80_FR_15604 80 FR 15548 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Hawaiian and Territorial Fruits and Vegetables Regulations

80 FR 15548 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Hawaiian and Territorial Fruits and Vegetables Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 56 (March 24, 2015)

Page Range15548-15549
FR Document2015-06725

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the interstate movement of fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and the territories.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06725]


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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 56 / Tuesday, March 24, 2015 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0014]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Hawaiian and Territorial Fruits and Vegetables 
Regulations

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information 
collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection associated with the regulations for the 
interstate movement of fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and the 
territories.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 
26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0014.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0014, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-
0014 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the regulations for 
the interstate movement of fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and the 
territories, contact Mr. David Lamb, Senior Regulatory Policy 
Specialist, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, 
MD 20737; (301) 851-2159. For copies of more detailed information on 
the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' 
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Hawaiian and Territorial Fruits and Vegetables Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0346.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: 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 to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United 
States or their dissemination within the United States. This authority 
has been delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS), which administers regulations to implement the PPA.
    Under the regulations in ``Subpart--Regulated Articles From Hawaii 
and the Territories'' (7 CFR 318.13-1 through 318.13-26), APHIS 
prohibits or restricts the interstate movement of fruits and vegetables 
into the continental United States from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. 
Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands to prevent plant pests and noxious weeds from being introduced 
into and spread within the continental United States.
    The regulations contain requirements for a performance-based 
process for approving the interstate movement of commodities that, 
based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, can be safely imported 
subject to one or more designated phytosanitary measures and for 
acknowledging pest-free areas. These requirements involve information 
collection activities, including limited permits, inspections to issue 
limited permits, inspections of production areas, transit permits, 
compliance agreements, inspection and certification, labeling for 
fruits and vegetables produced in pest free areas, written requests for 
facility approvals, trapping and surveillance, and recordkeeping. In 
addition, the activities of packaging, marking, identification, and 
certification of sweet potatoes from Hawaii are also included.
    This notice includes a description of the information collection 
requirements currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for OMB control numbers 0579-0198 and 0579-0281. Therefore, we 
will consolidate them into one collection (0579-0346). In addition, we 
have also added recordkeeping to this collection. As a result of 
consolidating 0579-0198 and 0579-0281 under 0579-0346, and upon 
approval of this collection by OMB, APHIS will retire numbers 0579-0198 
and 0579-0281.
    We are asking OMB to approve our use of these information 
collection activities, as described, for an additional 3 years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.47 hours per response.
    Respondents: Wholesalers and producers of fruits and vegetables; 
growers, shippers, and exporters in Hawaii, U.S. Territories, and State 
plant regulatory officials; and irradiation facility personnel.

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    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 302.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 81.5.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 24,626.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,749 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per 
response.)
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of March 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-06725 Filed 3-23-15; 8:45 am]
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15548 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 56 Tuesday, March 24, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., permits, inspections of production contains documents other than rules or Monday through Friday, except areas, transit permits, compliance proposed rules that are applicable to the holidays. To be sure someone is there to agreements, inspection and certification, public. Notices of hearings and investigations, help you, please call (202) 799–7039 labeling for fruits and vegetables committee meetings, agency decisions and before coming. produced in pest free areas, written rulings, delegations of authority, filing of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For requests for facility approvals, trapping petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are information on the regulations for the and surveillance, and recordkeeping. In examples of documents appearing in this interstate movement of fruits and addition, the activities of packaging, section. vegetables from Hawaii and the marking, identification, and certification territories, contact Mr. David Lamb, of sweet potatoes from Hawaii are also Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, included. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River This notice includes a description of Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; the information collection requirements Animal and Plant Health Inspection (301) 851–2159. For copies of more currently approved by the Office of Service detailed information on the information Management and Budget (OMB) for collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, OMB control numbers 0579–0198 and [Docket No. APHIS–2015–0014] APHIS’ Information Collection 0579–0281. Therefore, we will Notice of Request for Revision to and Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727. consolidate them into one collection Extension of Approval of an (0579–0346). In addition, we have also SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information Collection; Hawaiian and added recordkeeping to this collection. Title: Hawaiian and Territorial Fruits Territorial Fruits and Vegetables As a result of consolidating 0579–0198 and Vegetables Regulations. Regulations and 0579–0281 under 0579–0346, and OMB Control Number: 0579–0346. Type of Request: Revision to and upon approval of this collection by AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health OMB, APHIS will retire numbers 0579– Inspection Service, USDA. extension of approval of an information 0198 and 0579–0281. collection. ACTION: Revision to and extension of We are asking OMB to approve our Abstract: The Plant Protection Act approval of an information collection; use of these information collection (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes comment request. activities, as described, for an additional the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict 3 years. SUMMARY: In accordance with the the importation, entry, or interstate The purpose of this notice is to solicit Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this movement of plants, plant products, and comments from the public (as well as notice announces the Animal and Plant other articles to prevent the affected agencies) concerning our Health Inspection Service’s intention to introduction of plant pests into the information collection. These comments request a revision to and extension of United States or their dissemination will help us: approval of an information collection within the United States. This authority (1) Evaluate whether the collection of associated with the regulations for the has been delegated to the Animal and information is necessary for the proper interstate movement of fruits and Plant Health Inspection Service performance of the functions of the vegetables from Hawaii and the (APHIS), which administers regulations Agency, including whether the territories. to implement the PPA. information will have practical utility; Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our DATES: We will consider all comments Regulated Articles From Hawaii and the estimate of the burden of the collection that we receive on or before May 26, Territories’’ (7 CFR 318.13–1 through of information, including the validity of 2015. 318.13–26), APHIS prohibits or restricts the methodology and assumptions used; ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the interstate movement of fruits and (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and by either of the following methods: vegetables into the continental United clarity of the information to be • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to States from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the collected; and http://www.regulations.gov/ U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the (4) Minimize the burden of the #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0014. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana collection of information on those who • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Islands to prevent plant pests and are to respond, through use, as Send your comment to Docket No. noxious weeds from being introduced appropriate, of automated, electronic, APHIS–2015–0014, Regulatory Analysis into and spread within the continental mechanical, and other collection and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station United States. technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, The regulations contain requirements submission of responses. Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. for a performance-based process for Estimate of Burden: The public Supporting documents and any approving the interstate movement of reporting burden for this collection of mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES comments we receive on this docket commodities that, based on the findings information is estimated to average 0.47 may be viewed at http:// of a pest risk analysis, can be safely hours per response. www.regulations.gov/ imported subject to one or more Respondents: Wholesalers and #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0014 or designated phytosanitary measures and producers of fruits and vegetables; in our reading room, which is located in for acknowledging pest-free areas. These growers, shippers, and exporters in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, requirements involve information Hawaii, U.S. Territories, and State plant 14th Street and Independence Avenue collection activities, including limited regulatory officials; and irradiation SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading permits, inspections to issue limited facility personnel. VerDate Sep<11>2014 01:09 Mar 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 56 / Tuesday, March 24, 2015 / Notices 15549 Estimated Annual Number of Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 Additional Public Notification Respondents: 302. et seq.) provide a comprehensive FSIS Public awareness of all segments Estimated Annual Number of statutory framework to ensure that meat, of rulemaking and policy development Responses per Respondent: 81.5. meat food products, poultry, and Estimated Annual Number of is important. Consequently, FSIS will poultry products prepared for commerce announce this Federal Register Responses: 24,626. are wholesome, not adulterated, and Estimated Total Annual Burden on publication on-line through the FSIS properly labeled and packaged. Respondents: 11,749 hours. (Due to Web page located at: http:// Statutory provisions requiring averaging, the total annual burden hours www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. inspection of the preparation or may not equal the product of the annual FSIS will also make copies of this processing of meat, meat food, poultry, number of responses multiplied by the publication available through the FSIS and poultry products do not apply to reporting burden per response.) Constituent Update, which is used to operations of types traditionally and All responses to this notice will be provide information regarding FSIS usually conducted at retail stores and summarized and included in the request policies, procedures, regulations, restaurants when those operations are for OMB approval. All comments will Federal Register notices, FSIS public conducted at any retail store or also become a matter of public record. meetings, and other types of information restaurant or similar retail-type establishment for sale in normal retail that could affect or would be of interest Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of March 2015. quantities (21 U.S.C. 661(c)(2) and to constituents and stakeholders. The Kevin Shea, 454(c)(2)). FSIS’s regulations (9 CFR Update is communicated via Listserv, a 303.1(d) and 381.10(d)) elaborate on the free electronic mail subscription service Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. conditions under which inspection for industry, trade groups, consumer requirements do not apply to retail interest groups, health professionals, [FR Doc. 2015–06725 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] operations involving the preparation of and other individuals who have asked BILLING CODE 3410–34–P meat and meat food, and processing of to be included. The Update is also poultry and poultry products. available on the FSIS Web page. In DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail Sales to Hotels, Restaurants, and subscription service which provides Food Safety and Inspection Service Similar Institutions automatic and customized access to Under these regulations, sales to selected food safety news and [Docket No. FSIS–2015–0009] hotels, restaurants, and similar information. This service is available at Retail Exemptions Adjusted Dollar institutions (other than household http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Limitations consumers) disqualify a retail store from Options range from recalls to export exemption if the product sales exceed information to regulations, directives, AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection either of two maximum limits: 25 and notices. Customers can add or Service, USDA. percent of the dollar value of total delete subscriptions themselves, and ACTION: Notice. product sales or the calendar year dollar have the option to password protect limitation set by the Administrator. The their accounts. SUMMARY: The Food Safety and dollar limitation is adjusted Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing USDA Non-Discrimination Statement automatically during the first quarter of the dollar limitations on the amount of the year if the Consumer Price Index No agency, officer, or employee of the meat and meat food products, poultry, (CPI), published by the Bureau of Labor USDA shall, on the grounds of race, and poultry products that a retail store Statistics, shows an increase or decrease color, national origin, religion, sex, can sell to hotels, restaurants, and of more than $500 in the price of the gender identity, sexual orientation, similar institutions without same volume of product for the previous disability, age, marital status, family/ disqualifying itself for exemption from year. FSIS publishes a notice of the parental status, income derived from a Federal inspection requirements. In adjusted dollar limitations in the public assistance program, or political accordance with FSIS’s regulations, for Federal Register. (See 9 CFR beliefs, exclude from participation in, calendar year 2015, the dollar limitation 303.1(d)(2)(iii)(b) and deny the benefits of, or subject to for meat and meat food products is 381.10(d)(2)(iii)(b).) discrimination any person in the United being increased from $70,400 to $76,900 The CPI for 2014 reveals an annual States under any program or activity and for poultry products from $57,100 average price increase for meat and meat conducted by the USDA. to $58,200. FSIS is changing the dollar food products at 9.24 percent and for limitations from calendar year 2014 to poultry products at 1.97 percent. When How to File a Complaint of reflect price changes for these products, rounded to the nearest $100, the dollar Discrimination as evidenced by the Consumer Price limitation for meat and meat food To file a complaint of discrimination, Index. products increased by $6,500 and the complete the USDA Program DATES: Effective Date: April 23, 2015. dollar limitation for poultry products Discrimination Complaint Form, which FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina increased by $1,100. Because the dollar may be accessed online at http:// Kouba, Issuances Staff, Office of Policy limitation of meat and meat food www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ and Program Development, Food Safety products and poultry products docs/2012/ and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 increased by more than $500, FSIS is Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Independence Avenue SW., Room 6067, increasing the dollar limitation on sales write a letter signed by you or your South Building, Washington, DC 20250; to hotels, restaurants, and similar authorized representative. (202) 690–6510. institutions to $76,900 for meat and Send your completed complaint form SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: meat food products and to $58,200 for or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: poultry products for calendar year 2015, Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Background in accordance with 9 CFR Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 The Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 303.1(d)(2)(iii)(b) and Independence Avenue SW., U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry 381.10(d)(2)(iii)(b). Washington, DC 20250–9410. VerDate Sep<11>2014 01:09 Mar 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1


Document Created: 2015-12-18 11:45:01
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 11:45:01
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRevision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 26, 2015.
ContactFor information on the regulations for the interstate movement of fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and the territories, contact Mr. David Lamb, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2159. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2727.
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