Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Fresh Blueberry Fruit From Morocco Into the Continental United States, 47688-47689 [2017-22225]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. AMS–DA–17–0062]
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget, for a revision
of a currently approved collection for
the Regulations Governing the
Inspection and Grading of Manufactured
or Processed Dairy Products—
Recordkeeping (Subpart B).
DATES: Comments received by December
12, 2017 will be considered.
Additional Information or Comments:
Contact Camia Lane, Dairy Grading and
Standardization Division, Dairy
Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 2968—South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0230;
Telephone: 202–720–1671, Fax: 202–
720–2643, Camia.Lane@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Regulations Governing the
Inspection and Grading of Manufactured
or Processed Dairy Products—Record
Keeping (Subpart B).
OMB Number: 0581–0110.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,
2018.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing
Act (AMA) of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et
seq.) directs the Department to develop
programs which will provide for and
facilitate the marketing of agricultural
products. One of these programs is the
USDA voluntary inspection and grading
program for dairy products (7 CFR part
58).
Dairy products are graded according
to U.S. grade standards by a USDA
grader. Dairy processors, buyers,
retailers, institutional users, and
consumers have requested that such a
program be developed to assure the
uniform quality of dairy products
purchased. In order for any service
program to perform satisfactorily, there
are regulations for the provider and
user. For these reasons, the dairy
inspection and grading program
regulations were developed and issued
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under the authority of the AMA. These
regulations are essential to administer
the program to meet the needs of the
user and to carry out the purposes of the
AMA.
The information collection
requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of the
AMA to ensure that dairy products are
produced under sanitary conditions and
buyers are purchasing a quality product.
In order for the General Specifications
for Dairy Plants Approved for USDA
Inspection and Grading Service to serve
the government, industry, and the
consumer, laboratory test results must
be recorded.
Respondents are not required to
submit information to the agency. The
records are to be evaluated by a USDA
inspector at the time of an inspection.
These records include quality tests of
each producer, plant records of required
tests and analysis, and starter and
cheese make records. As an offsetting
benefit, the records required by USDA
are also records that are routinely used
by the inspected facility for their own
supervisory and quality control
purposes.
Estimate of Burden: Public
recordkeeping burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average
2.73 hours per response.
Respondents: Dairy products
manufacturing facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
369.
Estimated Number of Responses: 369.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1007.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
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
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
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Dated: October 6, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0078]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Fresh Blueberry Fruit From Morocco
Into the Continental United States
Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
ACTION:
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
importation of fresh blueberry fruit from
Morocco into the continental United
States.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before December
12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0078.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0078, 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-2017-0078 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 related to
the importation of fresh blueberries
from Morocco into the continental
United States, contact Ms. Dorothy
Wayson, Senior Regulatory Specialist,
DATES:
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Plant Health Programs, Plant Protection
and Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1236; (301) 851–2036. 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: Importation of Fresh Blueberry
Fruit from Morocco Into the Continental
United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0421.
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 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 regulates the
importation of fruits and vegetables into
the United States from certain parts of
the world as provided in ‘‘Subpart—
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–80).
In accordance with § 319.56–69,
blueberries from Morocco may be
imported into the continental United
States under certain conditions to
prevent the introduction of plant pests
into the United States. These conditions
require the use of certain information
collection activities, including
application for permits to import plants
and plant products, appeal of denial or
revocation of permit, emergency action
notification, notice of arrival,
registration of production sites,
inspections of crops, and remedial
actions by production sites. Also, each
consignment of blueberries must be
accompanied by a phytosanitary
certificate issued by the national plant
protection organization (NPPO) of
Morocco with an additional declaration
stating that the provisions of § 319.56–
69 have been met, and that the
consignment was inspected prior to
export and found free of Monilinia
fructigena. These actions allow the
importation of blueberries from
Morocco while continuing to protect the
United States against the introduction of
plant pests.
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
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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 0.63 hours per
response.
Respondents: Growers and importers
of blueberry fruit from Morocco and the
NPPO of Morocco.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 15.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 9.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 130.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 82 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 6th day of
October 2017 .
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0079]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Pine Shoot Beetle Host Material From
Canada
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
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Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
ACTION:
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
importation of pine nursery stock and
various pine products from Canada to
prevent the spread of pine shoot beetle
into noninfested areas of the United
States.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before December
12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0079.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0079, 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-2017-0079 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 pine shoot beetle host
material from Canada, contact Mr.
Tyrone Jones, Trade Director, PHP, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 137,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2128.
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: Importation of Pine Shoot Beetle
Host Material From Canada.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0257.
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 to restrict
the importation, entry, or interstate
movement of plants, plant products, and
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0078]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of Fresh Blueberry Fruit From
Morocco Into the Continental United States
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
importation of fresh blueberry fruit from Morocco into the continental
United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
December 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0078.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0078, 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-
0078 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
related to the importation of fresh blueberries from Morocco into the
continental United States, contact Ms. Dorothy Wayson, Senior
Regulatory Specialist,
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Plant Health Programs, Plant Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2036. 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: Importation of Fresh Blueberry Fruit from Morocco Into the
Continental United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0421.
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 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 regulates
the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from
certain parts of the world as provided in ``Subpart--Fruits and
Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-80).
In accordance with Sec. 319.56-69, blueberries from Morocco may be
imported into the continental United States under certain conditions to
prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States. These
conditions require the use of certain information collection
activities, including application for permits to import plants and
plant products, appeal of denial or revocation of permit, emergency
action notification, notice of arrival, registration of production
sites, inspections of crops, and remedial actions by production sites.
Also, each consignment of blueberries must be accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection
organization (NPPO) of Morocco with an additional declaration stating
that the provisions of Sec. 319.56-69 have been met, and that the
consignment was inspected prior to export and found free of Monilinia
fructigena. These actions allow the importation of blueberries from
Morocco while continuing to protect the United States against the
introduction of plant pests.
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 burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.63 hours per response.
Respondents: Growers and importers of blueberry fruit from Morocco
and the NPPO of Morocco.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 15.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 9.
Estimated annual number of responses: 130.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 82 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 6th day of October 2017 .
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-22225 Filed 10-12-17; 8:45 am]
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