Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Hawaiian and Territorial Quarantine Notices, 17295-17296 [E8-6649]
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Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
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.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Regulations Governing the
Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0128.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (60
Stat. 1087–1091, as amended; 7 U.S.C.
1621–1627) (AMA) directs and
authorizes the Department to develop
standards of quality, grades, grading
programs, and services to enable a more
orderly marketing of agricultural
products so trading may be facilitated
and so consumers may be able to obtain
products graded and identified under
USDA programs. The Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) carries out
regulations, which provide a voluntary
program for grading shell eggs on the
basis of U.S. standards, grades, and
weight classes. In addition, the shell egg
industry and users of the products have
requested that other types of voluntary
services be developed and provided
under these regulations. This program is
voluntary where respondents would
need to request or apply for the specific
service they wish.
Need and Use of the Information:
Only authorized representatives of the
USDA use the information collected.
The information is used to administer,
conduct and carry out the grading
services requested by the respondents. If
the information were not collected, the
agency would not be able to provide the
voluntary grading service authorized
and requested by Congress, provide the
types of services requested by industry,
administer the program, ensure properly
grade-labeled products, calculate the
cost of the service or collect for the cost
furnishing service.
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Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 630.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Semi-annually; Monthly;
Annually; Other (daily).
Total Burden Hours: 5,514.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0035]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Hawaiian and Territorial Quarantine
Notices
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
regulations to prevent the interstate
spread of plant pests from Hawaii and
U.S. territories.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 2,
2008.
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS–
2008–0035 to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send two copies of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0035,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2008–0035.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading
room is located in room 1141 of the
USDA South Building, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
ADDRESSES:
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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) 690–2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding regulations for
the movement of fruits and vegetables
from Hawaii and U.S. territories, contact
Mr. David Lamb, Import Specialist,
Commodity Import Analysis and
Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 734–4312. For copies of more
detailed information on the information
collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 734–7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Hawaiian and Territorial
Quarantine Notices.
OMB Number: 0579–0198.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
(PPA), the Secretary of Agriculture may
prohibit or restrict the importation,
entry, exportation, or movement in
interstate commerce of any plant, plant
product, biological control organism,
noxious weed, means of conveyance, or
other article if the Secretary determines
that the prohibition or restriction is
necessary to prevent a plant pest or
noxious weed from being introduced
into or disseminated within the United
States. This authority has been
delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
which administers regulations to
implement the PPA.
Regulations governing the interstate
movement of plants and plant products
from Hawaii and U.S. territories,
including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands, are contained in 7
CFR part 318, ‘‘Hawaiian and Territorial
Quarantine Notices.’’
These regulations are necessary to
prevent the interstate spread of plant
pests such as the Mediterranean fruit
fly, the melon fly, the Oriental fruit fly,
green coffee scale, the bean pod borer,
and other plant pests to noninfested
areas of the United States.
Administering these regulations
requires APHIS to collect information
from a variety of individuals who are
involved in growing, packing, handling,
and transporting plants and plant
products. This information serves as
supporting documentation required for
the issuance of forms and documents
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that authorize the movement of
regulated articles and is vital to help
ensure that injurious plant pests are not
spread interstate from Hawaii and U.S.
territories to noninfested areas of the
United States.
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
0.0786158 hours per response.
Respondents: State plant regulatory
officials, irradiation facility personnel,
and individuals involved in growing,
packing, handling, and transporting
plants and plant products.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,129.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 11.108945.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 12,542.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 986 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 27th day of
March 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for New Information
Collection on Genetic Resources for
U.S. Food and Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the Foreign Agricultural
Service’s intention, in collaboration
with the University of Illinois, to
request a new information collection for
genetic resources relevant to U.S. food
and agriculture.
DATES: Comments and
recommendations must be received on
or before June 2, 2008. Comments
received after this date will not be
considered.
Dr.
Jennifer Long, Visiting Assistant
Research Professor, Department of
Biological Sciences, University of
Illinois, 845 W. Taylor Street (MC 066),
Chicago, IL 60607, e-mail at
vernlong@uic.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Food and Agricultural Genetic
Resources.
OMB Number: To be assigned by
OMB.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from approval date.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: The Foreign Agricultural
Service, in collaboration with the
University of Illinois, will be gathering
information on the international sources
and uses of genetic resources relevant to
U.S. food and agriculture. FAS and
other USDA agencies would like to
obtain information from a broad base of
stakeholders on how the sources and
uses of genetic resources may affect U.S.
food and agricultural research and
development activities. This
information will assist FAS in further
developing U.S. policy positions to be
advanced in international forums such
as the United Nations Food and
Agricultural Organization (UN FAO)
Commission on Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture and the United
Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)
Convention on Biological Diversity.
Information collected from stakeholders
will consist of an online survey,
followed by a phone interview, to
identify the sources and uses of genetic
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resources in the stakeholders’ research
and development activities. A
maximum of two additional phone
interviews may be held with
respondents to clarify information from
survey responses. Authority to collect
this information falls under 7 U.S.C.
Part 5693 and it is voluntary for
stakeholders to participate. The data
will be collected through a secure,
online survey instrument and will be
stored on a secure, password protected
server at the University of Illinois. Only
individuals with proper authorization
(i.e., a password) will have access to the
data.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.50 hours per
response.
Type of Respondents: Individual
faculty and administrators in public and
private U.S. universities, businesses,
and individual researchers at federal
agricultural research institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,000 per annum.
Estimated Number of Responses:
5,900 per annum.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 9,900 per annum.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed 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 the burden of the
proposed collection of information
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
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Copies of the information collection
may be obtained from Tamoria
Thompson-Hall, the Agency Information
Collection Coordinator, at (202) 690–
1690 or e-mail at
Tamoria.Thompson@usda.gov.
Comments may be sent to Dr. Jennifer
Long, Visiting Assistant Research
Professor, Department of Biological
Sciences, University of Illinois, 845
West Taylor Street (MC 066), Chicago,
IL 60607 or e-mail at vernlong@uic.edu
or to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection during regular
business hours by contacting Peter
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0035]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Hawaiian and Territorial Quarantine Notices
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with regulations to prevent the interstate spread
of plant pests from Hawaii and U.S. territories.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June
2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS- 2008-0035 to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0035, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2008-0035.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room 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) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding regulations
for the movement of fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and U.S.
territories, contact Mr. David Lamb, Import Specialist, Commodity
Import Analysis and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-4312. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Hawaiian and Territorial Quarantine Notices.
OMB Number: 0579-0198.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701
et seq.) (PPA), the Secretary of Agriculture may prohibit or restrict
the importation, entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce
of any plant, plant product, biological control organism, noxious weed,
means of conveyance, or other article if the Secretary determines that
the prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent a plant pest or
noxious weed from being introduced into or disseminated within the
United States. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which administers regulations
to implement the PPA.
Regulations governing the interstate movement of plants and plant
products from Hawaii and U.S. territories, including Guam, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands, are contained in 7 CFR part 318,
``Hawaiian and Territorial Quarantine Notices.''
These regulations are necessary to prevent the interstate spread of
plant pests such as the Mediterranean fruit fly, the melon fly, the
Oriental fruit fly, green coffee scale, the bean pod borer, and other
plant pests to noninfested areas of the United States.
Administering these regulations requires APHIS to collect
information from a variety of individuals who are involved in growing,
packing, handling, and transporting plants and plant products. This
information serves as supporting documentation required for the
issuance of forms and documents
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that authorize the movement of regulated articles and is vital to help
ensure that injurious plant pests are not spread interstate from Hawaii
and U.S. territories to noninfested areas of the United States.
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 0.0786158 hours per response.
Respondents: State plant regulatory officials, irradiation facility
personnel, and individuals involved in growing, packing, handling, and
transporting plants and plant products.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,129.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 11.108945.
Estimated annual number of responses: 12,542.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 986 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 27th day of March 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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