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has provided significant oversight of
these confined field trials and has not
detected any negative impacts on the
environment, including threatened and
endangered species. Permitted field
trials are planned and in progress in a
number of regions in Florida to
determine the efficacy of expression of
spinach defensins by CTV. The action
proposed in the permit application
under consideration is to commercialize
the use of genetically engineered CTV as
a biological means to manage citrus
greening disease in Florida. The
environmental impact statement (EIS)
will evaluate the environmental impacts
associated with this action throughout
the State of Florida. Decisions on where
the genetically engineered CTV would
be deployed would be determined by
Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery, LLC,
in agreements with growers, and
deployment would be monitored by
APHIS. The genetically engineered CTV
would be applied to citrus trees by
grafting (i.e., not by spraying the trees by
ground or air).
Under the provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), Federal agencies must examine
the potential environmental impacts of
proposed major Federal actions that
may significantly affect the quality of
the human environment before those
actions can be taken. In accordance with
NEPA, regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), U.S.
Department of Agriculture regulations
implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b),
and APHIS’ NEPA Implementing
Procedures (7 CFR part 372), APHIS has
considered how to properly examine the
potential environmental impacts of
issuing permits for the introduction of
genetically engineered regulated articles
into the United States.
In reviewing Southern Gardens Citrus
Nursery, LLC’s permit application,
APHIS has determined that the
commercial release of genetically
engineered CTV does not involve
genetically engineering citrus trees, and
that use of the genetically engineered
CTV will have no impact on the genetics
of the trees. However, APHIS has
decided to prepare an EIS to better
understand the potential for
environmental impacts associated with
the issuance of a permit. The EIS will
examine the broad and cumulative
environmental impacts of the requested
permit, including potential impacts of
the proposed action on the human
environment and alternative courses of
action. This notice identifies potential
issues and alternatives that we will
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study in the EIS and requests public
comment to further delineate the issues
and the scope of the alternatives. The
State of Florida will be a cooperating
agency for the preparation of the EIS.
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The Federal action being considered
is whether to approve the permit request
from Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery,
LLC. This notice identifies reasonable
alternatives and potential issues that
may be studied in the EIS. We are
requesting public comments to further
delineate the range of alternatives and
environmental impacts and issues to be
evaluated in the EIS for the permit
application.
The EIS will consider a range of
reasonable alternatives. APHIS is
currently considering two alternatives:
(1) Take no action, i.e., APHIS would
not approve the permit request, or (2)
approve the permit request from
Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery, LLC.
Environmental Issues for Consideration
We have also identified the following
potential environmental issues for
consideration in the EIS. We are
requesting that the public provide
information on the following questions
during the comment period on this
notice:
• Are there any new or greater plant
pest or environmental risks or apparent
benefits associated with the strategy of
using genetically engineered CTV
instead of the currently available
approaches to manage citrus greening
disease? If so, please explain.
• The EIS will focus on the
development and use of genetic
engineering to offer a novel pest control
program. Are there any environmental
risks that APHIS should consider in
detail for CTV expressing spinach
defensin?
• What are the potential risks of
nontarget impacts associated with this
technology?
Comments that identify other issues
or alternatives that should be
considered for examination in the EIS
would be especially helpful. All
comments received during the scoping
period will be carefully considered in
developing the final scope of the EIS.
Upon completion of the draft EIS, a
notice announcing its availability and
an opportunity to comment on it will be
published in the Federal Register.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request: Form FNS–583,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program Employment and Training
Program Activity Report
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
invites the public and other public
agencies to comment on a proposed
information collection burden for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), Employment and
Training (E&T) Program, currently
approved under OMB No. 0584–0339.
This is an extension without revision of
a currently approved collection. The
burden estimate remains 21,889 hours.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before June 9, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed 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 of the proposed collection of
information, including validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (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 form of information
technology.
Comments may be sent to Sasha
Gersten-Paal, Acting Chief, Program
Design Branch, Program Development
Division, Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 810,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302. Comments
may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Sasha Gersten-Paal at 703–
SUMMARY:
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305–2454 or via email to Sasha.GerstenPaal@fns.usda.gov.
Comments will also be accepted
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Go to https://www.regulations.gov and
follow the online instructions for
submitting comments electronically. All
written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service located at
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 810,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday).
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will also
become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Request for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Sasha GerstenPaal at (703) 305–2507.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Employment and Training
Program Activity Report.
OMB Number: 0584–0339.
Expiration Date: June 30, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension without
revision of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: 7 CFR 273.7(c)(9) requires
State agencies to submit quarterly E&T
Program Activity Reports containing
monthly figures for participation in the
program. FNS uses Form FNS–583, to
collect participation data. The
information collected on the FNS–583
report includes:
• On the first quarter report, the
number of work registrants receiving
SNAP as of October 1 of the new fiscal
year;
• On each quarterly report, by month,
the number of new work registrants; the
number of able–bodied adults without
dependents (ABAWDs) applicants and
recipients participating in qualifying
components; the number of all other
applicants and recipients (including
ABAWDs involved in non-qualifying
activities) participating in components;
and the number of ABAWDs exempt
under the State agency’s 15 percent
exemption allowance;
• On the fourth quarter report, the
total number of individuals who
participated in each component, which
is also sorted by ABAWD and nonABAWD participants and the number of
individuals who participated in the E&T
Program during the fiscal year.
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(D) provides that
if a State agency will not expend all of
the funds allocated to it for a fiscal year,
FNS will reallocate unexpended funds
to other State agencies during the fiscal
year or the subsequent fiscal year as
FNS considers appropriate and
equitable. After FNS makes initial E&T
allocations, State agencies may request
more funds as needed. Typically FNS
receives fourteen such requests per year.
The time it takes to prepare these
requests is included in the burden. After
receiving the State requests, FNS will
reallocate unexpended funds as
provided above. The following is the
estimated burden for E&T reporting
including the burden for State agencies
to request additional funds.
Reporting
FNS–583 Report
Frequency: 4.
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 684. (Note this
reflects multiple responses within the
FNS–583 form; In aggregate, 53 State
Agencies submit 1 form each quarter or
212 total responses per year.)
Estimated Time per Response:
31.9363 hours per State agency.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden: 21,844.40 hours.
Requests for Additional Funds
Frequency: .2641.
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 14.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.00
hour per request.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden: 14 hours.
Recordkeeping
FNS–583 Report
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 212.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137
hours.
Estimated Total Annual
Recordkeeping Burden: 29.04 hours.
Requests for Additional Funds
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 14.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137
hours.
Estimated Total Annual
Recordkeeping Burden: 1.92 hours.
TOTAL ANNUAL REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING BURDEN
[Compiling and Reporting for the FNS–583 and Requests for More Funding]
[SNAP Employment and Training Program Activity Report]
Section of regulation
Title
Number of
respondents
Reports filed
annually
Total
responses
(C × D)
Estimated
number of
hours per
response
Estimated
total hours
(C × D × F)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
REPORTING
7 CFR 273.7(c)(8) ..................
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7 CFR 273.7(f) .......................
7 CFR 273.7(C)(8) .................
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(F) ..........
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Compile and report new work registrants on FNS–583.
Compile and report 15 percent
ABAWD exemptions on FNS–583.
Compile and report E&T activities
(placements) on FNS–583.
Preparing FNS–583:
States filing electronically.
States filing manually ......................
Preparing requests for more funds
after initial allocation.
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TOTAL ANNUAL REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING BURDEN—Continued
[Compiling and Reporting for the FNS–583 and Requests for More Funding]
[SNAP Employment and Training Program Activity Report]
Section of regulation
Title
Number of
respondents
Reports filed
annually
Total
responses
(C × D)
Estimated
number of
hours per
response
Estimated
total hours
(C × D × F)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Total Reporting for FNS–
583 and Additional
Funds Requests.
..........................................................
53
13.1698
698
31.32
21,858.40
RECORDKEEPING
7 CFR 277.12 ........................
7 CFR 277.12 ........................
Total Recordkeeping Burden for FNS 583 and
Additional Funds Requests.
Recordkeeping burden for FNS–
583.
Record-keeping burden for additional requests.
..........................................................
53
4
212
0.137
29.04
53
0.26415
14
0.137
1.92
53
4.26
226
0.137
30.96
53
17.43
924
23.689
21,889.36
SUMMARY
Total All Burdens .............................
* There are 12 States without statewide waivers of the time-limit that will likely use 15 percent exemptions.
Dated: March 16, 2017.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Child Nutrition Programs: Income
Eligibility Guidelines
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
Department’s annual adjustments to the
Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used
in determining eligibility for free and
reduced price meals and free milk for
the period from July 1, 2017 through
June 30, 2018. These guidelines are used
by schools, institutions, and facilities
participating in the National School
Lunch Program (and Commodity School
Program), School Breakfast Program,
Special Milk Program for Children,
Child and Adult Care Food Program and
Summer Food Service Program. The
annual adjustments are required by
section 9 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act. The
guidelines are intended to direct
benefits to those children most in need
and are revised annually to account for
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Saracino, Program Monitoring
and Operational Support Division,
Child Nutrition Programs, Food and
Nutrition Service, United States
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Suite 628, Alexandria,
Virginia 22302, 703–305–1620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
action is not a rule as defined by the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
601–612) and thus is exempt from the
provisions of that Act.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
no recordkeeping or reporting
requirements have been included that
are subject to approval from the Office
of Management and Budget.
This notice has been determined to be
not significant and was not reviewed by
the Office of Management and Budget in
conformance with Executive Order
12866. The affected programs are listed
in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.553, No.
10.555, No. 10.556, No. 10.558, and No.
10.559 and are subject to the provisions
of Executive Order 12372, which
requires intergovernmental consultation
with State and local officials. (See 2 CFR
part 415).
Background
Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and
17(c)(4) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 1766(c)(4)),
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and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1772(a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)), the
Department annually issues the Income
Eligibility Guidelines for free and
reduced price meals for the National
School Lunch Program (7 CFR part 210),
the Commodity School Program (7 CFR
part 210), School Breakfast Program (7
CFR part 220), Summer Food Service
Program (7 CFR part 225) and Child and
Adult Care Food Program (7 CFR part
226) and the guidelines for free milk in
the Special Milk Program for Children
(7 CFR part 215).
These eligibility guidelines are based
on the Federal income poverty
guidelines and are stated by household
size. The guidelines are used to
determine eligibility for free and
reduced price meals and free milk in
accordance with applicable program
rules.
Definition of Income
In accordance with the Department’s
policy as provided in the Food and
Nutrition Service publication Eligibility
Manual for School Meals, ‘‘income,’’ as
the term is used in this notice,
continues to mean income before any
deductions such as income taxes, Social
Security taxes, insurance premiums,
charitable contributions, and bonds. It
includes the following: (1) Monetary
compensation for services, including
wages, salary, commissions or fees; (2)
net income from nonfarm selfemployment; (3) net income from farm
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request: Form FNS-583, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program Employment and Training Program Activity Report
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
invites the public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed
information collection burden for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), Employment and Training (E&T) Program, currently
approved under OMB No. 0584-0339. This is an extension without revision
of a currently approved collection. The burden estimate remains 21,889
hours.
DATES: Submit written comments on or before June 9, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 of the
proposed collection of information, including validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (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 form of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Sasha Gersten-Paal, Acting Chief, Program
Design Branch, Program Development Division, Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 810, Alexandria, Virginia
22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Sasha
Gersten-Paal at 703-
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305-2454 or via email to Sasha.Gersten-Paal@fns.usda.gov.
Comments will also be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online
instructions for submitting comments electronically. All written
comments will be open for public inspection at the office of the Food
and Nutrition Service located at 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 810,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m., Monday through Friday).
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Request for additional information or copies of this information
collection should be directed to Sasha Gersten-Paal at (703) 305-2507.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Employment and Training Program Activity Report.
OMB Number: 0584-0339.
Expiration Date: June 30, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension without revision of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: 7 CFR 273.7(c)(9) requires State agencies to submit
quarterly E&T Program Activity Reports containing monthly figures for
participation in the program. FNS uses Form FNS-583, to collect
participation data. The information collected on the FNS-583 report
includes:
On the first quarter report, the number of work
registrants receiving SNAP as of October 1 of the new fiscal year;
On each quarterly report, by month, the number of new work
registrants; the number of able-bodied adults without dependents
(ABAWDs) applicants and recipients participating in qualifying
components; the number of all other applicants and recipients
(including ABAWDs involved in non-qualifying activities) participating
in components; and the number of ABAWDs exempt under the State agency's
15 percent exemption allowance;
On the fourth quarter report, the total number of
individuals who participated in each component, which is also sorted by
ABAWD and non-ABAWD participants and the number of individuals who
participated in the E&T Program during the fiscal year.
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(D) provides that if a State agency will not
expend all of the funds allocated to it for a fiscal year, FNS will
reallocate unexpended funds to other State agencies during the fiscal
year or the subsequent fiscal year as FNS considers appropriate and
equitable. After FNS makes initial E&T allocations, State agencies may
request more funds as needed. Typically FNS receives fourteen such
requests per year.
The time it takes to prepare these requests is included in the
burden. After receiving the State requests, FNS will reallocate
unexpended funds as provided above. The following is the estimated
burden for E&T reporting including the burden for State agencies to
request additional funds.
Reporting
FNS-583 Report
Frequency: 4.
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 684. (Note this reflects multiple responses
within the FNS-583 form; In aggregate, 53 State Agencies submit 1 form
each quarter or 212 total responses per year.)
Estimated Time per Response: 31.9363 hours per State agency.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 21,844.40 hours.
Requests for Additional Funds
Frequency: .2641.
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 14.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.00 hour per request.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 14 hours.
Recordkeeping
FNS-583 Report
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 212.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 29.04 hours.
Requests for Additional Funds
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 14.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 1.92 hours.
Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
[Compiling and Reporting for the FNS-583 and Requests for More Funding]
[SNAP Employment and Training Program Activity Report]
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Estimated
Number of Reports Total number of Estimated
Section of regulation Title respondents filed responses hours per total hours
annually (C x D) response (C x D x F)
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A B.............. C D E F G
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REPORTING
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7 CFR 273.7(c)(8)........... Compile and 53 4 212 90.94 19,278.28
report new
work
registrants on
FNS-583.
7 CFR 273.24(g)............. Compile and 12\*\ 4 48 4.59 220.32
report 15
percent ABAWD
exemptions on
FNS-583.
7 CFR 273.7(f).............. Compile and 53 4 212 10.10 2,142.20
report E&T
activities
(placements)
on FNS-583.
7 CFR 273.7(C)(8)........... Preparing FNS-
583:
States filing
electronically.
States filing 50 4 200 1.00 200
manually. 3 4 12 0.3 3.6
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(F)..... Preparing 53 0.2641 14 1 14
requests for
more funds
after initial
allocation.
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Total Reporting for FNS- ............... 53 13.1698 698 31.32 21,858.40
583 and Additional
Funds Requests.
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RECORDKEEPING
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7 CFR 277.12................ Recordkeeping 53 4 212 0.137 29.04
burden for FNS-
583.
7 CFR 277.12................ Record-keeping 53 0.26415 14 0.137 1.92
burden for
additional
requests.
Total Recordkeeping ............... 53 4.26 226 0.137 30.96
Burden for FNS 583 and
Additional Funds
Requests.
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SUMMARY
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Total All 53 17.43 924 23.689 21,889.36
Burdens.
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* There are 12 States without statewide waivers of the time-limit that will likely use 15 percent exemptions.
Dated: March 16, 2017.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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