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Notices Federal Register

37711 

Vol. 79, No. 127 

Wednesday, July 2, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0026] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Used Farm Equipment 

From Regions Affected With Foot-andMouth Disease 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

the importation of used farm equipment 

into the United States from regions 

affected with foot-and-mouth disease. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

2, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS-2014-0026. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0026, 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-2014-0026 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 regulations for the 

importation of used farm equipment 

from regions affected with foot-andmouth disease, contact Dr. Tracye 

Hernandez-Bynum, Senior Staff 

Veterinarian, National Import Export 

Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 

851–3300. 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: Importation of Used Farm 

Equipment From Regions Affected With 

Foot-and-Mouth Disease. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0195. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, 

among other things, to prohibit or 

restrict the importation of animals, 

animal products, and other articles into 

the United States to prevent the 

introduction of animal diseases and 

pests. The regulations for the 

importation of animals, animal 

products, and other articles into the 

United States are contained in 9 CFR 

parts 92 through 98. 

In part 94, § 94.1(c) prohibits the 

importation of used farm equipment 

into the United States from regions 

where APHIS considers foot-and-mouth 

disease (FMD) or rinderpest to exist 

unless the equipment has been steamcleaned prior to export to the United 

States so that it is free of exposed dirt 

and other particulate matter. Such 

equipment must be accompanied by an 

original certificate, signed by an 

authorized official of the national 

animal health service of the exporting 

region, stating that the farm equipment 

after its last use and prior to export, was 

steam-cleaned free of all exposed dirt 

and other particulate matter. 

Since the last approval of this activity 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), APHIS has declared 

additional regions as free of FMD, 

which means that these regions are no 

longer subject to the requirements in 

§ 94.1(c). As a result, there is a decrease 

in the estimated annual number of 

respondents from 150 to 91, and a 

decrease in the estimated annual 

number of responses from 1,000 to 910. 

In addition, the estimated total annual 

burden on respondents has decreased 

from 200 hours to 182 hours. 

We are asking OMB to approve our 

use of this information collection 

activity 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 0.20 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Exporters of used farm 

equipment and foreign animal health 

officials in FMD-affected regions. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 91. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 10. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 910. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 182 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. 

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37712 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 2, 2014 / Notices 

Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of 

June 2014. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–15494 Filed 7–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Small Business 

Timber Sale Set-Aside Program; 

Appeal Procedures on Recomputation 

of Shares 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension with no 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection, Small Business 

Timber Sale Set-Aside Program; Appeal 

Procedures on Recomputation of Shares. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before September 2, 2014 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Sharon 

Nygaard-Scott, Forest Management 

Staff, Mail Stop 1103, Forest Service, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to (703) 605–1575, or by email 

to wosbaprocess@fs.fed.us. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through relevant Web sites and 

upon request. For this reason, please do 

not include in your comments 

information of a confidential nature, 

such as sensitive personal information 

or proprietary information. If you send 

an email comment, your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. Please note 

that responses to this public comment 

request containing any routine notice 

about the confidentiality of the 

communication will be treated as public 

comments that may be made available to 

the public notwithstanding the 

inclusion of the routine notice. 

The public may inspect the draft 

supporting statement and/or comments 

received at Forest Service, USDA, Forest 

Management Office, Third Floor SW 

Wing, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, 

DC, during normal business hours. 

Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 

(202) 205–1766 to facilitate entry to the 

building. The public may request an 

electronic copy of the draft supporting 

statement and/or any comments 

received be sent via return email. 

Requests should be emailed to 

wosbaprocess@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Nygaard-Scott, Forest 

Management Staff, by phone (202) 205– 

1766 or by email at 

wosbaprocess@fs.fed.us. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

twenty-four hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Small Business Timber Sale SetAside Program; Appeal Procedures on 

Recomputation of Shares. 

OMB Number: 0596–0141. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 12/31/ 

2014. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Forest Service adopted 

the Small Business Timber Sale SetAside Program on July 26, 1990 (55 FR 

30485). The Agency administers the 

program in cooperation with the Small 

Business Administration (SBA) under 

the authorities of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 631), the National Forest 

Management Act of 1976, and SBA 

regulations in 13 CFR part 121. The 

program is designed to ensure that small 

business timber purchasers have the 

opportunity to purchase a fair 

proportion of National Forest System 

timber offered for sale. 

Under the program, the Forest Service 

must recompute the shares of timber 

sales to be set aside for qualifying small 

businesses every 5 years based on the 

actual volume of sawtimber that has 

been purchased by small businesses. 

Additionally, shares must be 

recomputed if there is a change in 

manufacturing capability, if the 

purchaser size class changes, or if 

certain purchasers discontinue 

operations. 

In 1992, the Agency adopted new 

administrative appeal procedures (36 

CFR part 215), which excluded the 

Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside 

Program. Prior to adoption of 36 CFR 

part 215, the Agency had accepted 

appeals of recomputation decisions 

under 36 CFR part 217; and therefore 

decided to establish procedures for 

providing notice to affected purchasers 

offering an opportunity to comment on 

the recomputation of shares (61 FR 

7468). The Conference Report 

accompanying the 1997 Omnibus 

Appropriation Act (Pub. L. 104–208) 

directed the Forest Service to reinstate 

an appeals process for decisions 

concerning recomputation of Small 

Business Set-Aside shares, structural 

recomputations of SBA shares, or 

changes in policies impacting the Small 

Business Timber Sale Set-Aside 

Program prior to December 31, 1996. 

The Small Business Timber Sale SetAside Program; Appeal Procedures on 

Recomputation of Shares (36 CFR 

223:118; 64 FR 411, January 5, 1999) 

outlines the types of decisions that are 

subject to appeal, who may appeal 

decisions, the procedures for appeal 

decisions, the timelines for appeal, and 

the contents of the notice of appeal. 

The Forest Service provides 

qualifying timber sale purchasers 30- 

days for predecisional review and 

comment on draft decisions to reallocate 

shares, including the data used in 

making the proposed recomputation 

decision. Within 15 days after the close 

of the 30-day predecisional review 

period, an Agency official makes a 

decision on the shares to be set aside for 

small businesses and gives written 

notice of the decision to all parties on 

the national forest timber sale bidders 

list for the affected area. The written 

notice provides the date by which the 

appeal may be filed and how to obtain 

information on appeal procedures. 

Only those timber sale purchasers, or 

their representatives, affected by small 

business share timber sale set-aside 

recomputation decisions and who have 

submitted predecisional comments may 

appeal recomputation decisions. The 

appellant must file a notice of appeal 

with the appropriate Forest Service 

official within 20 days of the date of the 

notice of decision. The notice of appeal 

must include: 

1. The appellant’s name, mailing 

address, and day time telephone 

number; 

2. The title and date of the decision; 

3. The name of the responsible Forest 

Service official; 

4. A brief description and date of the 

decision being appealed; 

5. A statement of how the appellant 

is adversely affected by the decision 

being appealed; 

6. A statement of facts in dispute 

regarding the issue(s) raised by the 

appeal; 

7. Specific references to law, 

regulation, or policy that the appellant 

believes have been violated (if any) and 

the basis for such an allegation; 

8. A statement as to whether and how 

the appellant has tried to resolve the 

appeal issues with the appropriate 

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