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may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0110 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 importation of 

peppers from the Republic of Korea, 

contact Ms. Nicole Russo, Assistant 

Director, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, 

MD 20737; (301) 851–2159. For copies 

of more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Ms. 

Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2727. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Peppers From the 

Republic of Korea. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0282. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act 

(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes 

the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict 

the importation, entry, or interstate 

movement of plants, plant products, and 

other articles to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. Regulations 

authorized by the PPA concerning the 

importation of fruits and vegetables into 

the United States from certain parts of 

the world are contained in ‘‘Subpart— 

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– 

1 through 319.56–71). 

In accordance with § 319.56–42, 

peppers from the Republic of Korea are 

subject to certain conditions before 

entering the continental United States to 

prevent the introduction of plant pests 

into the United States. The regulations 

include requirements for greenhouse 

registration and inspection by officials 

of the National Plant Quarantine Service 

(NPQS) of the Republic of Korea and the 

use of a phytosanitary certificate with a 

declaration by NPQS officials stating the 

peppers were grown in greenhouses in 

accordance with the regulations and 

inspected and found free of the listed 

plant pests. 

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 0.67 

hours per response. 

Respondents: National Plant 

Quarantine Service of the Republic of 

Korea. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 2. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 3. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 6. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 4 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 4th day of 

February 2015. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02679 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0061] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, and 

Asian Citrus Psyllid; Interstate 

Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock 

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 interstate movement of regulated 

nursery stock from quarantined areas to 

prevent the spread of citrus canker, 

citrus greening, and Asian citrus 

psyllid. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 13, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0061. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0061, 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-2014-0061 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 

interstate movement of regulated 

nursery stock from citrus canker, citrus 

greening, and Asian citrus psyllid 

quarantined areas, contact Ms. Lynn 

Evans-Goldner, National Policy 

Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 851–2286. For copies of more 

detailed information on the information 

collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, 

and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Interstate 

Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0369. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 

U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the 

Secretary of U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), either 


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independently or in cooperation with 

States, to carry out operations or 

measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, 

control, prevent, or retard the spread of 

plant pests, such as citrus canker, citrus 

greening, and Asian citrus psyllid, that 

are new to or not widely distributed 

within the United States. The USDA’s 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) is the delegated 

authority to carry out this mission. 

Citrus canker is a plant disease that 

affects plant and plant parts, including 

fresh fruit of citrus and citrus relatives 

(family Rutaceae). Citrus canker can 

cause defoliation and other serious 

damage to the leaves and twigs of 

susceptible plants. It can also cause 

lesions on the fruit of infected plants 

and cause infected fruit to drop from 

trees before reaching maturity. The 

aggressive A (Asiatic) strain of citrus 

canker can infect susceptible plants 

rapidly and lead to extensive economic 

losses in commercial citrus-producing 

areas. 

Citrus greening, also known as 

Huanglongbing disease of citrus, is 

considered to be one of the most serious 

citrus diseases in the world. Citrus 

greening is a bacterial disease that 

attacks the vascular system of host 

plants. This bacterial pathogen can be 

transmitted by grafting and under 

laboratory conditions, by parasitic 

plants. The pathogen can also be 

transmitted by two insect vectors in the 

family Psyllidae; Diaphorina citri 

Kuwayama, the Asian citrus psyllid 

(ACP), and Trioza erytreae (del 

Guercio), the African citrus psyllid. ACP 

can also cause economic damage to 

citrus in groves and nurseries by direct 

feeding. Both adults and nymphs feed 

on young foliage, depleting the sap and 

causing galling or curling of leaves. 

High populations feeding on a citrus 

shoot can kill the growing tip. 

APHIS regulations to prevent the 

interstate spread of citrus canker are 

contained in ‘‘Subpart—Citrus Canker’’ 

(7 CFR 301.75–1 through 301.75–17), 

and the regulations to prevent the 

interstate spread of citrus greening and 

Asian citrus psyllid are contained in 

‘‘Subpart—Citrus Greening and Asian 

Citrus Psyllid’’ (7 CFR 301.76 through 

301.76–11). These regulations restrict 

the interstate movement of regulated 

articles from and through areas 

quarantined for the pest and diseases 

and provide, among other things, 

conditions under which regulated 

nursery stock may be moved interstate. 

The interstate movement of regulated 

nursery stock from these quarantined 

areas involves information collection 

activities, including the application of 

tags, records of inspections and 

treatments, compliance agreements, 

Federal certificates, and limited permits. 

Since the last extension of approval 

for these information collection 

activities, APHIS has added several 

States and territories, as well as 

additional businesses, to the number of 

respondents, resulting in an increase 

over the initial program estimates. As a 

result, each of the burden estimates has 

increased. Most significantly, APHIS 

has increased the estimated annual 

number of responses from 13,182 to 

7,882,984, and the estimated total 

annual burden on respondents has 

increased from 1,900 hours to 2,411,271 

hours. 

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 

0.3058 hours per response. 

Respondents: Nursery stock owners. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1,909. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 4,129. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 7,882,984. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 2,411,271 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 4th day of 

February 2015. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02678 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Household Water Well System Grant 

Program Announcement of Application 

Deadlines and Funding 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of 

applications (NOSA). 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) announces its Household Water 

Well System Grant Program (HWWS) 

application window for Fiscal Year (FY) 

2015. RUS will make grants to qualified 

private non-profit organizations to 

establish lending programs for 

homeowners to borrow up to $11,000 to 

construct or repair household water 

wells for an existing home. The HWWS 

Grant Program is authorized under 7 

U.S.C. 1926e. Regulations may be found 

at 7 CFR part 1776. Of particular note 

this year, the RUS will assign 

administrative discretion points to 

applications that: 

1. Direct loans to rural areas where 

according to the American Community 

Survey data by census tracts show that 

at least 20 percent of the population is 

living in poverty. This emphasis will 

support Rural Development’s goal of 

providing 20 percent of its funding by 

2016 to these areas of need. 

2. Direct loans to areas which lack 

running water, flush toilets, and modern 

sewage disposal systems, and areas 

which have open sewers and high rates 

of disease caused by poor sanitation, in 

particular, colonias or Substantially 

Underserved Trust Areas. 

3. Direct loans to areas stricken by 

drought. 

RUS will publish on its Web site at 

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWPindividualwellsystems.htm the amount 

of funding received in the final FY2015 

Appropriations Act. Successful 

applications will be selected by the 

Agency for funding and subsequently 

awarded to the extent that funding may 

ultimately be made available to the 

Agency through appropriations. 

DATES: The deadline for completed 

applications for a HWWS grant is April 

13, 2015. Applications in either paper or 

electronic format must be postmarked or 

time-stamped electronically on or before 


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