Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements for Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties, 43263-43264 [2023-14374]

Download as PDF 43263 Notices Federal Register Vol. 88, No. 129 Friday, July 7, 2023 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2023–0046] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements for Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the black stem rust quarantine and regulations. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before September 5, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 2023–0046 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–2023–0046, 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 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:55 Jul 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 black stem rust quarantine and regulations, contact Mr. Allen Proxmire, National Policy Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2307. For more 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: Title: Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements for Addition of RustResistant Varieties. OMB Control Number: 0579–0186. 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 Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or their dissemination within the United States. Black stem rust is one of the most destructive plant diseases of small grains that is known to exist in the United States. The disease is caused by a fungus that reduces the quality and yield of infected wheat, oat, barley, and rye crops by robbing host plants of food and water. In addition to infecting small grains, the fungus lives on a variety of alternate host plants that are species of the genera Berberis, Mahoberberis, and Mahonia. The fungus is spread from host to host by wind-borne spores. The black stem rust quarantine and regulations, contained in 7 CFR 301.38 through 301.38–8 (referred to below as the regulations), quarantine the conterminous 48 States and the District of Columbia and govern the interstate movement of certain plants of the genera Berberis, Mahoberberis, and Mahonia, known as barberry plants. The species of these plants are categorized as either rust-resistant or rust-susceptible. Rust-resistant plants do not pose a risk of spreading black stem rust or of contributing to the development of new races of rust; rust-susceptible plants do pose such risks. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Paragraph (c) of § 301.38–2 provides the requirements for the submission of a request to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to add a variety to the list of rust-resistant barberry varieties in the regulations. A request must include a description of the variety, including a written description and color pictures that can be used by an inspector to clearly identify the variety and distinguish it from other varieties. This requirement helps to ensure that State plant inspectors can clearly determine whether plants moving into or through their States are rust-resistant varieties listed in § 301.38–2. In addition, a compliance agreement is required by the regulations to ship barberry plants to protected areas and to facilitate inspection and certification of the product. 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; (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 3.4 hours per response. Respondents: Nurseries. Estimated annual number of respondents: 2. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 3. Estimated annual number of responses: 5. E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1 43264 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 129 / Friday, July 7, 2023 / Notices Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 17 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 29th day of June 2023. Michael Watson, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2023–14374 Filed 7–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service Child and Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes for the Period July 1, 2023 Through June 30, 2024 Food and Nutrition Service, Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, atrisk afterschool care centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day care homes, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. Further adjustments are made to these rates to reflect the higher costs of providing meals in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. The adjustments contained in this notice are made on an annual basis each July, as required by the laws and regulations governing the Child and Adult Care Food Program. DATES: These rates are effective from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Burke, Branch Chief, Program Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs, FNS USDA, 1320 Braddock Place, Suite 401, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, 303–844– 0357. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:55 Jul 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 Special Note This Notice reflects the June 30, 2023 expiration of the temporary reimbursement rates provided under the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117– 158), which included an additional 10 cents per meal reimbursement rate and temporary Tier I reimbursement rates for Tier II family day care homes. The reimbursement rates in this Notice reflect an adjustment to the base rates from 2022–2023.1 While the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) does not have the authority to adjust reimbursement rates above inflation in the contiguous United States (CONUS), pursuant to section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) USDA may make adjustments to reimbursement rates in the outlying areas to reflect differences between the cost of providing meals and supplements in those areas and the costs of providing meals and supplements in all other States. Therefore, FNS is temporarily increasing the reimbursement rates for the child nutrition programs in Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands 2 to 30 percent above CONUS rates beginning July 1, 2023. This adjusted rate will be applied beginning on July 1, 2023, until further notice. Background Pursuant to sections 4, 11, and 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and 1766), section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) and 7 CFR 226.4, 226.12 and 226.13 of the Program regulations, notice is hereby given of the new payment rates for institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). As provided for under the law, all rates in the CACFP must be revised annually, on July 1, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, for the most recent 12-month period. These rates are in effect during the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. Adjusted Payments The following national average payment factors and food service payment rates for meals and snacks are in effect from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. All amounts are expressed in dollars or fractions thereof. Due to a 1 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-202207-26/pdf/2022-15893.pdf—Reference Page—44329. 2 Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands will receive the same rate as Hawaii for Child and Adult Care Food Program. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 higher cost of living, the reimbursements for Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands are higher than those for all other States. The District of Columbia uses the figures specified for the contiguous States. These rates do not include the value of USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods, which institutions receive as additional assistance for each lunch or supper served to participants under the Program. A notice announcing the value of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods is published separately in the Federal Register. Adjustments to the national average payment rates for all meals served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program are rounded down to the nearest whole cent. National Average Payment Rates for Centers The changes in the national average payment rates for centers reflect an 8.27 percent increase during the 12-month period from May 2022 to May 2023 (from 325.952 in May 2022, as previously published in the Federal Register, to 352.892 in May 2023) in the food away from home series of the CPI for All Urban Consumers. Payments for breakfasts served are: Contiguous States paid rate—38 cents (3 cents increase from the 2022–2023 3 base rate), reduced price rate—1 dollar and 98 cents (17 cents increase), free rate—2 dollars and 28 cents (17 cents increase); Alaska—paid rate—58 cents (4 cents increase), reduced price rate— 3 dollars and 36 cents (28 cents increase), free rate—3 dollars and 66 cents (28 cents increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands paid rate—47 cents (7 cents increase), reduced price rate—2 dollars and 65 cents (49 cents increase), free rate—2 dollars and 95 cents (49 cents increase). Payments for lunch or supper served are: Contiguous States paid rate—40 cents (3 cents increase), reduced price rate—3 dollars and 85 cents (32 cents increase), free rate—4 dollars and 25 cents (32 cents increase); Alaska paid rate—66 cents (5 cents increase), reduced price rate—6 dollars and 50 cents (53 cents increase), free rate—6 dollars and 90 cents (53 cents increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands—paid rate—53 cents (9 cents increase), reduced price rate—5 dollars and 14 cents (94 cents increase), free rate—5 dollars and 54 cents (94 cents increase). 3 Rates reflect adjustment to the SY 2022–2023 base rate and does not include the decrease from the expiration of the temporary rates included in Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117–158). E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1

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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 129 / Friday, July 7, 2023 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2023-0046]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements 
for Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

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 black stem rust quarantine 
and regulations.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
September 5, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Enter APHIS-2023-0046 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-2023-0046, 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 black stem rust 
quarantine and regulations, contact Mr. Allen Proxmire, National Policy 
Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 
20737; (301) 851-2307. For more information on the information 
collection reporting process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' 
Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements for Addition of 
Rust-Resistant Varieties.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0186.
    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 Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the 
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, 
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the 
United States or their dissemination within the United States.
    Black stem rust is one of the most destructive plant diseases of 
small grains that is known to exist in the United States. The disease 
is caused by a fungus that reduces the quality and yield of infected 
wheat, oat, barley, and rye crops by robbing host plants of food and 
water. In addition to infecting small grains, the fungus lives on a 
variety of alternate host plants that are species of the genera 
Berberis, Mahoberberis, and Mahonia. The fungus is spread from host to 
host by wind-borne spores.
    The black stem rust quarantine and regulations, contained in 7 CFR 
301.38 through 301.38-8 (referred to below as the regulations), 
quarantine the conterminous 48 States and the District of Columbia and 
govern the interstate movement of certain plants of the genera 
Berberis, Mahoberberis, and Mahonia, known as barberry plants. The 
species of these plants are categorized as either rust-resistant or 
rust-susceptible. Rust-resistant plants do not pose a risk of spreading 
black stem rust or of contributing to the development of new races of 
rust; rust-susceptible plants do pose such risks.
    Paragraph (c) of Sec.  301.38-2 provides the requirements for the 
submission of a request to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service to add a variety to the list of rust-resistant barberry 
varieties in the regulations. A request must include a description of 
the variety, including a written description and color pictures that 
can be used by an inspector to clearly identify the variety and 
distinguish it from other varieties. This requirement helps to ensure 
that State plant inspectors can clearly determine whether plants moving 
into or through their States are rust-resistant varieties listed in 
Sec.  301.38-2. In addition, a compliance agreement is required by the 
regulations to ship barberry plants to protected areas and to 
facilitate inspection and certification of the product.
    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;
    (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 3.4 hours per response.
    Respondents: Nurseries.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 2.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 3.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 5.

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    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 17 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 29th day of June 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-14374 Filed 7-6-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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