77708 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 28, 2004 / Notices 

information from a variety of 

individuals who are involved in 

growing, exporting, and importing 

nursery stock. 

Need and Use of the Information:

APHIS will collect information to 

ensure that plant pest are not 

introduced into the United States. The 

information APHIS collects serves as the 

supporting documentation needed to 

issue required PPQ forms and 

documents that allow importation of 

nursery stock. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; State, local or tribal 

government; Individuals or households; 

Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 20. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 10.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Environmental Monitoring 

Form. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0117. 

Summary of Collection: The mission 

of the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is to provide 

leadership in ensuring the health and 

care of animals and plants, to improve 

the agricultural productivity and 

competitiveness, and to contribute to 

the national economy and the public 

health. The National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq, and the regulations of the Council 

on Environmental Quality, which 

implements the procedural aspects of 

NEPA (40 CFR 1500–1508) requires 

APHIS to implement environmental 

monitoring for certain activities 

conducted for pest and disease, control 

and eradication programs. APHIS form 

2060, Environmental Monitoring Form, 

will be used to collect information 

concerning the effects of pesticide used 

in sensitive habitats. 

Need and Use of the Information:

APHIS will collect information on the 

number of collected samples, 

description of the samples, the 

environmental conditions at the 

collection site including wind speed 

and direction, temperature, humidity of 

rainfall, and topography. The 

supporting information contained on 

the APHIS form 2060 is vital for 

interpreting the laboratory tests APHIS 

conducts on its collected samples. 

Failure to collect this information 

would prevent APHIS from actively 

monitoring the effects of pesticides in 

areas where the inappropriate use of 

these chemicals could eventually 

produce disastrous results for 

vulnerable habitats and species. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

local or tribal government; Individuals 

or households; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 150. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,500.

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–28386 Filed 12–27–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for 

Farmers

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

The Administrator, Foreign 

Agricultural Service (FAS), approved a 

petition for trade adjustment assistance 

(TAA) that was filed on November 18, 

2004, by the Louisiana Shrimp 

Association, Grand Isle, Louisiana. The 

certification date is January 10, 2005. 

Beginning on this date, shrimpers who 

land their catch in Louisiana will be 

eligible to apply for fiscal year 2005 

benefits during an application period 

ending April 11, 2005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon 

investigation, the Administrator 

determined that increased imports of 

farmed shrimp contributed importantly 

to a decline in the landed prices of 

shrimp in Louisiana by 27.5 percent 

during January 2003 through December 

2003, when compared with the previous 

5-year average. 

Eligible producers must apply to the 

Farm Service Agency for benefits. After 

submitting completed applications, 

producers shall receive technical 

assistance provided by the Extension 

Service at no cost and may receive an 

adjustment assistance payment, if 

certain program criteria are satisfied. 

Applicants must obtain the technical 

assistance from the Extension Service by 

July 11, 2005, in order to be eligible for 

financial payments. 

Producers of raw agricultural 

commodities wishing to learn more 

about TAA and how they may apply 

should contact the Department of 

Agriculture at the addresses provided 

below for General Information. 

Producers Certified as Eligible for 

TAA, Contact: Farm Service Agency 

service centers in Louisiana. 

For General Information About TAA, 

Contact: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for 

Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720–2916, 

email: trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.

Dated: December 15, 2004. 

A. Ellen Terpstra, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.

[FR Doc. 04–28277 Filed 12–27–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for 

Farmers

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

The Administrator, Foreign 

Agricultural Service (FAS), approved for 

a subsequent year the trade adjustment 

assistance (TAA) petition that was filed 

by the Organized Seafood Association of 

Alabama, Inc., on behalf of Alabama 

shrimpers and initially certified on 

January 12, 2004. The re-certification 

date is January 10, 2005. Beginning on 

this date, shrimpers who land their 

catch in Alabama will be eligible to 

apply for fiscal year 2005 benefits 

during an application period ending on 

April 11, 2005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon 

investigation, the Administrator 

determined that imports of farmed 

shrimp contributed importantly to a 

decline in the average landed price of 

shrimp in Alabama by 23.4 percent 

during the 2003 marketing period 

(January–December), compared to the 

1997–2001 base period. 

Eligible producers must apply to the 

Farm Service Agency for benefits. After 

submitting completed applications, 

producers shall receive technical 

assistance provided by the Extension 

Service at no cost and may receive an 

adjustment assistance payment, if 

certain program criteria are satisfied. 

Applicants in fiscal year 2005, who did 

not receive technical assistance under 

the fiscal year 2004 TAA program, must 

obtain the technical assistance from the 

Extension Service by July 11, 2005, in 

order to be eligible for financial 

payments. 

Producers of raw agricultural 

commodities wishing to learn more 

about TAA and how they may apply 

should contact the Department of 

Agriculture at the addresses provided 

below for General Information. 

Producers Certified as Eligible for 

TAA, Contact: Farm Service Agency 

service centers.