[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71615-71616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24432]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 12, 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

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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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Bees and Related Articles .
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0207.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (Title IV, 
Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772), the Secretary of 
Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation, 
entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce of plant pest 
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the 
United States. Under the Honeybee Act (7 U.S.C. 281-286), the Secretary 
is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation of honeybee semen 
to prevent the introduction into the United States of diseases and 
parasites harmful to honeybees and of undesirable species and 
subspecies of honeybees. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), is responsible for 
implementing the intent of these Acts, and does so through the 
enforcement of its pollinator regulations and honeybee regulations.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
that serves as the supporting documentation needed to issue required 
PPQ forms and documents that allow importation of bees and related 
articles or authorizes release of bees. APHIS needs this information to 
determine if the honeybees, honeybee semen, or restricted articles are 
eligible for importation into the United States, and under what 
conditions (i.e., necessary treatments, appropriate shipping 
containers, proper port of entry, etc.). Without the information APHIS 
could not verify that imported bees and related articles do not present 
a significant risk of introducing exotic bee disease, parasites, and 
undesirable species and subspecies of honeybees.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 276.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 86.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-24432 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am]
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