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Vol. 76, No. 133 

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0065] 

Request for Extension of Approval of 

an Information Collection; Domestic 

Quarantine Notices 

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 

regulations to prevent the spread of 

plant pests and diseases within the 

United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

12, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

Detail;D=APHIS-2011-0065-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0065, 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-2011-0065 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) 690–2817 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the domestic quarantine 

regulations to prevent the spread of 

plant pests and diseases, contact Ms. 

Lynn Evans-Goldner, National Program 

Manager, Emergency and Domestic 

Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 160, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 

734–7228. 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: Domestic Quarantine 

Regulations. 

OMB Number: 0579–0088. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) (PPA), the 

Secretary of Agriculture may prohibit or 

restrict the importation, entry, 

exportation, or movement in interstate 

commerce of any plant, plant product, 

biological control organism, noxious 

weed, means of conveyance, or other 

article to prevent a plant pest or noxious 

weed from being introduced into or 

disseminated within the United States. 

This authority has been delegated to the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS), which administers 

regulations to implement the PPA. 

APHIS regulations in 7 CFR part 301, 

‘‘Domestic Quarantine Notices,’’ 

prohibit or restrict the interstate 

movement of certain articles from 

infested areas to noninfested areas to 

prevent the spread of plant pests. 

Federal and State quarantines are 

necessary to regulate the movement of 

articles from infested areas to 

noninfested areas. For example, if an 

area in the United States has been 

placed under quarantine due to the 

Asian longhorned beetle, then certain 

plant products (regulated articles) that 

are susceptible to the Asian longhorned 

beetle can be moved from the 

quarantined area only under certain 

conditions (i.e., after inspection and 

issuance of a certificate or limited 

permit). These measures help prevent 

the Asian longhorned beetle from 

spreading from the quarantined area to 

noninfested areas of the United States. 

Administering these regulations 

requires APHIS to collect information 

from a variety of individuals who are 

involved in growing, packing, handling, 

and transporting plants and plant 

products. The information serves as the 

supporting documentation required for 

the issuance of forms and documents 

that authorize the movement of 

regulated plants and plant products and 

is vital to help prevent the spread of 

injurious plant pests within the United 

States. Collecting this information 

requires us to use a number of forms 

and documents, including certificates, 

limited permits, transit permits, and 

outdoor household article documents. 

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 

0.3271177 hours per response. 

Respondents: State plant regulatory 

officials, State cooperators, and 

individuals involved in growing, 

packing, handling, and transporting 

plants and plant products. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 7,135. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 229.88409. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,640,223. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 536,546 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 


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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 6th day of 

July 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–17462 Filed 7–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Food Distribution 

Forms 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this information collection. This 

collection is a revision of a currently 

approved collection which FNS 

employs to determine public 

participation and the distribution of 

foods in the Food Distribution 

Programs. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before September 12, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions that 

were used; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Laura 

Castro, Branch Chief, Policy Branch, 

Food Distribution Division, Food and 

Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Room 500, Alexandria, VA 22302–1594. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

fax to the attention of Theresa Geldard 

at 703–305–2410 or via e-mail to 

Theresa.Geldard@fns.usda.gov. 

Comments will also be accepted through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 500, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will be a matter 

of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Laura Castro at 

703–305–2662. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Food Distribution Forms. 

Form Numbers: FNS–7, 52, 53, 57, 

152, 153, 155, 663, 667, and SF–425. 

OMB Number: 0584–0293. 

Expiration Date: December 31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Food Distribution 

Programs of the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) assist American 

farmers and needy people by purchasing 

and delivering food to State agencies 

that, in turn, distribute them to 

organizations that assist those in need. 

Effective administration of Food 

Distribution Programs is dependent on 

the collection and submission of 

information from State and local 

agencies to FNS. This information 

includes, for example, the number of 

households served in the programs; the 

quantities of foods ordered, and where 

the food is to be delivered; verification 

of the receipt of a food order; and the 

amounts of USDA foods in inventory. 

FNS employs this information 

collection activity to obtain the data 

necessary to make those calculations. 

This is a revision of an information 

collection based on a final rule titled 

Food Distribution Program on Indian 

Reservations (FDPIR): Amendments 

Related to the Food, Conservation, and 

Energy Act of 2008 published in 76 FR 

18861 on April 6, 2011. This final rule 

codifies several policy changes to 

ensure FDPIR regulations are consistent 

with changes made by the 2008 Farm 

Bill to the Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP). 

Affected Public: Respondent groups 

include: (1) Individuals and households; 

(2) businesses or other for-profit 

agencies; (3) not for profit organizations; 

and (4) State, local, and tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The total estimated number of 

respondents is 469,041. This includes 

457,000 individuals and households, 

500 businesses and other for-profit 

companies, 11,211 private not-for-profit 

organizations, and 330 State, local, and 

tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: The total estimated average 

number of responses is 2.59 per 

respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

1,655,721. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

average response time is 0.27 hours per 

response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: See the table below for 

estimated total annual burden for each 

type of respondent. 

Affected public Est. number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

annual 

responses 

Est. total 

hours per 

response 

Est. total 

burden 

Reporting 

State, Local, and Tribal Governments ................................. 330.00 542.37 178,980.93 0.12 21,935.87 

Private For Profit .................................................................. 500.00 9.12 4,560.00 1.04 4,740.00 

Private Not for Profit ............................................................ 11,211.00 1.48 16,542.26 1.67 27,630.46 

Individual .............................................................................. 457,000.00 2.22 1,013,839.00 0.27 278,466.17 

Total Estimated Reporting Burden ............................... 469,041.00 2.59 1,213,922.19 0.27 332,772.49 


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