80 FR 24892 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Domestic Quarantine Notices

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)

Page Range		24892-24893
FR Document		2015-10194

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the domestic quarantine regulations to prevent the spread of plant pests and diseases within the United States.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0013]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Domestic Quarantine Notices

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an information 
collection associated with the domestic quarantine regulations to 
prevent the spread of plant pests and diseases within the United 
States.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 
30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0013.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0013, 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-
0013 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 domestic 
quarantine regulations to prevent the spread of plant pests and 
diseases, contact Ms. Lynn Evans-Goldner, National Policy Manager, PHP, 
Plant Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 160, 
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2286. 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: Domestic Quarantine Notices.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0088.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S. C. 
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture may prohibit or restrict 
the importation, entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce 
of any plant, plant product, biological control organism, noxious weed, 
means of conveyance, or other article to prevent a plant pest or 
noxious weed from being introduced into or disseminated within the 
United States. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, which administers regulations to implement the PPA.
    APHIS regulations in 7 CFR part 301, ``Domestic Quarantine 
Notices,'' prohibit or restrict the interstate movement of certain 
articles from infested areas to noninfested areas to prevent the spread 
of plant pests. Federal and State quarantines are necessary to regulate 
the movement of articles from infested areas to noninfested areas. For 
example, if an area in the United States has been placed under 
quarantine due to the Asian longhorned beetle, then certain plant 
products (regulated articles) that are susceptible to the Asian 
longhorned beetle can be moved from the quarantined area only under 
certain conditions (i.e., after inspection and issuance of a 
certificate or limited permit). These measures help prevent the Asian 
longhorned beetle from spreading from the quarantined area to 
noninfested areas of the United States.
    Administering these regulations requires APHIS to collect 
information from a variety of individuals who are involved in growing, 
packing, handling, and transporting plants and plant products. The 
information serves as supporting documentation required for the 
issuance of forms and documents that authorize the movement of 
regulated plants and plant products and is vital to help prevent the 
spread of injurious plant pests within the United States. Collecting 
this information requires us to use a number of forms and documents, 
including certificates, limited permits, transit permits, and outdoor 
household article documents.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities 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 0.31 hours per response.
    Respondents: State plant regulatory officials, State cooperators, 
and individuals involved in growing, packing, handling, and 
transporting plants and plant products.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 27,464.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 60.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 1,640,893.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 512,491 hours. (Due 
to averaging, the total annual burden hours

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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 27th day of April 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER please call (202) 799–7039 before from a variety of individuals who are
contains documents other than rules or coming. involved in growing, packing, handling,
proposed rules that are applicable to the and transporting plants and plant
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the domestic quarantine products. The information serves as
committee meetings, agency decisions and supporting documentation required for
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of regulations to prevent the spread of
petitions and applications and agency plant pests and diseases, contact Ms. the issuance of forms and documents
statements of organization and functions are Lynn Evans-Goldner, National Policy that authorize the movement of
examples of documents appearing in this Manager, PHP, Plant Protection and regulated plants and plant products and
section. Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River Road, is vital to help prevent the spread of
Unit 160, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) injurious plant pests within the United
851–2286. For copies of more detailed States. Collecting this information
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE information on the information requires us to use a number of forms
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, and documents, including certificates,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection limited permits, transit permits, and
APHIS’ Information Collection
Service outdoor household article documents.
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727.
[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0013] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
We are asking the Office of
Title: Domestic Quarantine Notices. Management and Budget (OMB) to
Notice of Request for Extension of OMB Control Number: 0579–0088. approve our use of these information
Approval of an Information Collection; Type of Request: Extension of collection activities for an additional 3
Domestic Quarantine Notices approval of an information collection. years.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant The purpose of this notice is to solicit
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health comments from the public (as well as
Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S. C. 7701 et
Inspection Service, USDA. affected agencies) concerning our
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture may
ACTION: Extension of approval of an prohibit or restrict the importation, information collection. These comments
information collection; comment entry, exportation, or movement in will help us:
request. interstate commerce of any plant, plant (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
product, biological control organism, information is necessary for the proper
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
noxious weed, means of conveyance, or performance of the functions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
other article to prevent a plant pest or Agency, including whether the
notice announces the Animal and Plant
noxious weed from being introduced information will have practical utility;
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
into or disseminated within the United (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
request an extension of approval of an
States. This authority has been estimate of the burden of the collection
information collection associated with
delegated to the Animal and Plant of information, including the validity of
the domestic quarantine regulations to
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the methodology and assumptions used;
prevent the spread of plant pests and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
diseases within the United States.
which administers regulations to clarity of the information to be
DATES: We will consider all comments collected; and
implement the PPA.
that we receive on or before June 30, APHIS regulations in 7 CFR part 301, (4) Minimize the burden of the
2015. ‘‘Domestic Quarantine Notices,’’ collection of information on those who
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments prohibit or restrict the interstate are to respond, through use, as
by either of the following methods: movement of certain articles from appropriate, of automated, electronic,
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to infested areas to noninfested areas to mechanical, and other collection
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket prevent the spread of plant pests. technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
Detail;D=APHIS-2015-0013. Federal and State quarantines are submission of responses.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: necessary to regulate the movement of Estimate of burden: The public
Send your comment to Docket No. articles from infested areas to reporting burden for this collection of
APHIS–2015–0013, Regulatory Analysis noninfested areas. For example, if an information is estimated to average 0.31
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station area in the United States has been hours per response.
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, placed under quarantine due to the Respondents: State plant regulatory
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Asian longhorned beetle, then certain officials, State cooperators, and
Supporting documents and any plant products (regulated articles) that individuals involved in growing,
comments we receive on this docket are susceptible to the Asian longhorned packing, handling, and transporting
may be viewed at http://www. beetle can be moved from the plants and plant products.
regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= quarantined area only under certain Estimated annual number of
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APHIS-2015-0013 or in our reading conditions (i.e., after inspection and respondents: 27,464.
room, which is located in Room 1141 of issuance of a certificate or limited Estimated annual number of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street permit). These measures help prevent responses per respondent: 60.
and Independence Avenue SW., the Asian longhorned beetle from Estimated annual number of
Washington, DC. Normal reading room spreading from the quarantined area to responses: 1,640,893.
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday noninfested areas of the United States. Estimated total annual burden on
through Friday, except holidays. To be Administering these regulations respondents: 512,491 hours. (Due to
sure someone is there to help you, requires APHIS to collect information averaging, the total annual burden hours

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may not equal the product of the annual FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
number of responses multiplied by the information on volunteer service information is necessary for the proper
reporting burden per response.) agreements and volunteer service time performance of the functions of the
All responses to this notice will be and attendance record, contact Ms. Agency, including whether the
summarized and included in the request Beverly Cassidy, HR Specialist, HR information will have practical utility;
for OMB approval. All comments will Policy, HRD, APHIS, 4700 River Road (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
also become a matter of public record. Unit 21, Riverdale, MD, 20737; (301) estimate of the burden of the collection
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 851–2914. For copies of more detailed of information, including the validity of
April 2015. information on the information the methodology and assumptions used;
Kevin Shea, collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health APHIS’ Information Collection clarity of the information to be
Inspection Service. Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727. collected; and
[FR Doc. 2015–10194 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (4) Minimize the burden of the
Title: Volunteer Service Agreements collection of information on those who
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
and Volunteer Service Time and are to respond, through use, as
Attendance Record. appropriate, of automated, electronic,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0579–XXXX. mechanical, and other collection
Type of Request: Approval of a new technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
Animal and Plant Health Inspection information collection. submission of responses.
Service Abstract: Section 1526 of the Food Estimate of burden: The public
and Agricultural Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. reporting burden for this collection of
[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0024]
2272) permits the Secretary of information is estimated to average 0.22
Notice of Request for Approval of an Agriculture to establish a program to use hours per response.
Information Collection; Volunteer volunteers to carry out U.S. Department Respondents: Individuals engaged in
Service Agreements and Volunteer of Agriculture (USDA) programs. activities for which they are not paid,
Service Time and Attendance Record Departmental Regulation No. 4230–1, except for authorized expenses
Volunteer Programs, provides the associated with performance of
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health guidelines USDA agencies must use for volunteer activities.
Inspection Service, USDA. acceptance of volunteers and sets a Estimated annual number of
ACTION: New information collection; requirement for agencies to publish respondents: 85.
comment request. their guidelines. Regulations of the Estimated annual number of
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) responses per respondent: 2.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the in 5 CFR part 308 provide agencies with Estimated annual number of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this the authority to establish programs responses: 170.
notice announces the Animal and Plant designed to provide educationally Estimated total annual burden on
Health Inspection Service’s intention to related work assignments for students in respondents: 38 hours. (Due to
request approval of a new information nonpay status. averaging, the total annual burden hours
collection associated with volunteer The Marketing and Regulatory may not equal the product of the annual
service agreements and volunteer Programs (MRP) mission area of USDA number of responses multiplied by the
service time and attendance record. uses several information collection reporting burden per response.)
DATES: We will consider all comments activities to assist MRP program All responses to this notice will be
that we receive on or before June 30, officials, administrative personnel, and summarized and included in the request
2015. USDA Human Resources offices in for OMB approval. All comments will
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments determining a volunteer’s eligibility and also become a matter of public record.
by either of the following methods: suitability for volunteer service. The Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to information is necessary to facilitate April 2015.
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket establishment of guidelines for Kevin Shea,
Detail;D=APHIS-2015-0024. acceptance of volunteer services; make Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: a determination of an individual’s Inspection Service.
Send your comment to Docket No. eligibility and suitability to serve as a [FR Doc. 2015–10193 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am]
APHIS–2015–0024, Regulatory Analysis volunteer in MRP; and comply with BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station OPM regulations requiring
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, documentation of volunteer service and
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. maintenance of records. The DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Supporting documents and any information collection activities include
comments we receive on this docket a Student Volunteer Service Agreement, Animal and Plant Health Inspection
may be viewed at http://www. Nonstudent Volunteer Service Service
regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= Agreement, and Volunteer Time and
APHIS-2015-0024 or in our reading Attendance Record. [Docket No. APHIS–2015–0026]
room, which is located in Room 1141 of We are asking the Office of
General Conference Committee of the
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the USDA South Building, 14th Street Management and Budget (OMB) to
National Poultry Improvement Plan
and Independence Avenue SW., approve our use of these information
Washington, DC. Normal reading room collection activities for 3 years. AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday The purpose of this notice is to solicit Inspection Service, USDA.
through Friday, except holidays. To be comments from the public (as well as ACTION: Notice of meeting.
sure someone is there to help you, affected agencies) concerning our
please call (202) 799–7039 before information collection. These comments SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a
coming. will help us: meeting of the General Conference

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
Dates		We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 30, 2015.
Contact		For information on the domestic quarantine regulations to prevent the spread of plant pests and diseases, contact Ms. Lynn Evans-Goldner, National Policy Manager, PHP, Plant Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 160, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2286. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2727.
FR Citation		80 FR 24892

80 FR 24892 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Domestic Quarantine Notices

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service