Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Plants for Planting, 36506-36507 [2013-14466]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
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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 July 18, 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.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Fruits and
Vegetables.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0316.
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 pest not known to be widely
distributed throughout the United
States. The regulations contained in
Title 7 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 319 (Subpart Fruits
and Vegetables), Sections 319.56
through 319.56–48 implement the intent
of the Act by prohibiting or restricting
the importation of certain fruits and
vegetables into the United States from
certain parts of the world to prevent the
introduction and dissemination of fruit
flies and other injurious plant pests that
are new to the United States or not
widely distributed within the United
States.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) will collect information
using PPQ form 587, ‘‘Permit
Application,’’ Phytosanitary Certificate,
Inspections, Records, Labeling and
Trapping. If APHIS did not collect this
information, the effectiveness of its
Import Regulations would be severely
compromised, likely resulting in the
introduction of a number of destructive
agricultural pests into the United States.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 2,959.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 124,779.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0035]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Plants for Planting
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 regulations for the importation of
plants for planting.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 19,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!document
Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0035-0001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0035, 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-2013-0035 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) 799–7039 before
coming.
SUMMARY:
For
information on the regulations for the
importation of plants for planting,
contact Mr. Arnold Tschanz, Senior
Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPIP, PHP,
PPQ, 4700 River Road Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2179.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Plants for
Planting.
OMB Number: 0579–0279.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Plant Protection
Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary
of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit
or 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. This authority
has been delegated to the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS).
APHIS regulations contained in
‘‘Subpart–Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR
319.37 through 319.37–14) prohibit or
restrict, among other things, the
importation of living plants, plant parts,
seeds, and plant cuttings for planting or
propagation. In accordance with these
regulations, plants for planting from
certain parts of the world may be
imported into the United States only
under certain conditions to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States.
Paragraph (u) of § 319.37–5 provides
the requirements for the importation of
Pelargonium spp. plants from the
Canary Islands, and paragraph (v)
provides the requirements for the
importation of plants from Israel, except
bulbs, dormant perennials, and seeds.
These requirements involve the use of
information collection activities,
including phytosanitary certificates
with additional declaration statements,
grower registration and agreements, and
production site registration for the
export program.
These information collection
activities were previously approved by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the title ‘‘Importation of
Nursery Stock.’’ However, on May 27,
2011, we published in the Federal
Register (76 FR 31172–31210, Docket
No. APHIS–2006–0011) a final rule that
changed the nursery stock regulations (7
CFR 319.37 through 319.37–14) to refer
instead to ‘‘plants for planting.’’ As a
result, we have revised the title of this
information collection to ‘‘Importation
of Plants for Planting.’’
We are asking 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:
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(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 0.11
hours per response.
Respondents: Importers, nurseries,
and the national plant protection
organizations of Spain and Israel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 60.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 86.07.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 5,164.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 559 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
June 2013.
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–2013–0007]
Notice of Availability of a Treatment
Evaluation Document; Methyl Bromide
Fumigation of Blueberries
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have determined that it is
necessary to immediately add to the
Plant Protection and Quarantine
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Treatment Manual an additional
treatment schedule for methyl bromide
fumigation of blueberries for
Mediterranean fruit fly and South
American fruit fly. We have prepared a
treatment evaluation document that
describes the new treatment schedule
and explains why we have determined
that it is effective at neutralizing these
fruit flies. We are making the treatment
evaluation document available to the
public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 19,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!document
Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0007-0001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0007, 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-2013-0007 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) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Inder P.S. Gadh, Senior Risk Manager—
Treatments, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851–2018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The regulations in 7 CFR chapter III
are intended, among other things, to
prevent the introduction or
dissemination of plant pests and
noxious weeds into or within the United
States. Under the regulations, certain
plants, fruits, vegetables, and other
articles must be treated before they may
be moved into the United States or
interstate. The phytosanitary treatments
regulations contained in part 305 of 7
CFR chapter III (referred to below as the
regulations) set out standards for
treatments required in parts 301, 318,
and 319 of 7 CFR chapter III for fruits,
vegetables, and other articles.
In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that
approved treatment schedules are set
out in the Plant Protection and
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0035]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Importation of Plants for Planting
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 regulations for the importation of
plants for planting.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 19, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0035-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2013-0035, 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-2013-
0035 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) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the regulations for
the importation of plants for planting, contact Mr. Arnold Tschanz,
Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPIP, PHP, PPQ, 4700 River Road
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2179. For copies of more
detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS'
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Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Plants for Planting.
OMB Number: 0579-0279.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.),
the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or 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. This
authority has been delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS).
APHIS regulations contained in ``Subpart-Plants for Planting'' (7
CFR 319.37 through 319.37-14) prohibit or restrict, among other things,
the importation of living plants, plant parts, seeds, and plant
cuttings for planting or propagation. In accordance with these
regulations, plants for planting from certain parts of the world may be
imported into the United States only under certain conditions to
prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States.
Paragraph (u) of Sec. 319.37-5 provides the requirements for the
importation of Pelargonium spp. plants from the Canary Islands, and
paragraph (v) provides the requirements for the importation of plants
from Israel, except bulbs, dormant perennials, and seeds. These
requirements involve the use of information collection activities,
including phytosanitary certificates with additional declaration
statements, grower registration and agreements, and production site
registration for the export program.
These information collection activities were previously approved by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the title ``Importation
of Nursery Stock.'' However, on May 27, 2011, we published in the
Federal Register (76 FR 31172-31210, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0011) a
final rule that changed the nursery stock regulations (7 CFR 319.37
through 319.37-14) to refer instead to ``plants for planting.'' As a
result, we have revised the title of this information collection to
``Importation of Plants for Planting.''
We are asking 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 0.11 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers, nurseries, and the national plant
protection organizations of Spain and Israel.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 60.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 86.07.
Estimated annual number of responses: 5,164.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 559 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 June 2013.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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