29308 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 25, 2010 / Notices 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 

seeking comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request. This 

information collection is necessary to 

support the procurement of agricultural 

commodities for domestic nutrition 

assistance programs. AMS issues 

invitations to purchase fresh and 

processed commodities for domestic 

nutrition assistance programs on a year 

round basis. The revision to the 

information collection request is 

required for the implementation of a 

new system named Web Based Supply 

Chain Management (WBSCM) that will 

allow respondents to submit 

information electronically. It will 

replace the existing computer request 

for information collected with and a 

similar set of computer requested data 

in WBSCM. The information collection 

burden for respondents should not 

increase. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before July 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. In your 

comment, include date, and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: Send comments to: 

david.tuckwiller@ams.usda.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 720–2782. 

• Mail: David Tuckwiller, Project 

Manager, Web Based Supply Chain 

Management System, Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS), 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 1406, 

Washington, DC 20090. 

You may also send comments to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Tuckwiller, Project Manager, Web 

Based Supply Chain Management 

System, phone (202) 720–4517. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: WBSCM Offer Forms. 

OMB Number: 0581–NEW. 

Expiration Date: Three years from 

approval. 

Type of Request: Regular. 

Abstract: AMS purchases 

commodities for various domestic 

nutrition assistance programs, and 

provides support for commodity 

markets with surplus inventory. AMS 

issues invitations to purchase 

agricultural commodities for use in 

domestic nutrition assistance programs. 

Currently, vendors respond by 

submitting sealed bids electronically via 

Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System 

(DEBES). 

This information collection request is 

for the new WBSCM system where 

respondents will submit information 

electronically via that system. It will 

replace DEBES. 

Vendor information and the annual 

certification information will be entered 

and received electronically in WBSCM. 

All of the domestic offer information 

will be entered and received 

electronically in WBSCM. Vendors will 

be able to access WBSCM to see the date 

and time the system shows for receipt 

of bid, bid modification, or bid 

cancellation information. At bid 

opening date and time, the bid 

information is evaluated through the 

WBSCM system. Acceptances will be 

sent to the successful offerors 

electronically. Awarded contracts will 

be posted on the AMS Web site. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for collecting information under 

this notice is estimated to average 25 

(divide the burden hours by # of 

responses 944/2266 = .41 or 25 minutes) 

minutes per response, including the 

time for reviewing instructions, 

searching existing data sources, 

gathering and maintaining the data 

needed, and completing and reviewing 

the collection of information. 

Respondents: Businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

344. 

Estimated Average Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 6.59 (# of 

response/# of respondents 2266/344 = 

6.59). 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

2266. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 944 hours. 

We are requesting comments on all 

aspects of this information collection 

that will help us to: 

(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 the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

(4) 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. 

All comments to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: May 19, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12472 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2010–0004] 

Availability of Compliance Guide for 

Mobile Slaughter Units 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

opportunity for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

the availability of a compliance guide 

on mobile slaughter units. FSIS will 

post this compliance guide on its 

Significant Guidance Documents Web 

page http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

Significant_Guidance/index.asp. FSIS 

encourages those who own or manage 

mobile slaughter units to avail 

themselves of this guidance document 

in meeting the pertinent regulatory 

requirements. FSIS is also soliciting 

comments on this compliance guide. 

The Agency will consider carefully all 

comments submitted and will revise the 

guide as warranted. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

July 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice and the compliance guidelines. 

Comments may be submitted by either 

of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

Web site provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this Web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the online instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

Mail, including floppy disks or CD– 

ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered 

items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

FSIS, Room 2–2127, George Washington 

Carver Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, 

Mailstop 5474, Beltsville, MD 20705– 

5474. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 


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1To view the notice and the pest risk analysis, 

go to (http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2010-0003). 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2010–0004. Comments received in 

response to this docket will be made 

available for public inspection and 

posted without change, including any 

personal information, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to background 

documents or to comments received, go 

to the FSIS Docket Room at the address 

listed above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark.Cutrufelli@fsis.usda.gov, phone: 

(770) 304–8919. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

A mobile slaughter unit (MSU) is a 

self-contained slaughter facility that can 

travel from site to site. The MSU 

compliance guide is intended for 

owners and managers of a new or 

existing red meat or poultry mobile 

slaughter unit who want their business 

to come under Federal inspection and to 

operate in accordance with FSIS 

regulations. The document includes the 

procedures necessary to receive a 

Federal grant of inspection, unique 

concerns that may arise with mobile 

slaughter units, and links to regulatory 

requirements and resources. 

The meat and poultry industries have 

become increasingly consolidated, 

while consumer interest in locally 

grown and specialty products has 

continued to expand. MSUs can help 

producers meet consumer demand for 

locally grown and specialty products 

and can serve multiple small producers 

in areas where slaughter services might 

be unaffordable or otherwise 

unavailable. Therefore MSUs can help 

small producers expand their businesses 

and create wealth in rural communities. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities are aware of 

this notice, FSIS will announce it online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

regulations_&_policies/ 

2010_Notices_Index/index.asp. 

FSIS will also make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, and other types of 

information that could affect or would 

be of interest to constituents and 

stakeholders. The Update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free 

electronic mail subscription service for 

industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals, 

and other individuals who have asked 

to be included. The Update is also 

available on the FSIS Web page. 

Through the Listserv and Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader and more diverse 

audience. In addition, FSIS offers an 

electronic mail subscription service 

which provides automatic and 

customized access to selected food 

safety news and information. This 

service is available at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/ 

email_subscription/. Options range from 

recalls to export information to 

regulations, directives and notices. 

Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on May 17, 2010. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12510 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0003] 

Notice of Decision to Issue Permits for 

the Importation of Fresh Male Summer 

Squash Flowers From Israel Into the 

Continental United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public of 

our decision to begin issuing permits for 

the importation into the continental 

United States of fresh male summer 

squash flowers from Israel. Based on the 

findings of a pest risk analysis, which 

we made available to the public for 

review and comment through a previous 

notice, we believe that the application 

of one or more designated phytosanitary 

measures will be sufficient to mitigate 

the risks of introducing or disseminating 

plant pests or noxious weeds via the 

importation of fresh male summer 

squash flowers from Israel. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 25, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Donna L. West, Senior Import 

Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 

Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 734-0627. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— 

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56-1 

through 319.56-50, referred to below as 

the regulations), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

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 spreading within 

the United States. Under that process, 

APHIS may publish a notice in the 

Federal Register announcing the 

availability of a pest risk analysis that 

evaluates the risks associated with the 

importation of a particular fruit or 

vegetable. Following the close of the 60- 

day comment period, APHIS may begin 

issuing permits for importation of the 

fruit or vegetable subject to the riskmitigation measures identified in the 

pest risk analysis if: (1) No comments 

were received on the pest risk analysis; 

(2) the comments on the pest risk 

analysis revealed that no changes to the 

pest risk analysis were necessary; or (3) 

changes to the pest risk analysis were 

made in response to public comments, 

but the changes did not affect the 

overall conclusions of the analysis and 

the Administrator’s determination of 

risk. 

In accordance with that process, we 

published a notice1 in the Federal 

Register on February 9, 2010 (75 FR 

6346, Docket No. APHIS-2010-0003) in 

which we announced the availability, 

for review and comment, of a pest risk 

analysis evaluating the risks associated 

with the importation into the 

continental United States of fresh male 

summer squash flowers from Israel. We 

solicited comments on the notice for 60 

days ending on April 12, 2010. We 

received one comment during that time. 

The commenter wrote in support of 

allowing the importation of fresh male 

summer squash flowers from Israel into 

the continental United States. 

Therefore, in accordance with the 

regulations in § 319.56-4(c)(2)(ii), we are 

announcing our decision to begin 

issuing permits for the importation into 

the continental United States of fresh 

male summer squash flowers from Israel 

provided that each commercial 

consignment of the squash flowers is 

accompanied by a phytosanitary 

certificate stating that the consignment 

has been inspected and found free of 


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