[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46395-46396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18731]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 4, 2014.
    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 
September 8, 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

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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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Karnal Bunt; Revision of Regulations for Importing Wheat.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0240.
    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), domestic Karnal bunt regulations are 
contained in Subpart-Karnal Bunt (7 CFR 301.89-1 through 301.89-16). 
Karnal bunt is a fungal disease of wheat. Karnal bunt is caused by the 
smut fungus Tilletia indica (Mitra) Mundkur and is spread by spores, 
primarily through the movement of infected seed.
    Need and Use of the Information: In order for APHIS to verify that 
the articles are being imported in compliance with the regulations, the 
articles would have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate 
(PPQ Form 577) issued by the national plant protection organization of 
the region of origin. The certificate must include a declaration 
stating that the regulated articles originated in areas where Karnal 
bunt is not known to occur, as attested to either by survey resulting 
or by testing for bunted karnals or spores.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 600.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-18731 Filed 8-7-14; 8:45 am]
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