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(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 

hour per response. 

Respondents: Federal animal health 

authorities of certain regions that export 

live poultry, poultry meat, and other 

poultry products; importers. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 11. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 19.272727. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 212. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 212 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 21st day of 

May 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12768 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0018] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Papaya From Colombia 

and Ecuador 

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 for the importation of 

commercial shipments of fresh papaya 

from Colombia and Ecuador into the 

continental United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 24, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

Detail;D=APHIS-2012-0018-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0018, 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-2012-0018 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 regulations for the 

importation of commercial shipments of 

fresh papaya from Colombia and 

Ecuador, contact Ms. Dorothy Wayson, 

Regulatory Coordination Specialist, 

Regulatory Coordination and 

Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 851–2036. 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 Papaya from 

Colombia and Ecuador. 

OMB Number: 0579–0358. 

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 319.56–56). 

Under these regulations, commercial 

shipments of fresh papaya from 

Colombia and Ecuador are subject to 

certain conditions before entering the 

continental United States to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States. The regulations include 

requirements for approved production 

locations; field sanitation; hot water 

treatment; procedures for packing and 

shipping the papayas; and fruit fly 

trapping in papaya production areas. In 

order to document that these 

requirements have been met, the 

regulations require the use of 

phytosanitary certificates and 

recordkeeping. 

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 0.5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: National plant 

protection organizations of Colombia 

and Ecuador and importers of papaya. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 3. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 100.666. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 302. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 151 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. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2012 / Notices 31295 

Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

May 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12766 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Economic Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Economic Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) implementing regulations, this 

notice announces the Economic 

Research Service’s (ERS) intention to 

request renewal of approval for an 

annual information collection on 

supplemental food security questions in 

the Current Population Survey (CPS), 

commencing with the December 2013 

survey. These data will be used: to 

monitor household-level food security 

and food insecurity in the United States; 

to assess food security and changes in 

food security for population subgroups; 

to assess the need for, and performance 

of, domestic food assistance programs; 

to improve the measurement of food 

security; and to provide information to 

aid in public policy decision making. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by July 24, 2012 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to Mark Nord, 

Food Assistance Branch, Food 

Economics Division, Economic Research 

Service, Room 5–232, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Mail Stop 

1800, Washington, DC 20050–1800. 

Submit electronic comments to 

marknord@ers.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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Nord at the address in the 

preamble. Tel. 202–694–5433. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Current Population Survey Food 

Security Supplement. 

OMB Number: 0536–0043. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Intent To Seek 

Approval To Extend an Information 

Collection for 3 Years. 

Abstract: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) and OMB regulations at 5 

CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 

1995), this notice announces the ERS 

intention to request renewal of approval 

for an annual information collection. 

The U.S. Census Bureau will 

supplement the December CPS, 

beginning in 2013, with questions 

regarding household food shopping, use 

of food and nutrition assistance 

programs, food sufficiency, and 

difficulties in meeting household food 

needs. A similar supplement has been 

appended to the CPS annually since 

1995. The last collection was in 

December 2011. 

ERS is responsible for conducting 

studies and evaluations of the Nation’s 

food and nutrition assistance programs 

that are administered by the Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS), U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. The 

Department currently spends about 

$103 billion each year to ensure access 

to nutritious, healthful diets for all 

Americans. The Food and Nutrition 

Service administers the 15 food 

assistance programs of the USDA 

including the Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly 

called the Food Stamp Program, the 

National School Lunch Program, and 

the Special Supplemental Nutrition 

Program for Women, Infants, and 

Children (WIC). These programs, which 

serve 1 in 4 Americans, represent our 

Nation’s commitment to the principle 

that no one in our country should lack 

the food needed for an active, healthy 

life. They provide a safety net to people 

in need. The programs’ goals are to 

provide needy persons with access to a 

more nutritious diet, to improve the 

eating habits of the Nation’s children, 

and to help America’s farmers by 

providing an outlet for the distribution 

of food purchased under farmer 

assistance authorities. 

The data collected by the food 

security supplement will be used to 

monitor the prevalence of food security 

and the prevalence and severity of food 

insecurity among the Nation’s 

households. The prevalence of these 

conditions as well as year-to-year trends 

in their prevalence will be estimated at 

the national level and for population 

subgroups. The data will also be used to 

monitor the amounts that households 

spend for food and their use of 

community food pantries and 

emergency kitchens. These statistics 

along with research based on the data 

will be used to identify the causes and 

consequences of food insecurity, and to 

assess the need for, and performance of, 

domestic food assistance programs. The 

data will also be used to improve the 

measurement of food security and to 

develop measures of additional aspects 

and dimensions of food security. This 

consistent measurement of the extent 

and severity of food insecurity will aid 

in policy decision-making. 

The supplemental survey instrument 

was developed in conjunction with food 

security experts nationwide as well as 

survey method experts within the 

Census Bureau and was reviewed in 

2006 by the Committee on National 

Statistics of the National Research 

Council. This supplemental information 

will be collected by both personal visit 

and telephone interviews in conjunction 

with the regular monthly CPS 

interviewing. Interviews will be 

conducted using Computer Assisted 

Personal Interview (CAPI) and 

Computer Assisted Telephone Interview 

(CATI) methods. 

Authority: Legislative authority for the 

planned data collection are 7 U.S.C. 2204(a) 

and 7 U.S.C. 2026(a)(1) of the Food and 

Nutrition Act of 2008. This latter section 

authorizes the Secretary to enter into 

contracts with private and public institutions 

to collect data to undertake research that 

would improve the administration and 

effectiveness of the SNAP in delivering 

nutrition-related benefits. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this data collection is 

estimated to average 7.7 minutes (after 

rounding) for each household that 

responds to the labor force portion of 

the CPS. The estimate is based on the 

number of households that were asked 

each question in recent survey years and 

typical reading and response times for 

the questions. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Number of 

Respondents: 53,935. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,927 hours. Copies of this 

information collection can be obtained 

from Mark Nord at the address in the 

preamble. 

Comments: 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 will 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 used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

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