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Vol. 75, No. 163 

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 19, 2010. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

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. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Cooperative Agricultural Pest 

Survey . 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0010. 

Summary of Collection: The Plant 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) 

authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, 

either independently or in cooperation 

with States, to carry out operations or 

measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, 

control, prevent, or retard the spread of 

plant pests and noxious weed that are 

new to or not yet widely distributed 

within the United States. The Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS), Plant Protection and 

Quarantine (PPQ) along with the States 

and other agencies collects and manages 

data on plant pest, woods, and 

biological control agents through the 

Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. 

The program allows the States and PPQ 

to conduct surveys to detect and 

measure the presence of exotic plant 

pests and noxious weed and to enter 

survey data into a national computerbased system known as the National 

Agricultural Plant Information System 

(NAPIS). 

Need and use of the information: 

APHIS will collect information using 

PPQ Form 391 and other forms to 

predict potential plant pest and noxious 

weed situations and to promptly detect 

and respond to the occurrence of new 

pest and to record the location of those 

pest incursions that could directly 

hinder the export of U.S. farm 

commodities. If the information were 

not collected, it would seriously impact 

APHIS’ ability to timely assist farmers, 

State personnel, and other involved in 

agriculture and protection of the 

environment in order to plan pest 

control measures, detect new outbreaks, 

and to determine the threat posed by 

migratory pests. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 54. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,465. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Plum Pox Compensation. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0159. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701—et 

seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to prohibit or restrict the 

importation, entry, or movement of 

plants and plant pests to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States; and eradicating plant 

pests when eradication is feasible. The 

regulations in 7 CFR 301.74–5 permit 

owners of commercial stone fruit 

orchards and owners of fruit tree 

nurseries to receive compensation under 

certain circumstances. Owners of 

commercial stone fruit orchards may 

receive compensation for losses 

associated with trees destroyed to 

control plum pox pursuant to an 

emergency action notification (EAN) 

issued by the Animal & Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS). Owners of 

fruit tree nurseries may receive 

compensation for net revenue losses 

associated with movement or sale of 

nursery stock prohibited under an EAN 

issued by APHIS with respect to 

regulated articles within the nursery in 

order to control plum pox. Plum Pox is 

an extremely serious viral disease of 

plants that can affect many stone fruit 

species, including plum, peach, apricot, 

almond, and nectarine. APHIS will 

collect information using form PPQ 651 

Application for Plum Pox 

Compensation. 

Need and use of the information: 

APHIS will collect the owner’s name 

and address, a description of the 

owner’s property, and a certification 

statement that the trees removed from 

the owner’s property were stone fruit 

trees from commercial fruit orchards or 

fruit tree nurseries. For claims made by 

owners of stone fruit orchards, the 

completed application must be 

accompanied by a copy of the EAN 

ordering the destruction of their trees, 

the notification’s accompanying 

inventory describing the acreage and 

ages of trees removed and 

documentation verifying that the 

destruction of the trees have been 

completed and the date of that 

completion. For claims made by owners 

of fruit tree nurseries, the completed 

application must be accompanied by a 

copy of the EAN prohibiting the same or 

movement of the nursery stock, the 

notification’s accompanying inventory 

describing the total number of trees 

covered by the EAN, their age and 

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the final disposition of the nursery 

stock. Without the information APHIS 

would be unable to compensate eligible 

grove and nursery owners for their 

losses. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 10. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 5. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Importation of Mangoes from 

the Philippines. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0172. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7711– 

7714), the Secretary of Agriculture, 

either independently or in cooperation 

with the States, is authorized to carry 

out operations or measures to detect, 

eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or 

retard the spread of plant pests new to 

the United States or not know to be 

widely distributed throughout the 

United States. The regulations in 

‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 

CFR 319.56 through 319.56–48) allow 

the importation of mangoes from 

Guimaras Island in the Republic of the 

Philippines into the United States under 

certain conditions. The regulations 

require the use of box marking to 

indicate the origin of the fruit, 

phytosanitary certificate to confirm that 

the fruit has been grown and treated in 

accordance with the regulations and a 

trust fund agreement between the 

Republic of the Philippines Department 

of Agriculture and the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to 

cover the Agency’s participation in the 

treatment and inspection activities in 

the Philippines that are required for the 

importation of mangoes. 

Need and use of the information: 

APHIS will collect information from a 

variety of individuals who are involved 

in growing, packing, handling, 

transporting and exporting plants and 

plant products. The information APHIS 

collects serves as the supporting 

documentation for issuing PPQ forms 

and documents required to authorize 

release of restricted products, and allow 

movement of regulated products. The 

information APHIS collects is vital to 

helping ensure that injurious plant 

diseases and insect pest are not 

imported and do not spread into or 

within the United States. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms; Federal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 1,827. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 121. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 19, 2010. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

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: Evaluation of the Underserved 

Elderly and Working Poor in the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) FY 2009 Pilots. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Omnibus 

Appropriations Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 

118–8) provided $4.5 million for the 

USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 

to pilot and evaluate a range of 

approaches for expanding access to 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) among two key 

underserved populations—eligible 

households with elderly members and 

eligible households with adult members 

who are working or are looking for work 

(working poor households). According 

to the latest (2007) U.S. Department of 

Agriculture estimates, less than onethird of elderly (age 60 and older) 

persons who are eligible for SNAP 

actually participate in the program. Less 

than three-fifths of persons in eligible 

households with someone working 

participate in the program. These low 

participation rates suggest that many 

elderly or working poor people who 

need SNAP are not receiving its 

assistance. Without SNAP, elderly 

individuals may not be able to meet 

their nutritional needs or may forgo 

medicine for food; working people may 

not be able to adequately feed their 

families, despite their work efforts. 

Need and Use of the Information: FNS 

has funded six State demonstration 

projects to increase SNAP access to 

eligible households with either person 

over age 60 or with adult members who 

are working or looking for work. FNS is 

conducting an evaluation of the 

demonstration projects. By evaluating 

these demonstrations, FNS will be able 

to advise Federal policymakers and 

State administrators on the best 

approaches to increasing SNAP access 

for those two populations. The 

evaluation will describe each 

demonstration project and the 

implementation process; assess the 

impact on SNAP participation in the 

target groups, application barriers, client 

satisfaction, household benefits, 

administrative costs and payment 

errors; and assess the sustainability and 

replicability of each demonstration 

project. FNS will collect and analyze 

administrative data in each 

demonstration State and will conduct 

site visits to each demonstration project 

and conduct focus groups with SNAP 

applicants. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 1,200. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (One-time). 


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