Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Small Lots of Seed, 81466 [2011-33208]
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Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare
and issue current official State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production. General authority for these
data collection activities is granted
under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204.
This statue specifies the ‘‘The Secretary
of Agriculture shall procure and
preserve all information concerning
agriculture which he can obtain * * *
by the collection of statistics * * * and
shall distribute them among
agriculturists’’. Data is collected
provides yield estimates for corn,
cotton, potatoes, soybeans and wheat.
The yield estimates are extremely
important because they’re used in
conjunction with price data to estimate
production and in making policy
decisions in agricultural sectors.
Need and Use of the Information:
NASS will collect information on
sample fields of, corn, cotton, potatoes,
soybeans, and winter wheat. The
information will be used by USDA to
anticipate loan receipts and pricing of
loan stocks for grains. Farmers and
businesses use the production estimates
in marketing decisions to evaluate
expected prices and to determine when
to sell.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 8,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Monthly during growing season.
Total Burden Hours: 2,820.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–33285 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0118]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Small Lots of Seed
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
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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
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regulations for the importation of small
lots of seed into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0118–
0001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0118, 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-2011-0118 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) 6902817
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on regulations for the
importation of small lots of seed into the
United States, contact Dr. Arnold
Tschanz, Senior Plant Pathologist/Risk
Manager, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
734–5306. 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 Small Lots of
Seed.
OMB Number: 0579–0285.
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. The
regulations contained in ‘‘Subpart–
Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR 319.37–1
through 319.37–14) prohibit or restrict,
among other things, the importation of
living plants, plant parts, and seed for
propagation.
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These regulations allow small lots of
seed to be imported into the United
States under an import permit with
specific conditions, including seed
packet labeling, as an alternative to a
phytosanitary certificate requirement.
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
0.035576923 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers, horticultural
societies, arboreta, and small business.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,600.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 13.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 20,800.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 740 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 19th day of
December 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–33208 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0118]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Importation of Small Lots of Seed
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 small
lots of seed into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
February 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0118-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0118, 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-
0118 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) 6902817 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on regulations for the
importation of small lots of seed into the United States, contact Dr.
Arnold Tschanz, Senior Plant Pathologist/Risk Manager, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-5306. 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 Small Lots of Seed.
OMB Number: 0579-0285.
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. The regulations
contained in ``Subpart-Plants for Planting'' (7 CFR 319.37-1 through
319.37-14) prohibit or restrict, among other things, the importation of
living plants, plant parts, and seed for propagation.
These regulations allow small lots of seed to be imported into the
United States under an import permit with specific conditions,
including seed packet labeling, as an alternative to a phytosanitary
certificate requirement.
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 0.035576923 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers, horticultural societies, arboreta, and
small business.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,600.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 13.
Estimated annual number of responses: 20,800.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 740 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 19th day of December 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-33208 Filed 12-27-11; 8:45 am]
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