Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering, 57385-57386 [2019-23344]
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controlled risk, APHIS will seek
information to support concurrence
with the OIE classification. This
information may be publicly available
information, or APHIS may request that
regions supply the same information
given to the OIE. APHIS will announce
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• Regions of negligible risk for BSE:
Serbia.
• Regions of controlled risk for BSE:
Ecuador.
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discussion of and response to pertinent
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recognizes the OIE negligible BSE risk
designation of Serbia and/or the
controlled risk BSE designation of
Ecuador, the Agency will include those
regions of negligible risk or controlled
risk for BSE, as applicable, that is
available to the public on the Agency’s
website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animaland-animal-product-importinformation/animal-health-status-ofregions.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301–8317;
21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7
CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.
Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of
October 2019.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2019–0072]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Introduction of
Organisms and Products Altered or
Produced Through Genetic
Engineering
Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with the regulations for the
introduction of organisms and products
altered or produced through genetic
engineering.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before December
24, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2019-0072.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2019–0072, 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-2019-0072 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 regarding the regulations
for the introduction of organisms and
products altered or produced through
genetic engineering, contact Ms. Cynthia
A. Eck, Document Control Officer,
Communications Group, BRS, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 146, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (301) 851–3892. For more
detailed information on the information
collection, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
DATES:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR part 340; Introduction of
Organisms and Products Altered or
Produced Through Genetic Engineering.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0085.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Plant Protection
Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the
Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
prohibit or restrict the importation,
entry, or movement in interstate
commerce of any plant, plant product,
biological control organism, noxious
weed, article, or means of conveyance,
if the Secretary determines that the
prohibition or restriction is necessary to
prevent the introduction or the
dissemination of a plant pest into the
United States.
Under this authority, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
has established regulations in 7 CFR
part 340, ‘‘Introduction of Organisms
and Products Altered or Produced
Through Genetic Engineering Which
Are Plant Pests or Which There is
Reason to Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ that
govern the introduction (importation,
interstate movement, or release into the
environment) of covered genetically
engineered organisms and products
(‘‘regulated articles’’). A permit must be
obtained or a notification acknowledged
before a regulated article may be
introduced. The regulations set forth the
permit application requirements and the
notification procedures for the
introduction of a regulated article and
necessitate certain activities including
APHIS-issued permits, petitions,
appeals, labeling containers, applicants’
field testing records, documentation for
approved training programs, submission
of protocols to ensure compliance,
memorandums of understanding, grants,
and recordkeeping.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, 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;
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(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
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.48 hours per
response.
Respondents: State and Tribal
government agricultural representatives
and applicants from agricultural
companies.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 483.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 18.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 8,780.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 12,983 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 21st day of
October 2019.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program: State Agency
Options for Standard Utility
Allowances and Self-Employment
Income
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 collection. This
information collection addresses the
State agency reporting burden
associated with the following State
agency options under the Supplemental
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Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):
Establishing and reviewing standard
utility allowances (SUAs) and
establishing methodology for offsetting
cost of producing self-employment
income.
Written comments must be
received on or before December 24,
2019.
DATES:
The Food and Nutrition
Service, USDA, invites interested
persons to submit written comment.
• Preferred Method: Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to
Certification Policy Branch, Program
Development Division, FNS, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
22302.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. All comments will be
a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to the Certification
Policy Branch, Program Development
Division, FNS, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302 or via email
to SNAPCPBRules@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions that were
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 use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program: State Agency
Options for Standard Utility Allowances
and Self-Employment Income.
Form Number: None.
OMB Number: 0584–0496.
Expiration Date: March 31, 2020.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The information collection
addresses the mandatory State agency
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information and burden estimates
associated with the following State
agency options under SNAP:
Establishing and reviewing SUAs and
establishing methodology for offsetting
cost of producing self-employment
income.
SNAP regulations at 7 CFR
273.9(d)(6)(iii) allow State agencies to
establish SUAs in place of the actual
utility costs incurred by a household.
State agencies are required to review
and adjust SUAs annually to reflect
changes in the costs of utilities. States
must provide the amounts of the
standards to FNS when they have
changed, and submit methodologies
used in developing and updating
standards to FNS for approval when the
methodologies are updated or changed.
SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 273.11(b)
allow for self-employment income to be
reduced by the cost of producing such
income. The regulations allow the State
agencies, with approval from FNS, to
establish the methodology for offsetting
the costs of producing self-employment
income, as long as the procedure does
not increase program costs. Most State
agencies provide methodology
information on written letterhead and
typically submit it via email. Once
approved by FNS, States can use these
methodologies to determine net selfemployment income for SNAP
eligibility purposes.
This notice invites comments on the
revisions made to the State Agency
Options information collection for
SNAP to reflect changes in the number
of States electing to establish a
methodology for offsetting the costs of
producing self-employment income.
Based on information provided in the
Fourteenth Edition of the SNAP State
Options Report, published on May 31,
2018, FNS proposes increasing this
figure from 21 State agencies to 23 State
agencies since the previous information
collection renewal.
Using FNS–388 and 388A (approved
under OMB Control Number 0584–0594;
expiration date: 09/30/2019 (currently
going through OMB approval process).),
States send aggregate level data on
participation, benefits issued, and other
basic program information to FNS using
the Food Programs Reporting System
(FPRS) at https://fprs.fns.usda.gov. This
collection uses information submitted in
these FNS approved forms as
supplemental data. However, this
collection is not seeking approval for
burden hours associated with the use of
these forms because the burden is
already accounted for under OMB
Control Number 0584–0594.
FNS is currently in the process of
conducting a limited number of
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2019-0072]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered
or Produced Through Genetic Engineering
ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with the regulations for the
introduction of organisms and products altered or produced through
genetic engineering.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
December 24, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2019-0072.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2019-0072, 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-2019-
0072 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 regarding the
regulations for the introduction of organisms and products altered or
produced through genetic engineering, contact Ms. Cynthia A. Eck,
Document Control Officer, Communications Group, BRS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 146, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3892. For more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey,
APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR part 340; Introduction of Organisms and Products
Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0085.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or
restrict the importation, entry, or movement in interstate commerce of
any plant, plant product, biological control organism, noxious weed,
article, or means of conveyance, if the Secretary determines that the
prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction or
the dissemination of a plant pest into the United States.
Under this authority, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has established regulations
in 7 CFR part 340, ``Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or
Produced Through Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant Pests or Which
There is Reason to Believe Are Plant Pests,'' that govern the
introduction (importation, interstate movement, or release into the
environment) of covered genetically engineered organisms and products
(``regulated articles''). A permit must be obtained or a notification
acknowledged before a regulated article may be introduced. The
regulations set forth the permit application requirements and the
notification procedures for the introduction of a regulated article and
necessitate certain activities including APHIS-issued permits,
petitions, appeals, labeling containers, applicants' field testing
records, documentation for approved training programs, submission of
protocols to ensure compliance, memorandums of understanding, grants,
and recordkeeping.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities, as described, 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;
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(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 burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.48 hours per response.
Respondents: State and Tribal government agricultural
representatives and applicants from agricultural companies.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 483.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 18.
Estimated annual number of responses: 8,780.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 12,983 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 21st day of October 2019.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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