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Animals, AOVSA, NCIE, VS, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale MD 

20737; (301) 734-8695. For copies of 

more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Mrs. 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851- 

2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Interstate Movement of Certain 

Land Tortoises. 

OMB Number: 0579-0156. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) regulates the 

importation and interstate movement of 

certain animals and animal products to 

prevent the introduction into or 

dissemination within the United States 

of pests and diseases of livestock. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 

prohibit the importation of the leopard 

tortoise, the African spurred tortoise, 

and the Bell’s hingeback tortoise to 

prevent the introduction and spread of 

exotic ticks known to be vectors of 

heartwater disease, an acute, infectious 

disease of cattle and other ruminants. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 74 

prohibit the interstate movement of 

those tortoises that are already in the 

United States unless the tortoises are 

accompanied by a health certificate or 

certificate of veterinary inspection. The 

certificate must be signed by an APHIS 

accredited veterinarian and must state 

that the tortoises have been examined 

by that veterinarian and found free of 

ticks. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this information 

collection activity 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 2.0 

hours per response. 

Respondents: APHIS accredited 

veterinarians, U.S. tortoise breeders, 

members of tortoise adoption 

organizations. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 50. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 10. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 500. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1,000 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 28th day 

of May 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13448 Filed 6–3–10: 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE: 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0053] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Artificially Dwarfed 

Plants 

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 

regulations for the importation of 

artificially dwarfed plants. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 3, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

∑ Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

(http://www.regulations.gov/ 

fdmspublic/component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2010-0053) to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

∑ Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0053, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737-1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS2010-0053. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room 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) 690-2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

(http://www.aphis.usda.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for the 

importation of artificially dwarfed 

plants, contact Mr. Gregg B. Goodman, 

National Postentry Quarantine 

Coordinator, Quarantine Policy, 

Analysis, and Support, PHP, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 60, 

Riverdale MD 20737; (301) 734-0948. 

For copies of more detailed information 

on the information collection, contact 

Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851-2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Artificially 

Dwarfed Plants. 

OMB Number: 0579-0176. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary 

of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit 

or 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. This authority 

has been delegated to the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service. 

The regulations contained in 

‘‘Subpart–Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, 

Bulbs, Seeds, and Other Plant Products’’ 

(7 CFR 319.37 through 319.37-14) 

prohibit or restrict the importation of 

living plants, plant parts, and seeds for 

propagation. 


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Among other things, the regulations 

require artificially dwarfed plants 

imported into the United States to be 

accompanied by a phytosanitary 

certificate issued by the government of 

the country of origin. This certificate 

must contain declarations that certain 

conditions were met in the country of 

origin to protect against the infestation 

of the plants by longhorned beetles and 

other plant pests. 

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 

0.2533333 hours per response. 

Respondents: Plant health officials of 

exporting countries, importers. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 30. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 150. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 38 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 28th day 

of May 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13445 Filed 6–3–10: 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE: 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2009–0033] 

International Standard-Setting 

Activities 

AGENCY: Office of Food Safety, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

of the sanitary and phytosanitary 

standard-setting activities of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), in 

accordance with section 491 of the 

Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as 

amended, and the Uruguay Round 

Agreements Act, Public Law 103–465, 

108 Stat. 4809. This notice also provides 

a list of other standard-setting activities 

of Codex, including commodity 

standards, guidelines, codes of practice, 

and revised texts. This notice, which 

covers the time periods from June 1, 

2009, to May 31, 2010, and June 1, 2010, 

to May 31, 2011, seeks comments on 

standards under consideration and 

recommendations for new standards. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by either 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 online instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail, including diskettes or CD– 

ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered 

items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Food Safety 

and Inspection Service, Room 2–2127, 

George Washington Carver Center, 5601 

Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 

20705. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2009–0033. 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 comments 

received, go to the FSIS Docket Room at 

the address listed above between 8:30 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday. 

Please state that your comments refer 

to Codex and, if your comments relate 

to specific Codex committees, please 

identify those committees in your 

comments and submit a copy of your 

comments to the delegate from that 

particular committee. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Stuck, United States Manager for 

Codex, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Office of Food Safety, Room 4861, South 

Agriculture Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3700; Phone: 

(202) 205–7760; Fax: (202) 720–3157; Email: USCodex@fsis.usda.gov. 

For information pertaining to 

particular committees, the delegate of 

that committee may be contacted. (A 

complete list of U.S. delegates and 

alternate delegates can be found in 

Attachment 2 to this notice.) Documents 

pertaining to Codex are accessible via 

the World Wide Web at the following 

address: http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.net/ 

current.asp. The U.S. Codex Office also 

maintains a Web site at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

Regulations_&_Policies/ 

Codex_Alimentarius/index.asp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The World Trade Organization (WTO) 

was established on January 1, 1995, as 

the common international institutional 

framework for the conduct of trade 

relations among its members in matters 

related to the Uruguay Round Trade 

Agreements. The WTO is the successor 

organization to the General Agreement 

on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). U.S. 

membership in the WTO was approved 

and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 

was signed into law by the President on 

December 8, 1994. The Uruguay Round 

Agreements became effective, with 

respect to the United States, on January 

1, 1995. Pursuant to section 491 of the 

Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as 

amended, the President is required to 

designate an agency to be ‘‘responsible 

for informing the public of the sanitary 

and phytosanitary (SPS) standardsetting activities of each international 

standard-setting organization.’’ The 

main organizations are Codex, the 

World Organisation for Animal Health, 

and the International Plant Protection 

Convention. The President, pursuant to 

Proclamation No. 6780 of March 23, 

1995 (60 FR 15845), designated the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture as the agency 

responsible for informing the public of 

SPS standard-setting activities of each 

international standard-setting 

organization. The Secretary of 

Agriculture has delegated to the Office 

of Food Safety the responsibility to 

inform the public of the SPS standardsetting activities of Codex. The Office of 

Food Safety has, in turn, assigned the 

responsibility for informing the public 


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