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‘‘Introduction of Organisms and 

Products Altered or Produced Through 

Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant 

Pests or Which There Is Reason to 

Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ regulate, 

among other things, the introduction 

(importation, interstate movement, or 

release into the environment) of 

organisms and products altered or 

produced through genetic engineering 

that are plant pests or that there is 

reason to believe are plant pests. Such 

genetically engineered organisms and 

products are considered ‘‘regulated 

articles.’’ A permit must be obtained or 

a notification acknowledged before a 

regulated article may be introduced. The 

regulations set forth the permit 

application requirements and the 

notification procedures for the 

importation, interstate movement, or 

release in the environment of a 

regulated article. 

On December 18, 2006, the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) received a permit application 

(APHIS No. 06–363–103r) from 

SemBioSys Genetics, Inc., of West 

Sacramento, CA, for a field trial using a 

line of transgenic safflower. Permit 

application 06–363–103r describes a 

transgenic safflower (Carthamus 

tinctorius) cultivar that has been 

genetically engineered to express a 

fusion protein consisting of oleosin from 

Arabidopsis thaliana and human 

proinsulin exclusively within its seeds. 

Expression of this fusion protein is 

controlled by the phaseolin promoter 

and terminator sequences from 

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (common bean). 

Constructs were inserted into the 

recipient organisms via a disarmed 

Agrobacterium tumefaciens vector 

system. The seed from these safflower 

plants will be ground and used for the 

development of proinsulin purification 

technology and is not for commercial 

production. 

The subject safflower is considered a 

regulated article under the regulations 

in 7 CFR part 340 because it has been 

genetically engineered utilizing a 

recombinant DNA technique that uses a 

vector derived from Agrobacterium 

tumefaciens. 

To provide the public with 

documentation of APHIS’ review and 

analysis of any potential environmental 

impacts and plant pest risks associated 

with the proposed release of the 

transgenic safflower, we have prepared 

an environmental assessment (EA). The 

EA was 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). 

The EA may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room. (Instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room 

are provided under the heading 

ADDRESSES at the beginning of this 

notice.) In addition, copies may be 

obtained by calling or writing to the 

individual listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of 

June 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–12098 Filed 6–21–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of Proposed 

Collection; Comment Request—Food 

Stamp Forms: Applications, Periodic 

Reporting, Notices 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on the 

proposed extension of this collection. 

The information collection requirement 

described in this notice is OMB Number 

0584–0064: Application and 

Certification of Food Stamp 

Households. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before August 21, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) 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; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who respond, including the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Patrick 

Waldron, Branch Chief, Certification 

Policy Branch, Program Development 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of Mr. 

Waldron at (703) 305–2486 or via e-mail 

at patrick.waldron@FNS.USDA.GOV. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia, 

22302, Room 800. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

be a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Mr. Waldron at 

(703) 305–2495. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Food Stamp Forms: 

Applications, Periodic Reporting, 

Notices. 

OMB Number: 0584–0064. 

Form Number: None. 

Expiration Date: 7/31/07. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Title 7, Part 273 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) sets forth 

the Food Stamp Program requirements 

for the application, certification and 

continued eligibility for food stamp 

benefits. 

Listed below are the components of 

the forms and requirements included in 

the information collection. 

Application to participate in the Food 

Stamp Program. The application is filed 

by all applicant households when first 

applying to participate in the program 

and is used by the State agencies that 

administer the program to determine 

household eligibility. Based on FY 2006 

data, we estimate that the burden 

associated with the application for 

certification at 3,473,171 hours for 

households (10,967,909 applications × 

19 minutes (0.32 hrs) to complete the 

application). We estimate the burden for 

State agencies at 3,473,171 hours 

(10,967,909 applications × 19 minutes 

(0.32 hrs) to review the application). 

Application for Recertification. All 

food stamp households are assigned 

finite certification periods. In order to 

continue participating in the Food 


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Stamp Program, ongoing households 

must apply for recertification using an 

application, which is very similar to the 

above-mentioned application for initial 

certification. The average certification 

period is 10 months in length although 

the length of the certification period 

may range from 1-month to 24-months 

depending on household circumstances. 

Based on FY 2006 data, we estimate that 

the burden associated with the 

application for recertification at 

3,205,217 hours for households 

(10,121,739 applications × 19 minutes 

(0.32 hrs) to complete the application). 

We estimate the burden for State 

agencies at 3,205,217 hours (10,121,739 

applications × 19 minutes (0.32 hrs) to 

review the application). 

Monthly Report. Three State agencies 

require a portion of their caseload to 

report changes in household 

circumstances through monthly reports. 

Because the household does not submit 

a separate monthly report when it 

submits the application for 

recertification, households are required 

to submit monthly reports 11 times a 

year. We estimate a total annual 

household reporting burden of 182,883 

hours for the monthly report (142,506 

households × 11 reports per year × 7 

minutes or 0.12 hrs per report). We 

estimate a State agency burden of 

287,387 hours (142,506 households × 11 

reports per year × 11 minutes or 0.18 hrs 

per report). 

Quarterly Report. Currently, only one 

State, California, requires households to 

report changes in circumstances on a 

quarterly basis. Since households are 

not required to submit a separate 

quarterly report when they submit an 

application for recertification, the report 

is submitted three times a year. We 

estimate a household reporting burden 

of 319,787 hours for the quarterly report 

(799,469 households × 3 reports per year 

× 8 minutes or 0.13 hrs per report). We 

estimate a State agency burden of 

479,681 hours (799,469 households × 3 

reports per year × 12 minutes or 0.2 hrs 

per report). 

Semiannual or Simplified Reporting. 

Under the simplified reporting option, 

adopted by 47 States, most households 

report changes in their circumstances 

through a report that they normally 

submit every six months. In addition to 

the semiannual report, a household in a 

simplified reporting system must report 

when its gross income exceeds 130 

percent of the poverty threshold. Based 

on recent information regarding State 

choices, we estimate that 10,788,683 

households are currently subject to 

simplified reporting. Under simplified 

reporting, households submit one report 

annually (these households submit an 

application for recertification at least 

once every 12 months), and we estimate 

a household burden of 1,438,491 hours 

(10,788,683 reports × 8 minutes or .133 

hrs per report) and a State agency 

burden of 1.977,925 hours (10,788,683 

reports × 11 minutes or .18 hrs per 

report). 

Change Reporting. Households not 

subject to monthly, quarterly reporting 

or semiannual reporting must report 

most changes in household 

circumstances with 10 days of the date 

that the change becomes known to the 

household. Most households subject to 

change reporting are statutorily exempt 

from periodic reporting, primarily are 

those households with no earned 

income in which all adult members are 

elderly or disabled. We estimate a total 

household burden for change reporting 

at 138,737 hours per year (1,664,843 

households submitting an average of 1 

report per year at 5 minutes or 0.08 hrs 

per report). We estimate the annual 

State agency burden to process the 

reports at 305,221 hours (1,664,843 

households submitting an average of 1 

report per year with an agency 

processing time of 11 minutes or 0.18 

hrs per report). 

Notice of Eligibility or Denial. Based 

on an estimated 21,089,658 notices 

issued annually, we estimate a total 

State agency burden of 632,690 hours 

based on 2 minutes (.03 hrs) to generate 

each report. 

We estimate a total annual burden of 

367,412 hours to issue the following 

notices: Notice of Late/Incomplete 

Report, Adequate Notice (notice of 

reduction or termination based on 

information reported by the household), 

Notice of Adverse Action, Notice of 

Expiration of Certification, Request for 

Contact, and Notice of Missed 

Interview. The total is based on total of 

3,365,104 responses with an average 

burden of 3 minutes or .03 hrs per 

response for the first five notices and 

953,915 responses with an average 

burden of 1 minute or 0.167 hrs for the 

Notice of Missed Interview. 

Recordkeeping burden only. Local 

agencies are required to maintain client 

case records for three years and to 

perform duplicate participation checks 

on individual household members to 

ensure the member is not participating 

in more than one household. Data are 

not available on the actual number of 

local food stamp offices in each State or 

the actual number of workers 

(recordkeepers) that would be 

maintaining case files and performing 

duplicate participation checks. For the 

purpose of this burden package, we are 

using the number of food stamp project 

areas, which equals 2,724. 

(A) Case Files: The caseload to be 

maintained is equal to the number of 

participating households and their 

subsequent files. The number of times 

recordkeepers must access these case 

files is equal to the number of 

documents expected to be filed or noted 

in the file annually. We anticipate 

minimal filing to involve a burden of 2 

minutes per document. Including 

documentation (i.e. electronic files, 

caseworker written entry into the file, or 

hard copies of the document) for notices 

which were sent to the household and 

when, we anticipate a total of 

127,192,305 documents/year. Annual 

recordkeeping burden associated with 

creating, filing, and maintaining 

household case files is estimated to be 

4,239,744 burden hours (127,192,305 × 

2/60 = 4,239,744). 

(B) Monitoring Duplicate 

Participation: The estimated annual 

recordkeeping burden for maintaining 

this system that is automated by most 

States is based on the number of total 

applications (all approved and denied 

initial and recertification applications) 

expected to be received (20,250,469) 

and the average number of persons (2.3) 

in each applicant household. We 

estimate the number of duplicate 

participation checks (responses) that 

must be performed by State agencies at 

46,576,079. Burden is estimated to be 15 

seconds (or 0.00416666 hour) per 

response, for a total burden of 194,067 

burden hours annually (20,250,469 × 2.3 

× 15 seconds or 0.00416666 hrs). 

(C) Total recordkeeping burden would 

be 4,433,811 hours. Burden per 

recordkeeper would be 1,627 hours. 

Summary of burden hours for 

public—state and local governments, 

potential applicants, and current 

participants: 

Number of Respondents: 21,089,698. 

Annual responses: 110,196,575. 

Total burden hours: 24,017,997. 

Dated: June 19, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–3099 Filed 6–20–07; 12:06 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Settlement Land Transfers: Pueblo de 

San Ildefonso and Los Alamos County, 

Sante Fe National Forest, Los Alamos 

County/Rio Arriba/Santa Fe County, 

NM 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 


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