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schedule T107–d–3 in the Plant
Protection and Quarantine Treatment
Manual to extend the applicability of
the treatment to grapefruit from
Australia. We have prepared a treatment
evaluation document that describes the
amended treatment schedule and
explains why we have determined that
it is effective at neutralizing certain
target pests. We are making this
treatment evaluation document
available to the public for review and
comment.
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before November
15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2016-0049.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2016–0049, 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-2016-0049 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.
DATES:

Ms.
Dorothy C. Wayson, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, Imports, Regulations
and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 851–2036.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are
intended, among other things, to
prevent the introduction or
dissemination of plant pests and
noxious weeds into or within the United
States. Under the regulations, certain
plants, fruits, vegetables, and other
articles must be treated before they may
be moved into the United States or
interstate. The phytosanitary treatments
regulations contained in 7 CFR part 305
(referred to below as the regulations) set
out standards for treatments required in
7 CFR parts 301, 318, and 319 for fruits,
vegetables, and other articles.
In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that
approved treatment schedules are set
out in the Plant Protection and

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Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual.1
Section 305.3 sets out the processes for
adding, revising, or removing treatment
schedules in the PPQ Treatment
Manual. In that section, paragraph (a)
sets out the normal process for adding,
revising, or removing treatment
schedules.
Currently, grapefruit is authorized for
importation from Australia into the
United States if it was produced in fruit
fly free areas in Riverina, Riverland, or
Sunraysia, or if the fruit has been
subjected to cold treatment to mitigate
the risks from Mediterranean fruit fly
(Medfly, Ceratitis capitata
(Wiedemann)) and Queensland fruit fly
(Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt)).
The cold treatment currently used,
T107–d, requires fruit to be subject to
refrigeration at or below 2.22 °C for up
to 22 days with no option to treat at 3
°C. We are proposing to amend the
treatment schedule T107–d–3 to add
grapefruit to the schedule. With this
change, exporters would have the
option to have grapefruit cold-treated at
up to 3 °C for no more than 14 days to
meet U.S. entry requirements.
In March 2011, APHIS approved cold
treatment at or below 3 °C for lemons,
oranges, tangerines, and tangors from
Australia to meet U.S. entry
requirements.
PPQ’s Center for Plant Health Science
and Technology (CPHST) reviewed a
research study conducted in New South
Wales for Queensland fruit fly in
grapefruit.
After the review, CPHST found that
during the most tolerant stage testing
(small scale), no insects were found
alive after 10 days at either 2 °C or 3 °C
and that the most tolerant life stage was
determined to be the larval stage, first
instar. Additionally, in the confirmatory
stage testing (large scale), no insects
were found alive after 14 days at either
2 °C or 3 °C.
We believe, therefore, that it is
appropriate to amend T107–d–3 to add
grapefruit from Australia.
The reasons for this change to the
treatment manual are described in detail
in the treatment evaluation document
(TED) we have prepared to support this
action. The TED may be viewed on the
Regulations.gov Web site or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
instructions for accessing
Regulations.gov and information on the
location and hours of the reading room).
1 The PPQ Treatment Manual is available at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/
manuals/index.shtml or by contacting the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant
Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92
Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 200, Frederick, MD
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You may also request paper copies of
the TED by calling or writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the
subject of the TED when requesting
copies.
After reviewing the comments we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the revised treatment
schedule described in the TED in a
subsequent notice, in accordance with
paragraph (a)(2) of § 305.3. If we do not
receive any comments, or the comments
we receive do not change our
determination that the proposed
changes are effective, we will affirm
these changes to the PPQ Treatment
Manual and make available a new
version of the PPQ Treatment Manual
reflecting these changes. If we receive
comments that cause us to determine
that the changes described in this notice
are not appropriate, we will issue
another notice informing the public of
our determination.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22,
2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
September 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Economic Research Service
Notice of Intent To Request New
Information Collection
Economic Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) implementing regulations, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Service (ERS)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on a proposed
new information collection for a study
of ‘‘Risk Preferences and Demand for
Crop Insurance and Cover Crop
Programs.’’
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before November
15, 2016 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments
concerning this notice to Stephanie
Rosch, Market and Trade Economics
Division, Economic Research Service,
SUMMARY:

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Mail Stop
1800, Washington, DC 20250–0002.
Submit electronic comments to
[email protected].
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Economic Research Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday) at 355 E
St. SW., Room 5–149B, Washington, DC
20024–3221.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments and replies will
be a matter of public record. Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact Stephanie
Rosch at the mailing address in the
preamble. Tel. 202–694–5049.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Risk Preferences and Demand
for Crop Insurance and Cover Crop
Programs.
OMB Number: To be assigned by
OMB.
Expiration Date: Three years from
approval date.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–12) and OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29,
1995), this notice announces USDA
Economic Research Services’ intention
to request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a
new data collection effort. This data
collection will use an experiment with
university students to (1) characterize
the relationship between cover crop
usage and crop insurance purchases,
and (2) explore how this relationship
depends on individuals’ risk
preferences and demographic
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inform future risk management
experiments with farmer participants.
Commodity support programs,
including crop insurance, and programs
to promote use of cover crops all
significantly alter the farm revenue risk
profile for the farmers who adopt them.
Whether farmers will choose to adopt
insurance and/or soil conversation
programs depends on the individual
risks faced by each farmer, which can
vary across different regions, crops, and
time periods, as well as how farmers
assess the costs of the risks that they
face. ERS currently models the demand
for commodity support programs,
federal crop insurance, and cover crop
promotion programs as part of multiple
research objectives. These economic
models rely on traditional theories of
farmer decision-making under risk, and
over-predict participation rates for all
crop insurance and cover crop
programs.
The information to be collected in this
proposed initiative is necessary to test
alternate theories of decision-making
under risk. This research is difficult to
conduct without experiments and
relying only on observational or
administrative data due to the variety of
U.S. farms and production practices, the
variety and complexity of real-world
programs, and the limited variation in
premium subsidies across the U.S.
farming population. By using
experiments, we will be able identify
alternate theories of decision-making
under risk that provide more accurate
predictions of crop insurance
enrollments for student subjects. We
plan to use these experiments to
develop future follow-on experiments
with farmer subjects—the results of
which will be used to update existing
ERS models to provide better estimates
of the impact of subsidies on key
subpopulations such as producers with
marginal lands and producers of high
value crops.
This experiment will be conducted
with student subjects from the
University of Rhode Island.
Participation will be voluntary, and
subjects will be recruited using email
communications and classroom
solicitations. During each session,
subjects will perform three simple tasks
involving risky decisions and complete
a brief demographic questionnaire.
Sessions will be conducted at the
Department of Environmental and
Natural Resource Economics’ Policy
Simulation Laboratory (SimLab) at the
University of Rhode Island. All
experimental tasks will conducted using
SimLab computers and custom-designed
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Each session will last for a maximum
of 90 minutes. Subjects will receive a
show-up fee of $10 as is consistent with
standard practice at SimLab. They will
receive this payment even if they
decline to participate in the experiment.
In addition to the show-up fee, subjects
will receive compensation based on the
decisions they make during the course
of the experiment. We expect to pay
subjects, on average, between $20–25
per person, including the show-up fee.
In designing our experimental
procedures and payment levels, we took
into consideration academic standards,
statistical power considerations,
budgetary limitations, and discussions
between OMB and ERS regarding this
and other approved experimental
research.
Authority: These data will be collected
under the legal authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a).

ERS intends to protect respondent
information under the Privacy Act of
1974 and 7 U.S.C. 2276. ERS has
decided not to invoke the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). The
complexity and cost necessary to invoke
CIPSEA is not justified given the nature
of the collection; the collection will be
conducted by the University of Rhode
Island and hosted in non-government
owned computer systems, where
CIPSEA compliance cannot be assured.
Affected Public: All respondents will
be students at the University of Rhode
Island.
Estimated Number of Respondents
and Respondent Burden: Public
reporting burden for this information
collection of information is estimated to
be 861 hours. We anticipate 750 burden
hours will be needed to complete the
experiment (500 subjects total, 1.5 hours
per subject) and 111 burden hours for
subject recruitment (2000 potential
subjects, 2–5 minutes per potential
subject).
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Stephanie Rosch
at the address in the preamble.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the proposed
collection of information, 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
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appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Comments
should be sent to the address in the
preamble. 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.
Date: September 6, 2016.
Mary Bohman,
Administrator, Economic Research Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Forest Service
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests;
Idaho; Johnson Bar Fire Salvage
Project
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare
a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) for the Johnson Bar
Fire Salvage Project.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The U.S. Forest Service is
giving notice of its intent to prepare a
SEIS for the Johnson Bar Fire Salvage
Project on the Nez Perce-Clearwater
National Forests, Moose Creek Ranger
District, Idaho. A complaint was filed
on 11 March 2016 against the February
2016 Johnson Bar Salvage Record of
Decision (ROD) and a Preliminary
Injunction was granted by the United
States District Court for the State of
Idaho on 12 May 2016. This SEIS will
provide additional analysis in response
to the Preliminary Injunction.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila D. Lehman, NEPA Planner/
Interdisciplinary Team Leader, (208)
935–4256.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Forest Service is announcing its intent
to prepare a SEIS for the Johnson Bar
Fire Salvage Project. The SEIS will
supplement the analysis from the
Johnson Bar Fire Salvage EIS by
providing an updated analysis of the
environmental effects. The Johnson Bar
Fire Salvage Final EIS evaluated the
potential effects of four alternatives,
which included the No Action,
Proposed Action, and two additional
alternatives. The units possessing viable
harvest potential will be carried forward
for analysis in this SEIS.
The Nez Perce-Clearwater Forest
Supervisor will issue a new ROD after
evaluating the SEIS and public
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new ROD will be provided, consistent
with 36 CFR part 218.
Authority: This NOI is being
published pursuant to regulations (40
CFR 1508.22) implementing the
procedural provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.).
Scoping: A NOI published on 24
October 2014 initiated the scoping
period for the Johnson Bar Salvage
project. A legal notice advertising the
start of a 30-day scoping period was
advertised in the Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston Tribune on 29 October 2014.
In accordance with 40 CFR 1502.9(c)(4),
there will be no scoping conducted for
this SEIS. The scope of the Final
Johnson Bar Fire Salvage EIS and the
Preliminary Injunction decision by the
District Court of the Ninth Circuit
establish the scope for this SEIS.
The SEIS will be advertised for public
comment as required by 40 CFR 1503.1.
The Draft SEIS will be announced for
public review and comment in the
Federal Register, on the Nez PerceClearwater National Forests’ project
Web site (http://data.ecosystemmanagement.org/nepaweb/nepa_
project_exp.php?project=45214), and in
the Lewiston, Idaho Lewiston Tribune,
as well as other local media.
Responsible Official and Lead Agency
The USDA Forest Service is the lead
agency for this proposal. The Nez
Perce—Clearwater Forest Supervisor is
the responsible official.
Decision to Be Made is whether to
adopt the proposed action, in whole or
in part, or another alternative; and what
mitigation measures and management
requirements will be implemented.
Dated: September 7, 2016.
Cheryl F. Probert,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
September 12, 2016.

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
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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 October 17, 2016
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), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] 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.
Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR 1956–C, Debt
Settlement—Community and Business
Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0575–0124.
Summary of Collection: The
Community and Direct Business
Programs loans and grants are
authorized by the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act. Rural
Housing Service (RHS) is a credit
agency for agricultural and rural
development for the United States
Department of Agriculture and offers
supervised credit to develop, improve
and operate family farms, modest
housing, essential community facilities,
and business and industry across rural
America. 7 CFR 1956–C, Debt
Settlement—Community and Business
Programs provides policies and
procedures as well as a mechanism for
debt settlement in connection with
Community Facilities loans and grants,
direct Business and Industry loans,

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