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Notices

Federal Register
Vol. 88, No. 118
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
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section.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of a Request for Revision and
Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to
request a revision and extension from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) of a currently approved
information collection for the Dairy
Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) Import
Licensing program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by August 21, 2023 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
identified by the OMB Control number
0551–0001, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. This portal
enables respondents to enter short
comments or attach a file containing
lengthier comments.
• Email: Bettyann.Gonzales@
usda.gov. Include OMB Control number
0551–0001 in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery:
BettyAnn Gonzales, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Room 5550, Stop 1070,
Washington, DC 20250–1070.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and OMB
Control Number for this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BettyAnn Gonzales, 202 720–1344,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Title: Dairy TRQ Import Licensing
Program.
OMB Number: 0551–0001.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2024.
Type of Request: Revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The currently approved
information collection supports the
Dairy TRQ Import Licensing regulation
(the Regulation) (7 CFR 6.20–6.36)
which governs the administration of the
import licensing system applicable to
most dairy products subject to TRQs.
The TRQs were established in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS) as a result of the
entry into force of certain provisions in
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(Pub. L. 103–465) that converted
existing absolute quotas to TRQs.
Imports of nearly all cheeses made from
cow’s milk (except soft-ripened cheese
such as Brie) and certain non-cheese
dairy products (including butter and
dried milk) are subject to TRQs and the
Regulation. Licenses are issued each
quota year to eligible applicants and are
valid for 12 months (January 1 through
December 31). Only licensees may enter
specified quantities of the subject dairy
articles at the applicable in-quota tariffrates. Importers who do not hold
licenses may enter dairy articles only at
the over-quota tariff-rates.
Each quota year, all applicants for
historical, non-historical and designated
licenses must certify their eligibility for
the following quota year through the
online Agricultural Trade License
Administration System (ATLAS)
platform. ATLAS has now replaced any
online forms previously utilized before.
The ATLAS application process
requires applicants to: (1) certify they
are an importer, manufacturer, or
exporter of certain dairy products; and
(2) certify they meet the eligibility
requirements of § 6.23 of the Regulation.
Applicants for non-historical licenses
must request licenses in descending
order of preference for specific products
and countries listed on the form.
After licenses are issued, § 6.26
requires licensees to surrender by
October 1 in ATLAS any license amount
that a licensee does not intend to enter
that year. If October 1 falls on a
weekend, then the deadline will be the
next business day. These amounts are
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existing licensees for the remainder of
that year based on requests submitted in
ATLAS. ATLAS requires the licensee to
complete a table listing the surrendered
amount by license number. For
reallocated quota, the licensee may
complete an additional table listing the
additional amounts requested by dairy
article and supplying country in
descending order of preference.
The estimated total annual burden of
479 hours in the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) inventory for the
currently approved information
collection will decrease to 394 hours.
The public reporting burden for this
collection of currently approved license
application process through ATLAS is
estimated to average 368.5 hours; and
the license surrender process is 25.5
hours.
Estimate of Burden: The average
burden, including the time for
reviewing instructions, gathering data
needed, data input, and record keeping
is estimated at .67 hour for license
application and .17 hour for license
surrender.
Type of Respondents: Importers and
manufacturers of cheese and non-cheese
dairy products, and exporters of noncheese dairy products.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
For license application and license
surrender under the ATLAS system:
700.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 394
hours.
Copies of this information collection
may be obtained from Dacia Rogers, the
Agency Information Collection
Coordinator, at [email protected].
Requests for Comments: Send
comments regarding (a) whether the
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 collection of
information including 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 automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques, or
other forms of information technology.

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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 / Notices

All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be available without change, including
any personal information provided, for
inspection online at http://
www.regulations.gov and at the mail
address listed above between 8:00 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except holidays.
Comments will be summarized and
included in the submission for OMB
approval.
Persons with disabilities who require
an alternative means for communication
of information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

[FR Doc. 2023–13086 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am]

Christi Fisher; telephone: (701) 530–
2091; email: [email protected].
Individuals who require alternative
means of communication should contact
USDA Target Center at (202) 720–2600
(voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P

Purpose and Need

Daniel Whitley,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.

DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
[Docket No. NRCS–2023–0008]

Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Upper Maple River Watershed Plan,
North Dakota
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to prepare
an environmental impact statement
(EIS).
AGENCY:

The Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) North
Dakota State Office, announces its intent
to prepare an EIS for the Upper Maple
River Watershed located within Cass,
Barnes, Steele, and Griggs Counties,
North Dakota. NRCS will examine
alternative solutions through the EIS
process to provide watershed
protection. NRCS is requesting
comments to identify significant issues,
potential alternatives, information, and
analyses relevant to the Proposed
Action from all interested individuals,
Federal and State Agencies, and Tribes.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by August 7, 2023.
Comments received after the close of the
comment period will be considered to
the extent possible.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments in response to this notice.
You may submit your comments
through one of the methods below:
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov and search
for docket ID NRCS–2023–0008. Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments; or
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Carol Lewis,
Cass County Joint Water Resource
District, 1201 Main Avenue West, West
Fargo, ND 58078–1301. In your
comment, specify the docket ID NRCS–
2023–0008.
All comments received will be posted
and made publicly available on
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) are cooperating
federal agencies in the watershed
planning effort. NRCS is the lead federal
agency implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act and the
National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA). An interagency team consisting
of the following agencies are
participating in the planning effort:
Federal Emergency Management
Agency; U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency; North Dakota Department of
Water Resources (ND DWR); North
Dakota Department of Environmental
Quality; North Dakota Game and Fish
Department; North Dakota Department
of Transportation; Cass County Joint
Water Resource District; Cass County
Highway Department; Cass County
Sheriff’s Office; Cass County
Commission; Cass County Emergency
Management; City of Amenia; and City
of Casselton. NRCS is consulting on
both the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) and section 106 of the
NHPA with the North Dakota State
Historical Preservation Office and 31
Tribal Nations.
The primary purpose of the proposed
action is watershed protection. The
proposed action will also result in flood
damage reduction to cropland,
structures, roads, drain ditches,
structures, and vehicles in the
watershed. Watershed protection goals
consist of reducing nutrient loads from
the watershed, particularly dissolved
phosphorus, and increasing quantity
and quality of wetlands and wildlife
habitat.
The Watershed Project Plan is
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Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act of 1954 (Pub. L. 83–566),
as amended, and the Regional
Conservation Partnership Program
Project (16 U.S.C. chapter 58,
Subchapter VIII). This action is needed
because:
• The Upper Maple River Watershed,
with a drainage area of 186,400 acres,
annually contributes an estimated
30,200 pounds of phosphorus and
331,600 pounds of nitrogen to the Red
River downstream. Approximately 88
percent of the watershed is farmed for
row crops consisting predominantly of
soybeans, corn, spring wheat, dry beans,
and sunflowers.
• The average slope of the Upper
Maple River is 4 foot per mile and the
downstream Red River averages 1 foot
per mile. The low topographic relief
landscape results in floods over wide
swaths of cropland for long durations,
allowing for phosphorus dissolution
from soils and vegetation into the
overlying stagnant floodwaters. Within
the Upper Maple Watershed, 17,684
acres of cropland are inundated by the
2-year recurrence interval (RI) flood
event, 29,418 acres at the 10-year RI
flood, and 37,246 acres are inundated by
a 100-year RI flood.
• In addition to generating nutrient
transport from cropland to the Maple
River, the average annual flood
inundation of 12,600 acres of cropland
generates $2.1 million annual damages
to agricultural producers. Total
economic losses due to flooding,
considering damage to cropland,
structures, roads, drain ditches,
structures, and vehicles in the
watershed are estimated at $3.8 million
a year.
• Agricultural non-point source
nutrient loads in the Red River are of
international significance. The Red
River discharges to Lake Winnipeg, the
10th largest freshwater lake in the
world, also designated one of the most
eutrophic large lakes 1 in the world.
Eutrophication has resulted in negative
effects on the aquatic food web within
the lake, resulting in declines to critical
species which support recreational and
commercial fisheries, tourism, and
subsistence fishing of indigenous
people. While the Red River contributes
only 10 to 15 percent of overall annual
runoff to the lake by volume, it
1 A eutrophic lake is rich in nutrients and
supports a dense phytoplankton or plant
population, the respiration and decomposition of
which results in depletion of dissolved oxygen
levels. Eutrophication generates adverse effects on
aquatic species due to zones of low dissolved
oxygen in the lake and impacts recreation, public
safety, and drinking water supply due to algal
blooms on the lake surface.

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