82_FR_41150 82 FR 40984 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Plants for Planting Regulations

82 FR 40984 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Plants for Planting Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 166 (August 29, 2017)

Page Range40984-40984
FR Document2017-18279

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 plants for planting regulations.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18279]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0066]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Plants for Planting 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 plants for planting 
regulations.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
October 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0066.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0066, 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-
0066 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 plants for 
planting regulations, contact Ms. Lydia Colon, Senior Regulatory Policy 
Specialist, PPQ, PHP, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1231; (301) 851-2302. 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: Plants for Planting Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0190.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in 
cooperation with States, may carry out operations or measures to 
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of 
plant pests that are new to or not widely distributed within the United 
States. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
    APHIS regulations contained in ``Subpart--Plants for Planting'' (7 
CFR 319.37 through 319.37-14) prohibit or restrict, among other things, 
the importation of living plants, plant parts, and seeds for 
propagation. In accordance with these regulations, plants for planting 
from certain parts of the world may be imported into the United States 
only under certain conditions to prevent the introduction of plant 
pests into the United States. Individuals who are involved in growing, 
exporting, and importing plants for planting must provide information 
to APHIS about the commodities they wish to bring into the United 
States. Implementing APHIS' nursery stock regulations requires APHIS to 
collect information from a variety of individuals who are involved in 
growing, exporting, and importing nursery stock. This information 
includes permits, foreign site certificates of inspection and/or 
treatment; written requests to APHIS for permission to move, propagate, 
or allow propagation of regulated articles; markings and identification 
of regulated articles; phytosanitary certificates; grower and 
production site registrations; inspections, lists, reinstatements/
reapprovals; and trust fund agreements. The information APHIS collects 
serves as the supporting documentation needed to issue required PPQ 
forms and documents that allow importation of nursery stock and is 
vital to helping APHIS ensure that plant pests are not introduced into 
the United States.
    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 0.516 hours per response.
    Respondents: Importers, exporters, and growers of plants for 
planting; and the national plant protection organization of each 
exporting country.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 44.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 245.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 10,769.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 5,557 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 23rd day of August 2017.
Jere L. Dick,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-18279 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]
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40984 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 29, 2017 / Notices would not be able to correct accidental sure someone is there to help you, needed to issue required PPQ forms and or fraudulent overpayment errors in the please call (202) 799–7039 before documents that allow importation of SNAP Program. coming. nursery stock and is vital to helping Description of Respondents: State, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For APHIS ensure that plant pests are not Local, or Tribal Government (SLT); information on the plants for planting introduced into the United States. Individuals/Households (I/H). regulations, contact Ms. Lydia Colon, We are asking the Office of Number of Respondents: 53 SLT and Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Management and Budget (OMB) to 884,516 (I/H). PPQ, PHP, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit approve our use of these information Frequency of Responses: Reporting, 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) collection activities, as described, for an Recordkeeping; On occasion. 851–2302. For copies of more detailed additional 3 years. Total Burden Hours: 203,090. information on the information The purpose of this notice is to solicit Charlene Parker, collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, comments from the public (as well as Departmental Information Collection APHIS’ Information Collection affected agencies) concerning our Clearance Officer. Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. information collection. These comments [FR Doc. 2017–18293 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: will help us: BILLING CODE 3410–30–P Title: Plants for Planting Regulations. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of OMB Control Number: 0579–0190. information is necessary for the proper Type of Request: Revision to and performance of the functions of the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE extension of approval of an information Agency, including whether the collection. information will have practical utility; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Abstract: As authorized by the Plant Service Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, either estimate of the burden of the collection [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0066] of information, including the validity of independently or in cooperation with States, may carry out operations or the methodology and assumptions used; Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Information Collection; Plants for control, prevent, or retard the spread of clarity of the information to be Planting Regulations plant pests that are new to or not widely collected; and distributed within the United States. (4) Minimize the burden of the AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health This authority has been delegated to the collection of information on those who Inspection Service, USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection are to respond, through use, as ACTION: Revision to and extension of Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department appropriate, of automated, electronic, approval of an information collection; of Agriculture. mechanical, and other collection comment request. APHIS regulations contained in technologies; e.g., permitting electronic ‘‘Subpart—Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR submission of responses. SUMMARY: In accordance with the 319.37 through 319.37–14) prohibit or Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Estimate of burden: The public restrict, among other things, the reporting burden for this collection of notice announces the Animal and Plant importation of living plants, plant parts, Health Inspection Service’s intention to information is estimated to average and seeds for propagation. In 0.516 hours per response. request a revision to and extension of accordance with these regulations, approval of an information collection Respondents: Importers, exporters, plants for planting from certain parts of associated with the plants for planting and growers of plants for planting; and the world may be imported into the regulations. the national plant protection United States only under certain DATES: We will consider all comments organization of each exporting country. conditions to prevent the introduction that we receive on or before October 30, of plant pests into the United States. Estimated annual number of 2017. Individuals who are involved in respondents: 44. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments growing, exporting, and importing Estimated annual number of by either of the following methods: plants for planting must provide responses per respondent: 245. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to information to APHIS about the Estimated annual number of http://www.regulations.gov/#!document commodities they wish to bring into the responses: 10,769. Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0066. United States. Implementing APHIS’ Estimated total annual burden on • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: nursery stock regulations requires respondents: 5,557 hours. (Due to Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS to collect information from a averaging, the total annual burden hours APHIS–2017–0066, Regulatory Analysis variety of individuals who are involved may not equal the product of the annual and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station in growing, exporting, and importing number of responses multiplied by the 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, nursery stock. This information reporting burden per response.) Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. includes permits, foreign site certificates All responses to this notice will be Supporting documents and any of inspection and/or treatment; written summarized and included in the request comments we receive on this docket requests to APHIS for permission to for OMB approval. All comments will may be viewed at http:// move, propagate, or allow propagation also become a matter of public record. www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= of regulated articles; markings and sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES APHIS-2017-0066 or in our reading identification of regulated articles; Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of room, which is located in room 1141 of phytosanitary certificates; grower and August 2017. the USDA South Building, 14th Street production site registrations; Jere L. Dick, and Independence Avenue SW., inspections, lists, reinstatements/ Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Washington, DC. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 October 30, 2017.
ContactFor information on the plants for planting regulations, contact Ms. Lydia Colon, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, PHP, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2302. 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 40984 
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