[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 4608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01608]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 27, 2016 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 21, 2016.
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
are requested regarding (1) 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) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 February
26, 2016 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 and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Citrus from Peru.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0289.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control,
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) fruits and
vegetables regulations allow the importation, under certain conditions,
of fresh commercial citrus fruit (grapefruit, limes, mandarin oranges,
or tangerines, sweet oranges, and tangelos) from approved areas of Peru
into the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
that includes Fruit Fly Management Program inspections by National
Plant Protection Organization officials from Peru, grower registration
and agreement, fruit fly trapping and monitoring, recordkeeping, and
phytosanitary certificates. Without this information, APHIS could not
verify that: (1) Fruit was treated; (2) citrus canker, fruit flies, and
other pests were destroyed by treatment; or (3) the treatment was
adequate to prevent the risk of plant pests from entering into the
United States.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 31.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 31,339.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-01608 Filed 1-26-16; 8:45 am]
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