83 FR 34823 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 141 (July 23, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-15696
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 18, 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 August 
22, 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: 
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV 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: Endangered Species Regulations and Forfeiture Procedures
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0076
    Summary of Collection: The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1513 et. seq.) directs Federal departments to utilize their 
authorities under the Act to conserve endangered and threatened 
species. Section 3 of the Act specifies that the Secretary of 
Agriculture is authorized to promulgate such regulations as may be 
appropriate to enforce the Act. These regulations are contained in 7 
CFR parts 355 and 356, and the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 
division of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
is responsible for implementing them. Specifically, Section 9(d) of the 
Act authorizes 7 CFR 355.11, which requires a permit to engage in the 
business of importing or exporting terrestrial plants listed in 50 CFR 
parts 17 and 23. To enforce the regulations, APHIS will collect 
information using several forms and activities.
    Need and use of the Information: APHIS will use the following 
information activities to conserve endangered and threatened species of 
terrestrial plants: Applications for protected plant permit, appeals of 
denial of general permit, marking and notification requirements, 
notices of arrival, notices of exportation, validation of documents, 
waivers of forfeiture procedures by owners of seized property, requests 
for return of property, petitions for remission or mitigation of 
forfeiture, reports, and recordkeeping. The information provided by 
these information collection activities is critical to APHIS ability to 
carry out its responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act and the 
Lacey Act.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,097.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 15,254.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Mangoes from Australia.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0391.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 
U.S.C 7701--et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
carry out operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, 
control, prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United 
States or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United 
States. The regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (Title 7, 
CFR 319.56) prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and 
vegetables into the U.S. from certain parts of the world. The Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for carrying 
out these duties. APHIS has amended the fruits and vegetables 
regulations to allow, under certain conditions, the importation into 
the U.S. of commercial consignments of fresh mangoes from Australia.
    Need and Use of the Information: Conditions for the importation of 
fresh mangoes from Australia include requirements include phytosanitary 
certificate issued by the National Plant Protection Organization of 
Australia with an additional declaration confirming that the mangoes 
have been produced in accordance with the requirements, Inspections of 
Sites, Inspections of mangos, Notice of Arrival, and Emergency Action 
Notification. APHIS will use this information to allow the importation 
of commercial consignments of fresh mangoes from Australia into the 
United States. Failing to collect this information would cripple APHIS 
ability to ensure that mangoes from Australia are not carrying plant 
pests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Frequency Of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 163.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-15696 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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Monday, July 23, 2018

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to Animal and Plant Health Inspection
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such Service
proposed rules that are applicable to the persons are not required to respond to
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it Title: Importation of Mangoes from
committee meetings, agency decisions and displays a currently valid OMB control Australia.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
number. OMB Control Number: 0579–0391.
statements of organization and functions are Animal and Plant Health Inspection Summary of Collection: Under the
examples of documents appearing in this Service Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C
section. 7701—et seq.), the Secretary of
Title: Endangered Species Regulations Agriculture is authorized to carry out
and Forfeiture Procedures operations or measures to detect,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0579–0076 eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or
Summary of Collection: The retard the spread of plant pests new to
Submission for OMB Review;
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 the United States or not known to be
Comment Request
U.S.C. 1513 et. seq.) directs Federal widely distributed throughout the
July 18, 2018. departments to utilize their authorities United States. The regulations in
The Department of Agriculture has under the Act to conserve endangered ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (Title
submitted the following information and threatened species. Section 3 of the 7, CFR 319.56) prohibit or restrict the
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Act specifies that the Secretary of importation of fruits and vegetables into
review and clearance under the Agriculture is authorized to promulgate the U.S. from certain parts of the world.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, such regulations as may be appropriate The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Public Law 104–13. Comments are to enforce the Act. These regulations are Service (APHIS) is responsible for
requested regarding (1) whether the contained in 7 CFR parts 355 and 356, carrying out these duties. APHIS has
collection of information is necessary and the Plant Protection and Quarantine amended the fruits and vegetables
for the proper performance of the (PPQ) division of USDA’s Animal and regulations to allow, under certain
functions of the agency, including Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) conditions, the importation into the U.S.
whether the information will have is responsible for implementing them. of commercial consignments of fresh
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Specifically, Section 9(d) of the Act mangoes from Australia.
agency’s estimate of burden including authorizes 7 CFR 355.11, which requires
Need and Use of the Information:
the validity of the methodology and a permit to engage in the business of
Conditions for the importation of fresh
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance importing or exporting terrestrial plants
the quality, utility and clarity of the mangoes from Australia include
listed in 50 CFR parts 17 and 23. To
information to be collected; and (4) requirements include phytosanitary
enforce the regulations, APHIS will
ways to minimize the burden of the certificate issued by the National Plant
collect information using several forms
collection of information on those who Protection Organization of Australia
and activities.
are to respond, including through the with an additional declaration
Need and use of the Information: confirming that the mangoes have been
use of appropriate automated, APHIS will use the following
electronic, mechanical, or other produced in accordance with the
information activities to conserve requirements, Inspections of Sites,
technological collection techniques or endangered and threatened species of
other forms of information technology. Inspections of mangos, Notice of
terrestrial plants: Applications for Arrival, and Emergency Action
Comments regarding this information protected plant permit, appeals of
collection received by August 22, 2018 Notification. APHIS will use this
denial of general permit, marking and information to allow the importation of
will be considered. Written comments notification requirements, notices of
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for commercial consignments of fresh
arrival, notices of exportation, mangoes from Australia into the United
Agriculture, Office of Information and validation of documents, waivers of
Regulatory Affairs, Office of States. Failing to collect this
forfeiture procedures by owners of information would cripple APHIS
Management and Budget (OMB), New seized property, requests for return of
Executive Office Building, 725—17th ability to ensure that mangoes from
property, petitions for remission or Australia are not carrying plant pests.
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. mitigation of forfeiture, reports, and
Commenters are encouraged to submit recordkeeping. The information Description of Respondents: Business
their comments to OMB via email to: provided by these information or other for-profit; Federal Government.
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or collection activities is critical to APHIS Number of Respondents: 20.
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental ability to carry out its responsibilities
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Frequency Of Responses: Reporting:
under the Endangered Species Act and On occasion.
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
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the Lacey Act.
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Total Burden Hours: 163.
Description of Respondents: Business
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or or other for-profit. Ruth Brown,
sponsor a collection of information Number of Respondents: 1,097. Departmental Information Collection
unless the collection of information Frequency of Responses: Clearance Officer.
displays a currently valid OMB control Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. [FR Doc. 2018–15696 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am]
number and the agency informs Total Burden Hours: 15,254. BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 34823