83_FR_33330 83 FR 33193 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Fruits and Vegetables

83 FR 33193 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Fruits and Vegetables

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 137 (July 17, 2018)

Page Range33193-33194
FR Document2018-15230

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 fruits and vegetables into the United States.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33193-33194]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15230]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0040]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Fruits and Vegetables

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 a revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection associated with the regulations for the 
importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
September 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0040.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0040, 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-2018-
0040 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 for 
the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States, 
contact Mr. Juan Rom[aacute]n, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, 
RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 
20737; (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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Importation of Fruits and Vegetables.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0264.
    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. This authority 
has been delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
which administers regulations to implement the PPA.
    The regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 
319.56-1 through 319.56-83) allow a number of fruits and vegetables to 
be imported into the United States, under specified conditions, from 
certain parts of the world while continuing to protect against the 
introduction of pests into the United States. Under these regulations, 
the importation of a variety of fruits and vegetables from specified 
countries require the use of information collection activities such as 
phytosanitary certificates, trapping records, compliance agreements, 
application of sterile insect technique, monitoring, safeguarding, 
emergency action notifications, and notices of arrival.
    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

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is estimated to average 0.45 hours per response.
    Respondents: National plant protection organization officials of 
countries exporting to the United States and businesses.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 65.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 13.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 855.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 381 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 July 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-15230 Filed 7-16-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 137 / Tuesday, July 17, 2018 / Notices 33193 goods and services for the National DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Title: Importation of Fruits and School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Vegetables. Breakfast Program (SBP), Fresh Fruit Animal and Plant Health Inspection OMB Control Number: 0579–0264. and Vegetable Program (FFVP), Summer Service Type of Request: Revision to and Food Service Program (SFSP), and Child [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0040] extension of approval of an information and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) collection. and to better understand how SFAs Notice of Request for Revision to and Abstract: The Plant Protection Act make decisions that lead to these Extension of Approval of an (PPA, 7 U .S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes procurement practices. Study findings Information Collection; Importation of the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict will describe similarities and Fruits and Vegetables the importation, entry, or interstate differences in how SFAs procure goods movement of plants, plant products, and and services and explain key issues and AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health other articles to prevent the experiences of SFAs. Using a nationally Inspection Service, USDA. introduction of plant pests into the representative sample of SFAs, this ACTION: Revision to and extension of United States or their dissemination study will be one of the first Food and approval of an information collection; within the United States. This authority Nutrition Service (FNS) studies of SFA comment request. has been delegated to the Animal and procurement practices for Child Plant Health Inspection Service, which SUMMARY: In accordance with the Nutrition (CN) meal programs that administers regulations to implement Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this comprehensively examines the use of the PPA. notice announces the Animal and Plant Food Service Management Companies Health Inspection Service’s intention to The regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Cooperative Purchasing request a revision to and extension of and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 Agreements, recordkeeping, local approval of an information collection through 319.56–83) allow a number of purchases, and food purchase associated with the regulations for the fruits and vegetables to be imported into specifications. Procurement for CN meal importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States, under specified programs can be affected by federal the United States. conditions, from certain parts of the regulations (such as the Richard B. world while continuing to protect DATES: We will consider all comments Russell National School Lunch Act, against the introduction of pests into the that we receive on or before September United States. Under these regulations, which set procurement requirements for 17, 2018. NSLP and SBP in 2014), policy memos, the importation of a variety of fruits and ADDRESSES: You may submit comments vegetables from specified countries program guidance, and grant funding, in by either of the following methods: require the use of information collection addition to State and local policies. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to activities such as phytosanitary Additionally, there are government- http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket certificates, trapping records, wide regulations under 7 CFR 210.21, Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0040. compliance agreements, application of 220.16, 225.17, 226.22, and 2 CFR 200 • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: sterile insect technique, monitoring, that also apply to these procurements. Send your comment to Docket No. safeguarding, emergency action SFA procurement procedures must APHIS–2018–0040, Regulatory Analysis notifications, and notices of arrival. adhere to CN program and government- and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station We are asking the Office of wide regulations and guidance, and 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Management and Budget (OMB) to State and local policies related to Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. approve our use of these information procurement. Supporting documents and any collection activities, as described, for an Need and Use of the Information: comments we receive on this docket additional 3 years. This study will collect data on a may be viewed at http:// The purpose of this notice is to solicit voluntary basis from SFAs using a web www.regulations.gov/#!docket comments from the public (as well as survey and in-depth interviews. FNS Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0040 or in our affected agencies) concerning our will use the information collected reading room, which is located in room information collection. These comments through this study to better understand 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th will help us: how SFAs make decisions that lead to Street and Independence Avenue SW, (1) Evaluate whether the collection of their procurement practices for CN Washington, DC. Normal reading room information is necessary for the proper programs, to assist SFAs in hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday performance of the functions of the understanding FNS regulations and through Friday, except holidays. To be Agency, including whether the complying with program requirements, sure someone is there to help you, information will have practical utility; to provide more effective policy please call (202) 799–7039 before (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our guidance, and to provide supplemental coming. estimate of the burden of the collection training. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For of information, including the validity of Description of Respondents: State, information on the regulations for the the methodology and assumptions used; Local, or Tribal Government. importation of fruits and vegetables into (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and the United States, contact Mr. Juan clarity of the information to be Number of Respondents: 760. Román, Senior Regulatory Policy collected; and Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Specialist, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, (4) Minimize the burden of the One-time. APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, collection of information on those who daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Total Burden Hours: 1,268. Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2242. are to respond, through use, as For copies of more detailed information appropriate, of automated, electronic, Ruth Brown, on the information collection, contact mechanical, and other collection Departmental Information Collection Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ technologies; e.g., permitting electronic Clearance Officer. Information Collection Coordinator, at submission of responses. [FR Doc. 2018–15184 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] (301) 851–2483. Estimate of burden: The public BILLING CODE 3410–30–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: burden for this collection of information VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Jul 16, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17JYN1.SGM 17JYN1

33194 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 137 / Tuesday, July 17, 2018 / Notices is estimated to average 0.45 hours per upon request. For this reason, please do efficient and cost-effective, and response. not include in your comments ultimately will generate more accurate, Respondents: National plant information of a confidential nature, comprehensive, and timely information. protection organization officials of such as sensitive personal information To collect this information, USDA countries exporting to the United States or proprietary information. If you send Forest Service or state natural resource and businesses. an email comment, your email address agency personnel will use three Estimated annual number of will be automatically captured and questionnaires. Two questionnaires, the respondents: 65. included as part of the comment that is Pulpwood Questionnaire and the Logs Estimated annual number of placed in the public docket and made and Other Roundwood Questionnaire, responses per respondent: 13. available on the internet. Please note will be paper or electronic. Paper Estimated annual number of that responses to this public comment questionnaires will be returned in pre- responses: 855. request containing any routine notice paid postage envelopes, and electronic Estimated total annual burden on about the confidentiality of the questionnaires returned via email. The respondents: 381 hours. (Due to communication will be treated as public third questionnaire, the Logging averaging, the total annual burden hours comments that may be made available to Operations Questionnaire, will be may not equal the product of the annual the public notwithstanding the administered in person by field number of responses multiplied by the inclusion of the routine notice. personnel collecting tree utilization data reporting burden per response.) The public may inspect comments at sampled logging sites. All responses to this notice will be received at the Southern Research Pulpwood Received Questionnaire: summarized and included in the request Station, 4700 Old Kingston Pike, USDA Forest Service personnel will use for OMB approval. All comments will Knoxville, TN, during normal business this questionnaire to collect and also become a matter of public record. hours. Visitors are encouraged to call evaluate information from pulp mills in Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of ahead to 865–862–2000 to facilitate order to monitor the volume, types, July 2018. entry to the building. species, sources, and prices of timber Kevin Shea, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: products harvested throughout the Administrator, Animal and Plant Health James Bentley, Southern Research United States. The data collected will be Inspection Service. Station, at 865–862–2056. Individuals used to provide essential information [FR Doc. 2018–15230 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] who use telecommunication devices for about the current use of the Nation’s BILLING CODE 3410–34–P the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal timber resources for pulpwood Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 industrial products and is not available twenty-four hours a day, every day of from other sources. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the year, including holidays. Logs and Other Roundwood Received SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Questionnaire: This questionnaire is Forest Service used by USDA Forest Service or state Title: Forest Industries and Logging Operations Data Collection Systems. natural resource agency personnel to Information Collection: Forest OMB Number: 0596–0010. collect and evaluate information from Industries and Logging Operations Expiration Date of Approval: the other, non-pulp, primary wood- Data Collection Systems December 31, 2019. using mills, including small, part-time AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. Type of Request: Renewal with mills, as well as large corporate entities. ACTION: Notice; request for comment. Revision. Primary wood-using mills are facilities Abstract: The Forest and Range that use harvested wood in log or chip SUMMARY: In accordance with the Renewable Resources Planning Act of form, such as sawlogs, veneer logs, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 1974 and the Forest and Rangeland composite panel, posts, and poles, to USDA Forest Service is seeking Renewable Resources Research Act of manufacture a secondary product, such comments from all interested 1978 require the Forest Service to as lumber or veneer. USDA Forest individuals and organizations on the evaluate trends in the use of logs and Service personnel evaluate the renewal of a currently approved wood chips, to forecast anticipated information collected and use it to information collection, Forest Industries levels of logs and wood chips, and to monitor the volume types, species, and Logging Operations Data Collection analyze changes in the harvest of these sources, and prices of timber products Systems (0596–0010), with a revision for resources from the Nation’s forest harvested throughout the United States. a new sampling approach. resource. This important survey has Logging Operations Questionnaire: DATES: Comments must be received in been conducted since the 1940s, with This questionnaire is used by USDA writing on or before September 17, 2018 various adjustments along the ways to Forest Service and/or state natural to be assured of consideration. accommodate new questions or data resource agency personnel to collect and Comments received after that date will collection needs. Information provided evaluate information from logging be considered to the extent practicable. in this data collection can be used to: operations, to help characterize the ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this • Describe the timber resource and its logging industry and its response to notice should be addressed to: USDA, use in detail; outside influences. The information will Forest Service, Attn: James Bentley, • Evaluate trends in resource use; be used to measure the ‘health’ of the Southern Research Station, Forest • Forecast future anticipated level of logging industry, as well as to provide Inventory and Analysis, 4700 Old demand on the resource; and background information for decision- daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. • Analyze the ramifications of any making. Comments also may be submitted via changes in timber demand. Affected Public: Individuals and the facsimile to 865–862–0262 or by email For this renewal, we are proposing a Private Sector (Businesses and Non- to: jamesbentley@fs.fed.us. new sample design to guide the annual Profit Organizations), in particular mill Comments submitted in response to collection of information from primary owners, procurement foresters, logging this notice may be made available to the wood-using mills, replacing the periodic operations owners, and loggers will be public through relevant websites and approach. This new approach is more affected. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Jul 16, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17JYN1.SGM 17JYN1


Document Created: 2018-07-17 01:39:52
Document Modified: 2018-07-17 01:39:52
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRevision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before September 17, 2018.
ContactFor information on the regulations for the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States, contact Mr. Juan Rom[aacute]n, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (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.
FR Citation83 FR 33193 
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