83 FR 34823 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 34823]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15696]


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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: 
[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: 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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