Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; Systems Approach for the Interstate Movement of Fresh, Mature Kaffir Lime, Curry, and Bael Leaves for Consumption From Areas Quarantined for Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid, 40132-40133 [2017-17876]
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citrus plants and plant parts, including
leaves for consumption, and any other
products, articles, or means of
conveyance that an inspector
determines presents a risk of spreading
CBS.
CBS, a fungal disease marked by dark,
speckled spots or blotches on the rinds
of fruit, is an economically significant
citrus disease. It causes early fruit drop,
reduces crop yield, and renders the
highly blemished fruit unmarketable.
While all commercial citrus cultivars
are susceptible to CBS, the most
vulnerable are lemons and late-maturing
varieties of oranges like Valencia. These
varieties are widely grown
commercially in Florida and in other
citrus-producing areas of the United
States. The greatest risk of transmission
of CBS is associated with infected
nursery stock and decomposing citrus
leaves that have fallen in groves. There
is also a risk of disease transmission if
infected leaves, plant debris, or fruit are
not adequately covered or secured
during transport.
To safeguard U.S. agriculture, APHIS
requires the respondents listed below to
complete information collection
activities, such as compliance
agreements, certificates, limited permits,
individually numbered trip tickets,
disposal site approvals, and inspections.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget to approve our
use of these information collection
activities for 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
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.26 hours per
response.
Respondents: U.S. producers,
growers, packers, inspectors,
individuals, and State officials.
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Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 265.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 94.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 25,038.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 6,712 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
August 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–17877 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0051]
Notice of Request for Approval of an
Information Collection; Systems
Approach for the Interstate Movement
of Fresh, Mature Kaffir Lime, Curry,
and Bael Leaves for Consumption
From Areas Quarantined for Citrus
Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New 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 approval of an information
collection associated with the
requirements for the interstate
movement of fresh, mature Kaffir lime,
curry, and bael leaves for consumption
from areas quarantined for citrus
greening and Asian citrus psyllid.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 23,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0051.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0051, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
SUMMARY:
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Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0051 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 fresh, mature Kaffir
lime, curry, and bael leaves for
consumption from areas quarantined for
citrus greening and Asian citrus psyllid,
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: Systems Approach for the
Interstate Movement of Fresh, Mature
Kaffir Lime, Curry, and Bael Leaves for
Consumption From Areas Quarantined
for Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus
Psyllid.
OMB Control Number: 0579–XXXX.
Type of Request: Approval of a new
information collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, either
independently or in cooperation with
States, may carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests 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) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, which administers
regulations to implement the PPA.
Under the PPA, the Secretary may also
issue regulations and orders requiring
plants and plant products moved in
interstate commerce to be subject to
remedial measures determined
necessary to prevent the spread of the
pest.
The regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Citrus
Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid’’ (7
CFR 301.76 through 301.76–11) restrict
the interstate movement of regulated
articles from quarantined areas to
control the artificial spread of citrus
greening and Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)
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to noninfested areas. Citrus greening,
also known as Huanglongbing disease of
citrus, is considered to be one of the
most serious citrus diseases in the
world. Citrus greening is a bacterial
disease that attacks the vascular system
of host plants. This bacterial pathogen
can be transmitted by grafting and,
under laboratory conditions, by
parasitic plants. The pathogen can also
be transmitted by two insect vectors in
the family Psyllidae, one of which is
Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, ACP. ACP
can also cause economic damage to
citrus in groves and nurseries by direct
feeding. Both adults and nymphs feed
on young foliage, depleting the sap and
causing galling or curling of leaves.
High populations feeding on a citrus
shoot can kill the growing tip.
APHIS issued a Federal Order to
allow the interstate movement of fresh,
mature Kaffir lime, curry, and bael
leaves intended for consumption if the
listed requirements are followed. The
requirements include information
collection activities, such as compliance
agreements (including a protocol
document), limited permits, Federal
certificates, inspections, and labeling
requirements.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget to approve our
use of these information collection
activities for 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
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.18 hours per
response.
Respondents: U.S. producers, packers,
and distributors of fresh, mature Kaffir
lime, curry, and bael leaves.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 6.
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Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 73.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 483.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 81 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
August 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–17876 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Request for Extension and Revision of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA),
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
GIPSA intends to request that
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approve a 3-year extension of a
currently approved information
collection for the ‘‘Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements under the
United States Grain Standards Act
(USGSA) and under the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA).’’ This
approval is required under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
DATES: GIPSA will consider comments
received by October 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. You may
submit comments by any of the
following methods:
• Submit Comments Using the
Internet: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery:
Irene Omade, GIPSA, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room
2530–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604.
Instructions: All comments should be
identified as ‘‘FGIS Information
Collection,’’ and should reference the
date and page number of this issue of
SUMMARY:
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the Federal Register. The information
collection package and other documents
relating to this action will be available
for public inspection in Room 2530–S,
1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3604 during
regular business hours. All comments
will be available for public inspection in
the above office during regular business
hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the
Management and Budget Services Staff
of GIPSA at (202) 720–8479 to arrange
to inspect comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Irene Omade, 202–720–8479.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress
enacted the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71–
87k) and the Agricultural Marketing Act
(AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) to facilitate
the marketing of grain, oilseeds, pulses,
rice, and related commodities. These
statutes provide for the establishment of
standards and terms that accurately and
consistently measure the quality of grain
and related products, provide for
uniform official inspection and
weighing, provide regulatory and
service responsibilities, and furnish the
framework for commodity quality
improvement incentives to both
domestic and foreign buyers. GIPSA’s
Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS)
establishes policies, guidelines, and
regulations to carry out the objectives of
the USGSA and the AMA. Regulations
appear at 7 CFR 800, 801, and 802 for
the USGSA and 7 CFR 868 for the AMA.
The USGSA, with few exceptions,
requires official inspection of export
grain sold by grade. Official services are
provided, upon request, for grain in
domestic commerce. The AMA
authorizes similar inspection and
weighing services, upon request, for
rice, pulses, flour, corn meal, and
certain other agricultural products.
Conversely, the regulations promulgated
under the USGSA and the AMA require
specific information collection and
recordkeeping necessary to carry out
requests for official services. Applicants
for official services must specify the
kind and level of service, the
identification of the product, the
location, the amount, and other
pertinent information in order that
official personnel can efficiently
respond to their needs.
Official services under the USGSA are
provided through FGIS field offices and
delegated and/or designated State and
private agencies. Delegated agencies are
State agencies delegated authority under
the USGSA to provide official
inspection service, Class X or Class Y
weighing services, or both, at one or
more export port locations in the State.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0051]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection;
Systems Approach for the Interstate Movement of Fresh, Mature Kaffir
Lime, Curry, and Bael Leaves for Consumption From Areas Quarantined for
Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New 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 approval of an information collection associated
with the requirements for the interstate movement of fresh, mature
Kaffir lime, curry, and bael leaves for consumption from areas
quarantined for citrus greening and Asian citrus psyllid.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
October 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0051.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0051, 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-
0051 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 fresh, mature
Kaffir lime, curry, and bael leaves for consumption from areas
quarantined for citrus greening and Asian citrus psyllid, 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: Systems Approach for the Interstate Movement of Fresh,
Mature Kaffir Lime, Curry, and Bael Leaves for Consumption From Areas
Quarantined for Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid.
OMB Control Number: 0579-XXXX.
Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in
cooperation with States, may carry out operations or measures to
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests 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) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, which administers regulations to implement the PPA. Under
the PPA, the Secretary may also issue regulations and orders requiring
plants and plant products moved in interstate commerce to be subject to
remedial measures determined necessary to prevent the spread of the
pest.
The regulations in ``Subpart--Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus
Psyllid'' (7 CFR 301.76 through 301.76-11) restrict the interstate
movement of regulated articles from quarantined areas to control the
artificial spread of citrus greening and Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)
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to noninfested areas. Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing
disease of citrus, is considered to be one of the most serious citrus
diseases in the world. Citrus greening is a bacterial disease that
attacks the vascular system of host plants. This bacterial pathogen can
be transmitted by grafting and, under laboratory conditions, by
parasitic plants. The pathogen can also be transmitted by two insect
vectors in the family Psyllidae, one of which is Diaphorina citri
Kuwayama, ACP. ACP can also cause economic damage to citrus in groves
and nurseries by direct feeding. Both adults and nymphs feed on young
foliage, depleting the sap and causing galling or curling of leaves.
High populations feeding on a citrus shoot can kill the growing tip.
APHIS issued a Federal Order to allow the interstate movement of
fresh, mature Kaffir lime, curry, and bael leaves intended for
consumption if the listed requirements are followed. The requirements
include information collection activities, such as compliance
agreements (including a protocol document), limited permits, Federal
certificates, inspections, and labeling requirements.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget to approve our
use of these information collection activities for 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 burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.18 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. producers, packers, and distributors of fresh,
mature Kaffir lime, curry, and bael leaves.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 6.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 73.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 483.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 81 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 August 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-17876 Filed 8-23-17; 8:45 am]
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