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(301) 851–2147. For more information
on the information collection process,
contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Gypsy Moth Identification
Worksheet and Checklist.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0104.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Plant Protection
Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
either independently or in cooperation
with the States, is authorized to carry
out operations or measures to detect,
eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or
retard the spread of plant pests new to
the United States or not widely
distributed throughout the United
States. The USDA’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the
delegated authority to carry out this
mission.
As part of the mission, APHIS’ Plant
Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
program engages in detection surveys to
monitor for the presence of, among
other things, the European gypsy moth
and the Asian gypsy moth. The
European gypsy moth is one of the most
destructive pests of fruit and ornamental
trees as well as hardwood forests. First
introduced into the United States in
Medford, MA, in 1869, the European
gypsy moth has gradually spread to
infest the entire northeastern portion of
the country. The gypsy moth regulations
can be found in 7 CFR 301.45 through
301.45–12.
Heavily infested European gypsy
moth areas are inundated with actively
crawling larvae that cover trees, fences,
vehicles, and houses during their search
for food. Entire areas may be stripped of
all foliage, often resulting in heavy
damage to trees. The damage can have
long-lasting effects, depriving wildlife of
food and shelter, and severely limiting
the recreational value of forested areas.
The Asian gypsy moth is an exotic
strain of gypsy moth that is closely
related to the European variety already
established in the United States. While
the Asian gypsy moth has been
introduced into the United States on
several occasions, it is currently not
established in the United States.
However, due to behavioral differences,
the Asian gypsy moth is considered to
pose an even greater threat to trees and
forested areas than the European gypsy
moth.
Unlike the flightless European gypsy
moth female adult, the Asian gypsy
moth female adult is capable of strong
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directed flight between mating and egg
deposition, significantly increasing its
ability to spread over a much greater
area and become widely established
within a short time. In addition, Asian
gypsy moth larvae feed on a much wider
variety of hosts, allowing them to
exploit more areas and cause more
damage than the European gypsy moth.
To determine the presence and extent
of a European gypsy moth or an Asian
gypsy moth infestation, APHIS sets
traps in high-risk areas to collect
specimens. Once an infestation is
identified, control and eradication work
(usually involving State cooperation) is
initiated to eliminate the moths.
APHIS personnel, with assistance
from State/local agriculture personnel,
check traps for the presence of gypsy
moths. If a suspicious moth is found in
the trap, it is sent to APHIS laboratories
so that it can be correctly identified
through DNA analysis. DNA analysis is
the only way to accurately identify these
insects because the European gypsy
moth and the Asian gypsy moth are
strains of the same species, and they
cannot be visually distinguished from
each other.
The PPQ official or State/local
collaborator submitting the moth for
analysis must complete a specimen for
determination worksheet, which
accompanies the insect to the
laboratory. The worksheet enables
Federal and State/local regulatory
officials to identify and track specific
specimens through the DNA
identification tests that are conducted.
In addition, the information provided by
the gypsy moth identification
worksheets is vital to APHIS’ ability to
monitor, detect, and eradicate gypsy
moth infestations.
The gypsy moth regulations
(§ 301.45–4(a)) also require the
inspection of outdoor household articles
that are to be moved from a gypsy moth
quarantined area to a non-quarantined
area to ensure that they are free of all
life stages of gypsy moth. Individuals
may use a self-inspection checklist,
which is completed and signed by the
person who performed the inspection,
and kept in the vehicle used to move the
outdoor household articles in the event
that USDA or State/Local officials
request it during the movement of the
articles. In addition, it is recommended
that individuals maintain a copy of the
signed checklist for at least 5 years.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve 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
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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;
(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 0.362 hours per
response.
Respondents: Individuals who
complete the self-inspection checklist
and State and local cooperators.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 2,500,100.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 3.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 7,500,250.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2,711,543 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 8th day of
February 2021.
Mark Davidson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID: FSA–20210–0001]
Information Collection Request;
Emergency Conservation Program
(ECP) and Biomass Crop Assistance
Program (BCAP)
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as
SUMMARY:
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amended, the Farm Service Agency
(FSA) is requesting comments from all
interested individuals and organizations
on an extension with a revision of
currently approved information
collection associated with the
Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
and Biomass Crop Assistance Program
(BCAP). This information is collected in
support of, respectively, sections 401–
407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of
1978, as amended, and section 9011 of
the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002, as amended.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by April 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this Notice. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket
ID: FSA–2021–0001, by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier:
Shanita Landon, ECP Program Manager,
Conservation and Environmental
Programs Division, Farm Service
Agency, United States Department of
Agriculture, STOP 0513, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–0513.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be requested
by contacting Martin Bomar.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, Shanita London, (202) 690–
1612 (voice); email: shanita.landon@
usda.gov. Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means for
communication should contact the
USDA Target Center at (202) 720–2600
(voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Emergency Conservation
Program and Biomass Crop Assistance
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0082.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2021.
Type of Request: Revision.
Abstract: The collection of this
information is necessary to allow FSA
to:
(1) Effectively administer the
regulations under ECP, which are set
forth at 7 CFR part 701, so as to provide
funding and technical assistance for
farmers and ranchers to restore farmland
damaged by natural disasters, and for
emergency water conservation measures
in severe droughts; and
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(2) Effectively administer the
regulations for BCAP, which are set
forth at 7 CFR part 1450, so as to
provide financial assistance to owners
and operators of agricultural and nonindustrial private forest land who wish
to establish, produce, and deliver
biomass feedstocks.
This information is collected in
support of, respectively, sections 401–
407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of
1978 (Pub. L. 95–334), as amended, and
section 9011 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L.
107–171), as amended.
Activity related to ECP request,
approvals, and payments has increased
due to major storm systems that caused
catastrophic damage across the nation,
from 2018–2020. Hurricane Michael and
Florence occurred in 2018, followed by
the Midwest flooding’s in 2019.
Multiple hurricanes and wildfires in
2020 all contribute to the increase in
activity. Activity related to BCAP has
drastically reduced because of the lack
of funding for BCAP. The travel times
also have been removed from the
request.
For the following estimated total
annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total
burden hours is the estimated average
time per response multiplied by the
estimated total annual of responses.
Estimate of Average Time to Respond:
Public reporting burden for collecting
information under this notice is
estimated to average 0.116 hours per
responses, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed,
completing and reviewing the collection
of information for all respondents.
Type of Respondents: Owners,
operators and other eligible agricultural
producers on eligible farmland.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
140,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 3.04.
Estimated Total Annual Reponses:
425,445.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 0.116 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 49,385 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, ability and
clarity of the information technology;
and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who
respond through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of
information.
All responses to this notice, including
names and addresses when provided,
will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Steven Peterson,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–7–2021]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134—
Chattanooga, Tennessee; Notification
of Proposed Production Activity;
Wacker Polysilicon North America,
LLC (Hydrophilic Fumed Silica);
Charleston, Tennessee
Wacker Polysilicon North America,
LLC (Wacker) submitted a notification
of proposed production activity to the
FTZ Board for its facility in Charleston,
Tennessee. The notification conforming
to the requirements of the regulations of
the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on February 5, 2021.
Wacker already has authority to
produce polysilicon within Subzone
134B using foreign-status silicon metal
that is not subject to an antidumping or
countervailing duty order. The current
request would add a finished product to
the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15
CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority
would be limited to the specific finished
product described in the submitted
notification (as described below) and
subsequently authorized by the FTZ
Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt Wacker from customs
duty payments on the foreign-status
materials/components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, for
the foreign-status materials/components
in the existing scope of authority,
Wacker would be able to choose the
duty rates during customs entry
procedures that apply to hydrophilic
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID: FSA-20210-0001]
Information Collection Request; Emergency Conservation Program
(ECP) and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as
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amended, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all
interested individuals and organizations on an extension with a
revision of currently approved information collection associated with
the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and Biomass Crop Assistance
Program (BCAP). This information is collected in support of,
respectively, sections 401-407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978,
as amended, and section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002, as amended.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by April 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this Notice. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket ID: FSA-2021-0001, by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to: www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier: Shanita Landon, ECP
Program Manager, Conservation and Environmental Programs Division, Farm
Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, STOP 0513,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0513.
You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may
be requested by contacting Martin Bomar.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, Shanita London, (202) 690-1612 (voice); email:
[email protected]. Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Emergency Conservation Program and Biomass Crop Assistance
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0082.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2021.
Type of Request: Revision.
Abstract: The collection of this information is necessary to allow
FSA to:
(1) Effectively administer the regulations under ECP, which are set
forth at 7 CFR part 701, so as to provide funding and technical
assistance for farmers and ranchers to restore farmland damaged by
natural disasters, and for emergency water conservation measures in
severe droughts; and
(2) Effectively administer the regulations for BCAP, which are set
forth at 7 CFR part 1450, so as to provide financial assistance to
owners and operators of agricultural and non-industrial private forest
land who wish to establish, produce, and deliver biomass feedstocks.
This information is collected in support of, respectively, sections
401-407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-334), as
amended, and section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171), as amended.
Activity related to ECP request, approvals, and payments has
increased due to major storm systems that caused catastrophic damage
across the nation, from 2018-2020. Hurricane Michael and Florence
occurred in 2018, followed by the Midwest flooding's in 2019. Multiple
hurricanes and wildfires in 2020 all contribute to the increase in
activity. Activity related to BCAP has drastically reduced because of
the lack of funding for BCAP. The travel times also have been removed
from the request.
For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total burden hours is the estimated
average time per response multiplied by the estimated total annual of
responses.
Estimate of Average Time to Respond: Public reporting burden for
collecting information under this notice is estimated to average 0.116
hours per responses, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, completing and reviewing the collection of information for all
respondents.
Type of Respondents: Owners, operators and other eligible
agricultural producers on eligible farmland.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 140,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.04.
Estimated Total Annual Reponses: 425,445.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.116 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 49,385 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us to:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, ability and clarity of the information
technology; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who
respond through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information.
All responses to this notice, including names and addresses when
provided, will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.
Steven Peterson,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2021-02860 Filed 2-11-21; 8:45 am]
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