Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Notices 47693 

Estimate of burden: The public 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.8 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Importers/exporters of 

wheat and related articles and the NPPO 

of the region of origin. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 4. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 56. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 224. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 186 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 6th day of 

October 2017. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22223 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0077] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Gypsy Moth 

Identification Worksheet and Checklist 

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 gypsy moth 

program. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

12, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0077. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2017–0077, 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-2017-0077 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 gypsy moth program, 

contact Mr. Paul Chaloux, National 

Policy Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road, Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–2064. 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: Gypsy Moth Identification 

Worksheet and Checklist. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0104. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the Plant Protection 

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

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

either independently or in cooperation 

with the States, is authorized to carry 

out operations or measures to detect, 

eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or 

retard the spread of plant pests new to 

the United States or not widely 

distributed throughout the United 

States. The USDA’s Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the 

delegated authority to carry out this 

mission. 

As part of the mission, APHIS’ Plant 

Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 

program engages in detection surveys to 

monitor for the presence of, among 

other things, the European gypsy moth 

and the Asian gypsy moth. The 

European gypsy moth is one of the most 

destructive pests of fruit and ornamental 

trees as well as hardwood forests. First 

introduced into the United States in 

Medford, MA, in 1869, the European 

gypsy moth has gradually spread to 

infest the entire northeastern portion of 

the country. The gypsy moth regulations 

can be found in 7 CFR 301.45 through 

301.45–12. 

Heavily infested European gypsy 

moth areas are inundated with actively 

crawling larvae that cover trees, fences, 

vehicles, and houses during their search 

for food. Entire areas may be stripped of 

all foliage, often resulting in heavy 

damage to trees. The damage can have 

long-lasting effects, depriving wildlife of 

food and shelter, and severely limiting 

the recreational value of forested areas. 

The Asian gypsy moth is an exotic 

strain of gypsy moth that is closely 

related to the European variety already 

established in the United States. While 

the Asian gypsy moth has been 

introduced into the United States on 

several occasions, it is currently not 

established in the United States. 

However, due to behavioral differences, 

the Asian gypsy moth is considered to 

pose an even greater threat to trees and 

forested areas than the European gypsy 

moth. 

Unlike the flightless European gypsy 

moth female adult, the Asian gypsy 

moth female adult is capable of strong 

directed flight between mating and egg 

deposition, significantly increasing its 

ability to spread over a much greater 

area and become widely established 

within a short time. In addition, Asian 

gypsy moth larvae feed on a much wider 

variety of hosts, allowing them to 

exploit more areas and cause more 

damage than the European gypsy moth. 

To determine the presence and extent 

of a European gypsy moth or an Asian 

gypsy moth infestation, APHIS sets 

traps in high-risk areas to collect 

specimens. Once an infestation is 

identified, control and eradication work 

(usually involving State cooperation) is 

initiated to eliminate the moths. 

APHIS personnel, with assistance 

from State/local officials, check traps for 

the presence of gypsy moths. If a 

suspicious moth is found in the trap, it 

is sent to APHIS laboratories at the Otis 

Methods Development Center in 

Massachusetts so that it can be correctly 

identified through DNA analysis. DNA 

analysis is the only way to accurately 

identify these insects because the 

European gypsy moth and the Asian 

gypsy moth are strains of the same 

species, and they cannot be visually 

distinguished from each other. 

The PPQ or State/local officials 

submitting the moth for analysis must 

complete a specimen worksheet, which 

accompanies the insect to the 

laboratory. The worksheet enables 

Federal and State/local officials to 

identify and track specific specimens 

through the DNA identification tests 

that are conducted. In addition, the 

information provided by the gypsy moth 

identification worksheets is vital to 

APHIS’ ability to monitor, detect, and 

eradicate gypsy moth infestations. 

The gypsy moth regulations 

(§ 301.45–4(a)) also require the 


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1To view the notice, environmental assessment, 

finding of no significant impact, and the comment 

we received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/ 

docket?D=APHIS-2017-0025. 

inspection of outdoor household articles 

that are to be moved from a gypsy moth 

quarantined area to a non-quarantined 

area to ensure that they are free of all 

life stages of gypsy moth. Individuals 

may use a self-inspection checklist, ‘‘It’s 

the Law; Before Moving, Check For 

Gypsy Moth.’’ The completed checklist 

must be signed by the person who 

performed the inspection and must be 

kept in the vehicle used to move the 

outdoor household articles in the event 

that USDA or State/local officials 

request it during the movement of the 

articles. In addition, it is recommended 

that individuals maintain a copy of the 

signed checklist for at least 5 years. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve 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 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.54 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Individuals who 

complete the self-inspection checklist 

and State and local officials. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 2,500,020. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 2. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 5,000,260. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 2,707,565 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 11th day of 

October 2017. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22348 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0025] 

Availability of a Final Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for a Release of 

Three Parasitoids for Biological 

Control of the Lily Leaf Beetle 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that an environmental assessment and 

finding of no significant impact have 

been prepared by the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service relative to the 

release of three parasitoids, Diaparsis 

jucunda, Lemophagus errabundus, and 

Tetrastichus setifer, for the biological 

control of the lily leaf beetle in the 

contiguous United States. Based on its 

finding of no significant impact, the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service has determined that an 

environmental impact statement need 

not be prepared. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Colin D. Stewart, Assistant Director, 

Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol 

Permits, Permitting and Compliance 

Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1231; (301) 851–2237, email: 

Colin.D.Stewart@aphis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lily 

leaf beetle, Lilioceris lilii 

(Coleptera:Chrysomelidae), an 

aggressive pest of lilies and fritillaries, 

has expanded its range rapidly over the 

past decade, and is now found in 

several northeastern and central States, 

across Canada, and in Washington State. 

Further expansion is expected based on 

its historical distribution in nearly all of 

Europe and parts of North Africa. The 

Washington State Department of 

Agriculture is proposing to release three 

insect parasitoid species for the 

biological control of the lily leaf beetle; 

none of these species have been 

previously released or established in 

Washington State. The Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

is proposing to issue permits for the 

field release of the parasitoids Diaparsis 

jucunda, Lemophagus errabundus, and 

Tetrastichus setifer into the contiguous 

United States to reduce the severity of 

lily leaf beetle infestations. 

On July 13, 2017, we published in the 

Federal Register (82 FR 32317–32318, 

Docket No. APHIS–2017–0025) a 

notice 1 in which we announced the 

availability, for public review and 

comment, of an environmental 

assessment (EA) that examined the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed release of 

these biological control agents into the 

contiguous United States. 

We solicited comments on the EA for 

30 days ending August 14, 2017. We 

received one comment by that date. The 

commenter was opposed to the release 

of the organism on principle, but did 

not raise any specific or substantive 

issues. 

In this document, we are advising the 

public of our finding of no significant 

impact (FONSI) regarding the release of 

Diaparsis jucunda, Lemophagus 

errabundus, and Tetrastichus setifer 

into the contiguous United States for the 

biological control of the lily leaf beetle. 

The finding, which is based on the EA, 

reflects our determination that release of 

these biological control agents will not 

have a significant impact on the quality 

of the human environment. 

The EA and FONSI may be viewed on 

the Regulations.gov Web site (see 

footnote 1). Copies of the EA and FONSI 

are also available for public inspection 

at USDA, Room 1141, South Building, 

14th Street and Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. 

and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. Persons wishing to 

inspect copies are requested to call 

ahead on (202) 799–7039 to facilitate 

entry into the reading room. In addition, 

copies may be obtained by calling or 

writing to the individual listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

The EA and FONSI have been 

prepared in accordance with: (1) The 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.); (2) regulations of the 

Council on Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b); and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 


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