80 FR 25995 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; User Fee Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 87 (May 6, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-10531

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 collection of user fees.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0031]

Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; User Fee Regulations

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 collection of user fees.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0031.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0031, 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-
0031 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 user fees, contact
Ms. Serina Eckwood, Auditor, Review and Analysis Branch, Financial
Management Division, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 55, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 851-2604. 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: User Fee Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0094.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Section 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990, as amended, authorizes the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) to collect user fees for agricultural
quarantine and inspection (AQI) services, for providing for the
inspection and certification of plants and plant products offered for
export or transiting the United States, and for providing veterinary
diagnostic services and services related to the importation and
exportation of animals and animal products.

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Although certain AQI functions, but not the laws or regulations
upon which they are premised, were transferred from APHIS to the
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) bureau of the Department of
Homeland Security in 2002, APHIS remains responsible for the
regulations related to AQI activities, including the user fee
regulations. APHIS also remains responsible for administration of the
user fee programs.
Neither APHIS nor CBP receives an appropriation to fund activities
that are considered AQI services; instead, user fees are calculated and
assessed to ensure full cost recovery of each user fee program. If the
information was not collected, the agencies would not be able to
perform the services since the fees collected are necessary to fund the
work.
Requesters of services usually are repeat customers, and, in many
cases, request that we bill them for our services. Also, the 1996 Debt
Collection Improvement Act requires that agencies collect tax
identification numbers (TINs) from all persons doing business with the
Government for purposes of collecting delinquent debts. Without a TIN,
service cannot be provided on a credit basis.
The requests for services are in writing, by telephone, or in
person. The information contained in each request identifies the
specific service requested and the time in which the requester wishes
the service to be performed. This information is necessary in order for
animal import centers and port offices to schedule the work and to
calculate the fees due.
APHIS is responsible for ensuring that fees collected are correct
and that they are remitted in full and in a timely manner. To ensure
this, the party (ticketing agents for transportation companies)
responsible for collecting and remitting fees must allow APHIS
personnel to verify the accuracy of the fees collected and remitted,
and otherwise determine compliance with the statute and regulations. We
also require that whoever is responsible for making fee payments advise
us of the name, address, and telephone number of a responsible officer
who is authorized to verify fee calculations, collections, and
remittances.
This information collection is necessary for APHIS to effectively
collect fees, ensure remittances in a timely manner, and determine
proper credit for payment of international air passenger, aircraft
clearance, commercial truck, commercial railroad car, commercial
vessel, phytosanitary certificate, import/export, and veterinary
diagnostic user fees.
For this extension of approval, we have adjusted the estimated
annual number of respondents from 51,981 to 151,409, and we have
increased the estimated annual number of responses from 295,881 to
6,965,268. As a result, the estimated total annual burden on
respondents has increased from 15,998 hours to 270,225 hours. The
increases are due to an increase in respondents because more people are
participating in the animal import and export business.
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 0.0388 hours per response.
Respondents: Arriving international passengers, owners and
operators of arriving international means of conveyances, and
importers/exporters who import or export animals and animal products.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 151,409.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 46.
Estimated annual number of responses: 6,965,268.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 270,225 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 29th day of April 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to Health Inspection Service’s intention to
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such request an extension of approval of an
proposed rules that are applicable to the persons are not required to respond to information collection associated with
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it the collection of user fees.
committee meetings, agency decisions and displays a currently valid OMB control DATES: We will consider all comments
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
number. that we receive on or before July 6,
statements of organization and functions are Farm Service Agency 2015.
examples of documents appearing in this ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
section. Title: Data on Nonresident.
by either of the following methods:
OMB Control Number: 0560—New. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
Summary of Collection: 26 CFR http://www.regulations.gov/
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Chapter 3 requires any individual to #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0031.
report taxes to the IRS. The Farm • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Submission for OMB Review; Service Agency (FSA) will be using the Send your comment to Docket No.
Comment Request FSA–500 Data on Nonresident APHIS–2015–0031, Regulatory Analysis
Applicants, to verify each applicant’s and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
April 30, 2015.
citizenship, if applications for payments 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
The Department of Agriculture has
are filed by or for applicants who reside Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
submitted the following information
outside the United States, its territories Supporting documents and any
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the or possessions, even if the application is comments we receive on this docket
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, filed by an agent of the applicant whose may be viewed at http://
Public Law 104–13. Comments address is in the United States. www.regulations.gov/
regarding (a) whether the collection of Need and Use of the Information: The #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0031 or
information is necessary for the proper FSA–500 request the applicant’s name, in our reading room, which is located in
performance of the functions of the address, United States citizenship and Room 1141 of the USDA South
agency, including whether the signature of applicant or authorized Building, 14th Street and Independence
information will have practical utility; agent. The data collected on the FSA– Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 500 will assist in ensuring foreign taxes reading Room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
of burden including the validity of the are collected and reported to the IRS p.m., Monday through Friday, except
methodology and assumptions used; (c) accurately. holidays. To be sure someone is there to
ways to enhance the quality, utility and Description of Respondents: help you, please call (202) 799–7039
clarity of the information to be Individuals or households. before coming.
collected; (d) ways to minimize the Number of Respondents: 55. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
burden of the collection of information Frequency of Responses: Reporting; information on user fees, contact Ms.
on those who are to respond, including on occasion. Serina Eckwood, Auditor, Review and
through the use of appropriate Total Burden Hours: 60. Analysis Branch, Financial Management
automated, electronic, mechanical, or Ruth Brown, Division, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
other technological collection Departmental Information Collection 55, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–
techniques or other forms of information Clearance Officer. 2604. For copies of more detailed
technology. [FR Doc. 2015–10529 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] information on the information
Comments regarding this information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
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collection received by June 5, 2015 will APHIS’ Information Collection
be considered. Written comments Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727.
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agriculture, Office of Information and Title: User Fee Regulations.
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Animal and Plant Health Inspection OMB Control Number: 0579–0094.
Management and Budget (OMB), New Service Type of Request: Extension of
Executive Office Building, 725 17th approval of an information collection.
[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0031] Abstract: Section 2509 of the Food,
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Notice of Request for Extension of
their comments to OMB via email to: Act of 1990, as amended, authorizes the
Approval of an Information Collection;
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or Animal and Plant Health Inspection
User Fee Regulations
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Service (APHIS) to collect user fees for
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health agricultural quarantine and inspection
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Inspection Service, USDA. (AQI) services, for providing for the
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7602. Copies of the submission(s) may ACTION: Extension of approval of an inspection and certification of plants
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. information collection; comment and plant products offered for export or
An agency may not conduct or request. transiting the United States, and for
sponsor a collection of information providing veterinary diagnostic services
unless the collection of information SUMMARY: In accordance with the and services related to the importation
displays a currently valid OMB control Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this and exportation of animals and animal
number and the agency informs notice announces the Animal and Plant products.

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25996 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 87 / Wednesday, May 6, 2015 / Notices

Although certain AQI functions, but For this extension of approval, we Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of
not the laws or regulations upon which have adjusted the estimated annual April 2015.
they are premised, were transferred number of respondents from 51,981 to Kevin Shea,
from APHIS to the Customs and Border 151,409, and we have increased the Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Protection (CBP) bureau of the estimated annual number of responses Inspection Service.
Department of Homeland Security in from 295,881 to 6,965,268. As a result, [FR Doc. 2015–10531 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am]
2002, APHIS remains responsible for the the estimated total annual burden on BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
regulations related to AQI activities, respondents has increased from 15,998
including the user fee regulations. hours to 270,225 hours. The increases
APHIS also remains responsible for are due to an increase in respondents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
administration of the user fee programs. because more people are participating in
Neither APHIS nor CBP receives an the animal import and export business. Farm Service Agency
appropriation to fund activities that are We are asking the Office of Information Collection Request;
considered AQI services; instead, user Management and Budget (OMB) to Request for Aerial Photography
fees are calculated and assessed to approve our use of these information
ensure full cost recovery of each user fee collection activities for an additional 3 AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
program. If the information was not years. ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
collected, the agencies would not be The purpose of this notice is to solicit
able to perform the services since the comments from the public (as well as SUMMARY: In accordance with the
fees collected are necessary to fund the affected agencies) concerning our Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
work. information collection. These comments Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking
Requesters of services usually are will help us: comments from all interested
repeat customers, and, in many cases, (1) Evaluate whether the collection of individuals and organizations on an
request that we bill them for our information is necessary for the proper extension of a currently approved
services. Also, the 1996 Debt Collection performance of the functions of the information collection associated with
Improvement Act requires that agencies Agency, including whether the FSA Aerial Photography Program. The
collect tax identification numbers (TINs) information will have practical utility; FSA Aerial Photography Field Office
from all persons doing business with the (APFO) uses the information from the
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
Government for purposes of collecting form to collect the customer and
estimate of the burden of the collection
delinquent debts. Without a TIN, service photography information needed to
of information, including the validity of
cannot be provided on a credit basis. produce and ship the various
the methodology and assumptions used;
The requests for services are in photographic products ordered.
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
writing, by telephone, or in person. The DATES: We will consider comments that
clarity of the information to be
information contained in each request we receive by July 6, 2015.
collected; and
identifies the specific service requested ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
(4) Minimize the burden of the
and the time in which the requester comments on this notice. In your
collection of information on those who
wishes the service to be performed. This comments, include the date, volume,
are to respond, through use, as
information is necessary in order for and page number of this issue of the
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
animal import centers and port offices Federal Register, the OMB control
mechanical, and other collection
to schedule the work and to calculate number and the title of the information
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
the fees due. collection. You may submit comments
submission of responses.
APHIS is responsible for ensuring that by any of the following methods:
Estimate of burden: The public • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
fees collected are correct and that they
reporting burden for this collection of http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
are remitted in full and in a timely
information is estimated to average online instructions for submitting
manner. To ensure this, the party
0.0388 hours per response. comments.
(ticketing agents for transportation
companies) responsible for collecting Respondents: Arriving international • Mail: David Parry, Supervisor,
and remitting fees must allow APHIS passengers, owners and operators of USDA, Farm Service Agency, APFO
personnel to verify the accuracy of the arriving international means of Customer Service Section, 2222 West
fees collected and remitted, and conveyances, and importers/exporters 2300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84119–
otherwise determine compliance with who import or export animals and 2020.
the statute and regulations. We also animal products. You may also send comments to the
require that whoever is responsible for Estimated annual number of Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
making fee payments advise us of the respondents: 151,409. Information and Regulatory Affairs,
name, address, and telephone number of Estimated annual number of Office of Management and Budget,
a responsible officer who is authorized responses per respondent: 46. Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
to verify fee calculations, collections, Estimated annual number of information collection may be requested
and remittances. responses: 6,965,268. by contacting David Parry at the above
This information collection is Estimated total annual burden on address.
necessary for APHIS to effectively respondents: 270,225 hours. (Due to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
collect fees, ensure remittances in a averaging, the total annual burden hours David Parry, Supervisor, (801) 844–
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timely manner, and determine proper may not equal the product of the annual 2923. Persons with disabilities who
credit for payment of international air number of responses multiplied by the require alternative mean for
passenger, aircraft clearance, reporting burden per response.) communication (Braille, large print,
commercial truck, commercial railroad All responses to this notice will be audio tape, etc.) should contact the
car, commercial vessel, phytosanitary summarized and included in the request USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–
certificate, import/export, and for OMB approval. All comments will 2600 (Voice).
veterinary diagnostic user fees. also become a matter of public record. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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 July 6, 2015.
Contact		For information on user fees, contact Ms. Serina Eckwood, Auditor, Review and Analysis Branch, Financial Management Division, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 55, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2604. 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 25995

80 FR 25995 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; User Fee Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 87 (May 6, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service