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movement of any plant, plant product, 

biological control organism, noxious 

weed, means or conveyance, or other 

article to prevent the introduction of 

plant pests into the United States or 

their dissemination within the United 

States. This authority has been 

delegated to the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

The plant quarantine safeguard 

regulations in title 7 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 352, allow 

certain products or articles that are 

classified as prohibited or restricted 

products or articles under other 

regulations in title 7 to be moved 

through the United States under certain 

conditions. Such articles include fruits 

and vegetables that are moved into the 

United States for: (1) A temporary stay 

where unloading or landing is not 

intended, (2) unloading or landing for 

transshipment and exportation, (3) 

unloading or landing for transportation 

and exportation, or (4) unloading and 

entry at a port other than the port of first 

arrival. 

The regulations in § 352.30 address 

the movement of untreated oranges, 

tangerines, and grapefruit from Mexico 

into or through the United States in 

transit to foreign countries. These 

regulations require the trucking industry 

and shippers to obtain permits from 

APHIS that allow the untreated fruit to 

transit the United States. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for an additional 3 

years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(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 our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, 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: Trucking industry; 

shippers. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 25. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 25. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 12.5 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

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 15th day 

of October, 2009. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–25331 Filed 10–20–09: 8:19 am] 

BILLING CODE: 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0077] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Nursery Stock 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension 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 an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for the importation of 

nursery stock. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

21, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

∑ Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

(http://www.regulations.gov/

fdmspublic/component/

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2009-0077) to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

∑ Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS-2009-0077, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737-1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS2009-0077. 

Reading Room: 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. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

(http://www.aphis.usda.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for the 

importation of nursery stock, contact Dr. 

Arnold T. Tschanz, Senior Plant 

Pathologist, Risk Management and 

Plants for Planting Policy, RPM, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-0627. 

For copies of more detailed information 

on the information collection, contact 

Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851-2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Nursery Stock. 

OMB Number: 0579-0279. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act 

(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes 

the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict 

the importation, entry, and interstate 

movement of plants, plant products, and 

other articles to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. APHIS 

regulations contained in‘‘Subpart— 

Nursery Stock Plants, Roots, Bulbs, 

Seeds, and Other Plant Products (§§ 

319.37 through 319.37-14) restrict, 

among other things, the importation of 

living plants, plant parts, seeds, and 

plant cuttings for planting or 

propagation. 

In accordance with these regulations, 

nursery stock from certain parts of the 

world may be imported into the United 

States only under certain conditions to 

prevent the introduction of plant pests 

into the United States. These conditions 

involve the use of information 

collection activities, including 

phytosanitary certificates with 

additional declaration statements, 

grower registration and agreements, 

requests for reinstatement to export 

program, and box labeling. 


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We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for an additional 3 

years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(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 our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, 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 

0.10914 hours per response. 

Respondents: Foreign national plant 

protection organizations; importers of 

nursery stock. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 52. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 79.46. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 4,132. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 451 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

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 15th day 

of October, 2009. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–25332 Filed 10–20–09: 12:21 

pm] 

BILLING CODE: 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Mendocino Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mendocino County 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

October 30, 2009 (RAC) in Willits, 

California. Agenda items to be covered 

include: (1) Approval of minutes, (2) 

Public Comment, (3) Sub-committees (4) 

Discussion/Approval of projects (5) 

Matters before the group-discussion/ 

action (6) Next agenda and meeting 

date. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

October 30, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Mendocino County Museum, 

located at 400 E. Commercial St., 

Willits, California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roberta Hurt, Committee Coordinator, 

USDA, Mendocino National Forest, 

Covelo Ranger District, 78150 Covelo 

Road, Covelo, CA 95428. (707) 983– 

6658; E-Mail 

windmill@willitsonline.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Persons 

who wish to bring matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff by October 15, 2009. Public 

comment will have the opportunity to 

address the committee at the meeting. 

Dated: October 10, 2009. 

Lee Johnson, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. E9–25297 Filed 10–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

North Dakota State University, et al., 

Notice of Consolidated Decision on 

Applications for Duty–Free Entry of 

Electron Microscopes 

This is a decision consolidated pursuant 

to Section 6(c) of the Educational, 

Scientific, and Cultural Materials 

Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89– 

651, as amended by Pub. L. 106–36; 80 

Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Related 

records can be viewed between 8:30 

A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Room 3705, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue., NW, Washington, 

D.C. 

Docket Number: 09–048. Applicant: 

North Dakota State University, Fargo, 

ND 58102. Instrument: Electron 

Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL, Japan. 

Intended Use: See notice at 74 FR 

46973, September 14, 2009. 

Docket Number: 09–049. Applicant: 

Washington State University, Pullman, 

WA 99164. Instrument: Electron 

Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI 

Company, Czech Republic. Intended 

Use: See notice at 74 FR 46973, 

September 14, 2009. 

Docket Number: 09–050. Applicant: 

Stanford University, Stanford, CA 

94305. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 

Manufacturer: FEI Company, the 

Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 

74 FR 46973, September 14, 2009. 

Comments: None received. Decision: 

Approved. No instrument of equivalent 

scientific value to the foreign 

instrument, for such purposes as these 

instruments are intended to be used, 

was being manufactured in the United 

States at the time the instruments were 

ordered. Reasons: Each foreign 

instrument is an electron microscope 

and is intended for research or scientific 

educational uses requiring an electron 

microscope. We know of no electron 

microscope, or any other instrument 

suited to these purposes, which was 

being manufactured in the United States 

at the time of order of each instrument. 

Dated: October 15, 2009. 

Christopher Cassel, 

Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, 

Import Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–25337 Filed 10–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XS26 

Endangered Species; File No. 14726 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Blair Witherington, Florida Fish and 

Wildlife Conservation Commission, 

9700 South A1A, Melbourne Beach, 

Florida, 32951, has applied in due form 

for a permit to take loggerhead (Caretta 

caretta), leatherback (Dermochelys 

coriacea), Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys 

kempii), green (Chelonia mydas), and 

hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea 

turtles for purposes of scientific 

research. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

November 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the Features box on the 


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