81 FR 43182 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported Fruits and Vegetables

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 127 (July 1, 2016)

Page Range		43182-43183
FR Document		2016-15706

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 use of irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment of imported fruits and vegetables.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0039]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported Fruits and 
Vegetables

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 use of irradiation as a 
phytosanitary treatment of imported fruits and vegetables.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
August 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0039.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0039, 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-2016-
0039 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 regarding the 
regulations for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment of 
imported fruits and vegetables, contact Dr. Nicole Russo, Director, 
Imports, Regulations, and Manuals, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, 
Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2159. 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: Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported Fruits and 
Vegetables.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0155.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States 
Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other things, to 
regulate the importation of plants, plant products, including fruits 
and vegetables, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant 
pests and noxious weeds into the United States.
    Regulations governing the importation of fruits and vegetables are 
set out in 7 CFR part 319. In accordance with the regulations, some 
fruits and vegetables from certain regions of the world must be treated 
for insect pests in order to be eligible for entry into the United 
States.
    The regulations in 7 CFR part 305 provide for the use of 
irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment for fruits and vegetables 
imported into the United States. The irradiation treatment provides 
protection against all insect pests including fruit flies, the mango 
seed weevil, and others. It may be used as an alternative to other 
approved treatments for these pests in fruits and vegetables, such as 
fumigation, cold treatment, heat treatment, and other techniques.
    The regulations concerning irradiation treatment involve the 
collection of information, such as a compliance agreement, 30-day 
notification, labeling and packaging, establishment of a dosimetry 
system, request for dosimetry device approval, request for 
certification and inspection of facility, denial and withdrawal of 
certification, irradiation treatment work plan, trust fund agreement, 
recordkeeping, preclearance work plan, and phytosanitary certificate.
    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 0.008 hours per response.
    Respondents: National plant protection organizations of exporting 
countries, irradiation facility operators, and U.S. importers of fruits 
and vegetables.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 65.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 641.8.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 40,434.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 332 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 27th day of June 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, request for certification and inspection
contains documents other than rules or please call (202) 799–7039 before of facility, denial and withdrawal of
proposed rules that are applicable to the coming. certification, irradiation treatment work
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, plan, trust fund agreement,
committee meetings, agency decisions and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding the regulations recordkeeping, preclearance work plan,
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency for the use of irradiation as a and phytosanitary certificate.
statements of organization and functions are phytosanitary treatment of imported We are asking the Office of
examples of documents appearing in this fruits and vegetables, contact Dr. Nicole Management and Budget (OMB) to
section. Russo, Director, Imports, Regulations, approve our use of these information
and Manuals, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 collection activities for an additional 3
River Road, Unit 156, Riverdale, MD years.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 20737; (301) 851–2159. For copies of The purpose of this notice is to solicit
more detailed information on the comments from the public (as well as
Animal and Plant Health Inspection information collection, contact Ms. affected agencies) concerning our
Service Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information information collection. These comments
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0039] Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– will help us:
2727. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Notice of Request for Extension of information is necessary for the proper
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Approval of an Information Collection; Title: Irradiation Phytosanitary performance of the functions of the
Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Treatment of Imported Fruits and Agency, including whether the
Imported Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables. information will have practical utility;
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health OMB Control Number: 0579–0155. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
Inspection Service, USDA. Type of Request: Extension of estimate of the burden of the collection
approval of an information collection. of information, including the validity of
ACTION: Extension of approval of an Abstract: Under the Plant Protection
information collection; comment the methodology and assumptions used;
Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Animal
request. and Plant Health Inspection Service of (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
the United States Department of clarity of the information to be
SUMMARY: In accordance with the collected; and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Agriculture is authorized, among other
things, to regulate the importation of (4) Minimize the burden of the
notice announces the Animal and Plant collection of information on those who
Health Inspection Service’s intention to plants, plant products, including fruits
and vegetables, and other articles to are to respond, through use, as
request an extension of approval of an appropriate, of automated, electronic,
information collection associated with prevent the introduction of plant pests
and noxious weeds into the United mechanical, and other collection
regulations for the use of irradiation as technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
a phytosanitary treatment of imported States.
Regulations governing the importation submission of responses.
fruits and vegetables.
of fruits and vegetables are set out in 7 Estimate of Burden: The public
DATES: We will consider all comments CFR part 319. In accordance with the reporting burden for this collection of
that we receive on or before August 30, regulations, some fruits and vegetables information is estimated to average
2016. from certain regions of the world must 0.008 hours per response.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments be treated for insect pests in order to be Respondents: National plant
by either of the following methods: eligible for entry into the United States. protection organizations of exporting
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to The regulations in 7 CFR part 305 countries, irradiation facility operators,
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket provide for the use of irradiation as a and U.S. importers of fruits and
Detail;D=APHIS-2016-0039. phytosanitary treatment for fruits and vegetables.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: vegetables imported into the United Estimated Annual Number of
Send your comment to Docket No. States. The irradiation treatment Respondents: 65.
APHIS–2016–0039, Regulatory Analysis provides protection against all insect
Estimated Annual Number of
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station pests including fruit flies, the mango
Responses per Respondent: 641.8.
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, seed weevil, and others. It may be used
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. as an alternative to other approved Estimated Annual Number of
Supporting documents and any treatments for these pests in fruits and Responses: 40,434.
comments we receive on this docket vegetables, such as fumigation, cold Estimated Total Annual Burden on
may be viewed at http://www. treatment, heat treatment, and other Respondents: 332 hours. (Due to
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regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= techniques. averaging, the total annual burden hours
APHIS-2016-0039 or in our reading The regulations concerning may not equal the product of the annual
room, which is located in room 1141 of irradiation treatment involve the number of responses multiplied by the
the USDA South Building, 14th Street collection of information, such as a reporting burden per response.)
and Independence Avenue SW., compliance agreement, 30-day All responses to this notice will be
Washington, DC. Normal reading room notification, labeling and packaging, summarized and included in the request
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday establishment of a dosimetry system, for OMB approval. All comments will
through Friday, except holidays. To be request for dosimetry device approval, also become a matter of public record.

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Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of and Manuals, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 (4) Minimize the burden of the
June 2016. River Road, Unit 156, Riverdale, MD collection of information on those who
Kevin Shea, 20737; (301) 851–2159. For copies of are to respond, through use, as
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health more detailed information on the appropriate, of automated, electronic,
Inspection Service. information collection, contact Ms. mechanical, and other collection
[FR Doc. 2016–15706 Filed 6–30–16; 8:45 am] Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– submission of responses.
2727. Estimate of Burden: The public
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: reporting burden for this collection of
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Title: Importation of Fruit From information is estimated to average
Thailand Into the United States. 0.023 hours per response.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection OMB Control Number: 0579–0308. Respondents: Importers of fruit from
Service Type of Request: Revision to and Thailand and the national plant
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0040] extension of approval of an information protection organization of Thailand.
collection. Estimated Annual Number of
Notice of Request for Revision to and Abstract: The Plant Protection Act Respondents: 12.
Extension of Approval of an (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes Estimated Annual Number of
Information Collection; Importation of the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict Responses per Respondent: 5,594.
Fruit From Thailand Into the United the importation, entry, or interstate Estimated Annual Number of
States movement of plants, plant products, and Responses: 67,129.
other articles to prevent the Estimated Total Annual Burden on
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health introduction of plant pests into the Respondents: 1,527 hours. (Due to
Inspection Service, USDA. United States or their dissemination averaging, the total annual burden hours
ACTION: Revision to and extension of within the United States. As authorized may not equal the product of the annual
approval of an information collection; by the PPA, APHIS regulates the number of responses multiplied by the
comment request. importation of fruits and vegetables into reporting burden per response.)
the United States from certain parts of All responses to this notice will be
SUMMARY: In accordance with the the world as provided in ‘‘Subpart— summarized and included in the request
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– for OMB approval. All comments will
notice announces the Animal and Plant 1 through 319.56–75). also become a matter of public record.
Health Inspection Service’s intention to In accordance with § 319.56–47, Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
request a revision to and extension of litchi, longan, mango, mangosteen, June 2016.
approval of an information collection pineapple, and rambutan from Thailand Kevin Shea,
associated with the regulations for the may be imported into the United States
importation of fruit from Thailand. Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
under certain conditions to prevent the Inspection Service.
DATES: We will consider all comments introduction of plant pests into the
[FR Doc. 2016–15705 Filed 6–30–16; 8:45 am]
that we receive on or before August 30, United States. These conditions involve
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
2016. the use of information collection
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments activities, including an import permit,
by either of the following methods: production area registration and
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to monitoring, recordkeeping, trust fund
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket agreement, phytosanitary certificate Environmental Impact Statements:
Detail;D=APHIS-2016-0040. with an additional declaration Tongass National Forest Land and
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: statement, labeling, compliance Resource Management Plan
Send your comment to Docket No. agreements, foreign site certificate of Amendment
APHIS–2016–0040, Regulatory Analysis inspection and/or treatment, approved
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station irradiation facilities, and facility AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, operational workplans. ACTION: Notice of Objection Filing
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. We are asking OMB to approve our Period.
Supporting documents and any use of these information collection
activities, as described, for an additional Title: Tongass National Forest Land
comments we receive on this docket
3 years. and Resource Management Plan
may be viewed at http://www.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit Amendment.
regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= SUMMARY: M. Earl Stewart, the Forest
APHIS-2016-0040 or in our reading comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our Supervisor for the Tongass National
room, which is located in Room 1141 of Forest, Alaska Region, has prepared a
the USDA South Building, 14th Street information collection. These comments
will help us: Final Environmental Impact Statement
and Independence Avenue SW., (FEIS) and draft Record of Decision
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Washington, DC. Normal reading room (ROD) for the Tongass National Forest
information is necessary for the proper
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday Land and Resource Management Plan
performance of the functions of the
through Friday, except holidays. To be Amendment. The draft ROD selects
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Agency, including whether the
sure someone is there to help you, Alternative Five.
information will have practical utility;
please call (202) 799–7039 before The FEIS, draft ROD, and Forest Plan
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
coming. are available on the forest’s Web site at
estimate of the burden of the collection
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For of information, including the validity of http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/R10/
information on the regulations for the the methodology and assumptions used; Tongass/PlanAmend. A hardcopy and
importation of fruit from Thailand into (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and further information is available by
the United States, contact Dr. Nicole clarity of the information to be contacting the person listed under FOR
Russo, Director, Imports, Regulations, collected; and FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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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 30, 2016.
Contact		For information regarding the regulations for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment of imported fruits and vegetables, contact Dr. Nicole Russo, Director, Imports, Regulations, and Manuals, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2159. 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 43182

81 FR 43182 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported Fruits and Vegetables

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 127 (July 1, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service