83 FR 6507 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of an Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Eggplant From Israel
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)
| Page Range | 6507-6507 | |
| FR Document | 2018-03084 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 6507] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-03084] ======================================================================== 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. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / Notices [[Page 6507]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2018-0005] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of an Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Eggplant From Israel AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Revision to and extension of an 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 revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the importation of eggplant from Israel into the continental United States. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0005. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2018-0005, 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- 0005 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 importation of eggplant from Israel, contact Mr. Hesham Abuelnaga, Trade Director, Africa and the Middle East, PIM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 140, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2010. 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: Importation of Eggplant From Israel. OMB Control Number: 0579-0350. Type of Request: Revision to and extension 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 into the United States or their dissemination within the United States. As authorized by the PPA, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regulates the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world as provided in ``Subpart-Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-81). Section 319.56-49 of the regulations provides the requirements for the importation of eggplant from Israel into the continental United States under specified conditions intended to prevent the introduction of certain quarantine pests. These requirements include the use of information collection activities such as trapping records, box labeling, grower registration and approval of production sites, inspection of pest-exclusionary structures, treatment approval, pest detection notification, and a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of Israel with an additional declaration confirming that the eggplant has been produced in accordance with the regulations. 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 0.0008 hours per response. Respondents: Eggplant importers and growers, packinghouses, and the NPPO of Israel. Estimated annual number of respondents: 4. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 5,003. Estimated annual number of responses: 20,011. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 16 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 9th day of February 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018-03084 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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Notices Federal Register
Vol. 83, No. 31
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER sure someone is there to help you, The purpose of this notice is to solicit
contains documents other than rules or please call 202–799–7039 before comments from the public (as well as
proposed rules that are applicable to the coming. affected agencies) concerning our
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information collection. These comments
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of information on the importation of will help us:
petitions and applications and agency eggplant from Israel, contact Mr. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
statements of organization and functions are Hesham Abuelnaga, Trade Director, information is necessary for the proper
examples of documents appearing in this Africa and the Middle East, PIM, PPQ, performance of the functions of the
section. APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 140, Agency, including whether the
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2010. information will have practical utility;
For copies of more detailed information
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE on the information collection, contact (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ estimate of the burden of the collection
Animal and Plant Health Inspection of information, including the validity of
Information Collection Coordinator, at
Service the methodology and assumptions used;
(301) 851–2483.
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0005] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Title: Importation of Eggplant From clarity of the information to be
Notice of Request for Revision to and Israel. collected; and
Extension of an Approval of an OMB Control Number: 0579–0350.
Information Collection; Importation of Type of Request: Revision to and (4) Minimize the burden of the
Eggplant From Israel extension of approval of an information collection of information on those who
collection. are to respond, through use, as
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health appropriate, of automated, electronic,
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
Inspection Service, USDA. mechanical, and other collection
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes
ACTION: Revision to and extension of an the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
approval of an information collection; the importation, entry, or interstate submission of responses.
comment request. movement of plants, plant products, and Estimate of burden: The public
SUMMARY: In accordance with the other articles to prevent the burden for this collection of information
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this introduction of plant pests into the is estimated to average 0.0008 hours per
notice announces the Animal and Plant United States or their dissemination response.
Health Inspection Service’s intention to within the United States. As authorized
by the PPA, the Animal and Plant Respondents: Eggplant importers and
request a revision to and extension of growers, packinghouses, and the NPPO
approval of an information collection Health Inspection Service regulates the
importation of fruits and vegetables into of Israel.
associated with the regulations for the
importation of eggplant from Israel into the United States from certain parts of Estimated annual number of
the continental United States. the world as provided in ‘‘Subpart- respondents: 4.
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– Estimated annual number of
DATES: We will consider all comments
1 through 319.56–81).
that we receive on or before April 16, responses per respondent: 5,003.
Section 319.56–49 of the regulations
2018. provides the requirements for the Estimated annual number of
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments importation of eggplant from Israel into responses: 20,011.
by either of the following methods: the continental United States under Estimated total annual burden on
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to specified conditions intended to prevent respondents: 16 hours. (Due to
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket the introduction of certain quarantine averaging, the total annual burden hours
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0005. pests. These requirements include the may not equal the product of the annual
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: use of information collection activities number of responses multiplied by the
Send your comment to Docket No. such as trapping records, box labeling, reporting burden per response.)
APHIS–2018–0005, Regulatory Analysis grower registration and approval of
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station production sites, inspection of pest- All responses to this notice will be
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, exclusionary structures, treatment summarized and included in the request
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. approval, pest detection notification, for OMB approval. All comments will
Supporting documents and any and a phytosanitary certificate issued by also become a matter of public record.
comments we receive on this docket the national plant protection Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of
may be viewed at http:// organization (NPPO) of Israel with an February 2018.
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D additional declaration confirming that
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room, which is located in Room 1141 of Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
accordance with the regulations.
Inspection Service.
the USDA South Building, 14th Street We are asking the Office of
and Independence Avenue SW, Management and Budget (OMB) to [FR Doc. 2018–03084 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Revision to and extension of an approval of an information collection; comment request. | |
| Dates | We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April 16, 2018. | |
| Contact | For information on the importation of eggplant from Israel, contact Mr. Hesham Abuelnaga, Trade Director, Africa and the Middle East, PIM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 140, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2010. 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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