83 FR 1327 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 8 (January 11, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-00334
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 8, 2018.
    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 February 
12, 2018 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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Tomatoes from France, Morocco, Western 
Sahara, Chile, and Spain.
    Control Number: 0579-0131.
    Summary of Collection: 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 within the United States to prevent the introduction 
of plant pests or their dissemination. The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 
Program enforces the Act by regulating the importation of fruits and 
vegetables into the United States. These regulations are found in 
Section 319 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under ``Subpart--
Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-80). Under Sec.  
319.56-28, fresh tomatoes from France, Morocco, Western Sahara, Chile, 
and Spain may be imported into the continental United States under 
certain conditions that prevent the introduction of plant pests into 
the country.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use information 
collection activities and actions to ensure these conditions are met. 
These activities include greenhouse, production site, and treatment 
facility registration; a trust fund agreement; documented quality 
control program; box labeling; application for import permit; appeal of 
denial or revocation of a permit; notice of arrival; emergency action 
notification; and recordkeeping. Also, consignments of tomatoes must be 
accompanied by phytosanitary certificates issued by the National Plant 
Protection Organization (NPPO) or similar agency of the country of 
origin with an additional declaration stating that the provisions of 
Sec.  319.56-28 for the respective country have been met. These 
activities for this commodity are the minimum necessary to protect 
crops and the agriculture industry from dangerous plant pests and 
diseases.
    Description of Respondents: Growers, Importers, and Foreign 
Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Third party disclosure.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,832.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Litchi and Longan Fruit from Vietnam into the 
Continental United States
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0387.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 
U.S.C 7701-- et seq), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
restrict the importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, 
plant products, and other articles within the United States to prevent 
the introduction of plant pests or their dissemination. The Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine 
(PPQ) Program enforces the Act by regulating the importation of fruits 
and vegetables into the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: Under Sec.  319.56-70, litchi and 
longan fruit from Vietnam may be imported into the continental United 
States except Florida only under certain conditions to ensure it is 
free of insect plant pests and disease. The following information 
collection activities are used to ensure these conditions are met: 
Application for Permit to Import Plant or Plant Products; Appeal of 
Denial or Revocation of Permit; Orchard Registration; Labeling ``Not 
for Importation into or Distribution in F''; Phytosanitary Certificate 
with Additional Declaration; Notice of Arrival; Emergency Action 
Notification; and Recordkeeping.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 31,019

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to Frequency of Responses:
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
proposed rules that are applicable to the persons are not required to respond to Third party disclosure.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it
committee meetings, agency decisions and Total Burden Hours: 2,832.
displays a currently valid OMB control
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
number. Animal and Plant Health Inspection
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
examples of documents appearing in this Service
section. Title: Importation of Litchi and
Title: Importation of Tomatoes from Longan Fruit from Vietnam into the
France, Morocco, Western Sahara, Chile, Continental United States
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and Spain. OMB Control Number: 0579–0387.
Control Number: 0579–0131.
Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: The Plant Summary of Collection: Under the
Comment Request Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C
seq.) authorizes the Secretary of 7701— et seq), the Secretary of
January 8, 2018. Agriculture to restrict the importation, Agriculture is authorized to restrict the
The Department of Agriculture has entry, or interstate movement of plants, importation, entry, or interstate
submitted the following information plant products, and other articles within movement of plants, plant products, and
collection requirement(s) to OMB for the United States to prevent the other articles within the United States to
review and clearance under the introduction of plant pests or their prevent the introduction of plant pests
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, dissemination. The Animal and Plant or their dissemination. The Animal and
Public Law 104–13. Comments are Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
requested regarding (1) whether the Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
collection of information is necessary Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
Program enforces the Act by regulating
for the proper performance of the Program enforces the Act by regulating
the importation of fruits and vegetables
functions of the agency, including the importation of fruits and vegetables
into the United States. These regulations
whether the information will have are found in Section 319 of the Code of into the United States.
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Federal Regulations (CFR) under Need and Use of the Information:
agency’s estimate of burden including ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 Under § 319.56–70, litchi and longan
the validity of the methodology and CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–80). fruit from Vietnam may be imported
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance Under § 319.56–28, fresh tomatoes from into the continental United States
the quality, utility and clarity of the France, Morocco, Western Sahara, Chile, except Florida only under certain
information to be collected; and (4) and Spain may be imported into the conditions to ensure it is free of insect
ways to minimize the burden of the continental United States under certain plant pests and disease. The following
collection of information on those who conditions that prevent the introduction information collection activities are
are to respond, including through the of plant pests into the country. used to ensure these conditions are met:
use of appropriate automated, Need and Use of the Information: Application for Permit to Import Plant
electronic, mechanical, or other APHIS will use information collection
or Plant Products; Appeal of Denial or
technological collection techniques or activities and actions to ensure these
other forms of information technology. Revocation of Permit; Orchard
conditions are met. These activities
Comments regarding this information include greenhouse, production site, Registration; Labeling ‘‘Not for
collection received by February 12, 2018 and treatment facility registration; a Importation into or Distribution in F’’;
will be considered. Written comments trust fund agreement; documented Phytosanitary Certificate with
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for quality control program; box labeling; Additional Declaration; Notice of
Agriculture, Office of Information and application for import permit; appeal of Arrival; Emergency Action Notification;
Regulatory Affairs, Office of denial or revocation of a permit; notice and Recordkeeping.
Management and Budget (OMB), New of arrival; emergency action notification; Description of Respondents: Business
Executive Office Building, 725 17th and recordkeeping. Also, consignments or other for-profit; Federal Government.
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. of tomatoes must be accompanied by
Commenters are encouraged to submit Number of Respondents: 7.
phytosanitary certificates issued by the
their comments to OMB via email to: National Plant Protection Organization Frequency of Responses:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or (NPPO) or similar agency of the country Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental of origin with an additional declaration Total Burden Hours: 31,019
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail stating that the provisions of § 319.56–
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 28 for the respective country have been Ruth Brown,
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7602. Copies of the submission(s) may met. These activities for this commodity Departmental Information Collection
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. are the minimum necessary to protect Clearance Officer.
An agency may not conduct or crops and the agriculture industry from [FR Doc. 2018–00334 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am]
sponsor a collection of information dangerous plant pests and diseases. BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
unless the collection of information Description of Respondents: Growers,
displays a currently valid OMB control Importers, and Foreign Governments.
number and the agency informs Number of Respondents: 20.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 1327