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1To view the notice, go to http://

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS2011-0129. 

Paragraphs (b) and (c) of § 340.6 

describe the form that a petition for a 

determination of nonregulated status 

must take and the information that must 

be included in the petition. 

APHIS has received a petition (APHIS 

Petition Number 14–093–01p) from the 

J.R. Simplot Company seeking a 

determination of nonregulated status for 

InnateTM Potato designated as Russet 

Burbank event W8, which has been 

genetically engineered for late blight 

resistance, low acrylamide potential, 

reduced black spot bruising, and 

lowered reducing sugars. The J.R. 

Simplot petition states that information 

collected during field trials and 

laboratory analyses indicates that 

InnateTM Potato is not likely to be a 

plant pest and therefore should not be 

a regulated article under APHIS’ 

regulations in 7 CFR part 340. 

InnateTM Potato is currently regulated 

under 7 CFR part 340. Interstate 

movements and field tests of InnateTM

Potato have been conducted under 

notifications acknowledged by APHIS. 

Field tests conducted under APHIS 

oversight allowed for evaluation in a 

natural agricultural setting while 

imposing measures to minimize the risk 

of persistence in the environment after 

completion of the tests. Data are 

gathered on multiple parameters and 

used by the applicant to evaluate 

agronomic characteristics and product 

performance. These and other data are 

used by APHIS to determine if the new 

variety poses a plant pest risk. 

Paragraph (d) of § 340.6 provides that 

APHIS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register providing 60 days for 

public comment for petitions for a 

determination of nonregulated status. 

On March 6, 2012, we published in the 

Federal Register (77 FR 13258–13260, 

Docket No. APHIS–2011–0129) a 

notice 1 describing our process for 

soliciting public comment when 

considering petitions for determinations 

of nonregulated status for GE organisms. 

In that notice we indicated that APHIS 

would accept written comments 

regarding a petition once APHIS 

deemed it complete. 

In accordance with § 340.6(d) of the 

regulations and our process for 

soliciting public input when 

considering petitions for determinations 

of nonregulated status for GE organisms, 

we are publishing this notice to inform 

the public that APHIS will accept 

written comments regarding the petition 

for a determination of nonregulated 

status from interested or affected 

persons for a period of 60 days from the 

date of this notice. The petition is 

available for public review and 

comment, and copies are available as 

indicated under ADDRESSES and FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above. 

We are interested in receiving 

comments regarding potential 

environmental and interrelated 

economic issues and impacts that 

APHIS may determine should be 

considered in our evaluation of the 

petition. We are particularly interested 

in receiving comments regarding 

biological, cultural, or ecological issues, 

and we encourage the submission of 

scientific data, studies, or research to 

support your comments. We also 

request that, when possible, 

commenters provide relevant 

information regarding specific localities 

or regions as potato growth, crop 

management, and crop utilization may 

vary considerably by geographic region. 

After the comment period closes, 

APHIS will review all written comments 

received during the comment period 

and any other relevant information. Any 

substantive issues identified by APHIS 

based on our review of the petition and 

our evaluation and analysis of 

comments will be considered in the 

development of our decisionmaking 

documents. 

As part of our decisionmaking process 

regarding a GE organism’s regulatory 

status, APHIS prepares a plant pest risk 

assessment to assess its plant pest risk 

and the appropriate environmental 

documentation—either an 

environmental assessment (EA) or an 

environmental impact statement (EIS)— 

in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to 

provide the Agency with a review and 

analysis of any potential environmental 

impacts associated with the petition 

request. For petitions for which APHIS 

prepares an EA, APHIS will follow our 

published process for soliciting public 

involvement (see footnote 1) and 

publish a separate notice in the Federal 

Register announcing the availability of 

APHIS’ EA and plant pest risk 

assessment. Should APHIS determine 

that an EIS is necessary, APHIS will 

complete the NEPA EIS process in 

accordance with Council on 

Environmental Quality regulations (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508) and APHIS’ 

NEPA implementing regulations (7 CFR 

part 372). 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of 

November 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26598 Filed 11–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites 

comments on this information 

collection for which RUS intends to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by January 9, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5162—South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Fax: (202) 

720–8435 or email Michele.Brooks@

wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that RUS is 

submitting to OMB for extension. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed 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 the burden of 

the collection including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (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 


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other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to: 

Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Stop 1522, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1078, Fax: (202) 

720–8435. Email: Michele.Brooks@

wdc.usda.gov. 

Title: 7 CFR 1726, Electric System 

Construction Policies and Procedures. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0107. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: In order to facilitate the 

programmatic interest of the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 

et seq. (RE Act), and, in order to assure 

that loans made or guaranteed by RUS 

are adequately secured, RUS, as a 

secured lender, has established certain 

standards and specifications for 

materials, equipment, and construction 

of electric systems. The use of standard 

forms, construction contracts, and 

procurement procedures helps assure 

that appropriate standards and 

specification are maintained, that RUS’ 

loan security is not adversely affected, 

and the loan and loan guarantee funds 

are used effectively and for the intended 

purposes. The list of forms and 

corresponding purposes for this 

information collection are as follows: 

1. RUS Form 168b, Contractor’s Bond 

This form is used to provide a surety bond 

for contracts on RUS Forms 200, 257, 786, 

790, & 830. 

2. RUS Form 168c, Contractor’s Bond (less 

than $1 million) 

This form is used to provide a surety bond 

in lieu of RUS Form 168b, when contractor’s 

surety has accepted a small business 

administration guarantee. 

3. RUS Form 187, Certificate of Completion— 

Contract Construction 

This form is used for the closeout of RUS 

Forms 200, 257, 786, and 830. 

4. RUS Form 198, Equipment Contract 

This form is used for equipment purchases. 

5. RUS Form 200, Construction Contract— 

Generating 

This form is used for generating plant 

construction or for the furnishing and 

installation of major items of equipment. 

6. RUS Form 213, Certificate (‘‘Buy 

American’’) 

This form is used to document compliance 

with the ‘‘Buy American’’ requirement. 

7. RUS Form 224, Waiver and Release of Lien 

This form is used by subcontractors to 

provide a release of lien in connection with 

the closeout of RUS Forms 198, 200, 257, 

786, 790, and 830. 

8. RUS Form 231, Certificate of Contractor 

This form is used for the closeout of RUS 

Forms 198, 200, 257, 786, and 830. 

9. RUS Form 238, Construction or Equipment 

Contract Amendment 

This form is used to amend contracts 

except for distribution line construction 

contracts. 

10. RUS Form 254, Construction Inventory 

This form is used to document the final 

construction in connection with the closeout 

of RUS Form 830. 

11. RUS Form 257, Contract to Construct 

Buildings 

This form is used to construct headquarter 

buildings, generating plant buildings and 

other structure construction. 

12. RUS Form 307, Bid Bond 

This form is used to provide a bid bond in 

RUS Forms 200, 257, 786, 790 and 830. 

13. RUS Form 786, Electric System 

Communications and Control Equipment 

Contract 

This form is used for delivery and 

installation of equipment for system 

communications. 

14. RUS Form 790, Electric System 

Construction Contract Non-Site Specific 

Construction (Notice and Instructions to 

Bidders) 

This form is used for limited distribution 

construction accounted for under work order 

procedure. 

15. RUS Form 792b, Certificate of Contractor 

and Indemnity Agreement (Line 

Extensions) 

This form is used in the closeout of RUS 

Form 790. 

16. RUS Form 830, Electric System 

Construction Contract (labor & material) 

This form is used for distribution and/or 

transmission project construction. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.5 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Businesses or other for 

profits; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,210. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 4. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 104 hours. 

Copies of this information collection, 

and related forms and instructions, can 

be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 205–3660. 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. 

Dated: November 3, 2014. 

Jasper Schneider, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26617 Filed 11–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S. C. Chapter 35, as amended), the 

Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), invites comments on this 

information collection for which 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) will be requested. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by January 9, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

USDA—Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5818 South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Fax: (202) 

720–3485. Email: Michele.Brooks@

wdc.usda.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies an 

information collection that will be 

submitted to OMB for approval. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

this 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 the burden of the 

collection of information including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical or other technological 

collection techniques, or other forms of 

information technology. Comments may 

be sent to Michele Brooks, Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, USDA—Rural Utilities 

Service, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence 


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