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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0025]
Availability of an Environmental
Assessment for Release of Three
Parasitoids for Biological Control of
the Lily Leaf Beetle
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared a draft
environmental assessment relative to
the release of three parasitoids,
Diaparsis jucunda, Lemophagus
errabundus, and Tetrastichus setifer for
the biological control of the lily leaf
beetle. The environmental assessment
considers the effects of, and alternatives
to, the field release of the parasitoids
into the contiguous United States for
use as a biological control agent to
reduce the severity of infestations of lily
leaf beetle. We are making the
environmental assessment available to
the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 14,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0025.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0025, 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-2017-0025 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: Dr.
Colin D. Stewart, Assistant Director,
Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol
Permits Permitting and Compliance
Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 851–2327, email:
Colin.Stewart@aphis.usda.gov.
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Lilies
(Lillium spp.) and fritillaries (Fritillaria
spp.) are prized for their blooms,
whether the showy and enormous
Asiatic hybrids or the subtle, fleeting
flowers of fritillaries. The aesthetic
value of lilies and fritillaries extends to
wild lands, where the flowers are a
significant visual feature during their
bloom, adorning alpine ridges, swampy
bottomlands, and desert shrublands
alike. The lily leaf beetle, Lilioceris lilii
(Coleptera: Chrysomelidae), an
aggressive pest of lilies and fritillaries,
has expanded its range rapidly over the
past decade, and is now found in
several northeastern and central States,
across Canada, and in Washington State.
Further expansion is expected based on
its historical distribution in nearly all of
Europe and parts of North Africa. The
Washington State Department of
Agriculture is proposing to release three
insect parasitoid species for the
biological control of the lily leaf beetle;
none of these species have been
previously released or established in
Washington State. The Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
is proposing to issue permits for the
field release of the parasitoids Diaparsis
jucunda, Lemophagus errabundus, and
Tetrastichus setifer into the continental
United States to reduce the severity of
lily leaf beetle infestations.
APHIS’ review and analysis of the
proposed action are documented in
detail in a draft environmental
assessment (EA) entitled ‘‘Field release
of Diaparsis jucunda (Hymenoptera:
Ichneumonidae), Lemophagus
errabundus (Hymenoptera:
Ichneumonidae), and Tetrastichus
setifer (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) for
biological control of the lily leaf beetle,
Lilioceris lilii (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae) in the Contiguous
United States’’ (January 2017). We are
making the EA available to the public
for review and comment. We will
consider all comments that we receive
on or before the date listed under the
heading DATES at the beginning of this
notice.
The EA may be viewed on the
Regulations.gov Web site or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
a link to Regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of
the reading room). You may request
paper copies of the EA by calling or
writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please
refer to the title of the EA when
requesting copies.
The EA has been prepared in
accordance with: (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
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seq.); (2) regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b); and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of
July 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0053]
Availability of an Environmental
Assessment for the Biological Control
of Swallow-Worts
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared a draft
environmental assessment relative to
the control of swallow-worts
(Vincetoxicum nigrum and
Vincetoxicum rossicum). The
environmental assessment considers the
effects of, and alternatives to, the field
release of a leaf-feeding moth, Hypena
opulenta, into the continental United
States for use as a biological control
agent to reduce the severity of swallowwort infestations. We are making the
environmental assessment available to
the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 14,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0053.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0053, 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-2017-0053 or
in our reading room, which is located in
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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: Dr.
Colin D. Stewart, Assistant Director,
Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol
Permits, Permitting and Compliance
Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 851–2327, email:
Colin.Stewart@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Two
species of swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum
nigrum and Vincetoxicum rossicum),
native to Mediterranean regions of
Europe (V. nigrum) and Ukraine and
southeastern Russia (V. rossicum), were
first documented in the United States in
the late nineteenth century and are now
widely distributed along the northeast
Atlantic coast and in Ontario and
Quebec in Canada, as well as in upper
Midwestern regions of the United
States. Swallow-worts are long-lived
vines that overwinter as seeds or
rootstalks, and they outcompete native
plants for resources while often also
forming dense monocultures in a variety
of habitats. Swallow-wort invasions in
primarily upland habitats including, but
not restricted to, pastures, old fields,
hillsides, shores, flood plains,
roadsides, and forest margins, pose a
major threat to native species diversity
and ecosystem functioning and
negatively affect farming practices,
livestock, and ornamental landscapes.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is proposing to issue
permits for the field release of a leaffeeding moth, Hypena opulenta, into the
continental United States to reduce the
severity of swallow-wort infestations.
APHIS’ review and analysis of the
proposed action are documented in
detail in a draft environmental
assessment (EA) entitled ‘‘Field release
of the leaf-feeding moth, Hypena
opulenta (Christoph) (Lepidoptera:
Noctuidae), for classical biological
control of swallow-worts, Vincetoxicum
nigrum (L.) Moench and V. rossicum
(Kleopow) Barbarich (Gentianales:
Apocyanceae), in the contiguous United
States’’ (June 2017). We are making this
EA available to the public for review
and comment. We will consider all
comments that we receive on or before
the date listed under the heading DATES
at the beginning of this notice.
The EA may be viewed on the
Regulations.gov Web site or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
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a link to Regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of
the reading room). You may request
paper copies of the EA by calling or
writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please
refer to the title of the EA when
requesting copies.
The EA has been prepared in
accordance with: (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of
July 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
(FMNP) Program Regulations—
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This collection is a revision of a
currently approved information
collection for the WIC Farmers’ Market
Nutrition Program (FMNP) Regulations
for the reporting and recordkeeping
burden associated with the WIC FMNP
Program regulations.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before September 11,
2017.
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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0025]
Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Release of Three
Parasitoids for Biological Control of the Lily Leaf Beetle
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared a draft environmental assessment
relative to the release of three parasitoids, Diaparsis jucunda,
Lemophagus errabundus, and Tetrastichus setifer for the biological
control of the lily leaf beetle. The environmental assessment considers
the effects of, and alternatives to, the field release of the
parasitoids into the contiguous United States for use as a biological
control agent to reduce the severity of infestations of lily leaf
beetle. We are making the environmental assessment available to the
public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0025.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0025, 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-2017-
0025 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: Dr. Colin D. Stewart, Assistant
Director, Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol Permits Permitting and
Compliance Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2327, email:
Colin.Stewart@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Lilies (Lillium spp.) and fritillaries
(Fritillaria spp.) are prized for their blooms, whether the showy and
enormous Asiatic hybrids or the subtle, fleeting flowers of
fritillaries. The aesthetic value of lilies and fritillaries extends to
wild lands, where the flowers are a significant visual feature during
their bloom, adorning alpine ridges, swampy bottomlands, and desert
shrublands alike. The lily leaf beetle, Lilioceris lilii (Coleptera:
Chrysomelidae), an aggressive pest of lilies and fritillaries, has
expanded its range rapidly over the past decade, and is now found in
several northeastern and central States, across Canada, and in
Washington State. Further expansion is expected based on its historical
distribution in nearly all of Europe and parts of North Africa. The
Washington State Department of Agriculture is proposing to release
three insect parasitoid species for the biological control of the lily
leaf beetle; none of these species have been previously released or
established in Washington State. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is proposing to issue permits for the field release of
the parasitoids Diaparsis jucunda, Lemophagus errabundus, and
Tetrastichus setifer into the continental United States to reduce the
severity of lily leaf beetle infestations.
APHIS' review and analysis of the proposed action are documented in
detail in a draft environmental assessment (EA) entitled ``Field
release of Diaparsis jucunda (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Lemophagus
errabundus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), and Tetrastichus setifer
(Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) for biological control of the lily leaf
beetle, Lilioceris lilii (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the Contiguous
United States'' (January 2017). We are making the EA available to the
public for review and comment. We will consider all comments that we
receive on or before the date listed under the heading DATES at the
beginning of this notice.
The EA may be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for a link to Regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of the reading room). You may
request paper copies of the EA by calling or writing to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the title
of the EA when requesting copies.
The EA has been prepared in accordance with: (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
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seq.); (2) regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-
1508); (3) USDA regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b); and (4)
APHIS' NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of July 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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