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Notices Federal Register

62336 

Vol. 76, No. 195 

Friday, October 7, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 3, 2011. 

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. 

Risk Management Agency 

Title: Acreage/Crop Reporting 

Streamlining Initiative. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: Section 

508(f)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance 

Act (7 U.S.C. 1515); 7 U.S.C. 7333(b)(3); 

7 CFR 457.8 and 7 CFR 1437.7(d) 

mandates the collection of acreage and 

production information from producers 

who wish to participate in certain 

USDA programs. The Farm Service 

Agency (FSA) and the Risk Management 

Agency (RMA) are implementing the 

Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining 

Initiative (ACRSI), a Web-based single 

source reporting system to establish a 

single reporting and data collection. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This new initiative will reengineer the 

procedures, processes, and standards to 

simplify commodity, acreage and 

production reporting by producers, 

eliminate or minimize duplication of 

information collection by multiple 

agencies and reduce the burden on 

producers, insurance agents and AIPs. 

Information being collected will consist 

of, but not be limited to: Producer name, 

location state, commodity name, 

commodity type or variety, location 

county, date planted, land location 

(legal description, FSA farm number, 

FSA track number, FSA field number), 

intended use, prevented planting acres, 

acres planted but failed, planted acres, 

and production of commodity 

produced. Failure to collect the 

applicable information could result in 

unearned Federal benefits being issued 

or producers being denied eligibility to 

program benefits. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals and households. 

Number of Respondents: 293,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

One time. 

Total Burden Hours: 358,925. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS–NOP–11–0081; 

NOP–11–15] 

Notice of Meeting of the National 

Organic Standards Board 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, the Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is announcing a 

forthcoming meeting of the National 

Organic Standards Board (NOSB). 

DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday, 

November 29, 2011, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; 

Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 8 a.m. 

to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, December 1, 

2011, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday, 

December 2, 2011, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Pre-registration requests for public 

comments at the meeting are due by 

midnight Eastern Time on Sunday, 

November 13, 2011. Written comments 

received after November 13, 2011 may 

not be reviewed by the NOSB before the 

meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Hilton Savannah Desoto Hotel, 15 

East Liberty Street, Savannah, GA 

31401. 

• View NOSB meeting agenda and 

draft recommendations at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/nop. Requests for 

copies of these materials may be sent to 

Ms. Lorraine Coke, National Organic 

Standards Board, USDA–AMS–NOP, 

1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 

2646–So., Mail Stop 0268, Washington, 

DC 20250–0268; Phone: (202) 720–3252; 

nosb@ams.usda.gov. 

• Submit written comments at 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

nosbsavannah. Comments received after 

November 13, 2011, may not be 

reviewed by the NOSB before the 

meeting. Written comments may also be 

submitted via mail to Ms. Lorraine 

Coke, National Organic Standards 

Board, USDA–AMS–NOP, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 2646–S, 

Mail Stop 0268, Washington, DC 20250– 

0268. It is our intention to have all 

comments—whether they are submitted 

by mail or the internet—available for 

viewing at http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

nosbsavannah. 


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• Pre-register for a public comment 

slot at the meeting at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/nosbsavannahslots 

or by calling (202) 720–3252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lorraine Coke, National Organic 

Standards Board, USDA–AMS–NOP, 

1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 

2646–So., Mail Stop 0268, Washington, 

DC 20250–0268; Phone: (202) 720–3252; 

nosb@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

2119 (7 U.S.C. 6518) of the Organic 

Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA), 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) 

requires the establishment of the NOSB. 

The purpose of the NOSB is to make 

recommendations about whether a 

substance should be allowed or 

prohibited in organic production or 

handling, to assist in the development 

of standards for substances to be used in 

organic production, and to advise the 

Secretary on other aspects of the 

implementation of the OFPA. The 

NOSB met for the first time in 

Washington, DC, in March 1992, and 

currently has six subcommittees 

working on various aspects of the 

organic program. The committees are: 

Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification; Crops; Handling; 

Livestock; Materials; and Policy 

Development. 

In August of 1994, the NOSB 

provided its initial recommendations for 

the NOP to the Secretary of Agriculture. 

Since that time, the NOSB has 

submitted 269 addenda to its 

recommendations and reviewed more 

than 365 substances for inclusion on the 

National List of Allowed and Prohibited 

Substances. The Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) published its final 

National Organic Program regulation in 

the Federal Register on December 21, 

2000, (65 FR 80548). The rule became 

effective April 21, 2001. 

In addition, the OFPA authorizes the 

National List of Allowed and Prohibited 

Substances and provides that no 

allowed or prohibited substance would 

remain on the National List for a period 

exceeding five years unless the 

exemption or prohibition is reviewed 

and recommended for renewal by the 

NOSB and adopted by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. This expiration is 

commonly referred to as sunset of the 

National List. The National List appears 

at 7 CFR part 205, subpart G. 

The principal purpose of NOSB 

meetings is to provide an opportunity 

for the organic community to weigh in 

on proposed NOSB recommendations 

and discussion items. These meetings 

also allow the NOSB to receive updates 

from the USDA/NOP on issues 

pertaining to organic agriculture. 

Summary of April 2011 Meeting 

At the spring 2011 meeting in Seattle, 

Washington the NOSB voted on the 

final 28 materials listings that were 

scheduled to sunset in 2012 (see Table 

1). Of the 28 materials, 21 were relisted, 

5 were relisted with amended 

annotations, and 2 were removed from 

the National List. 

TABLE 1—SUNSET 2012 MATERIAL LISTINGS VOTED TO BE RELISTED AT APRIL 2011 MEETING

Substance NOSB Recommendation 

Synthetic substances allowed for use in organic crop production 

Calcium hypochlorite ..........

Chlorine dioxide 

Sodium hypochlorite 

Relist with amended annotation ‘‘For pre-harvest use, residual chlorine levels in the water in direct crop contact or 

as water from cleaning irrigation systems applied to soil must not exceed the maximum residual disinfectant limit 

under the Safe Drinking Water Act. For disinfecting or sanitizing equipment or tools or in edible sprout production, chlorine products may be used up to maximum labeled rates.’’ 

Copper sulfate .................... Relist. 

Copper hydroxide ............... Relist. 

Copper oxide ...................... Relist. 

Copper oxychloride ............ Relist. 

Ethanol ............................... Relist. 

Isopropanol ......................... Relist. 

Newspapers or other .......... Relist. 

Plastic mulch covers .......... Relist. 

Newspapers or other .......... Relist. 

Pheromones ....................... Relist. 

Sulfur dioxide ...................... Remove from National List 

Vitamin D3 .......................... Relist. 

Streptomycin ....................... Relist with amended annotation ‘‘For fire blight control in apples and pears, only until October 21, 2014.’’ 

Lignin sulfonate .................. Relist. 

Magnesium sulfate ............. Relist. 

Ethylene gas ....................... Relist. 

Sodium silicate ................... Relist. 

Lignin sulfonate .................. Relist. 

Magnesium sulfate ............. Relist. 

Ethylene gas ....................... Relist. 

Sodium silicate ................... Relist. 

Lignin sulfonate .................. Relist. 

Nonsynthetic substances prohibited for use in organic crop production 

Sodium nitrate .................... Relist and remove annotation (complete prohibition). 

Nonsynthetic substances allowed as ingredients in or on processed products labeled as ‘‘organic’’ or ‘‘made with organic’’ 

Enzymes ............................. Relist. 

Potassium iodide ................ Relist. 

Synthetic substances allowed as ingredients in or on processed products labeled as ‘‘organic’’ or ‘‘made with organic’’ 

Nutrient vitamins ................. Relist. 

Nutrient minerals ................ Relist. 


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TABLE 1—SUNSET 2012 MATERIAL LISTINGS VOTED TO BE RELISTED AT APRIL 2011 MEETING—Continued 

Substance NOSB Recommendation 

Potassium iodide ................ Relist. 

Tocopherols ........................ Relist. 

The NOSB voted against relisting 

sulfur dioxide for use in organic crop 

production and potassium iodide for 

use as an ingredient in or on processed 

products labeled as ‘‘organic’’ or ‘‘made 

with organic.’’ In addition, the NOSB 

voted to remove the annotation for 

sodium nitrate on § 205.602 and 

establish a complete prohibition by the 

2012 Sunset date. 

Several petitioned materials were also 

reviewed at the meeting. The NOSB 

recommended against listing Nickel as a 

micronutrient; Calcium acid 

pyrophosphate as a leavening agent; and 

Sodium acid pyrophosphate as a 

sequestrant on cooked and uncooked 

produce. The NOSB recommended to 

add attapulgite—used to clarify plant 

and animal oils—to the National List as 

a non-synthetic material and 

recommended extending the expiration 

date for Tetracycline (for fire blight 

control in apples and pears) until 

October 21, 2014. 

In additional to their review of 

materials, the NOSB also passed 

recommendations that would: Amend 

the definition of ‘‘chemical change,’’ 

and update three sections of their Policy 

and Procedures Manual: Sections III and 

IV, to harmonize the Vice Chair and 

Policy Development Committee job 

descriptions; and Section V, procedures 

for completing committee 

recommendations allowing the 

presenting committee to convene and 

vote to withdraw its recommendation 

prior to the Board’s vote on the status 

of the recommendation. 

Fall 2011 Meeting Agenda Items 

The Crops Committee will present 

recommendations on material listings 

for copper sulfate, ozone, peracetic acid, 

and calcium chloride, which are 

scheduled to sunset in 2013 (see Table 

2). The Crops Committee will also 

present recommendations to the board 

on four petitioned materials: 

Ammonium nonanoate, ferric phosphate 

(to remove), indole-3-butyric acid, and 

propane (odorized). The Crops 

Committee will also provide an update 

on fire blight in tree fruit and a 

discussion document on EPA List 3 

inerts. 

TABLE 2—CROPS SUBSTANCES SCHEDULED TO SUNSET IN 2013 AND BE ADDRESSED AT FALL MEETING

Section Material Expiration date 

Synthetic substances allowed for use in organic crop production ..................... Copper sulfate ..........................................

Ozone .......................................................

Peracetic acid ...........................................

November 3, 2013. 

November 3, 2013. 

November 3, 2013. 

Nonsynthetic substances prohibited for use in organic crop production ........... Calcium chloride ....................................... November 3, 2013. 

The Livestock Committee will present 

recommendations on animal welfare; 

stocking rates, animal handling, transit, 

and slaughter; and species-specific 

scorecards. They will also address 

animal husbandry. 

The Handling Committee will present 

recommendations on three material 

listings scheduled to sunset in 2013 (see 

Table 3). The Handling Committee will 

also present recommendations to the 

board on eight petitioned materials: 

Annatto extract, arachidonic acid (ARA) 

single-cell oil, beta-carotene, choline, 

docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) algal oil, 

potassium hydroxide, sulfur dioxide, 

and silicon dioxide. Other Handling 

Committee recommendations include a 

recommendation amending the chlorine 

materials annotation. They will also 

provide an update on nutrient vitamins 

and minerals. 

TABLE 3—HANDLING SUBSTANCES SCHEDULED TO SUNSET IN 2013 AND BE ADDRESSED AT FALL MEETING

Section Material Expiration date 

Nonsynthetic substances allowed as ingredients in or on processed products 

labeled as ‘‘organic’’ or ‘‘made with organic.

Animal enzymes .......................................

Tartaric acid (made from grape wine) ......

November 3, 2013. 

November 3, 2013. 

Synthetic substances allowed as ingredients in or on processed products labeled as ‘‘organic’’ or ‘‘made with organic.Tartaric acid (made from malic acid) ........ November 3, 2013. 

The Materials Committee will present 

an aquaculture materials review update 

and a research priorities framework 

discussion document. 

The Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification Committee will present 

recommendations on the evaluation of 

material review organizations, 

unannounced inspections, and 

inspector qualifications. 

The Policy Development Committee 

will present recommendations on four 

sections of the NOSB Policy and 

Procedures Manual: administrative 

team, committee transparency, conflict 

of interest, and NOSB member and 

leadership transition. The Policy 

Development Committee will also 

present a discussion document on 

public comment procedures. 

The Meeting is Open to the Public. 

The NOSB has scheduled time for 

public input for Tuesday, November 29, 

2011, from 10:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 

Thursday, December 1, 2011 from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. The NOSB will accommodate 

as many individuals and organizations 

as possible during these sessions. 

Individuals and organizations wishing 

to make oral presentations at the 

meeting should request one short time 

slot by visiting http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/nosbsavannahslots 

or by calling (202) 720–3252. All 

persons making oral presentations are 

requested to also provide their 


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1To view the notice and the pest risk analysis, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0037. 

comments in writing. Written 

submissions may contain information 

other than that presented at the oral 

presentation. Anyone may submit 

written comments at the meeting. 

Persons submitting written comments at 

the meeting are asked to provide sixteen 

copies. 

Interested persons may visit http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov to view NOSB 

recommendations, meeting agenda, and 

submit and/or view public comments. 

Dated: September 29, 2011. 

David Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25551 Filed 10–6–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0037] 

Notice of Decision To Allow Interstate 

Movement of Rambutan From Puerto 

Rico 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 begin allowing the 

interstate movement into the 

continental United States of fresh 

rambutan fruit from Puerto Rico. 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 believe 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 interstate 

movement of rambutan from Puerto 

Rico. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 7, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Philip Grove, Regulatory Coordinator, 

PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734– 

6280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— 

Regulated Articles From Hawaii and the 

Territories’’ (7 CFR 318.13–1 through 

318.13–26, 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 interstate 

movement of fruits and vegetables into 

the United States from Hawaii, Puerto 

Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and 

the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands to prevent plant pests 

and noxious weeds from being 

introduced into and spread within the 

continental United States. (The 

continental United States is defined in 

318.13–2 of the regulations as the 48 

contiguous States, Alaska, and the 

District of Columbia.) 

Section 318.13–4 contains a 

performance-based process for 

approving the interstate movement 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. 

Under that process, APHIS publishes a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing the availability of the pest 

risk analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the interstate movement 

of a particular fruit or vegetable. 

Following the close of the 60-day 

comment period, APHIS may begin 

allowing the interstate movement of the 

fruit or vegetable subject to the 

identified designated measures if: (1) No 

comments were received on the pest 

risk analysis; (2) the comments on the 

pest risk analysis revealed that no 

changes to the pest risk analysis were 

necessary; or (3) changes to the pest risk 

analysis 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 June 16, 2011 (76 FR 35186– 

35187, Docket No. APHIS–2011–0037), 

in which we announced the availability, 

for review and comment, of a pest risk 

analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the interstate movement 

of rambutan fruit (Nephilium 

lappaceum L.) from Puerto Rico into the 

continental United States. We solicited 

comments on the notice for 60 days 

ending on August 15, 2011. We received 

no comments by that date. 

Therefore, in accordance with the 

regulations in 318.13–4, we are 

announcing our decision to begin 

allowing the interstate movement of 

rambutan from Puerto Rico into the 

continental United States subject to the 

following phytosanitary measures: 

• Inspection and certification by an 

inspector in Puerto Rico that the 

rambutan are free of all quarantine pests 

likely to follow the pathway of interstate 

movement of the rambutan; 

• Movement of the rambutan as 

commercial consignments only; and 

• Distribution of the rambutan only 

within a defined area (a prohibition on 

movement to Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, 

or Guam) and marking of the boxes or 

containers in which the rambutan is 

distributed to indicate those distribution 

restrictions. 

These conditions will be listed in the 

Puerto Rico Manual, found on the 

Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

import_export/plants/manuals/ports/ 

downloads/puerto_rico.pdf. In addition 

to those specific measures, rambutan 

from Puerto Rico will be subject to the 

general requirements listed in 318.13–3 

that are applicable to the interstate 

movement of all fruits and vegetables 

from Puerto Rico. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 

7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Dated: Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd 

day of October 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26050 Filed 10–6–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Domestic Sugar Program—2011-Crop 

Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar Marketing 

Allotments and Company Allocations 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) is issuing this notice 

to publish the fiscal year (FY) 2012 State 

sugar marketing allotments and 

company allocations to sugarcane and 

sugar beet processors, which apply to all 

domestic sugar marketed for human 

consumption in the United States from 

October 1, 2011, through September 30, 

2012. Although CCC already has 

announced most of the information in 

this notice through a United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) news 

release, CCC is required to publish the 

determinations establishing, adjusting, 

or suspending sugar marketing 

allotments in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Fecso, Dairy and Sweeteners 

Analysis Group, Economic and Policy 

Analysis Staff, Farm Service Agency, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Ave, SW., 

Mail Stop 0516, Washington, DC 20250– 

0516; telephone (202) 720–4146; FAX 


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