[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 38677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16864]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 2, 2018.
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 6, 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: Foreign Quarantine Notices.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0049.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (Title
IV, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772), the Secretary
of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation,
entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce of plants and
plant products to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the
United States. Regulations governing the importation of fruits,
vegetables, plants for planting, logs, lumber, unprocessed wood
products, cotton, corn, rice, sugar cane, and coffee are contained in 7
CFR part 319 and part 352. Implementing the laws through regulations is
necessary to prevent injurious plant and insect pests from entering the
United States and creating serious physical and economic consequences
for U.S. agriculture.
The regulations and subsequent requirements are enforced by the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and require the
collection of information verifying oversight and inspection of the
growing, handling, packing, transporting, and importing of fruits,
vegetables, plants for planting, logs, lumber, unprocessed wood
products, cotton, corn, rice, sugar cane, and coffee into the United
States. The information is collected from businesses, individuals, and
foreign government officials, via forms, labels, certifications, and
other formats. On a quarterly basis, APHIS will submit a report to the
Office of Management and Budget that documents the burden imposed by
import requirements for commodities covered by this information
collection (fruits, vegetables, plants for planting, logs, lumber,
unprocessed wood products, cotton, corn, rice, sugar cane, and coffee)
that have been finalized within that quarterly period.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
such as operational workplans; cooperative service agreements; trust
funds; production or processing site/facility registrations; foreign
site certification of inspection and/or treatment; applications for
permits; appeals of denial or revocation of permits; requests for
additional mailing labels; compliance agreements; phytosanitary
certificates; labeling; importer documents; agreements for post entry
quarantine State screening notices; 30-day article notifications;
requests for emergency transshipment or diversion; notices of arrival;
emergency action notifications; and monitoring/recordkeeping from
responsible entities. In addition, APHIS will collect required
information from national plant protection organizations as part of the
commodity import approval process. If this information is not
collected, APHIS' ability to safeguard the United States from injurious
plant and insect pests from entering the country would be severely
compromised.
Description of Respondents: Businesses, Individuals and Households,
National and State Governments.
Number of Respondents: 22,353.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting, Recordkeeping, Third-Party
Disclosure: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 550,363.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-16864 Filed 8-6-18; 8:45 am]
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