[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 27 (Friday, February 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 6195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2193]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 6, 2007.
    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) 720-8958.
    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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Untreated Oranges, Tangerines, and Grapefruit from Mexico 
Transiting the United States to Foreign Countries.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0303.
    Summary Of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or 
restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant pests 
to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or 
their dissemination within the United States. The Code of Federal 
Regulations, Sec.  352.30 addresses the movement into or through the 
United States of untreated oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit from 
Mexico that transit the United States en route to foreign countries. 
This information collection amends the regulations to allow untreated 
oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit from Medico to be moved overland by 
truck or rail to Corpus Christi and Houston, Texas for export to 
another country by water.
    Need And Use Of The Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) is taking action to provide additional 
protection against the possible introduction of fruit flies via 
untreated oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit from Mexico that transit 
the United States. Untreated oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit from 
Mexico transiting the United States for export to another country must 
be shipped in sealed, refrigerated container and insect-proof 
packaging. A transportation and exportation permit must be issued by an 
inspector for shipments of untreated oranges, tangerines, and 
grapefruit from Mexico. Without the information, APHIS would not be 
able to allow the movement of untreated citrus to transit the United 
States to foreign countries.
    Description Of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Individual or households.
    Number Of Respondents: 400.
    Frequency Of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 200.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-2193 Filed 2-8-07; 8:45 am]
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