80 FR 28579 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Christmas Cactus and Easter Cactus in Growing Media From the Netherlands and Denmark

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 96 (May 19, 2015)

Page Range		28579-28579
FR Document		2015-12073

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 regulations for the importation of Christmas cactus and Easter cactus in growing media from the Netherlands and Denmark.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0032]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Importation of Christmas Cactus and Easter Cactus in 
Growing Media From the Netherlands and Denmark

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 regulations for the importation of Christmas 
cactus and Easter cactus in growing media from the Netherlands and 
Denmark.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 
20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0032.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0032, 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-
0032 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 importation of 
Christmas cactus and Easter cactus in growing media from the 
Netherlands and Denmark, contact Mr. William Aley, Senior Regulatory 
Specialist, PPP, RPM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, 
MD 20737; (301) 851-2130. 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: Importation of Christmas Cactus and Easter Cactus in Growing 
Media From the Netherlands and Denmark.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0266.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), 
the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 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. The Secretary 
has delegated this authority to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS).
    The regulations contained in ``Subpart--Plants for Planting'' (7 
CFR 319.37 through 319.37-14) prohibit or restrict, among other things, 
the importation of living plants, plant parts, and seeds for 
propagation. These regulations are intended to ensure that imported 
plants for planting do not serve as a host for plant pests, such as 
insects or pathogens, that can cause damage to U.S. agricultural and 
environmental resources.
    Under these regulations, Christmas cactus and Easter cactus in 
approved growing media may be imported into the United States from the 
Netherlands and Denmark under certain conditions, which require the use 
of a phytosanitary certificate and declaration stating the plants were 
grown in accordance with specific conditions, an agreement between 
APHIS and the plant protection service of the country where the plants 
are grown, and an agreement between the foreign plant protection 
service and the grower.
    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 0.57 hours per response.
    Respondents: Foreign plant protection service officials and growers 
in the Netherlands and Denmark.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 20.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 10.5.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 210.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 120 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 13th day of May 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the foreign plant protection service and
contains documents other than rules or Monday through Friday, except the grower.
proposed rules that are applicable to the holidays. To be sure someone is there to We are asking the Office of
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, help you, please call (202) 799–7039 Management and Budget (OMB) to
committee meetings, agency decisions and before coming. approve our use of these information
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For collection activities for an additional 3
statements of organization and functions are information on the importation of years.
examples of documents appearing in this Christmas cactus and Easter cactus in The purpose of this notice is to solicit
section. growing media from the Netherlands comments from the public (as well as
and Denmark, contact Mr. William Aley, affected agencies) concerning our
Senior Regulatory Specialist, PPP, RPM, information collection. These comments
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, will help us:
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2130. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Animal and Plant Health Inspection information is necessary for the proper
For copies of more detailed information
Service performance of the functions of the
on the information collection, contact
[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0032] Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Agency, including whether the
Information Collection Coordinator, at information will have practical utility;
Notice of Request for Extension of (301) 851–2727. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
Approval of an Information Collection; estimate of the burden of the collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Importation of Christmas Cactus and of information, including the validity of
Easter Cactus in Growing Media From Title: Importation of Christmas Cactus
the methodology and assumptions used;
the Netherlands and Denmark and Easter Cactus in Growing Media
From the Netherlands and Denmark. (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health clarity of the information to be
OMB Control Number: 0579–0266.
Inspection Service, USDA. collected; and
Type of Request: Extension of (4) Minimize the burden of the
ACTION: Extension of approval of an approval of an information collection. collection of information on those who
information collection; comment Abstract: Under the Plant Protection are to respond, through use, as
request. Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary appropriate, of automated, electronic,
of Agriculture is authorized to restrict mechanical, and other collection
SUMMARY: In accordance with the the importation, entry, or interstate
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
movement of plants, plant products, and submission of responses.
notice announces the Animal and Plant other articles to prevent the
Health Inspection Service’s intention to Estimate of burden: The public
introduction of plant pests into the reporting burden for this collection of
request an extension of approval of an United States or their dissemination
information collection associated with information is estimated to average 0.57
within the United States. The Secretary hours per response.
regulations for the importation of has delegated this authority to the
Christmas cactus and Easter cactus in Respondents: Foreign plant protection
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
growing media from the Netherlands service officials and growers in the
Service (APHIS).
and Denmark. Netherlands and Denmark.
The regulations contained in Estimated annual number of
DATES: We will consider all comments ‘‘Subpart—Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR
that we receive on or before July 20, respondents: 20.
319.37 through 319.37–14) prohibit or
2015. Estimated annual number of
restrict, among other things, the
responses per respondent: 10.5.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments importation of living plants, plant parts,
Estimated annual number of
by either of the following methods: and seeds for propagation. These
responses: 210.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to regulations are intended to ensure that
Estimated total annual burden on
http://www.regulations.gov/ imported plants for planting do not
respondents: 120 hours. (Due to
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0032. serve as a host for plant pests, such as
averaging, the total annual burden hours
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: insects or pathogens, that can cause
may not equal the product of the annual
Send your comment to Docket No. damage to U.S. agricultural and
number of responses multiplied by the
APHIS–2015–0032, Regulatory Analysis environmental resources.
reporting burden per response.)
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station Under these regulations, Christmas
All responses to this notice will be
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, cactus and Easter cactus in approved
summarized and included in the request
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. growing media may be imported into
for OMB approval. All comments will
Supporting documents and any the United States from the Netherlands
also become a matter of public record.
comments we receive on this docket and Denmark under certain conditions,
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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 July 20, 2015.
Contact		For information on the importation of Christmas cactus and Easter cactus in growing media from the Netherlands and Denmark, contact Mr. William Aley, Senior Regulatory Specialist, PPP, RPM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2130. 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 28579

80 FR 28579 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Christmas Cactus and Easter Cactus in Growing Media From the Netherlands and Denmark

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 96 (May 19, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service