92886 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 227 / Monday, November 25, 2024 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by December 26, 

2024 will be considered. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. An agency 

may not conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information unless the collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB control number and the agency 

informs potential persons who are to 

respond to the collection of information 

that such persons are not required to 

respond to the collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Assessment of Administrative 

Costs of Electronic Healthy Incentives 

Projects. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is 

authorized to collect data under Section 

17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

2008, which authorizes the Secretary of 

Agriculture to contract with private 

institutions to undertake research that 

will help improve the administration 

and effectiveness of the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 

delivering nutrition-related benefits. 

The Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP), 

administered by the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 

distributes benefits to eligible lowincome households through Electronic 

Benefits Transfer (EBT) card technology. 

In Fiscal Year 2023 FNS awarded 

grants to three States, Colorado, 

Louisianna, and Washington for 

implementing Electronic Healthy 

Incentives Projects (eHIP) to leverage 

EBT integration to deliver financial 

incentives at point of purchase to SNAP 

households when they purchase 

qualifying foods (e.g., fruits and 

vegetables). 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

aim of this study is to calculate the costs 

of eHIP in the three States to determine 

the startup and ongoing costs of 

administering incentives to SNAP 

households through EBT integration and 

to estimate the cost of administering 

eHIP at scale. The study will quantify 

startup and ongoing administrative costs 

to State grantees, retailers, and other 

eHIP stakeholders. It will also compare 

administrative costs to the amount of 

funding distributed as incentives. In 

addition, existing national data (such as 

SNAP caseloads and SNAP-authorized 

retailers) and State data from nonproject States (such as State wage rates) 

will be examined in order to estimate 

the cost of nationwide expansion of 

eHIP. Lastly, data from select Gus 

Schumacher Nutrition Incentive 

Program (GusNIP) grantees—that do not 

use EBT integration for delivering 

incentives to SNAP households for 

purchasing fruits and vegetables will be 

examined to estimate the costs and 

return on investment (ROI) of GusNIP 

and compare these to the eHIP costs and 

ROI, in order to provide information on 

how these two incentive delivery 

modalities differ in costs and economic 

impact. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local and Tribal Governments, 

Businesses. 

Number of Respondents: 50. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Once. 

Total Burden Hours: 198.48. 

Rachelle Ragland-Greene, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27582 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0010] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Rescindment of a system of 

records notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a public 

notice of its intent to rescind an Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) Privacy Act system of records 

notice, Animal Damage Control NonFederal Personnel Records, USDA/ 

APHIS–7. This system of records notice 

is rescinded because it has been 

superseded by another system of records 

notice published by the Department. 

DATES: The rescindment will become 

applicable by December 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Enter 

APHIS–2022–0010 in the Search field. 

Select the Documents tab, then select 

the Comment button in the list of 

documents. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2022–0010, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 2C–10.16, 4700 

River Road, Unit 25, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov or in our reading 

room, which is in room 1620 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: Ms. 

Kendra Cross, Deputy Director, Wildlife 

Operations, WS Operational Support 

Staff, 4700 River Road, Unit 87, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (405) 479–3053; 

kendra.b.cross@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

(USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is 

rescinding the system of records notice, 

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1On September 30, 2022, the APHIS Fruits and 

Vegetables Import Requirements (FAVIR) database 

was replaced by the ACIR database. 

Personnel Records, USDA/APHIS–7, 

and removing it from its inventory. This 

system was used to provide State 

supervisors a system for financial and 

manpower management of Animal 

Damage Control programs, record 

disbursement of funds, allow for 

preparation of various statistical reports, 

and maintain records related to 

employees involved in animal damage 

control. 

The Department is rescinding this 

system of records because the records 

previously maintained in the system are 

now maintained within the system of 

records titled ‘‘Wildlife Services 

Information Management System, 

USDA/APHIS–9,’’ which serves as the 

official record of Wildlife Services’ work 

in wildlife damage management 

activities related to agriculture, human 

health and safety, natural resources, and 

human property. 

Rescinding the Animal Damage 

Control Non-Federal Personnel Records 

System will have no adverse impacts on 

individuals as the records are covered 

by and maintained under the Wildlife 

Services Information Management 

System, USDA/APHIS–9. This notice 

hereby rescinds the Animal Damage 

Control Non-Federal Personnel Records 

System of records notice as identified 

below. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

Animal Damage Control Non-Federal 

Personnel Records System, USDA/ 

APHIS–7. 

HISTORY: 

Animal Damage Control Non-Federal 

Personnel Records System, USDA/ 

APHIS–7, was published in its entirety 

on February 27, 1987 (52 FR 6031–6038; 

Docket No. 86–408). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of 

November 2024. 

Michael Watson, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27530 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0032] 

Deregulation of Light Brown Apple 

Moth for the Importation of Fruit From 

New Zealand Into the United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared a commodity 

import evaluation document (CIED) 

relative to deregulating light brown 

apple moth (LBAM) requirements for 

fruit imported from New Zealand into 

the United States. Currently, fruit 

imported from New Zealand into the 

United States must be accompanied by 

a phytosanitary certificate with an 

additional declaration stating that the 

fruit is free of LBAM. Based on the 

findings of the CIED, we are proposing 

to remove the requirement for the 

additional declaration. Accordingly, we 

propose to revise the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service Agricultural 

Commodity Import Requirements 

database regarding LBAM requirements 

for fruit imported from New Zealand 

into the United States. These proposed 

changes would harmonize our domestic 

and import requirements. We are 

making the CIED available to the public 

for review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before January 24, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

APHIS–2020–0032 in the Search field. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2020–0032, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

2C–10.16, 4700 River Road, Unit 25, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at https://

www.regulations.gov by entering 

APHIS–2020–0032 in the Search field, 

or in our reading room, which is located 

in room 1620 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: Ms. 

Julie Orr, Regulatory Policy Specialist, 

IRM, PPQ, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1236; (301) 851–4022; Julie.Orr@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart L— 

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– 

1 through 319.56–12, referred to below 

as the regulations), the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

prohibits or restricts the importation of 

fruits and vegetables into the United 

States from certain parts of the world to 

prevent plant pests from being 

introduced into or disseminated within 

the United States. 

Section 319.56–4 of the regulations 

provides the requirements for 

authorizing the importation of fruits and 

vegetables into the United States, as 

well as revising existing requirements 

for the importation of fruits and 

vegetables. Paragraph (c) of that section 

provides that the name and origin of all 

fruits and vegetables authorized 

importation into the United States, as 

well as the requirements for their 

importation, are listed online; they are 

listed on the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s APHIS Agricultural 

Commodity Import Requirements 

(ACIR) database (https://acir.aphis.

usda.gov/s/).1 It also provides that, if the 

Administrator of APHIS determines that 

any of the phytosanitary measures 

required for the importation of a 

particular fruit or vegetable are no 

longer necessary to reasonably mitigate 

the plant pest risk posed by the fruit or 

vegetable, APHIS will publish a notice 

in the Federal Register making its pest 

risk documentation and determination 

available for public comment. 

The light brown apple moth (LBAM), 

Epiphyas postvittana (Tortricidae), is a 

native pest of Australia and is now 

widely distributed in New Zealand, the 

United Kingdom, Ireland, and New 

Caledonia. LBAM is a pest of concern in 

the United States and elsewhere because 

it can damage a wide range of fruits, 

vegetables, and other valuable plants. It 

was reported in Hawaii in the late 1800s 

and detected in Alameda County, 

California in 2007. In response to the 

2007 detection, APHIS conducted 

delimiting surveys and issued a series of 

Federal Orders to establish quarantines 

and host lists and to regulate the 

movement of LBAM hosts from affected 

areas. 

However, since 2007, APHIS has 

developed pest risk assessments (PRAs) 

for a number of LBAM hosts and 

established that standard commercial 

production practices are sufficient to 

remove any risk from the spread of 

LBAM in commercially produced 

commodities. As a result, APHIS has 

determined that due to both the absence 

of significant damage in commercial 

agriculture and the availability of 

effective treatments, Federal 

involvement to regulate LBAM as a pest 

of quarantine significance for these 


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