81 FR 4245 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Wooden Handicrafts From China

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 16 (January 26, 2016)

Page Range		4245-4246
FR Document		2016-01439

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 the regulations for the importation of wooden handicrafts from China.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0092]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Wooden Handicrafts From China

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 the regulations for the 
importation of wooden handicrafts from China.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 
28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0092.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0092, 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-
0092 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 importation of wooden handicrafts from China, contact Mr. J. Tyrone 
Jones, Trade Director, PIM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140, 
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2344. 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 Wooden Handicrafts From China.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0357.
    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 into the United 
States or their dissemination within the United States. Regulations 
authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of wooden handicrafts 
from China are contained in ``Subpart--Logs, Lumber, and Other Wood 
Articles'' (7 CFR 319.40-1 through 319.40-11).
    Section 319.40-5 of the regulations provides the requirements for 
the importation of wooden handicrafts from China. The regulations 
require the use of an identification tag, which is considered an 
information collection activity. All packages that are used to ship 
wooden handicrafts must be labeled with a merchandise tag containing 
the identity of the product manufacturer. This tag must be applied to 
each shipping package in China prior to export and remain attached to 
the package until it reaches the location at which the wooden 
handicraft will be sold in the United States.
    However, additional information collection activities, such as a 
fumigation certificate and an application for an import permit are also 
required for the importation of wooden handicrafts from China. 
Fumigation certificates are required to verify that the articles have 
been treated in accordance with 7 CFR part 305. In addition, an import 
permit must be issued by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service, and to receive an import permit, importers must complete an 
application for an import permit. We are adding these two activities to 
this information collection. As a result, the overall estimates of 
burden have increased.
    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 0.002 hours per response.
    Respondents: Exporters of wooden handicrafts from China and 
national plant protection organization officials of China.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 361.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 7,258.17.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 2,620,198.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 5,250 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.


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    Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of January 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER sure someone is there to help you, issued by the Animal and Plant Health
contains documents other than rules or please call (202) 799–7039 before Inspection Service, and to receive an
proposed rules that are applicable to the coming. import permit, importers must complete
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, an application for an import permit. We
committee meetings, agency decisions and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the regulations for the are adding these two activities to this
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency importation of wooden handicrafts from information collection. As a result, the
statements of organization and functions are China, contact Mr. J. Tyrone Jones, overall estimates of burden have
examples of documents appearing in this Trade Director, PIM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, increased.
section. 4700 River Road Unit 140, Riverdale, We are asking the Office of
MD 20737; (301) 851–2344. For copies Management and Budget (OMB) to
of more detailed information on the approve our use of these information
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE information collection, contact Ms. collection activities, as described, for an
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information additional 3 years.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– The purpose of this notice is to solicit
Service 2727. comments from the public (as well as
[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0092] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: affected agencies) concerning our
Title: Importation of Wooden information collection. These comments
Notice of Request for Revision to and Handicrafts From China. will help us:
Extension of Approval of an OMB Control Number: 0579–0357. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Information Collection; Importation of Type of Request: Revision to and information is necessary for the proper
Wooden Handicrafts From China extension of approval of an information performance of the functions of the
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health collection. Agency, including whether the
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act information will have practical utility;
Inspection Service, USDA.
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
ACTION: Revision to and extension of the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict estimate of the burden of the collection
approval of an information collection; the importation, entry, or interstate of information, including the validity of
comment request. movement of plants, plant products, and the methodology and assumptions used;
SUMMARY: In accordance with the other articles to prevent the (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this introduction of plant pests into the clarity of the information to be
notice announces the Animal and Plant United States or their dissemination collected; and
Health Inspection Service’s intention to within the United States. Regulations (4) Minimize the burden of the
request a revision to and extension of authorized by the PPA concerning the collection of information on those who
approval of an information collection importation of wooden handicrafts from are to respond, through use, as
associated with the regulations for the China are contained in ‘‘Subpart—Logs, appropriate, of automated, electronic,
importation of wooden handicrafts from Lumber, and Other Wood Articles’’ (7 mechanical, and other collection
China. CFR 319.40–1 through 319.40–11). technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
Section 319.40–5 of the regulations submission of responses.
DATES: We will consider all comments provides the requirements for the
that we receive on or before March 28, Estimate of burden: The public
importation of wooden handicrafts from
2016. reporting burden for this collection of
China. The regulations require the use
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
information is estimated to average
of an identification tag, which is
by either of the following methods: 0.002 hours per response.
considered an information collection
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to activity. All packages that are used to Respondents: Exporters of wooden
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket ship wooden handicrafts must be handicrafts from China and national
Detail;D=APHIS-2015-0092. labeled with a merchandise tag plant protection organization officials of
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: containing the identity of the product China.
Send your comment to Docket No. manufacturer. This tag must be applied Estimated annual number of
APHIS–2015–0092, Regulatory Analysis to each shipping package in China prior respondents: 361.
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station to export and remain attached to the Estimated annual number of
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, package until it reaches the location at responses per respondent: 7,258.17.
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. which the wooden handicraft will be Estimated annual number of
Supporting documents and any sold in the United States. responses: 2,620,198.
comments we receive on this docket However, additional information Estimated total annual burden on
may be viewed at http://www. collection activities, such as a respondents: 5,250 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
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regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= fumigation certificate and an
APHIS-2015-0092 or in our reading application for an import permit are also may not equal the product of the annual
room, which is located in room 1141 of required for the importation of wooden number of responses multiplied by the
the USDA South Building, 14th Street handicrafts from China. Fumigation reporting burden per response.)
and Independence Avenue SW., certificates are required to verify that All responses to this notice will be
Washington, DC. Normal reading room the articles have been treated in summarized and included in the request
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday accordance with 7 CFR part 305. In for OMB approval. All comments will
through Friday, except holidays. To be addition, an import permit must be also become a matter of public record.

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Section		Notices
Action		Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
Dates		We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 28, 2016.
Contact		For information on the regulations for the importation of wooden handicrafts from China, contact Mr. J. Tyrone Jones, Trade Director, PIM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2344. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2727.
FR Citation		81 FR 4245

81 FR 4245 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Wooden Handicrafts From China

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 16 (January 26, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service