Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Volunteer Service Agreements and Volunteer Service Time and Attendance Record, 31478-31479 [2023-10486]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0105]
Importation of Fresh Pumpkin, Squash,
and the Hybrid Tetsukabuto From
Brazil Into the Continental United
States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks
associated with importation of fresh
pumpkin, squash, and the interspecific
hybrid tetsukabuto from Brazil into the
continental United States. Based on the
analysis, we have determined that the
application of one or more designated
phytosanitary measures will be
sufficient to mitigate the risks of
introducing or disseminating plant pests
or noxious weeds via the importation of
fresh pumpkin, squash, and tetsukabuto
from Brazil. We are making the pest risk
analysis available to the public for
review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 17,
2023.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2020–0105 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–2020–0105, 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
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may be viewed at www.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: Ms.
Claudia Ferguson, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, Regulatory
Coordination and Compliance, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851–
2352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart L–
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–12, referred to below
as the regulations), the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
prohibits or restricts the importation of
fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world to
prevent plant pests from being
introduced into or disseminated within
the United States.
Section 319.56–4 contains a
performance-based process for
approving the importation of fruits and
vegetables that, based on the findings of
a pest risk analysis, can be safely
imported subject to one or more of the
five designated phytosanitary measures
listed in paragraph (b) of that section.
APHIS received a request from the
national plant protection organization
(NPPO) of Brazil to allow the
importation of fresh pumpkin
(Cucurbita moschata), squash
(Cucurbita maxima), and the
interspecific hybrid tetsukabuto (C.
moschata x C. maxima) from Brazil into
the continental United States. Currently,
the importation of those items is not
authorized. As part of our evaluation of
Brazil’s request, we have prepared a
pest risk assessment to identify the pests
of quarantine significance that could
follow the pathway of the importation of
fresh pumpkin, squash, and tetsukabuto
into the continental United States from
Brazil. Based on the pest risk
assessment, a risk management
document (RMD) was prepared to
identify phytosanitary measures that
could be applied to those commodities
to mitigate the pest risk.
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Therefore, in accordance with
§ 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the
availability of our pest risk assessment
and RMD for public review and
comment. Those documents, as well as
a description of the economic
considerations associated with the
importation of fresh pumpkin, squash,
and tetsukabuto from Brazil, may be
viewed on the Regulations.gov website
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 pest risk assessment
and RMD by calling or writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the
subject of the analysis you wish to
review when requesting copies.
After reviewing any comments we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the importation status of fresh
pumpkin, squash, and tetsukabuto from
Brazil in a subsequent notice. If the
overall conclusions of our analysis and
the Administrator’s determination of
risk remain unchanged following our
consideration of the comments, then we
will authorize the importation of fresh
pumpkin, squash, and tetsukabuto from
Brazil into the continental United States
subject to the requirements specified in
the RMD.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772,
and 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a;
7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
May 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–2023–0043]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Volunteer Service Agreements and
Volunteer Service Time and
Attendance Record
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
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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 an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
volunteer service agreements and
volunteer service time and attendance
record.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 17,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2023–0043 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–2023–0043, 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 volunteer service
agreements and volunteer service time
and attendance record, contact Ms.
Martha Gravagna, Human Resources
Specialist, HR Policy, HRD, MRPBS,
APHIS, 250 Marquette Avenue, Suite
410, Minneapolis, MN 55401; (612)
336–3355. For detailed information on
the information collection process,
contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’
Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator,
at (301) 851–2533; joseph.moxey@
usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Volunteer Service Agreements
and Volunteer Service Time and
Attendance Record.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0477.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Section 1526 of the Food
and Agricultural Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C.
2272) permits the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish a program to use
volunteers to carry out U.S. Department
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of Agriculture (USDA) programs.
Departmental Regulation No. 4230–001,
Volunteer Programs, provides the
guidelines USDA agencies must use for
acceptance of volunteers and sets a
requirement for agencies to publish
their guidelines. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) regulations in 5
CFR part 308 provide agencies with the
authority to establish programs designed
to provide educationally related
volunteer assignments for students in
non-pay status.
The Marketing and Regulatory
Programs (MRP) mission area of USDA
uses several information collection
activities to assist MRP program
officials, administrative personnel, and
USDA Human Resources offices in
determining a volunteer’s eligibility and
suitability for volunteer service. The
information is necessary to facilitate
establishment of guidelines for
acceptance of volunteer services under
the above authorities and regulations,
determine an individual’s eligibility and
suitability to serve as a volunteer in
MRP, and comply with OPM regulations
requiring documentation of volunteer
service and maintenance of records.
Information is collected using two
information collection requests, one for
students and one for non-student
volunteers, that ask for personal data,
citizenship or immigration status, and
student status (if applicable). A third
collection request is used to document
the dates on which volunteer service
from all volunteers is rendered, the
location, and the amount of time the
volunteer spent performing those duties.
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
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technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.59 hours per
response.
Respondents: Individuals engaged in
activities for which they are not paid,
except for authorized expenses
associated with performance of
volunteer activities.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 86.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 3.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 256.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 151 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 11th day of
May 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–10486 Filed 5–16–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Wood
Innovations Funding Opportunity
Program (CFDA 10.674)
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
The grants and agreements
awarded under this announcement will
support the Agriculture Improvement
Act of 2018, Rural Revitalization
Technologies, Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (commonly known as the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022, and the
nationwide challenge of disposing of
hazardous fuels and other wood
residues from the National Forest
System lands and other forest lands in
a manner that supports wood products
and wood energy markets. The intent of
the Wood Innovations funding
opportunity is to stimulate, expand, and
support U.S. wood products markets
and wood energy markets to support the
long-term management of National
Forest System and other forest lands.
DATES: Comments related to the
collection of information must be
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2023-0043]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Volunteer Service Agreements and Volunteer Service Time and
Attendance Record
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
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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 volunteer service agreements and volunteer
service time and attendance record.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2023-0043 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-2023-0043, 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 volunteer service
agreements and volunteer service time and attendance record, contact
Ms. Martha Gravagna, Human Resources Specialist, HR Policy, HRD, MRPBS,
APHIS, 250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 410, Minneapolis, MN 55401; (612)
336-3355. For detailed information on the information collection
process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act
Coordinator, at (301) 851-2533; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Volunteer Service Agreements and Volunteer Service Time and
Attendance Record.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0477.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Section 1526 of the Food and Agricultural Act of 1981 (7
U.S.C. 2272) permits the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a
program to use volunteers to carry out U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) programs. Departmental Regulation No. 4230-001, Volunteer
Programs, provides the guidelines USDA agencies must use for acceptance
of volunteers and sets a requirement for agencies to publish their
guidelines. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulations in 5 CFR
part 308 provide agencies with the authority to establish programs
designed to provide educationally related volunteer assignments for
students in non-pay status.
The Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) mission area of USDA
uses several information collection activities to assist MRP program
officials, administrative personnel, and USDA Human Resources offices
in determining a volunteer's eligibility and suitability for volunteer
service. The information is necessary to facilitate establishment of
guidelines for acceptance of volunteer services under the above
authorities and regulations, determine an individual's eligibility and
suitability to serve as a volunteer in MRP, and comply with OPM
regulations requiring documentation of volunteer service and
maintenance of records.
Information is collected using two information collection requests,
one for students and one for non-student volunteers, that ask for
personal data, citizenship or immigration status, and student status
(if applicable). A third collection request is used to document the
dates on which volunteer service from all volunteers is rendered, the
location, and the amount of time the volunteer spent performing those
duties.
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 0.59 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals engaged in activities for which they are
not paid, except for authorized expenses associated with performance of
volunteer activities.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 86.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 3.
Estimated annual number of responses: 256.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 151 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 11th day of May 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-10486 Filed 5-16-23; 8:45 am]
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