Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 165 / Friday, August 24, 2018 / Notices 42861 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Small Lots of 

Seeds Without Phytosanitary 

Certificates. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0285. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (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. The 

regulations contained in ‘‘Subpart— 

Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR 319.37–1 

through 319.37–23) prohibit or restrict, 

among other things, the importation of 

living plants, plant parts, and seed for 

propagation. 

These regulations allow small lots of 

seed to be imported into the United 

States under an import permit with 

specific conditions as an alternative to 

a phytosanitary certificate requirement. 

These conditions include packet and 

shipment labeling and marking and port 

of arrival notification. Noncompliant 

imported lots may be confined at the 

port of entry while the importer 

responds to and acts on a Governmentissued emergency action notification. 

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 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.02 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Importers, commercial 

horticulturalists and plant scientists, 

and private individuals. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 2,376. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 423. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,005,494. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 18,732 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 21st day of 

August 2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18414 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0054] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Poultry Improvement Plan 

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 National Poultry 

Improvement Plan. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 23, 

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-2018-0054. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2018–0054, 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-2018-0054 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 National Poultry 

Improvement Plan, contact Dr. Denise 

Heard, Senior Coordinator, National 

Poultry Improvement Plan, Veterinary 

Services, APHIS, 1506 Klondike Road, 

Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 

922–3496. For more detailed 

information on the information 

collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Poultry Improvement 

Plan. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0007. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) is authorized, among 

other things, to administer the National 

Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), the 

primary purpose of which is to protect 

the health of the U.S. poultry 

population. NPIP is a Federal-Stateindustry cooperative program for the 

improvement of poultry flocks and 

products through disease control 

techniques. Participation in all NPIP 

programs is voluntary, but flocks, 

hatcheries, and dealers of breeding 

poultry must first qualify as ‘‘U.S. 

Pullorum-Typhoid Clean’’ as a 

condition for participation in NPIP 

programs. The NPIP regulations are 

contained in 9 CFR part 56 and parts 

145 through 147. 

To administer the NPIP, APHIS 

requires a number of activities that 

include memoranda of understanding; 

summaries of flock, slaughter plant, and 

other poultry business participation in 

NPIP; flock inspection and check testing 

reports; hatchery inspections; requests 

for salmonella serotyping; requests for 

compartment and component 

registration; requests for component 

removal; component audits; and auditor 

applications. They also include flock 

selecting and testing reports; reports and 

summaries of sales of hatching eggs, 

chicks, and poults; reports and 

investigations of salmonella isolations 


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in poultry; sentinel bird marking for 

identification prior to flock vaccination; 

appraisal and indemnity claims; 

compliance statements; and 

recordkeeping. 

The information collection and 

recordkeeping activities described above 

represent Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) control number 0579– 

0007, National Poultry Improvement 

Plan (NPIP), and OMB control number 

0579–0445, National Poultry 

Improvement Plan and Auxiliary 

Provisions. After OMB approves this 

combined information collection 

package (0579–0007), APHIS will retire 

OMB control number 0579–0445. 

We are asking 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 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.50 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State agriculture 

officials; flock owners; breeders; 

hatchery operators; table-egg, meat-type 

chicken, and meat-type turkey 

producers; feedlot and slaughter plant 

personnel; approved laboratory 

personnel; prospective and certified 

auditors; visitors; and associated 

entities. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 6,851. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 34. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 234,963. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 117,254 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 21st day of 

August 2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18416 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Revision of the Land Management Plan 

for El Yunque National Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of the opportunity to 

object to the Revised Land Management 

Plan for El Yunque National Forest prior 

to approval. 

SUMMARY: El Yunque National Forest, 

located in Puerto Rico, has prepared a 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS), a Revised Land Management 

Plan and a Draft Record of Decision 

(ROD). This notice is to inform the 

public that a 60-day period is being 

initiated where individuals or entities 

with specific concerns on El Yunque’s 

Revised Land Management Plan and its 

associated FEIS may file an objection for 

a Forest Service review prior to the 

approval of the Revised Land 

Management Plan. 

DATES: El Yunque’s Revised Land 

Management Plan, FEIS, Draft ROD, and 

other supporting information, will be 

available for review at http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/elyunque/land

management/planning starting August 

17, 2018. 

A legal notice of the initiation of the 

60-day objection period is also being 

published in El Yunque National 

Forest’s newspaper of record, which is 

El Nuevo Dia. The date of the 

publication of the legal notice in El 

Nuevo Dia will determine the actual 

date of initiation of the 60-day objection 

period. A copy of the legal notice that 

is published in El Nuevo Dia will be 

posted on the website described above. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Revised Land 

Mangement Plan for El Yunque National 

Forest, the FEIS, and the Draft ROD can 

be obtained online at: http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/elyunque/land

management/planning; or by visiting 

the Forest Supervisor’s Office at the 

following location: 

• Supervisor’s Office, Rd. PR 191 Int. 

988, Km. 4.4, Bo. Barcelona, Palmer, PR 

00721 (Telephone: 787–888–1880); or 

by mailing a request to: 

• Forest Supervisor’s Office, HC 01 

Box 13490, Rio Grande, PR 00745. 

Objections must be submitted to the 

Reviewing Officer: 

• Regional Forester, USDA—Forest 

Service, Attn: Objection Reviewing 

Officer, 1720 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, 

GA 30309 (Telephone: 404–347–4177; 

Fax: 404–347–4821). 

Objections may be submitted 

electronically at objections-southernregional-office@fs.fed.us. 

Note that the office hours for 

submitting a hand-delivered objection 

are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday 

through Friday, excluding Federal 

holidays. Electronic objections must be 

submitted in a commonly used format 

such as an email message, plain text 

(.txt), rich text format (.rtf) or Microsoft 

Word® (.doc or .docx). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pedro Rios, Forest Planning Staff 

Officer, El Yunque National Forest at 

787–888–1880. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

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

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. 

(Eastern time), Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest 

Service, Southern Region, El Yunque 

National Forest, has prepared a Revised 

Land Mangement Plan, FEIS, and a Draft 

ROD. This notice is to inform the public 

that a 60-day period is being initiated 

where individuals or entities with 

specific concerns on El Yunque’s 

Revised Land Management Plan and its 

associated FEIS and Draft ROD, may file 

an objection for a Forest Service review 

prior to the approval of the Revised 

Land Management Plan. 

The publication date of the legal 

notice in El Yunque National Forest’s 

newspaper of record, El Nuevo Dia, will 

initiate the 60-day objection period and 

is the exclusive means for calculating 

the time to file an objection (36 CFR 

219.16 and 219.52). An electronic scan 

of the notice with the publication date 

will be posted on El Yunque National 

Forest’s website at: http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/elyunque/land

management/planning. 

The objection process under 36 CFR 

219 subpart B, provides an opportunity 

for members of the public who have 

participated in the planning process for 

El Yunque National Forest to have any 

unresolved concerns reviewed by the 

Forest Service prior to a final decision 

by the Responsible Official. Only those 

who provided substantive formal 


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