27936 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 92 / Monday, May 13, 2013 / Notices 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Nursery and Christmas Tree 

Production Survey and Nursery and 

Floriculture Chemical Use Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0244. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is 

charged with the responsibility of 

providing reliable, up-to-date 

information concerning the Nation’s 

crop and livestock production, prices, 

and disposition, as well as 

environmental statistics. This includes 

estimates of production and value of key 

nursery products and chemical use by 

nursery and floriculture production 

operations. Congress appropriated funds 

for the collection of pesticide use data 

on nursery and floriculture operations. 

This data will expand the existing 

NASS pesticide database that contains 

comprehensive annual pesticide use 

reports. NASS will collect the 

information using surveys. The 

authority for these data collection 

activities is granted under U.S. Code 

Title 7, Section 2204. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Nursery and Christmas tree production 

data and nursery and floriculture 

chemical use data will be used by 

NASS, the Environmental Protection 

Agency, the nursery and floriculture 

industries, and other parties to assess 

the environmental and economic impact 

of various programs, policies, and 

procedures on nursery and floriculture 

operators and workers. The basic 

chemical use and farm practices 

information also will be used to 

enhance the national chemical use 

database maintained by NASS. This 

database is an integral source of data 

necessary for on-going risk assessments 

related to dietary exposure to chemicals, 

worker safety, water quality, and 

ecological resources. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 8,136. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Triennial. 

Total Burden Hours: 5,075. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–11213 Filed 5–10–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–13–0013] 

Request for Extension and Revision of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection With Additional Merge of 

Additional Collection: Regulations 

Governing Inspection and Certification 

of Fresh and Processed Fruits, 

Vegetables and Other Products 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the merger of Agricultural 

Marketing Service’s (AMS) Fresh 

Products Division with the Processed 

Products Division: The newly combined 

program is named Specialty Crops 

Inspection Division. The purpose of this 

notice is to revise and rename two 

information collections, 0581–0125 

Regulation Governing Inspection, 

Certification, Standards, and Audit 

Services for Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, 

and Other Products—7 CFR part 51 and 

0581–0234 Reporting Requirements 

under the Regulations Governing 

Inspections and Certification of 

Processed Fruits and Vegetables and 

Related Products—7 CFR part 52. This 

notice also combines, 0581–0125 

Regulation Governing Inspection, 

Certification, Standards, and Audit 

Services for Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, 

and Other Products—7 CFR part 51 and 

0581–0234 Reporting Requirements 

under the Regulations Governing 

Inspections and Certification of 

Processed Fruits and Vegetables and 

Related Products—7 CFR part 52 

providing approved information 

collections into one and request 

extension approval of the information 

collection retitled Regulations 

Governing Inspection and Certification 

of Fresh and Processed Fruits, 

Vegetables and Other Products 7 CFR 

part 51 and part 52 from the Office of 

Management and Budget. Specialty 

Crops Inspection Division provides 

nationwide inspection, certification and 

auditing services for fresh and 

processed fruits, vegetables, and other 

products on a ‘‘user fee’’ basis to 

facilitate trading of agricultural products 

on international, interstate and 

intrastate levels. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by May 31, 2013, to be assured 

consideration. 

Additional Information: Interested 

persons are invited to submit comments 

on the Web at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or contact 

Nathaniel W. Taylor, Inspection Branch 

Chief, Specialty Crops Inspection 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC, and 20250; email: 

Nathaniel.Taylor@ams.usda.gov; Ph.: 

800–811–2373; or fax: 202–720–0393. 

Comments should make reference to the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. All comments 

received will be posted without change, 

including the identity of the individuals 

or entities and their personal 

information, and will be available for 

public inspection via the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

address cited above during regular 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations Governing 

Inspection Certification and Audit 

Services for Fresh and Processed Fruits, 

Vegetables, and Other Products—7 CFR 

part 51 and part 52. 

OMB Number: 0581–0125. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

31, 2013. 

Type of Request: Revision and 

Extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

Act of 1946, (7 U.S.C., 1621–1627) as 

amended authorizes the Agricultural 

Marketing Service, Specialty Crops 

Inspection Division to provide 

inspection and certification of the 

quality and condition of agricultural 

products. Specialty Crops Inspection 

Division provides a nationwide 

inspection, grading, and auditing 

service for fresh and processed fruits, 

vegetables and other products to 

shippers, importers, processors, sellers, 

buyers, and other financially interested 

parties on a ‘‘user fee’’ basis. The use of 

services is voluntary and is made 

available only upon request or when 

specified by some special program or 

contract. Information is needed to carry 

out the inspection, grading, or auditing 

services. Such information includes; the 

name and location of the person or 

company requesting services, the type 

and location of the product to be 

inspected, the type of inspection being 

requested, information that will identify 

the product or type and scope of audit 

requested. With this revision, Specialty 

Crops Inspection Division is including 

information collection requirements 

currently approved by OMB control 

number 0581–0125 Regulations 


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Governing Inspection, Certification, 

Standards and Audit Services for Fresh 

Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Products— 

CFR part 51 (Expires 10/31/13) and 

0581–0234 Reporting Requirement 

under the Regulations Governing 

Instruction and Certification of 

Processed Fruits and Vegetables and 

Related Products 7 CFR part 52 (Expires 

1/31/14). Upon approval AMS will 

request a discontinuation for 0581–0234 

from OMB. Merging the Collections will 

enable the Division to more efficiently 

manage the collection and prevent 

duplication of burden. 

Regulations Governing Inspection, 

Certification, Standards and Audit 

Services for Fresh Fruits, Vegetables 

and Other Products—7 CFR Part 51 

(0581–0125) 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average 0.03 hours per response. 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit, nonprofit institutions, farms or 

federal, state, local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,657. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

129,769. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 15. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,127. 

Reporting Requirements under the 

Regulations Governing Inspection and 

Certification of Processed Fruits and 

Vegetables and Related Products 7 CFR 

part 52 (0581–0234). 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average 0.33 hours per response. 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit, nonprofit institutions, farms or 

federal, state, local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,446. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

15,218. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 11. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,990. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: May 7, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–11211 Filed 5–10–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0031] 

Environmental Impact Statement; Feral 

Swine Damage Management 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement and 

notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service plans to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) to 

address the need for a national feral 

swine damage management program to 

protect agriculture, natural resources, 

property, and human health and safety. 

This notice identifies potential issues 

and alternatives that will be studied in 

the EIS, requests public comments to 

further delineate the scope of the 

alternatives and environmental impacts 

and issues, and provides notice of 

public meeting. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 12, 

2013. We will also consider comments 

received at a public meeting to be held 

on May 23, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the USDA Center at Riverside, 

Oklahoma City Memorial Conference 

Center, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 

20737. 

You may submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0031-0002. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send your comment to Project 

Managers, Feral Swine EIS, USDA 

APHIS–WS, 732 Lois Drive, Sun Prairie, 

WI 53590. 

• At the public meeting in person at 

the USDA Center at Riverside, 

Oklahoma City Memorial Conference 

Center, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 

20737. 

• By visiting http://www.aphis.usda.

gov/wildlife_damage/feral_swine/index.

shtml for details on how to access the 

public meeting via the Internet and to 

submit comments. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this notice may 

be viewed at http://www.regulations.

gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0031 

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. 

Additional information about feral 

swine may be viewed by visiting the 

APHIS feral swine Web page at: http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/

feral_swine/index.shtml. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kimberly Wagner, Staff Wildlife 

Biologist, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 732 

Lois Drive, Sun Prairie, WI 53590; (608) 

837–2727. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Feral swine are a harmful and 

destructive invasive species. Their 

geographic range is rapidly expanding 

and their populations are increasing 

exponentially across the United States. 

Feral swine also occur in Guam, Puerto 

Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern 

Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. 

Feral swine can inflict significant 

damage to numerous resources 

including physical damage to crops and 

property; predation on livestock; disease 

transmission threats to livestock, 

humans, and wildlife; and other threats 

to human health and safety. Feral swine 

also damage natural resources including 

sensitive habitats and endangered 

species. The Tribes, States, and 

Territories have legal authority to 

manage feral swine. Executive Order 

13112 directs Federal agencies to use 

their programs and authorities to 

prevent the introduction of invasive 

species, control populations of invasive 

species, and minimize the economic or 

environmental harm, or harm to human 

health caused by invasive species. The 

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) has been receiving increased 

numbers of requests from local 

governments and private entities to 

assist with feral swine damage 

management. 


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