82 FR 50117 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a Category for Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 208 (October 30, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-23540

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the category of plants for planting that are not authorized for importation pending pest risk analysis.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0092]

Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of Plants for Planting;
Establishing a Category for Plants for Planting Not Authorized for
Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis

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 revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with the category of plants for
planting that are not authorized for importation pending pest risk
analysis.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
December 29, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0092.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0092 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-
0092 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 importation of
plants for planting not authorized for importation pending pest risk
analysis, contact Dr. Indira Singh, Botanist, Plants for Planting
Policy, IRM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737-1236; (301) 851-2020. 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: Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a Category
for Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest
Risk Analysis.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0380.
Type of Request: Revision to and 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 take such actions as may
be necessary to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests and
noxious weeds within the United States. The Secretary has delegated
this authority to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS).
The 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.
These regulations are intended to ensure that imported plants for
planting do not serve as a host for plant pests, such as insects or
pathogens, which can cause damage to U.S. agricultural and
environmental resources.
In accordance with Sec. 319.37-2a, the importation of certain taxa
of plants for planting poses a risk of introducing quarantine pests
into the United States. Therefore, the importation of these taxa is not
authorized pending the completion of a pest risk analysis, except as
provided in the regulations. Requests to remove a taxa from the
category of plants for planting whose importation is not authorized
pending the completion of a pest risk analysis must be made in
accordance with Sec. 319.5. These requests contains information
collection activities that include information about the requesting
party, the commodity proposed for importation into the United States,
shipping information, a description of the pests and diseases
associated with the commodity, current practices for risk mitigation or
management, and any additional information listed in Sec. 319.5 that
may be necessary for APHIS to complete a pest risk analysis.
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 burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 3.13 hours per response.
Respondents: National plant protection organizations of exporting
countries and importers of plants for planting into the United States.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 16.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 16.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 50 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 25th day of October 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of for planting not authorized for We are asking the Office of
October 2017. importation pending pest risk analysis, Management and Budget (OMB) to
Michael C. Gregoire, contact Dr. Indira Singh, Botanist, approve our use of these information
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Plants for Planting Policy, IRM, PPQ, collection activities, as described, for an
Health Inspection Service. APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, additional 3 years.
[FR Doc. 2017–23539 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am] Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 851– The purpose of this notice is to solicit
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 2020. For copies of more detailed comments from the public (as well as
information on the information affected agencies) concerning our
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, information collection. These comments
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE APHIS’ Information Collection will help us:
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Animal and Plant Health Inspection information is necessary for the proper
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Service performance of the functions of the
Title: Importation of Plants for
Agency, including whether the
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0092] Planting; Establishing a Category for
information will have practical utility;
Plants for Planting Not Authorized for (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
Notice of Request for Revision to and Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis.
Extension of Approval of an estimate of the burden of the collection
OMB Control Number: 0579–0380. of information, including the validity of
Information Collection; Importation of Type of Request: Revision to and
Plants for Planting; Establishing a the methodology and assumptions used;
extension of approval of an information (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Category for Plants for Planting Not collection. clarity of the information to be
Authorized for Importation Pending Abstract: Under the Plant Protection collected; and
Pest Risk Analysis Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary (4) Minimize the burden of the
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health of Agriculture is authorized to take such collection of information on those who
Inspection Service, USDA. actions as may be necessary to prevent are to respond, through use, as
the introduction and spread of plant appropriate, of automated, electronic,
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
pests and noxious weeds within the mechanical, and other collection
approval of an information collection;
United States. The Secretary has technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
comment request.
delegated this authority to the Animal submission of responses.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the and Plant Health Inspection Service Estimate of burden: The public
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this (APHIS). burden for this collection of information
notice announces the Animal and Plant The regulations contained in is estimated to average 3.13 hours per
Health Inspection Service’s intention to ‘‘Subpart-Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR response.
request revision to and extension of 319.37 through 319.37–14) prohibit or Respondents: National plant
approval of an information collection restrict, among other things, the protection organizations of exporting
associated with the category of plants importation of living plants, plant parts, countries and importers of plants for
for planting that are not authorized for and seeds for propagation. These planting into the United States.
importation pending pest risk analysis. regulations are intended to ensure that Estimated annual number of
imported plants for planting do not respondents: 16.
DATES: We will consider all comments
serve as a host for plant pests, such as Estimated annual number of
that we receive on or before December responses per respondent: 1.
insects or pathogens, which can cause
29, 2017. Estimated annual number of
damage to U.S. agricultural and
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments environmental resources. responses: 16.
by either of the following methods: In accordance with § 319.37–2a, the Estimated total annual burden on
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to importation of certain taxa of plants for respondents: 50 hours. (Due to
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket planting poses a risk of introducing averaging, the total annual burden hours
Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0092. quarantine pests into the United States. may not equal the product of the annual
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Therefore, the importation of these taxa number of responses multiplied by the
Send your comment to Docket No. is not authorized pending the reporting burden per response.)
APHIS–2017–0092 Regulatory Analysis completion of a pest risk analysis, All responses to this notice will be
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station except as provided in the regulations. summarized and included in the request
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Requests to remove a taxa from the for OMB approval. All comments will
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. category of plants for planting whose also become a matter of public record.
Supporting documents and any importation is not authorized pending Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of
comments we receive on this docket the completion of a pest risk analysis October 2017.
may be viewed at http:// must be made in accordance with Michael C. Gregoire,
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= § 319.5. These requests contains Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
APHIS-2017-0092 or in our reading information collection activities that Health Inspection Service.
room, which is located in room 1141 of include information about the [FR Doc. 2017–23540 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am]
the USDA South Building, 14th Street requesting party, the commodity BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
and Independence Avenue SW., proposed for importation into the
Washington, DC. Normal reading room United States, shipping information, a
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hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday description of the pests and diseases COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
through Friday, except holidays. To be associated with the commodity, current
sure someone is there to help you, practices for risk mitigation or Notice of Public Meeting of the Virginia
please call 202–799–7039 before management, and any additional Advisory Committee
coming. information listed in § 319.5 that may be AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For necessary for APHIS to complete a pest
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
information on the importation of plants risk analysis.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
Dates		We will consider all comments that we receive on or before December 29, 2017.
Contact		For information on the importation of plants for planting not authorized for importation pending pest risk analysis, contact Dr. Indira Singh, Botanist, Plants for Planting Policy, IRM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2020. 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 50117

82 FR 50117 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a Category for Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 208 (October 30, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service