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• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send four copies of your 

comment (an original and three copies) 

to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0163, 

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. APHIS–

2006–0163. 

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Other Information: Additional 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding regulations for 

untreated oranges, tangerines, and 

grapefruit from Mexico transiting the 

United States to foreign countries, 

contact Mr. Dave Hanken, Senior Staff 

Officer, Quarantine Policy, Analysis, 

and Support, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 60, Riverdale, MD 20737–

1236; (301) 734–5395. For copies of 

more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Mrs. 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–

7477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Untreated Oranges, Tangerines, and 

Grapefruit from Mexico Transiting the 

United States to Foreign Countries. 

OMB Number: 0579–0303. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: As authorized by the Plant 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 

(PPA), the Secretary of Agriculture may 

prohibit or restrict the importation, 

entry, exportation, or movement in 

interstate commerce of any plant, plant 

product, biological control organism, 

noxious weed, means of conveyance, or 

other article if the Secretary determines 

that the prohibition or restriction is 

necessary to prevent a plant pest or 

noxious weed from being introduced 

into or disseminated within the United 

States. This authority has been 

delegated to the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS), 

which administers regulations to 

implement the PPA. 

The plant quarantine safeguard 

regulations in 7 CFR part 352 allow 

certain products or articles that are 

classified as prohibited or restricted 

products or articles under other 

regulations in title 7 to be moved 

through the United States under certain 

conditions. Such articles include fruits 

and vegetables that are moved into the 

United States for: (1) A temporary stay 

where unloading or landing is not 

intended, (2) unloading or landing for 

transshipment and exportation, (3) 

unloading or landing for transportation 

and exportation, or (4) unloading and 

entry at a port other than the port of first 

arrival. 

The regulations in § 352.30 address 

the movement of untreated oranges, 

tangerines, and grapefruit from Mexico 

into or through the United States in 

transit to foreign countries. These 

regulations require the trucking industry 

and shippers to obtain permits from 

APHIS that allow the untreated fruit to 

transit the United States. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (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 0.5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Trucking industry; 

shippers. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 400. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 400. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 200 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 1st day of 

November 2006. 

W. Ron DeHaven, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–18737 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Waivers of Requirement for Timely 

Presentation of Certificates of Quota 

Eligibility for Sugar Imported From 

Mexico in Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

The Department of Agriculture will 

consider requests for a waiver of the 

requirement for presentation, at the time 

of entry into U.S. Customs territory, of 

certificates for quota eligibility for sugar 

imported under tariff-rate quotas 

allocated to Mexico during FY 2006 

(October 1, 2005–September 30, 2006). 

Background 

There were numerous disruptions to 

the U.S. sugar market in FY 2006, 

leading to spot shortages and increased 

U.S. import requirements. Importers of 

sugar under tariff-rate quotas allocated 

to Mexico experienced delays in 

receiving certificates for quota 

eligibility, due in part to processing 

delays in both the United States and in 

Mexico. There were also numerous 

cases of delays at ports of entry into the 

United States for sugar under tariff-rate 

quotas even when the certificate for 

quota eligibility was available, and 

importers sometimes avoided delays by 

entering sugar under a high-duty tariff 

line which did not require a certificate 

for quota eligibility. Under 15 CFR 

2011.104, the Secretary has authority to 

grant a waiver, with respect to 

individual shipments, various 

requirements regarding use of 

certificates for quota eligibility, if he 


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determines that a waiver will not impair 

the proper operation of the sugar quota 

system, that it will not have the effect 

of modifying the allocation of sugar 

under Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 

17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 

and that such waiver is justified by 

unusual, unavoidable, or otherwise 

appropriate circumstances. 

Therefore, the Department will 

consider requests for a waiver of the 

requirement for presentation of 

certificates of quota eligibility for sugar 

imported from Mexico during FY 2006. 

This notice does not apply to requests 

for a waiver of a deadline to enter sugar 

within a tariff-rate quota period, and 

applies only to sugar imported from 

Mexico during FY 2006. To receive full 

consideration, written requests for a 

waiver of the requirement for 

presentation of a sugar certificate for 

quota eligibility along with the original 

entry of sugar from Mexico must be 

received by December 1, 2006. If 

Mexico’s FY 2006 sugar tariff-rate quota 

fills, no more waivers will be 

considered. Individual entries affected 

by this notice will be processed in the 

order they are received. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron 

Lord, Deputy Director, Import Policies 

and Programs Division, FAS, USDA, 

(202) 720–2916, e-mail: 

Ronald.lord@usda.gov, fax (202) 720–

0876. 

Dated: October 30, 2006. 

W. Kirk Miller, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–9088 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Newspapers To Be Used for 

Publication of Legal Notice of 

Appealable Decisions and Publication 

of Notice of Proposed Actions for 

Southern Region; Alabama, Kentucky, 

Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, West 

Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North 

Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, 

Puerto Rico 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Deciding Officers in the 

Southern Region will publish notice of 

decisions subject to administrative 

appeal under 36 CFR parts 215 and 217 

in the legal notice section of the 

newspapers listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. As 

provided in 36 CFR part 215.5 and 36 

CFR part 217.5(d), the public shall be 

advised through Federal Register 

notice, of the newspaper of record to be 

utilized for publishing legal notice of 

decisions. Newspaper publication of 

notice of decisions is in addition to 

direct notice of decisions to those who 

have requested it and to those who have 

participated in project planning. 

Responsible Officials in the Southern 

Region will also publish notice of 

proposed actions under 36 CFR part 215 

in the newspapers that are listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. As provided in 36 CFR part 

215.5, the public shall be advised, 

through Federal Register notice, of the 

newspaper of record to be utilized for 

publishing notices on proposed actions. 

Additionally, the Deciding Officers in 

the Southern Region will publish notice 

of the opportunity to object to a 

proposed authorized hazardous fuel 

reduction project under 36 CFR part 

218.4 in the legal notice section of the 

newspapers listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

DATES: Use of these newspapers for 

purposes of publishing legal notice of 

decisions subject to appeal under 36 

CFR parts 215 and 217, notices of 

proposed actions under 36 CFR part 

215, and notices of the opportunity to 

object under 36 CFR part 218 shall begin 

on or after the date of this publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Herbster, Regional Appeals and 

Litigation Coordinator, Southern 

Region, Planning, 1720 Peachtree Road, 

NW., Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: 404–

347–5235. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deciding 

Officers in the Southern Region will 

give legal notice of decisions subject to 

appeal under 36 CFR part 217, the 

Responsible Officials in the Southern 

Region will give notice of decisions 

subject to appeal under 36 CFR part 215 

and opportunity to object to a proposed 

authorized hazardous fuel reduction 

project under 36 CFR part 218 in the 

following newspapers which are listed 

by Forest Service administrative unit. 

Responsible Officials in the Southern 

Region will also give notice of proposed 

actions under 36 CFR part 215 in the 

following newspapers of record which 

are listed by Forest Service 

administrative unit. The timeframe for 

comment on a proposed action shall be 

based on the date of publication of the 

notice of the proposed action in the 

newspaper of record. The timeframe for 

appeal shall be based on the date of 

publication of the legal notice of the 

decision in the newspaper of record for 

36 CFR parts 215 and 217. The 

timeframe for an objection shall be 

based on the date of publication of the 

legal notice of the opportunity to object 

for projects subject to 36 CFR part 218. 

Where more than one newspaper is 

listed for any unit, the first newspaper 

listed is the newspaper of record that 

will be utilized for publishing the legal 

notice of decisions and calculating 

timeframes. Secondary newspapers 

listed for a particular unit are those 

newspapers the Deciding Officer/ 

Responsible Official expects to use for 

purposes of providing additional notice. 

The following newspapers will be 

used to provide notice. 

Southern Region 

Regional Forester Decisions: Affecting 

National Forest System lands in more 

than one Administrative unit of the 15 

in the Southern Region, Atlanta JournalConstitution, published daily in Atlanta, 

GA. 

Affecting National Forest System 

lands in only one Administrative unit or 

only one Ranger District will appear in 

the newspaper of record elected by the 

National Forest, National Grassland, 

National Recreation Area, or Ranger 

District as listed below. 

National Forests in Alabama, Alabama 

Forest Supervisor Decisions: Affecting 

National Forest System lands in more 

than one Ranger District of the 6 in the 

National Forests in Alabama, 

Montgomery Advertiser, published daily 

in Montgomery, AL. Affecting National 

Forest System lands in only one Ranger 

District will appear in the newspaper of 

record elected by the Ranger District as 

listed below. 

District Ranger Decisions: Bankhead 

Ranger District: Northwest Alabamian, 

published bi-weekly (Wednesday & 

Saturday) in Haleyville, AL. 

Conecuh Ranger District: The 

Andalusia Star News, published daily 

(Tuesday through Saturday) in 

Andalusia, AL. 

Oakmulgee Ranger District: The 

Tuscaloosa News, published daily in 

Tuscaloosa, AL. 

Shoal Creek Ranger District: The 

Anniston Star, published daily in 

Anniston, AL. 

Talladega Ranger District: The Daily 

Home, published daily in Talladega, AL. 

Tuskegge Ranger District: Tuskegee 

News, published weekly (Thursday) in 

Tuskegee, AL. 

Caribbean National Forest, Puerto Rico 

Forest Supervisor Decisions: El Nuevo 

Dia, published daily in Spanish in San 

Juan, PR. 

San Juan Star, published daily in 

English in San Juan, PR. 


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