60674 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 14, 2008 / Notices 

1To view the notice, the pest risk analysis, the 

risk management analysis, and the comments we 

received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/ 

fdmspublic/component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS–2008–0066. 

Section 319.56–4 of the regulations 

contains a performance-based process 

for approving the importation of 

commodities that, based on the findings 

of a pest risk analysis, can be safely 

imported subject to one or more of the 

designated phytosanitary measures 

listed in paragraph (b) of that section. 

Under that process, APHIS publishes a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing the availability of the 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 identified designated 

measures 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 notice 1 in the Federal 

Register on June 26, 2008 (73 FR 36296– 

36297, Docket No. APHIS–2008–0066), 

in which we announced the availability, 

for review and comment, of a pest risk 

analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the importation into the 

United States of fresh guava fruit from 

Mexico. We solicited comments on the 

notice for 60 days ending on August 25, 

2008. We received seven comments by 

that date, from guava producers, a State 

department of agriculture, and the 

Mexican department of agriculture. Six 

of the commenters supported the 

importation of guavas from Mexico 

under the conditions described in the 

risk management document. One 

commenter raised concerns about those 

conditions. These concerns are 

addressed in an appendix to the pest 

risk analysis. We have made a change to 

the pest risk analysis in response to this 

comment, but the change did not affect 

the overall conclusions of the analysis 

and the Administrator’s determination 

of risk. The amended portion of the pest 

risk analysis and the appendix may be 

viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site 

or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES

above for instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

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 United States of guavas from Mexico 

subject to the following phytosanitary 

measures: 

• The guavas must be irradiated with 

a minimum absorbed dose of 400 gray. 

• Each consignment of guavas must 

be inspected by the national plant 

protection organization (NPPO) of 

Mexico and accompanied by a 

phytosanitary certificate issued by the 

NPPO of Mexico. The phytosanitary 

certificate must document that the 

consignment received the required 

irradiation treatment. The phytosanitary 

certificate must also contain an 

additional declaration that states: 

The fruit in this shipment was treated by 

irradiation with a minimum absorbed dose of 

400 Gy and inspected and found free of 

Oligonychus biharensis, Oligonychus 

psidium, Mycovellosiella psidii, 

Pestalotiopsis psidii, and Sphaceloma psidii. 

• The guavas may be imported into 

the United States in commercial 

consignments only. 

These conditions will be listed in the 

fruits and vegetables manual (available 

at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

import_export/plants/manuals/ports/ 

downloads/fv.pdf). In addition to those 

specific measures, guavas from Mexico 

will be subject to the general 

requirements listed in § 319.56–3 that 

are applicable to the importation of all 

fruits and vegetables. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 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 8th day of 

October 2008. 

Cindy Smith, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–24334 Filed 10–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Quarterly Survey of Public 

Employee Retirement Systems. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0143. 

Form Number(s): F–10. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 300. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Average Hours per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: Over 2.9 trillion 

dollars in public-employee retirement 

system assets in the financial markets 

are controlled by a small number of 

large systems. The 2002 Census of 

Governments identified 2,670 state and 

local government administered publicemployee retirement systems. The 100 

largest systems, as measured by the 

system assets, account for about 90 

percent of the total assets of all systems. 

This form is used to collect financial 

data from these 100 systems for policy 

makers and economists to follow the 

changing characteristics of these funds. 

This survey was initiated by the 

Census Bureau at the request of both the 

Council of Economic Advisors and the 

Federal Reserve Board. The most 

important information this survey 

provides is the quarterly change in 

composition of the securities holdings 

of the public employee retirement 

systems component of the economy. 

The Federal Reserve Board uses these 

data to track the public sector portion of 

the flow of funds accounts. The Bureau 

of Economic Analysis uses the quarterly 

retirement information on corporate 

stock holdings to estimate dividends 

received by state and local government 

retirement systems that, in turn, are 

used in preparing the national income 

and product accounts. Additionally, 

these data are a significant part of the 

information base needed to analyze 

investment trends and help in the 

formulation of governmental economic 

policies and investment decisions. 

A minor revision is being made to 

clarify part A.4. Earnings on 

investments. The statement, ‘The net of 

gains and losses on the sale of 

investments is reported at 4c’ was 

removed; and the statement ‘Include 

both realized + unrealized gains (losses)’ 

was added to part A.4.c. Net gain or loss 

on investments. 

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal 

government. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

Section 182. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dhynek@doc.gov). 


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Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB 

Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 

7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: October 7, 2008. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–24225 Filed 10–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Geographic 

Partnership Programs 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before December 15, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Linda Franz, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–7400, 

301–763–9061 (or via Internet at 

Linda.M.Franz@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The mission of the Geography 

Division within the Census Bureau is to 

plan, coordinate, and administer all 

geographic and cartographic activities 

needed to facilitate Census Bureau 

statistical programs throughout the 

United States and its territories. The 

Geography Division manages programs 

to continuously update features, 

boundaries, addresses, and geographic 

entities in the Master Address File/ 

Topologically Integrated Geographic 

Encoding and Referencing System 

(MAF/TIGER) database (MTdb). The 

Geography Division also conducts 

research into geographic concepts, 

methods, and standards needed to 

facilitate Census Bureau data collection 

and dissemination programs. 

Geographic Partnership Programs 

(GPPs) will allow designated 

participants, following Census Bureau 

guidelines, to review and suggest 

modifications to addresses and 

geographic boundaries to maintain the 

Census Bureau MTdb and to accurately 

report data from censuses and surveys. 

Because tribal, state, and local 

governments have current knowledge of 

and data about where growth and 

change are occurring in their 

jurisdictions, their input into the overall 

development of the address list for the 

censuses and surveys makes a vital 

contribution. Similarly, those 

governments are in the best position to 

work with geographic boundaries, and 

benefit themselves not only when their 

address list is complete, but also when 

their data tabulation areas are drawn to 

be relevant to user needs. 

II. Method of Collection 

This presubmission notice is for a 

generic clearance called the GPPs that 

will cover a number of activities needed 

to update the MTdb with associated 

address and geographic information. 

The information to be collected in these 

programs in cooperation with tribal, 

state, and local governments and other 

partners is essential to the mission of 

the Census Bureau and directly 

contributes to the successful outcome of 

censuses and surveys conducted by the 

Census Bureau. The generic clearance 

will allow the Census Bureau to focus 

its limited resources on actual 

operational planning, development of 

procedures, and implementation of 

programs to update and improve the 

geographic information maintained in 

the MTdb. 

The Census Bureau will develop 

guidelines and procedures for tribal, 

state, and local government submission 

of geographic and address data and will 

outline the mutual roles and 

responsibilities of each party. The list 

below is not exhaustive of all activities 

that may be performed under this 

generic clearance. The Census Bureau 

will follow the approved procedure 

when submitting any additional 

activities not specifically listed here. 

A. Local Update of Census Addresses 

(LUCA) 

The purpose of the 2010 Census 

LUCA program is to ensure that the 

Census Bureau develops, with the 

cooperation of tribal, state, and local 

governments in advance of the 2010 

Census, the most accurate address list 

possible. 

The Census Bureau’s deadline for 

submission of 2010 Census LUCA 

updates from tribal, state, and local 

governments was May 30, 2008. This 

schedule permitted the Census Bureau 

to review and process the submissions 

in time for a nationwide field check 

called the Address Canvassing 

Operation. 

B. LUCA Appeals 

The procedures for the LUCA Appeals 

process will be published in a Federal 

Register Notice. The Census Bureau will 

provide feedback materials to LUCA 

participants documenting the 

disposition of their LUCA submission as 

determined by the Address Canvassing 

Operation. Eligible LUCA participating 

governments may appeal the Census 

Bureau’s determinations regarding the 

address changes they initially 

submitted, as well as addresses for 

which they did not provide changes but 

that were deleted during Address 

Canvassing. All appeals must be filed 

within 30 calendar days of receipt of the 

feedback materials. To appeal, the 

eligible participants must provide 

specified contact information, specific 

addresses to be appealed, and specified 

supporting evidence. 

Participants submit the appeals to an 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB)-designated agency that is 

independent of the Department of 

Commerce. The Appeals Office issues a 

final written determination to both the 

eligible government and the Census 

Bureau. The Appeals Office will 

complete all reviews and write all 

determinations as soon as possible, but 

no later than the end of March 2010. 

The decisions of the Appeals Office are 

final. 

C. New Construction Program 

The New Construction Program is the 

final opportunity to add city-style 

housing unit addresses for newly-built 

structures closed to the elements by 

Census Day (April 1, 2010). The full 

details of the New Construction Program 

will be announced in a Federal Register 

Notice. The New Construction program 

runs from November 2009 to February 

2010. This program is offered only to 

local, tribal, and county governments in 

areas where the census questionnaires 


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