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lesions on the fruit of infected plants 

and cause infected fruit to drop from 

trees before reaching maturity. The 

aggressive A (Asiatic) strain of citrus 

canker can infect susceptible plants 

rapidly and lead to extensive economic 

losses in commercial citrus-producing 

areas. 

APHIS regulations to prevent the 

interstate spread of citrus canker are 

contained in ‘‘Subpart—Citrus Canker’’ 

(7 CFR 301.75–1 through 301.75–17). 

The regulations restrict the interstate 

movement of regulated articles from and 

through areas quarantined because of 

citrus canker and provide, among other 

things, conditions under which 

regulated nursery stock and fruit may be 

moved interstate. The interstate 

movement of regulated nursery stock 

and fruit from quarantined areas 

involves information collection 

activities, including cooperative 

agreements, certificates, and limited 

permits. 

Since the last approval, we have 

adjusted the number of respondents due 

to an increase in shipping requests for 

citrus from Florida, and as a result, the 

estimated total annual burden on 

respondents has increased to 1,943 

hours. 

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 0.2 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Citrus growers and 

packinghouses. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 371. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 26. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 9,642. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1,943 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 19th day of 

September 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23309 Filed 9–24–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0068] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine 

and Regulations 

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 interstate 

movement of regulated articles to 

prevent the spread of Phytophthora 

ramorum. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

25, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

Detail;D=APHIS-013-0068-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0068, 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-2013-0068 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 

interstate movement of regulated 

articles to prevent the spread of 

Phytophthora ramorum, contact Dr. 

Prakash K. Hebbar, National Policy 

Manager, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; 

(301) 851–2228. 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: Phytophthora Ramorum; 

Quarantine and Regulations. 

OMB Number: 0579–0310. 

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. 

In accordance with the regulations in 

‘‘Subpart–Phytophthora Ramorum’’ 

(§§ 301.92 through 301.92–12), the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) restricts the 

interstate movement of certain articles 

to prevent the spread of Phytophthora 

ramorum, the plant pathogen that 

causes the disease commonly known as 

sudden oak death. The regulations 

contain requirements for the interstate 

movement of regulated articles, such as 

nursery stock and certain trees, from 

both quarantined and nonquarantined 

areas and involve information collection 

activities, including an USDA-APHIS 

Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 

Compliance Agreement (PPQ Form 519), 

issuance and cancellation of certificates, 

maintaining records of shipments, and 

records of fungicide applications. 

Since the last approval of these 

collection activities, there have been 

several changes to the P. ramorum 

program. APHIS no longer applies the P. 

ramorum regulatory requirements to the 

interstate movement of non-host nursery 

stock from certain nurseries located in 

the regulated areas of California, 

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Oregon, and Washington. We have also 

adjusted the number of record keepers 

of fungicide applications to more 

accurately reflect the number of 

nurseries. In addition, we have reduced 

the number of record keepers for 

incoming and outgoing shipments of 

plants to reflect the number of host 

nurseries and farms that record 

shipments. All of these changes have 

led to changes in our burden estimates. 

For instance, we have increased the 

estimate of burden from 0.31 to 1.097 

hours per response and increased the 

estimated total annual burden on 

respondents from 2,263 to 4,076 hours. 

We have also decreased the estimated 

annual number of responses and the 

estimated annual number of responses 

per respondent from 7,227 to 3,717 and 

5.06 to 2.26, respectively. Lastly, we 

have increased the estimated annual 

number of respondents from 1,427 to 

1,644, 

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 

1.097 hours per response. 

Respondents: Nurseries in California, 

Oregon, and Washington. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1,644. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 2.26. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 3,717. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 4,076 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 19th day of 

September 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23301 Filed 9–24–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council Meetings 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Urban and 

Community Forestry Advisory Council 

will meet on November 5 and 6, 2013. 

The meeting will be held in Pittsburgh, 

PA, at the Westin Convention Center 

Pittsburgh. The purpose of this meeting 

is to present past grant projects the 

Council recommended to the public and 

those attending the Partners in 

Community Forestry Conference; 

finalize their annual accomplishment 

and recommendations report to the 

Secretary; address items related to the 

urban forestry 10-year action plan; 

finalize the 2015 Urban and Community 

Forestry grant categories and listen to 

local constituents urban forestry 

concerns. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 5 and 6, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. each day or until Council 

business is completed. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting on both days 

will be held at the Westin Convention 

Center Pittsburgh, 1000 Penn Ave., 

Pittsburgh, PA 15222. 

Written comments concerning this 

meeting should be addressed to Nancy 

Stremple, Executive Staff, National 

Urban and Community Forestry 

Advisory Council, 1400 Independence 

Ave. SW., MS–1151, Washington, DC 

20250–1151. Comments may also be 

sent via email to nstremple@fs.fed.us, or 

via facsimile to 202–690–5792. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. Visitors 

wishing to view these documents are 

encouraged to call ahead to facilitate 

entry into the USDA Forest Service 

temporary address: 1621 North Kent 

Street, RPE, 9th Floor, Rosslyn,VA 

22209. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff, 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., MS–1151, 

Washington, DC 20250–1151, desk 

phone 202–205–7829, or cell phone 

202–309–9873, email: nstremple@

fs.fed.us. 

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 Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Those 

interested in attending should contact 

Nancy Stremple to be placed on the 

meeting attendance list. Meeting 

attendees should check-in at the 

registration table on the second floor of 

the hotel. Conference staff will direct 

attendees to the meeting room location. 

Please contact the hotel directly for 

directions and parking information. The 

Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh 

number is 412 560–6331. 

Council discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Council 

members; however, persons who wish 

to bring urban and community forestry 

matters to the attention of the Council 

may file written statements with the 

Council Executive Staff (1400 

Independence Ave. SW., MS–1151, 

Washington, DC 20250–1151, email: 

nstremple@fs.fed.us) before or after the 

meeting. Public input sessions will be 

provided at the meeting. 

Meeting Accommodations: If you are 

a person requiring reasonable 

accommodation, please make a request 

in advance for sign language 

interpreting, assistive listening devices 

or other reasonable accommodation for 

access to the facility or procedings by 

contacting the person listed under For 

Further Information Contact. All 

reasonable accommodation requests are 

managed on a case by case basis. 

Dated: September 19, 2013. 

James E. Hubbard, 

Deputy Chief, Stste and Private Forestry. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23395 Filed 9–24–13; 8:45 am] 

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