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current information on production 

methods and catfish health status. The 

study includes objectives to: 

• Describe foodsize fish production 

practices, including stocking, feeding, 

pond management, and general 

practices. 

• Examine fingerling production 

practices, including brood stock 

management, hatchery management, 

vaccination practices, fingerling pond 

management, and stocking and feeding 

practices. 

• Describe the prevalence of disease 

problems in fingerling and foodsize fish, 

disease control and treatment practices, 

and risk factors associated with disease. 

• Develop baseline information on 

the use of hybrid channel x blue catfish 

production by the industry. 

• Evaluate trends in foodsize fish and 

fingerling management practices from 

2003 to 2010. 

Catfish 2010 will take place on farms 

in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and 

Mississippi, which account for 91.6 

percent of 2008 total catfish sales and 

90.9 percent of the water surface acres 

for catfish production (National 

Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA, 

Catfish Production Report, January 

2009). The type, quantity, and frequency 

of data collected by NAHMS through 

this study are unique in the United 

States. A comparable study of the 

catfish industry was conducted by 

NAHMS in 2003. No other entity/source 

is collecting and analyzing data on the 

health of the U.S. catfish industry. The 

potential benefits to the industry from 

Catfish 2010 include increased 

production through enhanced pond 

management and increased consumer 

confidence in quality through disease 

reduction. 

Information from this study will be 

disseminated to and used by 

aquaculture producers, animal health 

officials, private veterinary 

practitioners, animal industry groups, 

policymakers, public health officials, 

multimedia, educational institutions, 

and others to improve aquaculture 

productivity and competitiveness. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for 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 

information collection, 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 

information collection 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 

0.4103174 hours per response. 

Respondents: Aquaculture industry 

personnel and company and 

independent producers. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 700. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1.8. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,260. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 517 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 17th day of 

June 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–14717 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0041] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Certification Program for Imported 

Articles of Pelargonium spp. and 

Solanum spp. to Prevent the 

Introduction of Potato Brown Rot 

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 a certification program 

for imported articles of Pelargonium 

spp. and Solanum spp. to prevent the 

introduction of potato brown rot into 

the United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 24, 

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=APHIS-2009–0041 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–2009–0041, 

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. APHIS– 

2009–0041. 

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 to prevent 

the introduction of potato brown rot 

into the United States, contact Mr. 

Vedpal Malik, Senior Agriculturalist, 

Quarantine Policy, Analysis and 

Support, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, 

Unit 60, Riverdale, MD 20732–1231; 

(301) 734–6774. 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: Certification Program for 

Imported Articles of Pelargonium spp. 

and Solanum spp. to Prevent the 

Introduction of Potato Brown Rot. 

OMB Number: 0579–0221. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Animal 

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and Plant Health Inspection Service is 

authorized to prohibit or restrict the 

importation of plants, plant products, 

plant pests, and other articles to prevent 

the introduction of plant pests and 

noxious weeds into the United States. 

The regulations in 7 CFR part 319 

prohibit or restrict the importation of 

certain plants and plant products into 

the United States to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests. The 

regulations contained in ‘‘Subpart— 

Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs, 

Seeds, and Other Plant Products,’’ 

319.37 through 319.37–14 (referred to 

below as the regulations), restrict, 

among other things, the importation of 

living plants, plant parts, seeds, and 

plant cuttings for propagation. 

The regulations include a certification 

program for articles of Pelargonium spp. 

and Solanum spp. imported from 

countries where the bacterium Ralstonia 

solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 is known 

to occur. The requirements of the 

certification program were designed to 

ensure that Ralstonia solanacearum race 

3 biovar 2 will not be introduced into 

the United States through the 

importation of articles of Pelargonium 

spp. and Solanum spp. This bacterial 

strain causes potato brown rot, which 

causes potatoes to rot through, making 

them unusable and seriously affecting 

potato yields. 

The certification program requires the 

collection of information through 

phytosanitary certificates, trust funds, 

and compliance agreements. 

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 1 

hour per response. 

Respondents: Importers and foreign 

national plant protection organizations. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 27. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 37.851851. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,022. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1,022 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 17th day of 

June 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–14716 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation in the Northeast Texas 

Region 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Central Illinois Grain 

Inspection, Inc. (Central Illinois), d/b/a 

Lone Star Grain Inspection in Texas, has 

requested that the Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration 

(GIPSA) amend its designation to 

remove the northeast Texas region from 

its assigned geographic area. GIPSA is 

amending Central Illinois’ designation 

and is designating Gulf Country 

Inspection Service, Inc. (Gulf Country) 

to provide official services in the 

northeast Texas area. 

DATES: Effective Date: June 23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Compliance 

Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647–S, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas C. O’Connor at 202–720–8262 

or e-mail Thomas.C.OConnor@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

7(f)(1) of the United States Grain 

Standards Act (USGSA or Act) (7 U.S.C. 

71–87k) authorizes GIPSA’s 

Administrator to designate a qualified 

applicant to provide official services in 

a specified area after determining that 

the applicant is better able than any 

other applicant to provide such official 

services. 

Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, 

designations of official agencies are 

effective for a period not longer than 3 

years unless terminated by the 

Secretary, but may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in section 7(f) of the Act. 

Central Illinois was selected to 

perform official services in the northeast 

Texas area effective April 20, 2009 (see 

74 FR 17940). Gulf Country also applied 

for designation in that action. However, 

on May 18, 2009, Central Illinois 

requested that its designation be 

amended to remove the northeast Texas 

area from its geographic area, the same 

geographic area that was subject to the 

previous designation action. Given these 

circumstances GIPSA, again, evaluated 

all available information regarding the 

designation criteria in Section 7(f)(1) of 

the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)(1)) and 

determined that Gulf Country is able to 

provide official services in the 

geographic area specified below, 

effective June 23, 2009. This designation 

terminates December 31, 2010. The 

designation of Central Illinois is 

amended consistent with this action. 

Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, 

the following geographic area in the 

State of Texas is assigned to Gulf 

Country: 

• Bounded on the North by the 

northern Young, Jack, Montague, Cooke, 

Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, 

Morris, and Marion County lines east to 

the Texas State line; 

• Bounded on the East by the eastern 

Texas State line south to the southern 

Shelby County line; 

• Bounded on the South by the 

southern Shelby, Rusk, Smith, 

Henderson, Navarro, Hill, Bosque, 

Hamilton, and Mills County lines west 

to the western Mills county line; and 

• Bounded on the West by the 

western Mills, Comanche, Eastland, 

Stephens, and Young County lines north 

to the northern Young County line. 

Interested persons may obtain official 

services by contacting Gulf Country via 

mail at 6852 Talbot Parkway, Dallas, TX 

75232 or phone at 214–500–5212. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

J. Dudley Butler, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–14650 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] 

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