82 FR 51211 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Litchi and Longan Fruit From Vietnam Into the Continental United States
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 212 (November 3, 2017)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 212 (November 3, 2017)
| Page Range | 51211-51212 | |
| FR Document | 2017-23997 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 51211-51212] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-23997] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2017-0087] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Litchi and Longan Fruit From Vietnam Into the Continental United States ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 importation of fresh litchi and longan fruit from Vietnam into the continental United States. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before January 2, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0087. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2017-0087, 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- 0087 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 regulations related to the importation of litchi and longan fruit from Vietnam into the continental United States, contact Mr. Tony Roman, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, IRM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2242. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483. [[Page 51212]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Importation of Litchi and Longan Fruit from Vietnam Into the Continental United States. OMB Control Number: 0579-0387. Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection. Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 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. As authorized by the PPA, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regulates the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world as provided in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-80). In accordance with Sec. 319.56-70, fresh litchi and longan fruit from Vietnam may be imported into the continental United States under certain conditions to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States. These conditions require the use of certain information collection activities including an application for permit to import plants and plant products, appeal of denial or revocation of permit, emergency action notification, notice of arrival, registration of production sites, labeling of packages, and recordkeeping. Also, each consignment of litchi or longan fruit must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of Vietnam with an additional declaration stating that the provisions of Sec. 319.56-70 have been met, and that the consignment was inspected prior to export. In addition, for litchi fruit, the phytosanitary certificate must indicate that the consignment was found free of Phytophthora litchii. 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 0.019 hours per response. Respondents: Growers and importers of litchi and longan fruit from Vietnam, and the NPPO of Vietnam. Estimated annual number of respondents: 7. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 4,432. Estimated annual number of responses: 31,021. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 574 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 31st day of October 2017. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2017-23997 Filed 11-2-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; approve our use of these information DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
(301) 851–2240. For copies of more collection activities, as described, for an
detailed information on the information additional 3 years. Animal and Plant Health Inspection
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, Service
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
APHIS’ Information Collection comments from the public (as well as [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0087]
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
affected agencies) concerning our
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information collection. These comments Notice of Request for Revision to and
Title: Importation of Fresh Bananas will help us: Extension of Approval of an
From the Philippines Into Hawaii and Information Collection; Importation of
U.S. Territories. (1) Evaluate whether the information Litchi and Longan Fruit From Vietnam
OMB Control Number: 0579–0415. collection is necessary for the proper Into the Continental United States
Type of Request: Revision to and performance of our agency’s functions,
extension of approval of an information including whether the information will ACTION:Revision to and extension of
collection. have practical utility; approval of an information collection;
Abstract: Under the Plant Protection (2) Evaluate the accuracy of APHIS’ comment request.
Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary estimate of the burden of the SUMMARY: In accordance with the
of Agriculture is authorized to carry out information collection, including the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
operations or measures to detect, validity of the methodology and notice announces the Animal and Plant
eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or assumptions used; Health Inspection Service’s intention to
retard the spread of plant pests new to
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and request a revision to and extension of
the United States or not known to be
clarity of the information to be approval of an information collection
widely distributed throughout the
collected; and associated with the regulations for the
United States.
importation of fresh litchi and longan
The regulations in ‘‘Subpart-Fruits (4) Minimize the burden of the fruit from Vietnam into the continental
and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56 through collection of information on those who United States.
319.56–80, referred to as the are to respond, through use, as
regulations) prohibit or restrict the DATES: We will consider all comments
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
importation of fruits and vegetables into that we receive on or before January 2,
mechanical, and other collection 2018.
the United States from certain parts of technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
the world to prevent the introduction ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
submission of responses.
and dissemination of plant pests that are by either of the following methods:
new to or not widely distributed within Estimate of burden: The public • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
the United States. burden for this collection of information http://www.regulations.gov/
The regulations in § 319.56–58 is estimated to average 1.5 hours per #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0087.
provide the requirements for the response. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
importation of fresh bananas from the Respondents: Producers and Send your comment to Docket No.
Philippines into Hawaii and the U.S. importers of bananas from the APHIS–2017–0087, Regulatory Analysis
Territories. As a condition of entry, the Philippines and the NPPO of the and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
bananas must be produced in Philippines. 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
accordance with a systems approach Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Estimated annual number of Supporting documents and any
that includes requirements for
respondents: 41. comments we receive on this docket
importation of commercial
consignments, monitoring of fruit flies Estimated annual number of may be viewed at http://
to establish low-pest prevalence places responses per respondent: 32. www.regulations.gov/
of production, harvesting only of hard Estimated annual number of #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0087 or
green bananas, and inspection for in our reading room, which is located in
responses: 1,322.
quarantine pests by the national plant room 1141 of the USDA South Building,
protection organization (NPPO) of the Estimated total annual burden on 14th Street and Independence Avenue
Philippines. In addition, the bananas respondents: 1,968 hours. (Due to SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading
must also be accompanied by a averaging, the total annual burden hours room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
phytosanitary certificate with an may not equal the product of the annual Monday through Friday, except
additional declaration stating that they number of responses multiplied by the holidays. To be sure someone is there to
were grown, packed, and inspected and reporting burden per response.) help you, please call (202) 799–7039
found to be free of quarantine pests in All responses to this notice will be before coming.
accordance with the regulations. summarized and included in the request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Allowing the importation of fresh for OMB approval. All comments will information on the regulations related to
bananas from the Philippines into also become a matter of public record. the importation of litchi and longan
Hawaii and U.S. Territories requires the fruit from Vietnam into the continental
Done in Washington, DC, this 31st day of
completion of information collection United States, contact Mr. Tony Roman,
October 2017.
activities such as an operational Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist,
workplan, monitoring and oversight of Kevin Shea, RCC, IRM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
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production sites, records of forms and Administrator, Animal and Plant Health River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD
documents, trapping, identifying Inspection Service. 20737–1236; (301) 851–2242. For copies
shipping documents, post-harvest [FR Doc. 2017–23995 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] of more detailed information on the
inspections, and a phytosanitary BILLING CODE 3410–34–P information collection, contact Ms.
certificate. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
We are asking the Office of Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
Management and Budget (OMB) to 2483.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and subject to cancellation. For an updated
Title: Importation of Litchi and clarity of the information to be status of meeting prior to attendance,
Longan Fruit from Vietnam Into the collected; and please contact the person listed under
Continental United States. (4) Minimize the burden of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0387. collection of information on those who ADDRESSES: The meeting and listening
Type of Request: Revision to and are to respond, through use, as session will be held at the Hyatt
extension of approval of an information appropriate, of automated, electronic, Regency Tulsa, 101 East 2nd Street,
collection. mechanical, and other collection Tulsa, OK. Monday’s business meeting
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act technologies; e.g., permitting electronic will be located in the Oklahoma South
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes submission of responses. Room, First Floor—Lower Lobby Level.
the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict Estimate of burden: The public
the importation, entry, or interstate Thursday’s listening session will be
burden for this collection of information located in the Promenade D Room,
movement of plants, plant products, and is estimated to average 0.019 hours per
other articles to prevent the Second Floor—Lobby Level.
response. Written comments concerning this
introduction of plant pests into the Respondents: Growers and importers meeting should be submitted as
United States or their dissemination of litchi and longan fruit from Vietnam, described under SUPPLEMENTARY
within the United States. As authorized and the NPPO of Vietnam. INFORMATION. All comments, including
by the PPA, the Animal and Plant Estimated annual number of names and addresses, when provided,
Health Inspection Service regulates the respondents: 7. are placed in the record and available
importation of fruits and vegetables into Estimated annual number of for public inspection and copying. The
the United States from certain parts of responses per respondent: 4,432. public may inspect comments received
the world as provided in ‘‘Subpart— Estimated annual number of at the USDA Forest Service, Sidney
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– responses: 31,021. Yates Building., Room 3SC–01C, 201
1 through 319.56–80). Estimated total annual burden on
In accordance with § 319.56–70, fresh 14th Street SW., Washington DC, 20024.
respondents: 574 hours. (Due to Please call ahead at 202–309–9873 to
litchi and longan fruit from Vietnam averaging, the total annual burden hours
may be imported into the continental facilitate entry into the building.
may not equal the product of the annual
United States under certain conditions FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
number of responses multiplied by the
to prevent the introduction of plant Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff,
reporting burden per response.)
pests into the United States. These All responses to this notice will be National Urban and Community
conditions require the use of certain summarized and included in the request Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney
information collection activities for OMB approval. All comments will Yates Building, Room 3SC–01C, 201
including an application for permit to also become a matter of public record. 14th Street SW., Washington, DC,
import plants and plant products, 20024, by cell telephone at 202–309–
Done in Washington, DC, this 31st day of 9873, or by email at nstremple@
appeal of denial or revocation of permit, October 2017.
emergency action notification, notice of fs.fed.us, or via facsimile at 202–690–
Kevin Shea, 5792. Individuals who use
arrival, registration of production sites,
labeling of packages, and recordkeeping. Administrator, Animal and Plant Health telecommunication devices for the deaf
Inspection Service. (TDD) may call the Federal Information
Also, each consignment of litchi or
[FR Doc. 2017–23997 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
longan fruit must be accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate issued by the BILLING CODE 3410–34–P between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
national plant protection organization Eastern Standard Time, Monday
(NPPO) of Vietnam with an additional through Friday.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
declaration stating that the provisions of
§ 319.56–70 have been met, and that the Forest Service Council is authorized under Section 9 of
consignment was inspected prior to the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act
export. In addition, for litchi fruit, the Meeting of the National Urban and (the Act), as amended by Title XII,
phytosanitary certificate must indicate Community Forestry Advisory Council Section 1219 of the Act and the Federal
that the consignment was found free of Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The
Phytophthora litchii. AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. purpose of the meeting is to:
We are asking the Office of ACTION: Notice of meeting and listening 1. Approve the 2017 Accomplishment
Management and Budget (OMB) to session. and Recommendations report;
approve our use of these information 2. Approve the 2019 request for
collection activities, as described, for an SUMMARY: The National Urban and proposals draft and discuss the 2018
additional 3 years. Community Forestry Advisory Council proposals;
The purpose of this notice is to solicit (Council) will meet in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 3. Conduct a listening session with
comments from the public (as well as Additional information concerning the constituents on community and urban
affected agencies) concerning our Council can be found by visiting the forestry concerns and opportunities;
information collection. These comments Council’s Web site at: http:// 4. Provide updates on the
will help us: www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml. implementation of the Ten Year Urban
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of DATES: The meeting will be held on the Forestry Action Plan (2016–2026); and
information is necessary for the proper following dates and times: 5. Receive Forest Service budget and
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performance of the functions of the • Business meeting, Monday, program updates.
Agency, including whether the November 13, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to The meeting and listening session are
information will have practical utility; 5:00 p.m. (CST), and open to the public. The Monday
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our • Listening session, Thursday, meeting agenda will include time for
estimate of the burden of the collection November, 16, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to people to make oral statements of three
of information, including the validity of 6:00 p.m. (CST), or until Council minutes or less. The listening session is
the methodology and assumptions used; business is completed. All meetings are an open agenda. Individuals wishing to
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| 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 January 2, 2018. | |
| Contact | For information on the regulations related to the importation of litchi and longan fruit from Vietnam into the continental United States, contact Mr. Tony Roman, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, IRM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2242. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483. | |
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