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Notices Federal Register

61464

Vol. 69, No. 201

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 7, 2004

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 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Pamela_Beverly_OIRA 

Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax 

(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

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. 

Farm Service Agency 

Title: Tobacco Marketing Quotas and 

Price Support (7 CFR Parts 711, 723, 

and 1464). 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0058. 

Summary of Collection: The Tobacco 

Marketing Quota Programs are regulated 

by the United States Department of 

Agriculture. Tobacco marketing quota 

regulations govern the establishment of 

farm acreage allotments and marketing 

quotas, the issuance of marketing cards, 

the identification of marketing of 

tobacco, the collection of penalties, 

eligibility for price support and 

requirements on tobacco dealers, 

warehouse operators, and manufacturers 

of cigarettes. The Farm Service Agency 

(FSA) tries to make sure that producers 

will receive fair prices for their tobacco. 

This is done by administering the 

tobacco program through the use of 

marketing quotas, which balance supply 

and demand for tobacco with price 

support. The Agricultural Adjustment 

Act of 1938, and the Agricultural Act of 

1949, provide the statutory authority for 

this information collection. FSA will 

collect information using several forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: FSA 

will collect tobacco reports and 

financial records from producers, 

owners of tobacco allotments and quotas 

and warehouse operators. The 

information is used by the tobacco 

industry to accomplish its goal and 

objectives. If the information is not 

collected, it could result in an 

ineffective marketing quota program and 

the production and marketing of large 

amounts of excess tobacco.

Description of Respondents: Farm; 

business or other for-profit; individuals 

or households; Federal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 361,000. 

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion; 

weekly; annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,541,420. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: 9 CFR 75 Communicable 

Diseases in Horses. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0127. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) regulates the importation and 

interstate movement of animals and 

animal products, and conducts various 

other activities to protect the health of 

the nation’s livestock and poultry. 

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is an 

infectious and potentially fatal viral 

disease of equines. The regulations in 9 

CFR 75.4 govern the interstate 

movement of equines that have tested 

positive to an official test for EIA and 

provide for the approval of laboratories, 

diagnostic facilities, and research 

facilities. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected from forms, 

APHIS VS 10–11, Equine Infectious 

Anemia Laboratory Test, 10–12, Equine 

Infectious Anemia Supplemental 

Investigation and 1–27, Permit for the 

Movement of Restricted Animals, will 

be used to prevent the spread of equine 

infectious anemia. Without the 

information, it would be impossible for 

APHIS to effectively regulate the 

interstate movement of horses infected 

with EIA. 

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; farms; 

business or other for-profit; State, Local 

and Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 10,000. 

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 195,410.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Importation of Horses, 

Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; Inspection 

and Treatment for Screwworm. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0165. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) of the United States 

Department of Agriculture is charged 

with disease prevention. The 

regulations under which APHIS conduct 

disease prevention activities are 

contained in Title 9, Chapter 1, 

Subchapter D, Parts 91 through 99. 

APHIS requires horses, ruminants, 

swine, and dogs imported into the 

United States from regions of the world 

where screwworm is known to exist to 

be inspected and, if necessary, treated 

for infestation with screwworm. 

Screwworm is a pest native to tropical 

areas of South America, the Indian 

subcontinent, Southeast Asia, tropical 

and sub-Saharan Africa, and the 

Arabian Peninsula that causes extensive 

damage to livestock and other warmblooded animals. 

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Need and Use of the Information:

Horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs 

entering the United States from regions 

where screwworm is known to exist 

must be accompanied by a certificate, 

signed by a full-time salaried veterinary 

official of the exporting country, stating 

that these animals have been thoroughly 

examined, that they have been treated 

with ivermectin, that any visible 

wounds have been treated with 

camaphos, and the animals appear to be 

free of screwworm. This is necessary to 

prevent the introduction of screwworm 

into the United States. If the information 

were collected less frequently or not 

collected at all, it would significantly 

cripple APHIS ability to ensure that 

horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs 

imported into the United States are not 

carrying screwworm. Such a 

development would make a screwworm 

incursion much more likely, with 

economically damaging effects on the 

U.S. equine, cattle, and swine 

industries. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 40. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 40. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Annual Report of State Revenue 

Matching. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0075. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

School Lunch Program is mandated by 

the National School Lunch Act, 42 

U.S.C. 1751 and the Child Nutrition Act 

of 1966, 42 U.S.C. 1771. The Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) administer the 

National School Lunch Program. Under 

the program, States are required to 

match 30 percent (or a lesser percent 

based on per capital income) of the 

Federal funds made available for the 

School Lunch Program. Annually, the 

State agencies are required to report to 

FNS the total funds used in order to 

receive Federal reimbursement for 

meals served to eligible participants. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected allows FNS to 

monitor State compliance with the 

revenue matching requirement. Without 

the information, States may receive 

Federal funds, which are not warranted. 

Monitoring the matching of State funds 

is essential to preventing fraud, waste, 

and abuse in the National School Lunch 

Program. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 54. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 4,320.

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Issuance Reconciliation Report. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0080. 

Summary of Collection: The Food 

Stamp Act of 1977 (the Act) at Section 

7(d) requires State agencies to report on 

Food Stamp Program issuance not less 

than monthly. The Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS), on behalf of the Secretary 

of Agriculture, administers the Food 

Stamp Program through State agencies. 

These State agencies are accountable for 

issuance and control of food stamp 

coupons. Accordingly, States are liable 

to USDA for any financial losses 

involved in the acceptance, storage, and 

issuance of food stamp coupons. 

Information is required from State 

agencies on wrongfully issued benefits 

including undocumented issuances, and 

returned benefits, stolen and transacted 

accountable issuance documents, 

replacement benefits, and obligations 

from the exchange of food stamp 

coupons for any reason. 

Need and Use of the Information: FNS 

provides the FNS–46 form, Issuance 

Reconciliation Report, for State agencies 

to use in reporting reconciliation results 

from analysis of the benefit issuances 

for all issuance with the record-forissuance file. FNS uses this information 

to assess liability and to determine 

billing amounts. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 96. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Monthly. 

Total Burden Hours: 22,416. 

Forest Service 

Title: Forest Stewardship Program 

Participant Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 

1978 (Pub. L. 95–313), and the Food, 

Agriculture, Conservation and Trade 

Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 107–171), as 

amended authorize the Forest Service 

(FS) through the Forest Stewardship 

Program to provide technical assistance 

to non-industrial private forest (NIPF) 

owners through State Foresters. A 

primary focus of the Forest Stewardship 

Program is the development of 

comprehensive, multi-resource 

management plans that provide 

landowners with the information they 

need to manage their forests for a variety 

of products and services. The Forest 

Stewardship Program also assists State 

forestry agencies with a variety of 

programs to further support (NIPF) 

owner planning and management efforts 

including tree improvement and 

seedling production, and landowner 

education programs. FS will collect 

information using a telephone survey. 

Need and Use of the Information: FS 

will use the information collected from 

the survey to assess the degree to which 

stewardship plans are affecting NIPF 

management, and whether program 

outcomes are consistent with legislative 

intent for the program. 

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households; farms; State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 1,200. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (survey will be conducted once 

every 5 years). 

Total Burden Hours: 400.

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Milk and Milk Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0020. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) 

primary function is to prepare and issue 

current official state and national 

estimates of crop and livestock 

production. Estimates of milk 

production and manufactured dairy 

products are an integral part of this 

program. Milk and dairy statistics are 

used by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) to help administer 

price support programs and by the dairy 

industry in planning, pricing, and 

projecting supplies of milk and milk 

products. The general authority for 

these data collection activities is granted 

under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. 

Need and Use of the Information:

NASS will collect information on 

monthly estimates of stocks, shipments, 

and selling prices for such products as 

butter, cheese, dry whey, and nonfat dry 

milk. Cheddar cheese prices are 

collected weekly and used by USDA to 

assist in the determination of the fair 

market value of raw milk. Estimates of 

total milk production, number of milk 

cow, and milk production per cow, are 

used by the dairy industry in planning, 

pricing, and projecting supplies of milk 

and milk products. Collecting data less 

frequently would prevent USDA and the 

agricultural industry from keeping 

abreast of changes at the State and 

national level. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 34,522. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; weekly; monthly; annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 13,086. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Customer Service Survey for 

USDA—Donated Food Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0182. 

Summary of Collection: To support 

the Agricultural Marketing Service 

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(AMS) activities under authority of 7 

CFR 250, regulations for the Donation of 

Food for Use in the United States, Its 

Territories and Possessions and Areas 

Under Its Jurisdiction, AMS will use a 

customer driven approach to maintain 

and improve the quality of food 

products and packaging. AMS will use 

AMS–11, ‘‘Customer Opinion Postcard,’’

to collect information. Customers that 

use USDA procured commodities to 

prepare and serve meals retrieve these 

cards from the boxes and use them to 

rate their perception of product flavor, 

texture, and appearance as well as 

overall satisfaction. 

Need and Use of the Information:

AMS will collect information on the 

product type, production lot, and 

identify the location and type of facility 

in which the product was served. 

Without this information, AMS will not 

be able to obtain timely and accurate 

information about its products from 

customers that use them. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government; not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 8,400. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 700.

Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards 

Administration 

Title: ‘‘Clear Title’’—Protection for 

Purchasers of Farm Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0580–0016. 

Summary of Collection: Grain 

Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 

Administration (GIPSA) have the 

responsibility for the Clear Title 

Program (Section 1324 of the Food 

Security Act of 1985). The Clear Title 

Program was enacted to facilitate 

interstate commerce in farm products 

and protect purchasers of farm products 

by enabling States to establish central 

filing systems. The Food Security Act of 

1985 permits the states to establish 

‘‘central filing systems’’. These central 

filing systems notify buyers of farm 

products of any mortgages or liens on 

the products. There are 19 states that 

currently have certified central filing 

systems. 

Need and Use of the Information: A 

state submits information one time to 

GIPSA when applying for certification. 

GIPSA reviews the information 

submitted by the states to certify that 

those central filing systems meet the 

criteria set forth in section 1324 of the 

Food Security Act of 1985. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 80.

Sondra Blakey, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–22981 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–M; 3410–34–M; 3410–30–M; 

3410–11–M; 3410–20–M; 3410–02–M; 3410–KD–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. 04–075–1] 

Monsanto Co. and KWS SAAT AG; 

Availability of Petition and 

Environmental Assessment for 

Determination of Nonregulated Status 

for Sugar Beet Genetically Engineered 

for Tolerance to the Herbicide 

Glyphosate

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has received a 

petition from Monsanto Company and 

KWS SAAT AG seeking a determination 

of nonregulated status for sugar beet 

designated as event H7–1, which has 

been genetically engineered for 

tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate. 

The petition has been submitted in 

accordance with our regulations 

concerning the introduction of certain 

genetically engineered organisms and 

products. In accordance with those 

regulations, we are soliciting public 

comments on whether this sugar beet 

presents a plant pest risk. We are also 

making available for public comment an 

environmental assessment for the 

proposed determination of nonregulated 

status.

DATES: We will consider all comments 

we receive on or before December 20, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:

Please send four copies of your 

comment (an original and three copies) 

to Docket No. 04–075–1, Regulatory 

Analysis and Development, PPD, 

APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road 

Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Please state that your comment refers to 

Docket No. 04–075–1. 

E-mail: Address your comment to 

regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your 

comment must be contained in the body 

of your message; do not send attached 

files. Please include your name and 

address in your message and ‘‘Docket 

No. 04–075–1’’ on the subject line. 

Agency Web site: Go to http://

www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/

cominst.html for a form you can use to 

submit an e-mail comment through the 

APHIS Web site. 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for locating this docket 

and submitting comments. 

Reading Room: You may read the 

petition, the environmental assessment, 

and any comments that we receive on 

this docket in our reading room. The 

reading room is located in room 1141 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) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: You may view 

APHIS documents published in the 

Federal Register and related 

information, including the names of 

groups and individuals who have 

commented on APHIS dockets, on the 

Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/

ppd/rad/webrepor.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John Cordts, Biotechnology Regulatory 

Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 

147, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 

734–5531. To obtain copies of the 

petition or the environmental 

assessment (EA), contact Ms. Terry 

Hampton at (301) 734–5715; e-mail: 

Terry.A.Hampton@aphis.usda.gov. The 

petition and the EA are also available on 

the Internet at: http://

www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/

03_32301p.pdf and http://

www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/

03_32301p_ea.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

regulations in 7 CFR part 340, 

‘‘Introduction of Organisms and 

Products Altered or Produced Through 

Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant 

Pests or Which There Is Reason to 

Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ regulate, 

among other things, the introduction 

(importation, interstate movement, or 

release into the environment) of 

organisms and products altered or 

produced through genetic engineering 

that are plant pests or that there is 

reason to believe are plant pests. Such 

genetically engineered organisms and 

products are considered ‘‘regulated 

articles.’’

The regulations in § 340.6(a) provide 

that any person may submit a petition 

to the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) seeking a