Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Phytosanitary Export Certification, 77057-77058 [2022-27283]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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 January 17, 2023
will be considered. Written comments
and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
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
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
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Office of Partnerships and Public
Engagement
Title: USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0503–0016.
Summary of Collection: The purpose
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
1994 Tribal Scholars Program is to
strengthen the long-term partnership
between USDA and the 1994 LandGrant Institutions to increase the
number of students studying and
graduating in food, agricultural, natural
resources, and other related fields of
study, and to develop a pool of
scientists and professionals to annually
fill 50,000 jobs in the food, agricultural,
and natural resources system. The
USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program is
an annual joint human capital initiative
between USDA and the Nation’s 1994
Land-Grant Institutions, also known as
1994 Tribal Colleges and Universities.
This program offers a combination of
paid work experience with a USDA
sponsoring agency through an
appointment under the Fellowship
Experience Program. USDA Tribal
Scholarship recipients are required to
study in the food, and agricultural, and
related sciences, as defined by the
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103 (8)).
Need and Use of the Information:
Information will be collected to
determine the eligibility of applicants to
the USDA Tribal Scholars Program.
Each applicant to the program will be
required to submit the following: An
essay, resume, two letters of
recommendation, and transcripts. The
collected information is needed for
identifying and tracking capital needs of
USDA agencies and the hiring of
students from 1994 Land-Grant
Institutions through a paid training
program and associated scholarship
with the objective of preparing the
student to complete for placement into
USDA’s workforce.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 170.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
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Total Burden Hours: 663.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0069]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Phytosanitary Export Certification
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
the regulations for the issuance of
phytosanitary certificates for plants or
plant products being exported to foreign
countries.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
14, 2023.
You may submit comments by either
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2022–0069 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the
Comment button in the list of
documents.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2022–0069, 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 regulations.gov or in
our reading room, which is located in
Room 1620 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
SUMMARY:
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help you, please call (202) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the regulations for
phytosanitary export certification for
plants and plant products being
exported to foreign countries, contact
Mr. Christian Dellis, Deputy Director,
Phytosanitary Issues Management, PPQ,
PHP, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 131,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2154;
christian.b.dellis@usda.gov. For
information about the information
collection process, contact Mr. Joseph
Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork Reduction
Act Coordinator; (301) 851–2483;
joseph.moxey@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Phytosanitary Export
Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0052.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to certify as to
the freedom of plants, plant products, or
biological control organisms from plant
pests or noxious weeds, or the exposure
of plants, plant products, or biological
control organisms to plant pests or
noxious weeds, according to the
phytosanitary or other requirements of
the countries to which the plants, plant
products, or biological control
organisms may be exported.
The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), among
other things, provides export
certification services to assure other
countries that the plants and plant
products they are receiving from the
United States are free of plant pests
specified by the receiving country. Our
regulations do not require that we
engage in export certification activities.
However, we perform this work as a
service to exporters who are shipping
plants or plant products to countries
that require phytosanitary certification
as a condition of entry.
The export certification regulations in
7 CFR part 353 describe the procedures
for obtaining certification for plants and
plant products offered for export or reexport. To request that we perform a
phytosanitary inspection, an exporter
must complete and submit an
Application for Inspection and
Certification of Plants and Plant
Products for Export. After assessing the
condition of the plants or plant products
intended for export (i.e., after
conducting a phytosanitary inspection),
an inspector (who may be an APHIS
employee or a State or county plant
regulatory official) will issue an
internationally recognized
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phytosanitary certificate or a
phytosanitary certificate for re-export.
All of these forms are critical to our
ability to certify plants and plant
products for export. Without them, we
would be unable to conduct an export
certification program.
In addition, APHIS uses the following
information collection activities, such as
recordkeeping, a compliance agreement
for State inspectors, requests for APHIS
to negotiate with national plant
protection organizations for industryissued certificates or documentation,
memorandum of understanding with
industry for inspection and use of
International Standards for
Phytosanitary Measures Guidelines for
Regulating Wood Packaging Material in
International Trade (ISPM 15), and the
application of an ISPM 15 mark.
We are asking OMB to approve our
use of these information collection
activities 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 0.007 hours per
response.
Respondents: State, local, and county
plant regulatory officials, U.S. growers,
shippers, and exporters.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 9,101.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 6,162.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 56,080,454.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 401,228 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
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for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of
December 2022.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0071]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Case-Control Study on Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Turkeys
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
the case-control study on highly
pathogenic avian influenza in U.S.
commercial turkey flocks.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2022–0071 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the
Comment button in the list of
documents.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2022–0071, 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 regulations.gov or in
our reading room, which is located in
Room 1620 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 HPAI in turkeys
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0069]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Phytosanitary Export Certification
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with the regulations for the issuance of
phytosanitary certificates for plants or plant products being exported
to foreign countries.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
February 14, 2023.
You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2022-0069 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab,
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2022-0069, 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 regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is located
in Room 1620 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
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help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the regulations for
phytosanitary export certification for plants and plant products being
exported to foreign countries, contact Mr. Christian Dellis, Deputy
Director, Phytosanitary Issues Management, PPQ, PHP, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 131, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2154;
[email protected]. For information about the information
collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork
Reduction Act Coordinator; (301) 851-2483; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Phytosanitary Export Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0052.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to certify as to the freedom of
plants, plant products, or biological control organisms from plant
pests or noxious weeds, or the exposure of plants, plant products, or
biological control organisms to plant pests or noxious weeds, according
to the phytosanitary or other requirements of the countries to which
the plants, plant products, or biological control organisms may be
exported.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), among other
things, provides export certification services to assure other
countries that the plants and plant products they are receiving from
the United States are free of plant pests specified by the receiving
country. Our regulations do not require that we engage in export
certification activities. However, we perform this work as a service to
exporters who are shipping plants or plant products to countries that
require phytosanitary certification as a condition of entry.
The export certification regulations in 7 CFR part 353 describe the
procedures for obtaining certification for plants and plant products
offered for export or re-export. To request that we perform a
phytosanitary inspection, an exporter must complete and submit an
Application for Inspection and Certification of Plants and Plant
Products for Export. After assessing the condition of the plants or
plant products intended for export (i.e., after conducting a
phytosanitary inspection), an inspector (who may be an APHIS employee
or a State or county plant regulatory official) will issue an
internationally recognized phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary
certificate for re-export. All of these forms are critical to our
ability to certify plants and plant products for export. Without them,
we would be unable to conduct an export certification program.
In addition, APHIS uses the following information collection
activities, such as recordkeeping, a compliance agreement for State
inspectors, requests for APHIS to negotiate with national plant
protection organizations for industry-issued certificates or
documentation, memorandum of understanding with industry for inspection
and use of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures
Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International
Trade (ISPM 15), and the application of an ISPM 15 mark.
We are asking OMB to approve our use of these information
collection activities 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 0.007 hours per response.
Respondents: State, local, and county plant regulatory officials,
U.S. growers, shippers, and exporters.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 9,101.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 6,162.
Estimated annual number of responses: 56,080,454.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 401,228 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 13th day of December 2022.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-27283 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
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