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intent is to provide for independent
hearing and review determinations that
resulted from Agency adverse decisions.
Hearing Officers conduct evidentiary
hearings on adverse decisions or, when
the appellant requests they review the
Agency’s record of the adverse decision
without a hearing. Although NAD
maintains a database to track appeal
requests, the database contains only
information necessary to process the
appeal request, such as the name,
address, filing data, and final results of
the appeal. NAD will collect
information using a survey.
Need and Use of the Information:
NAD wants to gather current data to
measure the appellant’s perception of
the quality of how easy the
determination was to read; how intently
the Hearing Officer listened to the
appellant; and if the appellant would be
willing to have the same Hearing Officer
hear a future appeal. NAD will also use
the information gathered from its
surveys to tailor and prioritize training.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 1,600.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 272.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by September 20,
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
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.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
Title: Importation of Hass Avocado
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from Michoacan Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0129.
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 Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) regulations allow fresh Hass
Avocados grown in approved orchards
in Michoacan, Mexico to be imported
into the United States under certain
conditions.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information using
form PPQ 587 ‘‘Application for Permit
to Import Plants or Plant Products,’’ to
ensure that fresh Hass Avocados from
Mexico do not harbor insect pests
(including Avocado stem weevils, seed
weevils, and seed moths). The
information collected will ensure that
fresh Hass Avocados from Mexico do
not harbor exotic insect pests that, if
introduced into the United States, could
inflict severe damage upon U.S.
agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit; Federal Government;
and State Officials.
Number of Respondents: 1,786.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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August 16, 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.
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Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 447,216.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service
Title: Export Certification,
Accreditation of Non-Government
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0130.
Summary of Collection: The
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is responsible for
preventing plant diseases or insect pests
from entering the United States, as well
as, the spread of pests not widely
distributed in the United States, and
eradicating those imported when
eradication is feasible. The Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.),
authorizes the Department to carry out
this mission. In addition to its mission,
APHIS provides export certification
services to ensure other countries that
the plants and plant products they are
receiving from the United States are free
of plant diseases and insect pests.
Need and Use of the Information: The
accreditation process requires the use of
several information activities to ensure
that nongovernment facilities applying
for accreditation processes the necessary
qualifications. APHIS will collect
information for applications submitted
by operator/owner of a non-government
facility seeking accreditation to conduct
laboratory testing or phytosanitary
inspection. The application should
contain the legal name and full address
of the facility, the name, address,
telephone and fax numbers of the
facility’s operator, a description of the
facility, and a description of the specific
laboratory testing or phytosanitary
inspection services for which the
facility is seeking accreditation. If these
activities are not conducted properly,
APHIS export certification program
would be compromised, causing a
disruption in plant and plant product
exports that could prove financially
damaging to U.S. exporters.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit; State, Local and
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 9.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 199.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: South American Cactus Moth;
Quarantine and Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0337.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701—et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is
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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 Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) regulations, ‘‘Subpart-South
American Cactus Moth’’ (7 CFR part
301.55 through 301.55–9), restrict the
interstate movement of regulated
articles from quarantined areas into or
through non-quarantined areas within
the United States.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information using
limited permits, Federal certificates, and
compliance agreements. The limited
permits are used to authorize movement
of regulated articles that are not
certifiable to specified destination for
processing, treatment, or utilization.
Federal certificates are used for
domestic movement of treated articles
relating to quarantines, and are issued
for regulated articles when an inspector
or other person authorized to issue
certificates finds that the articles have
met the conditions of the regulations
and may be safely moved interstate
without further restrictions. Compliance
agreements are provided for the
convenience of persons who are
involved in the growing, handling, or
moving of regulated articles from
quarantined areas. Without this
information, APHIS could not provide
an effective domestic quarantine
program to prevent the artificial spread
of the South American cactus moth
within the United States.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; and Foreign Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 6.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 16.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Johne’s Disease.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0338.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act of 2002 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 regulations in Title 9, Chapter 1,
Subchapter C of the Code of Federal
Regulations, govern the interstate
movement of animals to prevent the
dissemination of livestock and poultry
diseases in the United States.
Need and Use of the Information:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) will collect information
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using form VS 1–27, Permit for
Movement of Restricted Animals and
Official Ear Tags. APHIS will collect the
following information from formVS–
127: (1) The number of animals to be
moved; (2) the species of the animals;
(3) the points of origin and destination,
and (4) the names and addresses of the
consignor and the consignee. Failing to
collect this information would greatly
hinder the control of Johne’s disease
and possible lead to increased
prevalence.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Accredited
Veterinarians.
Number of Respondents: 6.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 9.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of French Beans
and Runner Beans from the Republic of
Kenya into the United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0373.
Summary of Collection: The Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture
to restrict the importation, entry, or
interstate movement of plants, plant
products and other articles to prevent
the introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. The
regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and
Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through
319.56–76), prohibit or restrict the
importation of fruits and vegetables into
the United States from certain parts of
the world to prevent the introduction
and dissemination of plant pests that are
new to or not widely distributed within
the United States. The regulations allow
the importation of French beans and
runner beans from the Republic of
Kenya into the United States. As a
condition of entry, both commodities
would have to be produced in
accordance with a systems approach
that would include requirements for
packing, washing, and processing.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service will use the following activities
to collect information: Inspections,
packinghouse registration, box labeling,
and phytosanitary certificates. Use of
these information collection activities
would allow for the importation of
French beans and runner beans from the
Republic of Kenya into the United
States while continuing the protection
against the introduction of quarantine
pests.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; and Foreign Federal
Government.
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Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 55.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Female Squash
Flowers from Israel into the Continental
United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0406.
Summary of Collection: The Plant
Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.) authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to restrict the importation,
entry, or interstate movement of plants,
plant products, and other articles to
prevent the introduction of plant pests
into the United States or their
dissemination within the United States.
As authorized by the PPA, the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) regulates the importation of
certain fruits and vegetables in
accordance with the regulations in
‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7
CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–76.
Section 319.56–68 provides the
requirements for the importation of
female squash flowers from Israel into
the continental United States.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information using
the following activities: Production site
registration, trapping records, box
markings, production site inspections,
and phytosanitary certificates.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; and Foreign Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 6.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 556.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Cape Gooseberry
from Colombia into the United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0411.
Summary of Collection: The Plant
Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.) authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to restrict the importation,
entry, or interstate movement of plants,
plant products, and other articles to
prevent the introduction of plant pests
into the United States or their
dissemination within the United States.
As authorized by the PPA, the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) regulates the importation of
certain fruits and vegetables in
accordance with the regulations in
‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7
CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–76). In
accordance with Section 319.56–67,
cape gooseberry from Colombia may be
imported into the United States under
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certain conditions to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information using
the following activities: Bilateral
workplan, production site registration,
trapping, recordkeeping, phytosanitary
inspection and a phytosanitary
certificate.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; and Foreign Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 424.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion, Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 2,880.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Direct Investment
Surveys: BE–605, Quarterly Survey of
Foreign Direct Investment in the United
States—Transactions of U.S. Affiliate
With Foreign Parent
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before October 20,
2017.
SUMMARY:
Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, or via email at
PRAcomments@doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Patricia Abaroa, Chief, Direct
Investment Division (BE–49), Bureau of
Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 4600 Silver Hill Rd.,
Washington, DC 20233; phone: (301)
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Patricia.Abaroa@bea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Quarterly Survey of Foreign
Direct Investment in the United States—
Transactions of U.S. Affiliate with
Foreign Parent (Form BE–605) obtains
quarterly data on transactions and
positions between foreign-owned U.S.
business enterprises and their ‘‘affiliated
foreign groups’’ (i.e., their foreign
parents and foreign affiliates of their
foreign parents). The survey is a sample
survey that covers all U.S. affiliates
above a size-exemption level. The
sample data are used to derive universe
estimates of direct investment
transactions, positions, and income in
nonbenchmark years from similar data
reported in the BE–12, Benchmark
Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in
the United States, which is conducted
every five years and will next be
conducted for the fiscal year ending in
2017. The data collected through the
BE–605 survey are essential for the
preparation of the U.S. international
transactions, national income and
product, and input-output accounts and
the net international investment
position of the United States. The data
are needed to measure the size and
economic significance of foreign direct
investment in the United States,
measure changes in such investment,
and assess its impact on the U.S.
economy.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA) does not propose any changes to
the survey.
II. Method of Collection
Notice of specific reporting
requirements, including who is to
report, the information to be reported,
the manner of reporting, and the time
and place of filing reports, will be
mailed to potential respondents each
quarter. Reports are due 30 days after
the close of each calendar or fiscal
quarter, or 45 days if the report is for the
final quarter of the respondent’s
financial reporting year. Reports are
required from every U.S. business
enterprise in which a foreign entity
owns, directly and/or indirectly, 10
percent or more of the voting securities
of the U.S. business enterprise if it is
incorporated, or an equivalent interest if
it is unincorporated, at any time during
the quarter, and that meets the
additional conditions detailed in Form
BE–605. Certain private funds are
exempt from reporting. Entities required
to report will be contacted individually
by BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA
have no reporting responsibilities.
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Potential respondents include those
U.S. business enterprises that were
required to report on the BE–12,
Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct
Investment in the United States—2012,
along with those U.S. business
enterprises that subsequently have
become at least partly foreign owned.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0608–0009.
Form Number: BE–605.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses:
17,200 annually.
Estimated Time per Response: One
hour is the average, but may vary
considerably among respondents
because of differences in company size
and complexity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 17,200.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: International
Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C.
3101–3108, as amended).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 16, 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
September 20, 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 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: Importation of Hass Avocado from Michoac[aacute]n Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0129.
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 Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations allow fresh Hass
Avocados grown in approved orchards in Michoacan, Mexico to be imported
into the United States under certain conditions.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using form PPQ 587 ``Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant
Products,'' to ensure that fresh Hass Avocados from Mexico do not
harbor insect pests (including Avocado stem weevils, seed weevils, and
seed moths). The information collected will ensure that fresh Hass
Avocados from Mexico do not harbor exotic insect pests that, if
introduced into the United States, could inflict severe damage upon
U.S. agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal
Government; and State Officials.
Number of Respondents: 1,786.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 447,216.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Export Certification, Accreditation of Non-Government
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0130.
Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for
preventing plant diseases or insect pests from entering the United
States, as well as, the spread of pests not widely distributed in the
United States, and eradicating those imported when eradication is
feasible. The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), authorizes
the Department to carry out this mission. In addition to its mission,
APHIS provides export certification services to ensure other countries
that the plants and plant products they are receiving from the United
States are free of plant diseases and insect pests.
Need and Use of the Information: The accreditation process requires
the use of several information activities to ensure that nongovernment
facilities applying for accreditation processes the necessary
qualifications. APHIS will collect information for applications
submitted by operator/owner of a non-government facility seeking
accreditation to conduct laboratory testing or phytosanitary
inspection. The application should contain the legal name and full
address of the facility, the name, address, telephone and fax numbers
of the facility's operator, a description of the facility, and a
description of the specific laboratory testing or phytosanitary
inspection services for which the facility is seeking accreditation. If
these activities are not conducted properly, APHIS export certification
program would be compromised, causing a disruption in plant and plant
product exports that could prove financially damaging to U.S.
exporters.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State,
Local and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 9.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 199.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: South American Cactus Moth; Quarantine and Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0337.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701--et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is
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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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations,
``Subpart-South American Cactus Moth'' (7 CFR part 301.55 through
301.55-9), restrict the interstate movement of regulated articles from
quarantined areas into or through non-quarantined areas within the
United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using limited permits, Federal certificates, and compliance agreements.
The limited permits are used to authorize movement of regulated
articles that are not certifiable to specified destination for
processing, treatment, or utilization. Federal certificates are used
for domestic movement of treated articles relating to quarantines, and
are issued for regulated articles when an inspector or other person
authorized to issue certificates finds that the articles have met the
conditions of the regulations and may be safely moved interstate
without further restrictions. Compliance agreements are provided for
the convenience of persons who are involved in the growing, handling,
or moving of regulated articles from quarantined areas. Without this
information, APHIS could not provide an effective domestic quarantine
program to prevent the artificial spread of the South American cactus
moth within the United States.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; and
Foreign Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 6.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 16.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Johne's Disease.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0338.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 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
regulations in Title 9, Chapter 1, Subchapter C of the Code of Federal
Regulations, govern the interstate movement of animals to prevent the
dissemination of livestock and poultry diseases in the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) will collect information using form VS 1-27, Permit for
Movement of Restricted Animals and Official Ear Tags. APHIS will
collect the following information from formVS-127: (1) The number of
animals to be moved; (2) the species of the animals; (3) the points of
origin and destination, and (4) the names and addresses of the
consignor and the consignee. Failing to collect this information would
greatly hinder the control of Johne's disease and possible lead to
increased prevalence.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Accredited Veterinarians.
Number of Respondents: 6.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 9.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of French Beans and Runner Beans from the
Republic of Kenya into the United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0373.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.), authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination within the United States. The
regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1
through 319.56-76), prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and
vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world to
prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests that are new
to or not widely distributed within the United States. The regulations
allow the importation of French beans and runner beans from the
Republic of Kenya into the United States. As a condition of entry, both
commodities would have to be produced in accordance with a systems
approach that would include requirements for packing, washing, and
processing.
Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service will use the following activities to collect
information: Inspections, packinghouse registration, box labeling, and
phytosanitary certificates. Use of these information collection
activities would allow for the importation of French beans and runner
beans from the Republic of Kenya into the United States while
continuing the protection against the introduction of quarantine pests.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; and
Foreign Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 55.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Female Squash Flowers from Israel into the
Continental United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0406.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701
et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products,
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination within the United States. As
authorized by the PPA, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) regulates the importation of certain fruits and vegetables in
accordance with the regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables''
(7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-76. Section 319.56-68 provides the
requirements for the importation of female squash flowers from Israel
into the continental United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using the following activities: Production site registration, trapping
records, box markings, production site inspections, and phytosanitary
certificates.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; and
Foreign Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 6.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 556.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Cape Gooseberry from Colombia into the United
States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0411.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701
et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products,
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination within the United States. As
authorized by the PPA, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) regulates the importation of certain fruits and vegetables in
accordance with the regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables''
(7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-76). In accordance with Section 319.56-
67, cape gooseberry from Colombia may be imported into the United
States under
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certain conditions to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the
United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using the following activities: Bilateral workplan, production site
registration, trapping, recordkeeping, phytosanitary inspection and a
phytosanitary certificate.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; and
Foreign Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 424.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion, Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 2,880.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17562 Filed 8-18-17; 8:45 am]
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