Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 23838 [E9-11838]

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 97 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 23838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11838]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 15, 2009.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
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) 720-8958.
    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: Requirements for Request To Amend 7 CFR Part 319 Import 
Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0261.
    Summary of Collection: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act 
(PPA) (7 U.S.C. 7701--et seq.), 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 and 
disseminated within the United States. The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) has established regulations governing the 
submission of requests for changes in its regulations that restrict the 
importation of plants, plant parts, and products.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect required 
information to properly consider requests and helps to ensure that the 
information required to prepare a risk analysis and/or other analyses 
that evaluate the risks and other effects associated with a final 
ruling to change a regulation. This process requires the use of 
collecting information about the requestor, information about the 
commodity to be imported, shipping information, a description of pests 
and diseases associated with the commodity, risk mitigation or 
management strategies, and additional information as determined by 
APHIS to complete a pest risk analysis in accordance with international 
standards.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 36.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,200.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Baby Corn and Baby Carrots from Zambia.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0284.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 
U.S.C. 7701--et seq.) the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
carry out operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, 
control, prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United 
States or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United 
States. Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the importation of 
fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the 
world are contained in ``Subpart Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-
1 through 319.56-47). Under these regulations, baby corn and baby 
carrots from Zambia are subject to certain conditions before entering 
the United States to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the 
United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) requires that some plants or plant products 
are accompanied by a phytosanitary inspection certificate that is 
completed by plant health officials in the originating or transiting 
country. APHIS uses the information on the certificate to determine the 
pest condition of the shipment at the time of inspection in the foreign 
country. This information is used as a guide to the intensity of the 
inspection APHIS conducts when the shipment arrives.
    Without this information, all shipments would need to be inspected 
very thoroughly, thereby requiring considerably more time.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 64.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-11838 Filed 5-20-09; 8:45 am]
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