[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89425-89426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29714]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
December 7, 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,
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electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by January
11, 2017 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: Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment for Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0155.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701-7772), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
authorized, among other things, to regulate the importation of plants,
plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant
pests into the United States. The regulations in 7 CFR 319 include
specific requirements for the importation of fruits and vegetables. The
regulations in 7 CFR 305 provide for the use of irradiation as a
phytosanitary treatment for certain fruits and vegetables imported in
the United States. The irradiation treatment provides protection
against all inspect pest including fruit flies, the mango seed weevil,
and others.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using a compliance agreement, 30-day notification, labeling packaging,
dosimetry recordings, requests for dosimetry device approval,
recordkeeping, requests for facility approval, work plan, trust fund
agreement, phytosanitary certificate, and denial and withdrawal
certification. Without the collection of this information, APHIS would
have no practical way of determining that any given commodity had
actually been irradiated. Irradiation leaves no residue and usually
causes no discernible change to the commodity's color or texture.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 63.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 347.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-29714 Filed 12-9-16; 8:45 am]
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