[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70257-70258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28248]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 20, 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 December
26, 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,
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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 Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program
(formerly Official Control Program).
OMB Control Number: 0579-0365.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701-7772), 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 Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine
(PPQ) program has established the following procedures for State
(through the National Plant Board (NPB)) to petition the Agency to
recognize State-level plant pest regulations and associated action
taken as meeting the international criteria for official control and
accepted measures to protect an area that would be economically or
environmentally endangered by the introduction of a pest. The
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) defines ``official
control'' as the active enforcement of mandatory phytosanitary
regulations and the application of mandatory phytosanitary procedures
with the objective of eradication or containment of quarantine pests or
for the management of regulated non-quarantine pests.
Need and Use of the Information: To obtain a program's designation
as a Federally Recognized State managed Phytosanitary Program, States
(through the NPB) must petition APHIS-PPQ to recognize their
established or proposed programs to exclude, eradicate or contain a
regulated plant pest. The State should provide the following supporting
information and documentation: (1) Evidence the pest does not exist in
the State; (2) Evidence that the pest could become established or
widespread in the State; (3) Evidence that the pest could cause
economic and/or environmental harm in the State; (4) A description of
the State actions used to maintain and monitor for pest freedom; and
(5) A copy of the State or local quarantine regulations that provide
enforcement of the appropriate programs. The State should provide the
following supporting information and documentation for Regulated Non-
Quarantine Pests: (1) Evidence that a particular pest could cause
significant harm to plant for planting if the pest was not managed
through a certification program; (2) Evidence the State has regulatory
authority and a program established to manage the levels of the pest in
plants for planting that are the hosts for the pest; and (3) A
description of State actions to manage the level and or producers'
management of pests in the plants for planting where the pest is
maintained below a level that can affect production, health, or
marketability of plants for planting. Without the information, APHIS
would be less effective in establishing procedures that are used to
contain regulated plant pests within the United States.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,399.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-28248 Filed 11-22-13; 8:45 am]
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