[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33325-33326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13130]
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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 107 / Tuesday, June 4, 2013 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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 July 5,
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: Tuberculosis Testing for Imported Cattle from Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0224.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to
detect, control, or eradicate pest or diseases of livestock or poultry.
Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a
healthy animal population and enhancing the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) ability to compete in the global market of
animal and animal product trade. APHIS will collect information using
form VS 17-129, ``Application for Import or In Transit Permit'' and VS
17-29, ``Declaration of Importation.''
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
from the permit application regarding the type, number, and
identification of the animals to be exported to the United States, as
well as information concerning the origin, intended date and location
of arrival, routes of travel, and destination of the animals. Cattle
imported from Mexico must be accompanied by a Customer Declaration
under APHIS import requirements. The information requested on this form
facilitate the oversight necessary to ensure that all APHIS import
requirements are met to mitigate the introduction of foreign and other
animal diseases regulated by APHIS. APHIS will also collect information
that certified that the herd in which the cattle was born and raised
has tested TB-negative to a whole herd test.
Failure to collect this information would make it impossible for
APHIS to effectively evaluate the TB risks associated with cattle
importation from Mexico, thereby increasing the likelihood that healthy
cattle and bison throughout the United States will be exposed to
tuberculosis.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farms.
Number of Respondents: 81,851.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 92,215.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Cut Flowers from Countries with Chrysanthemum White Rust.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0271.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701--et.seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit
or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant
pests to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States
or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations in 7
CFR Part 319 prohibits or restricts the importation of plants, plant
parts, and related materials to prevent the introduction of foreign
plant pests into the United States. Conditions governing the
importation of cut flowers into the United States are contained in
``Subpart-Cut Flowers'' (Sec. Sec. 319.74-1 through 319.74-4, referred
to as the regulations). Through these regulations the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has established specific requirements
for the importation of cut that are hosts of Chrysanthemum White Rust
(CWR) from countries where the disease is known to occur and to make
APHIS' cut flowers and nursery stock regulations consistent.
CWR is a serious disease in nurseries where it may cause complete
loss of greenhouse chrysanthemum crops.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants
and plant products are accompanied by a phytosanitary inspection
certificate that is completed by plant health officials in the
originating or transiting country. APHIS uses the information on this
certificate to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the time
of inspection in the foreign country. APHIS also requires that flowers
must be grown in a production site that is registered with the National
Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the country in which the
production site is located or with the NPPO's designee, and the NPPO or
its designee must provide a list of registered sites to APHIS. The
information is used as a guide to the intensity of the inspection that
APHIS must conduct when the shipment arrives. Without this information,
all shipments would need
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to be inspected very thoroughly, thereby requiring considerably more
time.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,045.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 646.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-13130 Filed 6-3-13; 8:45 am]
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