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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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March 23, 2016.
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 are
requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
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 April 28, 2016
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
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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 Tomatoes from
Certain Central American Countries.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0286.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of
Agriculture is authorized 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 contained in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits
and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1
through 319.56–73). Under these
regulations, pink or red tomatoes from
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama are
subject to certain condition before
entering the United States to prevent the
introduction of plant pests in the United
States.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) requires that each
shipment of tomatoes must be
accompanied by a phytosanitary
certificate issued by the National Plant
Protection Organization and bearing the
declaration, ‘‘These tomatoes were
grown in an area recognized to be free
of Medfly and the shipment has been
inspected and found free of the pest
listed in the requirements.’’ In addition
to the phytosanitary certificate,
production site and packinghouse
records, production site registration,
monitoring/auditing trapping program,
trapping records, export certification,
labeling of boxes, and recertification of
production sites, APHIS uses these
activities to prevent the introduction
and dissemination of plant pests into
the United States.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 54.
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Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,180.
Title: Location of Irradiation
Treatment Facilities in the United
States.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0383.
Summary of Collection: The United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is responsible for preventing
plant diseases or insect pests from
entering into the United States,
preventing the spread of pests and
noxious weeds not widely distributed
into the United States, and eradicating
those imported pests when eradication
is feasible. The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701—et seq.) authorizes USDA
to carry out this mission. Under the
Plant Protection Act, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
is authorized, among other things, to
regulate the importation of plants, plant
products, and other articles to prevent
the introduction of plant pests in the
United States.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will use the following
information collection activities to
provide generic criteria for irradiation
treatment facilities in an effort to
prevent the spread of plant pests and
plant diseases in the United States: (1)
Request for Initial Certification and
Inspection of Facility; (2) Certification
and Recertification of Facility; (3)
Denial and Withdrawal of Certification;
(4) Compliance Agreement (PPQ 519);
(5) Irradiation Facilities Treating
Imported Articles; Irradiation Treatment
Framework Equivalency Work plan; (6)
Irradiation Facilities Notification; (7)
Records; (8) Facility to Maintain and
Provide Updated Map Identifying Places
Horticultural/Crops are Grown; (9)
Facility Contingency Plan; (10) Letter of
Concurrence or Non-Agreement; (11)
Treatment Arrangements; (12) Pest
Management Plan; and (13) Facility
Map—Detailed Layout of Facility. If the
information is not collected, APHIS
would have no practical way of
determining that any given commodity
had actually been irradiated.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profits; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
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Policy Coordination Committee, Office
of Science and Technology Policy,
Executive Office of the President,
Eisenhower Executive Office Building,
1650 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington,
DC 20504; (202) 456–4444; online:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/
contact-emerging-technologiesinteragency-policy-coordinatingcommittee-national-science-and.
Total Burden Hours: 28.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0024]
Modernizing the Regulatory System for
Biotechnology Products; Notice of
Third Public Meeting
AGENCY:
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY:
Under the auspices of the
National Science and Technology
Council, USDA, along with the White
House Office of Science and Technology
Policy, the Environmental Protection
Agency and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) are holding the
third public meeting related to the
memorandum entitled, ‘‘Modernizing
the Regulatory System for
Biotechnology Products,’’ issued by the
Executive Office of the President in July
2015. The purpose of the third public
meeting is to illustrate current Federal
roles and responsibilities regarding
biotechnology products. The docket,
FDA–2015–N–3403, established by FDA
prior to the first public meeting, will
continue to be used for this interagency
effort.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 30, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. PDT.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please immediately contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT to give USDA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the University of California, Davis
Conference Center, Davis, CA 95616.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about the meeting,
contact Mr. Sidney W. Abel, Assistant
Deputy Administrator, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1236; (301) 851–3896. For questions
about the memorandum entitled,
‘‘Modernizing the Regulatory System for
Biotechnology Products,’’ or related
activities described in that
memorandum, contact the National
Science and Technology Council:
Emerging Technologies Interagency
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Under the auspices of the National
Science and Technology Council, the
Environmental Protection Agency, Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) and the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy
(collectively referred to as ‘‘we’’ in this
Federal Register document), held a
public meeting on October 30, 2015, to
discuss the Executive Office of the
President (EOP) memorandum entitled,
‘‘Modernizing the Regulatory System for
Biotechnology Products,’’ that was
issued in July 2015. The purpose of the
October 2015 meeting was to inform the
public about the activities described in
the July 2015 memorandum, invite oral
comments from interested parties, and
provide information about how to
submit written comments, data, or other
information to the docket. The October
meeting was the first of three public
engagement sessions on this topic.
A second public meeting was held on
March 9, 2016, in Dallas, TX.
Transcripts and materials from this
meeting can be found in the docket
[FDA–2015–N–3403] on
www.regulations.gov.
On February 1, 2016, we announced
the date and location for the third
public engagement session: https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology/
modernizing-framework.
The third public meeting will be held
on March 30, 2016, at the University of
California’s Davis Conference Center in
Davis, CA.
There are two draft documents
available that will be the basis for
discussion at the March 30 meeting: A
document with eight case studies of
hypothetical biotechnology products,
and a table of oversight authorities
related to biotechnology products.
These documents can be found in the
docket [FDA–2015–N–3403] on
www.regulations.gov and on the USDA
Web site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
biotechnology/modernizing-framework,
along with the final meeting agenda as
soon as it is available.
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II. How can I participate in the March
30th meeting?
There will be several opportunities for
questions and answers to clarify the
information presented during the case
studies. The agenda for this meeting
provides time for general public
comments from those attending the
meeting in person. Those planning to
provide comment are asked to indicate
their desire to comment when they
register on USDA’s Web site prior to the
public meeting. Public comments made
at this meeting will be submitted to the
docket as part of the official meeting
transcript.
To participate in person or view the
webinar, please register in advance
online at https://www.regonline.com/
builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=
1824027. Those registered will receive
detailed instructions with their
confirmations that explain how to
access the meeting via webinar or in
person.
III. Meeting Materials, Transcripts and
Recorded Video
Any additional information and data
submitted voluntarily to us will become
part of the administrative record for this
activity and will be accessible to the
public in the docket [FDA–2015–N–
3403] on www.regulations.gov. The
transcript of the proceedings from the
public meeting will become part of the
administrative record for this activity
and will also be included and accessible
in the docket as soon they are available.
Additionally, we will live webcast and
record the public meeting. Once the
recorded video is available, it will be
accessible on USDA’s YouTube channel.
Transcripts and meeting materials
may also be viewed 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.
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 23rd day of
March 2016.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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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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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 23, 2016.
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
are requested regarding (1) 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) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 April
28, 2016 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 Tomatoes from Certain Central American
Countries.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0286.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 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 contained in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1
through 319.56-73). Under these regulations, pink or red tomatoes from
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama are
subject to certain condition before entering the United States to
prevent the introduction of plant pests in the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) requires that each shipment of tomatoes must
be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the National
Plant Protection Organization and bearing the declaration, ``These
tomatoes were grown in an area recognized to be free of Medfly and the
shipment has been inspected and found free of the pest listed in the
requirements.'' In addition to the phytosanitary certificate,
production site and packinghouse records, production site registration,
monitoring/auditing trapping program, trapping records, export
certification, labeling of boxes, and recertification of production
sites, APHIS uses these activities to prevent the introduction and
dissemination of plant pests into the United States.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 54.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,180.
Title: Location of Irradiation Treatment Facilities in the United
States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0383.
Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is responsible for preventing plant diseases or insect pests
from entering into the United States, preventing the spread of pests
and noxious weeds not widely distributed into the United States, and
eradicating those imported pests when eradication is feasible. The
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701--et seq.) authorizes USDA to carry
out this mission. Under the Plant Protection Act, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized, among other things, to
regulate the importation of plants, plant products, and other articles
to prevent the introduction of plant pests in the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the following
information collection activities to provide generic criteria for
irradiation treatment facilities in an effort to prevent the spread of
plant pests and plant diseases in the United States: (1) Request for
Initial Certification and Inspection of Facility; (2) Certification and
Recertification of Facility; (3) Denial and Withdrawal of
Certification; (4) Compliance Agreement (PPQ 519); (5) Irradiation
Facilities Treating Imported Articles; Irradiation Treatment Framework
Equivalency Work plan; (6) Irradiation Facilities Notification; (7)
Records; (8) Facility to Maintain and Provide Updated Map Identifying
Places Horticultural/Crops are Grown; (9) Facility Contingency Plan;
(10) Letter of Concurrence or Non-Agreement; (11) Treatment
Arrangements; (12) Pest Management Plan; and (13) Facility Map--
Detailed Layout of Facility. If the information is not collected, APHIS
would have no practical way of determining that any given commodity had
actually been irradiated.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 28.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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