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Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 253.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 505.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 308 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 12th day of
December 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–32328 Filed 12–15–11; 8:45 am]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0112]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Requirements for Requests to Amend
Import Regulations
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
the requirements for requests to amend
import regulations for plants, plant
parts, and plant products.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
14, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-01120001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0112, 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/
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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 regulations for requests
to amend import regulations, contact
Mr. Farrell Wise, Chief, Regulatory
Coordination and Compliance, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (301) 734–6805. For copies
of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2908.
Title: Requirements for Requests to
Amend Import Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579–0261.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict
the importation, entry, or interstate
movement of plants, plant products, and
other articles to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. Regulations
governing the importation of plants,
fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds,
unmanufactured wood articles, and
other plant products are contained in 7
CFR part 319, ‘‘Foreign Quarantine
Notices.’’
Persons who request changes to the
import regulations and who wish to
import plants, plant parts, or plant
products that are not allowed
importation into the United States, must
file a request with Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for
consideration to determine whether the
new commodity may be safely
imported. This process requires the use
of information collection activities,
including 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.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
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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 40
hours per response.
Respondents: Importers, national
plant protection organizations, and
producers.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 37.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 2.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 74.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2,960 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 12th day of
December 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–32247 Filed 12–15–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0112]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Requirements for Requests to Amend Import Regulations
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 the requirements for requests to amend
import regulations for plants, plant parts, and plant products.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
February 14, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0112-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0112, 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-
0112 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 regulations for
requests to amend import regulations, contact Mr. Farrell Wise, Chief,
Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-6805. 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: Requirements for Requests to Amend Import Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579-0261.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the importation,
entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other
articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United
States or their dissemination within the United States. Regulations
governing the importation of plants, fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs,
seeds, unmanufactured wood articles, and other plant products are
contained in 7 CFR part 319, ``Foreign Quarantine Notices.''
Persons who request changes to the import regulations and who wish
to import plants, plant parts, or plant products that are not allowed
importation into the United States, must file a request with Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for consideration to determine
whether the new commodity may be safely imported. This process requires
the use of information collection activities, including 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.
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 40 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers, national plant protection organizations,
and producers.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 37.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.
Estimated annual number of responses: 74.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 2,960 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 12th day of December 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-32247 Filed 12-15-11; 8:45 am]
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