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ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that a draft environmental assessment 

has been prepared by the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service relative 

to the proposed release of Aphelinus 

rhamni for the biological control of the 

soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, in the 

continental United States. We are 

making this environmental assessment 

available to the public for review and 

comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 2, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0004. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0004, 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-2014-0004 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) 7997039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Shirley A Wager-Page ́, Chief, Pest 

Permitting Branch, Plant Health 

Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; 

(301) 851–2323. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, which is 

native to Asia, was found in North 

America in 2000 and has since become 

a major pest. It infested 42 million acres 

in North America in 2003, resulting in 

decreased soybean yields and greatly 

increased control costs. The soybean 

aphid has invaded most soybean 

production regions in North America. 

By 2009, soybean aphid was present in 

30 States and 3 Canadian Provinces. 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing 

to issue permits for the field release of 

a parasitic wasp, Aphelinus rhamni, to 

reduce the severity of soybean damage 

from infestations of soybean aphid in 

the United States. 

APHIS’ review and analysis of the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with this proposed field 

release are documented in detail in an 

environmental assessment entitled 

‘‘Field Release of Aphelinus rhamni 

(Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) for the 

Biological Control of the Soybean 

Aphid, Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: 

Aphididae), in the Continental United 

States’’ (August 2013). We are making 

this environmental assessment available 

to the public for review and comment. 

We will consider all comments that we 

receive on or before the date listed 

under the heading DATES at the 

beginning of this notice. 

The environmental assessment may 

be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web 

site or in our reading room (see 

ADDRESSES above for a link to 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

You may request paper copies of the 

environmental assessment by calling or 

writing to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please 

refer to the title of the environmental 

assessment when requesting copies. 

The environmental assessment has 

been 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). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of 

April 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10038 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0014] 

Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk 

Analysis for the Interstate Movement 

of Allium spp. Leaves From Hawaii Into 

the Continental United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared a pest risk 

assessment and risk management 

document regarding the risks associated 

with the interstate movement of Allium 

spp. leaves from Hawaii into the 

continental United States. Based on 

these documents, we have determined 

that the application of one or more 

designated phytosanitary measures will 

be sufficient to mitigate the risks of 

introducing or disseminating plant pests 

or noxious weeds via the movement of 

Allium spp. leaves from Hawaii. We are 

making these documents available to the 

public for review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 1, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0014. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0014, 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-2014-0014 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. 

David Lamb, Senior Regulatory Policy 

Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1231; (301) 851–2103. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Regulated 

Articles From Hawaii and the 

Territories’’ (7 CFR 318.13–1 through 

318.13–26, referred to below as the 

regulations), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

prohibits or restricts the interstate 

movement of fruits and vegetables from 

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin 

Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands to the 

continental United States to prevent the 

spread of plant pests and noxious weeds 

that occur in Hawaii and the territories. 

Section 318.13–4 contains a 

performance-based process for 

approving the interstate movement of 

certain fruits and vegetables from 

Hawaii and the U.S. territories that, 

based on the findings of a pest risk 

analysis, can be safely moved subject to 

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one or more of the six phytosanitary 

measures listed in § 318.13–4(b). These 

measures are: 

• The fruits and vegetables are 

inspected in the State of origin or in the 

first State of arrival. 

• The fruits and vegetables originated 

from a pest-free area in the State of 

origin and the grower from which the 

fruit or vegetable originated has entered 

into a compliance agreement with the 

Administrator. 

• The fruits and vegetables are treated 

in accordance with 7 CFR part 305 and 

the treatment is certified by an 

inspector. 

• The fruits and vegetables are 

inspected and certified in the State of 

origin by an inspector and have been 

found free of one or more specific 

quarantine pests identified by risk 

analysis as likely to follow the pathway. 

• The fruits and vegetables are moved 

as commercial consignments only. 

• The fruits and vegetables may be 

distributed only within a defined area 

and the boxes or containers in which 

the fruit or vegetables are distributed 

must be marked to indicate the 

applicable distribution restrictions. 

APHIS received a request from the 

Hawaii Department of Agriculture to 

allow the interstate movement of Allium 

spp. leaves to the continental United 

States. Hawaii has indicated a specific 

interest in production and shipment of 

French chives (Allium schoenoprasum 

L.). Allium spp. leaves are currently 

prohibited from interstate movement 

from Hawaii to the continental United 

States. 

We have prepared a pest risk 

assessment (PRA) to identify pests of 

quarantine significance that could 

follow the pathway of interstate 

movement into the continental United 

States and, based on that PRA, a risk 

management document (RMD) to 

identify phytosanitary measures that 

could be applied to the commodity to 

mitigate the pest risk. We have 

concluded that Allium spp. leaves can 

be safely moved from Hawaii to the 

continental United States using one or 

more of the six designated phytosanitary 

measures listed in § 318.13–4(b). 

Therefore, in accordance with 

§ 318.13–4(c), we are announcing the 

availability of our PRA and RMD for 

public review and comment. The 

documents may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

a link to Regulations.gov and 

information on the location and hours of 

the reading room). You may request 

paper copies of the PRA and RMD by 

calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of 

the analysis when requesting copies. 

After reviewing any comments we 

receive, we will announce our decision 

regarding the interstate movement of 

Allium spp. leaves from Hawaii in a 

subsequent notice. If the overall 

conclusions of our analysis and the 

Administrator’s determination of risk 

remain unchanged following our 

consideration of the comments, then we 

will authorize the interstate movement 

of Allium spp. leaves from Hawaii into 

the continental United States subject to 

the requirements specified in the RMD. 

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

7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of 

April 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10034 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Pima Agricultural Cotton Trust Fund 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS) announces that it will 

accept claims from eligible individuals 

or firms regarding distributions from the 

Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund 

(Trust Fund) authorized under Section 

12314 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 

(Pub. L. 113–79) (the Act). FAS is also 

requesting comment on the burden of 

collecting this information. 

DATES: Effective Date: For calendar year 

2014 distributions, all claims and 

affidavits must be electronically filed 

with FAS no later than June 2, 2014. 

Comments on this notice must be 

received by FAS or carry a postmark or 

equivalent no later than June 2, 2014 for 

consideration. Comments on the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) portion 

must be submitted by July 1, 2014 for 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Affidavits, supporting 

documentation, and claims for 

distribution from the Trust Fund must 

be sent electronically to the, Office of 

Trade Programs, Import Programs and 

Export Sales Reporting Division of the 

Foreign Agricultural Service to the 

following email address: 

IPERD@FAS.USDA.GOV. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Trupo at (202) 720–1335, or via email at: 

PAUL.TRUPO@FAS.USDA.GOV 

Background: Section 12314 of the Act 

establishes the Trust Fund in the 

Treasury of the United States. The Trust 

Fund is comprised of funds transferred 

from the Commodity Credit Corporation 

in annual amounts equal to $16,000,000 

for each of calendar years 2014 through 

2018, to remain available until 

expended. The purpose of the Trust 

Fund is to reduce the injury to domestic 

manufacturers resulting from tariffs on 

cotton fabric that are higher than tariffs 

on certain apparel articles made of 

cotton fabric. The Act authorizes 

distributions out of the Trust Fund in 

each of calendar years 2014 through 

2018, payable to: (1) One or more 

nationally recognized associations 

established for the promotion of pima 

cotton for use in textile and apparel 

goods; (2) yarn spinners of pima cotton 

that produce ring spun cotton yarns in 

the United States; and (3) manufacturers 

who cut and sew cotton shirts in the 

United States who certify that they used 

imported cotton fabric during calendar 

year 2013. Eligible claimants are 

directed to submit a notarized affidavit, 

following the statutory procedures 

specified Section 12314(c) or (d) of the 

Act, as applicable, to claim a 

distribution from the Trust Fund. 

Because section 12314 is selfeffectuating, FAS will not be issuing 

regulations to implement the program 

this year. This notice sets forth the law 

and announces applicable deadlines for 

claim and affidavit submission as well 

as the address to which claims, 

affidavits and supporting documents 

must be sent. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

12314 of Act (Pub. L. 113–79) is set 

forth below in its entirety, followed by 

information about how to apply for a 

distribution from the Trust Fund. Sec. 

12314 PIMA AGRICULTURE COTTON 

TRUST FUND. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST 

FUND.—There is established in the 

Treasury of the United States a trust 

fund to be known as the ‘‘Pima 

Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund’’ (in this 

section referred to as the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), 

consisting of such amounts as may be 

transferred to the Trust Fund pursuant 

to subsection (h), and to be used for the 

purpose of reducing the injury to 

domestic manufacturers resulting from 

tariffs on cotton fabric that are higher 

than tariffs on certain apparel articles 

made of cotton fabric. 

(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

From amounts in the Trust Fund, the 

Secretary shall make payments annually 

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