Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 122 / Friday, June 25, 2010 / Notices 36347 

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 Unshu 

oranges from Kyushu Island, Honshu 

Island, and Shikoku Island, Japan. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 24, 

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=APHIS2010-0062) 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-2010-0062, 

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. APHIS2010-0062. 

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 Unshu oranges from 

Kyushu Island, Honshu Island, and 

Shikoku Island, Japan, contact Ms. 

Donna L. West, Senior Import 

Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 

Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(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: Importation of Unshu Oranges. 

OMB Number: 0579-0173. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act 

(PPA, 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. As authorized 

by the PPA, the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service regulates the 

importation of citrus fruit from certain 

parts of the world as provided in 

‘‘Subpart—Citrus Fruit’’ (7 CFR 319.28). 

In accordance with these regulations, 

Unshu oranges from Kyushu Island, 

Honshu Island, and Shikoku Island, 

Japan, may be imported only under 

certain conditions to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States. These conditions involve 

the use of information collection 

activities, including a phytosanitary 

certificate with an additional 

declaration statement and box labeling. 

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 

0.0830918 hours per response. 

Respondents: Full-time salaried plant 

health officials of Japan’s plant 

protection service and growers of Unshu 

oranges. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 23. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 2,896.2173. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 66,613. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 5,535 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 21st day 

of June 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–15454 Filed 6–24–10; 2:16 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0032] 

Determination of Pest-Free Areas in 

Mendoza Province, Argentina; Request 

for Comments 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have received a request from the 

Government of Argentina to recognize 

additional areas as pest-free areas for 

Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis 

capitata) in Argentina. After reviewing 

the documentation submitted in support 

of this request, the Administrator of the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service has determined that these areas 

meet the criteria in our regulations for 

recognition as pest-free areas. We are 

making that determination, as well as an 

evaluation document we have prepared 

in connection with this action, available 

for review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 24, 

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=APHIS 

-2010-0032) 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-2010-0032, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

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36348 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 122 / Friday, June 25, 2010 / Notices 

1A list of pest-free-areas currently recognized by 

APHIS can be found at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/ 

DesignatedPestFreeAreas.pdf). 

20737-1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS2010-0032. 

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: Ms. 

Meredith C. Jones, Regulatory 

Coordination Specialist, Regulatory 

Coordination and Compliance, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, 

MD 20737; (301) 734-7467. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Under the regulations in ‘‘SubpartFruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56-1 

through 319.56-50, 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, can be safely 

imported subject to one or more of the 

designated phytosanitary measures 

listed in paragraph (b) of that section. 

One of the designated phytosanitary 

measures is that the fruits or vegetables 

are imported from a pest-free area in the 

country of origin that meets the 

requirements of § 319.56-5 for freedom 

from that pest and are accompanied by 

a phytosanitary certificate stating that 

the fruits or vegetables originated in a 

pest-free area in the country of origin. 

Under the regulations in § 319.56-5, 

APHIS requires that determinations of 

pest-free areas be made in accordance 

with the criteria for establishing 

freedom from pests found in 

International Standards for 

Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 4, 

‘‘Requirements For the Establishment of 

Pest Free Areas.’’ The international 

standard was established by the 

International Plant Protection 

Convention of the United Nations’ Food 

and Agriculture Organization and is 

incorporated by reference in our 

regulations in 7 CFR 300.5. In addition, 

APHIS must also approve the survey 

protocol used to determine and 

maintain pest-free status, as well as 

protocols for actions to be performed 

upon detection of a pest. Pest-free areas 

are subject to audit by APHIS to verify 

their status. 

APHIS has received a request from the 

Government of Argentina to recognize 

an additional area of that country as 

being free of Ceratitis capitata, 

Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly).1

Specifically, the Government of 

Argentina asked that we recognize the 

Southern and Central Oases in the 

southern half of Mendoza Province as 

an area that is free of Medfly. 

In accordance with our regulations 

and the criteria set out in ISPM No. 4, 

we have reviewed and approved the 

survey protocols and other information 

provided by Argentina relative to its 

system to establish freedom, 

phytosanitary measures to maintain 

freedom, and system for the verification 

of the maintenance of freedom. Because 

this action concerns the expansion of a 

currently recognized pest-free area in 

Argentina from which fruits and 

vegetables are authorized for 

importation into the United States, our 

review of the information presented by 

Argentina in support of its request is 

examined in a commodity import 

evaluation document (CIED) titled 

‘‘Recognition of additional Provinces as 

Medfly Pest-Free Areas (PFA) for 

Argentina.’’ 

The CIED may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

You may request paper copies of the 

CIED by calling or writing to the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Therefore, in accordance with 

§ 319.56-5(c), we are announcing the 

Administrator’s determination that the 

Southern and Central Oases in the 

southern half of Mendoza Province meet 

the criteria of § 319.56-5(a) and (b) with 

respect to freedom from Medfly. After 

reviewing the comments we receive on 

this notice, we will announce our 

decision regarding the status of this area 

with respect to their freedom from 

Medfly. If the Administrator’s 

determination remains unchanged, we 

will amend the list of pest-free areas to 

list Southern and Central Oases of the 

Mendoza Province of Argentina as free 

of Medfly. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day 

of June 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–15455 Filed 6–24–10; 8:45 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity for Designation in the 

Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; and State of 

North Carolina Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The designations of Amarillo 

Grain Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo); Cairo 

Grain Inspection Agency, Inc. (Cairo); 

and North Carolina Department of 

Agriculture (North Carolina) official 

agencies will end on September 30, 

2010. In the March 31, 2010, Federal 

Register (71 FR 16068), GIPSA asked for 

applications from persons or 

governmental agencies interested in 

providing official services in the areas. 

Applications were due on or before 

April 30, 2010; GIPSA received no 

applications. GIPSA is again asking for 

applications from persons or 

governmental agencies interested in 

providing official services in the 

Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; and State of 

North Carolina Areas. 

DATES: Applications are due on or 

before July 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit applications 

concerning this notice using only one of 

the following methods: 

• Internet: Apply using FGISonline. 

(https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/ 

default_home_FGIS.aspx) by clicking on 

the Delegations/Designations and Export 

Registrations (DDR) link. You will need 

to obtain an FGISonline customer 

number and USDA eAuthentication 

username and password prior to 

applying. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier Address: 

Karen W. Guagliardo, Review Branch 

Chief, Compliance Division, GIPSA, 

USDA, Room 1647–S, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

• Mail: Karen W. Guagliardo, Review 

Branch Chief, Compliance Division, 

GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

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