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to accomplish its agenda. Individuals or

organizations will be given

approximately 5 minutes to present

their views. All persons making an oral

presentation are requested to provide

their comments in writing. Written

submissions may contain information

other than that presented at the oral

presentation. Written comments may be

submitted to the NOSB at the meeting

or to Mrs. Strother after the meeting at

the above address.

Dated: May 16, 2001.

Kenneth C. Clayton,

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing

Service.

[FR Doc. 01–12685 Filed 5–16–01; 11:35 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 01–033–1]

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of

an Expired Information Collection

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Reinstatement 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 reinstatement of an expired

information collection in support of

regulations governing the importation of

tomatoes from Spain, Chile, France,

Morocco, and Western Sahara to prevent

the introduction of foreign plant pests

into the United States.

DATES: We invite you to comment on

this docket. We will consider all

comments that we receive by July 17,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Please send four copies of

your comment (an original and three

copies) to: Docket No. 01–033–1,

Regulatory Analysis and Development

PPD, APHIS, Suite 3C03, 4700 River

Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–

1238.

Please state that your comment refers

to Docket No. 01–033–1.

You may read any comments that we

receive on this docket in our reading

room. The reading room 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.

APHIS documents published in the

Federal Register, and related

information, including the names of

organizations and individuals who have

commented on APHIS dockets, are

available on the Internet at http://

www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/

webrepor.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information regarding foreign

quarantine regulations, contact Donna L.

West, Import Specialist, Phytosanitary

Issues Management Team, PPQ, APHIS,

4700 River Road, Unit 140, Riverdale,

MD 20737–1232; (301) 734–8262. For

copies of more detailed information on

the information collection, contact Mrs.

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’’ Information

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–

7477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Importation of Tomatoes from

Spain, Chile, France, Morocco, and

Western Sahara.

OMB Number: 0579–0131.

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,

2001.

Type of Request: Reinstatement of an

expired information collection.

Abstract: The United States

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is

responsible for preventing plant pests

from entering the United States and

controlling and eradicating plant pests

in the United States. The Plant

Protection Act authorizes the

Department to carry out this mission.

The Plant Protection and Quarantine

(PPQ) program of USDA’s Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service is

responsible for implementing the

regulations that carry out the intent of

this Act.

The regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits

and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56 through

319.56–8) prohibit or restrict the

importation of fruits and vegetables into

the United States from certain parts of

the world to prevent the introduction

and dissemination of plant pests,

including fruit flies, that are new to or

not widely distributed within the

United States.

The regulations in § 319.56–2dd allow

tomatoes from Spain, Chile, France,

Morocco, and Western Sahara to be

imported into the United States subject

to certain conditions. Allowing

tomatoes to be imported necessitates the

use of certain information collection

activities, including completing

phytosanitary inspection certificates

and maintaining records regarding trap

placement and Medfly captures. The

information we collect serves as the

supporting documentation needed to

confirm that the tomatoes have been

produced in accordance with the

conditions set forth in the regulations.

We are asking the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) to

approve our use of this information

collection activity for 3 years.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit

comments from the public (as well as

affected agencies) concerning this

information collection activity. These

comments will help us:

(1) Evaluate whether the information

collection is necessary for the proper

performance of our agency’s functions,

including whether the information will

have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our

estimate of the burden of the

information collection, 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: Foreign plant health

protection authorities.

Estimated annual number of

respondents: 34.

Estimated annual number of

responses per respondent: 72.

Estimated annual number of

responses: 2448.

Estimated total annual burden on

respondents: 1224 hours.

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 14th day of

May 2001.

Craig A. Reed,

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 01–12535 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List: Proposed Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.