### 3548 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 15 / Friday, January 23, 2015 / Notices

Poultry) in Interstate Commerce Pursuant to Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (VS Form 10–6).

This notice includes a description of the information collection requirements currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for recordkeeping for approved livestock facilities and slaughtering and rendering establishments under number 0579– 0342, and for the interstate movement of sheep and goats under number 0579– 0258. These collections pertain to the same regulations (§§ 71.20 and 71.21); therefore, we will consolidate them into one collection. After OMB approves and combines the burden for both collections under one collection (number 0579–0258), the Department will retire number 0579–0342.

We are asking OMB to approve our use of 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 0.5 hours per response.

Respondents: Livestock marketing facility personnel, owners or operators of livestock facilities that handle animals moving interstate, authorized personnel at listed slaughter and rendering facilities, and State animal health officials.

Estimated annual number of respondents: 234.

Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 5.

Estimated annual number of

responses: 1,026.

Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 546 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 16th day of January 2015. Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 2015–01054 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–34–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** 

**[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0096]**

**Notice of Availability of a Pest List for the Interstate Movement of Fresh Sea**  **Asparagus Tips From Hawaii Into the Continental United States** 

**AGENCY :**  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest list and risk management document regarding the risks associated with the interstate movement of fresh sea asparagus tips from Hawaii into the continental United States. Based on these documents, we have determined 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 movement of fresh sea asparagus tips from Hawaii. We are making these documents available to the public for review and comment.

**DATES :**  We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 24,

2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments by either of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0096.

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2014–0096, 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-2014-0096 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 :**  Mr. David Lamb, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 1231; (301) 851–2103.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  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 from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to the continental United States to prevent the spread of plant pests and noxious weeds that occur in Hawaii and the territories.

Section 318.13–4 contains a performance-based process for approving the interstate movement of certain fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and the U.S. territories that, based on the findings of a pest list, can be safely moved subject to one or more of the six designated phytosanitary measures listed in § 318.13–4(b).

APHIS received a request from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to allow the interstate movement of fresh sea asparagus tips ( Salicornia bigelovii Torr.) to the continental United States. Hawaii has indicated a specific interest in production and shipment of fresh sea asparagus tips, which are currently prohibited from interstate movement from Hawaii to the continental United
States.

We have prepared a pest list to identify pests of quarantine significance that could follow the pathway of interstate movement into the continental United States. Based on that pest list, we prepared a risk management document (RMD) to identify phytosanitary measures that could be applied to the commodity to mitigate the pest risk. We have concluded that fresh sea asparagus tips can be safely moved from Hawaii to the continental United States using one or more of the six designated phytosanitary measures listed in § 318.13–4(b). Specifically, fresh seas asparagus tips would have to be moved interstate as commercial consignments only and be subject to pre-departure inspection in Hawaii prior to interstate movement into the continental United States.


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Therefore, in accordance with § 318.13–4(c), we are announcing the availability of our pest list and RMD for public review and comment. The documents 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 list and RMD by calling or writing to the person listed under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**

**CONTACT**. Please refer to the subject of the analysis when requesting copies.

After reviewing any comments we receive, we will announce our decision regarding the interstate movement of fresh sea asparagus tips from Hawaii in a subsequent notice. If the overall conclusions of our analysis and the Administrator’s determination of risk remain unchanged following our consideration of the comments, then we will authorize the interstate movement of fresh sea asparagus tips from Hawaii into the continental United States subject to the requirements specified in the RMD.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of January 2015. Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 2015–01148 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Forest Service**

**Notice of Public Open House Meetings for the Tongass Land and Resource**  **Management Plan Amendment**

**AGENCY :**  Forest Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Tongass National Forest is working to complete an amendment to the Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan (forest plan) by August 2016. The scope of the plan amendment is narrowly focused to accomplish a transition to young growth management as provided in the Secretary’s Memorandum (1044–009), and to make renewable energy development more permissive on the Tongass. Changes to the forest plan are being developed under the new National Forest System land management planning rule (36 CFR part 219) (2012 planning rule), and embody the provisions of the National Forest Management Act. The Tongass is the first national forest to amend a plan completed under the 1982 planning rule using the 2012 planning rule.

Based on public scoping comments received on the Notice of Intent (NOI) that was published in the Federal Register (FR) on May 27, 2014 (79 FR 30074), as well as comments received on the five-year review of the forest plan, four issues were identified that focus on: (1) Young-growth transition; (2) renewable energy; (3) roadless areas; and (4) wildlife habitat and the old growth conservation strategy.

Three public open houses have been planned in Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan, Alaska to share information with the public about the progress being made on the Proposed Forest Plan Amendment and Draft EIS, and to provide opportunity for the public to comment on the Draft Plan Monitoring Program.

**DATES :**  The public open house dates and
times are:

1. January 26, 2015, 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m., Juneau, AK.

2. January 28, 2015, 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sitka, AK.

3. February 2, 2015, 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m., Ketchikan, AK.

Comments concerning the Tongass National Forest Draft Plan Monitoring Program will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this Notice.

**ADDRESSES :**  The public open house locations are:

1. Juneau—USDA Forest Service (Juneau Ranger District/Admiralty National Monument Conference Room), 8510 Mendenhall Loop Road, Juneau,
AK 99801.

2. Sitka—Harrigan Centennial Hall (Rousseau Room), 330 Harbor Drive, Sitka, AK 99835.

3. Ketchikan—Southeast Alaska Discovery Center, 50 Main Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901.

The Tongass National Forest Draft Plan Monitoring Program is available for public review and located at http:// www.fs.usda.gov/main/tongass/ landmanagement/planning.

Send or hand-deliver written comments on the Tongass National Forest Draft Plan Monitoring Program to: Tongass National Forest, Attn: Susan Howle, 648 Mission Street, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901. The FAX number is (907) 228–6215. Comments may be sent via email to: comments-alaska-tongass@ fs.fed.us with ‘‘Tongass National Forest Draft Plan Monitoring Program’’ on the subject line. Comments should be provided prior to the close of the comment period and should clearly articulate the reviewer’s concerns and
contentions.

In all correspondence, please include your name, address, and organization name if you are commenting as a representative of an organization. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

In addition to this Notice, display ads will be placed in the Juneau Empire, Sitka Sentinel and Ketchikan Daily
News (newspaper of record).

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Susan Howle, Project Manager, Tongass National Forest, (907) 228–6340, showle@fs.fed.us.

Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The 2012 planning rule requires that an existing plan’s monitoring program must be made to conform to the monitoring requirements of the rule within 4 years of the rule’s May 9, 2012 effective date (May 9, 2016), or as soon as practicable.

The Tongass National Forest has a robust plan monitoring program that already addresses many of the eight requirements listed in the 2012 Planning Rule. The Draft Plan Monitoring Program will transition the monitoring plan out of the forest plan, thus providing the opportunity to more easily adapt to changing conditions on the forest.

Forrest Cole, Forest Supervisor, Tongass National Forest.

[FR Doc. 2015–01095 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Contingent Valuation/Choice Experiment Surveys for Hurricane Sandy Restoration Efforts in Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey and Jamaica Bay, NY.

OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information collection).

Number of Respondents: 1,035.