[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 82 (Monday, April 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 21202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8153]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 25, 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: Importation of Mangoes from the Philippines.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0172.
    Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture 
is responsible for preventing plant pests and noxious weeds from 
entering the United States. Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7711-7714), the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in 
cooperation with the States, is authorized to carry out operations or 
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard 
the spread of plant pests new to the United States or not known to be 
widely distributed throughout the United States. The regulations in 
``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56-8) 
allow the importation of mangoes from Guimaras Island in the Republic 
of the Philippines into the United States under certain conditions. The 
regulations require the use of box marking to indicate the origin of 
the fruit, phytosanitary certificate to confirmed that the fruit has 
been grown and treated in accordance with the regulations and a trust 
fund agreement between the Republic of the Philippines Department of 
Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to cover the Agency's participation 
in the treatment and inspection activities in the Philippines that are 
required for the importation of mangoes.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
verify that the commodity was treated adequately with heat to eliminate 
the pest risk and to verify that the temperature remained at the 
appropriate level for the entire treatment period, thereby destroying 
any fruit flies present in the commodity.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms; 
Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,827.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 121.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Unshu Oranges.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0173.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701-
7772) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to regulate the 
importation of plants, plant products, and other articles into the 
United States to prevent the introduction of plant pest and noxious 
weeds. The regulations in ``Subpart-Citrus Fruit'' (7 CFR 319.28) allow 
the importation of unshu oranges from Kyushu Island and Honshu Island, 
Japan, into the United States under certain conditions. A certificate 
must accompany the unshu oranges from the Japanese plant protection 
service certifying that the fruit is apparently free of citrus canker.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection (APHIS) will collect information using form PPQ 203, Foreign 
Site Certificate of Inspection and/or Treatment. The information from 
the form will be used to certify that unshu oranges from Japan are free 
of citrus canker and to also ensure that the oranges are not imported 
into citrus-producing areas of the United States such as Florida and 
California.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 23.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,535.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-8153 Filed 4-27-07; 8:45 am]
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