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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 76, No. 49 

Monday, March 14, 2011 

1To view the notice, EA, FONSI, and response to 

comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov/ 

fdmspublic/component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0078. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0078] 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for a Biological 

Control Agent for Hawkweeds 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) has 

prepared an environmental assessment 

and finding of no significant impact 

relative to the release of the hawkweed 

gall wasp, Aulacidea subterminalis, into 

the continental United States as a 

biological control agent to reduce the 

severity of infestations of hawkweeds 

(Hieracium spp.). Based on its finding of 

no significant impact, APHIS has 

determined that an environmental 

impact statement need not be prepared. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Shirley A. Wager-Page, Chief, Pest 

Permitting Branch, Plant Health 

Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1237; (301) 734–8453. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing 

to issue permits for the release of the 

hawkweed gall wasp, Aulacidea 

subterminalis, into the continental 

United States for the biological control 

of hawkweeds (Hieracium pilosella, H. 

aurantiacum, H. floribundum, and H. 

flagellare). 

On October 21, 2010, we published in 

the Federal Register (75 FR 64984– 

64985, Docket No. APHIS–2010–0078) a 

notice 1 in which we announced the 

availability, for public review and 

comment, of an environmental 

assessment (EA) that examined the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed release of 

this biological control agent into the 

continental United States. 

We solicited comments on the EA for 

30 days ending November 22, 2010. We 

received four comments, from a State 

agriculture department, a State 

conservation association, the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, and an 

anonymous commenter. Our responses 

to the issues raised in the comments can 

be found in Appendix 5 of the final EA 

(see footnote 1). 

In this document, we are advising the 

public of our finding of no significant 

impact (FONSI) regarding the release of 

the hawkweed gall wasp into the 

continental United States for use as a 

biological control agent for the control 

of hawkweeds. The finding, which is 

based on the EA, reflects our 

determination that release of this 

biological control agent will not have a 

significant impact on the quality of the 

human environment. 

The EA and FONSI may be viewed on 

the Regulations.gov Web site (see 

footnote 1). Copies of the EA and FONSI 

are also available for public inspection 

at USDA, room 1141, South Building, 

14th Street and Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. 

and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. Persons wishing to 

inspect copies are requested to call 

ahead on (202) 690–2817 to facilitate 

entry into the reading room. In addition, 

copies may be obtained by calling or 

writing the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please 

refer to the title of the EA when 

requesting copies. 

The EA has been prepared in 

accordance with: (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(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). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

March 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5714 Filed 3–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Request for an Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection; County Committee 

Elections 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking 

comments from all interested 

individuals and entities on an extension 

of a currently approved information 

collection associated with the FSA 

County Committee Elections. The 

collection of information from FSA 

farmers and ranchers is used to receive 

nominations from eligible voters for the 

County Committee. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by May 13, 2011. 

Additional Information: We invite 

you to submit comments on this Notice. 

In your comment, include volume, date 

and page number of this issue of the 

Federal Register. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

Mail: Kenneth Nagel, Field Operations 

Manager for the Deputy Administrator 

for Field Operations, Farm Service 

Agency, USDA, STOP 0542, 1400 

Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 

20250. 

E-mail: Send comments to: 

Kenneth.nagel@wdc.usda.gov. 

Fax: (202) 720–6974. 

Comments also should be sent to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Nagel, Field Operations 

Manager, telephone (202) 720–7890. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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