81_FR_43310 81 FR 43183 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Fruit From Thailand Into the United States

81 FR 43183 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Fruit From Thailand Into the United States

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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

Page Range43183-43183
FR Document2016-15705

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 fruit from Thailand.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 127 (Friday, July 1, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 43183]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15705]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0040]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Fruit From Thailand Into the 
United States

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information 
collection; comment request.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 fruit from Thailand.

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-2016-0040.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0040, 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-
0040 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 fruit from Thailand into the United States, 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: Importation of Fruit From Thailand Into the United States.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0308.
    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. As authorized 
by the PPA, APHIS regulates the importation of fruits and vegetables 
into the United States from certain parts of the world as provided in 
``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-75).
    In accordance with Sec.  319.56-47, litchi, longan, mango, 
mangosteen, pineapple, and rambutan from Thailand may be imported into 
the United States under certain conditions to prevent the introduction 
of plant pests into the United States. These conditions involve the use 
of information collection activities, including an import permit, 
production area registration and monitoring, recordkeeping, trust fund 
agreement, phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration 
statement, labeling, compliance agreements, foreign site certificate of 
inspection and/or treatment, approved irradiation facilities, and 
facility operational workplans.
    We are asking 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 0.023 hours per response.
    Respondents: Importers of fruit from Thailand and the national 
plant protection organization of Thailand.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 12.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 5,594.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 67,129.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,527 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 27th day of June 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-15705 Filed 6-30-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-34-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 127 / Friday, July 1, 2016 / Notices 43183 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 Jun 30, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1


Document Created: 2016-07-14 11:37:26
Document Modified: 2016-07-14 11:37:26
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRevision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before August 30, 2016.
ContactFor information on the regulations for the importation of fruit from Thailand into the United States, 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 Citation81 FR 43183 
2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR