82_FR_21878 82 FR 21789 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Environmental Monitoring

82 FR 21789 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Environmental Monitoring

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 89 (May 10, 2017)

Page Range21789-21790
FR Document2017-09467

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 environmental monitoring.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 89 (Wednesday, May 10, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21789-21790]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09467]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0037]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Environmental Monitoring

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment 
request.

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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 environmental monitoring.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 
10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0037.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0037, 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-
0037 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 environmental 
monitoring, contact Dr. Robert Baca, Assistant Director, Permitting and 
Compliance Coordination, Compliance and Environmental Coordination 
Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 150, Riverdale, MD 20737; 
(301) 851-2292. For copies of more detailed information on the 
information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,

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APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Environmental Monitoring.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0117.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: The mission of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to 
provide leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and 
plants, to improve agricultural productivity and competitiveness, and 
to contribute to the national economy and the public health.
    APHIS is committed to accomplishing its mission in a manner that 
promotes and protects the integrity of the environment. This includes 
APHIS' compliance with all applicable environmental statutes and 
regulations, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the regulations of the Council on Environmental 
Quality implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 
1500-1508), USDA regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), and 
APHIS' NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372). APHIS engages in 
environmental monitoring for certain activities that we conduct to 
control or eradicate certain pests and diseases. We monitor those 
activities that have the greatest potential for harm to the human 
environment to ensure that the mitigation measures developed to avoid 
that harm are enforced and effective. In many cases, monitoring is 
required where APHIS programs are conducted close to habitats of 
endangered and threatened species. This monitoring is developed in 
coordination with the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and 
Wildlife Service, in compliance with the Endangered Species Act (50 
U.S.C. 17.11 and 17.12).
    APHIS field personnel and State cooperators jointly use an 
Environmental Monitoring Form to collect information concerning the 
effects of pesticide use in these sensitive areas. The goal of 
environmental monitoring is to track the potential impact that APHIS 
activities may have on the environment and to use this knowledge in 
making any necessary adjustments in future program actions.
    We are asking OMB to approve our use of this information collection 
activity 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 0.50 hours per response.
    Respondents: Growers, appliers of pesticides, State department of 
agriculture personnel.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 110.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 20.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 2,200.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,100 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 4th day of May 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-09467 Filed 5-9-17; 8:45 am]
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21789 Notices Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 89 Wednesday, May 10, 2017 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Abstract: Executive Order 12862, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE contains documents other than rules or requires Federal Agencies to identify the proposed rules that are applicable to the customers who are or should be served Animal and Plant Health Inspection public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Service by the Agency and survey those committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of customers to determine the kind and [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0037] petitions and applications and agency quality of services they want and level statements of organization and functions are of satisfaction with existing services. Notice of Request for Extension of examples of documents appearing in this Therefore, NAD proposes to extend its Approval of an Information Collection; section. currently approved information Environmental Monitoring collection survey. AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Estimate of Burden: Public reporting Inspection Service, USDA. burden for this collection of information ACTION: Extension of approval of an Office of the Secretary is estimated to average .17 hours per information collection; comment response. request. Notice of Request for Extension of a Respondents: Appellants, producers, SUMMARY: In accordance with the Currently Approved Information Collection and other USDA agencies. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Estimated Number of Respondents: notice announces the Animal and Plant AGENCY: National Appeals Division, 1600. Health Inspection Service’s intention to U.S. Department of Agriculture. request an extension of approval of an Estimated Number of Responses per ACTION: Notice and request for information collection associated with Respondent: 1. comments. environmental monitoring. Estimated Total Annual Burden on DATES: We will consider all comments SUMMARY: In accordance with the Respondents: 272. that we receive on or before July 10, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 2017. notice announces the U.S. Department the proposed collection of information ADDRESSES: You may submit comments of Agriculture, National Appeals is necessary for the proper performance by either of the following methods: Division’s request for an extension to a currently approved information of the functions of the agency, including • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to collection for Customer Service Survey. whether the information will have http://www.regulations.gov/ practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0037. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 10, 2017 to be assured agency’s estimate of the burden of the • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: of consideration. proposed collection of information Send your comment to Docket No. including the validity of the APHIS–2017–0037, Regulatory Analysis ADDRESSES: The National Appeals methodology and assumptions used; (3) and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station Division invites interested persons to 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and submit comments on this notice. Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. clarity of the information to be Comments may be submitted by one of Supporting documents and any the following methods: collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information comments we receive on this docket • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This may be viewed at http:// Web site provides the ability to type on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, www.regulations.gov/ short comments directly into the #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0037 or comment field on this Web page or electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or in our reading room, which is located in attach a file for lengthier comments. room 1141 of the USDA South Building, • Go to http://www.regulations.gov. other forms of information technology. 14th Street and Independence Avenue Follow the on-line instructions at that Comments may be sent to Dr. Angela SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading site for submitting comments. Parham, U.S. Department of Agriculture, room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. National Appeals Division, 3101 Park Monday through Friday, except Angela Parham, U.S. Department of Center Drive, Suite 1100, Alexandria, holidays. To be sure someone is there to Agriculture, National Appeals Division, Virginia 22301–1500. All comments help you, please call (202) 799–7039 3101 Park Center Drive, Suite 1100, received will be available for public before coming. Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1500, inspection during regular business FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 703.305.2588. hours at the same address. All responses information on environmental SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: to this notice will be summarized and monitoring, contact Dr. Robert Baca, Title: National Appeals Division included in the request for OMB Assistant Director, Permitting and jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Customer Service Survey. approval. All comments will become a Compliance Coordination, Compliance OMB Number: 0503–0007. matter of public record. and Environmental Coordination Expiration Date of Approval: Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Steven C. Silverman, September 2017. Unit 150, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) Type of Request: Extension of a Director, National Appeals Division. 851–2292. For copies of more detailed currently approved information [FR Doc. 2017–09406 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am] information on the information collection. BILLING CODE P collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:21 May 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1

21790 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 10, 2017 / Notices APHIS’ Information Collection (1) Evaluate whether the collection of DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. information is necessary for the proper SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: performance of the functions of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Title: Environmental Monitoring. Agency, including whether the Service OMB Control Number: 0579–0117. information will have practical utility; Type of Request: Extension of [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0015] approval of an information collection. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the collection Bayer CropScience LP.; Availability of Abstract: The mission of the Animal of information, including the validity of Draft Environmental Assessment, and Plant Health Inspection Service the methodology and assumptions used; Plant Pest Risk Similarity Assessment, (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Preliminary Finding of No Significant Agriculture (USDA) is to provide (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Impact, and Preliminary Decision for leadership in ensuring the health and clarity of the information to be an Extension of a Determination of care of animals and plants, to improve collected; and agricultural productivity and Nonregulated Status of Canola competitiveness, and to contribute to (4) Minimize the burden of the Genetically Engineered for Male the national economy and the public collection of information on those who Sterility and Glufosinate-Ammonium health. are to respond, through use, as Resistance APHIS is committed to accomplishing appropriate, of automated, electronic, AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health its mission in a manner that promotes mechanical, and other collection Inspection Service, USDA. and protects the integrity of the technologies; e.g., permitting electronic ACTION: Notice; extension of comment environment. This includes APHIS’ submission of responses. period. compliance with all applicable Estimate of burden: The public environmental statutes and regulations, reporting burden for this collection of SUMMARY: We are extending the including the National Environmental information is estimated to average 0.50 comment period for our notice advising Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et the public that the Animal and Plant hours per response. seq.), the regulations of the Council on Health Inspection Service has reached a Environmental Quality implementing Respondents: Growers, appliers of preliminary decision to extend our the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 pesticides, State department of determination of nonregulated status of CFR parts 1500–1508), USDA agriculture personnel. InVigor® MS8 canola (hereinafter MS8 regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR Estimated annual number of canola) to Bayer’s canola event MS11 in part 1b), and APHIS’ NEPA respondents: 110. response to a request from Bayer Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part CropScience LP. MS11 canola has been 372). APHIS engages in environmental Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 20. genetically engineered for male sterility monitoring for certain activities that we and resistance to the herbicide conduct to control or eradicate certain Estimated annual number of glufosinate-ammonium using the same pests and diseases. We monitor those responses: 2,200. mechanism of action as MS8 canola. activities that have the greatest potential Estimated total annual burden on This action will allow interested for harm to the human environment to respondents: 1,100 hours. (Due to persons additional time to prepare and ensure that the mitigation measures averaging, the total annual burden hours submit comments on our draft developed to avoid that harm are environmental assessment, preliminary may not equal the product of the annual enforced and effective. In many cases, regulatory determination, preliminary number of responses multiplied by the monitoring is required where APHIS finding of no significant impact, and programs are conducted close to reporting burden per response.) plant pest risk similarity assessment for habitats of endangered and threatened All responses to this notice will be the proposed determination of species. This monitoring is developed in summarized and included in the request nonregulated status. coordination with the U.S. Department for OMB approval. All comments will DATES: The comment period for the of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife also become a matter of public record. Service, in compliance with the notice published on April 12, 2017 (82 Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of FR 17625) is extended. We will consider Endangered Species Act (50 U.S.C. May 2017. 17.11 and 17.12). all comments that we receive on or APHIS field personnel and State Michael C. Gregoire, before May 30, 2017. cooperators jointly use an Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Environmental Monitoring Form to Health Inspection Service. by either of the following methods: collect information concerning the [FR Doc. 2017–09467 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am] • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to effects of pesticide use in these sensitive BILLING CODE 3410–34–P http://www.regulations.gov/ areas. The goal of environmental #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0015. monitoring is to track the potential • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: impact that APHIS activities may have Send your comment to Docket No. on the environment and to use this APHIS–2017–0015, Regulatory Analysis knowledge in making any necessary and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station adjustments in future program actions. 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES We are asking OMB to approve our use of this information collection The Bayer CropScience LP. extension activity for an additional 3 years. request, our draft environmental The purpose of this notice is to solicit assessment, plant pest risk similarity comments from the public (as well as assessment, our preliminary finding of affected agencies) concerning our no significant impact, our preliminary information collection. 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Document Created: 2017-05-10 00:01:06
Document Modified: 2017-05-10 00:01:06
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionExtension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 10, 2017.
ContactFor information on environmental monitoring, contact Dr. Robert Baca, Assistant Director, Permitting and Compliance Coordination, Compliance and Environmental Coordination Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 150, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2292. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation82 FR 21789 
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