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Download as PDF 51765 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 165 Wednesday, August 26, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES August 21, 2015. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by September 25, 2015 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 725—17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@ OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Aug 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Importation of Small Lots of Seeds Without Phytosanitary Certificates. OMB Control Number: 0579–0285. Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C. 7701–7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant pests to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations contained in ‘‘SubpartNursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs, Seed, and Other Plant Products’’ (7 CFR 319.37 through 319.37–14), prohibit or restrict, among other things, the importation of living plants, plant parts, and seed for propagation. These regulations allow small lots of seed to be imported into the United States under an import permit with specific conditions, including seed packet labeling, as an alternative to a phytosanitary certificate requirement. Need and Use of the Information: APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine Program will collect information using PPQ form 587 from person wishing to import regulated articles such as small lots of seed to request a permit from APHIS. On the form the requestor provides contact information as well as specifics about the regulated article such as the country of origin, the quantity and names of articles, means of importation, and their port of entry arrival. APHIS uses this information to determine if a permit should be issued and, if so, uses the information to issue said permit. A certificate of inspection in the form of a label is required to be attached to each carton of the articles and to an airway bill of lading or delivery tick accompanying the articles. Each seed packet must be clearly labeled with the name of the collector/ shipper, the country or origin, and the scientific name at least to the genus level, and preferably to the species level. Without the information APHIS could not verify that imported nursery PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 stock does not present significant risk of introducing plant pests and plant disease into the United States. Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 400. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 400. Title: Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate Movement Regulations. OMB Control Number: 0579–0363. Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture either independently or in cooperation with the States, to carry out operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests (such as citrus canker) new or widely distributed throughout the United States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) amended the ‘‘Domestic Quarantine Notices’’ in 7 CFR part 301 by adding a new subpart, ‘‘Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP)’’ (§§ 301.76 through 301.76–11). Citrus greening, also known as Huanglonghing disease of citrus, is considered to be one of the most serious citrus diseases in the world. Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information using the following activity to address the risk associated with the interstate movement of citrus nursery stock and other regulated articles from areas quarantined for citrus greening: Limit Permit (PPO Form 530), Federal Certificate (PPO Form 540), Compliance Agreement (PPO Form 519), Label Statement, Recordkeeping, Attaching Tag to Bill of Lading, Cancellation of Certificates, Permits, and Compliance Agreements and 72 Hour Notification of Inspection. Failing to collect this information could cause a severe economic loss to the citrus industry. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 621. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1 51766 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 165 / Wednesday, August 26, 2015 / Notices Total Burden Hours: 1.790. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–21121 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Boundary and Annexation Survey Census Bureau, Commerce. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: To ensure consideration, submit written comments, on or before October 26, 2015. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions to Laura Waggoner, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233 (or via the Internet at laura.l.waggoner@ census.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: I. Abstract The Census Bureau conducts the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) to collect and maintain information about the inventory of legal boundaries and legal actions affecting the boundaries of counties and equivalent entities, incorporated places, minor civil divisions (MCDs), and federally recognized legal American Indian and Alaska Native areas. This information provides an accurate identification of geographic areas for the Census Bureau to use in conducting the Decennial and Economic Censuses and ongoing surveys, preparing population estimates, and supporting other statistical VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Aug 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 programs of the Census Bureau and the legislative programs of the Federal government. Through the BAS, the Census Bureau asks each government to review materials for its jurisdiction to verify the correctness of the information portrayed. The Census Bureau requests that each government update the boundaries, supply information documenting each legal boundary change, and provide changes in the inventory of governments. The Census Bureau has a national implementation of the BAS, but each state’s laws are reviewed for inclusion in the processing procedures. In addition, if it comes to the Census Bureau’s attention that an area of non-tribal land is in dispute between two or more jurisdictions, the Census Bureau will not make annexations or boundary corrections until the parties come to a written agreement, or there is a documented final court decision regarding the matter and/or dispute. If there is a dispute over an area of tribal land, the Census Bureau will not make additions or boundary corrections until supporting documents are provided, or the U.S. Department of the Interior issues a comment. If necessary, the Census Bureau will request clarification regarding current boundaries, particularly if supporting documentation pre-dates 1990, from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor. The BAS universe and mailing materials vary depending both upon the needs of the Census Bureau in fulfilling its censuses and household surveys, and upon budget constraints. Counties or equivalent entities, federally recognized American Indian reservations (AIRs), Off-Reservation Trust Lands (ORTLs), and Tribal Subdivisions are included in every survey. In the years ending in 8, 9 and 0, the BAS includes all governmentally active counties and equivalent entities, incorporated places, legally defined MCDs, and legally defined federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native areas (including the Alaska Native Regional Corporations). Each governmental entity surveyed will receive materials covering its jurisdiction and one or more forms. These three years coincide with the Census Bureau’s preparation for the Decennial Census. There are fewer than 40,000 governments in the universe each year. In all other years, the BAS reporting universe includes all legally defined federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native areas, all governmental counties and equivalent entities, MCDs in the six New England PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 States and those incorporated places that have a population of 2,500 or greater. The reporting universe is approximately 14,000 governments due to budget constraints. The Census Bureau only follows up on a subset of governments designated as the reporting universe. In the years ending in 1 through 7, the Census Bureau may enter into agreements with individual states to modify the universe of MCDs and/or incorporated places to include additional entities that are known by that state to have had boundary changes, without regard to population size. Each year, the BAS will also include a single respondent request for municipio, barrio, barrio-pueblo, and subbarrio boundary and status information in Puerto Rico and Hawaiian Homeland boundary and status information in Hawaii. In the years ending in 6 through 9, state participants in the Redistricting Data Program (RDP) may request coordination between the BAS and RDP submissions for the Block Boundary Suggestion Project (BBSP) and Voting District Project (VTDP). The alignment of the BAS with the BBSP and VTDP will facilitate increased cooperation between state and local governments and provide the opportunity to align their effort with updates from state and local government officials participating in the BAS. No other Federal agency collects these data nor is there a standard collection of this information at the state level. BAS is a unique survey providing a standard result for use by federal, state, local, and tribal governments and by commercial, private, and public organizations. II. Method of Collection The Census Bureau has developed and continues to use several methods to collect information on status and updates for legal boundaries. These methods are: • State Certification • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) • Consolidation Agreements • Annual Response • Paper BAS • Digital BAS • Boundary Quality Assessment Reconciliation Project (BQARP) • Research Projects State Certification Through the BAS State Certification program, the Census Bureau invites the Governor-appointed State Certifying Official (SCO) from each state, to review the boundary and governmental unit information collected during the E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1

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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 165 / Wednesday, August 26, 2015 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 21, 2015.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by 
September 25, 2015 will be considered. Written comments should be 
addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New 
Executive Office Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 
Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Small Lots of Seeds Without Phytosanitary 
Certificates.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0285.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 
U.S.C. 7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and 
plant pests to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United 
States or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations 
contained in ``Subpart-Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs, Seed, and 
Other Plant Products'' (7 CFR 319.37 through 319.37-14), prohibit or 
restrict, among other things, the importation of living plants, plant 
parts, and seed for propagation. These regulations allow small lots of 
seed to be imported into the United States under an import permit with 
specific conditions, including seed packet labeling, as an alternative 
to a phytosanitary certificate requirement.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS' Plant Protection and 
Quarantine Program will collect information using PPQ form 587 from 
person wishing to import regulated articles such as small lots of seed 
to request a permit from APHIS. On the form the requestor provides 
contact information as well as specifics about the regulated article 
such as the country of origin, the quantity and names of articles, 
means of importation, and their port of entry arrival. APHIS uses this 
information to determine if a permit should be issued and, if so, uses 
the information to issue said permit. A certificate of inspection in 
the form of a label is required to be attached to each carton of the 
articles and to an airway bill of lading or delivery tick accompanying 
the articles. Each seed packet must be clearly labeled with the name of 
the collector/shipper, the country or origin, and the scientific name 
at least to the genus level, and preferably to the species level. 
Without the information APHIS could not verify that imported nursery 
stock does not present significant risk of introducing plant pests and 
plant disease into the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 400.

    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 400.

    Title: Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and 
Interstate Movement Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0363.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et 
seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture either independently or 
in cooperation with the States, to carry out operations or measures to 
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of 
plant pests (such as citrus canker) new or widely distributed 
throughout the United States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) amended the ``Domestic Quarantine Notices'' in 7 CFR 
part 301 by adding a new subpart, ``Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus 
Psyllid (ACP)'' (Sec. Sec.  301.76 through 301.76-11). Citrus greening, 
also known as Huanglonghing disease of citrus, is considered to be one 
of the most serious citrus diseases in the world.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using the following activity to address the risk associated with the 
interstate movement of citrus nursery stock and other regulated 
articles from areas quarantined for citrus greening: Limit Permit (PPO 
Form 530), Federal Certificate (PPO Form 540), Compliance Agreement 
(PPO Form 519), Label Statement, Recordkeeping, Attaching Tag to Bill 
of Lading, Cancellation of Certificates, Permits, and Compliance 
Agreements and 72 Hour Notification of Inspection. Failing to collect 
this information could cause a severe economic loss to the citrus 
industry.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 621.
    Frequency of Responses:
    Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.

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    Total Burden Hours: 1.790.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-21121 Filed 8-25-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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