[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 7232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3040]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Correction

February 5, 2010.
    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 Unshu Oranges from the Republic of Korea into 
Alaska.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0314.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701--et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out 
operation 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 Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) amended the regulations 
governing the importation of citrus fruit to allow fresh Unshu oranges 
from the Republic of Korea to be imported in the State of Alaska under 
certain conditions.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants or 
plant products are accompanied by a phytosanitary inspection 
certificate that is completed by plant health officials in the 
originating or transiting country. Also, individual boxes in which 
oranges are shipped must be stamped or printed with the following: 
``For importation into and distribution within the State of Alaska 
only.'' APHIS uses the information on the certificate to determine the 
pest condition of the shipment at the time of inspection in the 
intensity of the inspection APHIS conducts when the shipment arrives. 
Without this information, all shipments would need to be inspected very 
thoroughly, thereby requiring considerably more time. This would slow 
the clearance of international shipments.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 31.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-3040 Filed 2-17-10; 8:45 am]
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