Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 77606 [2010-31144]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 238 (Monday, December 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 77606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31144]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 7, 2010.
    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: Interstate Movement of Fruit from Hawaii.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0331.
    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. The Hawaii fruit and 
vegetables regulations contained in 7 CFR 318.13-1 through 318.13-25 
govern, among other things, the interstate movement of fruits and 
vegetables from Hawaii. These regulations are necessary to prevent the 
spread of plant diseases and pest that occur in Hawaii but not on the 
mainland United States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) revised the Hawaiian fruits and vegetables regulations to allow 
mangosteen, dragon fruit, melon, pods of cowpea and its relatives, 
breadfruit, jackfruit, and fresh drumstick tree pods to be moved 
interstate from Hawaii under certain conditions. APHIS will collect 
information using PPQ 530 and 540 forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from the forms to prevent the interstate spread of a number of 
destructive and economically damaging agricultural pests. If APHIS did 
not collect this information the effectiveness of APHIS' Hawaiian 
fruits and vegetables quarantine program would be severely compromised 
and could result in millions of dollars in damage to American 
agriculture.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 110.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 545.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-31144 Filed 12-10-10; 8:45 am]
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