[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 76 (Friday, April 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18729-18731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08069]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 18, 2017.
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 May 22,
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 and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Unshu Oranges.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0173.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701-
7772) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products,
and other articles to prevent the introduction or dissemination of
plant pests into the United States. The regulations in ``Subpart-Citrus
Fruit'' (7 CFR 319.28) allow the importation of Unshu oranges from
certain parts of Japan into the United States under certain conditions.
A foreign phytosanitary certificate must accompany the unshu oranges
from the Japanese Government's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and
Fisheries
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certifying that the fruit is free of citrus canker.
Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection (APHIS) will collect information using form PPQ 203 (Foreign
Site Certificate of Inspection and/or Treatment), PPQ 587 (Application
for Permit to Import Plants or Plant Products), packinghouse
registration, certification for fumigation facilities, and box
markings. The information from the forms and other activities will be
used to certify that unshu oranges from Japan are free of citrus
canker. To ensure that the oranges from Kyushu Island are not imported
into citrus-producing areas of the United States such as Florida and
California, boxes must be stamped or labeled with a statement
specifying the State into which the oranges may be imported, and from
which they are prohibited removal under a Federal quarantine. Failing
to collect this information would cripple APHIS' ability to certify
Unshu oranges from Japan are not carrying citrus canker.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit, and
foreign government.
Number of Respondents: 8.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 851.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Interstate Movement of Fruit from Hawaii.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0331.
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 or dissemination of plant pests into
the United States. The Hawaii fruit and vegetables regulations
contained in 7 CFR 318.13 govern, among other things, the interstate
movement of fruits and vegetables from Hawaii. These regulations are
necessary to prevent the spread of plant diseases and pests that occur
in Hawaii but not on the mainland United States. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations allow mangosteen, dragon
fruit, melon, pods of cowpea and its relatives, breadfruit, jackfruit,
and fresh drumstick tree pods to be moved interstate from Hawaii under
certain conditions to the mainland United States while continuing to
provide protection against the spread of plant pests from Hawaii in the
continental United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using PPQ 519, PPQ 530, and PPQ 540 forms to prevent the interstate
spread of a number of destructive and economically damaging
agricultural pests. If APHIS did not collect this information the
effectiveness of APHIS' Hawaiian fruits and vegetables quarantine
program would be severely compromised and could result in millions of
dollars in damage to American agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 60.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,971.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Avocados from Spain under a Systems Approach.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0400.
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
pest to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States
or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations in
``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (Title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 319.56, referred to as the regulations), prohibit or
restrict the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world to prevent the introduction and
dissemination of plant pests that are new to or not widely distributed
with the United States. The fruits and vegetables regulations allow the
importation into the continental United States of avocados from Spain,
subject to a systems approach.
Need and Use of the Information: In its efforts to import Fresh
Avocados from Spain under a system approach, APHIS uses the following
information activities: Operational Workplan, Trust Fund Agreement,
Production Site Registration, Packinghouse Registration, Phytosanitary
Certificate w/additional Declaration, Box Labeling, Recordkeeping of
Export Activities, Monitoring and Oversight, Investigation and Remedial
Action Packinghouse/Production Site, Identifying Shipping Documents,
Post-Harvest Inspection. Failure to collect the information would
cripple APHIS' ability to ensure that avocados from Spain are not
carrying plant pests.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 28.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 403.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Fresh Apricots from Spain under a Systems
Approach.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0402.
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
pest to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States
or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations in
``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (Title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 319.56, referred to as the regulations), prohibit or
restrict the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world to prevent the introduction and
dissemination of plant pests that are new to or not widely distributed
within the United States. The fruits and vegetables regulations allow
the importation into the continental United States of fresh apricots
from Continental Spain, subject to a systems approach.
Need and Use of the Information: In its efforts to import Fresh
Apricots from Continental Spain under a system approach, APHIS uses the
following information activities: Operational Workplan, Trust Fund
Agreement, Production Site Registration, Packinghouse Registration, Box
Labeling, Production Site and Packinghouse Inspection, Certification
and Accreditation of Personnel Trapping Programs and Surveys,
Monitoring and Oversight of Packinghouse, Monitoring, Investigation and
Remedial Action, Recordkeeping of Export Activities, Phytosanitary
Inspection, Phytosanitary Certificate w/additional Declaration,
Trapping Records, Identifying Shipping Documents, Cold Treatment
Requirements, Certification of Cold Treatment facilities, Written
Approval for Treatment Enclosure, Cold Treatment Numbered Seal,
Suspension and Recertification, Cold Treatment Audit, Cold Treatment
Fruit Fly Investigation and Cold Treatment Monitoring. Failure to
collect the information would cripple APHIS' ability to ensure that
apricots from Spain are not carrying plant pests.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 19.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 1,835.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-08069 Filed 4-20-17; 8:45 am]
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