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Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.725 hours per response. 

Respondents: Livestock owners and 

State and local animal health officials. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 4,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 3,999. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 2,901 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 28th day of 

April 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10028 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0020] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Fruits and Vegetables 

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 regulations for the importation of 

certain fruits and vegetables into the 

United States. 

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–2014–0020. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0020, 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–2014–0020 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 fruits 

and vegetables, contact Dr. Jo-Ann 

Bentz-Blanco, Trade Director, PIM, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2091. 

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: Importation of Fruits and 

Vegetables. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0128. 

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. As authorized 

by the PPA, the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

regulates the importation of certain 

fruits and vegetables in accordance with 

the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and 

Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 

319.56–66). 

Section 319.56–25 provides the 

requirements for the importation of 

papayas from certain regions of Brazil, 

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, 

Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama into 

the continental United States, Alaska, 

Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

The importation of these papayas 

requires the use of certain information 

collection activities, including 

phytosanitary certificates, maintaining 

fruit fly monitoring records, and 

labeling of boxes. 

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 

0.222 hours per response. 

Respondents: Importers and exporters 

of fruits and vegetables and national 

plant protection organizations of 

exporting countries. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 135. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 6.659. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 899. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 200 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 28th day of 

April 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10026 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0004] 

Field Release of Aphelinus rhamni for 

the Biological Control of the Soybean 

Aphid in the Continental United States; 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

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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] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

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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