[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36872-36873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16180]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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 August
30, 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 and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Pale Cyst Nematode.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0322.
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. APHIS' ``Domestic
Quarantine Notices'' in 7 CFR 301, ``Potato Cyst Nematode'' (Sec. Sec.
301.86 through 301.86.9) requires quarantining parts of Bingham and
Bonneville counties, ID; due to the discovery of the potato cyst
nematode (PCN) and establishes restrictions on the
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interstate movement of regulated articles from the quarantined area.
This action is necessary to prevent the spread of the PCN via potatoes,
soil, and other host material to non-infested areas of the United
States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using certificates, limited permits, compliance agreements, self-
certification, appeal of withdrawn certificate or limited permit,
appeal of withdrawn compliance agreement, and labeling to prevent the
spread of PCN and to ensure that regulated articles can be moved safely
from the quarantined area without spreading PCN. If APHIS did not
collect this information, the spread of PCN in the United States could
result in a loss of United States potatoes and other commodities from
domestic and/or foreign markets.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 123.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 445.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-16180 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am]
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