Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Plants for Planting Regulations, 9874-9875 [2014-03690]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0111]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Hass Avocados From
Michoacan, Mexico
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
regulations for the importation of Hass
avocados from Michoacan, Mexico.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 22,
2014.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-01110001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0111, 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-2013-0111 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
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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 importation of Hass
avocados from Michoacan, Mexico,
contact Mr. David Lamb, Regulatory
Policy Specialist, RCC, RPM, PHP, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2103.
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 Hass Avocados
From Michoacan, Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0129.
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, including
avocado stem weevils, avocado seed
weevils, and seed moths, into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. Regulations
authorized by the PPA concerning the
importation of fruits and vegetables into
the United States from certain parts of
the world are contained in ‘‘Subpart—
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–64).
Section 319.56–30 provides the
requirements for the importation of Hass
avocados from Michoacan, Mexico,
under certain conditions. These
requirements include, among other
things, trust fund agreements, work
plans, phytosanitary certificates,
stickers, truck and container seals, and
box marking.
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;
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(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
0.0015 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers, shippers, and
the national plant protection
organization of Mexico.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 2,205.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 31,782.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 70,080,307.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 105,558 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 18th day of
February 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–03691 Filed 2–20–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0112]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Plants for
Planting Regulations
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 35 / Friday, February 21, 2014 / Notices
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with the plants for planting
regulations.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 22,
2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-01120001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0112, 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-2013-0112 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) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the plants for planting
regulations, contact Dr. Arnold Tschanz,
Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist,
PPIP, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 851–2179. 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: Plants for Planting Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0190.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, either
independently or in cooperation with
States, may carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests that are new to or not widely
distributed within the United States.
This authority has been delegated to the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA).
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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,
and seeds for 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.
Individuals who are involved in
growing, exporting, and importing
plants for planting must provide
information to APHIS about the
commodities they wish to bring into the
United States. This information serves
as the supporting documentation
needed to issue required forms and
documents, and is vital to help ensure
that plant pests are not introduced into
the United States.
This notice includes the information
collection requirements currently
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for the importation
of plants for planting under OMB
control number 0579–0279, and update
of nursery stock regulations under OMB
control number 0579–0190. After OMB
approves and combines the burden for
both collections under one collection
(0579–0190), the USDA will retire OMB
control number 0579–0279.
In addition, on May 27, 2011, APHIS
published a final rule in the Federal
Register (76 FR 31172–31210, Docket
No. APHIS–2006–0011) 1 that changed
the nursery stock regulations (7 CFR
319.37 through 319.37–14) to refer
instead to ‘‘plants for planting.’’ In
addition, since the final rule has been
published, ‘‘update’’ is no longer
needed. As a result, we have revised the
title of this information collection to
‘‘Plants for Planting Regulations.’’
We are asking OMB to approve our
use of these information collection
activities, as described, 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;
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(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
0.1204 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers and exporters
of plants for planting.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 94.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 57.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 5,364.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 646 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 18th day of
February 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–03690 Filed 2–20–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2013–0037]
RIN 0583–AD32
Discontinuation of the Qualitative (30
mL) Campylobacter Analysis for
Young Chickens
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is
discontinuing the use of its 30-mL
qualitative analysis for Campylobacter
for young chickens. The Agency
suspended this analysis on June 3, 2013.
FSIS evaluated the available
Campylobacter data, and its analysis
suggested that the performance standard
based on an analysis of the 1-mL sample
volume is sufficiently sensitive to
identify establishments whose process
control is substandard. This is the only
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0112]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Plants for Planting Regulations
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with the plants for planting
regulations.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0112-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2013-0112, 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-2013-
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) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the plants for
planting regulations, contact Dr. Arnold Tschanz, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, PPIP, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2179. 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: Plants for Planting Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0190.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in
cooperation with States, may carry out operations or measures to
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests that are new to or not widely distributed within the United
States. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
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, and seeds for
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. Individuals who are involved in growing,
exporting, and importing plants for planting must provide information
to APHIS about the commodities they wish to bring into the United
States. This information serves as the supporting documentation needed
to issue required forms and documents, and is vital to help ensure that
plant pests are not introduced into the United States.
This notice includes the information collection requirements
currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the
importation of plants for planting under OMB control number 0579-0279,
and update of nursery stock regulations under OMB control number 0579-
0190. After OMB approves and combines the burden for both collections
under one collection (0579-0190), the USDA will retire OMB control
number 0579-0279.
In addition, on May 27, 2011, APHIS published a final rule in the
Federal Register (76 FR 31172-31210, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0011) \1\
that changed the nursery stock regulations (7 CFR 319.37 through
319.37-14) to refer instead to ``plants for planting.'' In addition,
since the final rule has been published, ``update'' is no longer
needed. As a result, we have revised the title of this information
collection to ``Plants for Planting Regulations.''
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We are asking OMB to approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, 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 0.1204 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers and exporters of plants for planting.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 94.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 57.
Estimated annual number of responses: 5,364.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 646 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 18th day of February 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-03690 Filed 2-20-14; 8:45 am]
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