[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 122 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 30501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15052]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Correction

June 22, 2009.
    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: Revisions of Fruits and Vegetables Import Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0293.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out 
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, 
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pest not known to be widely 
distributed throughout the United States. The regulations contained in 
Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 319 (Subpart Fruits 
and Vegetables), Sections 319.56 through 319.56-47, implement the 
intent of the Act by prohibiting or restricting the importation of 
certain fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts 
of the world to prevent the introduction and dissemination of fruit 
flies and other injurious plant pests that are new to the United States 
or not widely distributed within the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) will collect information using PPQ form 587 
to collect the following information: (1) Country or locality of origin 
of the fruits or vegetables, (2) the anticipated port of first arrival, 
(3) the name and address of the importer in the United States, (4) the 
identity (scientific name preferred), and (5) quantity of the fruit and 
vegetable. Also, all imported fruits and vegetables are subject to 
inspection and have a phytosanitary certificate issued by an official 
of the National Plant Protection Organization of the exporting country 
certifying that treatment was applied in accordance with APHIS 
regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1,120.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,768.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-15052 Filed 6-25-09; 8:45 am]
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