82 FR 50371 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 209 (October 31, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 50371]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23572]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 25, 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 November 
30, 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 persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Plants for Planting Regulation.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0190.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 
U.S.C. 7701--et seq), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, exportation, or movement 
in interstate commerce of plant pests and other articles, to prevent 
the introduction of plant pests into the United States. The regulations 
in 7 CFR part 319 prohibits or restricts the importation of certain 
plants and plants products into the United States to prevent the 
introduction of plant pests and noxious weeds. The regulations 
contained in ``Subpart-Plants for Planting,'' Sec. Sec.  319.37 through 
319.37-14, restrict, among other things, the importation of living 
plants, plant parts, and seed for propagation. The nursery stock 
regulations require the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) to collect information from a variety of individuals who are 
involved in growing, exporting, and importing nursery stock.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
ensure that plant pests are not introduced into the United States. The 
information APHIS collects serves as the supporting documentation 
needed to issue required PPQ forms and documents that allow importation 
of nursery stock. APHIS requires a permit for the restricted articles 
to ensure that plant pest and plant diseases are not introduced into 
the United States. APHIS uses this information to implement and invoke 
the requirements of the Plant Protection Act.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 44.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,557.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23572 Filed 10-30-17; 8:45 am]
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