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www.regulations.gov. All comments 

should reference the docket number and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. All comments received will be 

made available for public inspection at 

http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Room 2637–S, Washington, DC 20250 

during regular business hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shethir Riva, Chief, Research and 

Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Ave., SW., Room 2637–S, Washington, 

DC 20250–0224, telephone (202) 720– 

3193, facsimile (202) 690–1718, or email at Shethir.riva@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Cotton Classification and 

Market News Service. 

OMB Number: 0581–0009. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 30, 2010. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection. 

Abstract: The Cotton Classification 

and Market News Service program 

provides market information on cotton 

prices, quality, stocks, demand and 

supply to growers, ginners, 

merchandisers, textile mills and the 

public for their use in making sound 

business decisions. The Cotton Statistics 

and Estimates Act (7 U.S.C. 471–476), 

authorizes and directs the Secretary of 

Agriculture to: (a) Collect and publish 

annually, statistics or estimates 

concerning the grades and staple lengths 

of stocks of cotton, known as the 

carryover, on hand on the 1st of August 

each year in warehouses and other 

establishments of every character in the 

continental U.S., and following such 

publication each year, to publish at 

intervals, in his/her discretion, his/her 

estimate of the grades and staple length 

of cotton of the current crop (7 U.S.C. 

471) and (b) Collect, authenticate, 

publish and distribute by radio, mail, or 

otherwise, timely information of the 

market supply, demand, location, and 

market prices of cotton (7 U.S.C. 473b). 

The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 

(7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), authorizes and 

directs the Secretary of Agriculture to 

collect and disseminate marketing 

information, including adequate outlook 

information on a market-area basis, for 

the purpose of anticipating and meeting 

consumer requirements, aiding in the 

maintenance of farm income, and 

bringing about a balance between 

production and utilization of 

agricultural products. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of the 

Acts and to provide the cotton industry 

the type of information they need to 

make sound business decisions. The 

information collected is the minimum 

required. Information is requested from 

growers, cooperatives, merchants, 

manufacturers, and other government 

agencies. This includes information on 

cotton, cottonseed and cotton linters. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized employees of the 

USDA, AMS. The cotton industry is the 

primary user of the compiled 

information and AMS and other 

government agencies are secondary 

users. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.12 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Cotton Merchandisers, 

Textile Mills, Ginners. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

873. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 7.27. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

6,347.50. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 769.80. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be submitted 

electronically through http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Comments also 

may be sent to Shethir Riva, Chief, 

Research and Promotion, Cotton and 

Tobacco Programs, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–0224. All comments received 

will be available for public inspection 

during regular business hours at the 

same address or through http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: May 14, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12032 Filed 5–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0029] 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment for a Biological Control 

Agent for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid 

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 hemlock woolly adelgid 

(Adelges tsugae). The environmental 

assessment considers the effects of, and 

alternatives to, the release of an insect, 

Laricobius osakensis, into the 

continental United States for use as a 

biological control agent to reduce the 

severity of hemlock woolly adelgid 

infestations. 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 June 21, 

2010. 

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=APHIS2010-0029) to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

∑Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0029, 

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. APHIS2010-0029. 

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 

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through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690-2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

(http://www.aphis.usda.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Shirley A. Wager-Page, Chief, Pest 

Permitting Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 

20737-1237; (301) 734-8453. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing 

to issue permits for the release of an 

insect, Laricobius osakensis, into the 

continental United States for use as a 

biological control agent to reduce the 

severity of hemlock woolly adelgid 

(HWA) infestations. 

HWA, an introduced insect pest 

destructive to forest and ornamental 

hemlock trees, was first discovered in 

Virginia in 1951. HWA now infests 18 

States due to the movements of infested 

nursery plants as well as non-human 

modes of dispersal that include birds, 

deer, and wind. HWA feeds at the bases 

of hemlock needles, causing them to dry 

out and resulting in needle loss. This 

prevents trees from producing new buds 

for the next year’s growth, and leads to 

branch dieback and, often, the eventual 

death of the tree. HWA infestation is 

fatal to eastern hemlocks of all ages, 

regardless of health prior to infestation, 

with tree mortality occurring between 

four and ten or more years after 

infestation, depending on 

environmental conditions. 

Existing HWA management options 

include chemical control and 

silvicultural control, which, in this 

instance, would involve close 

management of trees on a site-by-site 

basis. However, these management 

measures can be expensive, temporary, 

or have non-target impacts. Thus, a 

permit application has been submitted 

to APHIS for the purpose of releasing an 

insect, L. osakensis, into the continental 

United States for use as a biological 

control agent to reduce the severity of 

HWA infestations. 

APHIS’ review and analysis of the 

proposed action are documented in 

detail in an environmental assessment 

(EA) titled ‘‘Proposed Field Release of 

Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera: 

Derodontidae), a Predatory Beetle for 

Biological Control of Hemlock Woolly 

Adelgid (Adelges tsugae), in the 

Continental United States’’ (December 

2009). We are making the EA available 

to the public for review and comment. 

We will consider all comments that we 

receive on or before the date listed 

under the heading DATES at the 

beginning of this notice. 

The EA may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

You may request paper copies of the EA 

by calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the title of the 

EA when requesting copies. 

The EA has been prepared in 

accordance with: (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day 

of May 2010. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12024 Filed 5–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0028] 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment for a Biological Control 

Agent for Asian Citrus Psyllid 

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 Asian citrus psyllid 

(Diaphorina citri Kuwayama). The 

environmental assessment considers the 

effects of, and alternatives to, the release 

of an insect, Tamarixia radiata, into the 

continental United States for use as a 

biological control agent to reduce the 

severity of Asian citrus psyllid 

infestations. 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 June 21, 

2010. 

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=APHIS2010-0028) to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

∑Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0028, 

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. APHIS2010-0028. 

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 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690-2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

(http://www.aphis.usda.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Shirley A. Wager-Page, Chief, Pest 

Permitting Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 

20737-1237; (301) 734-8453. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing 

to issue permits for the release of an 

insect, Tamarixia radiata, into the 

continental United States for use as a 

biological control agent to reduce the 

severity of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) 

infestations. 

ACP, a serious pest of citrus, was first 

discovered in Florida in 1998. By 2001 

it had spread to 31 counties within the 

State, primarily due to the movements 

of infested nursery plants. In that year 

ACP was also accidentally introduced 

into Puerto Rico and Texas. It was 

subsequently discovered in Hawaii in 

2006, Guam in 2007, in Alabama, 

Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South 

Carolina, and California in 2008, in 

portions of one county in Arizona in 

2009, and in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 

2010. 


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