83 FR 38677 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 152 (August 7, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-16864
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 2, 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 
September 6, 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: Foreign Quarantine Notices.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0049.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (Title 
IV, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772), the Secretary 
of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation, 
entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce of plants and 
plant products to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the 
United States. Regulations governing the importation of fruits, 
vegetables, plants for planting, logs, lumber, unprocessed wood 
products, cotton, corn, rice, sugar cane, and coffee are contained in 7 
CFR part 319 and part 352. Implementing the laws through regulations is 
necessary to prevent injurious plant and insect pests from entering the 
United States and creating serious physical and economic consequences 
for U.S. agriculture.
    The regulations and subsequent requirements are enforced by the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and require the 
collection of information verifying oversight and inspection of the 
growing, handling, packing, transporting, and importing of fruits, 
vegetables, plants for planting, logs, lumber, unprocessed wood 
products, cotton, corn, rice, sugar cane, and coffee into the United 
States. The information is collected from businesses, individuals, and 
foreign government officials, via forms, labels, certifications, and 
other formats. On a quarterly basis, APHIS will submit a report to the 
Office of Management and Budget that documents the burden imposed by 
import requirements for commodities covered by this information 
collection (fruits, vegetables, plants for planting, logs, lumber, 
unprocessed wood products, cotton, corn, rice, sugar cane, and coffee) 
that have been finalized within that quarterly period.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
such as operational workplans; cooperative service agreements; trust 
funds; production or processing site/facility registrations; foreign 
site certification of inspection and/or treatment; applications for 
permits; appeals of denial or revocation of permits; requests for 
additional mailing labels; compliance agreements; phytosanitary 
certificates; labeling; importer documents; agreements for post entry 
quarantine State screening notices; 30-day article notifications; 
requests for emergency transshipment or diversion; notices of arrival; 
emergency action notifications; and monitoring/recordkeeping from 
responsible entities. In addition, APHIS will collect required 
information from national plant protection organizations as part of the 
commodity import approval process. If this information is not 
collected, APHIS' ability to safeguard the United States from injurious 
plant and insect pests from entering the country would be severely 
compromised.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses, Individuals and Households, 
National and State Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 22,353.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting, Recordkeeping, Third-Party 
Disclosure: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 550,363.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-16864 Filed 8-6-18; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER number and the agency informs registrations; foreign site certification of
contains documents other than rules or potential persons who are to respond to inspection and/or treatment;
proposed rules that are applicable to the the collection of information that such applications for permits; appeals of
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, persons are not required to respond to denial or revocation of permits; requests
committee meetings, agency decisions and the collection of information unless it for additional mailing labels;
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
displays a currently valid OMB control compliance agreements; phytosanitary
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are number. certificates; labeling; importer
examples of documents appearing in this Animal and Plant Health Inspection documents; agreements for post entry
section. Service quarantine State screening notices; 30-
day article notifications; requests for
Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices. emergency transshipment or diversion;
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0579–0049. notices of arrival; emergency action
Summary of Collection: Under the notifications; and monitoring/
Submission for OMB Review; Plant Protection Act (PPA) (Title IV, recordkeeping from responsible entities.
Comment Request Pub. L. 106–224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C. In addition, APHIS will collect required
7701–7772), the Secretary of Agriculture
August 2, 2018. information from national plant
is authorized to prohibit or restrict the
The Department of Agriculture has protection organizations as part of the
importation, entry, exportation, or
submitted the following information commodity import approval process. If
movement in interstate commerce of
collection requirement(s) to OMB for this information is not collected, APHIS’
plants and plant products to prevent the
review and clearance under the ability to safeguard the United States
introduction of plant pests into the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, from injurious plant and insect pests
United States. Regulations governing the
Public Law 104–13. Comments are from entering the country would be
importation of fruits, vegetables, plants
requested regarding (1) whether the severely compromised.
for planting, logs, lumber, unprocessed
collection of information is necessary Description of Respondents:
wood products, cotton, corn, rice, sugar
for the proper performance of the Businesses, Individuals and
cane, and coffee are contained in 7 CFR
functions of the agency, including part 319 and part 352. Implementing the Households, National and State
whether the information will have laws through regulations is necessary to Governments.
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the prevent injurious plant and insect pests Number of Respondents: 22,353.
agency’s estimate of burden including from entering the United States and Frequency of Responses: Reporting,
the validity of the methodology and creating serious physical and economic Recordkeeping, Third-Party Disclosure:
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance consequences for U.S. agriculture. On occasion.
the quality, utility and clarity of the The regulations and subsequent Total Burden Hours: 550,363.
information to be collected; and (4) requirements are enforced by the Ruth Brown,
ways to minimize the burden of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Departmental Information Collection
collection of information on those who Service (APHIS) and require the Clearance Officer.
are to respond, including through the collection of information verifying [FR Doc. 2018–16864 Filed 8–6–18; 8:45 am]
use of appropriate automated, oversight and inspection of the growing, BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
electronic, mechanical, or other handling, packing, transporting, and
technological collection techniques or importing of fruits, vegetables, plants for
other forms of information technology. planting, logs, lumber, unprocessed DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Comments regarding this information wood products, cotton, corn, rice, sugar
collection received by September 6, cane, and coffee into the United States. Submission for OMB Review;
2018 will be considered. Written The information is collected from Comment Request
comments should be addressed to: Desk businesses, individuals, and foreign
Officer for Agriculture, Office of government officials, via forms, labels, August 2, 2018.
Information and Regulatory Affairs, certifications, and other formats. On a The Department of Agriculture has
Office of Management and Budget quarterly basis, APHIS will submit a submitted the following information
(OMB), New Executive Office Building, report to the Office of Management and collection requirement(s) to OMB for
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC Budget that documents the burden review and clearance under the
20502. Commenters are encouraged to imposed by import requirements for Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
submit their comments to OMB via commodities covered by this Public Law 104–13. Comments are
email to: OIRA_Submission@ information collection (fruits, requested regarding (1) whether the
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 vegetables, plants for planting, logs, collection of information is necessary
and to Departmental Clearance Office, lumber, unprocessed wood products, for the proper performance of the
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, cotton, corn, rice, sugar cane, and functions of the agency, including
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Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of coffee) that have been finalized within whether the information will have
the submission(s) may be obtained by that quarterly period. practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
calling (202) 720–8958. Need and Use of the Information: agency’s estimate of burden including
An agency may not conduct or APHIS will collect information such as the validity of the methodology and
sponsor a collection of information operational workplans; cooperative assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
unless the collection of information service agreements; trust funds; the quality, utility and clarity of the
displays a currently valid OMB control production or processing site/facility information to be collected; and (4)

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FR Citation		83 FR 38677