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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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March 23, 2017.
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 April 27, 2017
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
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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: Plum Pox Compensation.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0159.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701
et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, or movement of
plants and plant pests to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. The
regulations in 7 CFR 301.74–5 permit
owners of commercial stone fruit
orchards and owners of fruit tree
nurseries to receive compensation under
certain circumstances. Owners of
commercial stone fruit orchards may
receive compensation for losses
associated with trees destroyed to
control plum pox pursuant to an
emergency action notification (EAN)
issued by the Animal & Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS). Owners of
fruit tree nurseries may receive
compensation for net revenue losses
associated with movement or sale of
nursery stock prohibited under an EAN
issued by APHIS with respect to
regulated articles within the nursery in
order to control plum pox. Plum Pox is
an extremely serious viral disease of
plants that can affect many stone fruit
species, including plum, peach, apricot,
almond, and nectarine. APHIS will
collect information using form PPQ 651
Application for Plum Pox
Compensation, PPQ 523 Emergency
Action Notification, Orchard Owner
Records, Destruction Verification
Document, and State Compensation.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect the owner’s name
and address, a description of the
owner’s property, and a certification
statement that the trees removed from
the owner’s property were stone fruit
trees from commercial fruit orchards or
fruit tree nurseries. For claims made by
owners of stone fruit orchards, the
completed application must be
accompanied by a copy of the EAN
ordering the destruction of their trees,
the notification’s accompanying
inventory describing the acreage and
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ages of trees removed and
documentation verifying that the
destruction of the trees have been
completed and the date of that
completion. For claims made by owners
of fruit tree nurseries, the completed
application must be accompanied by a
copy of the EAN prohibiting the same or
movement of the nursery stock, the
notification’s accompanying inventory
describing the total number of trees
covered by the EAN, their age and
variety, and documentation indicating
the final disposition of the nursery
stock. Without the information APHIS
would be unable to compensate eligible
grove and nursery owners for their
losses.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 5.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
March 23, 2017.
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 April 27, 2017
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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 Plant and Health Inspection
Service
Title: Commercial Transportation of
Equines to Slaughter.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0160.
Summary of Collection: Sections 901–
905 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
U.S.C. 1901), authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to issue guidelines for
regulating the commercial
transportation of horses to slaughter by
person regularly engaged in that activity
within the United States. To fulfill this
responsibility, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
established regulations in title 9, part 88
of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
minimum standards cover among other
things the food, water, and rest provided
to these horses while they are in transit;
and to review other related issues that
may be appropriate to ensuring that
these animals are treated humanely.
Implementing these regulations entails
the use of information collection
activities such as providing business
information, completing an owner/
shipper certificate and continuation
sheet, and maintaining records of the
owner/shipper certificate and
continuation sheet.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect the following
information: (1) Shippers name and
address and the owner’s name and
address; (2) description of the
transporting vehicle, including the
license plate number; (3) a description
of the horse’s physical characteristics,
including its sex, coloring,
distinguishing marks, permanent
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brands, electronic means of
identification, or other characteristics
that can be use to accurately identify the
horse; (4) the number of the USDA
backtags that has been applied to the
horse; (5) a statement of the animal’s
fitness to travel, which must indicate
that the horse is able to bear weight on
all four limbs, is able to walk
unassisted, is not blind in both eyes, is
older than 6 months of age, and is not
likely to give birth during the trip; (6)
a description of anything unusual with
regard to the physical condition of the
horse, such as a wound or blindness in
one eye, and any special handling
needs; (7) the date, time, and place the
horse was loaded on the conveyance;
and (8) a statement that the horse was
provided access to food, water, and rest
prior to transport. This information is
helpful in those instances in which
APHIS must conduct a trace back
investigation of any possibly salleged
violation of the regulations.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit and Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 302.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3308.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza, All Subtypes, and Newcastle
Disease; Additional Restrictions.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0245.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA), 7 U.S.C.
8301, is the primary Federal law
governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of
Agriculture broad authority to detect,
control, or eradicate pests or diseases of
livestock or poultry. The agency charged
with carrying out this disease
prevention mission is the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), through its Veterinary Services
(VS) Program. Highly pathogenic avian
influenza (HPAI) and Newcastle Disease
are extremely infectious and often fatal
disease affecting all types of birds and
poultry.
Need and Use of the Information: To
protect the United States against an
incursion of HPAI and Newcastle
Disease, APHIS requires the use of
several information collection activities,
including an USDA–APHIS–VS
Application For Permit To Import or
Transport Controlled Materials or
Organisms or Vectors (VS Form 16–3);
a United States Veterinary Permit for
Importation and Transportation of
Controlled Materials and Organisms and
Vectors (VS Form 16–6A); an
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Application for Approval or Report of
Inspection Establishment Handling
Restricted Animal Byproducts or
Controlled Materials (VS Form 16–25);
USDA–APHIS–VS Agreement for
Handling Restricted Imports of Animal
By-Products and Controlled Materials
(VS Form 16–26); USDA–APHIS–VS
Report of Entry, Shipment of Restricted
Imported Animal Products and Animal
By-Products, and Other Material (VS
Form 16–78); USDA–APHIS–VS
Application for Import or in Transit
Permit (Animals, Animal Semen,
Animal Embryos, Birds, Poultry, and
Hatching Eggs) (VS Form 17–129);
USDA–APHIS Agreement of Pet Bird
Owner (VS Form 17–8); application of
seals and agreements; notarized
declaration or affirmation; notification
of signs of disease in a recently
imported bird; cooperative service
agreements, and recordkeeping by
processing establishments. APHIS will
collect information to ensure that U.S.
birds and poultry undergo appropriate
examinations before entering the United
States. Without the information, it
would be impossible for APHIS to
establish an effective line of defense
against an introduction of HPAI and
Newcastle Disease.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 970.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting
and Recordkeeping: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,046.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Emerald Ash
Borer Host Material from Canada.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0319.
Summary of Collection: The United
States Department of Agriculture,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), is responsible for
preventing plant diseases or insect pests
from entering the United States,
preventing the spread of pests and
noxious weeds not widely distributed in
the United States, and eradicating those
imported pests when eradication is
feasible. Under the Plant Protection Act
(7 U.S.C. 7701—et. seq), the Secretary of
Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or
restrict the importation, entry, or
movement of plants and plant pests to
prevent the introduction of plant pests
into the United States or their
dissemination within the United States.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 319,
‘‘Foreign Quarantine Notices,’’ prohibit
or restrict the importation of certain
plants and plant products to prevent the
introduction or dissemination of plant
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pests and noxious weeds into the
United States. The Foreign Quarantine
Notices regulations prohibit or restrict
the importation of certain articles from
Canada that present the risk of being
infested with Emerald Ash Borer (EAB).
EAB is a destructive wood-boring insect
that attacks ash trees (Fraxinus spp.,
including green ash, white ash, and
several horticultural varieties of ash).
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information using
phytosanitary certificate, permit
application, and certificates of
inspection. If APHIS did not collect this
information, EAB could damage ash
trees and cause economic losses to
nursery stock and the nursery industry.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other-for-profit; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 42.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–06076 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
March 22, 2017.
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 April 27, 2017
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), OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202)
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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.
Food and Nutrition Service
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0010]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay
and Beef From Argentina and Brazil
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 regulations for the
importation of beef and ovine meat from
Uruguay and beef from Argentina and
Brazil.
SUMMARY:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program: State Issuance and
Participation Estimates—Forms FNS–
388 and FNS–388A only Recordkeeping
Burden Estimates.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0081.
Summary of Collection: Section 18(b)
of Food and Nutrition Act, (the Act) 7
U.S.C. 2027(b), limits the value of
allotments paid to SNAP households to
an amount not in excess of the
appropriation for the fiscal year. Timely
State monthly issuance estimates are
necessary for the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) to ensure that it remains
within the appropriation and will have
a direct effect upon the manner in
which allotments would be reduced if
necessary.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS
uses the FNS–388 to obtain monthly
estimated or actual issuance and
participation data for the current and
previous months. In addition, State
agencies are required to collect and
maintain reports submitted in a project
area breakdown on the FNS–388, of
issuance and participation data twice a
year. The project area breakdown
attached to the FNS–388, twice a year is
known as the FNS–388A. The data is
collected and maintained because it is
useful in identifying project areas that
operate fraud detection units in
accordance with the Act.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping only; Monthly; Semiannually.
Total Burden Hours: 17.
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before May 30,
2017.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0010.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0010, 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-2017-0010 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 the
importation of beef and ovine meat from
Uruguay and beef from Argentina and
Brazil, contact Dr. Lynette Williams,
Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal
Products, NIES, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1236; (301) 851–3300. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 23, 2017.
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 April
27, 2017
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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 Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0160.
Summary of Collection: Sections 901-905 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901), authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to issue guidelines for regulating the
commercial transportation of horses to slaughter by person regularly
engaged in that activity within the United States. To fulfill this
responsibility, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
established regulations in title 9, part 88 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. The minimum standards cover among other things the food,
water, and rest provided to these horses while they are in transit; and
to review other related issues that may be appropriate to ensuring that
these animals are treated humanely. Implementing these regulations
entails the use of information collection activities such as providing
business information, completing an owner/shipper certificate and
continuation sheet, and maintaining records of the owner/shipper
certificate and continuation sheet.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the following
information: (1) Shippers name and address and the owner's name and
address; (2) description of the transporting vehicle, including the
license plate number; (3) a description of the horse's physical
characteristics, including its sex, coloring, distinguishing marks,
permanent brands, electronic means of identification, or other
characteristics that can be use to accurately identify the horse; (4)
the number of the USDA backtags that has been applied to the horse; (5)
a statement of the animal's fitness to travel, which must indicate that
the horse is able to bear weight on all four limbs, is able to walk
unassisted, is not blind in both eyes, is older than 6 months of age,
and is not likely to give birth during the trip; (6) a description of
anything unusual with regard to the physical condition of the horse,
such as a wound or blindness in one eye, and any special handling
needs; (7) the date, time, and place the horse was loaded on the
conveyance; and (8) a statement that the horse was provided access to
food, water, and rest prior to transport. This information is helpful
in those instances in which APHIS must conduct a trace back
investigation of any possibly salleged violation of the regulations.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit and
Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 302.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3308.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, All Subtypes, and
Newcastle Disease; Additional Restrictions.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0245.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA), 7
U.S.C. 8301, is the primary Federal law governing the protection of
animal health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad
authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of
livestock or poultry. The agency charged with carrying out this disease
prevention mission is the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), through its Veterinary Services (VS) Program. Highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and Newcastle Disease are extremely
infectious and often fatal disease affecting all types of birds and
poultry.
Need and Use of the Information: To protect the United States
against an incursion of HPAI and Newcastle Disease, APHIS requires the
use of several information collection activities, including an USDA-
APHIS-VS Application For Permit To Import or Transport Controlled
Materials or Organisms or Vectors (VS Form 16-3); a United States
Veterinary Permit for Importation and Transportation of Controlled
Materials and Organisms and Vectors (VS Form 16-6A); an Application for
Approval or Report of Inspection Establishment Handling Restricted
Animal Byproducts or Controlled Materials (VS Form 16-25); USDA-APHIS-
VS Agreement for Handling Restricted Imports of Animal By-Products and
Controlled Materials (VS Form 16-26); USDA-APHIS-VS Report of Entry,
Shipment of Restricted Imported Animal Products and Animal By-Products,
and Other Material (VS Form 16-78); USDA-APHIS-VS Application for
Import or in Transit Permit (Animals, Animal Semen, Animal Embryos,
Birds, Poultry, and Hatching Eggs) (VS Form 17-129); USDA-APHIS
Agreement of Pet Bird Owner (VS Form 17-8); application of seals and
agreements; notarized declaration or affirmation; notification of signs
of disease in a recently imported bird; cooperative service agreements,
and recordkeeping by processing establishments. APHIS will collect
information to ensure that U.S. birds and poultry undergo appropriate
examinations before entering the United States. Without the
information, it would be impossible for APHIS to establish an effective
line of defense against an introduction of HPAI and Newcastle Disease.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 970.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting and Recordkeeping: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,046.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Emerald Ash Borer Host Material from Canada.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0319.
Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is responsible for
preventing plant diseases or insect pests from entering the United
States, preventing the spread of pests and noxious weeds not widely
distributed in the United States, and eradicating those imported pests
when eradication is feasible. Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701--et. seq), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit
or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant
pests to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States
or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations in 7
CFR part 319, ``Foreign Quarantine Notices,'' prohibit or restrict the
importation of certain plants and plant products to prevent the
introduction or dissemination of plant
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pests and noxious weeds into the United States. The Foreign Quarantine
Notices regulations prohibit or restrict the importation of certain
articles from Canada that present the risk of being infested with
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). EAB is a destructive wood-boring insect that
attacks ash trees (Fraxinus spp., including green ash, white ash, and
several horticultural varieties of ash).
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using phytosanitary certificate, permit application, and certificates
of inspection. If APHIS did not collect this information, EAB could
damage ash trees and cause economic losses to nursery stock and the
nursery industry.
Description of Respondents: Business or other-for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 42.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-06076 Filed 3-27-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
