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Notices Federal Register

31564 

Vol. 77, No. 103 

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

May 23, 2012. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), OIRA_Submission@ 

OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 

and to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. 

Comments regarding these information 

collections are best assured of having 

their full effect if received within 30 

days of this notification. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Farm Service Agency 

Title: Debt Settlement Policies and 

Procedures 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0146 

Summary of Collection: Debt 

Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 

1996 and 4 CFR 102, Federal Claim 

Collection standard and other 

applicable regulation require each 

Federal agency to collect debts owed it, 

and to employ a cost effective and 

efficient procedures and methods to 

identify, report and collect debts. 

Provisions under the Federal Claims 

Collection Standards and the DCIA 

allow the debtor upon receiving a 

notification letter and unable to pay 

debt owed to the Federal Government in 

one lump sum, to forward a written 

request and financial statement to Farm 

Service Administration (FSA) and 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 

for establishing an agreed repayment 

plan in the promissory note using form 

CCC–279, Promissory Note. 

Need and Use of the Information: FSA 

will collect information on the debtor’s 

assets, liabilities, income and expenses 

when a debtor requests to enter into an 

installment agreement to settle their 

debt. Based on that information a 

determination can be made on whether 

the debtor can pay the debt in one lump 

sum or an installment is necessary. 

Without this financial information FSA/ 

CCC would have no method of allowing 

debtor’s to pay their debts in 

installments while still ensuring that the 

government’s financial interests are 

protected. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 200. 

Farm Service Agency 

Title: Assignments of Payments and 

Joint Payment Authorizations 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0183. 

Summary of Collection: The Soil 

Conservation and Domestic Allotment 

Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(g)) authorizes 

producers to assign, in writing, Farm 

Service Agency (FSA) conservation 

program payments. The statute requires 

that any such assignment be signed and 

witnessed. The Agricultural Act of 1949, 

as amended, extends that authority to 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 

programs, including rice, feed grains, 

cotton, and wheat. When the recipient 

of a FSA or CCC payment chooses to 

assign a payment to another party or 

have the payment made jointly with 

another party, the other party must be 

identified. FSA will collect information 

using forms CCC–36, CCC 37, CCC–251, 

CCC–252. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected on the forms will 

be used by FSA employee in order to 

record the payment or contract being 

assigned, the amount of the assignment, 

the date, and the name and address of 

the assignee and the assignor. This is to 

enable FSA employee to pay the proper 

party when payments become due. FSA 

will also use the information to 

terminate joint payments at the request 

of both the producer and joint payee. 

Description of Respondent: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 211,826. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 35,266. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12984 Filed 5–25–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0040] 

Notice of Availability of a Treatment 

Evaluation Document; Methyl Bromide 

Fumigation of Cottonseed 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have determined that it is 

necessary to immediately add to the 

Plant Protection and Quarantine 

Treatment Manual a treatment schedule 

for methyl bromide fumigation of 

cottonseed for the fungal plant pathogen 

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum 

(FOV). We have prepared a treatment 

evaluation document that describes the 

new treatment schedule and explains 

why we have determined that it is 


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1The Treatment Manual is available on the 

Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

import_export/plants/manuals/index.shtml or by 

contacting the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Manuals 

Unit, 92 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 200, 

Frederick, MD 21702. 

effective at neutralizing FOV, certain 

strains of which are quarantine pests. 

We are making the treatment evaluation 

document available to the public for 

review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 30, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0040- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0040, 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-2012-0040 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: Mr. 

Marc Phillips, Import Specialist, 

Regulatory Coordination and 

Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 851–2114. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The regulations in 7 CFR chapter III 

are intended, among other things, to 

prevent the introduction or 

dissemination of plant pests and 

noxious weeds into or within the United 

States. Under the regulations, certain 

plants, fruits, vegetables, and other 

articles must be treated before they may 

be moved into the United States or 

interstate. The phytosanitary treatments 

regulations contained in part 305 of 7 

CFR chapter III (referred to below as the 

regulations) set out standards for 

treatments required in parts 301, 318, 

and 319 of 7 CFR chapter III for fruits, 

vegetables, and other articles. 

In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that 

approved treatment schedules are set 

out in the Plant Protection and 

Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual.1

Section 305.3 sets out a process for 

adding, revising, or removing treatment 

schedules in the PPQ Treatment 

Manual. In that section, paragraph (b) 

sets out the process for adding, revising, 

or removing treatment schedules when 

there is an immediate need to make a 

change. The circumstances in which an 

immediate need exists are described in 

§ 305.3(b)(1). They are: 

• PPQ has determined that an 

approved treatment schedule is 

ineffective at neutralizing the targeted 

plant pest(s). 

• PPQ has determined that, in order 

to neutralize the targeted plant pest(s), 

the treatment schedule must be 

administered using a different process 

than was previously used. 

• PPQ has determined that a new 

treatment schedule is effective, based on 

efficacy data, and that ongoing trade in 

a commodity or commodities may be 

adversely impacted unless the new 

treatment schedule is approved for use. 

• The use of a treatment schedule is 

no longer authorized by EPA or by any 

other Federal entity. 

We have determined a new methyl 

bromide fumigation treatment schedule 

to neutralize the fungal pathogen 

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum 

(FOV) on cottonseed (Gossypium spp.) 

is effective, and we have determined 

that ongoing trade in cottonseed will be 

adversely impacted unless the new 

treatment schedule is approved for use. 

Certain strains of FOV are present in 

Australia and not in the United States— 

specifically FOV vegetative 

compatibility groups (VCG) 01111 and 

01112. These strains are quarantine 

pests and could have significant impacts 

on U.S. cotton production. They are 

currently found only in Australia. 

Fumigation with methyl bromide was 

the only approved treatment for FOV 

VCG 01111 and 01112, so when the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

canceled the tolerance for methyl 

bromide on cottonseed, trade ceased. 

However, in a proposed rule 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 6, 2012 (77 FR 20752–20756), EPA 

proposed to reinstate the tolerance of 

methyl bromide on cottonseed, which 

would allow trade with Australia to 

resume if an effective treatment 

schedule is added to the PPQ Treatment 

Manual. It is important to resume trade 

in cottonseed with Australia as soon as 

possible because fumigated cottonseed 

can be used as animal feed, and the 

supply of domestic animal feed has 

been hurt by recent droughts in cottongrowing regions of the United States. In 

addition, while FOV VCG 01111 and 

01112 are currently found only in 

Australia, this treatment will also be 

available should those VCG be found in 

other countries that wish to export 

cottonseed to the United States. 

Therefore, in accordance with 

paragraph (b)(2) of § 305.3, we are 

adding the new methyl bromide 

fumigation treatment for cottonseed to 

the PPQ Treatment Manual as T301–e. 

This treatment schedule will be listed in 

a separate section of the PPQ Treatment 

Manual, which will indicate that 

T301–e was added through the 

immediate process described in 

paragraph (b) of § 305.3 and that it is 

subject to change or removal based on 

public comment. Although we expect 

that EPA will finalize the proposed rule 

to reinstate the tolerance soon, the 

tolerance is not currently established, 

meaning that this treatment schedule 

will not be authorized for use until the 

EPA proposal is finalized. 

Our determination that the new 

treatment schedule T301–e is effective 

is presented in a treatment evaluation 

document we have prepared to support 

this action. The treatment evaluation 

document 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 

treatment evaluation document by 

calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of 

the treatment evaluation document 

when requesting copies. 

After reviewing the comments we 

receive, we will announce our decision 

regarding the new treatment schedule 

that is described in the treatment 

evaluation document in a subsequent 

notice, in accordance with paragraph 

(b)(3) of § 305.3. If we do not receive any 

comments, or the comments we receive 

do not change our determination that 

the treatment is effective, we will affirm 

the treatment schedule’s addition to the 

PPQ Treatment Manual and make 

available a new version of the PPQ 

Treatment Manual in which T301–e is 

listed in the main body of the PPQ 

Treatment Manual. If we receive 

comments that cause us to determine 

that T301–e needs to be changed or 

removed, we will make available a new 

version of the PPQ Treatment Manual 

that reflects changes to or the removal 

of T301–e. 

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

7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 

2.80, and 371.3. 


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Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of 

May 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13016 Filed 5–25–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act 

AGENCY: Rocky Mountain Region, Forest 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Colorado Recreation 

Resource Advisory Committee will 

tentatively meet in Colorado Springs, 

CO. The purpose of the meeting is to 

continue to provide new members with 

the information they need to be effective 

committee members; to elect a Chair 

and Vice-Chair; and to review proposals 

for fee changes and new fee projects. 

These fee proposals will tentatively 

include two new cabin rentals, a new 

fee at the Buckeye Group Site, fee 

changes to Green Mountain Reservoir 

and the elimination of fees at Cataract 

Lake. There will also be an update of 

changes at the Mt. Evans fee site. 

Proposals can be found at http:// 

www.fs.usda.gov/goto/r2/rac-colorado. 

DATES: The meeting will be held June 

12, 2012 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and June 

13 from 8 a.m.–1:00 p.m. or when 

adjourned. This meeting will only be 

held if a quorum is present. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the 

Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 

314 West Bijou Street, Colorado Springs, 

CO in the Bordeaux Room. Send written 

comments to Rick Cooksey, Designated 

Federal Officer, 2468 Jackson Street, 

Laramie, WY 82070 or 

rcooksey@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane 

Leche, Colorado Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee Coordinator, at 

303–275–5349 or jleche@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring recreation fee matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meeting. A 

public input session will be provided 

and individuals who made written 

requests by May 29, 2012 will have the 

opportunity to address the Committee at 

the meeting. 

Meeting agenda and status can be 

found at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/ 

r2/rac-colorado. 

The Recreation RAC is authorized by 

the Federal Land Recreation 

Enhancement Act, which was signed 

into law by President Bush in December 

2004. 

Dated: May 18, 2012. 

Maribeth Gustafson, 

Deputy Regional Forester, Operations, Rocky 

Mountain Region. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12731 Filed 5–25–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; 2012 Survey of 

Business Owners and Self-Employed 

Persons (SBO) 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before July 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Katherine Russell, U.S. 

Census Bureau, CSD, 6K280A, 

Washington, DC 20233–6400, (301) 763– 

7094, katherine.russell@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to conduct 

the 2012 Survey of Business Owners 

and Self-Employed Persons (SBO). In 

the SBO, businesses are asked several 

questions about their business as well as 

several questions about the gender, 

ethnicity, race, and veteran status of the 

principal owner(s). This survey 

provides the only comprehensive, 

regularly collected source of 

information on the characteristics of 

U.S. businesses by ownership category, 

i.e., by gender, ethnicity, race, and 

veteran status. The survey is conducted 

as part of the economic census program. 

The economic census is required by law 

to be taken every 5 years under Title 13 

of the United States Code, Sections 131, 

193, and 224. 

Businesses which reported any 

business activity on any one of the 

following Internal Revenue Service tax 

forms will be eligible for selection: 1040 

(Schedule C), ‘‘Profit or Loss from 

Business (Sole Proprietorship); 1065, 

U.S. Return of Partnership Income; 941, 

‘‘Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax 

Return’’; 944, ‘‘Employer’s Annual 

Federal Tax Return’’; or any one of the 

1120 corporate tax forms. 

The Survey of Business Owners was 

last conducted in 2007 as part of the 

2007 Economic Census. The following 

changes have been made to the 2012 

SBO: 

• To reduce the SBO sample size, 

mailing and processing costs, and 

respondent burden, the Census Bureau 

is expanding its use of direct data 

substitution from existing data sources. 

• Select businesses will be mailed the 

new 2012 SBO–2 short form with 39 

fewer questions to answer than the 2012 

SBO–1 long form. 

• Spanish versions of the SBO–1 and 

the SBO–2 forms will be available upon 

request. 

• The first eight questions from the 

2007 SBO–1 form have been reorganized 

into three questions on the 2012 SBO– 

1 and SBO–2 forms to improve 

navigation through the form. 

• The veteran question has been 

revised and expanded to collect 

information on whether the veteran was 

service-disabled, served on active duty 

or as a reservist during the survey year, 

served on active duty at any time, and 

served on active duty after September 

11, 2001. The revised and expanded 

wording for the veteran categories and 

the collection of the additional service 

characteristics reflects input received 

during consultations with many leaders 

in the veteran community. Input was 

received from, among others, the 

Department of Defense, the Veterans 

Administration, the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, the U.S. House of 

Representatives Committee on Veterans’ 

Affairs, the Senate Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs, the Small Business 

Administration, the American Legion, 

VET-Force, and AMVETS. 

• Interest from researchers on the 

possible correlation between intellectual 


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