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[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0064]
AGENCY:
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Dated: October 22, 2015.
Jayne Thomisee,
Executive Director & Policy Advisor, U.S.
Agency for International Development.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
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Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Phytosanitary
Export Certification
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with the regulations for the
issuance of phytosanitary certificates for
plants or plant products being exported
to foreign countries.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before January 4,
2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2015-0064.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2015–0064, 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-2015-0064 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 the regulations for
phytosanitary export certification for
plants and plant products being
exported to foreign countries, contact
Mr. Terrance Wells, Export Specialist
North America and U.S. Territories,
PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
131, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–
2315. For copies of more detailed
information on the information
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Phytosanitary Export
Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0052.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to certify as to
the freedom of plants, plant products, or
biological control organisms from plant
pests or noxious weeds, or the exposure
of plants, plant products, or biological
control organisms to plant pests or
noxious weeds, according to the
phytosanitary or other requirements of
the countries to which the plants, plant
products, or biological control
organisms may be exported.
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. Our
regulations do not require that we
engage in export certification activities.
However, 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.
The export certification regulations in
7 CFR part 353 describe the procedures
for obtaining certification for plants and
plant products offered for export or reexport. To request that we perform a
phytosanitary inspection, an exporter
must complete and submit an
Application for Inspection and
Certification of Plants and Plant
Products for Export (PPQ Form 572).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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After assessing the condition of the
plants or plant products intended for
export (i.e., after conducting a
phytosanitary inspection), an inspector
(who may be an APHIS employee or a
State or county plant regulatory official)
will issue an internationally recognized
phytosanitary certificate (PPQ Form
577), a phytosanitary certificate for reexport (PPQ Form 579), or an export
certificate for processed plant products
(PPQ Form 578). These forms are critical
to our ability to certify plants and plant
products for export. Without them, we
would be unable to conduct an export
certification program.
Since the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB’s) last approval of this
collection, we have revised the
estimates of burden associated with this
information collection. We have added
activities that were previously not
accounted for, such as the
recordkeeping burden for PPQ Form 572
or its equivalent, a memorandum of
understanding for State inspectors,
request for APHIS to negotiate with
national plant protection organizations
for industry-issued certificates or
documentation, memorandum of
understanding with industry for
inspection and use of International
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures
Guidelines for Regulating Wood
Packaging Material in International
Trade (ISPM 15), and the application of
an ISPM 15 mark. In addition, we have
removed burden that reflected activities
that were conducted by APHIS
personnel.
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.
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Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
0.0066 hours per response.
Respondents: State, local, and county
plant regulatory officials, U.S. growers,
shippers, and exporters.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 9,101.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 6,155.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 56,015,610.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 369,977 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 28th day of
October 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0100]
Notice of Determination; Changes to
the National Poultry Improvement Plan
Program Standards
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are updating the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)
Program Standards document. In a
previous notice, we made available to
the public for review and comment
revisions to the NPIP Program Standards
document describing changes to blood
testing procedures for mycoplasma,
bacteriological examination procedure
changes for Salmonella, and the
addition of new approved diagnostic
test kits.
DATES: Effective January 4, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Denise Brinson, DVM, Director,
National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS,
APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road,
Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094–5104;
(770) 922–3496.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 9 CFR parts 145, 146, and
147 (referred to below as the
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regulations) contain the provisions of
the National Poultry Improvement Plan
(NPIP, also referred to below as ‘‘the
Plan’’), a cooperative Federal-StateIndustry mechanism for controlling
certain poultry diseases. The Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS, also referred to as ‘‘the
Service’’) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA, also referred to as
‘‘the Department’’) amends these
provisions from time to time to
incorporate new scientific information
and technologies within the Plan.
In § 147.53, paragraph (b) states that
approved tests and sanitation
procedures used to qualify flocks for
NPIP classifications are set out in the
NPIP Program Standards.1 In that
section, paragraphs (d) and (e) set out
the process for adding or revising tests
or sanitation procedures. Paragraph
(e)(1) states that APHIS will publish a
notice in the Federal Register making
the test or sanitation procedure
available for public comment. Paragraph
(e)(2)(i) states that, at the end of the
comment period, the test or sanitation
procedure will be added to the NPIP
Program Standards, or the NPIP Program
Standards will be updated to reflect
changes to an existing test or sanitation
procedure, if:
(a) No comments were received on the
notice;
(b) The comments on the notice
supported the action described in the
notice; or
(c) The comments on the notice were
evaluated but did not change the
Administrator’s determination that
approval of the test or sanitation
procedure is appropriate based on the
standards in paragraph (a) of § 147.53.
On February 6, 2015, we published a
notice 2 in the Federal Register (80 FR
6681, Docket No. APHIS–2014–0100)
advising the public that we had
prepared updates to the NPIP Program
Standards document. The proposed
updates included changes to blood
testing procedures for mycoplasma,
bacteriological examination procedure
changes for Salmonella, and the
addition of new approved diagnostic
test kits.
We solicited comments on the notice
for 30 days ending on March 9, 2015.
We received one comment by that date,
from a private citizen. However, the
1 The Program Standards may be viewed on the
NPIP Web site at https://www.poultryimprovement.
org/documents/ProgramStandardsAugust2014.pdf,
or by writing to the Service at National Poultry
Improvement Plan, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike
Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094.
2 To view the notice and comment we received,
go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
APHIS-2014-0100.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0064]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Phytosanitary Export Certification
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 regulations for the issuance
of phytosanitary certificates for plants or plant products being
exported to foreign countries.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
January 4, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0064.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0064, 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-2015-
0064 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
phytosanitary export certification for plants and plant products being
exported to foreign countries, contact Mr. Terrance Wells, Export
Specialist North America and U.S. Territories, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 131, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2315. For copies of
more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301)
851-2727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Phytosanitary Export Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0052.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to certify as to the freedom of
plants, plant products, or biological control organisms from plant
pests or noxious weeds, or the exposure of plants, plant products, or
biological control organisms to plant pests or noxious weeds, according
to the phytosanitary or other requirements of the countries to which
the plants, plant products, or biological control organisms may be
exported.
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. Our regulations do not require that we engage in export
certification activities. However, 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.
The export certification regulations in 7 CFR part 353 describe the
procedures for obtaining certification for plants and plant products
offered for export or re-export. To request that we perform a
phytosanitary inspection, an exporter must complete and submit an
Application for Inspection and Certification of Plants and Plant
Products for Export (PPQ Form 572).
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After assessing the condition of the plants or plant products
intended for export (i.e., after conducting a phytosanitary
inspection), an inspector (who may be an APHIS employee or a State or
county plant regulatory official) will issue an internationally
recognized phytosanitary certificate (PPQ Form 577), a phytosanitary
certificate for re-export (PPQ Form 579), or an export certificate for
processed plant products (PPQ Form 578). These forms are critical to
our ability to certify plants and plant products for export. Without
them, we would be unable to conduct an export certification program.
Since the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) last approval
of this collection, we have revised the estimates of burden associated
with this information collection. We have added activities that were
previously not accounted for, such as the recordkeeping burden for PPQ
Form 572 or its equivalent, a memorandum of understanding for State
inspectors, request for APHIS to negotiate with national plant
protection organizations for industry-issued certificates or
documentation, memorandum of understanding with industry for inspection
and use of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures
Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International
Trade (ISPM 15), and the application of an ISPM 15 mark. In addition,
we have removed burden that reflected activities that were conducted by
APHIS personnel.
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 0.0066 hours per response.
Respondents: State, local, and county plant regulatory officials,
U.S. growers, shippers, and exporters.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 9,101.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 6,155.
Estimated annual number of responses: 56,015,610.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 369,977 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 28th day of October 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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