[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11605-11606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4539]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 3, 2005.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    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 displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: 7 CFR Part 319--Importation of Fruits and Vegetables.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0136.
    Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture is responsible 
for preventing plant diseases or insect pests from entering the United 
States. The Plant Protect Quarantine Act and the Federal Pest Act 
authorizes the Department and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) to carry out this mission. Implementing the laws is 
necessary to prevent injurious insect pest and plant diseases from 
entering the United States, a situation that could produce serious 
consequences for U.S.

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agriculture. Providing for the safe importation of these fruits and 
vegetables will necessitate the use of several information collection 
activities and forms, including an application for permit, 
phytosanitary certificate, certain marking requirements, trapping and 
survey procedures.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from permit applications to determine if the fruits meet the 
requirements for importation and also enables APHIS to evaluate 
potential risks associated with the proposed movement of these fruits 
and vegetables into the United States. The information is used to 
determine whether a permit can be issued, and also to develop risk-
mitigating conditions for the movement.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; 
individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; farms; State, 
local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 822.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,343.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-4539 Filed 3-8-05; 8:45 am]
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