82 FR 10450 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 28 (February 13, 2017)

Page Range		10450-10451
FR Document		2017-02872

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 28 (Monday, February 13, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 28 (Monday, February 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10450-10451]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02872]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 8, 2017.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (1) 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) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by March 
15, 2017 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such

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persons are not required to respond to the collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Fresh Bananas from the Philippines into the 
Continental United States.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0394.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out 
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, 
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States 
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The 
regulations in ``Subpart-Fruit and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56, referred 
to as the regulations) prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits 
and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world 
to prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests that are 
new to or not widely distributed within the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) uses the following information collection 
activities to allow the import of fresh bananas from the Philippines 
into the continental United States in accordance with the requirements 
which will restrict any plant pests from entering the United States: 
(1) Bilateral Workplan; (2) Production Site Registration; (3) 
Monitoring and Oversight; (4) Maintain All Forms and Documents that 
Include Fruit Fly Detections and Updating Records; (5) Carton Marking 
with Production Site Number; (6) Hard Green Stage Harvest 
Certification; (7) Investigations; (8) Fruit Fly Trapping for Low Pest 
Prevalence; (9) Shipping Documents; and (10) Phytosanitary Certificates 
with Declaration. Failure to collect this information would cripple 
APHIS' ability to ensure that bananas from the Philippines are not 
carrying plant pests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 41.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Other: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,330.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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persons are not required to respond to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0579–0054.
the collection of information unless it Type of Request: Reinstatement of an
displays a currently valid OMB control Animal and Plant Health Inspection information collection.
number. Service Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0003] (the Act, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture
Service
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of to restrict the importation, entry,
Title: Importation of Fresh Bananas an Information Collection; Federal exportation, or interstate movement of
from the Philippines into the Plant Pest and Noxious Weeds plants, plant products, biological
Continental United States. Regulations control organisms, noxious weeds,
OMB Control Number: 0579–0394. articles, or means of conveyance, if the
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Secretary determines that the
Summary of Collection: Under the Inspection Service, USDA. prohibition or restriction is necessary to
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et ACTION: Reinstatement of an information prevent the introduction of plant pests
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is collection; comment request. or noxious weeds into the United States
authorized to carry out operations or
or their dissemination within the United
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, SUMMARY: In accordance with the
States. The associated regulations that
control, prevent, or retard the spread of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
were issued by the Animal and Plant
plant pests new to the United States or notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are
not known to be widely distributed Health Inspection Service’s intention to
located in 7 CFR parts 330 and 360.
throughout the United States. The request the reinstatement of an
regulations in ‘‘Subpart-Fruit and These regulations contain information
information collection associated with
Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56, referred to collection activities that include, but are
the Federal plant pest and noxious
as the regulations) prohibit or restrict not limited to, applications, including
weeds regulations.
the importation of fruits and vegetables applications for permits to import
DATES: We will consider all comments
into the United States from certain parts regulated articles (e.g., plant pests,
that we receive on or before April 14, noxious weeds, or soil) or to move
of the world to prevent the introduction 2017.
and dissemination of plant pests that are regulated articles interstate; labels;
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments compliance agreements; and appeal,
new to or not widely distributed within
by either of the following methods: denial, and cancellation of permits.
the United States.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to These information collection activities
Need and Use of the Information: The http://www.regulations.gov/ allow APHIS to evaluate the risks
Animal and Plant Health Inspection #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0003. associated with the importation or
Service (APHIS) uses the following • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: interstate movement of plant pests,
information collection activities to Send your comment to Docket No. noxious weeds, and soil, and also assists
allow the import of fresh bananas from APHIS–2017–0003, Regulatory Analysis with developing risk mitigations, if
the Philippines into the continental and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station necessary, for the importation or
United States in accordance with the 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, interstate movement of plant pests,
requirements which will restrict any Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. noxious weeds, and soil.
plant pests from entering the United Supporting documents and any We are asking the Office of
States: (1) Bilateral Workplan; (2) comments we receive on this docket Management and Budget (OMB) to
Production Site Registration; (3) may be viewed at http:// approve our use of these information
Monitoring and Oversight; (4) Maintain www.regulations.gov/ collection activities for 3 years.
All Forms and Documents that Include #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0003 or The purpose of this notice is to solicit
Fruit Fly Detections and Updating in our reading room, which is located in comments from the public (as well as
Records; (5) Carton Marking with Room 1141 of the USDA South affected agencies) concerning our
Production Site Number; (6) Hard Green Building, 14th Street and Independence information collection. These comments
Stage Harvest Certification; (7) Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal will help us:
Investigations; (8) Fruit Fly Trapping for reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Low Pest Prevalence; (9) Shipping p.m., Monday through Friday, except information is necessary for the proper
Documents; and (10) Phytosanitary holidays. To be sure someone is there to performance of the functions of the
Certificates with Declaration. Failure to help you, please call (202) 799–7039 Agency, including whether the
collect this information would cripple before coming. information will have practical utility;
APHIS’ ability to ensure that bananas FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
from the Philippines are not carrying information regarding the Federal plant estimate of the burden of the collection
plant pests. pest and noxious weeds regulations, of information, including the validity of
Description of Respondents: Business contact Dr. Colin D. Stewart, Assistant the methodology and assumptions used;
or other for-profit; Federal Government. Director, Pests, Pathogens, and (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Number of Respondents: 41. Biocontrol Permits Branch, Plant Health clarity of the information to be
Frequency of Responses: Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road collected; and
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Other: One Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (4) Minimize the burden of the
(301) 851–2237. For copies of more collection of information on those who
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time.
Total Burden Hours: 1,330. detailed information on the information are to respond, through use, as
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, appropriate, of automated, electronic,
Ruth Brown, APHIS’ Information Collection mechanical, and other collection
Departmental Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
Clearance Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submission of responses.
[FR Doc. 2017–02872 Filed 2–10–17; 8:45 am] Title: Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Estimate of burden: The public
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 10450