82 FR 47691 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements for Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-22346

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 the black stem rust quarantine and regulations.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0080]

Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements for Addition
of Rust-Resistant Varieties

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 the black stem rust quarantine and
regulations.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
December 12, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0080.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0080, 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-
0080 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 black stem rust
quarantine and regulations, contact Dr. Richard N. Johnson, National
Policy Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 26, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (301) 851-2109. 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: Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements for Addition of
Rust-Resistant Varieties.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0186.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.),
the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or 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.
Black stem rust is one of the most destructive plant diseases of
small grains that is known to exist in the United States. The disease
is caused by a fungus that reduces the quality and yield of infected
wheat, oat, barley, and rye crops by robbing host plants of food and
water. In addition to infecting small grains, the fungus lives on a
variety of alternate host plants that are species of the genera
Berberis, Mahoberberis, and Mahonia. The fungus is spread from host to
host by wind-borne spores.
The black stem rust quarantine and regulations, contained in 7 CFR
301.38 through 301.38-8 (referred to below as the regulations),
quarantine the conterminous 48 States and the District of Columbia and
govern the interstate movement of certain plants of the genera
Berberis, Mahoberberis, and Mahonia, known as barberry plants. The
species of these plants are categorized as either rust-resistant or
rust-susceptible. Rust-resistant plants do not pose a risk of spreading
black stem rust or of contributing to the development of new races of
rust; rust-susceptible plants do pose such risks.
Paragraph (b) of Sec. 301.38-2 provides the requirements for the
submission of a request to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service to add a variety to the list of rust-resistant barberry
varieties in the regulations. A request must include a description of
the variety, including a written description and color pictures that
can be used by an inspector to clearly identify the variety and
distinguish it from other varieties. This requirement helps to ensure
that State plant inspectors can clearly determine whether plants moving
into or through their States are rust-resistant varieties listed in 7
CFR 301.38-2.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of this information collection activity for an additional 3
years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our

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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 burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 4 hours per response.
Respondents: Nurseries.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 4.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.
Estimated annual number of responses: 8.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 32 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 11th day of October 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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certain information collection activities DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Title: Black Stem Rust; Identification
that include operational workplans, Requirements for Addition of Rust-
production site registrations, pest Animal and Plant Health Inspection Resistant Varieties.
detection investigations and Service OMB Control Number: 0579–0186.
reinstatement, heat treatment facility Type of Request: Extension of
certifications, heat treatment monitoring [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0080] approval of an information collection.
and inspections, trust fund agreements, Abstract: Under the Plant Protection
inspections, and emergency action Notice of Request for Extension of Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary
notifications. Approval of an Information Collection; of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit
We are asking the Office of Black Stem Rust; Identification or restrict the importation, entry, or
Management and Budget (OMB) to Requirements for Addition of Rust- interstate movement of plants, plant
approve our use of these information Resistant Varieties products, and other articles to prevent
collection activities, as described, for an the introduction of plant pests into the
additional 3 years. AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health United States or their dissemination
The purpose of this notice is to solicit Inspection Service, USDA. within the United States.
comments from the public (as well as ACTION: Extension of approval of an Black stem rust is one of the most
affected agencies) concerning our information collection; comment destructive plant diseases of small
information collection. These comments request. grains that is known to exist in the
will help us: United States. The disease is caused by
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of SUMMARY: In accordance with the a fungus that reduces the quality and
information is necessary for the proper Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this yield of infected wheat, oat, barley, and
performance of the functions of the notice announces the Animal and Plant rye crops by robbing host plants of food
Agency, including whether the Health Inspection Service’s intention to and water. In addition to infecting small
information will have practical utility; request an extension of approval of an grains, the fungus lives on a variety of
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our information collection associated with alternate host plants that are species of
estimate of the burden of the collection the black stem rust quarantine and the genera Berberis, Mahoberberis, and
of information, including the validity of regulations. Mahonia. The fungus is spread from
the methodology and assumptions used; host to host by wind-borne spores.
DATES: We will consider all comments The black stem rust quarantine and
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and that we receive on or before December
clarity of the information to be regulations, contained in 7 CFR 301.38
12, 2017. through 301.38–8 (referred to below as
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the regulations), quarantine the
collection of information on those who by either of the following methods: conterminous 48 States and the District
are to respond, through use, as • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to of Columbia and govern the interstate
appropriate, of automated, electronic, http://www.regulations.gov/ movement of certain plants of the
mechanical, and other collection #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0080. genera Berberis, Mahoberberis, and
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Mahonia, known as barberry plants. The
submission of responses. Send your comment to Docket No. species of these plants are categorized as
Estimate of burden: The public APHIS-2017-0080, Regulatory Analysis either rust-resistant or rust-susceptible.
burden for this collection of information and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station Rust-resistant plants do not pose a risk
is estimated to average 1 hour per 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, of spreading black stem rust or of
response. Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. contributing to the development of new
Respondents: Facilities, production Supporting documents and any races of rust; rust-susceptible plants do
sites, importers, and the national plant comments we receive on this docket pose such risks.
protection organization of Jamaica. may be viewed at http:// Paragraph (b) of § 301.38–2 provides
Estimated annual number of www.regulations.gov/ the requirements for the submission of
respondents: 5. #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0080 or a request to the Animal and Plant
Estimated annual number of in our reading room, which is located in Health Inspection Service to add a
responses per respondent: 80. room 1141 of the USDA South Building, variety to the list of rust-resistant
Estimated annual number of 14th Street and Independence Avenue barberry varieties in the regulations. A
responses: 398. SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading request must include a description of
Estimated total annual burden on room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the variety, including a written
respondents: 427 hours. (Due to Monday through Friday, except description and color pictures that can
averaging, the total annual burden hours holidays. To be sure someone is there to be used by an inspector to clearly
may not equal the product of the annual help you, please call (202) 799–7039 identify the variety and distinguish it
number of responses multiplied by the before coming. from other varieties. This requirement
reporting burden per response.) helps to ensure that State plant
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
All responses to this notice will be inspectors can clearly determine
information on the black stem rust whether plants moving into or through
summarized and included in the request quarantine and regulations, contact Dr.
for OMB approval. All comments will their States are rust-resistant varieties
Richard N. Johnson, National Policy
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also become a matter of public record. listed in 7 CFR 301.38–2.
Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River We are asking the Office of
Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of Road, Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737; Management and Budget (OMB) to
October 2017 . (301) 851–2109. For copies of more approve our use of this information
Michael C. Gregoire, detailed information on the information collection activity for an additional 3
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, years.
Health Inspection Service. APHIS’ Information Collection The purpose of this notice is to solicit
[FR Doc. 2017–22222 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. comments from the public (as well as
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information collection. These comments SUMMARY: In accordance with the within the United States. This authority
will help us: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this has been delegated to the Animal and
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of notice announces the Animal and Plant Plant Health Inspection Service
information is necessary for the proper Health Inspection Service’s intention to (APHIS).
performance of the functions of the request a revision to and extension of Karnal bunt is a fungal disease of
Agency, including whether the approval of an information collection wheat (Triticum aestivum), durum
information will have practical utility; associated with the regulations for the wheat (Triticum durum), and triticale
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our importation of wheat and related (Triticum aestivum X Secale cereale), a
estimate of the burden of the collection articles from regions affected with hybrid of wheat and rye. Karnal bunt is
of information, including the validity of Karnal bunt. caused by the smut fungus Tilletia
the methodology and assumptions used; DATES: We will consider all comments indica (Mitra) Mundkhur and is spread
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and that we receive on or before December by spores, primarily through movement
clarity of the information to be 12, 2017. of infected seed.
collected; and To prevent the introduction and
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(4) Minimize the burden of the spread of various wheat diseases,
by either of the following methods:
collection of information on those who • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to including Karnal bunt, APHIS’
are to respond, through use, as http://www.regulations.gov/ regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Wheat
appropriate, of automated, electronic, #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0081. Diseases’’ (7 CFR 319.59–1 through
mechanical, and other collection • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 319.59–4) prohibit the importation of
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic Send your comment to Docket No. wheat seed, plants, straw, and other
submission of responses. APHIS–2017–0081, Regulatory Analysis products into the United States from
Estimate of burden: The public and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station regions affected with Karnal bunt.
burden for this collection of information 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, The regulations require that certain
is estimated to average 4 hours per Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. regulated articles imported from Karnal
response. Supporting documents and any bunt-free areas within regions regulated
Respondents: Nurseries. comments we receive on this docket for Karnal bunt be accompanied by a
Estimated annual number of may be viewed at http:// phytosanitary certificate that must be
respondents: 4. www.regulations.gov/ completed by an official of the national
Estimated annual number of #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0081 or plant protection organization (NPPO) of
responses per respondent: 2. in our reading room, which is located in the region of origin. The certificate must
Estimated annual number of room 1141 of the USDA South Building, include a declaration stating that the
responses: 8. 14th Street and Independence Avenue regulated articles originated in areas
Estimated total annual burden on SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading where Karnal bunt is not known to
respondents: 32 hours. (Due to room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., occur, as attested to either by survey
averaging, the total annual burden hours Monday through Friday, except results or by testing for bunted kernels
may not equal the product of the annual holidays. To be sure someone is there to or spores. In addition, there are other
number of responses multiplied by the help you, please call (202) 799–7039 information collection activities
reporting burden per response.) before coming. including notices of arrival, disinfection
All responses to this notice will be documents, and emergency action
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
summarized and included in the request notice.
for OMB approval. All comments will information on Karnal bunt and the We are asking the Office of
also become a matter of public record. importation of wheat and related Management and Budget (OMB) to
articles, contact Mr. George Galasso, approve our use of these information
Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of National Trade Director, PPQ, APHIS,
October 2017. collection activities, as described, for an
4700 River Road Unit 140, Riverdale, additional 3 years.
Michael C. Gregoire, MD 20737; (301) 851–2050. For copies
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
of more detailed information on the comments from the public (as well as
Health Inspection Service. information collection, contact Ms.
[FR Doc. 2017–22346 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
affected agencies) concerning our
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information information collection. These comments
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– will help us:
2483. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information is necessary for the proper
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Title: Karnal Bunt; Importation of performance of the functions of the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Wheat and Related Articles. Agency, including whether the
Service OMB Control Number: 0579–0240. information will have practical utility;
Type of Request: Revision to and (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0081] extension of approval of an information estimate of the burden of the collection
collection. of information, including the validity of
Notice of Request for Revision to and Abstract: Under the Plant Protection the methodology and assumptions used;
Extension of Approval of an Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Information Collection; Karnal Bunt;
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of Agriculture is authorized, among clarity of the information to be
Importation of Wheat and Related other things, to prohibit or restrict the collected; and
Articles importation, entry, or interstate (4) Minimize the burden of the
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health movement of plants, plant products, collection of information on those who
Inspection Service, USDA. biological control organism, noxious are to respond, through use, as
weeds, means of conveyances, and other appropriate, of automated, electronic,
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
articles to prevent the introduction of mechanical, and other collection
approval of an information collection;
plant pests or noxious weeds into the technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
comment request.
United States or their dissemination submission of responses.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
Dates		We will consider all comments that we receive on or before December 12, 2017.
Contact		For information on the black stem rust quarantine and regulations, contact Dr. Richard N. Johnson, National Policy Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2109. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation		82 FR 47691

82 FR 47691 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements for Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service