80_FR_15606 80 FR 15550 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Peppers From Certain Central American Countries

80 FR 15550 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Peppers From Certain Central American Countries

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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

Page Range15550-15551
FR Document2015-06721

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 regulations for the importation of peppers from certain Central American countries.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15550-15551]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06721]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0019]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Peppers From Certain Central 
American Countries

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 regulations for the importation 
of peppers from certain Central American countries.

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-2015-0019.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0019, 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-
0019 or in our reading room, which is located in

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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 importation of 
peppers from certain Central American countries, contact Mr. Juan 
(Tony) Roman, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, 
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2242. 
For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, 
contact Mrs. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, 
at (301) 851-2727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Importation of Peppers From Certain Central American 
Countries.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0274.
    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, including fruit 
flies, into the United States or their dissemination within the United 
States. Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of 
fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the 
world are contained in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 
319.56-1 through 319.56-71).
    In accordance with Sec.  319.56-40, peppers from Costa Rica, El 
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama are subject to 
certain conditions before entering the United States to prevent the 
introduction of plant pests into the United States. The regulations 
require the use of information collection activities, including 
inspections by national plant protection organization (NPPO) officials 
of the country of export; a bilateral workplan; production site 
registration; fruit fly trapping, monitoring, quality control program, 
and recordkeeping; box labeling; and a phytosanitary certificate.
    When comparing the regulations to the information collection 
activities that were previously approved, we found that production site 
registration and the quality control program were omitted from the 
previous collection. By adding these activities to this information 
collection, the estimated annual number of responses per respondent has 
increased from 3,226.65 to 21,947. We also found that we overestimated 
the burden hours for recordkeeping. In addition, the estimated annual 
number of respondents has decreased from 245 to 36. As a result of 
these factors, the estimated total annual burden on respondents 
decreased from 2,999 hours to 1,929 hours.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (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 0.00244 hours per response.
    Respondents: Importers, NPPOs, growers, and shippers of peppers in 
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 36.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 21,947.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 790,092.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,929 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.
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Information Collection; Importation of information on the importation of We are asking the Office of Fruits and Vegetables peppers from certain Central American Management and Budget (OMB) to approve our use of these information AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health countries, contact Mr. Juan (Tony) collection activities, as described, for an Inspection Service, USDA. Roman, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, additional 3 years. ACTION: Revision to and extension of The purpose of this notice is to solicit approval of an information collection; APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, comments from the public (as well as comment request. Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2242. affected agencies) concerning our For copies of more detailed information SUMMARY: In accordance with the information collection. These comments on the information collection, contact Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this will help us: Mrs. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ (1) Evaluate whether the collection of notice announces the Animal and Plant Information Collection Coordinator, at information is necessary for the proper Health Inspection Service’s intention to (301) 851–2727. performance of the functions of the request a revision to and extension of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agency, including whether the approval of an information collection Title: Importation of Peppers From information will have practical utility; associated with the regulations for the Certain Central American Countries. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our importation of fruits and vegetables into OMB Control Number: 0579–0274. estimate of the burden of the collection the United States. Type of Request: Revision to and of information, including the validity of DATES: We will consider all comments extension of approval of an information the methodology and assumptions used; that we receive on or before May 26, collection. (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 2015. Abstract: The Plant Protection Act clarity of the information to be (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes collected; and ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict (4) Minimize the burden of the by either of the following methods: the importation, entry, or interstate collection of information on those who • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to movement of plants, plant products, and are to respond, through use, as http://www.regulations.gov/ other articles to prevent the appropriate, of automated, electronic, #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0021. introduction of plant pests, including mechanical, and other collection • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: fruit flies, into the United States or their technologies; e.g., permitting electronic Send your comment to Docket No. dissemination within the United States. submission of responses. APHIS–2015–0021, Regulatory Analysis Regulations authorized by the PPA Estimate of burden: The public and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station concerning the importation of fruits and reporting burden for this collection of 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, vegetables into the United States from information is estimated to average Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. certain parts of the world are contained 0.00244 hours per response. Supporting documents and any in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 Respondents: Importers, NPPOs, comments we receive on this docket CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–71). growers, and shippers of peppers in may be viewed at http:// In accordance with § 319.56–40, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, www.regulations.gov/ peppers from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0021 or Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Estimated annual number of in our reading room, which is located in Panama are subject to certain conditions respondents: 36. room 1141 of the USDA South Building, before entering the United States to Estimated annual number of 14th Street and Independence Avenue prevent the introduction of plant pests responses per respondent: 21,947. SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading into the United States. The regulations Estimated annual number of room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., require the use of information collection responses: 790,092. Monday through Friday, except activities, including inspections by Estimated total annual burden on holidays. To be sure someone is there to national plant protection organization respondents: 1,929 hours. (Due to help you, please call (202) 799–7039 (NPPO) officials of the country of averaging, the total annual burden hours before coming. export; a bilateral workplan; production may not equal the product of the annual FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For site registration; fruit fly trapping, number of responses multiplied by the information on the regulations for the monitoring, quality control program, reporting burden per response.) importation of fruits and vegetables into and recordkeeping; box labeling; and a All responses to this notice will be the United States, contact Mr. Juan phytosanitary certificate. summarized and included in the request (Tony) Román, Senior Regulatory Policy When comparing the regulations to for OMB approval. All comments will Specialist, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, also become a matter of public record. APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES the information collection activities that were previously approved, we found Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2242. that production site registration and the March 2015. For copies of more detailed information quality control program were omitted Kevin Shea, on the information collection, contact from the previous collection. By adding Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ these activities to this information Inspection Service. Information Collection Coordinator, at collection, the estimated annual number [FR Doc. 2015–06721 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] (301) 851–2727. of responses per respondent has BILLING CODE 3410–34–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 01:09 Mar 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 importation of peppers from certain Central American countries, contact Mr. Juan (Tony) Roman, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2242. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2727.
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