82_FR_18969 82 FR 18892 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations

82 FR 18892 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 77 (April 24, 2017)

Page Range18892-18893
FR Document2017-08206

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 interstate movement of regulated articles to prevent the spread of Phytophthora ramorum.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18892-18893]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08206]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0028]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and 
Regulations

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 
interstate movement of regulated articles to prevent the spread of 
Phytophthora ramorum.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 
23, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0028.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0028, 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-2017-
0028 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue

[[Page 18893]]

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 
Phytophthora ramorum, contact Dr. Robert Baca, Assistant Director, 
Permitting and Compliance Coordination, Compliance and Environmental 
Coordination Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 150, Riverdale, 
MD 20737; (301) 851-2292. For copies of more detailed information on 
the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' 
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0310.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (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.
    In accordance with the regulations in ``Subpart-Phytophthora 
Ramorum'' (Sec. Sec.  301.92 through 301.92-12), the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
restricts the interstate movement of certain articles to prevent the 
spread of Phytophthora ramorum, the plant pathogen that causes the 
disease commonly known as sudden oak death. The regulations contain 
requirements for the interstate movement of regulated articles, such as 
nursery stock and certain trees, from both quarantined and 
nonquarantined areas and involve information collection activities, 
including compliance agreements, annual inspections of nurseries and 
certification of nurseries, issuance and cancellation of certificates, 
sampling labels for testing, records of fungicide applications, 
recordkeeping of incoming and outgoing shipments of plants, 
notification of high risk P. ramorum genera, and emergency action 
notifications.
    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 0.29 hours per response.
    Respondents: Nurseries, private industry, and State plant 
regulatory officials.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 29.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 23.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 678.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 199 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 19th day of April 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-08206 Filed 4-21-17; 8:45 am]
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18892 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 77 / Monday, April 24, 2017 / Notices • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to a place of production that is registered Estimated total annual burden on http://www.regulations.gov/ with the Government of Chile and respondents: 480 hours. (Due to #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0026. certified as having a low prevalence of averaging, the total annual burden hours • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Brevipalpus chilensis. The fruit must may not equal the product of the annual Send your comment to Docket No. undergo pre-harvest sampling at the number of responses multiplied by the APHIS–2017–0026, Regulatory Analysis registered production site. Following reporting burden per response.) and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station post-harvest processing, the fruit must All responses to this notice will be 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, be inspected in Chile at an approved summarized and included in the request Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. inspection site. Each consignment of for OMB approval. All comments will Supporting documents and any fruit must be accompanied by a also become a matter of public record. comments we receive on this docket phytosanitary certificate with an Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of may be viewed at http:// additional declaration stating that the April 2017. www.regulations.gov/ fruit has been found free of B. chilensis Michael C. Gregoire, #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0026 or based on field and packinghouse Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant in our reading room, which is located in inspections. This allows for the safe Health Inspection Service. room 1141 of the USDA South Building, importation of pomegranates from Chile [FR Doc. 2017–08207 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am] 14th Street and Independence Avenue using mitigation measures other than BILLING CODE 3410–34–P SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading fumigation with methyl bromide. room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., The regulations require respondents Monday through Friday, except to complete documents such as a foreign DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE holidays. To be sure someone is there to phytosanitary certificate, phytosanitary help you, please call (202) 799–7039 inspections, marking of cartons, Animal and Plant Health Inspection before coming. production site registration, a list of Service FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For certified production sites, low [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0028] information on the importation of fresh prevalence production site certification, pomegranates from Chile, contact Dr. and identifying shipping documents. Notice of Request for Revision to and Robert Baca, Assistant Director, We are asking the Office of Extension of Approval of an Permitting and Compliance Management and Budget (OMB) to Information Collection; Phytophthora Coordination, Compliance and approve our use of these information Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations Environmental Coordination Branch, collection activities, as described, for an PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 150, additional 3 years. AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2292. The purpose of this notice is to solicit Inspection Service, USDA. For copies of more detailed information comments from the public (as well as ACTION: Revision to and extension of on the information collection, contact affected agencies) concerning our approval of an information collection; Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ information collection. These comments comment request. Information Collection Coordinator, at will help us: (301) 851–2483. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of SUMMARY: In accordance with the information is necessary for the proper Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: performance of the functions of the notice announces the Animal and Plant Title: Importation of Fresh Agency, including whether the Health Inspection Service’s intention to Pomegranates From Chile. information will have practical utility; request a revision to and extension of OMB Control Number: 0579–0375. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our approval of an information collection Type of Request: Revision to and estimate of the burden of the collection associated with the regulations for the extension of approval of an information of information, including the validity of interstate movement of regulated collection. the methodology and assumptions used; articles to prevent the spread of Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Phytophthora ramorum. (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict clarity of the information to be DATES: We will consider all comments the importation, entry, or interstate collected; and that we receive on or before June 23, movement of plants, plant products, and (4) Minimize the burden of the 2017. other articles to prevent the collection of information on those who ADDRESSES: You may submit comments introduction of plant pests into the are to respond, through use, as by either of the following methods: United States or their dissemination appropriate, of automated, electronic, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to within the United States. As authorized mechanical, and other collection http://www.regulations.gov/ by the PPA, the Animal and Plant technologies; e.g., permitting electronic #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0028. Health Inspection Service (APHIS) submission of responses. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: regulates the importation of certain Estimate of burden: The public Send your comment to Docket No. fruits and vegetables in accordance with reporting burden for this collection of APHIS–2017–0028, Regulatory Analysis the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and information is estimated to average and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 0.015 hours per response. 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 319.56–76). Respondents: Importers, producers, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Under the regulations, fresh and the national plant protection Supporting documents and any jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES pomegranates from Chile may be organization of Chile. comments we receive on this docket imported into the continental United Estimated annual number of may be viewed at http:// States under certain conditions, as listed respondents: 5. www.regulations.gov/ in 7 CFR 319.56–56, to prevent the Estimated annual number of #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0028 or introduction of plant pests into the responses per respondent: 6,190. in our reading room, which is located in United States. Under the systems Estimated annual number of room 1141 of the USDA South Building, approach, the fruit has to be grown in responses: 30,949. 14th Street and Independence Avenue VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:48 Apr 21, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 77 / Monday, April 24, 2017 / Notices 18893 SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading The purpose of this notice is to solicit Commerce (‘‘Department’’) and the room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., comments from the public (as well as International Trade Commission Monday through Friday, except affected agencies) concerning our (‘‘ITC’’), the Department is issuing the holidays. To be sure someone is there to information collection. These comments antidumping duty order on phosphor help you, please call (202) 799–7039 will help us: copper from the Republic of Korea before coming. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of (‘‘Korea’’). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information is necessary for the proper DATES: Effective April 24, 2017. information on the regulations for the performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: interstate movement of regulated articles to prevent the spread of information will have practical utility; Cindy Robinson, AD/CVD Operations, Phytophthora ramorum, contact Dr. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, Robert Baca, Assistant Director, estimate of the burden of the collection International Trade Administration, Permitting and Compliance of information, including the validity of U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Coordination, Compliance and the methodology and assumptions used; Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Environmental Coordination Branch, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3797. PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 150, clarity of the information to be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2292. collected; and accordance with section 735(d) and For copies of more detailed information (4) Minimize the burden of the 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as on the information collection, contact collection of information on those who amended (the ‘‘Act’’), and 19 CFR Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ are to respond, through use, as 351.210(c), on March 3, 2017, the Information Collection Coordinator, at appropriate, of automated, electronic, Department published its affirmative (301) 851–2483. mechanical, and other collection final determination in the less than fair SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: technologies; e.g., permitting electronic value (‘‘LTFV’’) investigation of Title: Phytophthora Ramorum; submission of responses. phosphor copper from Korea.1 On April Quarantine and Regulations. Estimate of burden: The public 17, 2017, the ITC notified the OMB Control Number: 0579–0310. reporting burden for this collection of Department of its final determination Type of Request: Revision to and information is estimated to average 0.29 pursuant to section 735(d) of the Act, extension of approval of an information hours per response. that an industry in the United States is collection. Respondents: Nurseries, private materially injured within the meaning Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 industry, and State plant regulatory of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the officials. reason of LTFV imports of phosphor Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the Estimated annual number of copper from Korea.2 importation, entry, or interstate respondents: 29. movement of plants, plant products, and Estimated annual number of Scope of the Order other articles to prevent the responses per respondent: 23. The merchandise covered by the order introduction of plant pests into the Estimated annual number of is master alloys 3 of copper containing United States or their dissemination responses: 678. between five percent and 17 percent within the United States. Estimated total annual burden on phosphorus by nominal weight, In accordance with the regulations in respondents: 199 hours. (Due to regardless of form (including but not ‘‘Subpart–Phytophthora Ramorum’’ averaging, the total annual burden hours limited to shot, pellet, waffle, ingot, or (§§ 301.92 through 301.92–12), the may not equal the product of the annual nugget), and regardless of size or weight. Animal and Plant Health Inspection number of responses multiplied by the Subject merchandise consists Service of the U.S. Department of reporting burden per response.) All responses to this notice will be predominantly of copper (by weight), Agriculture restricts the interstate and may contain other elements, movement of certain articles to prevent summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will including but not limited to iron (Fe), the spread of Phytophthora ramorum, lead (Pb), or tin (Sn), in small amounts the plant pathogen that causes the also become a matter of public record. (up to one percent by nominal weight). disease commonly known as sudden Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of Phosphor copper is frequently produced oak death. The regulations contain April 2017. to JIS H2501 and ASTM B–644, Alloy requirements for the interstate Michael C. Gregoire, 3A standards or higher; however, movement of regulated articles, such as Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant merchandise covered by the order nursery stock and certain trees, from Health Inspection Service. includes all phosphor copper, regardless both quarantined and nonquarantined [FR Doc. 2017–08206 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am] of whether the merchandise meets, fails areas and involve information collection BILLING CODE 3410–34–P to meet, or exceeds these standards. activities, including compliance Merchandise covered by the order is agreements, annual inspections of currently classified in the Harmonized nurseries and certification of nurseries, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE issuance and cancellation of certificates, 1 See Phosphor Copper from the Republic of sampling labels for testing, records of International Trade Administration Korea: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at fungicide applications, recordkeeping of Less Than Fair Value and Negative Final [A–580–885] Determination of Critical Circumstances, 82 FR incoming and outgoing shipments of 12433 (March 3, 2017) (‘‘Final Determination’’). jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES plants, notification of high risk P. Phosphor Copper From the Republic 2 See Letter to Ronald Lorentzen, Acting Assistant ramorum genera, and emergency action of Korea: Antidumping Duty Order Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and notifications. Compliance, from Rhonda K Schmidtlein, We are asking the Office of AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Management and Budget (OMB) to International Trade Administration, Commission, regarding phosphor copper from the Republic of Korea (April 17, 2017) (‘‘ITC Letter’’). approve our use of these information Department of Commerce. 3 A ‘‘master alloy’’ is a base metal, such as copper, collection activities, as described, for an SUMMARY: Based on an affirmative final to which a relatively high percentage of one or two additional 3 years. determination by the Department of other elements is added. VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:48 Apr 21, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1


Document Created: 2017-04-22 00:11:35
Document Modified: 2017-04-22 00:11:35
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 June 23, 2017.
ContactFor information on the regulations for the interstate movement of regulated articles to prevent the spread of Phytophthora ramorum, contact Dr. Robert Baca, Assistant Director, Permitting and Compliance Coordination, Compliance and Environmental Coordination Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 150, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2292. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation82 FR 18892 
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