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marketing, rural economic development, 

and natural resource and consumer 

interest groups, among many others. 

The Board was first appointed by the 

Secretary of Agriculture in September 

1996, and one-third of its members were 

appointed for a 1-, 2-, and 3-year term, 

respectively. The terms for ten members 

who represent specific categories will 

expire September 30, 2017. 

Nominations for a 3-year appointment 

for these ten vacant categories are 

sought. All nominees will be carefully 

reviewed for their expertise, leadership, 

and relevance to a category. 

The ten slots to be filled are: 

Category B. Farm Cooperatives 

Category D. Plant Commodity Producer 

Category E. National Aquaculture 

Association 

Category H. National Food Science 

Organization 

Category J. National Nutritional Science 

Society 

Category K. 1862 Land-Grant Colleges 

and Universities 

Category V. National Forestry Group 

Category W. National Conservation or 

Natural Resource Group 

Category Y. National Social Science 

Association 

Category X. Private Sector Organization 

involved in International 

Development 

Specialty Crop Committee: The 

Specialty Crop Committee was created 

as a subcommittee of the NAREEE 

Advisory Board in accordance with the 

Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 

2004 under Title III, Section 303 of 

Public Law 108–465. The committee 

was formulated to study the scope and 

effectiveness of research, extension, and 

economics programs affecting the 

specialty crop industry. The legislation 

defines ‘‘specialty crops’’ as fruits, 

vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and 

nursery crops (including floriculture). 

The Agricultural Act of 2014 further 

expanded the scope of the Specialty 

Crop Committee to provide advice to the 

Secretary of Agriculture on the 

relevancy review process of the 

Specialty Crop Research Initiative, a 

granting program of the National 

Institute of Food and Agriculture. 

Members should represent the 

breadth of the specialty crop industry. 

Six members of the Specialty Crop 

Committee are also members of the 

NAREEE Advisory Board and six 

members represent various disciplines 

of the specialty crop industry. The terms 

of three members will expire on 

September 30, 2017. The Specialty Crop 

Committee is soliciting nominations to 

fill three vacant positions to represent 

the specialty crop industry. Appointed 

members will serve three years with 

their terms expiring in September 2020. 

National Genetic Resources Advisory 

Council: The National Genetic 

Resources Advisory Council was reestablished in 2012 as a permanent 

subcommittee of the NAREEE Advisory 

Board to formulate recommendations on 

actions and policies for the collection, 

maintenance, and utilization of genetic 

resources; to make recommendations for 

coordination of genetic resources plans 

of several domestic and international 

organizations; and to advise the 

Secretary of Agriculture and the 

National Genetic Resources Program, 

part of the Agricultural Research 

Service, of new and innovative 

approaches to genetic resources 

conservation. 

The National Genetic Resources 

Advisory Council membership is 

required to have two-thirds of the 

appointed members from scientific 

disciplines relevant to the National 

Genetic Resources Program, including 

agricultural sciences, environmental 

sciences, natural resource sciences, 

health sciences, and nutritional 

sciences; and one-third of the appointed 

members from the general public 

including leaders in fields of public 

policy, trade, international 

development, law, or management. 

The terms of three members of the 

National Genetic Resources Advisory 

Council will expire on September 30, 

2017. We are seeking nominations for a 

3-year appointment effective October 1, 

2017 through September 30, 2020. The 

three slots to be filled are to be 

composed of two scientific members 

and one general public member. 

Citrus Disease Subcommittee: USDA 

will no longer be accepting nomination 

packages for the Citrus Disease 

Subcommittee. All positions are 

currently filled. 

Done at Washington, DC, this day of 

August 21, 2017. 

Ann Bartuska, 

Acting Under Secretary, Research, Education, 

and Economics. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 24, 2017. 

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 are 

requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by September 28, 

2017 will be considered. Written 

comments 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. 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: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program Repayment Demand 

and Program Disqualification 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0492. 

Summary of Collection: Section 13(b) 

of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 2202(b)), and 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) regulations at 7 CFR 

273.18(a)(2) require State agencies to 

initiate collection action. State agencies 

must provide an affected household 

with written notification informing the 

over-issued household of the claim and 

demanding repayment. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

State agency personnel will collect the 

information from individuals collecting 

SNAP benefits. The State agencies must 

maintain all records associated with this 

collection for a period of three years so 

that FNS can review documentation 

during compliance reviews and other 

audits. Without the information, FNS 


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would not be able to correct accidental 

or fraudulent overpayment errors in the 

SNAP Program. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government (SLT); 

Individuals/Households (I/H). 

Number of Respondents: 53 SLT and 

884,516 (I/H). 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting, 

Recordkeeping; On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 203,090. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0066] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Plants for 

Planting Regulations 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the plants for planting 

regulations. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 30, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0066. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2017–0066, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=

APHIS-2017-0066 or in our reading 

room, which 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) 799–7039 before 

coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the plants for planting 

regulations, contact Ms. Lydia Colon, 

Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, 

PPQ, PHP, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 

133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 

851–2302. For copies of more detailed 

information on the information 

collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Plants for Planting Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0190. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: As authorized by the Plant 

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

seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, either 

independently or in cooperation with 

States, may carry out operations or 

measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, 

control, prevent, or retard the spread of 

plant pests that are new to or not widely 

distributed within the United States. 

This authority has been delegated to the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture. 

APHIS regulations contained in 

‘‘Subpart—Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR 

319.37 through 319.37–14) prohibit or 

restrict, among other things, the 

importation of living plants, plant parts, 

and seeds for propagation. In 

accordance with these regulations, 

plants for planting 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. 

Individuals who are involved in 

growing, exporting, and importing 

plants for planting must provide 

information to APHIS about the 

commodities they wish to bring into the 

United States. Implementing APHIS’ 

nursery stock regulations requires 

APHIS to collect information from a 

variety of individuals who are involved 

in growing, exporting, and importing 

nursery stock. This information 

includes permits, foreign site certificates 

of inspection and/or treatment; written 

requests to APHIS for permission to 

move, propagate, or allow propagation 

of regulated articles; markings and 

identification of regulated articles; 

phytosanitary certificates; grower and 

production site registrations; 

inspections, lists, reinstatements/ 

reapprovals; and trust fund agreements. 

The information APHIS collects serves 

as the supporting documentation 

needed to issue required PPQ forms and 

documents that allow importation of 

nursery stock and is vital to helping 

APHIS ensure that plant pests are not 

introduced into the United States. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, 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 

0.516 hours per response. 

Respondents: Importers, exporters, 

and growers of plants for planting; and 

the national plant protection 

organization of each exporting country. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 44. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 245. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 10,769. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 5,557 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 23rd day of 

August 2017. 

Jere L. Dick, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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