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goods and services for the National 

School Lunch Program (NSLP), School 

Breakfast Program (SBP), Fresh Fruit 

and Vegetable Program (FFVP), Summer 

Food Service Program (SFSP), and Child 

and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) 

and to better understand how SFAs 

make decisions that lead to these 

procurement practices. Study findings 

will describe similarities and 

differences in how SFAs procure goods 

and services and explain key issues and 

experiences of SFAs. Using a nationally 

representative sample of SFAs, this 

study will be one of the first Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) studies of SFA 

procurement practices for Child 

Nutrition (CN) meal programs that 

comprehensively examines the use of 

Food Service Management Companies 

and Cooperative Purchasing 

Agreements, recordkeeping, local 

purchases, and food purchase 

specifications. Procurement for CN meal 

programs can be affected by federal 

regulations (such as the Richard B. 

Russell National School Lunch Act, 

which set procurement requirements for 

NSLP and SBP in 2014), policy memos, 

program guidance, and grant funding, in 

addition to State and local policies. 

Additionally, there are governmentwide regulations under 7 CFR 210.21, 

220.16, 225.17, 226.22, and 2 CFR 200 

that also apply to these procurements. 

SFA procurement procedures must 

adhere to CN program and governmentwide regulations and guidance, and 

State and local policies related to 

procurement. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This study will collect data on a 

voluntary basis from SFAs using a web 

survey and in-depth interviews. FNS 

will use the information collected 

through this study to better understand 

how SFAs make decisions that lead to 

their procurement practices for CN 

programs, to assist SFAs in 

understanding FNS regulations and 

complying with program requirements, 

to provide more effective policy 

guidance, and to provide supplemental 

training. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 760. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

One-time. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,268. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15184 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0040] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Fruits and Vegetables 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the regulations for the 

importation of fruits and vegetables into 

the United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0040. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2018–0040, 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/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0040 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: For 

information on the regulations for the 

importation of fruits and vegetables into 

the United States, contact Mr. Juan 

Roma ́n, Senior Regulatory Policy 

Specialist, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2242. 

For copies of more detailed information 

on the information collection, contact 

Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Fruits and 

Vegetables. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0264. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

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. This authority 

has been delegated to the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service, which 

administers regulations to implement 

the PPA. 

The regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits 

and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 

through 319.56–83) allow a number of 

fruits and vegetables to be imported into 

the United States, under specified 

conditions, from certain parts of the 

world while continuing to protect 

against the introduction of pests into the 

United States. Under these regulations, 

the importation of a variety of fruits and 

vegetables from specified countries 

require the use of information collection 

activities such as phytosanitary 

certificates, trapping records, 

compliance agreements, application of 

sterile insect technique, monitoring, 

safeguarding, emergency action 

notifications, and notices of arrival. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, 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 

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is estimated to average 0.45 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: National plant 

protection organization officials of 

countries exporting to the United States 

and businesses. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 65. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 13. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 855. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 381 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 11th day of 

July 2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15230 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection: Forest 

Industries and Logging Operations 

Data Collection Systems 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

USDA Forest Service is seeking 

comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on the 

renewal of a currently approved 

information collection, Forest Industries 

and Logging Operations Data Collection 

Systems (0596–0010), with a revision for 

a new sampling approach. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before September 17, 2018 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to: USDA, 

Forest Service, Attn: James Bentley, 

Southern Research Station, Forest 

Inventory and Analysis, 4700 Old 

Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to 865–862–0262 or by email 

to: jamesbentley@fs.fed.us. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through relevant websites and 

upon request. For this reason, please do 

not include in your comments 

information of a confidential nature, 

such as sensitive personal information 

or proprietary information. If you send 

an email comment, your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the internet. Please note 

that responses to this public comment 

request containing any routine notice 

about the confidentiality of the 

communication will be treated as public 

comments that may be made available to 

the public notwithstanding the 

inclusion of the routine notice. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the Southern Research 

Station, 4700 Old Kingston Pike, 

Knoxville, TN, during normal business 

hours. Visitors are encouraged to call 

ahead to 865–862–2000 to facilitate 

entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Bentley, Southern Research 

Station, at 865–862–2056. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

twenty-four hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Forest Industries and Logging 

Operations Data Collection Systems. 

OMB Number: 0596–0010. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2019. 

Type of Request: Renewal with 

Revision. 

Abstract: The Forest and Range 

Renewable Resources Planning Act of 

1974 and the Forest and Rangeland 

Renewable Resources Research Act of 

1978 require the Forest Service to 

evaluate trends in the use of logs and 

wood chips, to forecast anticipated 

levels of logs and wood chips, and to 

analyze changes in the harvest of these 

resources from the Nation’s forest 

resource. This important survey has 

been conducted since the 1940s, with 

various adjustments along the ways to 

accommodate new questions or data 

collection needs. Information provided 

in this data collection can be used to: 

• Describe the timber resource and its 

use in detail; 

• Evaluate trends in resource use; 

• Forecast future anticipated level of 

demand on the resource; and 

• Analyze the ramifications of any 

changes in timber demand. 

For this renewal, we are proposing a 

new sample design to guide the annual 

collection of information from primary 

wood-using mills, replacing the periodic 

approach. This new approach is more 

efficient and cost-effective, and 

ultimately will generate more accurate, 

comprehensive, and timely information. 

To collect this information, USDA 

Forest Service or state natural resource 

agency personnel will use three 

questionnaires. Two questionnaires, the 

Pulpwood Questionnaire and the Logs 

and Other Roundwood Questionnaire, 

will be paper or electronic. Paper 

questionnaires will be returned in prepaid postage envelopes, and electronic 

questionnaires returned via email. The 

third questionnaire, the Logging 

Operations Questionnaire, will be 

administered in person by field 

personnel collecting tree utilization data 

at sampled logging sites. 

Pulpwood Received Questionnaire: 

USDA Forest Service personnel will use 

this questionnaire to collect and 

evaluate information from pulp mills in 

order to monitor the volume, types, 

species, sources, and prices of timber 

products harvested throughout the 

United States. The data collected will be 

used to provide essential information 

about the current use of the Nation’s 

timber resources for pulpwood 

industrial products and is not available 

from other sources. 

Logs and Other Roundwood Received 

Questionnaire: This questionnaire is 

used by USDA Forest Service or state 

natural resource agency personnel to 

collect and evaluate information from 

the other, non-pulp, primary woodusing mills, including small, part-time 

mills, as well as large corporate entities. 

Primary wood-using mills are facilities 

that use harvested wood in log or chip 

form, such as sawlogs, veneer logs, 

composite panel, posts, and poles, to 

manufacture a secondary product, such 

as lumber or veneer. USDA Forest 

Service personnel evaluate the 

information collected and use it to 

monitor the volume types, species, 

sources, and prices of timber products 

harvested throughout the United States. 

Logging Operations Questionnaire: 

This questionnaire is used by USDA 

Forest Service and/or state natural 

resource agency personnel to collect and 

evaluate information from logging 

operations, to help characterize the 

logging industry and its response to 

outside influences. The information will 

be used to measure the ‘health’ of the 

logging industry, as well as to provide 

background information for decisionmaking. 

Affected Public: Individuals and the 

Private Sector (Businesses and NonProfit Organizations), in particular mill 

owners, procurement foresters, logging 

operations owners, and loggers will be 

affected. 


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