83 FR 35456 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Movement of Plants and Plant Products From Hawaii and the Territories
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 144 (July 26, 2018)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 144 (July 26, 2018)
| Page Range | 35456-35456 | |
| FR Document | 2018-15993 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 35456] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-15993] [[Page 35456]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2018-0046] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Movement of Plants and Plant Products From Hawaii and the Territories AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. 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 interstate movement of plants and plant products from Hawaii and the Territories. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before September 24, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0046. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2018-0046, 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- 0046 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 movement of plants and plant products from Hawaii and the Territories, contact Ms. Dorothy Wayson, Senior Regulatory Specialist, RCC, IRM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2036. For more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Movement of Plants and Plant Products From Hawaii and the Territories. OMB Control Number: 0579-0346. 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 (APHIS), which administers regulations to implement the PPA. Under the regulations in ``Subpart--Regulated Articles From Hawaii and the Territories'' (7 CFR 318.13-1 through 318.13-26), APHIS prohibits or restricts the interstate movement of plants and plant products into the continental United States from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to prevent plant pests and noxious weeds from being introduced into and spread within the continental United States. The regulations contain requirements for a performance-based process for approving the interstate movement of commodities that, based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, can be safely imported subject to one or more designated phytosanitary measures and for acknowledging pest-free areas. These requirements involve information collection activities, including limited permits, inspections to issue limited permits, inspections of production areas, transit permits, compliance agreements, inspection and certification, labeling for fruits and vegetables produced in pest free areas, written requests for facility approvals, trapping and surveillance, and recordkeeping. In addition, the interstate movement of sweet potatoes from Hawaii include activities such as packaging, marking, identification, and certification. 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 0.38 hours per response. Respondents: Wholesalers and producers of plants and plant products; growers, shippers, and exporters in Hawaii and the Territories; State plant regulatory officials; and irradiation facility personnel. Estimated annual number of respondents: 188. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 114. Estimated annual number of responses: 21,433. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 8,261 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, on July 23, 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018-15993 Filed 7-25-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agency, including whether the
Title: Movement of Plants and Plant information will have practical utility;
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Products From Hawaii and the (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
Service Territories. estimate of the burden of the collection
OMB Control Number: 0579–0346. of information, including the validity of
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0046] Type of request: Revision to and the methodology and assumptions used;
Notice of Request for Revision to and extension of approval of an information (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Extension of Approval of an collection. clarity of the information to be
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act collected; and
Information Collection; Movement of
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes (4) Minimize the burden of the
Plants and Plant Products From Hawaii
the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict collection of information on those who
and the Territories
the importation, entry, or interstate are to respond, through use, as
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health movement of plants, plant products, and appropriate, of automated, electronic,
Inspection Service, USDA. other articles to prevent the mechanical, and other collection
ACTION: Revision to and extension of introduction of plant pests into the technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
approval of an information collection; United States or their dissemination submission of responses.
comment request. within the United States. This authority Estimate of burden: The public
has been delegated to the Animal and burden for this collection of information
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Plant Health Inspection Service is estimated to average 0.38 hours per
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this (APHIS), which administers regulations response.
notice announces the Animal and Plant to implement the PPA. Respondents: Wholesalers and
Health Inspection Service’s intention to Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— producers of plants and plant products;
request a revision to and extension of Regulated Articles From Hawaii and the growers, shippers, and exporters in
approval of an information collection Territories’’ (7 CFR 318.13–1 through Hawaii and the Territories; State plant
associated with the regulations for the 318.13–26), APHIS prohibits or restricts regulatory officials; and irradiation
interstate movement of plants and plant the interstate movement of plants and facility personnel.
products from Hawaii and the plant products into the continental Estimated annual number of
Territories. United States from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, respondents: 188.
DATES: We will consider all comments the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Estimated annual number of
that we receive on or before September Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana responses per respondent: 114.
24, 2018. Islands to prevent plant pests and Estimated annual number of
noxious weeds from being introduced responses: 21,433.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
into and spread within the continental Estimated total annual burden on
by either of the following methods: respondents: 8,261 hours. (Due to
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to United States.
The regulations contain requirements averaging, the total annual burden hours
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
for a performance-based process for may not equal the product of the annual
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0046.
approving the interstate movement of number of responses multiplied by the
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
commodities that, based on the findings reporting burden per response.)
Send your comment to Docket No.
of a pest risk analysis, can be safely All responses to this notice will be
APHIS–2018–0046, Regulatory Analysis
imported subject to one or more summarized and included in the request
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
designated phytosanitary measures and for OMB approval. All comments will
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
for acknowledging pest-free areas. These also become a matter of public record.
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any requirements involve information Done in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2018.
comments we receive on this docket collection activities, including limited Kevin Shea,
may be viewed at http:// permits, inspections to issue limited Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= permits, inspections of production Inspection Service.
APHIS-2018-0046 or in our reading areas, transit permits, compliance [FR Doc. 2018–15993 Filed 7–25–18; 8:45 am]
room, which is located in room 1141 of agreements, inspection and certification,
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
the USDA South Building, 14th Street labeling for fruits and vegetables
and Independence Avenue SW, produced in pest free areas, written
Washington, DC. Normal reading room requests for facility approvals, trapping DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday and surveillance, and recordkeeping. In
through Friday, except holidays. To be addition, the interstate movement of Animal and Plant Health Inspection
sure someone is there to help you, sweet potatoes from Hawaii include Service
please call (202) 799–7039 before activities such as packaging, marking,
identification, and certification. [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0047]
coming.
We are asking the Office of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Notice of Request for Revision to and
Management and Budget (OMB) to
information on the movement of plants Extension of Approval of an
approve our use of these information
and plant products from Hawaii and the Information Collection; Importation of
collection activities, as described, for an
Territories, contact Ms. Dorothy Peppers From the Republic of Korea
additional 3 years.
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The purpose of this notice is to solicit AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
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20737; (301) 851–2036. For more information collection. These comments approval of an information collection;
detailed information on the information will help us: comment request.
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
APHIS’ Information Collection information is necessary for the proper SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. performance of the functions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
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| Section | Notices | |
| 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 September 24, 2018. | |
| Contact | For information on the movement of plants and plant products from Hawaii and the Territories, contact Ms. Dorothy Wayson, Senior Regulatory Specialist, RCC, IRM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2036. For more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483. | |
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