Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Fresh Bananas From the Philippines Into Hawaii and U.S. Territories, 51210-51211 [2017-23995]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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October 31, 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 December 4, 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 20503.
Commentors 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) 720–8681.
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.
Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards
Administration
Title: Report and Recordkeeping
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0580–0013.
Summary of Collection: The Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) is mandated to
provide, upon request, inspection,
certification, and identification services
related to assessing the class, quality,
quantity, and condition of agricultural
products shipped or received in
interstate and foreign commerce.
Applicants requesting GIPSA services
must specify the kind and level of
service desired, the identification of the
product, the location, the amount, and
other pertinent information in order that
official personnel can efficiently
respond to their needs.
Need and Use of the Information:
GIPSA employees use the information to
guide them in the performance of their
duties. Additionally, producers, elevator
operators, and/or merchandisers who
obtain official inspection, testing, and
weighing services are required to keep
records related to the grain or
commodity for three years. Personnel
who provide official inspection, testing,
and weighing services are required to
maintain records related to the lot of
grain or related commodity for a period
of five years. The information is used for
the purpose of investigating suspected
violations.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 8,610.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion,
Weekly, Monthly, Semi-annually, and
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 161,614.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0091]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Fresh Bananas From the Philippines
Into Hawaii and U.S. Territories
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 the regulations for the
importation of fresh bananas from the
Philippines into Hawaii and U.S.
Territories.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before January 2,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0091.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0091, 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-2017-0091 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 importation of
bananas from the Philippines, contact
Mr. George Apgar Balady, Senior
Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, IRM,
PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
DATES:
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Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236;
(301) 851–2240. 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 Bananas
From the Philippines Into Hawaii and
U.S. Territories.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0415.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Plant Protection
Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary
of Agriculture is authorized to carry out
operations or measures to detect,
eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or
retard the spread of plant pests new to
the United States or not known to be
widely distributed throughout the
United States.
The regulations in ‘‘Subpart-Fruits
and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56 through
319.56–80, referred to as the
regulations) 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 in § 319.56–58
provide the requirements for the
importation of fresh bananas from the
Philippines into Hawaii and the U.S.
Territories. As a condition of entry, the
bananas must be produced in
accordance with a systems approach
that includes requirements for
importation of commercial
consignments, monitoring of fruit flies
to establish low-pest prevalence places
of production, harvesting only of hard
green bananas, and inspection for
quarantine pests by the national plant
protection organization (NPPO) of the
Philippines. In addition, the bananas
must also be accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate with an
additional declaration stating that they
were grown, packed, and inspected and
found to be free of quarantine pests in
accordance with the regulations.
Allowing the importation of fresh
bananas from the Philippines into
Hawaii and U.S. Territories requires the
completion of information collection
activities such as an operational
workplan, monitoring and oversight of
production sites, records of forms and
documents, trapping, identifying
shipping documents, post-harvest
inspections, and a phytosanitary
certificate.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
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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 information
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of our agency’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of APHIS’
estimate of the burden of the
information collection, 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 1.5 hours per
response.
Respondents: Producers and
importers of bananas from the
Philippines and the NPPO of the
Philippines.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 41.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 32.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,322.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,968 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 31st day of
October 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0087]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Litchi and Longan Fruit From Vietnam
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 litchi and longan
fruit from Vietnam into the continental
United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before January 2,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0087.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0087, 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-2017-0087 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 litchi and longan
fruit from Vietnam into the continental
United States, contact Mr. Tony Roman,
Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist,
RCC, IRM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD
20737–1236; (301) 851–2242. For copies
of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0091]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of Fresh Bananas From the
Philippines Into Hawaii and U.S. Territories
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
importation of fresh bananas from the Philippines into Hawaii and U.S.
Territories.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
January 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0091.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0091, 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-
0091 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 importation of
bananas from the Philippines, contact Mr. George Apgar Balady, Senior
Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, IRM, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road,
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Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2240. 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 Bananas From the Philippines Into
Hawaii and U.S. Territories.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0415.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.),
the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard
the spread of plant pests new to the United States or not known to be
widely distributed throughout the United States.
The regulations in ``Subpart-Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56
through 319.56-80, referred to as the regulations) 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 in Sec. 319.56-58 provide the requirements for the
importation of fresh bananas from the Philippines into Hawaii and the
U.S. Territories. As a condition of entry, the bananas must be produced
in accordance with a systems approach that includes requirements for
importation of commercial consignments, monitoring of fruit flies to
establish low-pest prevalence places of production, harvesting only of
hard green bananas, and inspection for quarantine pests by the national
plant protection organization (NPPO) of the Philippines. In addition,
the bananas must also be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate
with an additional declaration stating that they were grown, packed,
and inspected and found to be free of quarantine pests in accordance
with the regulations.
Allowing the importation of fresh bananas from the Philippines into
Hawaii and U.S. Territories requires the completion of information
collection activities such as an operational workplan, monitoring and
oversight of production sites, records of forms and documents,
trapping, identifying shipping documents, post-harvest inspections, and
a phytosanitary certificate.
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 information collection is necessary for
the proper performance of our agency's functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of APHIS' estimate of the burden of the
information collection, 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 1.5 hours per response.
Respondents: Producers and importers of bananas from the
Philippines and the NPPO of the Philippines.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 41.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 32.
Estimated annual number of responses: 1,322.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,968 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 31st day of October 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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