Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Hass Avocados From Mexico, 27677-27678 [2017-12533]
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Office of Communications
Title: Event Appearance Request for
the Secretary or Members of his Staff.
OMB Control Number: 0506–New.
Summary of Collection: The Office of
Communication has created a web form
that collects information on events that
the public would like the Secretary or
members of his staff to participate in, or
those in which the incoming Secretary
or members of his staff may want to use
to reach back out to interested parties to
invite them to events. The following
information will be collected:
Organization, Address, Phone/Cell
Number, First and last name of point of
contact, Email Address, Type of event,
Date of event, Event location,
Secretary’s role, Number of attendees,
Press open or closed.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information will be used to review,
approve, delegate and regret events for
the Secretary and members of his staff
The information will come from public,
businesses, not-for profit organizations;
state, local or tribal governments. The
information will be collected using a
web form. The information will be
collected on a daily basis. If the
information is not collected, events
would not be properly scheduled for the
Secretary or member of his staff and
therefore would not be able to inform
the Secretary or members of his staff of
incoming event requests.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals; Businesses; Not-for profit;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Other.
Total Burden Hours: 2,500.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0043]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Hass Avocados From Mexico
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
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Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
ACTION:
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 Hass avocados from
Mexico.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 15,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0043.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0043, 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 https://
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;
D=APHIS-2017-0043 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 Hass
avocados from Mexico, contact Dr.
Robert Baca, Assistant Director,
Permitting and Compliance
Coordination, Compliance and
Environmental Coordination Branch,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 150,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2292.
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 Hass Avocados
From Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0129.
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
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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 319.56–76).
Section 319.56–30 provides the
requirements for the importation of Hass
avocados from Mexico, under certain
conditions. These requirements include
information collection activities, such as
workplans, phytosanitary certificates,
trust funds, import permits, box
markings, an approved municipality
listing and municipality surveys,
packinghouse registration, orchard and
grower registration, orchard surveys,
field records, container seals, stickers on
fruit, a training program for personnel in
surveying, pest detection investigations,
port of entry inspections, post-harvest
inspections, and recordkeeping.
We have revised the title of this
collection from ‘‘Importation of Hass
´
Avocados From Michoacan, Mexico,’’ to
‘‘Importation of Hass Avocados From
Mexico’’ to more accurately reflect the
title of § 319.56–30.
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
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
0.006 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers, shippers,
State officials, and the national plant
protection organization of Mexico.
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Estimated annual number of
respondents: 3,167.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 22,768.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 72,107,085.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 446,070 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 12th day of
June 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0042]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Export
Certification: Accreditation of
Nongovernment Facilities
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
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 accrediting
nongovernment facilities to perform
services related to the export of plants
or plant products.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 15,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0042.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0042, 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
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SUMMARY:
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may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;
D=APHIS-2017-0042 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
information on accrediting
nongovernment facilities to perform
plant related export services, contact Dr.
Robert Baca, Assistant Director,
Permitting and Compliance
Coordination, Compliance and
Environmental Coordination Branch,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 150,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2292.
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: Export Certification:
Accreditation of Nongovernment
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0130.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
among other things, provides export
certification services to assure other
countries that the plants and plant
products they are receiving from the
United States are free of plant pests
specified by the receiving country. This
activity is authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).
The export certification regulations,
which are contained in 7 CFR part 353,
describe the procedures for obtaining
certification for plants and plant
products offered for export or reexport.
Our regulations do not require that we
engage in export certification activities;
however, we perform this work as a
service to exporters who are shipping
plants or plant products to countries
that require phytosanitary certification
as a condition of entry.
After assessing the condition of the
plants or plant products intended for
export (i.e., after conducting a
phytosanitary inspection), an inspector
will issue an internationally recognized
phytosanitary certificate, a
phytosanitary certificate for reexport, or
an export certificate for processed plant
products. An important component of
the certification process, when required,
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is laboratory testing of plant or plant
product samples.
The regulations allow nongovernment
facilities (such as commercial
laboratories and private inspection
services) to be accredited by APHIS to
perform specific laboratory testing or
phytosanitary inspections that could
serve as the basis for issuing Federal
phytosanitary certificates, phytosanitary
certificates for reexport, or export
certificates for processed plant products.
The accreditation process requires the
use of several information collection
activities to ensure that nongovernment
facilities applying for accreditation
possess the necessary qualifications.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities 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
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 3.49
hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. growers, shippers,
exporters, and State and local plant
health regulatory authorities.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 8.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 7.13.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 57.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 199 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.
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[FR Doc No: 2017-12533]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0043]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of Hass Avocados From Mexico
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
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 Hass avocados from Mexico.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0043.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0043, 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 https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-
0043 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
Hass avocados from Mexico, contact Dr. Robert Baca, Assistant Director,
Permitting and Compliance Coordination, Compliance and Environmental
Coordination Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 150, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (301) 851-2292. 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 Hass Avocados From Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0129.
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 319.56-76).
Section 319.56-30 provides the requirements for the importation of
Hass avocados from Mexico, under certain conditions. These requirements
include information collection activities, such as workplans,
phytosanitary certificates, trust funds, import permits, box markings,
an approved municipality listing and municipality surveys, packinghouse
registration, orchard and grower registration, orchard surveys, field
records, container seals, stickers on fruit, a training program for
personnel in surveying, pest detection investigations, port of entry
inspections, post-harvest inspections, and recordkeeping.
We have revised the title of this collection from ``Importation of
Hass Avocados From Michoac[aacute]n, Mexico,'' to ``Importation of Hass
Avocados From Mexico'' to more accurately reflect the title of Sec.
319.56-30.
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 reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.006 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers, shippers, State officials, and the national
plant protection organization of Mexico.
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Estimated annual number of respondents: 3,167.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 22,768.
Estimated annual number of responses: 72,107,085.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 446,070 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 12th day of June 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-12533 Filed 6-15-17; 8:45 am]
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