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1The PPQ Treatment Manual is available at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/ 

manuals/index.shtml or by contacting the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant 

Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92 

Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 200, Frederick, MD 

21702. 

schedule T107–d–3 in the Plant 

Protection and Quarantine Treatment 

Manual to extend the applicability of 

the treatment to grapefruit from 

Australia. We have prepared a treatment 

evaluation document that describes the 

amended treatment schedule and 

explains why we have determined that 

it is effective at neutralizing certain 

target pests. We are making this 

treatment evaluation document 

available to the public for review and 

comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

15, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS-2016-0049. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2016–0049, 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 http://

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=

APHIS-2016-0049 or in our reading 

room, which 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) 799–7039 before 

coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Dorothy C. Wayson, Senior Regulatory 

Policy Specialist, Imports, Regulations 

and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1231; (301) 851–2036. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are 

intended, among other things, to 

prevent the introduction or 

dissemination of plant pests and 

noxious weeds into or within the United 

States. Under the regulations, certain 

plants, fruits, vegetables, and other 

articles must be treated before they may 

be moved into the United States or 

interstate. The phytosanitary treatments 

regulations contained in 7 CFR part 305 

(referred to below as the regulations) set 

out standards for treatments required in 

7 CFR parts 301, 318, and 319 for fruits, 

vegetables, and other articles. 

In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that 

approved treatment schedules are set 

out in the Plant Protection and 

Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual.1

Section 305.3 sets out the processes for 

adding, revising, or removing treatment 

schedules in the PPQ Treatment 

Manual. In that section, paragraph (a) 

sets out the normal process for adding, 

revising, or removing treatment 

schedules. 

Currently, grapefruit is authorized for 

importation from Australia into the 

United States if it was produced in fruit 

fly free areas in Riverina, Riverland, or 

Sunraysia, or if the fruit has been 

subjected to cold treatment to mitigate 

the risks from Mediterranean fruit fly 

(Medfly, Ceratitis capitata 

(Wiedemann)) and Queensland fruit fly 

(Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt)). 

The cold treatment currently used, 

T107–d, requires fruit to be subject to 

refrigeration at or below 2.22 °C for up 

to 22 days with no option to treat at 3 

°C. We are proposing to amend the 

treatment schedule T107–d–3 to add 

grapefruit to the schedule. With this 

change, exporters would have the 

option to have grapefruit cold-treated at 

up to 3 °C for no more than 14 days to 

meet U.S. entry requirements. 

In March 2011, APHIS approved cold 

treatment at or below 3 °C for lemons, 

oranges, tangerines, and tangors from 

Australia to meet U.S. entry 

requirements. 

PPQ’s Center for Plant Health Science 

and Technology (CPHST) reviewed a 

research study conducted in New South 

Wales for Queensland fruit fly in 

grapefruit. 

After the review, CPHST found that 

during the most tolerant stage testing 

(small scale), no insects were found 

alive after 10 days at either 2 °C or 3 °C 

and that the most tolerant life stage was 

determined to be the larval stage, first 

instar. Additionally, in the confirmatory 

stage testing (large scale), no insects 

were found alive after 14 days at either 

2 °C or 3 °C. 

We believe, therefore, that it is 

appropriate to amend T107–d–3 to add 

grapefruit from Australia. 

The reasons for this change to the 

treatment manual are described in detail 

in the treatment evaluation document 

(TED) we have prepared to support this 

action. The TED may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

You may also request paper copies of 

the TED by calling or writing to the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the 

subject of the TED when requesting 

copies. 

After reviewing the comments we 

receive, we will announce our decision 

regarding the revised treatment 

schedule described in the TED in a 

subsequent notice, in accordance with 

paragraph (a)(2) of § 305.3. If we do not 

receive any comments, or the comments 

we receive do not change our 

determination that the proposed 

changes are effective, we will affirm 

these changes to the PPQ Treatment 

Manual and make available a new 

version of the PPQ Treatment Manual 

reflecting these changes. If we receive 

comments that cause us to determine 

that the changes described in this notice 

are not appropriate, we will issue 

another notice informing the public of 

our determination. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 

7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 

2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of 

September 2016. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–22327 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Economic Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Request New 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Economic Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) implementing regulations, the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

Economic Research Service (ERS) 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on a proposed 

new information collection for a study 

of ‘‘Risk Preferences and Demand for 

Crop Insurance and Cover Crop 

Programs.’’ 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received on or before November 

15, 2016 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to Stephanie 

Rosch, Market and Trade Economics 

Division, Economic Research Service, 

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Mail Stop 

1800, Washington, DC 20250–0002. 

Submit electronic comments to 

stephanie.rosch@ers.usda.gov. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Economic Research Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday) at 355 E 

St. SW., Room 5–149B, Washington, DC 

20024–3221. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments and replies will 

be a matter of public record. Comments 

are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) 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; (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 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact Stephanie 

Rosch at the mailing address in the 

preamble. Tel. 202–694–5049. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Risk Preferences and Demand 

for Crop Insurance and Cover Crop 

Programs. 

OMB Number: To be assigned by 

OMB. 

Expiration Date: Three years from 

approval date. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Abstract: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–12) and OMB regulations at 5 

CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 

1995), this notice announces USDA 

Economic Research Services’ intention 

to request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for a 

new data collection effort. This data 

collection will use an experiment with 

university students to (1) characterize 

the relationship between cover crop 

usage and crop insurance purchases, 

and (2) explore how this relationship 

depends on individuals’ risk 

preferences and demographic 

characteristics. Outputs from the 

proposed experiment will be used to 

inform future risk management 

experiments with farmer participants. 

Commodity support programs, 

including crop insurance, and programs 

to promote use of cover crops all 

significantly alter the farm revenue risk 

profile for the farmers who adopt them. 

Whether farmers will choose to adopt 

insurance and/or soil conversation 

programs depends on the individual 

risks faced by each farmer, which can 

vary across different regions, crops, and 

time periods, as well as how farmers 

assess the costs of the risks that they 

face. ERS currently models the demand 

for commodity support programs, 

federal crop insurance, and cover crop 

promotion programs as part of multiple 

research objectives. These economic 

models rely on traditional theories of 

farmer decision-making under risk, and 

over-predict participation rates for all 

crop insurance and cover crop 

programs. 

The information to be collected in this 

proposed initiative is necessary to test 

alternate theories of decision-making 

under risk. This research is difficult to 

conduct without experiments and 

relying only on observational or 

administrative data due to the variety of 

U.S. farms and production practices, the 

variety and complexity of real-world 

programs, and the limited variation in 

premium subsidies across the U.S. 

farming population. By using 

experiments, we will be able identify 

alternate theories of decision-making 

under risk that provide more accurate 

predictions of crop insurance 

enrollments for student subjects. We 

plan to use these experiments to 

develop future follow-on experiments 

with farmer subjects—the results of 

which will be used to update existing 

ERS models to provide better estimates 

of the impact of subsidies on key 

subpopulations such as producers with 

marginal lands and producers of high 

value crops. 

This experiment will be conducted 

with student subjects from the 

University of Rhode Island. 

Participation will be voluntary, and 

subjects will be recruited using email 

communications and classroom 

solicitations. During each session, 

subjects will perform three simple tasks 

involving risky decisions and complete 

a brief demographic questionnaire. 

Sessions will be conducted at the 

Department of Environmental and 

Natural Resource Economics’ Policy 

Simulation Laboratory (SimLab) at the 

University of Rhode Island. All 

experimental tasks will conducted using 

SimLab computers and custom-designed 

software. 

Each session will last for a maximum 

of 90 minutes. Subjects will receive a 

show-up fee of $10 as is consistent with 

standard practice at SimLab. They will 

receive this payment even if they 

decline to participate in the experiment. 

In addition to the show-up fee, subjects 

will receive compensation based on the 

decisions they make during the course 

of the experiment. We expect to pay 

subjects, on average, between $20–25 

per person, including the show-up fee. 

In designing our experimental 

procedures and payment levels, we took 

into consideration academic standards, 

statistical power considerations, 

budgetary limitations, and discussions 

between OMB and ERS regarding this 

and other approved experimental 

research. 

Authority: These data will be collected 

under the legal authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). 

ERS intends to protect respondent 

information under the Privacy Act of 

1974 and 7 U.S.C. 2276. ERS has 

decided not to invoke the Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). The 

complexity and cost necessary to invoke 

CIPSEA is not justified given the nature 

of the collection; the collection will be 

conducted by the University of Rhode 

Island and hosted in non-government 

owned computer systems, where 

CIPSEA compliance cannot be assured. 

Affected Public: All respondents will 

be students at the University of Rhode 

Island. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

and Respondent Burden: Public 

reporting burden for this information 

collection of information is estimated to 

be 861 hours. We anticipate 750 burden 

hours will be needed to complete the 

experiment (500 subjects total, 1.5 hours 

per subject) and 111 burden hours for 

subject recruitment (2000 potential 

subjects, 2–5 minutes per potential 

subject). 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Stephanie Rosch 

at the address in the preamble. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) 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; 

(b) 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; (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 

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appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Comments 

should be sent to the address in the 

preamble. 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. 

Date: September 6, 2016. 

Mary Bohman, 

Administrator, Economic Research Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–22244 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

U.S. Forest Service 

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests; 

Idaho; Johnson Bar Fire Salvage 

Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare 

a Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (SEIS) for the Johnson Bar 

Fire Salvage Project. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Forest Service is 

giving notice of its intent to prepare a 

SEIS for the Johnson Bar Fire Salvage 

Project on the Nez Perce-Clearwater 

National Forests, Moose Creek Ranger 

District, Idaho. A complaint was filed 

on 11 March 2016 against the February 

2016 Johnson Bar Salvage Record of 

Decision (ROD) and a Preliminary 

Injunction was granted by the United 

States District Court for the State of 

Idaho on 12 May 2016. This SEIS will 

provide additional analysis in response 

to the Preliminary Injunction. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sheila D. Lehman, NEPA Planner/ 

Interdisciplinary Team Leader, (208) 

935–4256. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Forest Service is announcing its intent 

to prepare a SEIS for the Johnson Bar 

Fire Salvage Project. The SEIS will 

supplement the analysis from the 

Johnson Bar Fire Salvage EIS by 

providing an updated analysis of the 

environmental effects. The Johnson Bar 

Fire Salvage Final EIS evaluated the 

potential effects of four alternatives, 

which included the No Action, 

Proposed Action, and two additional 

alternatives. The units possessing viable 

harvest potential will be carried forward 

for analysis in this SEIS. 

The Nez Perce-Clearwater Forest 

Supervisor will issue a new ROD after 

evaluating the SEIS and public 

comments. An objection period for the 

new ROD will be provided, consistent 

with 36 CFR part 218. 

Authority: This NOI is being 

published pursuant to regulations (40 

CFR 1508.22) implementing the 

procedural provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.). 

Scoping: A NOI published on 24 

October 2014 initiated the scoping 

period for the Johnson Bar Salvage 

project. A legal notice advertising the 

start of a 30-day scoping period was 

advertised in the Lewiston, Idaho 

Lewiston Tribune on 29 October 2014. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 1502.9(c)(4), 

there will be no scoping conducted for 

this SEIS. The scope of the Final 

Johnson Bar Fire Salvage EIS and the 

Preliminary Injunction decision by the 

District Court of the Ninth Circuit 

establish the scope for this SEIS. 

The SEIS will be advertised for public 

comment as required by 40 CFR 1503.1. 

The Draft SEIS will be announced for 

public review and comment in the 

Federal Register, on the Nez PerceClearwater National Forests’ project 

Web site (http://data.ecosystemmanagement.org/nepaweb/nepa_

project_exp.php?project=45214), and in 

the Lewiston, Idaho Lewiston Tribune, 

as well as other local media. 

Responsible Official and Lead Agency 

The USDA Forest Service is the lead 

agency for this proposal. The Nez 

Perce—Clearwater Forest Supervisor is 

the responsible official. 

Decision to Be Made is whether to 

adopt the proposed action, in whole or 

in part, or another alternative; and what 

mitigation measures and management 

requirements will be implemented. 

Dated: September 7, 2016. 

Cheryl F. Probert, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 12, 2016. 

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 (1) 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) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden 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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by October 17, 2016 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

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. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1956–C, Debt 

Settlement—Community and Business 

Programs. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0124. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Community and Direct Business 

Programs loans and grants are 

authorized by the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act. Rural 

Housing Service (RHS) is a credit 

agency for agricultural and rural 

development for the United States 

Department of Agriculture and offers 

supervised credit to develop, improve 

and operate family farms, modest 

housing, essential community facilities, 

and business and industry across rural 

America. 7 CFR 1956–C, Debt 

Settlement—Community and Business 

Programs provides policies and 

procedures as well as a mechanism for 

debt settlement in connection with 

Community Facilities loans and grants, 

direct Business and Industry loans, 

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