[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17181-17182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06389]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 15, 2013.
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
regarding (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 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 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 April
19, 2013 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.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Federal Plant Pest, Noxious Weed, and Garbage Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0054.
Summary of Collection: In accordance with Section 412 of the Plant
Protection Act (Title IV, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C.
7712), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or
restrict the importation, entry, exportation, or movement of interstate
commerce of any plant, plant product, biological control organism,
noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance, if the Secretary
determines that the prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent
the introduction or dissemination of a plant pest or noxious weed
within the United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
(APHIS) regulations implementing the Plant Protection Act are contained
(in part) in part 330 of Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations and part
360 of Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
evaluate the risk associated with the interstate movement of plant
pest, noxious weeds, and soil. APHIS will also collect information to
monitor operations at facility to ensure permit conditions are being
met. The information is used to determine whether a permit can be
issued, and also to develop risk-mitigating conditions for the proposed
movement. If the information were not collected, APHIS ability to
protect the United States from a plant pest or noxious weed incursion
would be significantly compromised.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individuals or households; State, Local or Tribal Government
Number of Respondents: 25,755.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 18,418.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment for Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables.
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OMB Control Number: 0579-0155.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701-
7772), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
authorized, among other things, to regulate the importation of plants,
plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant
pests into the United States. Regulations in 7 CFR 305 provide for the
use of irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment for certain fruits and
vegetables imported in the United States. The irradiation treatment
provides protection against all inspect pest including fruit flies, the
mango seed weevil, and others.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using a compliance agreement, 30-day notification, labeling packaging,
dosimetry recordings, requests for dosimetry device approval,
recordkeeping, requests for facility approval, work plan, trust fund
agreement, phytosanitary certificate and denial and withdrawal
certification. Without the collection of this information, APHIS would
have no practical way of determining that any given commodity had
actually been irradiated.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 88.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 332.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: APHIS Pest Reporting Form.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0311.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701--et seq), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control,
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States.
Plant health regulations promulgated by the United States Department of
Agriculture under this authority specifically address control programs
for a number of pests and disease of concern, including Asian Longhorn
Beetle (ALB), emerald ash borer (EAB) beetle, and citrus greening, to
name a few. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will
collect information using form PPQ-10, Plant Protection and Quarantine
Pest Reporting Form.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS relies on the public to
report sightings of the pests of concern or suspicious signs of pest or
disease damage that may see in their local area. This reporting is done
through a simple online form. The following information will be
collected from the form: Contact information, location and date of
sighting, location and date of search and signs or symptoms of pest or
disease damage observed. Failing to collect this information could
result in APHIS not receiving information about where infestations may
exist, causing them to linger unreported and grow.
Infestations of high-consequence pests or diseases, such as ALB,
EAB, citrus greening, and others, could lead to significant economic
damage to crops, forests, and landscapes.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 415.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-06389 Filed 3-19-13; 8:45 am]
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