83_FR_43025 83 FR 42860 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Small Lots of Seeds Without Phytosanitary Certificates

83 FR 42860 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Small Lots of Seeds Without Phytosanitary Certificates

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 165 (August 24, 2018)

Page Range42860-42861
FR Document2018-18414

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 importation of small lots of seeds into the United States without phytosanitary certificates.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42860-42861]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18414]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0055]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Small Lots of Seeds Without 
Phytosanitary Certificates

ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information 
collection; comment request.

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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 
importation of small lots of seeds into the United States without 
phytosanitary certificates.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
October 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0055.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0055, 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-
0055 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 regulations 
related to the importation of small lots of seeds into the United 
States without phytosanitary certificates, contact Mr. Joseph Corpuz, 
Assistant Director, Permitting and Compliance Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 
4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2068. For 
more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. 
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 
851-2483.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Importation of Small Lots of Seeds Without Phytosanitary 
Certificates.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0285.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (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. The regulations 
contained in ``Subpart--Plants for Planting'' (7 CFR 319.37-1 through 
319.37-23) prohibit or restrict, among other things, the importation of 
living plants, plant parts, and seed for propagation.
    These regulations allow small lots of seed to be imported into the 
United States under an import permit with specific conditions as an 
alternative to a phytosanitary certificate requirement. These 
conditions include packet and shipment labeling and marking and port of 
arrival notification. Noncompliant imported lots may be confined at the 
port of entry while the importer responds to and acts on a Government-
issued emergency action notification.
    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 0.02 hours per response.
    Respondents: Importers, commercial horticulturalists and plant 
scientists, and private individuals.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 2,376.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 423.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 1,005,494.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 18,732 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 21st day of August 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-18414 Filed 8-23-18; 8:45 am]
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42860 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 165 / Friday, August 24, 2018 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For approve our use of these information DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE information on contract pilot and collection activities, as described, for an aircraft acceptance, contact Mr. Richard additional 3 years. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Johnson, National Policy Manager, PPQ, Service The purpose of this notice is to solicit APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 26, comments from the public (as well as [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0055] Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2109. affected agencies) concerning our For more detailed information on the Notice of Request for Revision to and information collection. These comments information collection, contact Ms. Extension of Approval of an Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information will help us: Information Collection; Importation of Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– (1) Evaluate whether the collection of Small Lots of Seeds Without 2483. information is necessary for the proper Phytosanitary Certificates SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: performance of the functions of the Title: Contract Pilot and Aircraft Agency, including whether the ACTION:Revision to and extension of Acceptance. information will have practical utility; approval of an information collection; OMB Control Number: 0579–0298. comment request. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our Type of Request: Revision to and estimate of the burden of the collection SUMMARY: In accordance with the extension of approval of an information of information, including the validity of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this collection. the methodology and assumptions used; notice announces the Animal and Plant Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 Health Inspection Service’s intention to (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the request a revision to and extension of Secretary of Agriculture, either clarity of the information to be collected; and approval of an information collection independently or in cooperation with associated with the regulations for the States, to carry out operations or (4) Minimize the burden of the importation of small lots of seeds into measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, collection of information on those who the United States without phytosanitary control, prevent, or retard the spread of are to respond, through use, as certificates. plant pests and noxious weeds that are appropriate, of automated, electronic, DATES: We will consider all comments new to or not widely distributed within mechanical, and other collection that we receive on or before October 23, the United States. This authority has technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 2018. been delegated to the Animal and Plant submission of responses. Health Inspection Service (APHIS). ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Estimate of burden: The public by either of the following methods: As part of this mission, APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) burden for this collection of information • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to program responds to introductions of is estimated to average 0.25 hours per http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket plant pests with eradication, response. Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0055. suppression, or containment through Respondents: Contractors and/or • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: various programs in cooperation with contract pilots of aircraft. Send your comment to Docket No. State departments of agriculture and APHIS–2018–0055, Regulatory Analysis Estimated annual number of and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station other government agencies. These respondents: 20. programs may include the aerial 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, application of treatments to control Estimated annual number of Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. plant pests. responses per respondent: 1. Supporting documents and any APHIS contracts for these services comments we receive on this docket Estimated annual number of and, prior to any aerial applications, may be viewed at http:// responses: 20. requests certain information from the www.regulations.gov/#!docket Estimated total annual burden on Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0055 or in our contractors and/or contract pilots to respondents: 5 hours. (Due to averaging, reading room, which is located in Room ensure that the work will be done the total annual burden hours may not 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th according to specifications. Among equal the product of the annual number Street and Independence Avenue SW, other things, APHIS asks to see the aircraft registration, the aircraft’s of responses multiplied by the reporting Washington, DC. Normal reading room airworthiness certificate, the pilot’s burden per response.) hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday license, the pilot’s medical certification, All responses to this notice will be through Friday, except holidays. To be the pilot’s proof of flight review, the summarized and included in the request sure someone is there to help you, pilot’s pesticide applicator’s license, for OMB approval. All comments will please call (202) 799–7039 before and the aircraft logbook. Information coming. also become a matter of public record. from these documents and aircraft FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of inspection results are consolidated by August 2018. information on the regulations related to APHIS for signature by the APHIS the importation of small lots of seeds Kevin Shea, into the United States without official and the contractor or contract pilot, indicating acceptance of the pilot Administrator, Animal and Plant Health phytosanitary certificates, contact Mr. and aircraft for the job. Inspection Service. Joseph Corpuz, Assistant Director, APHIS is revising the title of this [FR Doc. 2018–18417 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] Permitting and Compliance daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES information collection from PPQ Form BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 816, Contract Pilot and Aircraft Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737– Acceptance to Contract Pilot and 1236; (301) 851–2068. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 165 / Friday, August 24, 2018 / Notices 42861 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Respondents: Importers, commercial www.regulations.gov/#!docket Title: Importation of Small Lots of horticulturalists and plant scientists, Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0054 or in our Seeds Without Phytosanitary and private individuals. reading room, which is located in Room Certificates. Estimated annual number of 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th OMB Control Number: 0579–0285. respondents: 2,376. Street and Independence Avenue SW, Type of Request: Revision to and Estimated annual number of Washington, DC. Normal reading room extension of approval of an information responses per respondent: 423. hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday collection. Estimated annual number of through Friday, except holidays. To be Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 responses: 1,005,494. sure someone is there to help you, U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the Estimated total annual burden on please call (202) 799–7039 before Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the respondents: 18,732 hours. (Due to coming. importation, entry, or interstate averaging, the total annual burden hours FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For movement of plants, plant products, and may not equal the product of the annual information on the National Poultry other articles to prevent the number of responses multiplied by the Improvement Plan, contact Dr. Denise introduction of plant pests into the reporting burden per response.) Heard, Senior Coordinator, National United States or their dissemination All responses to this notice will be Poultry Improvement Plan, Veterinary within the United States. The summarized and included in the request Services, APHIS, 1506 Klondike Road, regulations contained in ‘‘Subpart— for OMB approval. All comments will Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR 319.37–1 also become a matter of public record. 922–3496. For more detailed through 319.37–23) prohibit or restrict, Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of information on the information among other things, the importation of August 2018. collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, living plants, plant parts, and seed for Kevin Shea, APHIS’ Information Collection propagation. Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. These regulations allow small lots of Inspection Service. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: seed to be imported into the United [FR Doc. 2018–18414 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] Title: National Poultry Improvement States under an import permit with BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Plan. specific conditions as an alternative to OMB Control Number: 0579–0007. a phytosanitary certificate requirement. Type of Request: Revision to and These conditions include packet and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE extension of approval of an information shipment labeling and marking and port collection. of arrival notification. Noncompliant Animal and Plant Health Inspection Abstract: Under the Animal Health imported lots may be confined at the Service Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), port of entry while the importer [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0054] the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s responds to and acts on a Government- Animal and Plant Health Inspection issued emergency action notification. Notice of Request for Revision to and Service (APHIS) is authorized, among We are asking the Office of Extension of Approval of an other things, to administer the National Management and Budget (OMB) to Information Collection; National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), the approve our use of these information Poultry Improvement Plan primary purpose of which is to protect collection activities, as described, for an the health of the U.S. poultry additional 3 years. ACTION:Revision to and extension of population. NPIP is a Federal-State- The purpose of this notice is to solicit approval of an information collection; industry cooperative program for the comments from the public (as well as comment request. improvement of poultry flocks and affected agencies) concerning our products through disease control information collection. These comments SUMMARY: In accordance with the techniques. Participation in all NPIP will help us: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this programs is voluntary, but flocks, (1) Evaluate whether the collection of notice announces the Animal and Plant hatcheries, and dealers of breeding information is necessary for the proper Health Inspection Service’s intention to poultry must first qualify as ‘‘U.S. performance of the functions of the request a revision to and extension of Pullorum-Typhoid Clean’’ as a Agency, including whether the approval of an information collection condition for participation in NPIP information will have practical utility; associated with the National Poultry programs. The NPIP regulations are (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our Improvement Plan. contained in 9 CFR part 56 and parts estimate of the burden of the collection DATES: We will consider all comments 145 through 147. of information, including the validity of that we receive on or before October 23, To administer the NPIP, APHIS the methodology and assumptions used; 2018. requires a number of activities that (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and ADDRESSES: You may submit comments include memoranda of understanding; clarity of the information to be by either of the following methods: summaries of flock, slaughter plant, and collected; and • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to other poultry business participation in (4) Minimize the burden of the http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket NPIP; flock inspection and check testing collection of information on those who Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0054. reports; hatchery inspections; requests are to respond, through use, as • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: for salmonella serotyping; requests for appropriate, of automated, electronic, Send your comment to Docket No. compartment and component daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES mechanical, and other collection APHIS–2018–0054, Regulatory Analysis registration; requests for component technologies; e.g., permitting electronic and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station removal; component audits; and auditor submission of responses. 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, applications. They also include flock Estimate of burden: The public Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. selecting and testing reports; reports and burden for this collection of information Supporting documents and any summaries of sales of hatching eggs, is estimated to average 0.02 hours per comments we receive on this docket chicks, and poults; reports and response. may be viewed at http:// investigations of salmonella isolations VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Aug 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1


Document Created: 2018-08-24 04:13:32
Document Modified: 2018-08-24 04:13:32
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRevision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before October 23, 2018.
ContactFor information on the regulations related to the importation of small lots of seeds into the United States without phytosanitary certificates, contact Mr. Joseph Corpuz, Assistant Director, Permitting and Compliance Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2068. For more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation83 FR 42860 
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