[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 225 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70309-70310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27606]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 17, 2008.
    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: User Fee Regulation, 7 CFR 354 and 9 CFR 130.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0094.
    Summary of Collection: The Food, Agriculture, Conservation and 
Trade Act of 1990 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to prescribe and 
collect fees to cover the cost of providing certain Agricultural 
Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) services. The Act gives the Secretary 
the authority to charge for the inspection of international passengers, 
commercial vessels, trucks, aircraft, and railroad cars, and to recover 
the costs of providing the inspection of plants and plant products 
offered for export. The Secretary is authorized to use the revenue to 
provide reimbursements to any appropriation accounts that incur costs 
associated with the AQI services provided. APHIS will collect 
information using several APHIS forms.

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    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information, which 
includes the taxpayer identification number, name, and address and 
telephone number to collect fees. The procedures and the information 
requested for the passengers and aircraft are used to ensure that the 
correct users fees are collected and remitted in full in a timely 
manner. Without the information, APHIS would not be able to ensure 
substantial compliance with the statute. Noncompliance with the statute 
could result in misappropriation of public funds and lost revenue to 
the Federal Government.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Individuals or households; Federal Government; 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 245,122.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 11,876.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-27606 Filed 11-19-08; 8:45 am]
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