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the petition for 60 days ending January
4, 2021.
APHIS received four comments on the
petition during the comment period.
One comment was from an individual,
which stated opposition to
biotechnology-derived crops in general.
Three comments were received from
industry organizations, which generally
supported approval of the petition.
After public comments are received
on a completed petition, APHIS
evaluates those comments and then
provides a second opportunity for
public involvement in our decisionmaking process. According to our public
review process (see footnote 2), the
second opportunity for public
involvement follows one of two
approaches, as described below.
If APHIS decides, based on its review
of the petition and its evaluation and
analysis of comments received during
the 60-day public comment period on
the petition, that the petition involves
an organism that raises no substantive
new issues, APHIS will follow
Approach 1 for public involvement.
Under Approach 1, APHIS prepares and
announces in the Federal Register the
availability of APHIS’ preliminary
regulatory determination along with its
draft EA, preliminary finding of no
significant impact (FONSI), and its draft
plant pest risk assessment (PPRA) for a
30-day public review period. APHIS
will evaluate any information received
related to the petition and its supporting
documents during the 30-day public
review period. If APHIS determines that
no substantive information has been
received that would warrant APHIS
altering its preliminary regulatory
determination or FONSI, or
substantially change the analysis of
impacts in the EA, our preliminary
regulatory determination will become
final and effective upon notification of
the public through an announcement on
our website. No further Federal Register
notice will be published announcing the
final regulatory determination.
Under Approach 2, if APHIS decides,
based on its review of the petition and
its evaluation and analysis of comments
received during the 60-day public
comment period on the petition, that the
petition involves an organism that raises
substantive new issues, APHIS first
solicits written comments from the
public on a draft EA and draft PPRA for
a 30-day comment period through the
publication of a Federal Register notice.
Then, after reviewing and evaluating the
comments on the draft EA and draft
PPRA and other information, APHIS
will revise the draft PPRA as necessary.
It will then prepare a final EA, and
based on the final EA, a National
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Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
decision document (either a FONSI or a
notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement).
For this petition, we will be following
Approach 2.
As part of our decision-making
process regarding an organism’s
regulatory status, APHIS prepared a
PPRA to assess the plant pest risk of the
organism, and an EA to evaluate
potential impacts on the human
environment. This will provide the
Agency and the public with a review
and analysis of any potential
environmental impacts that may result
if the petition request is approved.
APHIS’ draft PPRA compared the pest
risk posed by DP23211 corn with that of
the unmodified variety from which it
was derived. The draft PPRA concluded
that DP23211 corn is unlikely to pose an
increased plant pest risk compared to
the unmodified corn.
The draft EA evaluated potential
impacts that may result from the
commercial production of DP23211
corn, to include potential impacts on
conventional and organic corn
production; the acreage and area
required for U.S. corn production;
agronomic practices and inputs; the
physical environment; biological
resources; human health and worker
safety; animal health and welfare; and
socioeconomic impacts. No significant
impacts were identified with the
production and marketing of DP23211
corn.
The draft EA was prepared in
accordance with (1) 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).
We are making available for a 30-day
comment period our draft EA and draft
PPRA. These documents are available as
indicated under ADDRESSES and FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above.
Copies of these documents may also be
obtained from the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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 5th day of
April 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2023–0020]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Imported Seeds and Screening
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
the regulations for the importation of
seeds and screenings from Canada into
the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 12,
2023.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2023–0020 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the
Comment button in the list of
documents.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2023–0020, 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 regulations.gov or in
our reading room, which is located in
room 1620 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 on the regulations related to
the importation of seeds and screenings,
contact Mrs. Heather Coady, Senior
Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ,
APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road Unit
137, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (240)
935–1598; heather.s.coady@usda.gov.
For information on the information
collection reporting process, contact Mr.
Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork
Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301)
851–2483; joseph.moxey@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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Title: Imported Seeds and Screenings.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0124.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the authority of the
Federal Seed Act (FSA) of 1939, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.), the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
regulates the importation and interstate
movement of certain agricultural and
vegetable seeds and screenings. Title III
of the FSA, ‘‘Foreign Commerce,’’
requires shipments of imported
agricultural and vegetable seeds to be
labeled correctly and to be tested for the
presence of the seeds of certain noxious
weeds as a condition of entry into the
United States. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS’)
regulations implementing the provisions
of Title III of the FSA are found in 7 CFR
part 361.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 361,
‘‘Importation of Seed and Screenings
under the Federal Seed Act’’ (§§ 361.1 to
361.10, referred to below as the
regulations), prohibit or restrict the
importation of agricultural seed,
vegetable seed, and screenings into the
United States. Section 361.7 provides
the regulations for special provisions for
Canadian-origin seed and screenings,
and § 361.8 provides the regulations for
the cleaning of imported seed and
processing of certain Canadian-origin
screenings.
APHIS’ Plant Protection and
Quarantine program operates a seed
analysis program with Canada that
allows U.S. companies that import seed
for cleaning or processing to enter into
compliance agreements with APHIS.
This program eliminates the need for
sampling shipments of Canadian-origin
seed at the U.S.-Canadian border and
allows certain seed importers to clean
the seed without direct supervision of
an APHIS inspector. The program
provides a safe and expedited process
for the importation of seed and
screenings into the United States
without posing a plant pest or noxious
weed risk.
The seed analysis program involves
the use of information collection
activities, including a compliance
agreement, seed analysis certificate,
declaration for importation, container
labeling, notification of seed location, a
seed return request, seed identity
maintenance, documentation for U.S.
origin exported seed returned to the
United States, written appeal for
cancellation of a compliance agreement
and request for a hearing, and associated
recordkeeping.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
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collection activities 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;
(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 0.36 hours per
response.
Respondents: Commercial importers,
seed cleaning/processing facility
personnel, seed laboratory personnel,
and government food inspection agency
officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,153.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 23.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 27,041.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 9,632 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 5th day of
April 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Domestic Sugar Program—2023 Cane
Sugar Marketing Allotments and Cane
and Beet Processor Allocations
AGENCY:
Commodity Credit Corporation,
USDA.
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ACTION:
Notice.
The United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing this
notice to increase the fiscal year 2023
(FY23) overall sugar marketing
allotment quantity (OAQ); increase beet
and State cane sugar allotments; revise
company allocations to sugar beet and
sugar cane processors; and reassign beet
and cane sugar marketing allocations to
raw cane sugar imports already
anticipated. These actions apply to all
domestic beet and cane sugar marketed
for human consumption in the United
States from October 1, 2022, through
September 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent
Lanclos; telephone, (202) 720–0114; or
email, kent.lanclos@usda.gov.
Individuals who require alternative
means for communication should
contact the USDA Target Center at (202)
720–2600 (voice and text telephone
(TTY)) or dial 711 for
Telecommunications Relay Service
(both voice and text telephone users can
initiate this call from any telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 30, 2022, USDA announced
the initial FY23 OAQ, which was
established at 10,646,250 short tons, raw
value, (STRV) equal to 85 percent of the
estimated quantity of sugar for domestic
human consumption for the fiscal year
of 12,525,000 STRV as forecast in the
September 2022 World Agricultural
Supply and Demand Estimates report
(WASDE). The Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938 (Pub. L. 75–430) requires
that 54.35 percent of the OAQ be
distributed among beet processors and
45.65 percent be distributed among the
sugarcane States and cane processors.
In the March 2023 WASDE release,
USDA increased the FY23 estimate of
sugar consumption for food use to
12,600,000 STRV. As a result, USDA is
increasing the FY23 OAQ to 10,710,000
STRV. The revised beet sector allotment
is 5,820,885 STRV (an increase of
34,648) and the revised cane sector
allotment is 4,889,115 STRV (an
increase of 29,102). The revised beet
and cane sector allotments are
distributed to individual processors
according to statutory formulas as
shown in the table below (see the
column labeled ‘‘Preliminary Revised
Allocation’’).
In accordance with section 359e of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1359ee), after evaluating each
sugar beet processor’s ability to market
its full allocation, USDA is transferring
FY23 allocations from sugar beet
processors with surplus allocation to
those with deficit allocation listed in the
table below. USDA has also determined
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2023-0020]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Imported Seeds and Screening
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with the regulations for the importation of seeds
and screenings from Canada into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June
12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2023-0020 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab,
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2023-0020, 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 regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is located
in room 1620 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 on the regulations
related to the importation of seeds and screenings, contact Mrs.
Heather Coady, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, USDA,
4700 River Road Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (240) 935-1598;
[email protected]. For information on the information collection
reporting process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction
Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Imported Seeds and Screenings.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0124.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the authority of the Federal Seed Act (FSA) of
1939, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.), the U.S. Department of
Agriculture regulates the importation and interstate movement of
certain agricultural and vegetable seeds and screenings. Title III of
the FSA, ``Foreign Commerce,'' requires shipments of imported
agricultural and vegetable seeds to be labeled correctly and to be
tested for the presence of the seeds of certain noxious weeds as a
condition of entry into the United States. The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service's (APHIS') regulations implementing the provisions
of Title III of the FSA are found in 7 CFR part 361.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 361, ``Importation of Seed and
Screenings under the Federal Seed Act'' (Sec. Sec. 361.1 to 361.10,
referred to below as the regulations), prohibit or restrict the
importation of agricultural seed, vegetable seed, and screenings into
the United States. Section 361.7 provides the regulations for special
provisions for Canadian-origin seed and screenings, and Sec. 361.8
provides the regulations for the cleaning of imported seed and
processing of certain Canadian-origin screenings.
APHIS' Plant Protection and Quarantine program operates a seed
analysis program with Canada that allows U.S. companies that import
seed for cleaning or processing to enter into compliance agreements
with APHIS. This program eliminates the need for sampling shipments of
Canadian-origin seed at the U.S.-Canadian border and allows certain
seed importers to clean the seed without direct supervision of an APHIS
inspector. The program provides a safe and expedited process for the
importation of seed and screenings into the United States without
posing a plant pest or noxious weed risk.
The seed analysis program involves the use of information
collection activities, including a compliance agreement, seed analysis
certificate, declaration for importation, container labeling,
notification of seed location, a seed return request, seed identity
maintenance, documentation for U.S. origin exported seed returned to
the United States, written appeal for cancellation of a compliance
agreement and request for a hearing, and associated recordkeeping.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities 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;
(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 0.36 hours per response.
Respondents: Commercial importers, seed cleaning/processing
facility personnel, seed laboratory personnel, and government food
inspection agency officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,153.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 23.
Estimated annual number of responses: 27,041.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 9,632 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 5th day of April 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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