Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 26903 [2017-12068]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 111 (Monday, June 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 26903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12068]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 7, 2017.
    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 July 12, 
2017 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: OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV 
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: APHIS Pest Reporting and Asian Longhorned Beetle Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0311.
    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 of plant pests into the United States 
or their dissemination within the United States. Plant health 
regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture 
under this authority specifically address control programs for a number 
of pests and disease of concern, including Asian Longhorn Beetle (ALB), 
emerald ash borer (EAB) beetle, and citrus greening, to name a few. The 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will collect 
information using form PPQ-10, Plant Protection and Quarantine Pest 
Reporting Form and PPQ form 375, Asian Longhorned Beetle Unified Survey 
and other information collection activities.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS relies on the public to 
report sightings of the pests of concern or suspicious signs of pest or 
disease damage they may see in their local area. This reporting will be 
done through simple online forms PPQ-10, Plant Protection and 
Quarantine Pest Reporting Form and PPQ form 375, Asian Longhorned 
Beetle Unified Survey and the following additional information 
collection activities: (1) Cooperative Agreement for Inspection, (2) 
State Compliance Training Workshop Records, (3) Contract for 
Inspection, (4) Permission to Inspect from Homeowner, (5) Refusal to 
Inspect from Homeowner, (6) Chemical Treatment Release from Homeowner, 
(7) Letters Warning of Litigations and Warrants; (8) Litigations/
Warrants; (9) Homeowner to Sign for Tree Removal, (10) Removals/
Monitoring, (11) Contract for Treatment; (12) Removals/Disposal, (13) 
Disposal/Marshalling Yard, (14) Tree Warrant, and (15) Certificate/
Permit Cancellation Appeal. Failing to collect this information could 
result in APHIS not receiving information about where infestations may 
exist, causing them to linger unreported and grow. Infestations of 
high-consequence pests or diseases, such as ALB, EAB, citrus greening, 
and others, could lead to significant economic damage to crops, 
forests, and landscapes.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 7,055.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 438,779.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-12068 Filed 6-9-17; 8:45 am]
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