60-Day Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 57 / Monday, March 25, 2019 / Notices
APHIS received a request from the
national plant protection organization
(NPPO) of China to allow the
importation of fresh jujube fruit
(Ziziphus jujuba Miller (Rhamnaceae))
from China into the continental United
States. As part of our evaluation of
China’s request, we have prepared a
pest risk assessment (PRA) to identify
the pests of quarantine significance that
could follow the pathway of the
importation of fresh jujube fruit into the
continental United States from China.
Based on the PRA, a risk management
document (RMD) was prepared to
identify phytosanitary measures that
could be applied to the fresh jujube fruit
to mitigate the pest risk.
We have concluded that fresh jujube
fruit can be safely imported from China
into the continental United States using
one or more of the five designated
phytosanitary measures listed in
§ 319.56–4(b). The NPPO of China
would have to enter into an operational
workplan with APHIS that spells out the
daily procedures the NPPO of China
will take to implement the measures
identified in the RMD. These measures
are summarized below:
• Importation in commercial
consignments only.
• Registration of places of production
and packinghouses with the NPPO of
China.
• Limiting registered places of
production to locations north of the
33rd parallel (APHIS considers China to
be free of Bactrocera spp. fruit flies
above this parallel), or alternatively,
requiring phytosanitary treatment for
Bactrocera correcta, B. cucurbitae, and
B. dorsalis in accordance with 7 CFR
part 305, which contains APHIS’
phytosanitary treatment regulations.1
• The NPPO maintaining a national
fruit fly monitoring program.
• Grove sanitation and trapping for
fruit flies in places of production that
are located in a province in which
Carpomyia vesuviana (Ber fruit fly) is
known to be present.
• Recordkeeping of fruit fly
detections in registered places of
production.
• Pre-export inspection by the NPPO
of China and issuance of a phytosanitary
certificate.
• Port of entry inspections.
1 Irradiation at 400 Gy is currently the only
approved phytosanitary treatment for these three
species of fruit flies. Cold treatment is currently
being evaluated as an alternate treatment.

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• Importation under a permit issued
by APHIS.
Each of the pest risk mitigation
measures that would be required, along
with evidence of their efficacy in
removing pests of concern from the
pathway, are described in detail in the
RMD.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 319.56–4(c)(3), we are announcing the
availability of our PRA and RMD for
public review and comment. Those
documents, as well as a description of
the economic considerations associated
with the importation of fresh jujube fruit
from China, may be viewed on the
Regulations.gov website or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
a link to Regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of
the reading room). You may request
paper copies of these documents by
calling or writing to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of
the analysis you wish to review when
requesting copies.
After reviewing any comments we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the import status of fresh
jujube fruit from China in a subsequent
notice. If the overall conclusions of our
analysis and the Administrator’s
determination of risk remain unchanged
following our consideration of the
comments, then we will authorize the
importation of fresh jujube fruit from
China into the continental United States
subject to the requirements specified in
the RMD.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 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, March 19, 2019.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–05566 Filed 3–22–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

SUMMARY:

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U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the
United States Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA), invites comments
on this information collection for which
the Agency intends to request approval
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
Comments on this notice must be
received by May 24, 2019.

DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas P. Dickson, Regulatory Division
Team 2, Rural Development Innovation
Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Ave. SW, Stop
1522, Washington, DC 20250. Phone:
202–690–4492. Thomas.Dickson@
usda.gov.
The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
identifies an information collection that
the Agency is submitting to OMB for an
extension.
Comments are invited on (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
assumption 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 through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques on
other forms and information technology.
Comments may be sent to Thomas P.
Dickson, Regulatory Division Team 2,
Rural Development Innovation Center,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Stop 1522,
Washington, DC 20250. Phone: 202–
690–4492. [email protected].
Title: Special Evaluation Assistance
for Rural Communities and Household
Program (SEARCH).
OMB Control Number: 0572–0146.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved package.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 57 / Monday, March 25, 2019 / Notices

Abstract: The Food, Conservation and
Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110–246
(Farm Bill) amended Section 306(a)(2)
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C.
1926 (a)(2)). The amendment created a
grant program to make Special
Evaluation Assistance for Rural
Communities and Households
(SEARCH) Program grants.
Under the SEARCH program, the
Secretary may make predevelopment
and planning grants to public or quasipublic agencies, organizations operated
on a not-for-profit basis or Indian tribes
on Federal and State reservations and
other federally recognized Indian tribes.
The grant recipients shall use the grant
funds for feasibility studies, design
assistance, and development of an
application for financial assistance to
financially distressed communities in
rural areas with populations of 2,500 or
fewer inhabitants for water and waste
disposal projects as authorized in
Sections 306(a)(1), 306(a)(2) and
306(a)(24) of the CONACT.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2 hours per
responses.
Respondents: Public Bodies; Indian
Tribes; Not-for-Profit Organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
111.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 19.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 3,380.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
Regulatory Team 2, Rural Development
Innovation Center, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW., Stop 1522, Washington, DC 20250.
Telephone: (202) 720–7853. Email:
[email protected].
All responses to this information
collection and recordkeeping notice will
be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Dated: March 19, 2019.
Bette B. Brand,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–05635 Filed 3–22–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–15–2019]

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 163—Ponce,
Puerto Rico; Notification of Proposed
Production Activity; Puerto Rico Steel
Products Corporation (Construction
and Fencing Products), Coto Laurel,
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Steel Products
Corporation (Puerto Rico Steel)
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board for
its facility in Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico.
The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on March 12, 2019.
The Puerto Rico Steel facility is
located within Subzone 163L. The
facility will be used for production of
construction and fencing products.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ
activity would be limited to the specific
foreign-status materials and components
and specific finished products described
in the submitted notification (as
described below) and subsequently
authorized by the FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt Puerto Rico Steel from
customs duty payments on the foreignstatus components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, for
the foreign-status materials/components
noted below, Puerto Rico Steel would be
able to choose the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to
the following steel products: Bright
common nails; chain link fence; wire
mesh; rebar; tubes; roll forming panels
for roofing; and, snap ties (duty-free).
Puerto Rico Steel would be able to avoid
duty on foreign-status components
which become scrap/waste. Customs
duties also could possibly be deferred or
reduced on foreign-status production
equipment.
The components and materials
sourced from abroad include: Various
galvanized steel components (coil, strip,
or wire); various steel components
(rebar, wire, wire rod, or black annealed
wire); aluminum zinc coated steel coils;
cold deformed steel rebar in coils; and,
concrete reinforcement steel bars in
coils (duty-free). The request indicates
that certain materials/components are
subject to special duties under Section
232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
(Section 232), depending on the country
of origin. The applicable Section 232
decisions require subject merchandise
to be admitted to FTZs in privileged
foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).

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Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary at the address below. The
closing period for their receipt is May 6,
2019.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
website, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Juanita Chen at [email protected]
or 202–482–1378.
Dated: March 19, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–05648 Filed 3–22–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Special Priorities
Assistance
Bureau of Industry and
Security.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Notice.

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

SUMMARY:

To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before May 24, 2019.

DATES:

Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Room 6616,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
internet at [email protected].)

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Mark Crace, BIS ICB Liaison,
(202) 482–8093 or at mark.crace@
bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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