[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60173-60174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27249]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2017 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
December 14, 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 January
18, 2018 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: Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements and Addition of
Rust-Resistant Varieties.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0186.
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
products to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United
States or their dissemination within the United States. Black stem rust
is one of the most destructive plant diseases of small grains that are
known to exist in the United States. The disease is caused by a fungus
that reduces the quality and yield of infected wheat, oat, barley, and
rye crops by robbing host plants of food and water.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
prevent the spread of black stem rust by providing for and requiring
the accurate identification of rust-resistant varieties by inspectors.
Businesses that request APHIS to add a variety to the list of rust-
resistant barberries, need to provide APHIS with a written description
and color pictures that can be used by the State nursery inspectors to
clearly identify the variety and distinguish it from other varieties.
This action enables nurseries to move the species into and through
protected areas and to propagate and sell the species in States or
parts of States designated as protected areas.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 4.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 32.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Pine Shoot Beetle Host Material from Canada.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0257.
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 Plant and
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) foreign quarantine regulations
restrict the importation of pine shoot beetle host material into the
United States from Canada. Pine shoot beetle (PSB) is a pest of pine
trees. It can cause damage in weak and dying trees where reproductive
and immature stages of PSB occur, and in the new growth of healthy
trees. PSB can damage urban ornamental trees and can cause economic
losses to the timber, Christmas trees, and nursery industries.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the information
using Compliance Agreements (and information collected from any appeal
process of the agreement), Importer Document (written statement),
Appeal of Compliance and Canadian Phytosanitary Certificates to protect
the United States from the introduction of pine shoot beetle and other
plant diseases.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 21.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 91.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Fresh Mangoes from Jamaica into the
Continental United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0419.
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 of plant pests into the United States
or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations in
``Subpart-Fruit and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56-77,
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. In
accordance with Sec. 319.56-71, mangoes may be imported
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from Jamaica into the continental United States under certain
conditions to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United
States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the following
information collection activities to support the importation of mangoes
from Jamaica: (1) Operational Workplan; (2) Production Site
Registration; (3) Pest Detection Investigation; (4) Heat Treatment
Certified Facility; (5) Heat Treatment Monitoring and Inspections; (6)
Trust Fund Agreement; (7) Phytosanitary Certificate w/additional
Declaration; (8) Inspection; and (9) Emergency Action Notification.
Failure to collect this information would cripple APHIS' ability to
ensure that mangoes from Jamaica are not carrying plant pests.
Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; Foreign
Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 427.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Fresh Blueberry Fruit from Morocco into the
Continental United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0421.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701
et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products,
and other articles within the United States to prevent the introduction
of plant pests or their dissemination. The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
Program enforces the Act by regulating the importation of fruits and
vegetables into the United States. These regulations are found in
Section 319 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under ``Subpart--
Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-80). Under Sec.
319.56-69, fresh fruit of highbrush blueberries (Vaccinium coymbosum L.
and hybrid varieties V. corymbosum x angustifolium (V. x atlanticum and
V. corymbosum x virgatum)) from Morocco may be imported into the
continental United States under certain conditions that prevent the
introduction of plant pests Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit
fly) and fungus Monilinia fructigena (Honey ex Whetzel) into the
country.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use information
collection activities and actions to ensure these conditions are met.
These activities include registering production sites, inspecting
crops, performing remedial actions, obtaining foreign phytosanitary
certificates with declarations, and submitting applications for permits
and appeals if denied. Activities also include submitting notices of
arrival and responding to emergency action notifications. These
activities for this commodity are the minimum necessary to protect
crops and the agriculture industry from dangerous foreign plant pests
and diseases.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Foreign
Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 15.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 82.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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