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Vol. 74, No. 186 

Monday, September 28, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 23, 2009. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. 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), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

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. 

Forest Service 

Title: Forest Service Ride-Along 

Program Application. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0170. 

Summary of Collection: The Forest 

Service (FS) ride-along program allows 

the general public or other interested 

person to accompany agency law 

enforcement personnel as they conduct 

their normal field duties, including 

access to and discussions about agency 

law enforcement vehicles, procedures, 

and facilities. The program provides an 

opportunity for officers to enhance the 

public’s understanding and support of 

the agency program and to increase 

agency understanding of public and 

community concerns. The program also 

aids the agency’s recruitment program 

by allowing interested persons to 

observe a potential career choice or to 

participate in innovative intern-type 

programs, and by allowing the agency to 

showcase the quality of its program and 

services. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information will be collected from any 

person who voluntarily approaches the 

FS and wishes to participate in the 

program. The FS 5300–33 program 

application form will be used to 

conduct a minimal background check 

and the FS 5300–34 is a liability waiver 

form that requires the applicant’s 

signature and their written assurance 

that they have read and understood the 

form. The information collected from 

the forms will be used by FS and, in 

appropriate part, by any person or entity 

needed and authorized by the FS to 

provide the needed background 

information (primarily applicable local 

law enforcement agencies, state criminal 

justice agencies maintaining state justice 

records, and by the FBI). If the 

information is not collected, the 

program could not operate. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (per applicant). 

Total Burden Hours: 16. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–23276 Filed 9–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0059] 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment for a Biological Control 

Agent for Japanese Beetle 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has prepared an 

environmental assessment relative to 

the control of Japanese beetle (Popillia 

japonica). The environmental 

assessment considers the effects of, and 

alternatives to, the release of a 

bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis 

japonensis, into the continental United 

States for the use of biological control to 

reduce the severity of infestations of 

Japanese beetle on turfgrass. We are 

making the environmental assessment 

available to the public for review and 

comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 28, 

2009. 

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=APHIS2009-0059 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0059, 

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– 

2009–0059. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on the 

environmental assessment 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 


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