83 FR 48586 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 187 (September 26, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48586-48588]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20939]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 21, 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 October 
26, 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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Emergency Management Response System (EMRS).
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0071.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to 
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or 
poultry. The Secretary may also prohibit or restrict import or export 
of any animal or related material if necessary to prevent the spread of 
any livestock or poultry pest or disease. Through the Foreign Animal 
Disease Surveillance Program, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services compiles essential epidemiological 
and diagnostic data that are used to define foreign animal diseases 
(FAD) and their risk factors. The data is compiled through the 
Veterinary Services Emergency Management Response System, a web-based 
database for reporting investigations of suspected FAD occurrences.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information such as 
the purpose of the diagnostician's visit to the site, the name and 
address of the owner/manager and the site, the type of operation being 
investigated, the number of and type of animals on the premises, 
vaccination information on the animals in the herd or flock, 
biosecurity practices at the site, whether any animals have been moved 
to or from the premises and when this movement occurred, number of sick 
or dead animals, the results of physical examinations of the affected 
animals, the results of postmortem examinations, and the number and 
kinds of samples taken, and the name of the suspected disease.
    APHIS uses the collected information to effectively prevent FAD 
occurrences and protect the health of the United States. Without the 
information, APHIS has no way to detect and monitor FAD outbreaks in 
the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses; and State, Local or Tribal 
Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 136.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting, on occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,632.

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Peppers from Certain Central American 
Countries.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0274.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 
U.S.C. 7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry 
out operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, 
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States 
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. 
Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of fruits 
and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world 
are contained in ``Subpart Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 
through 319.56-72). The fruits and vegetables regulations allow certain 
type of peppers grown in approved registered production sites in Costa 
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama to be 
imported, under certain conditions, into the United States without 
treatment while continuing to provide protection against the 
introduction of quarantine pests into the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: The regulations require the use of 
information collection activities including inspections by Central 
American national plant protection organization officials, 
phytosanitary certificate, labeling of boxes, monitor traps, trapping 
records, bilateral workplan, production site registrations, quality 
control program, and emergency action notifications. If the information 
were not collected, it would cripple the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service ability to regulate and prevent the importation or 
spread of plant pests and diseases from entering the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 36.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,285.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Peppers from the Republic of Korea.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0282.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 
U.S.C. 7701-et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
carry out operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, 
control, prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United 
States or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United 
States. Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of 
fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the 
world are contained in ``Subpart Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-
1 through 319.56-83). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) fruits and vegetables regulations allow the importation of 
peppers from the Republic of Korea under certain conditions into the 
continental United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: The regulations require the use of 
information collection activities including a phytosanitary certificate 
and declaration issued by the National Plant Quarantine Service of 
Korea, greenhouse registrations, inspections, and emergency action 
notifications. Failing to collect this information would cripple APHIS' 
ability to regulate and prevent the importation or spread of plant 
pests and diseases from entering the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Federal Government (Foreign); Business 
or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 29.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Movement of Plants and Plant Products from Hawaii and the 
Territories.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0346.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C 
7701), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or 
restrict the importation, entry, or movement of fruits, vegetables, 
plants, and plant pests to prevent the introduction of pests or 
diseases into the United States, or dissemination of pests and diseases 
within the United States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), is responsible 
for implementing this Act and does so through the enforcement of its 
Hawaiian and territorial quarantine regulations contained in Part 318 
of Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the following forms 
and activities to collect information: PPQ 530, PPQ 586, PPQ 519, PPQ 
540, Labeling of Boxes for Pest Free Areas, Inspection and 
Certification, Trapping and Surveillance, Contingency Plans approved by 
APHIS, Updated Mapping Identifying Places Where Horticultural or Other 
Crops are Grown, Written Request for Facility Approval--and 
Recertification, Recordkeeping, Decertification of Pest Free Areas--and 
Reinstatement, Notification of Emergency Conveyance, Aircraft/Ship 
Inspections of Departure, Production Site Registration, Packing House 
Registration, and Box Markings. If APHIS did not collect this 
information or if APHIS collected this information less frequently, the 
spread of dangerous plant diseases and pests could cause millions of 
dollars in damage to U.S. agriculture.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 203.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,318.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Papayas from Peru.
    Control Number: 0579-0410.
    Summary of Collection: 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 within the United States to prevent the introduction 
of plant pests or their dissemination. The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 
Program enforces the Act by regulating the importation of fruits and 
vegetables into the United States. These regulations are found in 
Section 319 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under ``Subpart--
Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-81). Under Sec.  
319.56-25, papaya fruit from Peru may be imported into the continental 
United States under certain conditions that prevent the introduction of 
plant pests into the country.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use information 
collection activities and actions to ensure these conditions are met. 
These activities include grower registrations, applications for import 
permit, notices of arrival, emergency action notifications, and 
recordkeeping. Also, consignments of fruit must be accompanied by 
phytosanitary certificates issued by the National Plant Protection 
Organization (NPPO) of Peru and containing additional declaration 
stating the provisions of 7 CFR 319.56-25 have been met. These 
activities for this commodity are the minimum necessary to protect 
crops and the agriculture industry from dangerous plant pests and 
diseases.

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    Description of Respondents: Commercial growers and importers, 
Foreign Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 52
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting on occasion, and recordkeeping.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,507.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Apples from China.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0423.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701, et seq.) the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit 
or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant 
pests to prevent the introduction into the United States or their 
dissemination within the United States. The regulations in ``Subpart--
Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56) prohibit or restrict the 
importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from 
certain parts of the world to prevent the introduction and 
dissemination of plant pests that are new to or not widely distributed 
within the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following 
information collection activities to prevent the spread of fruit flies 
and other plant pests from entering into the United States: Operational 
workplan, production site, and packinghouse registrations, tracking 
system, box labeling, phytosanitary certificates with declarations, 
inspections, investigation for detection, handling procedures, and 
emergency action notification. Falling to collect this information 
would cripple APHIS' ability to ensure that apples from China are not 
carrying plant pests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 186.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,117.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20939 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
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