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and maintaining records of importation,
exportation, and reexportation.
APHIS also administers regulations at
7 CFR part 356, ‘‘Forfeiture Procedures,’’
which sets out procedures for the
forfeiture of plants or other property by
entities in violation of the Endangered
Species Act or the Lacey Act
Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et
seq.). Entities whose property is subject
to forfeiture may file with APHIS a
waiver of forfeiture procedures, a claim
of ownership or interest in the seized
property and a bond, a request for
bonded release of property, a petition
for remission or mitigation of forfeiture,
or a request for release of property.
The information provided by these
information collection activities is
critical to APHIS’ ability to carry out its
responsibilities under the Endangered
Species Act and the Lacey Act. These
responsibilities include monitoring
importation, exportation, and
reexportation activities involving
endangered species of plants, as well as
the investigation of possible violations
and the forfeiture of plants or other
property.
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
0.0929305 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. importers and
exporters of endangered species.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 16,579.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 4.9016828.
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Estimated annual number of
responses: 81,265.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 7,552 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 18th day of
May 2011.
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–2011–0026]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Accreditation of Nongovernment
Facilities
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an 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 July 25,
2011.
SUMMARY:
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=APHIS2011-0026 to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0026, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Available supporting documents and
any comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed on the Regulations.gov
ADDRESSES:
PO 00000
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Web site (follow the link above and
click ‘‘View Docket Folder’’) 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) 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 the accreditation
program, contact Mr. Michael Ward,
Senior Accreditation Program Manager,
Phytosanitary Issues Management, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–5227.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Accreditation of
Nongovernment Facilities.
OMB Number: 0579–0130.
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. 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;
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. Laboratory testing of plant or
plant product samples is an important
component of the certification process.
The regulations allow nongovernment
facilities (such as commercial
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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
3.4482758 hours per response.
Respondents: Operators of
nongovernment facilities who wish to
be accredited to perform laboratory
testing or phyosanitary inspection
services in connection with APHIS’
export certification program and certain
employees of such nongovernment
facilities.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 15.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 5.8.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 87.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 300 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
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for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of
May 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–12751 Filed 5–23–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0024]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Select Agent Registration
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
regulations for the possession, use, and
transfer of biological agents and toxins
that have the potential to pose a severe
threat to human and animal health, to
animal health, to plant health, or to
animal products and plant products.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 25,
2011.
SUMMARY:
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=APHIS2011&-0024 to submit or view
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available
electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send one copy of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS–2011–0024,
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–
2011–0024.
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:
PO 00000
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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 the select agent
registration process associated with the
possession, use, or transfer of biological
agents and toxins in 7 CFR part 331,
contact Dr. Charles Divan, Branch Chief,
Agriculture Select Agent Program,
RIPPS, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
Unit 2, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–
8758.
For information regarding the select
agent registration process associated
with the possession, use, or transfer of
biological agents and toxins in 9 CFR
part 121, contact Mr. Robert Rice,
Security Manager, Agriculture Select
Agent Program, Technical Trade
Services Team, NCIE, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road, Unit 2, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734–5557.
For copies of more detailed
information on the information
collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Select Agent Registration.
OMB Number: 0579–0213.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Public Health Security
and Bioterrorism Preparedness and
Response Act of 2002 provides for the
regulation of certain biological agents
and toxins by the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Under section 212 of the Act, USDA
regulates biological agents and toxins
that have the potential to pose a severe
threat to both human and animal health,
to animal health, to plant health, or to
animal and plant products. The Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) has the primary responsibility
for implementing the provisions of the
Act within USDA. Select agents and
toxins that have been determined to
pose a severe threat to both human and
animal health or animal products are
subject to regulation by both APHIS and
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), HHS, which has the
primary responsibility for implementing
the provisions of the Act within HHS.
APHIS regulations are contained in 7
CFR part 331 (plant) and 9 CFR part 121
(animal and overlap). They require an
individual or entity (unless specifically
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0026]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Accreditation of Nongovernment Facilities
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 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 July
25, 2011.
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-2011-0026 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0026, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Available supporting documents and any comments we receive on this
docket may be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site (follow the link
above and click ``View Docket Folder'') 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) 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 the accreditation
program, contact Mr. Michael Ward, Senior Accreditation Program
Manager, Phytosanitary Issues Management, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 140, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-5227. For copies of more
detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301)
851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Accreditation of Nongovernment Facilities.
OMB Number: 0579-0130.
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. 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; 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. Laboratory testing
of plant or plant product samples is an important component of the
certification process.
The regulations allow nongovernment facilities (such as commercial
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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 3.4482758 hours per response.
Respondents: Operators of nongovernment facilities who wish to be
accredited to perform laboratory testing or phyosanitary inspection
services in connection with APHIS' export certification program and
certain employees of such nongovernment facilities.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 15.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 5.8.
Estimated annual number of responses: 87.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 300 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 18th day of May 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-12751 Filed 5-23-11; 8:45 am]
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