83 FR 4023 - Notice of Request for Reinstatement of Approval of an Information Collection; Foreign Quarantine Notices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 19 (January 29, 2018)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 19 (January 29, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-01575 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 4023-4024] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-01575] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2018 / Notices [[Page 4023]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2017-0108] Notice of Request for Reinstatement of Approval of an Information Collection; Foreign Quarantine Notices AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Reinstatement 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 reinstatement of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations to prevent the introduction or spread of foreign plants pests and diseases into or within the United States. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 30, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0108. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2017-0108, 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-2017- 0108 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 foreign quarantine notices, contact Mr. Marc Phillips, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2114. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices. OMB Control Number: 0579-0049. Type of Request: Reinstatement 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 and diseases 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. Regulations governing the importation of plants, fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, unmanufactured wood articles, and other plant products are contained in 7 CFR part 319, ``Foreign Quarantine Notices.'' Regulations governing the transit of certain products or articles that are classified as prohibited or restricted products or articles are contained in 7 CFR part 352, ``Plant Quarantine Safeguard Regulations.'' The movement of plants and plant products requires various information collection activities, 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 division; notices of arrival; emergency action notifications; and monitoring/recordkeeping from entities responsible for growing, packing, handling, transporting, and importing foreign plants parts (roots, bulbs, seeds, fruit, leaves, etc.), plant products, timber, and timber products. In addition, APHIS collects required information from national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) as part of the commodity import approval process. For efficiency, we have consolidated current information collections and existing activities related to 7 CFR parts 319 and 352 into this information collection request. The information collected is vital to helping APHIS ensure that plants and plant products do not harbor plant pests or diseases that, if introduced into the United States, could cause millions of dollars in damage to U.S. agriculture. We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve our use of these information collection activities, as described, for 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 0.01 hours per response. Respondents: Facilities; growers; producers; production, processing, and packing sites; importers; individuals; businesses; brokers; shippers; NPPOs; and foreign plant protection authorities. Estimated annual number of respondents: 22,115. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2,326. [[Page 4024]] Estimated annual number of responses: 51,437,932. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 535,352 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, this 23rd day of January 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018-01575 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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Vol. 83, No. 19
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER sure someone is there to help you, for growing, packing, handling,
contains documents other than rules or please call 202–799–7039 before transporting, and importing foreign
proposed rules that are applicable to the coming. plants parts (roots, bulbs, seeds, fruit,
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, leaves, etc.), plant products, timber, and
committee meetings, agency decisions and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the foreign quarantine timber products. In addition, APHIS
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency notices, contact Mr. Marc Phillips, collects required information from
statements of organization and functions are Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, national plant protection organizations
examples of documents appearing in this PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, (NPPOs) as part of the commodity
section. Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2114. import approval process.
For copies of more detailed information For efficiency, we have consolidated
on the information collection, contact current information collections and
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ existing activities related to 7 CFR parts
Information Collection Coordinator, at 319 and 352 into this information
Animal and Plant Health Inspection collection request. The information
(301) 851–2483.
Service collected is vital to helping APHIS
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0108] Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices. ensure that plants and plant products do
OMB Control Number: 0579–0049. not harbor plant pests or diseases that,
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of Type of Request: Reinstatement of if introduced into the United States,
Approval of an Information Collection; approval of an information collection. could cause millions of dollars in
Foreign Quarantine Notices Abstract: The Plant Protection Act damage to U.S. agriculture.
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes We are asking the Office of
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict Management and Budget (OMB) to
Inspection Service, USDA. the importation, entry, or interstate approve our use of these information
ACTION: Reinstatement of approval of an movement of plants, plant products, and collection activities, as described, for 3
information collection; comment other articles to prevent the years.
request. introduction of plant pests and diseases The purpose of this notice is to solicit
into the United States or their comments from the public (as well as
SUMMARY: In accordance with the affected agencies) concerning our
dissemination within the United States.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this information collection. These comments
This authority has been delegated to the
notice announces the Animal and Plant will help us:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Health Inspection Service’s intention to (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Service (APHIS), which administers
request a reinstatement of approval of information is necessary for the proper
regulations to implement the PPA.
an information collection associated performance of the functions of the
Regulations governing the importation
with the regulations to prevent the Agency, including whether the
of plants, fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs,
introduction or spread of foreign plants information will have practical utility;
seeds, unmanufactured wood articles,
pests and diseases into or within the (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
and other plant products are contained
United States. estimate of the burden of the collection
in 7 CFR part 319, ‘‘Foreign Quarantine
DATES: We will consider all comments Notices.’’ Regulations governing the of information, including the validity of
that we receive on or before March 30, transit of certain products or articles the methodology and assumptions used;
2018. that are classified as prohibited or (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments restricted products or articles are clarity of the information to be
by either of the following methods: contained in 7 CFR part 352, ‘‘Plant collected; and
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Quarantine Safeguard Regulations.’’ (4) Minimize the burden of the
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket The movement of plants and plant collection of information on those who
Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0108. products requires various information are to respond, through use, as
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: collection activities, such as operational appropriate, of automated, electronic,
Send your comment to Docket No. workplans; cooperative service mechanical, and other collection
APHIS–2017–0108, Regulatory Analysis agreements; trust funds; production or technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station processing site/facility registrations; submission of responses.
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, foreign site certification of inspection Estimate of burden: The public
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. and/or treatment; applications for burden for this collection of information
Supporting documents and any permits; appeals of denial or revocation is estimated to average 0.01 hours per
comments we receive on this docket of permits; requests for additional response.
may be viewed at http:// mailing labels; compliance agreements; Respondents: Facilities; growers;
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= phytosanitary certificates; labeling; producers; production, processing, and
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
APHIS-2017-0108 or in our reading importer documents; agreements for packing sites; importers; individuals;
room, which is located in room 1141 of post entry quarantine State screening businesses; brokers; shippers; NPPOs;
the USDA South Building, 14th Street notices; 30-day article notifications; and foreign plant protection authorities.
and Independence Avenue SW, requests for emergency transshipment or Estimated annual number of
Washington, DC. Normal reading room division; notices of arrival; emergency respondents: 22,115.
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday action notifications; and monitoring/ Estimated annual number of
through Friday, except holidays. To be recordkeeping from entities responsible responses per respondent: 2,326.
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Estimated annual number of through Friday, except holidays. To be field study summaries; stop distribution
responses: 51,437,932. sure someone is there to help you, and sale notifications and inventories;
Estimated total annual burden on please call (202) 799–7039 before due diligence petitions; and
respondents: 535,352 hours. (Due to coming. recordkeeping.
averaging, the total annual burden hours FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For The information collection activities
may not equal the product of the annual information on the regulations related to above are currently approved by the
number of responses multiplied by the the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Office of Management and Budget
reporting burden per response.) regulations, contact Dr. Donna Malloy, (OMB) for the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act
All responses to this notice will be Section Leader, Operational Support, and regulations under OMB control
summarized and included in the request Center for Veterinary Biologics Policy, numbers 0579–0013 and 0579–0460.
for OMB approval. All comments will Evaluation, and Licensing, VS, After OMB approves this combined
also become a matter of public record. APHIS,4700 River Road Unit 148, information collection package (0579–
Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 851– 0013), APHIS will retire OMB control
January 2018. 3426. For copies of more detailed number 0579–0460.
Kevin Shea, information on the information We are asking OMB to approve our
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, use of these information collection
Inspection Service. APHIS’ Information Collection activities, as described, for an additional
[FR Doc. 2018–01575 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am] Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. 3 years.
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to solicit
Title: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and comments from the public (as well as
Regulations. affected agencies) concerning our
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0579–0013. information collection. These comments
Type of Request: Revision to and will help us:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection extension of approval of an information (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Service collection. information is necessary for the proper
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0001] Abstract: Under the Virus-Serum- performance of the functions of the
Toxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151–159), the Agency, including whether the
Notice of Request for Revision to and Animal and Plant Health Inspection information will have practical utility;
Extension of Approval of an Service (APHIS) is authorized to (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
Information Collection; Virus-Serum- promulgate regulations designed to estimate of the burden of the collection
Toxin Act and Regulations prevent the importation, preparation, of information, including the validity of
sale, or shipment of harmful veterinary the methodology and assumptions used;
ACTION:Revision to and extension of biological products. These regulations (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
approval of an information collection; are contained in 9 CFR parts 102 to 124. clarity of the information to be
comment request. Veterinary biological products collected; and
include viruses, serums, toxins, and (4) Minimize the burden of the
SUMMARY: In accordance with the analogous products of natural or
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this collection of information on those who
synthetic origin such as vaccines, are to respond, through use, as
notice announces the Animal and Plant antitoxins, or the immunizing
Health Inspection Service’s intention to appropriate, of automated, electronic,
components of microorganisms mechanical, and other collection
request a revision to and extension of intended for the diagnosis, treatment, or
approval of an information collection technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
prevention of diseases in domestic submission of responses.
associated with the Virus-Serum-Toxin animals.
Act and regulations. Estimate of burden: The public
APHIS issues licenses to qualified
DATES: We will consider all comments burden for this collection of information
establishments that produce veterinary
that we receive on or before March 30, is estimated to average 0.001 hours per
biological products and issues permits
2018. response.
to importers seeking to import such
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments products into the United States. APHIS Respondents: Veterinary biological
by either of the following methods: also enforces regulations concerning product developers and producers,
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to production, packaging, labeling, and foreign government officials, State
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket shipping of these products, and sets government officials, and private
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0001. standards for the testing of these individuals.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: products. These regulations ensure that Estimated annual number of
Send your comment to Docket No. veterinary biological products used in respondents: 405.
APHIS–2018–0001, Regulatory Analysis the United States are not worthless, Estimated annual number of
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station contaminated, dangerous, or harmful. responses per respondent: 737,790.
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, To help ensure that veterinary Estimated annual number of
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. biological products used in the United responses: 298,804,802.
Supporting documents and any States are pure, safe, potent, and Estimated total annual burden on
comments we receive on this docket effective, APHIS requires certain respondents: 91,000 hours. (Due to
may be viewed at http:// information collection activities, averaging, the total annual burden hours
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= including, among other things, may not equal the product of the annual
APHIS-2018-0001 or in our reading establishment, personnel qualification, number of responses multiplied by the
room, which is located in room 1141 of and product licenses; product permits; reporting burden per response.)
the USDA South Building, 14th Street packaging and labeling; requests for All responses to this notice will be
and Independence Avenue SW, materials; shipment authorizations; summarized and included in the request
Washington, DC. Normal reading room product and test reports; preparation for OMB approval. All comments will
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday and usage requests; development and also become a matter of public record.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Reinstatement of approval of an information collection; comment request. | |
| Dates | We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 30, 2018. | |
| Contact | For information on the foreign quarantine notices, contact Mr. Marc Phillips, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2114. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483. | |
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