[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 51943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20678]
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 169 / Tuesday, September 2, 2014 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 26, 2014.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 October
2, 2014 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.
Number of Respondents: 4.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 32.
Title: 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, Written Statements, 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: 2,340.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 94.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-20678 Filed 8-29-14; 8:45 am]
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