[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 39653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16896]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 7, 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 Nursery Stock.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0279.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit 
or restrict the importation, entry, exportation, or movement in 
interstate commerce of plant pests and other articles to prevent the 
introduction of plant pests into the United States or their 
dissemination within the United States. The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations contained in ``Subpart-Nursery 
Stock Plants, Roots, Bulbs, Seeds, and Other Plant products (Sec. Sec.  
319.37 through 319.37-14) restricts among other things, the importation 
of living plants, plant parts, seeds, and plant cuttings for planting 
or propagation.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants or 
plant products be accompanied by either a phytosanitary inspection 
certificate with a declaration, export certificate, or a special 
certificate that is completed by plant health officials in the 
originating or transiting country. APHIS uses the information on these 
certificates 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 that APHIS must conduct when 
the shipment arrives. Without this information, all shipments would 
need to be inspected more thoroughly, thereby requiring considerably 
more time.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 52.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 451.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-16896 Filed 7-9-10; 8:45 am]
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