[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51975-51976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20995]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 19, 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: Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey .
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0010.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3301 et 
seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or 
in cooperation with States, to carry out operations or measures to 
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of 
plant pests and noxious weed that are new to or not yet widely 
distributed within the United States. The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) along 
with the States and other agencies collects and manages data on plant 
pest, woods, and biological control agents through the Cooperative 
Agricultural Pest Survey. The program allows the States and PPQ to 
conduct surveys to detect and measure the presence of exotic plant 
pests and noxious weed and to enter survey data into a national 
computer-based system known as the National Agricultural Plant 
Information System (NAPIS).
    Need and use of the information: APHIS will collect information 
using PPQ Form 391 and other forms to predict potential plant pest and 
noxious weed situations and to promptly detect and respond to the 
occurrence of new pest and to record the location of those pest 
incursions that could directly hinder the export of U.S. farm 
commodities. If the information were not collected, it would seriously 
impact APHIS' ability to timely assist farmers, State personnel, and 
other involved in agriculture and protection of the environment in 
order to plan pest control measures, detect new outbreaks, and to 
determine the threat posed by migratory pests.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 54.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,465.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Plum Pox Compensation.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0159.
    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, or movement of plants and plant 
pests to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United 
States; and eradicating plant pests when eradication is feasible. The 
regulations in 7 CFR 301.74-5 permit owners of commercial stone fruit 
orchards and owners of fruit tree nurseries to receive compensation 
under certain circumstances. Owners of commercial stone fruit orchards 
may receive compensation for losses associated with trees destroyed to 
control plum pox pursuant to an emergency action notification (EAN) 
issued by the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Owners 
of fruit tree nurseries may receive compensation for net revenue losses 
associated with movement or sale of nursery stock prohibited under an 
EAN issued by APHIS with respect to regulated articles within the 
nursery in order to control plum pox. Plum Pox is an extremely serious 
viral disease of plants that can affect many stone fruit species, 
including plum, peach, apricot, almond, and nectarine. APHIS will 
collect information using form PPQ 651 Application for Plum Pox 
Compensation.
    Need and use of the information: APHIS will collect the owner's 
name and address, a description of the owner's property, and a 
certification statement that the trees removed from the owner's 
property were stone fruit trees from commercial fruit orchards or fruit 
tree nurseries. For claims made by owners of stone fruit orchards, the 
completed application must be accompanied by a copy of the EAN ordering 
the destruction of their trees, the notification's accompanying 
inventory describing the acreage and ages of trees removed and 
documentation verifying that the destruction of the trees have been 
completed and the date of that completion. For claims made by owners of 
fruit tree nurseries, the completed application must be accompanied by 
a copy of the EAN prohibiting the same or movement of the nursery 
stock, the notification's accompanying inventory describing the total 
number of trees covered by the EAN, their age and variety, and 
documentation indicating

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the final disposition of the nursery stock. Without the information 
APHIS would be unable to compensate eligible grove and nursery owners 
for their losses.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 5.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Mangoes from the Philippines.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0172.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7711-7714), the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in 
cooperation with the States, 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 know to be 
widely distributed throughout the United States. The regulations in 
``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56-48) 
allow the importation of mangoes from Guimaras Island in the Republic 
of the Philippines into the United States under certain conditions. The 
regulations require the use of box marking to indicate the origin of 
the fruit, phytosanitary certificate to confirm that the fruit has been 
grown and treated in accordance with the regulations and a trust fund 
agreement between the Republic of the Philippines Department of 
Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to cover the Agency's participation 
in the treatment and inspection activities in the Philippines that are 
required for the importation of mangoes.
    Need and use of the information: APHIS will collect information 
from a variety of individuals who are involved in growing, packing, 
handling, transporting and exporting plants and plant products. The 
information APHIS collects serves as the supporting documentation for 
issuing PPQ forms and documents required to authorize release of 
restricted products, and allow movement of regulated products. The 
information APHIS collects is vital to helping ensure that injurious 
plant diseases and insect pest are not imported and do not spread into 
or within the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms; 
Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,827.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 121.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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