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Vol. 79, No. 157 

Thursday, August 14, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, intends 

to grant to Washington State Crop 

Improvement Association of Pullman, 

Washington, an exclusive license to the 

chickpea variety named ‘‘Royal.’’ 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 15, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, 

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mojdeh Bahar of the Office of 

Technology Transfer at the Beltsville 

address given above; telephone: 301– 

504–5989. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Government’s rights in this 

plant variety are assigned to the United 

States of America, as represented by the 

Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the 

public interest to so license this plant 

variety as Washington State Crop 

Improvement Association of Pullman, 

Washington has submitted a complete 

and sufficient application for a license. 

The prospective exclusive license will 

be royalty-bearing and will comply with 

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective 

exclusive license may be granted unless, 

within thirty (30) days from the date of 

this published Notice, the Agricultural 

Research Service receives written 

evidence and argument which 

establishes that the grant of the license 

would not be consistent with the 

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7. 

Mojdeh Bahar, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19246 Filed 8–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0060] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Fresh Pitaya Fruit From Central 

America Into the Continental United 

States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

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 regulations for the 

importation of fresh pitaya fruit from 

Central America into the continental 

United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 14, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0060. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0060, 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-2014-0060 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 fresh pitaya fruit from 

Central America into the continental 

United States, contact Mr. David Lamb, 

Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, 

RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–2103. 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 Fresh Pitaya 

Fruit From Central America Into the 

Continental United States. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0378. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

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 

319.56–69). 

Under these regulations, fresh pitaya 

from Central America may be imported 

into the continental United States under 

certain conditions, as listed in 7 CFR 

319.56–55, to prevent the introduction 

of plant pests into the United States. 

The regulations require information 

collection activities, including 

production site certification and 

registration, review and maintenance of 

records, packinghouse registration, a 

workplan, records of fruit fly detections 

and checking of traps, identification of 

places of production on shipping 

documents, box marking, and a 

phytosanitary certificate with an 

additional declaration. 

When comparing the regulations to 

the information collection activities that 

were previously approved, we found 

that production site registration and box 

markings were omitted from the 


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previous collection. By adding these 

two activities to this information 

collection, the estimated total annual 

burden on respondents has increased 

from 122 hours to 284 hours, and the 

estimated annual number of responses 

has increased from 141 to 100,148. 

However, the estimate of burden has 

decreased from 0.8652 hours per 

response to 0.002 hours per response. 

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 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.002 hours per response. 

Respondents: Shippers and producers 

of fresh pitaya and the national plant 

protection organizations in Central 

America. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 27. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 3,709. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 100,148. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 284 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 8th day of 

August 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19176 Filed 8–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0067] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Baby Squash and Baby 

Courgettes From Zambia 

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 

baby squash and baby courgettes from 

Zambia into the continental United 

States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 14, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0067. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0067, 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-2014-0067 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 baby 

squash and baby courgettes from 

Zambia, contact Mr. Dennis Martin, 

Trade Director, PIM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 140, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–2033. 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 Baby Squash and 

Baby Courgettes From Zambia. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0347. 

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. Regulations 

authorized by the PPA concerning the 

importation of fruits and vegetables into 

the United States from certain parts of 

the world are contained in ‘‘Subpart— 

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– 

1 through 319.56–69). 

Section 319.56–48 provides for the 

importation of baby squash and baby 

courgettes from Zambia into the 

continental United States under certain 

conditions. These regulations require 

the use of certain information collection 

activities, such as inspection of 

greenhouses, labeling of cartons, 

maintaining required trapping records, 

and phytosanitary certificates issued by 

the national plant protection 

organization (NPPO) of Zambia with an 

additional declaration that the baby 

squash or baby courgettes were 

produced in accordance with the 

regulations. 

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 


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