3756 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 25, 2022 / Notices 

information, to https://

www.regulations.gov. Out of an 

abundance of caution for USDA 

employees and the public, onsite review 

is closed, with limited exceptions, to 

reduce the risk of COVID–19 

transmission. However, remote 

customer service will continue via email 

at the contact information cited above. 

The public is encouraged to submit 

comments via https://

www.regulations.gov or email, as there 

may be a delay in processing mail. Hand 

deliveries and couriers may be received 

by scheduled appointment only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyson P. Whitney, Director, 

Transparency and Accountability 

Reporting Division, Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer, Room 3027–S, Mail 

Stop 9011, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20250; 202–720– 

8978, tyson.whitney@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35) and Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 

part 1320, this notice announces the 

intention of the USDA Office of the 

Chief Financial Officer to request the 

renewal of a currently approved 

information collection (OMB No. 0505– 

0027) for suspension and debarment 

and drug-free workplace certifications. 

Title: Suspension and Debarment and 

Drug-Free Workplace Certifications. 

OMB Number: 0505–0027. 

Expiration Date of Current Approval: 

April 30, 2022. 

Type of Request: Intent to extend a 

currently approved information 

collection for three years. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this total collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.25 

hours per response per individual form. 

This burden is assumed for all forms in 

the aggregate. 

Type of Respondents: Individuals or 

private entities; businesses or other for 

profit; not-for profit; Federal, state, local 

or tribal governments; institutions of 

higher education or other research 

organizations; foreign organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

620,697. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,241,394. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 310,349. 

Form Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Number of 

responses 

Average 

time to 

prepare (hrs) 

Total annual 

burden on 

respondents 

(hrs) 

AD–1047 .............................................................................. 124,170 2 248,340 0.25 62,085 

AD–1048 .............................................................................. 124,131 2 248,262 0.25 62,066 

AD–1049 .............................................................................. 124,170 2 248,340 0.25 62,085 

AD–1050 .............................................................................. 124,113 2 248,226 0.25 62,057 

AD–1052 .............................................................................. 124,113 2 248,226 0.25 62,057 

Total .............................................................................. 620,697 2 1,241,394 0.25 310,349 

Comments from interested parties are 

invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. 

Tyson P. Whitney, 

Director, Transparency and Accountability 

Reporting Division. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01392 Filed 1–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2021–0041] 

Notice of Decision To Revise the 

Requirements for the Importation of 

Plums (Prunus domestica) From Chile 

Into the United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public of 

our decision to revise the requirements 

relative to the importation into the 

United States of plums from Chile. 

Based on the findings of a commodity 

import evaluation document, which we 

made available to the public for review 

and comment through a previous notice, 

we have determined that, in addition to 

the existing option of irradiation, plums 

from Chile may safely be imported 

under a systems approach for mitigation 

of the risk posed by European grapevine 

moth, with an additional option for 

fumigation with methyl bromide. 

DATES: The articles covered by this 

notification may be authorized for 

importation under the revised 

requirements after January 25, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Claudia Ferguson, Senior Regulatory 

Policy Specialist, Plant Health 

Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; 

(301) 851–2352; Claudia.Ferguson@

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) 

of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) 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 and spread 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 


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1To view the Federal Order, go to: https://

www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_

imports/federal_order/downloads/2021/da-2021- 

04.pdf. 

2To view the notice and the CIED, go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–2021–0041 in 

the Search field. 

fruits and vegetables authorized for 

importation into the United States, as 

well as the requirements for their 

importation, are listed on the internet in 

APHIS’ Fruits and Vegetables Import 

Requirements database, or FAVIR 

(https://epermits.aphis.usda.gov/ 

manual). 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. 

Chile plums (Prunus domestica) are 

currently listed in FAVIR as authorized 

for importation into the United States. 

Following detections during 

preclearance inspections in Chile of 

European grapevine moth (EGVM; 

Lobesia botrana) larvae and pupae in 

plums intended for shipment to the 

United States, on April 1, 2021, 

however, APHIS issued a Federal Order 

(DA–2021–04) 1 modifying the 

requirements for such imports to 

prevent the introduction of EGVM. The 

Federal Order required plums exported 

to the United States from Chile to be 

irradiated with a minimum absorbed 

dose of 400 Gy upon arrival in the 

United States or subjected to methyl 

bromide fumigation that was conducted 

in Chile under an APHIS preclearance 

program. The allowance for methyl 

bromide fumigation provided for in the 

Federal Order ended on May 31, 2021. 

The national plant protection 

organization (NPPO) of Chile has 

requested that APHIS revise the import 

requirements for plums from Chile to 

the United States to allow for alternative 

mitigations to address EGVM other than 

irradiation. In response to this request 

from the NPPO, APHIS prepared a 

commodity import evaluation document 

(CIED). The CIED recommended that, in 

addition to irradiation, the EGVM risk 

associated with the importation of 

plums from Chile could also be 

mitigated by a systems approach or by 

methyl bromide fumigation in Chile or 

at the port of entry in the United States. 

Accordingly, in accordance with the 

requirements of § 319.56–4, we 

published a notice 2 in the Federal 

Register on November 3, 2021 (86 FR 

60613–60614, Docket No. APHIS–2021– 

0041), in which we announced the 

availability, for review and comment, of 

the CIED. 

We solicited comments on the notice 

for 60 days ending January 3, 2022. We 

received 35 comments by that date. 

They were from producers, importers, 

U.S. and Chilean trade associations, a 

port authority, the Government of Chile, 

and individual members of the public. 

All but two supported the proposal. The 

comments are discussed below by topic. 

The commenters who opposed the 

proposed systems approach viewed 

irradiation as a more effective treatment 

approach. One commenter stated that 

our proposed systems approach may be 

inadequate to mitigate the risk of an 

EGVM introduction via the importation 

of plums from Chile because the plums 

are produced in a region where EGVM 

is prevalent. The commenter further 

suggested that not all farms that produce 

the plums will be able to comply with 

our systems approach requirements and 

that it was likely that the great majority 

of the smaller farms in proximity to the 

larger ones will not be able to properly 

mitigate the pest. According to the 

commenter, restricted pests have been 

found before in other commodities that 

are currently imported from Chile under 

systems approach. 

We do not agree with these 

commenters that irradiation should be 

the only approved mitigation for the 

importation of plums from Chile into 

the United States. APHIS has 

determined that the systems approach 

will also provide an appropriate level of 

phytosanitary protection. We note that 

the systems approach includes measures 

that specifically address the 

commenters’ concerns: Only sites that 

are registered with the NPPO may 

export under the systems approach, 

registered sites must trap for EGVM 

according to guidelines approved by 

APHIS, and all sites in regulated or 

control areas for EGVM must be 

inspected by the NPPO for EGVM. 

Additionally, all shipments of plums 

from Chile will be subject to inspection 

for quarantine pests under the terms of 

APHIS preclearance, and may be subject 

to inspection at ports of entry into the 

United States. 

We also note that the commenters’ 

concerns did not pertain to the efficacy 

of methyl bromide. 

One of the commenters also opposed 

fumigation with methyl bromide on the 

grounds that it is harmful to human 

health. The commenter expressed the 

view that methyl bromide should be 

banned. 

While APHIS regulates the use of 

methyl bromide as a pest risk mitigation 

measure, the Agency does not have the 

statutory authority to regulate for public 

health or ban its usage on public health 

grounds. 

One of the commenters writing in 

support of the proposal requested that to 

ensure continuity in the market, we 

authorize entry of the fruit, subject to 

fumigation or quarantine requirements 

as needed but not irradiation, prior to 

the effective date of this notice by 

means of a Federal Order. 

As noted previously in this notice, the 

regulations in paragraph (c) of § 319.56– 

4 provide that if the Administrator 

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 

paragraph further provides that this 

notice will be published, and public 

comment solicited, prior to allowing 

importation of the fruit or vegetable 

subject to the phytosanitary measures 

specified in the notice. These regulatory 

provisions preclude the issuance of a 

Federal Order in order to relieve 

restrictions on the importation of plums 

from Chile as requested by the 

commenter. 

Finally, several commenters asked 

that this final notice be issued and 

effective the day the comment period 

closed. 

As a Federal Register document, this 

notice is subject to the review and 

clearance processes that are required for 

all such documents issued by the 

USDA. 

Therefore, in accordance with the 

regulations in § 319.56–4(c), we are 

announcing our decision to authorize 

the importation into the United States of 

plums from Chile subject to the 

conditions listed in the CIED that 

accompanied the initial notice. 

These conditions will be listed in the 

FAVIR database (available at https://

epermits.aphis.usda.gov/manual). In 

addition to these specific measures, 

plums from Chile will be subject to the 

general requirements listed in § 319.56– 

3 that are applicable to the importation 

of all fruits and vegetables. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), the recordkeeping and burden 

requirements associated with this action 

are included under the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number 0579–0049. 


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E-Government Act Compliance 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service is committed to 

compliance with the E- Government Act 

to promote the use of the internet and 

other information technologies, to 

provide increased opportunities for 

citizen access to Government 

information and services, and for other 

purposes. For information pertinent to 

E-Government Act compliance related 

to this notice, please contact Mr. Joseph 

Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork Reduction 

Act Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. 

Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

designated this action as not a major 

rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772, 

and 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 

7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of 

January 2022. 

Mark Davidson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01388 Filed 1–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meetings of the 

Arkansas Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Arkansas Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a virtual (online) 

meeting Friday, February 4, 2022 at 1:00 

p.m. Central Time. The purpose of the 

meeting is for the Committee to discuss 

testimony received regarding IDEA 

compliance and implementation in 

Arkansas schools. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, February 4, 2022 1:00 p.m.–2:00 

p.m. Central time. 

ADDRESSES:

Web Access (audio/visual): Register at: 

https://bit.ly/3FjiuTD 

Phone Access (Audio Only): 800–360– 

9505, Access Code: 2764 352 2963 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Wojnaroski, Designated Federal 

Officer, at mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 

(202) 618–4158. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may join online or listen 

to this discussion through the above 

call-in number. An open comment 

period will be provided to allow 

members of the public to make a 

statement as time allows. Callers can 

expect to incur regular charges for calls 

they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plan. The 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Individuals who are 

deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may 

also follow the proceedings by first 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 

800–877–8339 and providing the 

Service with the conference call number 

and conference ID number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

emailed to Melissa Wojnaroski at 

mwojnaroski@usccr.gov. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

Arkansas Advisory Committee link. 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome & Roll Call 

II. Discussion: IDEA Compliance and 

Implementation in Arkansas School 

III. Public Comment 

VI. Adjournment 

Dated: January 19, 2022. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01347 Filed 1–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to 

the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a meeting on 

Monday February 7, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. 

Eastern time. The Committee will 

review project proposal to study civil 

rights and fair housing in the state. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Monday February 7, 2022 from 12:00 

p.m.–1:00 p.m. Eastern time. 

ADDRESSES:

Online Regisration (Audio/Visual): 

https://bit.ly/33QlGJo. 

Telephone (Audio Only): Dial 800– 

360–9505 USA Toll Free; Access code: 

2763 112 6887. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 

mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353– 

8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may listen to these 

discussions. 

Committee meetings are available to 

the public through the above listed 

online registration link or call in 

number. Any interested member of the 

public may call this number and listen 

to the meeting. An open comment 

period will be provided to allow 

members of the public to make a 

statement as time allows. Callers can 

expect to incur regular charges for calls 

they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plan. The 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Individuals who are 

deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may 

also follow the proceedings by first 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 

800–877–8339 and providing the 

Service with the conference call number 

and conference ID number. 

Members of the public are also 

entitled to submit written comments; 

the comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353– 

8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

Pennsylvania Advisory Committee link. 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 


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