Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 4608 [2016-01608]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 4608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01608]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 21, 2016.
    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 
are requested regarding (1) 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) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 February 
26, 2016 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 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 Citrus from Peru.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0289.
    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) fruits and 
vegetables regulations allow the importation, under certain conditions, 
of fresh commercial citrus fruit (grapefruit, limes, mandarin oranges, 
or tangerines, sweet oranges, and tangelos) from approved areas of Peru 
into the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
that includes Fruit Fly Management Program inspections by National 
Plant Protection Organization officials from Peru, grower registration 
and agreement, fruit fly trapping and monitoring, recordkeeping, and 
phytosanitary certificates. Without this information, APHIS could not 
verify that: (1) Fruit was treated; (2) citrus canker, fruit flies, and 
other pests were destroyed by treatment; or (3) the treatment was 
adequate to prevent the risk of plant pests from entering into the 
United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 31.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 31,339.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-01608 Filed 1-26-16; 8:45 am]
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