### 16621 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 60 / Monday, March 30, 2015 / Notices

1 To view the workshop notice and comments, go
to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= APHIS-2013-0047. departure and accompanied by a PC attesting that the fruit was inspected and found free of M. hirsutus and N. viridis.

• The commodity is subject to inspection at the U.S. port of entry.

These conditions will be listed in the Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements database (available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/favir ). In addition to these specific measures, figs from Mexico will be subject to the general requirements listed in § 319.56– 3 that are applicable to the importation of all fruits and vegetables.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 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 25th day of March 2015. Michael C. Gregoire, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–07231 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–34–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** 

**[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0047]**

**U.S. Department of Agriculture Stakeholder Workshop on Coexistence** 

**ACTION :**  Notice; extension of comment period.

**SUMMARY :**  We are extending the comment period for issues and proposals discussed during the workshop on agricultural coexistence that was held on March 12–13, 2015. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

**DATES :**  The comment period for the notice published on February 3, 2015 (80 FR 5729) is extended. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April 10, 2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments by either of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0047.

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2013–0047, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.

Any comments we receive may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/# !docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0047 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 :**  Mr. Michael Tadle, Program Analyst, Planning, Evaluation, and Decision Support, PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 120, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3140; Michael.A.Tadle@ aphis.usda.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On February 3, 2015, we published in the Federal Register (80 FR 5729–5731, Docket No. APHIS–2013–0047) a notice 1 to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture was holding a workshop on agricultural coexistence, the objective of which was to advance an understanding of agricultural coexistence and discuss how to make coexistence achievable for all stakeholders. The 2-day workshop, which was held on March 12–13, 2015, also provided an opportunity to learn from stakeholders representing a wide range of interests with respect to agricultural coexistence.

In that notice, we stated that comments on issues and proposals discussed during the workshop would be accepted from March 13, 2015, through March 27, 2015. We are extending the comment period on Docket No. APHIS–2013–0047 for an additional 14 days to April 10, 2015. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of March 2015. Michael C. Gregoire, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–07210 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 a.m.]

**BILLING CODE 3410–34–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** 

**[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0018]**

**Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection;**  **Importation of Small Lots of Seed**

**AGENCY :**  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. **ACTION :**  Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the importation of small lots of seed into the United States.

**DATES :**  We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 29,
2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments by either of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket Detail;D=APHIS-2015-0018.

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2015–0018, 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-2015-0018 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 :**  For information on the regulations for the importation of small lots of seed into the United States, contact Ms. Lydia Colo  ́ n, Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPP, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2302. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Title: Importation of Small Lots of Seed.

OMB Control Number: 0579–0285. Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information collection.

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. ) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations contained in ‘‘Subpart—


### 16622 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 60 / Monday, March 30, 2015 / Notices

1 To view the notice, the PRA, and the comments we received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/# !docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0077. Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR 319.37–1 through 319.37–14) prohibit or restrict, among other things, the importation of living plants, plant parts, and seed for propagation.

These regulations allow small lots of seed to be imported into the United States under an import permit with specific conditions, including seed packet labeling, as an alternative to a phytosanitary certificate requirement.

We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3
years.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public (as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. These comments will help us:

(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.0356 hours per response.

Respondents: Importers, horticultural societies, arboreta, and small businesses.

Estimated annual number of respondents: 400.

Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 26.

Estimated annual number of
responses: 10,400.

Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 370 hours. (Due to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per response.)

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. Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of March 2015. Jere L. Dick, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–07224 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–34–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** 

**[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0077]**

**Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh Tejocote Fruit**  **From Mexico Into the Continental United States** 

**AGENCY :**  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the importation into the continental United States of fresh tejocote fruit from Mexico. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we have determined that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh tejocote fruit from Mexico.

**DATES :**  Effective March 30, 2015.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. David B. Lamb, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2103.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–71, referred to below as the regulations), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits or restricts the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world to prevent plant pests from being introduced into and spread within the United States.

Section 319.56–4 of the regulations contains a performance-based process for approving the importation of commodities that, based on the findings of a pest risk analysis (PRA), can be safely imported subject to one or more of the designated phytosanitary measures listed in paragraph (b) of that section. Under that process, APHIS publishes a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the PRA that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of a particular fruit or vegetable. Following the close of the 60-day comment period, APHIS may begin issuing permits for importation of the fruit or vegetable subject to the identified designated measures if: (1) No comments were received on the PRA; (2) the comments on the PRA revealed that no changes to the PRA were necessary; or (3) changes to the PRA were made in response to public comments, but the changes did not affect the overall conclusions of the analysis and the Administrator’s determination of risk.

In accordance with that process, we published a notice 1 in the Federal Register on September 29, 2011 (76 FR 60449–60450, Docket No. APHIS–2011– 0077), in which we announced the availability, for review and comment, of a PRA that evaluated the risks associated with the importation into the continental United States of fresh tejocote fruit ( Crataegus pubescens) from Mexico. The PRA consisted of a risk assessment identifying pests of quarantine significance that could follow the pathway of importation of fresh tejocote fruit from Mexico into the continental United States and a risk management document identifying phytosanitary measures to be applied to that commodity to mitigate the pest risk. We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on November 28, 2011. We received five comments by that date. They were from a State agricultural official, a foreign national plant protection organization (NPPO), two domestic tejocote growers, and a domestic fruit and vegetable distributor. Four of these commenters opposed the importation of fresh tejocote fruit from Mexico into the United States.

Two commenters expressed a general concern about the phytosanitary risk of importing tejocote fruit from Mexico but did not mention a specific pest.

The PRA did not identify any pests of quarantine significance as following the pathway of commercial shipments of tejocote from Mexico into the United States. We concluded that the required phytosanitary measures listed in the PRA will result in the effective removal of any potential quarantine pests associated with the importation of tejocote from Mexico.

Another commenter opposed the importation of fresh tejocote fruit from Mexico on grounds that it has been demonstrated to be a host for