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imports of 14 commodities to meet
certain standards. Included among these
commodities are some covered in this
forms package: avocados, grapefruit,
kiwifruit, oranges, and table grapes.
USDA requires several forms to be
filed to enable the administration of
each marketing order. These include
forms covering the selection process for
industry members to serve on a
marketing order’s committee or board
and ballots used in referenda to amend
or continue marketing orders.
Under Federal marketing orders,
producers and handlers are nominated
by their peers to serve as representatives
on a committee or board which
administers each program. Nominees
must provide information on their
qualifications to serve on the committee
or board. Qualified nominees are then
appointed by the Secretary.
Amendments to marketing orders made
through Formal rulemaking must be
approved in referenda conducted by
USDA and the Secretary. For the
purposes of this action, ballots are
considered information collections and
are subject to the Paperwork Reduction
Act. If a marketing order is amended,
handlers are asked to sign an agreement
indicating their willingness to abide by
the provisions of the amended
marketing order.
Some forms are required to be filed
with the committee or board. The
marketing orders authorize the
respective committee or board, the
agencies responsible for local
administration of the marketing orders,
to require handlers and producers to
submit certain information. Much of the
information is compiled in aggregate
and provided to the respective
industries to assist in marketing
decisions. The committees and boards
developed forms as a means for persons
to file required information relating to
supplies, shipments, and dispositions of
their respective commodities, and other
information needed to effectively carry
out the purpose of the Act and their
respective orders, and these forms are
utilized accordingly.
The forms covered under this
information collection require
respondents to provide the minimum
information necessary to effectively
carry out the requirements of the
marketing orders, and use of these forms
is necessary to fulfill the intent of the
Act as expressed in the marketing
orders.
The information collected is used
only by authorized employees of the
committees and authorized
representatives of the USDA, including
AMS, Specialty Crops Program’s
regional and headquarters’ staff.
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Authorized committee or board
employees are the primary users of the
information and AMS is the secondary
user.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.3 hours per
response.
Respondents: Producers, handlers,
processors, dehydrators, cooperatives,
manufacturers, importers, and public
members.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,535.
Estimated Number of Responses:
21,838.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 4.82.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 6,595 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
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.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
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the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by November 22,
2023 will be considered. Written
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Scrapie in Sheep and Goats;
Interstate Movement Restrictions and
Indemnity Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0101.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The law
gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad
authority to detect, control, or eradicate
pests or diseases of livestock or poultry.
The Secretary may also prohibit or
restrict import or export of any such
animal or related material if necessary
to prevent spread of any livestock or
poultry pest or disease. The AHPA is
contained in title X, subtitle E, sections
10401–18 of Public Law 107–171, May
13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002. Scrapie is a
progressive, degenerative, and
eventually fatal disease affecting the
central nervous system of sheep and
goats. Its control is complicated because
the disease has an extremely long
incubation period without clinical signs
of disease, and there is no test for the
disease and/or known treatment. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) restricts the interstate
movement of certain sheep and goats to
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help prevent the spread of scrapie
within the United States. APHIS has
regulations at 9 CFR part 54 for an
indemnity program to compensate
owners of sheep and goats destroyed
because of scrapie.
Need and Use of the Information: The
regulations necessitate the use of a
number of information collection
activities including, but not limited to,
applications for participation in the
Scrapie Flock Certification Program;
various plans for infected and source
flocks; scrapie test records; application
for indemnity payments; certificates;
permits; and applications for APHISapproved eartags, backtags, or tattoos,
etc. Without this information, APHIS’
efforts to more aggressively prevent the
spread of scrapie would be severely
hindered.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not for Profit; and
State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 174,851.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 828,878.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service
Title: Environmental Monitoring
Form.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0117.
Summary of Collection: The mission
of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) is to provide
leadership in ensuring the health and
care of animals and plants, to improve
the agricultural productivity and
competitiveness, and to contribute to
the national economy and the public
health. The National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq., and the regulations of the Council
on Environmental Quality implement
the procedural aspects of NEPA (40 CFR
1500–1508). APHIS’ regulations require
APHIS to implement environmental
monitoring for certain activities
conducted for pest and disease, control
and eradication programs. APHIS Form
2060, Environmental Monitoring Form,
will be used to collect information
concerning the effects of pesticide used
in sensitive habitats.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information on the
number of collected samples,
description of the samples, the
environmental conditions at the
collection site including wind speed
and direction, temperature, and
topography. The supporting information
contained on the APHIS form 2060 is
vital for interpreting the laboratory tests
APHIS conducts on its collected
samples. If a sample was not
accompanied by this form, APHIS
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would have no way of knowing from
which site the sample was taken.
Failure to collect this information
would prevent APHIS from actively
monitoring the effects of pesticides in
areas where the inappropriate use of
these chemicals could eventually
produce disastrous results for
vulnerable habitats and species. If
information is not collected frequently
enough, APHIS’ ability to effectively
monitor chemical residues in the
environment is compromised.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government; Business or
other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 11.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 6.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Beef and Ovine
Meat from Uruguay and Beef from
Argentina and Brazil.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0372.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 8301), is the primary Federal law
governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of
Agriculture broad authority to detect,
control, or eradicate pests or diseases of
livestock or poultry. The agency charged
with carrying out this disease
prevention mission is the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS). Disease prevention is the most
effective method for maintaining a
healthy animal population and
enhancing APHIS’ ability to compete
globally in animal and animal product
trade. APHIS import regulations in
sections 9 CFR 94.1, 9 CFR 94.11, and
9 CFR 94.29 place certain restrictions on
the importation of beef and ovine meat
from Uruguay into the United States.
APHIS must collect information,
prepared by an authorized certified
official of the Government of Uruguay,
certifying that specific conditions for
importation have been met.
Need and Use of the Information:
Imports of fresh beef and beef products
from northern Argentina and from
specific regions in Brazil must be
accompanied by a foreign meat
inspection certificate that is completed
and signed by an authorized veterinary
official of the Governments of Uruguay,
Argentina, and Brazil. Without the
information, APHIS would be unable to
establish an effective defense against the
entry and spread of foot-and-mouth
disease and other animal diseases from
Uruguay beef and ovine product imports
as well as imports of beef and beef
products from Argentina and Brazil.
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Description of Respondents: Federal
Government; Business or Other for
Profit.
Number of Respondents: 13,100.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 18,514.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Northwest Forest Plan
Area Advisory Committee will hold a
public meeting according to the details
shown below. The Committee is
authorized under the National Forest
Management Act (the Act) and operates
in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The
purpose of the Committee is to provide
advice and pragmatic recommendations
regarding potential regional scale land
management planning approaches and
solutions in the Northwest Forest Plan
Area within the context of the 2012
planning rule.
DATES: An in-person meeting, that
permits committee members to
participate virtually if needed, will be
held on November 14, 2023, 08:30 a.m.–
5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST),
November 15, 2023, 08:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
PST, and November 16, 2023, 08:00–11
a.m.
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone
wishing to provide in-person oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59
p.m. PST on November 7, 2023. Written
public comments will be accepted
through 11:59 p.m. PST on November 7,
2023. Comments submitted after this
date will be provided to the Forest
Service, but the Committee may not
have adequate time to consider those
comments prior to the meeting.
All committee meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of the meeting
prior to attendance, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in
person, at the Edgewater Hotel, 2411
Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121.
Committee information and meeting
details can be found at the following
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by November
22, 2023 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Scrapie in Sheep and Goats; Interstate Movement Restrictions
and Indemnity Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0101.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or
poultry. The Secretary may also prohibit or restrict import or export
of any such animal or related material if necessary to prevent spread
of any livestock or poultry pest or disease. The AHPA is contained in
title X, subtitle E, sections 10401-18 of Public Law 107-171, May 13,
2002, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. Scrapie is a
progressive, degenerative, and eventually fatal disease affecting the
central nervous system of sheep and goats. Its control is complicated
because the disease has an extremely long incubation period without
clinical signs of disease, and there is no test for the disease and/or
known treatment. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
restricts the interstate movement of certain sheep and goats to
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help prevent the spread of scrapie within the United States. APHIS has
regulations at 9 CFR part 54 for an indemnity program to compensate
owners of sheep and goats destroyed because of scrapie.
Need and Use of the Information: The regulations necessitate the
use of a number of information collection activities including, but not
limited to, applications for participation in the Scrapie Flock
Certification Program; various plans for infected and source flocks;
scrapie test records; application for indemnity payments; certificates;
permits; and applications for APHIS-approved eartags, backtags, or
tattoos, etc. Without this information, APHIS' efforts to more
aggressively prevent the spread of scrapie would be severely hindered.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not for
Profit; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 174,851.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 828,878.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Environmental Monitoring Form.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0117.
Summary of Collection: The mission of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) is to provide leadership in ensuring the
health and care of animals and plants, to improve the agricultural
productivity and competitiveness, and to contribute to the national
economy and the public health. The National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and the regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality implement the procedural aspects of NEPA (40 CFR
1500-1508). APHIS' regulations require APHIS to implement environmental
monitoring for certain activities conducted for pest and disease,
control and eradication programs. APHIS Form 2060, Environmental
Monitoring Form, will be used to collect information concerning the
effects of pesticide used in sensitive habitats.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information on
the number of collected samples, description of the samples, the
environmental conditions at the collection site including wind speed
and direction, temperature, and topography. The supporting information
contained on the APHIS form 2060 is vital for interpreting the
laboratory tests APHIS conducts on its collected samples. If a sample
was not accompanied by this form, APHIS would have no way of knowing
from which site the sample was taken. Failure to collect this
information would prevent APHIS from actively monitoring the effects of
pesticides in areas where the inappropriate use of these chemicals
could eventually produce disastrous results for vulnerable habitats and
species. If information is not collected frequently enough, APHIS'
ability to effectively monitor chemical residues in the environment is
compromised.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 11.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 6.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat from Uruguay and Beef
from Argentina and Brazil.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0372.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8301), is the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture
broad authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of
livestock or poultry. The agency charged with carrying out this disease
prevention mission is the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS). Disease prevention is the most effective method for
maintaining a healthy animal population and enhancing APHIS' ability to
compete globally in animal and animal product trade. APHIS import
regulations in sections 9 CFR 94.1, 9 CFR 94.11, and 9 CFR 94.29 place
certain restrictions on the importation of beef and ovine meat from
Uruguay into the United States. APHIS must collect information,
prepared by an authorized certified official of the Government of
Uruguay, certifying that specific conditions for importation have been
met.
Need and Use of the Information: Imports of fresh beef and beef
products from northern Argentina and from specific regions in Brazil
must be accompanied by a foreign meat inspection certificate that is
completed and signed by an authorized veterinary official of the
Governments of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Without the information,
APHIS would be unable to establish an effective defense against the
entry and spread of foot-and-mouth disease and other animal diseases
from Uruguay beef and ovine product imports as well as imports of beef
and beef products from Argentina and Brazil.
Description of Respondents: Federal Government; Business or Other
for Profit.
Number of Respondents: 13,100.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 18,514.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-23326 Filed 10-20-23; 8:45 am]
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