[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9874-9875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03690]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0112]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Plants for Planting Regulations
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with the plants for planting
regulations.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0112-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2013-0112, 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 may
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-
0112 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) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the plants for
planting regulations, contact Dr. Arnold Tschanz, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, PPIP, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2179. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2283.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Plants for Planting Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0190.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in
cooperation with States, may carry out operations or measures to
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests that are new to or not widely distributed within the United
States. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
APHIS regulations contained in ``Subpart-Plants for Planting'' (7
CFR 319.37 through 319.37-14) prohibit or restrict, among other things,
the importation of living plants, plant parts, and seeds for
propagation. In accordance with these regulations, plants for planting
from certain parts of the world may be imported into the United States
only under certain conditions to prevent the introduction of plant
pests into the United States. Individuals who are involved in growing,
exporting, and importing plants for planting must provide information
to APHIS about the commodities they wish to bring into the United
States. This information serves as the supporting documentation needed
to issue required forms and documents, and is vital to help ensure that
plant pests are not introduced into the United States.
This notice includes the information collection requirements
currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the
importation of plants for planting under OMB control number 0579-0279,
and update of nursery stock regulations under OMB control number 0579-
0190. After OMB approves and combines the burden for both collections
under one collection (0579-0190), the USDA will retire OMB control
number 0579-0279.
In addition, on May 27, 2011, APHIS published a final rule in the
Federal Register (76 FR 31172-31210, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0011) \1\
that changed the nursery stock regulations (7 CFR 319.37 through
319.37-14) to refer instead to ``plants for planting.'' In addition,
since the final rule has been published, ``update'' is no longer
needed. As a result, we have revised the title of this information
collection to ``Plants for Planting Regulations.''
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We are asking OMB to approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, 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 0.1204 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers and exporters of plants for planting.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 94.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 57.
Estimated annual number of responses: 5,364.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 646 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 18th day of February 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-03690 Filed 2-20-14; 8:45 am]
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