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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 76, No. 174 

Thursday, September 8, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–PY–11–0064] 

Regulations for the Inspection of Eggs 

(Shell Egg Surveillance), Request for 

Extension and Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

document announces the Agricultural 

Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget, for an 

extension of and revision to a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the shell egg surveillance 

portion of the Regulation for the 

Inspection of Eggs—7 CFR part 57. 

DATES: Comments received by 

November 7, 2011 will be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or to David 

Bowden, Jr., Chief; Standards, 

Promotion & Technology Division; 

Poultry Programs, AMS, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259; 

Washington, DC 20250–0259, fax (202) 

720–2930. Comments should reference 

the document number (AMS–PY–11– 

0064) and the date and page number of 

this issue of the Federal Register. 

Comments will be available for public 

inspection at the above address during 

regular business hours, or can be viewed 

at: http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change, including any personal 

information provided. 

All responses to this document will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Sara Lutton, Standards, 

Promotion, & Technology Division; 

Poultry Programs, AMS, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0259; 

Washington, DC 20250–0259; phone 

(202) 720–0976; fax (202) 720–2930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations for the Inspection of 

Eggs (Egg Products Inspection Act). 

OMB Number: 0581–0113. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Congress enacted the Egg 

Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 

1031–1056 (EPIA)) to provide, in part, a 

mandatory inspection program to 

control the disposition of dirty and 

checked shell eggs; to control 

unwholesome, adulterated, and inedible 

shell eggs that are unfit for human 

consumption; and to control the 

movement and disposition of imported 

shell eggs. 

The EPIA authorizes the Department 

to issue regulations, to assure that only 

eggs fit for human food are used for 

such purposes. 

Under the shell egg surveillance 

program, shell egg handlers are required 

to register with USDA. Quarterly, a State 

or Federal surveillance inspector visits 

each registered handler to verify that 

shell eggs packed for consumer use are 

in compliance, that restricted eggs are 

being disposed of properly, and that 

adequate records are being maintained. 

The information and recordkeeping 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of 

Congress, to administer the mandatory 

inspection program, and to take 

regulatory action, in accordance with 

the regulations and the EPIA. The forms 

within this collection package require 

the minimum information necessary to 

effectively carry out the requirements of 

the regulations, and their use is 

necessary to fulfill the intent of the 

EPIA. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized representatives: 

AMS, Poultry Programs’ national staff; 

regional directors and their staffs; 

Federal-State supervisors and their 

staffs; and resident Federal-State 

graders, which includes State agencies. 

The information is used to assure 

compliance with the EPIA and the 

regulations and to facilitate regulatory 

action. The Agency is the primary user 

of the information; secondary users 

include each authorized State agency 

that have a cooperative agreement with 

AMS. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.31 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State or local 

governments, businesses or other forprofit, Federal agencies or employees, 

small businesses or organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

853. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

6,274. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 7.35. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1936.58. 

Comments are invited on (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 

assumption used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (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 on 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: September 2, 2011. 

David Shipman, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22943 Filed 9–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 


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Agricultural Research Service, intends 

to grant to Western Seed Multiplication, 

Inc. of Wadmalaw Island, South 

Carolina, an exclusive license to the 

cowpea variety described in Plant 

Variety Protection Certificate Number 

200500007, ‘‘Whippersnapper,’’ issued 

on September 20, 2007. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 11, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, 

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June 

Blalock of the Office of Technology 

Transfer at the Beltsville address given 

above; telephone: 301–504–5989. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Government’s rights in this 

plant variety are assigned to the United 

States of America, as represented by the 

Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the 

public interest to so license this variety 

as Western Seed Multiplication, Inc. of 

Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina has 

submitted a complete and sufficient 

application for a license. The 

prospective exclusive license will be 

royalty-bearing and will comply with 

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective 

exclusive license may be granted unless, 

within thirty (30) days from the date of 

this published Notice, the Agricultural 

Research Service receives written 

evidence and argument which 

establishes that the grant of the license 

would not be consistent with the 

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7. 

Richard J. Brenner, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22898 Filed 9–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Helena National Forest; Montana; 

Divide Travel Plan EIS 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Helena National Forest is 

preparing an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of 

proposed changes to the existing 

motorized public access routes and 

prohibitions within the Divide travel 

planning area for wheeled and oversnow motorized vehicles. Consistent 

with Forest Service travel planning 

regulations, the designated wheeled 

motorized routes within the Divide 

Travel Planning Area will be displayed 

on a Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) 

and made available to the public free of 

charge. Upon publishing the MVUM, 

public use of wheeled motor vehicles 

other than in accordance with 

designations would be prohibited. 

DATES: Comments received as a result of 

the December 2008 scoping for the 

Divide Environmental Assessment will 

be included when compiling the 

comments received during this scoping 

process established by this Notice of 

Intent and do not need to be resubmitted. However, commenter will 

need to express interest during the 

upcoming Draft EIS 45 day comment 

period to participate in subsequent 

administrative review. Any new or 

additional comments concerning the 

scope of the analysis must be received 

by October 11, 2011. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected October 2011 and the final 

environmental impact statement is 

expected mid winter 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

the Helena National Forest, ATTN: 

Divide Travel Plan; 2880 Skyway Drive, 

Helena, MT 59602. Comments may also 

be sent via e-mail to: commentsnorthern-helena@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 406–449–5436 with ‘‘Divide 

Travel Plan’’ in the subject line. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such a way that they are useful to the 

Agency’s preparation of the EIS. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

become part of the public record for this 

proposed action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered; however, anonymous 

comments will not provide the Agency 

with the ability to provide the 

respondent with subsequent 

environmental documents. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori 

Wood, Helena District Ranger or Jaime 

Tompkins, Divide Travel Plan 

Interdisciplinary Team Leader at the 

Helena National Forest Supervisor’s 

Office located at 2880 Skyway Drive, 

Helena, MT 59602, phone 406–449– 

5201 or at the HNF Web page at http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/R1/Helena. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The overall objective of this proposal 

is to provide a manageable system of 

designated public motorized access 

routes and areas within the Divide area, 

consistent with and to achieve the 

purposes of Forest Service travel 

management regulations at 36 CFR part 

212 subpart B. The existing system of 

available public motor vehicle routes 

and areas in the Divide area is the 

culmination of multiple agency 

decisions over recent decades. Public 

motor vehicle use of the majority of this 

available system continues to be 

manageable and consistent with the 

current travel management regulation. 

Exceptions have been identified, based 

on public input and the criteria listed at 

36 CFR 212.55, and in these cases 

changes are proposed to meet the 

overall objectives. 

Proposed Action 

The HNF proposes the following 

changes to the existing motorized public 

access routes and prohibitions within 

the Divide travel planning area. These 

proposed changes would: reduce open 

road densities, reduce the total miles of 

open roads, and reduce the miles of 

motorized routes in two of the four 

Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) 

within the project area (Jericho 

Mountain and Electric Peak). No areas 

would be designated for off-route 

wheeled motorized use other than the 

limited acception for dipsersed camping 

and parking. Consistent with the travel 

planning regulations at 36 CFR 212 

Subpart B, the resulting available public 

motorized access routes and areas 

would be designated on a Motor Vehicle 

Use Map and public use of a motor 

vehicle other than in accordance with 

those designations would be prohibited 

as per 36 CFR 261.13. Following are the 

proposed changes within the Divide 

Planning Area: 

• Close approximately 40 miles of 

roads to wheeled motorized vehicles 

year-long. Approximately 30 miles are 

currently open to highway legal vehicles 

year-long with no restrictions, and 

approximately 10 miles are open for 

part of the year with restrictions and 

different dates. 

• Open approximately 106 miles of 

road to over-snow motorized use 12/2— 

5/15. Approximately 64 miles of these 

routes are in areas where cross country 

over-snow use is already permissable. 

Approximately 42 miles of the 106 

miles are currently open; however, the 

use period dates are different. 


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