Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported Fruits and Vegetables, 40383-40384 [2019-17467]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2019–0041]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Irradiation
Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported
Fruits and Vegetables
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 regulations for the use
of irradiation as a phytosanitary
treatment of imported fruits and
vegetables.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 15,
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-2019-0041.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2019–0041, 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/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2019-0041 or in our
reading room, which is located in Room
1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th
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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 regarding the regulations
for the use of irradiation as a
phytosanitary treatment of imported
fruits and vegetables, contact Ms. Kara
Spofford, Offshore Certification
Specialist, PPQ Preclearance and
Offshore Programs, PHP, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 60, Riverdale,
MD 20737–1236; (301) 851–2241. For
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Irradiation Phytosanitary
Treatment of Imported Fruits and
Vegetables.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0155.
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 Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) of the United States
Department of Agriculture is authorized,
among other things, to regulate the
importation of plants, plant products
(including fruits and vegetables), and
other articles to prevent the
introduction of plant pests and noxious
weeds into the United States.
Regulations governing the importation
of fruits and vegetables are set out in
‘‘Subpart L–Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7
CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–12). In
accordance with these regulations, some
fruits and vegetables from certain
regions of the world must be treated for
pests in order to be eligible for entry
into the United States. The regulations
in 7 CFR part 305 provide, among other
things, for the use of irradiation as a
phytosanitary treatment for some fruits
and vegetables imported into the United
States. Irradiation treatment provides
protection against all insect pests,
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except adults and pupae of the order
Lepidoptera. Irradiation treatment may
be used as an alternative to other
approved treatments for pests in fruits
and vegetables, such as fumigation, cold
treatment, heat treatment, and other
techniques.
The regulations concerning
irradiation treatment involve the
collection of information such as a
compliance agreement, dosimetry
agreement at the irradiation facility,
request for dosimetry device approval,
30-day notification, labeling and
packaging, recordkeeping, request for
certification and inspection of facility,
irradiation treatment workplan, facility
preclearance workplan, trust fund
agreement, phytosanitary certificate,
denial and withdrawal of certification,
and limited permit.
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 0.038 hours per
response.
Respondents: National plant
protection organizations of exporting
countries, irradiation facility operators,
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and U.S. importers of fruits and
vegetables.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 43.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 483.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 20,774.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 805 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 8th day of
August 2019.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–17467 Filed 8–13–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2019–0026]
Addition of Cambodia to the List of
Regions Affected by African Swine
Fever
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have added Cambodia to the list
of regions that the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service considers to
be affected with African swine fever
(ASF). We are taking this action because
of the confirmation of ASF in Cambodia.
DATES: Cambodia was added to the
APHIS list of regions considered
affected with ASF on April 4, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Ingrid Kotowski, Regionalization
Evaluation Services, Veterinary
Services, APHIS, 920 Main Campus
Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606;
(919) 855–7732; email: ingrid.kotowski@
usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to
below as the regulations) govern the
importation of specified animals and
animal products to prevent the
introduction into the United States of
various animal diseases, including
African swine fever (ASF). ASF is a
highly contagious disease of wild and
domestic swine that can spread rapidly
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in swine populations with extremely
high rates of morbidity and mortality. A
list of regions where ASF exists or is
reasonably believed to exist is
maintained on the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animaland-animal-product-importinformation/animal-health-status-ofregions/. This list is referenced in
§ 94.8(a)(2) of the regulations.
Section 94.8(a)(3) of the regulations
states that APHIS will add a region to
that list upon determining ASF exists in
the region, based on reports APHIS
receives of outbreaks of the disease from
veterinary officials of the exporting
country, from the World Organization
for Animal Health (OIE), or from other
sources the Administrator determines to
be reliable, or upon determining that
there is reason to believe the disease
exists in the region.
On April 3, 2019, the veterinary
authorities of Cambodia reported to the
OIE the occurrence of ASF in that
country. In response to this outbreak, on
April 4, 2019, APHIS added Cambodia
to the list of regions where ASF exists
or is reasonably believed to exist. As a
result, pork and pork products from
Cambodia, including casings, are subject
to APHIS import restrictions designed to
mitigate the risk of ASF introduction
into the United States.
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
designated this action as not a major
rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772,
7781–7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136
and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80,
and 371.4.
Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of
August 2019.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–17468 Filed 8–13–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2019–0020]
Addition of Vietnam to the List of
Regions Affected by African Swine
Fever
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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We are advising the public
that we have added Vietnam to the list
of regions that the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service considers to
be affected with African swine fever
(ASF). We are taking this action because
of the confirmation of ASF in Vietnam.
DATES: Vietnam was added to the APHIS
list of regions considered affected with
ASF on February 18, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Hatim Gubara, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Regionalization Evaluation Services,
Strategy and Policy, Veterinary Services,
4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale,
MD 220737; phone: (301) 851–3310;
email: hatim.gubara@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to
below as the regulations) govern the
importation of specified animals and
animal products to prevent the
introduction into the United States of
various animal diseases, including
African swine fever (ASF). ASF is a
highly contagious disease of wild and
domestic swine that can spread rapidly
in swine populations with extremely
high rates of morbidity and mortality. A
list of regions where ASF exists or is
reasonably believed to exist is
maintained on the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animaland-animal-product-importinformation/animal-health-status-ofregions/. This list is referenced in
§ 94.8(a)(2) of the regulations.
Section 94.8(a)(3) of the regulations
states that APHIS will add a region to
that list upon determining ASF exists in
the region, based on reports APHIS
receives of outbreaks of the disease from
veterinary officials of the exporting
country, from the World Organization
for Animal Health (OIE), or from other
sources the Administrator determines to
be reliable, or upon determining that
there is reason to believe the disease
exists in the region.
On February 20, 2019, the veterinary
authorities of Vietnam reported to the
OIE confirmation of an ASF outbreak on
February 18, 2019. In response to this
outbreak, APHIS has added Vietnam to
the list of regions where ASF exists or
is reasonably believed to exist. As a
result, pork and pork products from
Vietnam, including casings, are subject
to APHIS import restrictions designed to
mitigate the risk of ASF introduction
into the United States.
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
designated this action as not a major
rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2019-0041]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported
Fruits and Vegetables
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 regulations for the use of
irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment of imported fruits and
vegetables.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
October 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2019-0041.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2019-0041, 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-2019-
0041 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 regarding the
regulations for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment of
imported fruits and vegetables, contact Ms. Kara Spofford, Offshore
Certification Specialist, PPQ Preclearance and Offshore Programs, PHP,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 60, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301)
851-2241. For more detailed information on the information collection,
contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator,
at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported Fruits and
Vegetables.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0155.
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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United
States Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other things, to
regulate the importation of plants, plant products (including fruits
and vegetables), and other articles to prevent the introduction of
plant pests and noxious weeds into the United States.
Regulations governing the importation of fruits and vegetables are
set out in ``Subpart L-Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through
319.56-12). In accordance with these regulations, some fruits and
vegetables from certain regions of the world must be treated for pests
in order to be eligible for entry into the United States. The
regulations in 7 CFR part 305 provide, among other things, for the use
of irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment for some fruits and
vegetables imported into the United States. Irradiation treatment
provides protection against all insect pests, except adults and pupae
of the order Lepidoptera. Irradiation treatment may be used as an
alternative to other approved treatments for pests in fruits and
vegetables, such as fumigation, cold treatment, heat treatment, and
other techniques.
The regulations concerning irradiation treatment involve the
collection of information such as a compliance agreement, dosimetry
agreement at the irradiation facility, request for dosimetry device
approval, 30-day notification, labeling and packaging, recordkeeping,
request for certification and inspection of facility, irradiation
treatment workplan, facility preclearance workplan, trust fund
agreement, phytosanitary certificate, denial and withdrawal of
certification, and limited permit.
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 0.038 hours per response.
Respondents: National plant protection organizations of exporting
countries, irradiation facility operators,
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and U.S. importers of fruits and vegetables.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 43.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 483.
Estimated annual number of responses: 20,774.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 805 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 8th day of August 2019.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-17467 Filed 8-13-19; 8:45 am]
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