83 FR 63466 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 236 (December 10, 2018)

Page Range		63466-63466
FR Document		2018-26610
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 236 (Monday, December 10, 2018)
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[FR Doc No: 2018-26610]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 4, 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 January 
9, 2019 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: Importation of Small Lots of Seeds Without Phytosanitary 
Certificates.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0285.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 
U.S.C. 7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and 
plant pests to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United 
States or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations 
contained in 7 CFR 319.37 prohibit or restrict the importation of 
living plants, plant parts, and seed for propagation. These regulations 
further allow small lots of seed to be imported into the United States 
under an import permit with specific conditions, including seed packet 
labeling, as an alternative to a phytosanitary certificate requirement.
    Need and Use of the Information: The APHIS Plant Protection and 
Quarantine Program will collect information using applications for 
import permit submitted by persons wishing to import small lots of 
seed. The application provides contact information as well as specifics 
about the regulated article such as the country of origin, the quantity 
and names of articles, means of importation, and their port of entry 
arrival. Packets and containers must have labels and markings clearly 
describing the contents of seed packets; and sender, permit, and 
destination information. Importers are also required to notify the port 
of entry of pending shipment arrivals, and respond to emergency action 
notifications for shipments held at the port for further action. 
Without the information APHIS could not verify that imported items do 
not present significant risk of introducing plant pests and plant 
disease into the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,376.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting, Third Party Disclosure: On 
occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 18,732.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Swine Hides, Bird Trophies, and Deer Hides.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0307.
    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 AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-
18 of Public Law 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) protects the health of the U.S. livestock and poultry 
population. Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 91 
through 99, governs the importation of animals, birds, and poultry, 
certain animal and poultry products; and animal germplasm. These 
regulations place certain restrictions on the importation of hides and 
bird trophies to prevent an incursion of foreign animal diseases into 
the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from forms, certificates, and written statements, to ensure that bird 
trophies and certain animal hides pose a negligible risk of introducing 
African Swine Fever, Bovine Babesiosis, Exotic Newcastle Disease, Foot-
and Mouth Disease, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, and Rinderpest 
into the United States. If this information is not collected, it would 
significantly hinder APHIS's ability to ensure that these commodities 
pose a minimal risk of introducing foreign animal diseases into the 
United States.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government; 
Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 264.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 284.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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Monday, December 10, 2018

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to Total Burden Hours: 18,732.
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such
proposed rules that are applicable to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
persons are not required to respond to
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Service
the collection of information unless it
committee meetings, agency decisions and displays a currently valid OMB control
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Title: Importation of Swine Hides,
number. Bird Trophies, and Deer Hides.
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are Animal and Plant Health Inspection OMB Control Number: 0579–0307.
examples of documents appearing in this Service
section. Summary of Collection: The Animal
Title: Importation of Small Lots of Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
Seeds Without Phytosanitary the primary Federal law governing the
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Certificates. protection of animal health. The law
OMB Control Number: 0579–0285. gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad
Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: Under the authority to detect, control, or eradicate
Comment Request Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C. pests or diseases of livestock or poultry.
7701–7772), the Secretary of Agriculture The AHPA is contained in Title X,
December 4, 2018. is authorized to prohibit or restrict the Subtitle E, Sections 10401–18 of Public
The Department of Agriculture has importation, entry, or movement of Law 107–171, May 13, 2002, the Farm
submitted the following information plants and plant pests to prevent the Security and Rural Investment Act of
collection requirement(s) to OMB for introduction of plant pests into the 2002. The Animal and Plant Health
review and clearance under the United States or their dissemination Inspection Service (APHIS) protects the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, within the United States. The health of the U.S. livestock and poultry
Public Law 104–13. Comments are regulations contained in 7 CFR 319.37 population. Title 9 of the Code of
requested regarding (1) whether the prohibit or restrict the importation of Federal Regulations, parts 91 through
collection of information is necessary living plants, plant parts, and seed for 99, governs the importation of animals,
for the proper performance of the propagation. These regulations further birds, and poultry, certain animal and
functions of the agency, including allow small lots of seed to be imported poultry products; and animal
whether the information will have into the United States under an import germplasm. These regulations place
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the permit with specific conditions, certain restrictions on the importation of
agency’s estimate of burden including including seed packet labeling, as an
the validity of the methodology and hides and bird trophies to prevent an
alternative to a phytosanitary certificate incursion of foreign animal diseases into
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance requirement.
the quality, utility and clarity of the the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information to be collected; and (4) APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine Need and Use of the Information:
ways to minimize the burden of the Program will collect information using APHIS will collect information from
collection of information on those who applications for import permit forms, certificates, and written
are to respond, including through the submitted by persons wishing to import statements, to ensure that bird trophies
use of appropriate automated, small lots of seed. The application and certain animal hides pose a
electronic, mechanical, or other provides contact information as well as negligible risk of introducing African
technological collection techniques or specifics about the regulated article Swine Fever, Bovine Babesiosis, Exotic
other forms of information technology. such as the country of origin, the Newcastle Disease, Foot-and Mouth
Comments regarding this information quantity and names of articles, means of Disease, Highly Pathogenic Avian
collection received by January 9, 2019 importation, and their port of entry Influenza, and Rinderpest into the
will be considered. Written comments arrival. Packets and containers must United States. If this information is not
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for have labels and markings clearly collected, it would significantly hinder
Agriculture, Office of Information and describing the contents of seed packets; APHIS’s ability to ensure that these
Regulatory Affairs, Office of and sender, permit, and destination commodities pose a minimal risk of
Management and Budget (OMB), New information. Importers are also required introducing foreign animal diseases into
Executive Office Building, 725 17th to notify the port of entry of pending the United States.
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. shipment arrivals, and respond to Description of Respondents: State,
Commenters are encouraged to submit emergency action notifications for Local or Tribal Government; Business or
their comments to OMB via email to: shipments held at the port for further other for-profit.
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or action. Without the information APHIS
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Number of Respondents: 264.
could not verify that imported items do
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail not present significant risk of Frequency of Responses: Reporting;
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– introducing plant pests and plant On occasion.
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may disease into the United States. Total Burden Hours: 284.
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. Description of Respondents:
An agency may not conduct or Individuals or households; Business or Ruth Brown,
sponsor a collection of information other for-profit. Departmental Information Collection
unless the collection of information Number of Respondents: 2,376. Clearance Officer.
displays a currently valid OMB control Frequency of Responses: Reporting, [FR Doc. 2018–26610 Filed 12–7–18; 8:45 am]
number and the agency informs Third Party Disclosure: On occasion. BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 63466