[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8295-8296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3698]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 18, 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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment for Fresh Fruits and 
Vegetables.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0155.
    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 to prevent 
the introduction of injurious plant pests and noxious weeds. 
Regulations in 7 CFR part 305 provide for the use of irradiation as a 
phytosanitary treatment for certain fruits and vegetables imported in 
the United States. The irradiation treatment provides protection 
against 11 species of fruit flies and mango seed weevil.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) will collect information using a compliance 
agreement, 30-day notification, labeling requirements, dosimetry 
recordings, requests for dosimetry device approval, recordkeeping, 
requests for facility approval. Without the collection of this 
information, APHIS would have no practical way of determining that any 
given commodity had actually been irradiated.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; 
individuals or households; farms.
    Number of Respondents: 93.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 416.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Fruit from Thailand.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0308.
    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 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 fruit 
and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the United 
State of litchi, longan, mango, mangosteen, pineapple, and rambutan 
from Thailand. The fruit would have to be accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that 
the fruit had been tested with irradiation in Thailand and in the case 
of litchi, that the fruit had been inspected and found to be free

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of Peronophythora litchi, a fungal pest of litchi.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the information on 
the certificate to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the 
time of inspection in the foreign country. This information is used as 
a guide to the intensity of the inspection APHIS conduct 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: Federal Government (Foreign).
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 78.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Mangoes from India.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0312.
    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 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) regulates the 
importation of fruits and vegetables into the continental United States 
from certain parts of the world. In accordance with these regulations, 
mangoes from India may be imported into the United States only under 
certain conditions to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the 
United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS amended the fruits and 
vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the continental 
United States of mangoes from India under certain conditions. As a 
condition of entry, the mangoes have to undergo irradiation treatment 
and be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with additional 
declaration statements providing specific information about treatment 
and orchards in which they were grown. Additional information collected 
by APHIS includes a preclearance workplan, trust fund agreement, 
monitoring and certification of treatments, and recordkeeping. Failure 
to collect this information would greatly hinder APHIS' ability to 
ensure that mangoes from India are not carrying plant pests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government (Foreign).
    Number of Respondents: 154.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,685.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-3698 Filed 2-23-10; 8:45 am]
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