sewers and high rates
of disease caused by poor sanitation, in
particular, colonias or Substantially
Underserved Trust Areas.
3. Direct loans to areas stricken by
drought.
RUS will publish on its Web site at
https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWPindividualwellsystems.htm the amount
of funding received in the final FY2015
Appropriations Act. Successful
applications will be selected by the
Agency for funding and subsequently
awarded to the extent that funding may
ultimately be made available to the
Agency through appropriations.
DATES: The deadline for completed
applications for a HWWS grant is April
13, 2015. Applications in either paper or
electronic format must be postmarked or
time-stamped electronically on or before
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0061]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, and Asian Citrus Psyllid;
Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock
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 associated with the interstate movement of regulated nursery
stock from quarantined areas to prevent the spread of citrus canker,
citrus greening, and Asian citrus psyllid.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0061.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0061, 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-
0061 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 interstate movement of regulated nursery stock from citrus canker,
citrus greening, and Asian citrus psyllid quarantined areas, contact
Ms. Lynn Evans-Goldner, National Policy Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2286. For copies of
more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301)
851-2727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, and Asian Citrus Psyllid;
Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0369.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
either
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independently or in cooperation with States, to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard
the spread of plant pests, such as citrus canker, citrus greening, and
Asian citrus psyllid, that are new to or not widely distributed within
the United States. The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is the delegated authority to carry out this mission.
Citrus canker is a plant disease that affects plant and plant
parts, including fresh fruit of citrus and citrus relatives (family
Rutaceae). Citrus canker can cause defoliation and other serious damage
to the leaves and twigs of susceptible plants. It can also cause
lesions on the fruit of infected plants and cause infected fruit to
drop from trees before reaching maturity. The aggressive A (Asiatic)
strain of citrus canker can infect susceptible plants rapidly and lead
to extensive economic losses in commercial citrus-producing areas.
Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing disease of citrus, is
considered to be one of the most serious citrus diseases in the world.
Citrus greening is a bacterial disease that attacks the vascular system
of host plants. This bacterial pathogen can be transmitted by grafting
and under laboratory conditions, by parasitic plants. The pathogen can
also be transmitted by two insect vectors in the family Psyllidae;
Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), and Trioza
erytreae (del Guercio), the African citrus psyllid. ACP can also cause
economic damage to citrus in groves and nurseries by direct feeding.
Both adults and nymphs feed on young foliage, depleting the sap and
causing galling or curling of leaves. High populations feeding on a
citrus shoot can kill the growing tip.
APHIS regulations to prevent the interstate spread of citrus canker
are contained in ``Subpart--Citrus Canker'' (7 CFR 301.75-1 through
301.75-17), and the regulations to prevent the interstate spread of
citrus greening and Asian citrus psyllid are contained in ``Subpart--
Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid'' (7 CFR 301.76 through
301.76-11). These regulations restrict the interstate movement of
regulated articles from and through areas quarantined for the pest and
diseases and provide, among other things, conditions under which
regulated nursery stock may be moved interstate. The interstate
movement of regulated nursery stock from these quarantined areas
involves information collection activities, including the application
of tags, records of inspections and treatments, compliance agreements,
Federal certificates, and limited permits.
Since the last extension of approval for these information
collection activities, APHIS has added several States and territories,
as well as additional businesses, to the number of respondents,
resulting in an increase over the initial program estimates. As a
result, each of the burden estimates has increased. Most significantly,
APHIS has increased the estimated annual number of responses from
13,182 to 7,882,984, and the estimated total annual burden on
respondents has increased from 1,900 hours to 2,411,271 hours.
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 0.3058 hours per response.
Respondents: Nursery stock owners.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,909.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 4,129.
Estimated annual number of responses: 7,882,984.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 2,411,271 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 4th day of February 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-02678 Filed 2-9-15; 8:45 am]
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