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Notices Federal Register

24848 

Vol. 76, No. 85 

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 28, 2011. 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden 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 appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC; 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. 

DATES: Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

June 2, 2011. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8681. 

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. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Dairy Request for Applicant 

Number. 

OMB Control Number: 0581—NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The dairy 

grading program is a voluntary user fee 

program providing grading and 

inspection service to the dairy industry. 

The program is authorized under the 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 

(7 U.S.C. 1621–1627). 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Agricultural Marketing Service will 

collect the information on two new 

forms (1) DA–228—Request for 

Applicant Number, and (2) DA–229— 

Export Applicant Number Activation. 

The information requested will be used 

by the Administrative Officer to identify 

the applicant in the billing system, to 

set up an account in the billing system 

and contact the party responsible for 

payment of the fee and expense for the 

inspection, certification, and grading or 

equipment evaluation service. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 200. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 10. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: USDA Web Based Supply Chain 

Management System (WBSCMs). 

OMB Control Number: 0581—NEW. 

Summary of Collection: Section 32 of 

the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended 

(Section 32 Public Law 74–320; 7 U.S.C. 

612c); Sections 6(a) and (e), 13, and 17 

of the National School Lunch Act, as 

amended, (42 U.S.C. sections 1751, 

1761, and 1766) in addition to several 

other acts authorize the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) Procurement 

Branches to prepare and issue 

announcements for the purchase and 

sale of perishable agricultural 

commodities. AMS purchases 

agricultural commodities for the Section 

32 and 6a & e National School Lunch 

Program/Child & Adult Care Food 

Program; Nutrition Service Incentive 

Program; Food Distribution Program on 

Indian Reservations; Commodity 

Supplemental Food Program; The 

Emergency Food Assistance Program 

and Disaster Feeding in addition to 

providing support for commodity 

markets with surplus inventory. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

AMS issues solicitation for offers in 

order to solicit bids for commodities for 

delivery to domestic nutrition assistance 

programs. Vendors respond by making 

electronic offers using the secure Web 

Based Supply Chain Management 

System (WBSCM). Vendors must be 

registered, and have an ID and 

password, in order to submit bids 

electronically through WBSCM via the 

Internet. The information will change in 

response to the needs of the domestic 

feeding programs and each solicitation. 

Information collected has been 

consolidated into three processes— 

a New Vendor Application, Bid 

Solicitation and Contract Delivery, 

Invoice Submission and Inspection 

Results. The data collected from 

vendors assists AMS with making a 

determination whether a business is 

viable and capable of supplying product 

to the Federal government. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 320. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Weekly; Monthly; 

Quarterly. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,680. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–10714 Filed 5–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0011] 

RIN 0579–AC03 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; Category of 

Plants for Planting Not Authorized for 

Importation Pending Pest Risk 

Analysis 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New information collection; 

comment request. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 3, 2011 / Notices 24849 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 

announces the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service’s intention to initiate 

an information collection associated 

with a new category of plants for 

planting, also referred to as nursery 

stock, whose importation is not 

authorized for importation pending pest 

risk analysis. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 5, 

2011. 

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=APHIS– 

2006–0011 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–2006–0011, 

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. APHIS– 

2006–0011. 

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 a new category of plants 

for planting not authorized for 

importation pending pest risk analysis, 

contact Dr. Arnold Tschanz, Senior 

Plant Pathologist, Plants for Planting 

Policy, Risk Management and Plants for 

Planting Policy, RPM, PPQ, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, 

MD 20737–1236; (301) 734–0627. 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: Category of Plants for Planting 

Not Authorized for Importation Pending 

Pest Risk Analysis. 

OMB Number: 0579–xxxx. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

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

Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 

take such actions as may be necessary 

to prevent the introduction and spread 

of plant pests and noxious weeds within 

the United States. The Secretary has 

delegated this authority to the 

Administrator of the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 

The regulations in 7 CFR part 319 

prohibit or restrict the importation of 

certain plants and plant products into 

the United States to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests that are not 

already established in the United States 

or plant pests that may be established 

but are under official control to 

eradicate or contain them within the 

United States. The regulations in 

‘‘Subpart—Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, 

Bulbs, Seeds, and Other Plant Products,’’ 

§§ 319.37 through 319.37–14 (referred to 

below as the regulations), restrict, 

among other things, the importation of 

living plants, plant parts, seeds, and 

plant cuttings for planting or 

propagation. These regulations are 

intended to ensure that imported 

nursery stock does not serve as a host 

for plant pests, such as insects or 

pathogens, that can cause damage to 

U.S. agricultural and environmental 

resources. 

On July 23, 2009, we published in the 

Federal Register (74 FR 36403–36414, 

Docket No. APHIS–2006–0011) a 

proposal to amend the nursery stock 

regulations. We proposed, among other 

things, to change the nursery stock 

regulations to refer instead to ‘‘plants for 

planting,’’ a term that is consistent with 

the International Plant Protection 

Convention’s Glossary of Phytosanitary 

Terms. In addition, the proposal would 

add a new category of plants for 

planting whose importation is not 

authorized pending the completion of a 

pest risk analysis (NAPPRA). 

APHIS is in the final rulemaking stage 

to amend part 319 which, if adopted, 

will require that requests to remove a 

taxon from the NAPPRA category be 

made in accordance with § 319.5, which 

contains requirements for requests to 

change the regulations in part 319. The 

current regulations in § 319.5 will 

apply, if adopted in the final rule, to the 

new category of plants for planting. This 

requirement was not part of the 2009 

proposed rule and was added based on 

commenters’ requests to allow only 

national plant protection organizations 

(NPPOs) to request that taxa be removed 

from the NAPPRA list. The final rule 

will allow any person to request that a 

taxon be removed from the NAPPRA 

list, but the regulations in § 319.5 will 

require the NPPO to be involved in the 

request, to ensure that APHIS has all the 

information necessary to evaluate the 

taxon. 

Section 319.5 contains information 

collection activities for the submission 

of requests to APHIS that are necessary 

for us to conduct a PRA, including 

information about the party making the 

request, information about the 

commodity proposed for importation 

into the United States, shipping 

information, and a description of pests 

associated with the commodity. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this information 

collection for 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 5.6 

hours per response. 

Respondents: NPPOs and importers of 

nursery stock into the United States. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 5. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 28 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. 


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24850 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 3, 2011 / Notices 

Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

April 2011. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–10718 Filed 5–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2011–0002] 

Notice of Request for a Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection (Application for Inspection, 

Accreditation of Laboratories, and 

Exemptions) 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, this notice 

announces the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service’s (FSIS) intention to 

request a revision of a currently 

approved information collection. The 

information collection addresses the 

paperwork requirements specified in the 

regulations relating to the application 

for inspection, accreditation of 

laboratories, and exemptions. FSIS is 

revising the information collection to 

increase the estimate of the total burden 

hours, and because the OMB approval 

will expire on July 31, 2011. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before July 5, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice. 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 on-line instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail, including floppy disks or CDROMs, 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, Mailstop 5272, 

Beltsville, MD 20705–5272. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2011–0002. 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 the address 

listed above between 8 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact John O’Connell, Paperwork 

Reduction Act Coordinator, Food Safety 

and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

6065, South Building, Washington, DC 

20250, (202) 720–0345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Application for Inspection, 

Accreditation of Laboratories, and 

Exemptions. 

OMB Number: 0583–0082. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 07/31/ 

2011. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the 

authority to exercise the functions of the 

Secretary as specified in the Federal 

Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 

601, et seq.) and the Poultry Products 

Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et 

seq.). These statutes provide that FSIS is 

to protect the public by verifying that 

meat and poultry products are safe, 

wholesome, not adulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. 

FSIS is requesting a revision of an 

approved information collection 

addressing paperwork requirements 

specified in the regulations relating to 

the application for inspection, 

accreditation of laboratories, and 

exemptions. 

FSIS requires meat and poultry 

establishments and import facilities to 

apply for a grant of inspection before 

receiving Federal inspection (9 CFR 

304.1 & 381.17). FSIS also requires 

plants that wish to receive voluntary 

inspection to apply for service (9 CFR 

350.5, 351.4, 352.3, & 362.3). 

Establishments that wish to export or 

import product must also submit certain 

documents to the Agency. 

The FMIA (21 U.S.C. 642), the PPIA 

(21 U.S.C. 460(b)), and the EPIA (21 

U.S.C. 1040) require certain parties to 

keep records that fully and correctly 

disclose all transactions involved in 

their businesses related to relevant 

animal carcasses and parts and egg 

products. 

FSIS requires accredited non-Federal 

analytical laboratories to maintain 

certain paperwork and records (9 CFR 

439.20 & 590.580). The Agency uses this 

collected information to ensure that 

meat and poultry establishments and 

egg products plants provide safe, 

wholesome, and not adulterated 

product, and that non-Federal 

laboratories act in accordance with FSIS 

regulations. 

In addition, FSIS also requires 

establishments to keep records to ensure 

that meat and poultry products 

exempted from Agency inspection are 

not commingled with inspected meat 

and poultry products (9 CFR 303.1(b)(3) 

& 381.175), and that firms qualifying for 

a retail store exemption who have 

violated the provisions of that 

exemption are no longer in violation (9 

CFR 303.1(d)(3) & 381.10(d)(3)). 

The Agency is revising the 

information collection based on a 

revised estimate of the number of 

respondents due to an increase in the 

number of establishments. This increase 

in the number of establishments 

supports the finding of a total increase 

in burden hours (39.4) from that found 

in the previously approved information 

collection. 

FSIS has made the following 

estimates based upon an information 

collection assessment: 

Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates 

that it will take respondents an average 

of .034 hours per response. 

Respondents: Official meat and 

poultry establishments, official egg 

plants, and foreign establishments. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 

27,743. 

Estimated No. of Annual Responses 

per Respondent: 122. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 114,339.4 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

assessment can be obtained from John 

O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Room 6065, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 

720–0345. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of FSIS’s functions, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’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, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques, or other forms of 


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