[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 43849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17423]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 16, 2013.
    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. 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 should 
be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC; New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503. 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.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by August 21, 2013. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Export Fruit Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0143.
    Summary of Collection: Fresh apples and grapes grown in the United 
States shipped to any foreign destination must meet minimum quality and 
other requirements established by regulations issued under the Export 
Apple Act (7 CFR Part 33) and the Export Grape and Plum Act (7 CFR Part 
35). These Acts were designed to promote the foreign trade of the 
United States in apples and grapes; to protect the reputation of these 
American-grown commodities; and to prevent deception or 
misrepresentation of the quality of such products moving in foreign 
commerce. Plum provisions in the marketing order were terminated in 
1991. The regulation issued under the Export Grape and Plum Act (7 CFR 
Part 35) cover fresh grapes grown in the United States and shipped to 
foreign destinations, except Canada and Mexico. Apples exported to 
Canada and Mexico are required to first be inspected for minimum grade 
requirements.
    Need and Use of the Information: Persons who ship fresh apples and 
grapes grown in the U.S. to foreign destinations must have such 
shipment inspected and certified by Federal or Federal-State Inspection 
Service (FSIS) inspectors. Agriculture Marketing Service administers 
the FSIS. Official FSIS inspection certificates and phytosanitary 
certificates issued by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service provide the needed information for USDA. Export carriers are 
required to keep on file for three years copies of inspection 
certificates for apples and grapes.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 102.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion, 
Monthly, Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 25.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-17423 Filed 7-19-13; 8:45 am]
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