38600 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 127 / Friday, July 1, 2011 / Notices 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0186. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701—et 

seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to prohibit or restrict the 

importation, entry, or movement of 

plants and plant products to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. Black stem 

rust is one of the most destructive plant 

diseases of small grains that are known 

to exist in the United States. The disease 

is caused by a fungus that reduces the 

quality and yield of infected wheat, oat, 

barley, and rye crops by robbing host 

plants of food and water. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information to 

prevent the spread of black stem rust by 

providing for and requiring the accurate 

identification of rust-resistant varieties 

by inspectors. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit. 

Number of Respondents: 4. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 32. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16611 Filed 6–30–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0066] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Revision of Hawaiian and Territorial 

Fruits and Vegetables Regulations 

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 

regulations for the interstate movement 

of fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and 

the territories. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 30, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS–2011– 

0066–0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0066, 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–2011–0066 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) 690–2817 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for the 

interstate movement of fruits and 

vegetables from Hawaii and the 

territories, contact Mr. David Lamb, 

Import Specialist, Regulations, Permits, 

and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 734–0627. 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: Revision of Hawaiian and 

Territorial Fruits and Vegetables 

Regulations. 

OMB Number: 0579–0346. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: As authorized by the Plant 

Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et 

seq.), 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. 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— 

Regulated Articles From Hawaii and the 

Territories’’ (7 CFR 318.13–1 through 

318.13–26), APHIS prohibits or restricts 

the interstate movement of fruits and 

vegetables into the United States from 

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin 

Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands to 

prevent plant pests and noxious weeds 

from being introduced into and spread 

within the continental United States. 

The regulations contain requirements 

for a performance-based process for 

approving the interstate movement of 

commodities that, based on the findings 

of a pest risk analysis, can be safely 

imported subject to one or more 

designated phytosanitary measures and 

for acknowledging pest-free areas. These 

requirements involve information 

collection activities, including limited 

permits, transit permits, compliance 

agreements, inspection and certification, 

labeling, and trapping surveillance. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities 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 0.43 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Wholesalers and 

producers of fruits and vegetables; and 

State officials. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 600. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 33.666666. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 20,200. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 8,646 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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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 127 / Friday, July 1, 2011 / Notices 38601 

Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

June 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16593 Filed 6–30–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0041] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Self-Certification Medical Statement 

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 extension of approval of an 

information collection for selfcertification medical statements. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 30, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

Detail;D=APHIS-2011-0041-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0041, 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-2011-0041 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) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on self-certification medical 

statements, contact Mr. Eric Williams, 

Human Resources Specialist, Human 

Resources Division, APHIS, 100 N. 6th 

Street, Butler Square, 5th Floor, 

Minneapolis, MN 55403; (612) 336– 

3370. 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: SelfCertification Medical Statement. 

OMB Number: 0579–0196. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Marketing and 

Regulatory Programs (MRP) agencies of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

facilitate the domestic and international 

marketing of U.S. agricultural products 

and protect the health of domestic 

animal and plant resources. The MRP 

agencies are the Agricultural Marketing 

Service, the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS), and the 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration. Resource 

management and administrative 

services, including human resource 

management, for the three MRP agencies 

are provided by the MRP Business 

Services unit of APHIS, which is the 

lead agency in providing administrative 

support for MRP. 

In accordance with 5 CFR part 339, 

Federal agencies are authorized to 

obtain medical information from 

applicants for positions that have 

approved medical standards. Medical 

standards may be established for 

positions for which the duties are 

arduous or hazardous or require a 

certain level of health status or fitness. 

Certain positions in MRP agencies 

have medical standards. MRP hires 

individuals each year in commodity 

grading and inspection positions. These 

employees work under dusty 

conditions, around moving machinery 

and slippery surfaces, and in areas with 

high noise levels. A potential employee 

may have direct contact with meat and 

dairy products, fresh or processed fruits 

and vegetables, and poultry products 

intended for human consumption; and/ 

or cotton and tobacco products intended 

for human use. 

The MRP agencies require a selfcertification medical statement (MRP 

Form 5–R) from applicants for these 

positions regarding their fitness for the 

positions. The MRP agencies need this 

information to determine whether the 

applicants can perform the duties of the 

positions. Inability to collect this 

information would adversely affect the 

MRP agencies’ ability to make 

employment decisions and 

determinations regarding an applicant’s 

physical fitness to safely and efficiently 

perform assigned duties. 

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 

information collection, 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 

information collection 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 

0.167939 hours per response. 

Respondents: Applicants for MRP 

positions with approved medical 

standards. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 524. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 524. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 88 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 27th day of 

June 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16597 Filed 6–30–11; 8:45 am] 

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