Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Export Certification: Accreditation of Nongovernment Facilities, 12909-12910 [2023-04168]
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2023–0002]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Export Certification: Accreditation of
Nongovernment Facilities
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
accrediting nongovernment facilities to
perform services related to the export of
plants or plant products.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before May 1,
2023.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2023–0002 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–2023–0002, 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.,
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ADDRESSES:
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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 accrediting
nongovernment facilities to perform
plant related export services, contact
Ms. Sarika Negi, Accreditation and
Certification Policy Manager,
Phytosanitary Issues Management, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 140,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2349;
sarika.s.negi@usda.gov. For information
on the information collection process,
contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS
Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator,
at (301) 851–2483; joseph.moxey@
usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Export Certification:
Accreditation of Nongovernment
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0130.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: 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. This
activity is authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).
The export certification regulations,
which are contained in 7 CFR part 353,
describe the procedures for obtaining
certification for plants and plant
products offered for export or reexport.
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.
After assessing the condition of the
plants or plant products intended for
export (i.e., after conducting a
phytosanitary inspection), an inspector
will issue an internationally recognized
phytosanitary certificate or a
phytosanitary certificate for reexport.
An important component of the
certification process, when required, is
laboratory testing of plant or plant
product samples.
The regulations allow nongovernment
facilities (such as commercial
laboratories and private inspection
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services) to be accredited by APHIS to
perform specific laboratory testing or
phytosanitary inspections that could
serve as the basis for issuing Federal
phytosanitary certificates or
phytosanitary certificates for reexport.
The accreditation process requires the
use of several information collection
activities to ensure that nongovernment
facilities applying for accreditation
possess the necessary qualifications.
These activities include the application
for accreditation; agreement for
fulfilling accreditation procedures;
documentation of equipment; quality
manual or equivalent documentation;
identity of personnel and
subcontractor’s qualifications;
notification of changes in personnel;
report of changes in location,
ownership, physical plant equipment or
other conditions; appeal of denial of
accreditation by APHIS and request for
hearing; appeal of withdrawal of
accreditation by APHIS and request for
hearing; written request to eliminate
accreditation status; and documentation
of the corrective action.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (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 3.87 hours per
response.
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Respondents: U.S. growers, shippers,
exporters, and State and local plant
health regulatory authorities.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 9.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 6.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 54.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 209 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 23rd day of
February 2023.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–04168 Filed 2–28–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Reinstate an Information Collection;
Correction
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces a correction to the
intention of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) to seek
reinstatement of an information
collection, the 2023 Irrigation and Water
Management Survey.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 1, 2023 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0234,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include the docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• E-fax: (855) 838–6382.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: Richard Hopper,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: Richard Hopper, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,
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Washington, DC 20250–2024.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of February
16, 2023, in FR Doc. 2023–03290, on
page 10078, correct the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION caption, paragraph 1, under
the Abstract section, to read:
Abstract: The 2023 Irrigation and
Water Management Survey is conducted
every 5 years as authorized by the
Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Pub.
L. 105–113). The 2023 Irrigation and
Water Management Survey will use a
combined probability sample of all
farms and horticultural operations that
reported irrigation and/or irrigation
equipment on the 2022 Census of
Agriculture. This irrigation survey aims
to provide a comprehensive inventory of
farm irrigation practices with detailed
data relating to acres irrigated by
category of land use, quantity of water
applied, and method of application to
selected crops. The 2023 survey will
also collect expenditures for
maintenance and repair of irrigation
equipment and facilities; purchase of
energy for on-farm pumping of irrigation
water; investment in irrigation
equipment, facilities, and land
improvement; cost of water received
from off-farm water supplies; and
questions related to water reuse. The
irrigation questions for horticultural
specialties will provide the area
irrigated in the open and under
protection, source of water, and the
irrigation method used at the State level
and by 20 Water Resource Regions
(WRR). The survey will publish tables
showing the total estimated quantity of
water applied, including one for crops.
Irrigation data items are used by
farmers, farming representatives,
government agencies, and many other
groups concerned with the irrigation
industry and water use. This survey will
provide the only source of dependable,
comparable irrigation data by State and
Water Resources Region (WRR). The
National Agricultural Statistics Service
will use the information collected only
for statistical purposes and will publish
the data only as aggregate totals.
Signed at Washington, DC, February 23,
2023.
Yvette Anderson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, ARS, ERS,
NASS.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Request Approval
of a New Information Collection
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, this notice
announces the National Institute of
Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) intention
to request a new information collection,
entitled National 4–H Conference
Registration and Leadership Roles.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by May 1, 2023 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All comments received
will be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Givens, 816–527–5379,
Laura.Givens@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: National 4–H
Conference Registration and Leadership
Roles.
OMB Control Number: 5024–NEW.
Type of Request: Notice of intent to
request approval of a new information
collection.
Abstract: NIFA is requesting approval
of a new information collection entitled
‘‘National 4–H Conference Registration
and Leadership Roles.’’ This
information collection is required to
support the successful planning and
delivery of activities associated with
National 4–H Conference. The
information collection is essential to
provide the necessary instructions and
paperwork to eligible registrants who
would like to attend or serve in a
leadership role at National 4–H
Conference.
The National 4–H Conference at the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
is known as the ‘‘Secretary’s
Conference’’ and has been the flagship
youth development opportunity of
USDA since 1927. The objectives of
National 4–H Conference are to: develop
the next generation of leaders; increase
youths’ familiarity with the government
SUMMARY:
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2023-0002]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Export Certification: Accreditation of Nongovernment
Facilities
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 accrediting nongovernment facilities to
perform services related to the export of plants or plant products.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May
1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2023-0002 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-2023-0002, 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 accrediting
nongovernment facilities to perform plant related export services,
contact Ms. Sarika Negi, Accreditation and Certification Policy
Manager, Phytosanitary Issues Management, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
Unit 140, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2349; [email protected].
For information on the information collection process, contact Mr.
Joseph Moxey, APHIS Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-
2483; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Export Certification: Accreditation of Nongovernment
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0130.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: 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. This activity is authorized by the Plant Protection
Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).
The export certification regulations, which are contained in 7 CFR
part 353, describe the procedures for obtaining certification for
plants and plant products offered for export or reexport. 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.
After assessing the condition of the plants or plant products
intended for export (i.e., after conducting a phytosanitary
inspection), an inspector will issue an internationally recognized
phytosanitary certificate or a phytosanitary certificate for reexport.
An important component of the certification process, when required, is
laboratory testing of plant or plant product samples.
The regulations allow nongovernment facilities (such as commercial
laboratories and private inspection services) to be accredited by APHIS
to perform specific laboratory testing or phytosanitary inspections
that could serve as the basis for issuing Federal phytosanitary
certificates or phytosanitary certificates for reexport. The
accreditation process requires the use of several information
collection activities to ensure that nongovernment facilities applying
for accreditation possess the necessary qualifications. These
activities include the application for accreditation; agreement for
fulfilling accreditation procedures; documentation of equipment;
quality manual or equivalent documentation; identity of personnel and
subcontractor's qualifications; notification of changes in personnel;
report of changes in location, ownership, physical plant equipment or
other conditions; appeal of denial of accreditation by APHIS and
request for hearing; appeal of withdrawal of accreditation by APHIS and
request for hearing; written request to eliminate accreditation status;
and documentation of the corrective action.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (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 3.87 hours per response.
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Respondents: U.S. growers, shippers, exporters, and State and local
plant health regulatory authorities.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 9.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 6.
Estimated annual number of responses: 54.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 209 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 23rd day of February 2023.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-04168 Filed 2-28-23; 8:45 am]
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