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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0110]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Accreditation of Nongovernment
Facilities
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
accrediting nongovernment facilities to
perform services related to the export of
plants or plant products.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 31,
2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!document
Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0110-0001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0110, 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-2013-0110 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
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sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 799–7039 before
coming.
For
information on accrediting
nongovernment facilities to perform
plant related export services, contact
Mr. Gregg Goodman, Senior
Accreditation Manager, QPAS, PHP,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851–
2074. For copies of more detailed
information on the information
collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2283.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Accreditation of
Nongovernment Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0130.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
among other things, provides export
certification services to assure other
countries that the plants and plant
products they are receiving from the
United States are free of plant pests
specified by the receiving country. This
activity is authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).
The export certification regulations,
which are contained in 7 CFR part 353,
describe the procedures for obtaining
certification for plants and plant
products offered for export or reexport.
Our regulations do not require that we
engage in export certification activities;
we perform this work as a service to
exporters who are shipping plants or
plant products to countries that require
phytosanitary certification as a
condition of entry.
After assessing the condition of the
plants or plant products intended for
export (i.e., after conducting a
phytosanitary inspection), an inspector
will issue an internationally recognized
phytosanitary certificate, a
phytosanitary certificate for reexport, or
an export certificate for processed plant
products. An important component of
the certification process, when required,
is laboratory testing of plant or plant
product samples.
The regulations allow nongovernment
facilities (such as commercial
laboratories and private inspection
services) to be accredited by APHIS to
perform specific laboratory testing or
phytosanitary inspections that could
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serve as the basis for issuing Federal
phytosanitary certificates, phytosanitary
certificates for reexport, or export
certificates for processed plant products.
The accreditation process requires the
use of several information collection
activities to ensure that nongovernment
facilities applying for accreditation
possess the necessary qualifications.
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 3.49
hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. National Seed
Health System applicants, accredited
entities, stakeholders, and State and
local plant health regulatory authorities.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 9.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 6.33.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 57.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 199 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.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of
January 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–01751 Filed 1–29–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0108]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Environmental Monitoring
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
environmental monitoring.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 31,
2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!document
Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0108-0001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0108, 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-2013-0108 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.
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SUMMARY:
For
information on environmental
monitoring, contact Dr. Robert Baca,
Environmental Compliance Lead, RPM,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 150,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2292.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
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Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Environmental Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0117.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The mission of the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is to provide
leadership in ensuring the health and
care of animals and plants, to improve
agricultural productivity and
competitiveness, and to contribute to
the national economy and the public
health.
APHIS is committed to accomplishing
its mission in a manner that promotes
and protects the integrity of the
environment. This includes APHIS’
compliance with all applicable
environmental statutes and regulations,
including the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), the regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality implementing
the procedural provisions of NEPA (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), USDA
regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR
part 1b), and APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372). APHIS engages in environmental
monitoring for certain activities that we
conduct to control or eradicate certain
pests and diseases. We monitor those
activities that have the greatest potential
for harm to the human environment to
ensure that the mitigation measures
developed to avoid that harm are
enforced and effective. In many cases,
monitoring is required where APHIS
programs are conducted close to
habitats of endangered and threatened
species. This monitoring is developed in
coordination with the U.S. Department
of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife
Service, in compliance with the
Endangered Species Act (50 U.S.C.
17.11 and 17.12).
APHIS field personnel and State
cooperators jointly use an
Environmental Monitoring Form
(APHIS Form 2060) to collect
information concerning the effects of
pesticide use in these sensitive areas.
The goal of environmental monitoring is
to track the potential impact that APHIS
activities may have on the environment
and to use this knowledge in making
any necessary adjustments in future
program actions.
This information collection activity
was previously approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) with
an estimated annual number of
respondents of 150. However, since the
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last approval, we no longer gather
information from individual
households. As a result, we have
adjusted the estimated annual number
of respondents, the estimated annual
number of responses, and the estimated
total annual burden on respondents.
We are asking OMB to approve our
use of this information collection
activity 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 0.50
hours per response.
Respondents: Growers, appliers of
pesticides, State department of
agriculture personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 110.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 20.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 2,200.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,100 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 23rd day of
January 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–01754 Filed 1–29–14; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0110]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Accreditation of Nongovernment Facilities
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 accrediting nongovernment facilities to
perform services related to the export of plants or plant products.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
31, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0110-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2013-0110, 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-
0110 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 accrediting
nongovernment facilities to perform plant related export services,
contact Mr. Gregg Goodman, Senior Accreditation Manager, QPAS, PHP,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301)
851-2074. For copies of more detailed information on the information
collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851-2283.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Accreditation of Nongovernment Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0130.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
among other things, provides export certification services to assure
other countries that the plants and plant products they are receiving
from the United States are free of plant pests specified by the
receiving country. This activity is authorized by the Plant Protection
Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).
The export certification regulations, which are contained in 7 CFR
part 353, describe the procedures for obtaining certification for
plants and plant products offered for export or reexport. Our
regulations do not require that we engage in export certification
activities; we perform this work as a service to exporters who are
shipping plants or plant products to countries that require
phytosanitary certification as a condition of entry.
After assessing the condition of the plants or plant products
intended for export (i.e., after conducting a phytosanitary
inspection), an inspector will issue an internationally recognized
phytosanitary certificate, a phytosanitary certificate for reexport, or
an export certificate for processed plant products. An important
component of the certification process, when required, is laboratory
testing of plant or plant product samples.
The regulations allow nongovernment facilities (such as commercial
laboratories and private inspection services) to be accredited by APHIS
to perform specific laboratory testing or phytosanitary inspections
that could serve as the basis for issuing Federal phytosanitary
certificates, phytosanitary certificates for reexport, or export
certificates for processed plant products.
The accreditation process requires the use of several information
collection activities to ensure that nongovernment facilities applying
for accreditation possess the necessary qualifications.
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 3.49 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. National Seed Health System applicants,
accredited entities, stakeholders, and State and local plant health
regulatory authorities.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 9.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 6.33.
Estimated annual number of responses: 57.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 199 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.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of January 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-01751 Filed 1-29-14; 8:45 am]
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