[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36114-36115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16337]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 31, 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
September 5, 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
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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 from the Republic of Korea into
the Continental United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0314.
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) amended the
regulations governing the importation of citrus fruit to allow fresh
Unshu oranges from the Republic of Korea to be imported in the
continental United States under certain conditions. As a condition of
entry, the oranges have to be prepared for shipping using packinghouse
procedures that include culling of damaged or diseased fruit and
washing in a water bath and a surface sterilization treatment.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants or
plant products are accompanied by a phytosanitary inspection
certificate that is completed by plant health officials in the
originating or transiting country. APHIS uses the information on the
certificate to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the time
of inspection in the intensity of the inspection, APHIS conducts when
the shipment arrives. Without this information, all shipments would
need to be inspected very thoroughly, thereby requiring considerably
more time. This would slow the clearance of international shipments.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 4.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 36.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-16337 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
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