83 FR 38677 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 38677]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16864]


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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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