28474 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 95 / Friday, May 16, 2014 / Notices 

no later than Friday, May 23 to assure 

consideration by the Assembly. 

Dated: May 13, 2014. 

Shawne McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11350 Filed 5–15–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0019] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Gypsy Moth 

Identification Worksheet and Checklist 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the gypsy moth 

program. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 15, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0019. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0019, 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-2014-0019 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) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the gypsy moth program, 

contact Mr. Paul Chaloux, National 

Policy Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–2064. 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: Gypsy Moth Identification 

Worksheet and Checklist. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0104. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

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

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

either independently or in cooperation 

with the States, is authorized to carry 

out operations or measures to detect, 

eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or 

retard the spread of plant pests new to 

the United States or not widely 

distributed throughout the United 

States. The USDA’s Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the 

delegated authority to carry out this 

mission. 

As part of the mission, APHIS’ Plant 

Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 

program engages in detection surveys to 

monitor for the presence of, among 

other things, the European gypsy moth 

and the Asian gypsy moth. The 

European gypsy moth is one of the most 

destructive pests of fruit and ornamental 

trees as well as hardwood forests. First 

introduced into the United States in 

Medford, MA, in 1869, the European 

gypsy moth has gradually spread to 

infest the entire northeastern portion of 

the country. The gypsy moth regulations 

can be found in 7 CFR 301.45 through 

301.45–12. 

Heavily infested European gypsy 

moth areas are inundated with actively 

crawling larvae that cover trees, fences, 

vehicles, and houses during their search 

for food. Entire areas may be stripped of 

all foliage, often resulting in heavy 

damage to trees. The damage can have 

long-lasting effects, depriving wildlife of 

food and shelter, and severely limiting 

the recreational value of forested areas. 

The Asian gypsy moth is an exotic 

strain of gypsy moth that is closely 

related to the European variety already 

established in the United States. While 

the Asian gypsy moth has been 

introduced into the United States on 

several occasions, it is currently not 

established in the United States. 

However, due to behavioral differences, 

the Asian gypsy moth is considered to 

pose an even greater threat to trees and 

forested areas than the European gypsy 

moth. 

Unlike the flightless European gypsy 

moth female adult, the Asian gypsy 

moth female adult is capable of strong 

directed flight between mating and egg 

deposition, significantly increasing its 

ability to spread over a much greater 

area and become widely established 

within a short time. In addition, Asian 

gypsy moth larvae feed on a much wider 

variety of hosts, allowing them to 

exploit more areas and cause more 

damage than the European gypsy moth. 

To determine the presence and extent 

of a European gypsy moth or an Asian 

gypsy moth infestation, APHIS sets 

traps in high-risk areas to collect 

specimens. Once an infestation is 

identified, control and eradication work 

(usually involving State cooperation) is 

initiated to eliminate the moths. 

APHIS personnel, with assistance 

from State agriculture personnel, check 

traps for the presence of gypsy moths. 

If a suspicious moth is found in the trap, 

it is sent to APHIS laboratories at the 

Otis Methods Development Center in 

Massachusetts so that it can be correctly 

identified through DNA analysis. DNA 

analysis is the only way to accurately 

identify these insects because the 

European gypsy moth and the Asian 

gypsy moth are strains of the same 

species, and they cannot be visually 

distinguished from each other. 

The PPQ or State employee 

submitting the moth for analysis must 

complete a gypsy moth identification 

worksheet (PPQ Form 305), which 

accompanies the insect to the 

laboratory. The worksheet enables 

Federal and State regulatory officials to 

identify and track specific specimens 

through the DNA identification tests 

that are conducted. In addition, the 

information provided by the gypsy moth 

identification worksheets is vital to 

APHIS’ ability to monitor, detect, and 

eradicate gypsy moth infestations. 

The gypsy moth regulations 

(§ 301.45–4(a)) also require the 

inspection of outdoor household articles 

that are to be moved from a gypsy moth 

quarantined area to a non-quarantined 

area to ensure that they are free of all 

life stages of gypsy moth. Individuals 

may use a self-inspection checklist that 

can be found in the USDA–APHIS 

Program Aid Number 2147, ‘‘It’s the 

Law; Before Moving, Check For Gypsy 

Moth.’’ These inspections can also be 

performed by a qualified certified 

applicator. The completed checklist 

must be signed by the person who 

performed the inspection and must be 

kept in the vehicle used to move the 

outdoor household articles in the event 

that USDA or State officials request it 

during the movement of the articles. In 

addition, it is recommended that 

individuals maintain a copy of the 

signed checklist for at least 5 years. 


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The information collection activity for 

the completion of PPQ Form 305 was 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

control number 0579–0104. However, 

when comparing the regulations with 

the information collection activity, we 

found that the self-inspection checklist 

was omitted from previous information 

collections. By adding this information 

collection activity, there will be an 

increase in the estimate of burden from 

0.17 hours to 0.999 hours and an 

increase in the estimated annual 

number of respondents from 120 to 

200,000. The estimated annual number 

of responses and the estimated total 

annual burden on respondents have also 

increased from 240 and 41 hours to 

200,240 and 200,041 hours, 

respectively. In addition, we have 

revised the name of this collection to 

reflect the addition of the selfinspection checklist. 

We are asking OMB to approve these 

information collection activities, as 

described, 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 

0.999 hours per response. 

Respondents: Qualified certified 

applicators or other individuals who 

complete the self-inspection checklist, 

and State cooperators. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 200,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1.0012. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 200,240. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 200,041 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 12th day of 

May 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11273 Filed 5–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0025] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; Information 

Technology Account Management 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New 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 (APHIS’) 

intention to request approval of a new 

information collection for information 

technology account management to 

ensure the security of APHIS systems 

from unauthorized access. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 15, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0025. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0025, 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-2014-0025 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) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on information technology 

account management, contact Mr. Rajiv 

Sharma, ISSPM, ITD, ISB, MRPBS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 102, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2551. 

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: Information Technology 

Account Management. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–XXXX. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Federal Information 

Security Management Act of 2002 

requires implementation of account 

management using the National Institute 

of Standards and Technology (NIST) 

criteria and guidelines to protect 

Federal systems from unauthorized 

access by employees, contractors, and 

cooperators who may or may not be 

paid by the Federal Government. 

In accordance with the NIST Special 

Publication 800–53 (Revision 3) titled 

‘‘Recommended Security Controls for 

Federal Information Systems and 

Organizations,’’ account management 

control has two key requirements. These 

requirements are agency approval of 

requests for establishing accounts and 

regular review of these accounts by the 

agency. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) collects and maintains 

information to meet the NIST 

requirements, and within APHIS, the 

authority to meet these requirements 

has been delegated to information 

technology system owners and/or 

system administrators. Information that 

is required to meet the NIST 

requirements includes the name of the 

person requesting access; access 

privileges or type of access needed 

(read, write, and/or edit); the name of 

the person’s organization or company, if 

applicable; the contact information of 

the person requesting access, such as 

work telephone number and work email 

address; equipment or device type, such 

as personal computer or laptop, if nonAPHIS equipment or device is used; the 

equipment operating system; installed 

antivirus and antispyware software; and 

the date access requests are approved. 

This information is collected using 

information collection activities, 

including APHIS Form 513 or digital 

equivalent (APHIS User Account 

Control Form), APHIS Form 514 or 

digital equivalent (APHIS Data Center 

Access Control Form), and APHIS Form 


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