Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Clementines from Spain, 17520 [2018-08303]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 17520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08303]


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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 77 / Friday, April 20, 2018 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0021]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Clementines from Spain

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 clementines from Spain.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 
19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0021.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0021, 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-2018-
0021 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 
clementines from Spain, contact Mr. Brendon Reardon, Assistant 
Director, PPQ Preclearance and Offshore Programs, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 
River Road Unit 60, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2223. 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 Clementines From Spain.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0203.
    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 prohibit or restrict the 
importation, entry, exportation, or interstate movement of plants, 
plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant 
pests, including fruit flies, into the United States or their 
dissemination within the United States. Regulations authorized by the 
PPA concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United 
States from certain parts of the world are contained in ``Subpart--
Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-82).
    In accordance with Sec.  319.56-34, clementines from Spain are 
subject to certain conditions before entering the United States to 
ensure that exotic plant pests, such as Mediterranean fruit fly, are 
not introduced into the United States. The regulations require the use 
of information collection activities, including trapping and control 
records, phytosanitary certificates, labeling, cold treatment data for 
consignments, trust fund agreements, grower registrations and 
agreements, Mediterranean fruit fly management program, cold treatment 
facility/carrier certifications, workplans, advance reservations for 
cold treatment port space, and emergency action notifications.
    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 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 0.0045 hours per response.
    Respondents: Growers, shippers, treatment facility officials, and 
the national plant protection organization of Spain.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 23.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 85,315
    Estimated annual number of responses: 1,962,240.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 8,774 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, on April 17, 2018.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-08303 Filed 4-19-18; 8:45 am]
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