This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

petitions and applications and agency

statements of organization and functions are

examples of documents appearing in this

section.

Notices Federal Register

30041 

Vol. 74, No. 120 

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

June 18, 2009. 

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: Special Needs Request Under 

the Plant Protection Act. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0291. 

Summary of Collection: The Plant 

Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C. 7701 et. 

seq.) gives authority to the Secretary of 

Agriculture to prohibit or restrict the 

importation, entry, exportation, or 

movement in interstate commerce of 

any plant, plant product, biological 

control organism, noxious weed, article, 

or means of conveyance if the Secretary 

determines that the prohibition or 

restriction is necessary to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests or noxious 

weed into the United States. The 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) amended its domestic 

quarantine regulations to establish a 

process by which a State or political 

subdivision of a State could request 

approval to impose prohibitions or 

restrictions on the movement in 

interstate commerce of specific articles 

that are in addition to the prohibitions 

and restrictions imposed by APHIS. 7 

CFR 301.1 through 301.1–3, ‘‘SubpartSpecial Need Request’’ APHIS sets out 

procedures for the criteria, action, and 

submission of a special need request. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS believes that specific 

information, which would be 

considered along with more general 

information available to APHIS, would 

be necessary for the Administrator to be 

able to determine whether to grant or 

deny a request for a special need 

exemption. The administrator’s 

determination would be based upon his 

or her review of the information 

submitted by the State or political 

subdivision in support of its request and 

would take into account any comments 

received. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 10. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,600. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: PPQ Form 816; Contract Pilot 

and Aircraft Acceptance. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0298. 

Summary of Collection: The Plant 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et. seq.) 

directs the Secretary of Agriculture to 

carry out a program, subject to available 

funds, to control grasshoppers and 

Mormon crickets on all Federal lands to 

protect rangeland. The Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

carries out this program primarily by 

treating infested lands by aerial spraying 

of pesticides from aircraft. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Contract Pilot and Aircraft Acceptance 

Form (PPQ–816) is used by the Plant 

Protection and Quarantine personnel 

who are involved with contracts for 

aerial application services for 

emergency pest outbreaks. The form is 

used to document that the pilot and 

aircraft meet contract specifications. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 15. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 4. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–14774 Filed 6–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

June 19, 2009. 

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