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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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April 30, 2013.
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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by June 3, 2013 will
be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725–17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. 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
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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.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Highly Erodible Land
Conservation and Wetland Conservation
(7 CFR Part 12)
OMB Control Number: 0560–0185.
Summary of Collection: The Food
Security Act of 1985 as amended by the
Federal Agriculture Conservation and
Trade Act of 1990 and the Federal
Agriculture Improvement and Reform
Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act), and the
Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (the
2003 Act) provides that any person who
produces an agricultural commodity on
a field which is highly erodible land
(HEL) is predominate, or designate land
on which HEL is predominated to be set
aside, diverted, devoted to conservation
uses, or otherwise not cultivated under
a program administered by the Secretary
to reduce production of an agricultural
commodity, shall be ineligible for
benefits under certain programs
administered by USDA, unless the
production of an agricultural
commodity on HEL is in compliance
with an approved conservation plan or
system or an exempt applies. These
provisions are an attempt to preserve
the nation’s wetland and to reduce the
rate at which soil is lost from highly
erodible land. In order to ensure that
persons who request benefits subject to
the conservation restrictions get
technical assistance needed and are
informed regarding the compliance
requirements on their land, the Farm
Service Agency (FSA) collects
information using several forms from
producers with regard to their financial
activities on their land that could affect
their eligibility for requested USDA
benefits.
Need and Use of the Information:
Information must be collected from
producers to certify that they intend to
comply with the conservation
requirements on their land to maintain
their eligibility. Additional information
may be collected if producers request
that certain activities be exempt from
provisions of the statute in order to
evaluate whether the exempted
conditions will be met. The collection of
information allows the FSA county
employees to perform the necessary
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compliance checks and fulfill USDA’s
objectives towards preserving wetlands
and reducing erosion.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 259,288.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 261,471.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
April 30, 2013.
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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by June 3, 2013 will
be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725–17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
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Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. 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 & Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Certification Program for
Imported Articles to Prevent
Introduction of Potato Brown Rot.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0221.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701–
7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry or movement of
plants and plant pest to prevent the
introduction of plant pest into the
United States. The regulations in 7 CFR
part 319 include a certification program
for articles of Pelargonium spp. and
Solanum spp. imported from countries
where the bacterium Ralstonia
solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 is known
to occur. This bacterial strain causes
potato brown rot, which causes potatoes
to rot through, making them inedible
and seriously affecting potato yields.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) require the collection
of information through a phytosanitary
certificate (foreign), trust funds, and
compliance agreement and production
site registration. If the information is not
collected, potato fields could become
infected with the strain of R.
solanacearum and this could drastically
reduce or eliminate potato fields.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 27.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,032.
Title: Importation of Fruit from
Thailand.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0308.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control., prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests new to the United States or
not known to be widely distributed
throughout the United States. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
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Service (APHIS) amended the fruit and
vegetables regulations to allow the
importation into the United State of
litchi, longan, mango, mangosteen,
pineapple, and rambutan from
Thailand. The fruit would have to be
accompanied by a phytosanitary
certificate with an additional
declaration stating that the fruit had
been tested with irradiation in Thailand
and in the case of litchi, that the fruit
had been inspected and found to be free
of Peronophythora litchi, a fungal pest
of litchi.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will use the information on the
certificate to determine the pest
condition of the shipment at the time of
inspection in the foreign country. This
information is used as a guide to the
intensity of the inspection APHIS
conduct when the shipment arrives.
Without this information, all shipments
would need to be inspected very
thoroughly, thereby requiring
considerably more time. This would
slow the clearance of international
shipments.
Description of Respondents: Federal
Government (Foreign).
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 78.
Title: Permanent, Privately Owned
Horse Quarantine Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0313.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The AHPA
is contained in Title X, Subtitle E,
Section 10401–19 of Public Law 107–
171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The
law gives the Secretary of Agriculture
broad authority to detect, control, or
eradicate pests or diseases of livestock
or poultry. The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations
in subpart C of part 93, on the
importation of horses include
requirements for the approval and
establishment of permanent, privately
owned horse quarantine facilities that
are operated under APHIS supervision.
These regulations necessitate the use of
several information collection activities
when applicants apply for approval to
establish and operate permanent,
privately owned quarantine facilities for
horses.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect the following
information: (1) Environment
Certification, (2) Application for Facility
Approval, (3) Service Agreements, (4)
Letter Challenging Withdrawal for
Facility Approval, (5) Letter Notifying
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APHIS of Facility Closure, (6)
Compliance Agreement, (7) Security
Instructions, (8) Alarm Notification, (9)
Security Breach, (10) List of Personnel,
(11) Signed Statements, (12) Daily Log,
and (13) Request for Variance.
Without the information APHIS
would be unable to approve permanent,
privately owned horse quarantine
facilities.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal
Government .
Number of Respondents: 6.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 17.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
April 30, 2013.
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), Washington, DC,
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) 720–8681.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 30, 2013.
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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by June 3,
2013 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725-17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to
submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV
or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
[[Page 25940]]
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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 & Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Certification Program for Imported Articles to Prevent
Introduction of Potato Brown Rot.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0221.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or
restrict the importation, entry or movement of plants and plant pest to
prevent the introduction of plant pest into the United States. The
regulations in 7 CFR part 319 include a certification program for
articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. imported from countries
where the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 is known to
occur. This bacterial strain causes potato brown rot, which causes
potatoes to rot through, making them inedible and seriously affecting
potato yields.
Need and Use of the Information: The Animal Plant and Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) require the collection of information
through a phytosanitary certificate (foreign), trust funds, and
compliance agreement and production site registration. If the
information is not collected, potato fields could become infected with
the strain of R. solanacearum and this could drastically reduce or
eliminate potato fields.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 27.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,032.
Title: Importation of Fruit from Thailand.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0308.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control.,
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) amended the fruit
and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the United
State of litchi, longan, mango, mangosteen, pineapple, and rambutan
from Thailand. The fruit would have to be accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that
the fruit had been tested with irradiation in Thailand and in the case
of litchi, that the fruit had been inspected and found to be free of
Peronophythora litchi, a fungal pest of litchi.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the information on
the certificate to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the
time of inspection in the foreign country. This information is used as
a guide to the intensity of the inspection APHIS conduct when the
shipment arrives. Without this information, all shipments would need to
be inspected very thoroughly, thereby requiring considerably more time.
This would slow the clearance of international shipments.
Description of Respondents: Federal Government (Foreign).
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 78.
Title: Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0313.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Section 10401-19
of Public Law 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture
broad authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of
livestock or poultry. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) regulations in subpart C of part 93, on the importation of
horses include requirements for the approval and establishment of
permanent, privately owned horse quarantine facilities that are
operated under APHIS supervision. These regulations necessitate the use
of several information collection activities when applicants apply for
approval to establish and operate permanent, privately owned quarantine
facilities for horses.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the following
information: (1) Environment Certification, (2) Application for
Facility Approval, (3) Service Agreements, (4) Letter Challenging
Withdrawal for Facility Approval, (5) Letter Notifying APHIS of
Facility Closure, (6) Compliance Agreement, (7) Security Instructions,
(8) Alarm Notification, (9) Security Breach, (10) List of Personnel,
(11) Signed Statements, (12) Daily Log, and (13) Request for Variance.
Without the information APHIS would be unable to approve permanent,
privately owned horse quarantine facilities.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government .
Number of Respondents: 6.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 17.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-10548 Filed 5-2-13; 8:45 am]
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