[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37054-37055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15865]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0054]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Importation of Eggplant From Israel
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 regulations for the importation of eggplant
from Israel.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0054-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0054, 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
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may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-
2011-0054 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) 690-2817 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on regulations for the
importation of eggplant from Israel, contact Ms. Donna West, Senior
Import Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD
20737-1231; (301) 734-0627. For copies of more detailed information on
the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS'
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Eggplant From Israel.
OMB Number: 0579-0350.
Type of Request: Extension of an approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the importation,
entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other
articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United
States or their dissemination within the United States. Regulations
authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of fruits and
vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world are
contained in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through
319.56-50).
Under these regulations, eggplant from Israel are subject to
certain conditions before entering the United States to ensure that
exotic plant pests are not introduced into the United States. The
regulations require the eggplant be grown under a systems approach that
would include requirements for pest exclusion at the production site,
fruit fly trapping inside and outside the production site, and pest-
excluding packinghouse procedures. The eggplant must be accompanied by
a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Israeli national plant
protection organization with an additional declaration confirming that
the eggplant had been produced in accordance with the regulations.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities 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 1 hour per response.
Respondents: National plant protection organization of Israel,
importers of eggplant.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 3.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.333.
Estimated annual number of responses: 4.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 4 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 20th day of June 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-15865 Filed 6-23-11; 8:45 am]
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