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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0038]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Phytosanitary Export Certification
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Notice of Public Information Collection
Requirements Submitted to OMB for
Review
SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) has submitted
the following information collection to
OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 10413. Comments regarding
this information collection are best
assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this
notification. Comments should be sent
via e-mail to
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov or fax to
202–395–7285. Copies of submission
may be obtained by calling (202) 712–
1365.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Number: OMB 0412–0035.
Form Number: AID 1550–2.
Title: PVO Initial and Annual
Registration Form.
Type of Submission: Renewal of
Information Collection.
Purpose: USAID is required to collect
information regarding the financial
support of private and voluntary
organizations registered with the
Agency. The information is used to
determine the eligibility of PVOs to
receive USAID funding.
Annual Reporting Burden:
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Respondents: 533.
Total annual responses: 533.
Total annual hours requested: 1,599
hours.
Dated: March 28, 2008.
Joanne Paskar,
Chief, Information and Records Division,
Office of Administrative Services, Bureau for
Management.
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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 for the issuance of
phytosanitary certificates for plants or
plant products being exported to foreign
countries.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 6,
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–
2008–0038 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–2008–0038, 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–2008–0038.
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.
ADDRESSES:
PO 00000
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For
information on regulations for
phytosanitary export certification for
plants or plant products being exported
to foreign countries, contact Mr. Marcus
McElvaine, Senior Export Specialist,
Phytosanitary Issues Management, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–8414.
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: Phytosanitary Export
Certification.
OMB Number: 0579–0052.
Type of Request: 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.
It should be noted that our regulations
do not require that we engage in export
certification activities. 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.
To request that we perform a
phytosanitary inspection, an exporter
must complete and submit an
Application for Inspection and
Certification of Plants and Plant
Products for Export (PPQ Form 572).
After assessing the condition of the
plants or plant products intended for
export (i.e., after conducting a
phytosanitary inspection), an inspector
(who may be an APHIS employee or a
State or county plant regulatory official)
will issue an internationally recognized
phytosanitary certificate (PPQ Form
577), a phytosanitary certificate for
reexport (PPQ Form 579), or an export
certificate for processed plant products
(PPQ Form 578).
These forms are critical to our ability
to certify plants and plant products for
export. Without them, we would be
unable to conduct an export
certification program.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities for an additional 3
years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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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
0.241330049 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. growers, shippers,
and exporters; State and county plant
regulatory officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 13,000.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent:
187.38461538.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 2,436,000.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 587,880 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 1st day of
April 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0028]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Endangered Species Regulations and
Forfeiture Procedures
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 protect endangered
species of terrestrial plants and with
regulations concerning procedures
related to the forfeiture of plants or
other property.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 6,
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–
2008–0028 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–2008–0028,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station3A–03.8, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2008–0028.
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 on regulations to protect
endangered species of terrestrial plants
ADDRESSES:
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and concerning forfeiture procedures,
contact Dr. John Veremis, National
CITES Coordinator, Plant Safeguarding
and Pest Identification, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 52, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734–8891. 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: Endangered Species Regulations
and Forfeiture Procedures.
OMB Number: 0579–0076.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) is
responsible for enforcing provisions of
the Act and the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES) that pertain to the importation,
exportation, or reexportation of plants.
As part of this mission, the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), USDA, administers regulations
at 7 CFR part 355, ‘‘Endangered Species
Regulations Concerning Terrestrial
Plants.’’ In accordance with these
regulations, any individual, nursery, or
other entity wishing to engage in the
business of importing, exporting, or
reexporting terrestrial plants listed in
the CITES regulations at 50 CFR 17.12
or 23.23 must obtain a protected plant
permit from APHIS. Such entities
include importers, exporters, or
reexporters who sell, barter, collect, or
otherwise exchange or acquire terrestrial
plants as a livelihood or enterprise
engaged in for gain or profit. The
requirement does not apply to persons
engaged in business merely as carriers
or customhouse brokers.
To obtain a protected plant permit,
entities must complete an application
(PPQ Form 621) and submit it to APHIS
for approval. When a permit has been
issued, the plants covered by the permit
may be imported into the United States,
exported, or reexported, provided they
are accompanied by documentation
required by the regulations and
provided all other conditions of the
regulations are met.
Effectively regulating entities who are
engaged in the business of importing,
exporting, or reexporting endangered
species of terrestrial plants requires the
use of this application process, as well
as the use of other information
collection activities, such as notifying
APHIS of the impending importation,
exportation, or reexportation of the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0038]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Phytosanitary Export Certification
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 for the issuance of
phytosanitary certificates for plants or plant products being exported
to foreign countries.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June
6, 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-2008-0038 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-2008-0038, 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-2008-0038.
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 on regulations for
phytosanitary export certification for plants or plant products being
exported to foreign countries, contact Mr. Marcus McElvaine, Senior
Export Specialist, Phytosanitary Issues Management, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 140, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8414. 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: Phytosanitary Export Certification.
OMB Number: 0579-0052.
Type of Request: 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.
It should be noted that our regulations do not require that we
engage in export certification activities. 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.
To request that we perform a phytosanitary inspection, an exporter
must complete and submit an Application for Inspection and
Certification of Plants and Plant Products for Export (PPQ Form 572).
After assessing the condition of the plants or plant products
intended for export (i.e., after conducting a phytosanitary
inspection), an inspector (who may be an APHIS employee or a State or
county plant regulatory official) will issue an internationally
recognized phytosanitary certificate (PPQ Form 577), a phytosanitary
certificate for reexport (PPQ Form 579), or an export certificate for
processed plant products (PPQ Form 578).
These forms are critical to our ability to certify plants and plant
products for export. Without them, we would be unable to conduct an
export certification program.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3
years.
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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 0.241330049 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. growers, shippers, and exporters; State and
county plant regulatory officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 13,000.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 187.38461538.
Estimated annual number of responses: 2,436,000.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 587,880 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 1st day of April 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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