Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock and Fruit From Quarantined Areas, 18731 [2017-08027]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 76 (Friday, April 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08027]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0027]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated 
Nursery Stock and Fruit From Quarantined Areas

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 
interstate movement of regulated nursery stock and fruit from 
quarantined areas to prevent the spread of citrus canker.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 
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-2017-0027.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0027, 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-
0027 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 interstate movement of regulated nursery stock and fruit from 
citrus canker quarantined areas, 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: Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery 
Stock and Fruit From Quarantined Areas.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0317.
    Type of Request: Revision to and 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, either independently or in 
cooperation with States, to carry out operations or measures to detect, 
eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of plant 
pests, such as citrus canker, that are new to or not widely distributed 
within the United States.
    Citrus canker is a plant disease that affects plant and plant 
parts, including fresh fruit of citrus and citrus relatives (family 
Rutaceae). Citrus canker can cause defoliation and other serious damage 
to the leaves and twigs of susceptible plants. It can also cause 
lesions on the fruit of infected plants and cause infected fruit to 
drop from trees before reaching maturity. The aggressive A (Asiatic) 
strain of citrus canker can infect susceptible plants rapidly and lead 
to extensive economic losses in commercial citrus-producing areas.
    The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regulations to 
prevent the interstate spread of citrus canker are contained in 
``Subpart--Citrus Canker'' (7 CFR 301.75-1 through 301.75-17). The 
regulations restrict the interstate movement of regulated articles from 
and through areas quarantined because of citrus canker and provide, 
among other things, conditions under which regulated nursery stock and 
fruit may be moved interstate. The interstate movement of regulated 
nursery stock and fruit from quarantined areas involves information 
collection activities, including compliance agreements, package 
marking, certificates, and limited permits.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (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 0.19 hours per response.
    Respondents: Citrus growers and packinghouses.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 400.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 36.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 14,402.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 2,742 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 17th day of April 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-08027 Filed 4-20-17; 8:45 am]
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