Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 92 / Monday, May 13, 2013 / Notices 27937 

Governing Inspection, Certification, 

Standards and Audit Services for Fresh 

Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Products— 

CFR part 51 (Expires 10/31/13) and 

0581–0234 Reporting Requirement 

under the Regulations Governing 

Instruction and Certification of 

Processed Fruits and Vegetables and 

Related Products 7 CFR part 52 (Expires 

1/31/14). Upon approval AMS will 

request a discontinuation for 0581–0234 

from OMB. Merging the Collections will 

enable the Division to more efficiently 

manage the collection and prevent 

duplication of burden. 

Regulations Governing Inspection, 

Certification, Standards and Audit 

Services for Fresh Fruits, Vegetables 

and Other Products—7 CFR Part 51 

(0581–0125) 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average 0.03 hours per response. 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit, nonprofit institutions, farms or 

federal, state, local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,657. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

129,769. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 15. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,127. 

Reporting Requirements under the 

Regulations Governing Inspection and 

Certification of Processed Fruits and 

Vegetables and Related Products 7 CFR 

part 52 (0581–0234). 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average 0.33 hours per response. 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit, nonprofit institutions, farms or 

federal, state, local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,446. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

15,218. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 11. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,990. 

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 

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 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: May 7, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–11211 Filed 5–10–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0031] 

Environmental Impact Statement; Feral 

Swine Damage Management 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement and 

notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service plans to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) to 

address the need for a national feral 

swine damage management program to 

protect agriculture, natural resources, 

property, and human health and safety. 

This notice identifies potential issues 

and alternatives that will be studied in 

the EIS, requests public comments to 

further delineate the scope of the 

alternatives and environmental impacts 

and issues, and provides notice of 

public meeting. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 12, 

2013. We will also consider comments 

received at a public meeting to be held 

on May 23, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the USDA Center at Riverside, 

Oklahoma City Memorial Conference 

Center, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 

20737. 

You may submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0031-0002. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send your comment to Project 

Managers, Feral Swine EIS, USDA 

APHIS–WS, 732 Lois Drive, Sun Prairie, 

WI 53590. 

• At the public meeting in person at 

the USDA Center at Riverside, 

Oklahoma City Memorial Conference 

Center, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 

20737. 

• By visiting http://www.aphis.usda.

gov/wildlife_damage/feral_swine/index.

shtml for details on how to access the 

public meeting via the Internet and to 

submit comments. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this notice may 

be viewed at http://www.regulations.

gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0031 

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. 

Additional information about feral 

swine may be viewed by visiting the 

APHIS feral swine Web page at: http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/

feral_swine/index.shtml. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kimberly Wagner, Staff Wildlife 

Biologist, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 732 

Lois Drive, Sun Prairie, WI 53590; (608) 

837–2727. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Feral swine are a harmful and 

destructive invasive species. Their 

geographic range is rapidly expanding 

and their populations are increasing 

exponentially across the United States. 

Feral swine also occur in Guam, Puerto 

Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern 

Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. 

Feral swine can inflict significant 

damage to numerous resources 

including physical damage to crops and 

property; predation on livestock; disease 

transmission threats to livestock, 

humans, and wildlife; and other threats 

to human health and safety. Feral swine 

also damage natural resources including 

sensitive habitats and endangered 

species. The Tribes, States, and 

Territories have legal authority to 

manage feral swine. Executive Order 

13112 directs Federal agencies to use 

their programs and authorities to 

prevent the introduction of invasive 

species, control populations of invasive 

species, and minimize the economic or 

environmental harm, or harm to human 

health caused by invasive species. The 

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) has been receiving increased 

numbers of requests from local 

governments and private entities to 

assist with feral swine damage 

management. 


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APHIS–Wildlife Services (APHIS– 

WS) has issued a number of local 

environmental assessments (EAs) for 

proposed actions that incorporated 

legally available methods to manage 

feral swine damage. These methods 

currently include technical assistance in 

which APHIS–WS provides information 

and recommendations on how to 

minimize feral swine damage to the 

requesting public and resource 

management agencies, and direct 

control services in which APHIS–WS 

uses one or more methods such as live 

corral and cage traps, snares, dogs, and 

aerial and ground shooting to remove 

feral swine. APHIS–WS EAs, which 

include feral swine damage 

management, are available on the 

APHIS–WS Web site at http://www.

aphis.usda.gov/regulations/ws/ws_

nepa_environmental_documents.shtml#

EAs. 

Current efforts to manage problems 

associated with feral swine damage have 

helped to alleviate localized damage, 

but the overall feral swine population 

and associated damage and disease 

threats have continued to expand at a 

much faster rate than local governments 

and APHIS have been able to address 

them. We believe that a national, 

coordinated effort would more 

effectively address the growing 

problems associated with feral swine 

and would result in more efficient 

delivery of damage management 

programs to Tribes, States, Territories, 

individuals, and organizations that 

request assistance. 

The APHIS–WS program is 

authorized by the Animal Damage 

Control Act (7 U.S.C. 426) to work with 

other Federal agencies, Tribes, States, 

Territories, local governments, and 

private individuals and organizations to 

protect American resources from 

damage associated with wildlife. The 

APHIS–Veterinary Services (VS) 

program will be participating in the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement (EIS). The APHIS–VS 

program works in a variety of ways to 

protect and improve the health, quality, 

and marketability of U.S. animals, 

animal products, and veterinary 

biologics by preventing, controlling, 

and/or eliminating animal diseases and 

monitoring and promoting animal 

health and productivity. The authority 

for the mission of VS is found in the 

Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 

8301 et seq.). 

Under the provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), Federal agencies must examine 

the potential environmental impacts of 

proposed Federal actions before actions 

are taken. In accordance with NEPA, the 

regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR 

part 1b), and APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372), APHIS has decided to prepare an 

EIS to review potential alternatives for 

a national feral swine management 

strategy. APHIS will be the lead Federal 

agency in the development of the EIS in 

cooperation with other Federal, State, 

and Tribal entities that have jurisdiction 

by law and expertise and share a 

common interest in reducing or 

eliminating problems caused by feral 

swine. 

Several Federal agencies and national 

organizations have been invited to 

formally cooperate in the development 

of the EIS. States and Territories will 

also be contacted for input and all 

federally recognized Tribes will be 

provided an opportunity for 

consultation and participation. By 

preparing an EIS at this time, APHIS 

may provide other Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to adopt all or part 

of the EIS for future actions in 

accordance with the adoption 

provisions of the CEQ’s NEPA 

implementing regulations (40 CFR 

1506.3). 

Proposed Action 

APHIS is proposing to implement a 

nationally coordinated swine damage 

management program in cooperation 

with Tribes, agencies, and organizations 

at the State level to accommodate 

varying local laws and management 

objectives for feral swine. Program 

activities would be implemented in all 

or most States and Territories where 

feral swine occur. In States where feral 

swine are an infrequent occurrence or 

populations are low, APHIS proposes to 

cooperate with local and State agencies 

and Tribes to implement strategies to 

eliminate feral swine. In areas with 

established or high swine populations, 

APHIS would work with Tribes, and 

State and local agencies and 

organizations to meet local management 

objectives, which may include reducing 

statewide populations or eliminating 

swine from specific locations. The 

proposed action would incorporate an 

integrated approach to feral swine 

damage management issues using the 

latest scientific research findings, 

improvements in management methods 

and new techniques, and 

communication and outreach tools to 

manage feral swine conflicts. Methods 

that would be evaluated for potential 

use and/or recommendation by APHIS 

may include, but are not limited to, 

fencing, frightening devices, cage traps, 

corral traps, drop nets, telemetry to 

locate pigs, hunting with dogs, shooting 

from ground or from aircraft, the 

toxicant sodium nitrite, and public 

hunting. 

Scoping 

We are requesting public comments to 

further delineate the scope of 

alternatives and environmental impacts 

and issues to be addressed in the 

analysis. We will be hosting a public 

meeting to discuss the scope of the EIS 

on May 23, 2013 (see DATES and 

ADDRESSES above). We are particularly 

interested in receiving comments 

regarding biological, cultural, or 

ecological issues that should be 

addressed in the analysis (see 

‘‘Environmental Issues for 

Consideration’’ below), and we 

encourage the submission of scientific 

data, studies, or research to support 

your comments. 

Alternatives 

The EIS will consider a range of 

reasonable alternatives that will include 

the proposed action described above 

and a ‘‘no action’’ alternative, which can 

be defined as a continuation of current 

ongoing management practices (40 CFR 

1502.14(d)). Under the no action 

alternative, current APHIS feral swine 

damage management actions, as 

conducted in a number of States, would 

continue without expansion and 

national coordination. We welcome 

additional recommendations for 

management strategies to be addressed 

in the EIS. 

Environmental Issues for Consideration 

We have also identified the following 

potential environmental issues for 

consideration in the EIS: 

• Potential effects on feral swine 

populations. 

• Potential direct or indirect impacts 

on protected and sensitive species and 

on non-target animals. 

• Potential environmental effects of 

carcass disposal methods. 

• Potential direct or indirect effects 

on tribal resources and values. 

• Potential direct or indirect effects 

on hunters and others who benefit from 

feral swine. 

• Potential direct or indirect 

economic effects. 

• Potential effects on social values 

such as ethical perspectives and 

humaneness. 

In considering reasonable alternatives, 

the EIS will study the effects of the 

project on these environmental issues. 


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While the environmental issues 

evaluated at the local level have not 

been significant, a decision to 

implement the proposed action would 

expand the current program capabilities 

to a national scale and encourage 

additional national and local level 

partnerships to address feral swine 

conflicts. Comments that identify other 

issues or alternatives that should be 

considered in the EIS would be 

extremely helpful. 

After the comment period closes, 

APHIS will review and consider all 

comments received during the comment 

period and any other relevant 

information in the development of the 

EIS. All comments received will be 

available for public review. Upon 

completion of the draft EIS, a notice 

announcing its availability and an 

opportunity to comment will be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Parking and Security Procedures for 

the Public Meeting 

Persons attending the May 23, 2013, 

meeting in Riverdale, MD, are required 

to register in advance at http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/ 

feral_swine/index.shtml or by 

contacting the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Travel directions to the USDA Center 

at Riverside are available on the Internet 

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

plant_health/general_info/ 

directions_riverdale.shtml. Please note 

that a fee of $5 is required to enter the 

parking lot at the USDA Center at 

Riverside. The machine accepts bills 

and coins as well as credit and debit 

transactions. You must display your 

daily parking receipt and have it visible 

in your vehicle for parking attendants to 

recognize. Upon entering the building, 

visitors should inform security 

personnel that they are attending the 

feral swine damage management public 

meeting. Photo identification is required 

to gain access to the building, and all 

bags will be screened. 

For individuals who are unable to 

attend the meeting in person, it will be 

streamed on the Internet as a live 

Webcast. Information about how to join 

the live Webcast and conference line 

will be made available at http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/ 

feral_swine/index.shtml. We 

recommend that you connect at least 5 

minutes prior to the start of the meeting. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of 

May 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–11271 Filed 5–10–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2013–0019] 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2013–N–0494] 

Draft Interagency Risk Assessment— 

Listeria monocytogenes in Retail 

Delicatessens: Notice of Availability of 

Documents and Request for Comment 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, United States Department of 

Agriculture; Center for Food Safety and 

Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug 

Administration, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA)/Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food 

and Drug Administration (FDA)/Center 

for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 

(CFSAN) are announcing the availability 

of the draft ‘‘Interagency Risk 

Assessment—Listeria monocytogenes in 

Retail Delicatessens.’’ This draft 

quantitative risk assessment (QRA) 

includes an Interpretive Summary and a 

Technical Report. The purpose of the 

draft QRA is to evaluate the conditions, 

such as Listeria (L.) monocytogenes 

contamination of certain ready-to-eat 

(RTE) foods, for example cheese, deli 

meats, and deli salads; in the retail deli 

environment; in niches (a harborage 

site); or on incoming RTE foods, that 

contribute to cross-contamination and 

ultimately, to the risk of listeriosis. The 

draft QRA makes it possible to evaluate 

the effectiveness of some retail practices 

and intervention strategies in reducing 

the predicted risk of listeriosis from 

some RTE foods that are sliced, 

packaged, or prepared in retail 

delicatessens and consumed in the 

home. 

DATES: Comments on the draft QRA 

should be submitted on or before July 

12, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments to FSIS may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

Web site provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this Web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.: 

Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, Patriots Plaza 3, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Mailstop 3782, Room 8–163A, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

• Hand- or Courier-Delivered 

Submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 

355 E Street SW., Room 8–163A, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2013–0019. Comments received in 

response to this docket will be made 

available for public inspection and 

posted without change, including any 

personal information, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to background 

documents or comments received, go to 

the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza 

3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8–164, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700 between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. 

Comments to FDA: Interested persons 

may submit either electronic comments 

and scientific data and information to 

http://www.regulations.gov or written 

comments and scientific data and 

information to the Division of Dockets 

Management [(HFA–305), Food and 

Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 

Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852]. 

It is only necessary to send one set of 

comments. Identify comments with the 

FDA docket number found in brackets 

in the heading of this document. 

Received comments may be seen in the 

Division of Dockets Management 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, and will be posted to 

the docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

FSIS: Janell Kause, Scientific Advisor 

for Risk Assessment, Office of Public 

Health Science, Food and Safety 

Inspection Service, USDA, 355 E Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20024; Telephone: 

(202) 690–0286, Email: 

Janell.Kause@fsis.usda.gov. 

FDA: Sherri Dennis, Acting Director, 

Division of Risk Assessment, Office of 

Analytics and Outreach, FDA/CFSAN, 

HFS–005, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, 

College Park, Maryland 20740; 


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