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collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), OIRA_Submission@ 

OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 

and to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. 

Comments regarding these information 

collections are best assured of having 

their full effect if received within 30 

days of this notification. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8958. 

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: Negative Quality Control 

Review Schedule. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0034. 

Summary of Collection: The 

legislative basis for the operation of the 

quality control system is provided by 

section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act 

of 2008. State agencies are required to 

perform Quality Control (QC) reviews 

for the Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP). Section 

275.21 requires State agencies to submit 

reports to enable the Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) to monitor their 

compliance with Program requirements 

relative to the Quality Control Review 

System. FNS will collect information 

using forms FNS–245 Negative Case 

Action Review Schedule. 

Need and Use of the Information: FNS 

will collect information to record data 

in negative case reviews. Negative case 

actions include the denial, termination 

or suspension of benefits. If the 

information were not collected, it would 

delay the awarding of monetary 

incentives in which the negative error 

rate played a role. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 53. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 120,812. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29881 Filed 12–10–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0093] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Introduction of Organisms and 

Products Altered or Produced Through 

Genetic Engineering 

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 introduction of 

organisms and products altered or 

produced through genetic engineering. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before February 

11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0093- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0093, 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-2012-0093 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 regarding the regulations 

for the introduction of organisms and 

products altered or produced through 

genetic engineering, contact Ms. Cynthia 

A. Eck, Document Control Officer, 

Regulatory Operations Programs, BRS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 91, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3892. 

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: 7 CFR part 340; Introduction of 

Organisms and Products Altered or 

Produced Through Genetic Engineering. 

OMB Number: 0579–0085. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

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

Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 

prohibit or restrict the importation, 

entry, or movement in interstate 

commerce of any plant, plant product, 

biological control organism, noxious 

weed, article, or means of conveyance, 

if the Secretary determines that the 

prohibition or restriction is necessary to 

prevent the introduction or the 

dissemination of a plant pest into the 

United States. 

Under that authority, the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

has established regulations in 7 CFR 

part 340, ‘‘Introduction of Organisms 

and Products Altered or Produced 

Through Genetic Engineering Which 

Are Plant Pests or Which There Is 

Reason to Believe Are Plant Pests.’’ The 

regulations govern the introduction 

(importation, interstate movement, or 

release into the environment) of covered 

genetically engineered organisms and 

products (‘‘regulated articles’’). A permit 

must be obtained or a notification 

acknowledged before a regulated article 

may be introduced. 

The regulations set forth the permit 

application requirements and the 

notification procedures for the 

importation, interstate movement, or 

release into the environment of a 

regulated article and necessitate certain 

information and recordkeeping 

requirements, including APHIS-issued 

permits, applicants’ field testing 

records, and the submission of protocols 

to ensure compliance. 

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 

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(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 

0.945142857 hours per response. 

Respondents: Applicants from 

agricultural companies. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 121. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 29. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 3,500. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 3,308 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 6th day of 

December 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29882 Filed 12–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0085] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; APHIS Online 

Reporting Form 

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 

that allows the public to report sightings 

of plant pests and diseases. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before February 

11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS–2012– 

0085–0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0085, 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–2012–0085 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 APHIS Online 

Reporting Form, contact Ms. Heather 

Curlett, Outreach and Risk 

Communications Coordinator, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 130, 

Riverdale MD 20737; (301) 851–2294. 

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: APHIS Online Reporting Form. 

OMB Number: 0579–0311. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: As authorized by the Plant 

Protection Act (U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 

(PPA), the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS), either 

independently or in cooperation with 

States, may carry out operations or 

measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, 

control, prevent, or retard the spread of 

plant pests and diseases that are new to 

or not widely distributed within the 

United States. This authority allows 

APHIS to establish control programs for 

a number of pests and diseases of 

concern, including Asian longhorned 

beetle (ALB), emerald ash borer beetle, 

and citrus greening, to name a few. 

APHIS relies on the public to report 

sightings of pests of concern or 

suspicious signs of pest or disease 

damage they may see in their local area. 

This reporting is currently done through 

a simple voluntary online form 

currently used to obtain reports from the 

public on sightings or signs of ALB. 

Reports can come from areas that are 

under regulatory oversight and those 

areas where no regulatory oversight 

currently exists. Surveys performed by 

members of the general public, nature 

organizations, school groups, garden 

clubs, and others help APHIS uncover 

unknown infestations. In fact, surveys 

conducted by the public supplement the 

work done by the Agency’s surveyors. 

The current online form is used to 

obtain reports from the public on signs 

or sightings of ALB. This information 

collection activity was approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under control number 0579– 

0311. However, since the form allows 

the public to only enter information 

concerning ALB, APHIS is expanding 

the form to enable the public to submit 

reports about a variety of pests and 

diseases. This information will be used 

to identify new or expanded outbreaks 

of pests and diseases of concern. The 

reports, as they are collected, will be 

transmitted to the appropriate officials 

in APHIS’ Plant Protection and 

Quarantine program for follow-up, 

including onsite inspections by APHIS 

officials or State department of 

agriculture plant pest experts. Followup questions or details on location will 

be obtained by contacting the 

respondent for more information and 

directions. 

We are asking OMB to approve our 

use of this information collection 

activity 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 

information collection on those who are 

to respond, through use, as appropriate, 

of automated, electronic, mechanical, 


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