Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey, 5530 [2017-01020]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 5530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01020]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0106]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey

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 Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 
20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0106.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0106, 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-2016-
0106 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 Cooperative 
Agricultural Pest Survey, contact Dr. Robert Baca, Assistant Director, 
Permitting and Compliance Coordination, Compliance and Environmental 
Coordination Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 150, Riverdale, 
MD 20737; (301) 851-2292. For copies of more detailed information on 
the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' 
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0010.
    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, either independently or in 
cooperation with the States, to carry out operations or measures to 
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of 
plant pests and noxious weeds 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).
    To carry out this mission, APHIS' Plant Protection and Quarantine 
(PPQ) program has joined forces with the States and other agencies to 
create a program called the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey 
(CAPS). The CAPS program coordinates efforts through cooperative 
agreements with the States and other agencies to collect and manage 
data on plant pests, noxious weeds, and biological control agents, 
which may be used to control plant pests or noxious weeds.
    This program allows the States and PPQ to conduct surveillance 
activities to detect and measure the presence of exotic plant pests and 
weeds and to input surveillance data into a uniform national system. 
Among other things, this allows APHIS to obtain a more comprehensive 
picture of plant pest conditions in the United States.
    The CAPS program involves certain information collection 
activities, such as cooperative agreements, pest detection surveys, a 
disclosure form, a form for determination of specimens, and various 
application forms.
    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 0.24 hours per response.
    Respondents: State cooperators participating in CAPS and not-for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 54.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 271.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 14,634.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 3,573 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 11th day of January 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-01020 Filed 1-17-17; 8:45 am]
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