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(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 

0.0541 hours per response. 

Respondents: Arriving international 

passengers, owners and operators of 

arriving international means of 

conveyance, importers/exporters who 

wish to import or export plants and 

plant products, and importers/exporters 

who wish to import or export animals 

and animal products. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 51,957. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 5.69. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 295,881. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 15,997 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 10th day of 

August 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20883 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0078] 

Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk 

Analysis for the Importation of 

Shredded Lettuce From Egypt 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared a pest risk 

analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the importation into the 

continental United States of fresh 

shredded lettuce from Egypt. Based on 

this analysis, 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 importation of 

fresh shredded lettuce from Egypt. We 

are making the pest risk analysis 

available to the public for review and 

comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 17, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS–2011– 

0078–0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0078, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS–2011–0078 or 

in our reading room, which 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Marc Phillips, Import Specialist, RCC, 

RPM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 

734–4394. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— 

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– 

1 through 319.56–51, 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 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. 

APHIS received a request from the 

Government of Egypt to allow the 

importation of fresh shredded lettuce 

(Lactuca sativa L.) from Egypt into the 

continental United States. Currently, 

fresh shredded lettuce is not authorized 

for entry from Egypt. We have 

completed a pest risk analysis for the 

purpose of evaluating the pest risks 

associated with the importation of fresh 

shredded lettuce into the continental 

United States. The analysis consists of 

a pest list identifying pests of 

quarantine significance that are present 

in Egypt and could follow the pathway 

of importation into the United States 

and a risk management document 

identifying phytosanitary measures that 

could be applied to the commodity to 

mitigate the pest risk. 

We have concluded that fresh 

shredded lettuce can be safely imported 

into the continental United States from 

Egypt using one or more of the five 

designated phytosanitary measures 

listed in § 319.56–4(b). The measures we 

selected are: 

• Fresh shredded lettuce may be 

imported into the continental United 

States in commercial consignments 

only. 

• Each consignment of shredded 

lettuce leaves must be accompanied by 

a phytosanitary certificate issued by the 

national plant protection organization of 

Egypt with an additional declaration 

stating the following: ‘‘Shredded lettuce 

leaves in this consignment were 

inspected and found free from 

quarantine pests.’’ 

Therefore, in accordance with 

§ 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the 

availability of our pest risk analysis for 

public review and comment. The pest 

risk analysis may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

a link to Regulations.gov and 

information on the location and hours of 

the reading room). You may request 

paper copies of the pest risk analysis by 

calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of 

the pest risk analysis you wish to review 

when requesting copies. 

After reviewing any comments we 

receive, we will announce our decision 

regarding the import status of fresh 

shredded lettuce from Egypt in a 

subsequent notice. If the overall 

conclusions of the analysis and the 

Administrator’s determination of risk 

remain unchanged following our 

consideration of the comments, then we 

will begin issuing permits for the 

importation of fresh shredded lettuce 

from Egypt into the continental United 

States subject to the requirements 

specified in the risk management 

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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and 

7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of 

August 2011. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20882 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Generic Clearance 

to Conduct Methodological Testing, 

Surveys, Focus Groups, and Related 

Tools To Improve the Management of 

Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This information collection will 

conduct research by methodological 

testing, surveys, focus groups, and 

related tools to assess program 

performance, respond to the needs of 

policymakers, and develop innovative 

approaches that bear on the practical 

operations, management, and impact of 

Federal nutrition assistance programs. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before October 17, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions that 

were 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 on those who 

are to respond, including use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Kevin 

Kwon, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 1020, Alexandria, 

VA 22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Kevin Kwon at 703–605–0800 or via 

e-mail to Kevin.Kwon@fns.usda.gov. 

Comments will also be accepted through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 500, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will be a matter 

of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Kevin Kwon at 

703–605–0800. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct 

Methodological Testing, Surveys, Focus 

Groups, and Related Tools to Improve 

the Management of Federal Nutrition 

Assistance Programs. 

OMB Number: 0584–New. 

Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined. 

Type of Request: New Collection. 

Abstract: This generic clearance for 

information collection is necessary to 

obtain input from recipients and those 

persons eligible for FNS nutrition 

assistance programs, State and local 

staff administering FNS programs, FNS 

stakeholders and consumers, and other 

interested parties in order to assess 

program performance in the 

administration of FNS nutrition 

assistance programs, respond to the 

needs of policymakers making decisions 

on policy issues, and develop 

innovative approaches that bear on the 

practical operations, management, and 

impact of Federal nutrition assistance 

programs. 

The methodological testing will 

include data collections for pretesting 

activities and methods (e.g., cognitive 

interviews, exploratory interviews, 

respondent debriefing, pilot surveys) to 

quickly test and implement new 

questions for research studies that often 

arise to address FNS policy issues or 

emerging programmatic needs. The 

generic clearance will also be used for 

collections for formative research for 

FNS programs using tools and methods 

such as: focus groups, interviews, 

surveys, and web-based collection tools. 

Respondents: Recipients and those 

persons eligible for FNS nutrition 

assistance programs, State and local 

staff administering FNS programs, FNS 

stakeholders and consumers, and other 

interested parties. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

80,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: One. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

80,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 45 

minutes (0.75 hours). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 60,000 hours. 

Respondent 

Estimated 

Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

annually per 

respondent 

Estimated total 

annual 

responses 

Estimated avg. 

Number of 

hours per 

response 

Estimated total 

hours 

Total reporting burden ......................................................... 80,000 1 80,000 0.75 60,000 

Dated: July 29, 2011. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20945 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Allegheny Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Allegheny Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Warren, Pennsylvania. The committee is 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

(the Act) and operates in compliance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act. The purpose of the committee is to 


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