Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Tomatoes From Certain Central American Countries, 66238-66239 [2018-27940]
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person are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0086]
Title: Suspension and Debarment and
Drug-Free Workplace Certifications.
OMB Control Number: 0505–0027.
Summary Of Collection: Suspension
and debarment is a discretionary or
statutory administrative action taken by
Federal agencies to protect the
government by excluding person and
entities that are not presently
responsible from participating in
Federal programs or activities. The
information will be collected by USDA
Federal financial assistance agencies as
certifying information concerning
applicant suitability in compliance with
Federal Suspension and Debarment and
Drug-Free Work Place regulations, as
defined by 2 CFR parts 180, 417 and
Public Law, 100–690, Title V, Subtitle
D; 41 U.S.C. 8101 et seq., 2 CFR parts
182 and 421.
Need And Use of the Information: The
information will be collected using the
following Forms: AD–1047, Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and
Other Responsibility Matters Primary
Covered Transaction; AD–1048,
Certification Regarding Debarment,
Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary
Exclusion Lower Tier Covered
Transactions; AD–1049, Certification
Regarding Drug-Free Workplace
Requirements (Grants) Alternative I—
For Grantees Other than Individuals;
AD–1050, Certification Regarding DrugFree Workplace Requirements (Grants)
Alternative II—For Grantees Who Are
Individuals; AD–1052, Certification
Regarding Drug-Free Workplace State
and State Agencies, Federal Fiscal Year.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or household; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
One time.
Total Burden Hours: 1.
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Tomatoes From Certain Central
American Countries
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
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 tomatoes from Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, and Panama.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0086.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2018–0086, 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-2018-0086 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.
SUMMARY:
For
information on the regulations related to
the importation of tomatoes from certain
Central American countries, contact Ms.
Claudia Ferguson, Senior Regulatory
Policy Coordinator, Plant Protection and
Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236;
(301) 851–2352. For more detailed
information on the information
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Title: Importation of Tomatoes From
Certain Central American Countries.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0286.
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 the regulations
in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7
CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–12,
referred to below as the regulations).
In accordance with the regulations,
tomatoes from Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and
Panama may be imported into the
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 development and monitoring
of an insect trapping and quality control
plan; registration and recertification of
production sites; production site and
insect trap inspections and
recordkeeping; export certifications; box
labelling; notices of arrival to ports;
responses to emergency action
notifications; and permit applications.
Also, each consignment of tomatoes
must be accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate issued by the
country’s national plant protection
organization (NPPO). Depending on the
Mediterranean fly (Medfly) status of the
region of origin, the certificate must
contain an additional declaration stating
that the tomatoes were either grown in
an approved production site and the
consignment has been inspected and
found free of the pests listed in the
requirements or grown in an area
recognized to be free of Medfly and the
consignment has been inspected and
found free of the pests listed in the
requirements. These information
collection activities allow the
importation of tomatoes from these
countries 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.
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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: The NPPOs of Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, and Panama; import brokers;
and commercial tomato producers in the
countries of origin.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 49.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 142.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 6,937.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,242 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 19th day of
December 2018.
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–2018–0060]
National Wildlife Services Advisory
Committee; Intent to Reestablish
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice of intent.
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, we are giving
notice that the Secretary of Agriculture
intends to reestablish the National
Wildlife Services Advisory Committee
for a 2-year period. The Secretary has
determined that the Committee is
necessary and in the public interest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carrie Joyce, Designated Federal Officer,
Wildlife Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851–3999.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the National Wildlife
Services Advisory Committee (the
Committee) is to advise the Secretary of
Agriculture on policies, program issues,
and research needed to conduct the
Wildlife Services program. The
Committee also serves as a public forum
enabling those affected by the Wildlife
Services program to have a voice in the
program’s policies.
SUMMARY:
Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of
December 2018.
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–2018–0089]
Notice of Request for Approval of an
Information Collection; Volunteer
Service Agreements and Volunteer
Service Time and Attendance Record
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 a new information
collection associated with volunteer
service agreements and volunteer
service time and attendance record.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#
!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0089.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
SUMMARY:
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APHIS–2018–0089, 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-2018-0089 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
information on volunteer service
agreements and volunteer service time
and attendance record, contact Ms.
Beverly Cassidy, HR Specialist, HR
Policy, HRD, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 21, Riverdale, MD, 20737; (301)
851–2914. For more detailed
information on the information
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Volunteer Service Agreements
and Volunteer Service Time and
Attendance Record.
OMB Control Number: 0579–XXXX.
Type of Request: Approval of a new
information collection.
Abstract: Section 1526 of the Food
and Agricultural Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C.
2272) permits the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish a program to use
volunteers to carry out U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) programs.
Departmental Regulation No. 4230–001,
Volunteer Programs, provides the
guidelines USDA agencies must use for
acceptance of volunteers and sets a
requirement for agencies to publish
their guidelines. Regulations of the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
in 5 CFR part 308 provide agencies with
the authority to establish programs
designed to provide educationally
related volunteer assignments for
students in nonpay status.
The Marketing and Regulatory
Programs (MRP) mission area of USDA
uses several information collection
activities to assist MRP program
officials, administrative personnel, and
USDA Human Resources offices in
determining a volunteer’s eligibility and
suitability for volunteer service. The
information is necessary to facilitate
establishment of guidelines for
acceptance of volunteer services under
the above authorities and regulations,
make a determination of an individual’s
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0086]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of Tomatoes From Certain Central
American Countries
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 tomatoes from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
February 25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0086.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0086, 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-
0086 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 tomatoes from certain Central American
countries, contact Ms. Claudia Ferguson, Senior Regulatory Policy
Coordinator, Plant Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2352. For more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Tomatoes From Certain Central American
Countries.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0286.
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 the regulations in
``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-12,
referred to below as the regulations).
In accordance with the regulations, tomatoes from Costa Rica, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama may be imported
into the 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
development and monitoring of an insect trapping and quality control
plan; registration and recertification of production sites; production
site and insect trap inspections and recordkeeping; export
certifications; box labelling; notices of arrival to ports; responses
to emergency action notifications; and permit applications. Also, each
consignment of tomatoes must be accompanied by a phytosanitary
certificate issued by the country's national plant protection
organization (NPPO). Depending on the Mediterranean fly (Medfly) status
of the region of origin, the certificate must contain an additional
declaration stating that the tomatoes were either grown in an approved
production site and the consignment has been inspected and found free
of the pests listed in the requirements or grown in an area recognized
to be free of Medfly and the consignment has been inspected and found
free of the pests listed in the requirements. These information
collection activities allow the importation of tomatoes from these
countries 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.
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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: The NPPOs of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama; import brokers; and commercial tomato
producers in the countries of origin.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 49.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 142.
Estimated annual number of responses: 6,937.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,242 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 19th day of December 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-27940 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
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