80 FR 34882 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate Movement Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 117 (June 18, 2015)

Page Range		34882-34883
FR Document		2015-15005

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 regulations to prevent the spread of citrus greening and its vector, Asian citrus psyllid, to noninfested areas of United States.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-15005]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0043]

Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and
Interstate Movement 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 regulations to prevent the spread of
citrus greening and its vector, Asian citrus psyllid, to noninfested
areas of United States.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0043.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0043, 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-
0043 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 regulated articles to prevent the spread of
citrus greening and its vector, Asian citrus psyllid, contact Dr. Mary
Palm, National Coordinator for Citrus Pest Programs, PHP, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 52, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2069. 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: Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and
Interstate Movement Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0363.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
either independently or in cooperation with States, to carry out
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control,
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests and diseases that are new
to or not widely distributed within the United States. Under the Act,
the Secretary may also issue regulations requiring plants and plant
products moved in interstate commerce to be subject to remedial
measures

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determined necessary to prevent the spread of the pest or disease, or
requiring the objects to be accompanied by a permit issued by the
Secretary prior to movement. The USDA's Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) administers the regulations to implement the
PPA.
Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing disease of citrus, is
considered to be one of the most serious citrus diseases in the world.
Citrus greening is a bacterial disease that attacks the vascular system
of host plants. This bacterial pathogen can be transmitted by grafting
and, under laboratory conditions, by parasitic plants. The pathogen can
also be transmitted by two insect vectors in the family Psyllidae, one
of which is Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP).
ACP can also cause economic damage to citrus in groves and nurseries by
direct feeding. Both adults and nymphs feed on young foliage, depleting
the sap and causing galling or curling of leaves. High populations
feeding on a citrus shoot can kill the growing tip.
Under the regulations in ``Subpart--Citrus Greening and Asian
Citrus Psyllid'' (7 CFR 301.76 through 301.76-11), APHIS restricts the
interstate movement of regulated articles from quarantined areas to
control the artificial spread of citrus greening and ACP to noninfested
areas of the United States. The regulations contain requirements that
involve information collection activities, including a compliance
agreement, limited permit, Federal certificate, recordkeeping, labeling
statement, the application of a tag to the consignee's waybill, 72-hour
inspection notification, and cancellation of certificates, permits, and
compliance agreements.
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 0.12 hours per response.
Respondents: Commercial nurseries/operations in U.S. States or U.S.
Territories quarantined for citrus greening or ACP.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 621.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 23.
Estimated annual number of responses: 13,882.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,785 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 12th day of June 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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OMB Control Number: 0579–0355. of information, including the validity of the regulations to prevent the spread of
Type of Request: Revision to and the methodology and assumptions used; citrus greening and its vector, Asian
extension of approval of an information (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and citrus psyllid, to noninfested areas of
collection. clarity of the information to be United States.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act collected; and DATES: We will consider all comments
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes (4) Minimize the burden of the that we receive on or before August 17,
the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict collection of information on those who 2015.
the importation, entry, or interstate are to respond, through use, as ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
movement of plants, plant products, and appropriate, of automated, electronic, by either of the following methods:
other articles to prevent the mechanical, and other collection • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
introduction of plant pests into the technologies; e.g., permitting electronic http://www.regulations.gov/
United States or their dissemination submission of responses. #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0043.
within the United States. Regulations Estimate of burden: The public • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
authorized by the PPA concerning the reporting burden for this collection of Send your comment to Docket No.
importation of fruits and vegetables into information is estimated to average APHIS–2015–0043, Regulatory Analysis
the United States from certain parts of 0.0026 hours per response. and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
the world are contained in ‘‘Subpart— Respondents: National plant 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– protection organization officials of Peru Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
1 through 319.56–72). and growers, shippers, and importers of Supporting documents and any
Section 319.56–50 of the regulations Hass avocados from Peru. comments we receive on this docket
provides the requirements for the Estimated annual number of may be viewed at http://
importation of Hass avocados from Peru respondents: 8. www.regulations.gov/
into the continental United States. The Estimated annual number of
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0043 or
regulations require the use of responses per respondent: 50,127.
in our reading room, which is located in
information collection activities, Estimated annual number of
Room 1141 of the USDA South
including phytosanitary certificates, responses: 401,019.
Estimated total annual burden on Building, 14th Street and Independence
trust funds, workplans, recordkeeping,
respondents: 1,048 hours. (Due to Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal
production site registration, monitoring
averaging, the total annual burden hours reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
and oversight of registered production
may not equal the product of the annual p.m., Monday through Friday, except
sites, packinghouse registration, survey
number of responses multiplied by the holidays. To be sure someone is there to
protocols, box markings, and shipping
reporting burden per response.) help you, please call (202) 799–7039
documents with the official registration
All responses to this notice will be before coming.
number of the place of production and
identification of packing shed. summarized and included in the request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
When comparing the regulations to for OMB approval. All comments will information on the regulations for the
the information collection activities that also become a matter of public record. interstate movement of regulated
were previously approved, we found articles to prevent the spread of citrus
Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
that production site and packinghouse June 2015.
greening and its vector, Asian citrus
registration, box markings, and the time psyllid, contact Dr. Mary Palm, National
Kevin Shea,
it takes for businesses to escort Coordinator for Citrus Pest Programs,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
inspectors for the required monitoring Inspection Service.
were omitted from the previous 52, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–
[FR Doc. 2015–15008 Filed 6–17–15; 8:45 am]
collection. We also adjusted the burden 2069. For copies of more detailed
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hours for the trust fund and workplan
activities to more accurately capture the collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
time needed for these activities. Lastly, APHIS’ Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
we increased the estimated annual Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727.
number of respondents from two to Animal and Plant Health Inspection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
eight to reflect an increase in trade and Service Title: Citrus Greening and Asian
additional companies participating in Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate
[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0043] Movement Regulations.
the export of Hass avocados from Peru
into the continental United States. OMB Control Number: 0579–0363.
Notice of Request for Extension of Type of Request: Extension of
We are asking the Office of Approval of an Information Collection;
Management and Budget (OMB) to approval of an information collection.
Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
approve our use of these information Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate
collection activities, as described, for an (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes
Movement Regulations the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Agriculture (USDA), either
comments from the public (as well as Inspection Service, USDA. independently or in cooperation with
affected agencies) concerning our ACTION: Extension of approval of an States, to carry out operations or
information collection. These comments information collection; comment measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
will help us: request. control, prevent, or retard the spread of
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(1) Evaluate whether the collection of plant pests and diseases that are new to
information is necessary for the proper SUMMARY: In accordance with the or not widely distributed within the
performance of the functions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this United States. Under the Act, the
Agency, including whether the notice announces the Animal and Plant Secretary may also issue regulations
information will have practical utility; Health Inspection Service’s intention to requiring plants and plant products
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our request an extension of approval of an moved in interstate commerce to be
estimate of the burden of the collection information collection associated with subject to remedial measures

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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 August 17, 2015.
Contact		For information on the regulations for the interstate movement of regulated articles to prevent the spread of citrus greening and its vector, Asian citrus psyllid, contact Dr. Mary Palm, National Coordinator for Citrus Pest Programs, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 52, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2069. 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 34882

80 FR 34882 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate Movement Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 117 (June 18, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service