[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4891-4892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1105]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0005]


Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; PPQ 
Form 816; Contract Pilot and Aircraft Acceptance

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: New 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 approval of a new information collection activity 
for contract pilot and aircraft acceptance associated with the 
grasshopper and Mormon cricket control program.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 
31, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and, in the ``Search for Open Regulations'' box, 
select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service'' from the agency 
drop-down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, 
select APHIS-2006-0005 to submit or view public comments and to view 
supporting and related materials available electronically. After the 
close of the comment period, the docket can be viewed using the 
``Advanced Search'' function in Regulations.gov.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies 
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-
2006-0005, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-
03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state 
that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0005.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this 
docket in our reading room. The reading room 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) 690-2817 before coming.
    Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its 
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the information 
collection for contract pilot and aircraft acceptance, contact Mr. 
Timothy Roland, Director, Aircraft and Equipment Operations, PPQ, 
APHIS, 22675 N. Moorefield Road, Edinburg, TX 78541; (956) 580-7270. 
For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, 
contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection 
Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: PPQ Form 816; Contract Pilot and Aircraft Acceptance.
    OMB Number: 0579-XXXX.
    Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
    Abstract: The Plant Protection Act of 2000 directs the Secretary of 
Agriculture to carry out a program, subject to available funds, to 
control grasshoppers and Mormon crickets on all Federal lands to 
protect rangeland. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture carries out this program, 
primarily by treating infested lands by aerial spraying of pesticides 
from aircraft. APHIS contracts for these services, and prior to any 
aerial applications, requests certain information from the contractor 
and/or contract pilots to ensure that the work will be done according 
to contract specifications. Among other things, APHIS asks to see 
aircraft registration, the aircraft's airworthiness certificate, the 
pilot's license, the pilot's medical certification, the pilot's proof 
of flight review, the pilot's pesticide applicator's license, and the 
aircraft logbook. APHIS transfers information from these documents to 
PPQ Form 816, which is then signed by the APHIS official collecting the 
information and the contractor or contract pilot, indicating acceptance 
of the pilot and aircraft for the job.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of this information collection activity for 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 reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.25 hours per response.
    Respondents: Contractors and/or pilots of aircraft.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 100.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 35.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 3,500.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 875 hours. (Due to

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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 24th day of January 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-1105 Filed 1-27-06; 8:45 am]
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