[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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