Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Fruits and Vegetables, 57712 [2011-23728]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 57712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23728]


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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 180 / Friday, September 16, 2011 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0090]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Importation of Fruits and Vegetables

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 importation of fruits 
and vegetables.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
November 15, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0090-0001.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0090, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-
0090 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the importation of 
fruits and vegetables, contact Mr. David Lamb, Import Specialist, 
Regulations, Permits, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 
156, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-0627. 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: Importation of Fruits and Vegetables.
    OMB Number: 0579-0264.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: Under 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 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.
    The regulations in Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables (7 CFR 319.56-1 
through 319.56-51) allow a number of fruits and vegetables to be 
imported into the United States, under specified conditions, from 
certain parts of the world while continuing to protect against the 
introduction of pests into the United States. Importation of a variety 
of fruits and vegetables from Belgium, Central America, China, the 
Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Jerusalem, Mexico, the Netherlands, South 
America, Trinidad, and Tobago requires the use of certain information 
collection activities, including phytosanitary certificates, fruit fly 
monitoring records, and cooperative agreements.
    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 0.2557172 hours per response.
    Respondents: Growers, shippers, and national plant protection 
organizations.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 15.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 32.06666.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 481.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 123 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 8th day of September, 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-23728 Filed 9-15-11; 8:45 am]
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