[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37272-37273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15340]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 25, 2014.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the
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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 31,
2014 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 Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Hass Avocado from Michoac[aacute]n Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0129.
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 Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations allow fresh Hass
Avocados grown in approved orchards in Michoacan, Mexico to be imported
into the United States under certain conditions.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using form PPQ 587 ``Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant
Products,'' to ensure that fresh Hass Avocados from Mexico do not
harbor insect pests (including Avocado stem weevils, seed weevils, and
seed moths). The information collected will ensure that fresh Hass
Avocados from Mexico do not harbor exotic insect pests that, if
introduced into the United States, could inflict severe damage upon
U.S. agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 2,205.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 105,558.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: South American Cactus Moth; Quarantine and Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0337.
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 Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations subpart, ``Subpart-South
American Cactus Moth'' (7 CFR part 301.55 through 301.55-9), restrict
the interstate movement of regulated articles from quarantined areas
into or through non-quarantined areas within the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using Limited Permit (PPQ Form 530), Certificate (PPQ Form 540) and
Compliance Agreement (PPQ Form 519). The limited permits are used to
authorize movement of regulated articles that are not certifiable to
specified destination for processing, treatment, or utilization. The
certificate is used for domestic movement of treated articles relating
to quarantines. Certificates are issued for regulated articles when an
inspector or other person authorized to issue certificates finds that
the articles have met the conditions of the regulations and may be
safely moved interstate without further restrictions. The Compliance
agreements are provided for the convenience of persons who are involved
in the growing, handling, or moving of regulated articles from
quarantined areas. Without this information, APHIS could not provide an
effective domestic quarantine program to prevent the artificial spread
of the South American cactus moth within the United States.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 7.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 11.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-15340 Filed 6-30-14; 8:45 am]
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