[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16817]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 29, 2011.
    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 Fruits and Vegetables.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0128.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.) (PPA), 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 not known to be 
widely distributed throughout the United States. The regulations in 
``Subpart-Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56-50), 
referred to as the regulations, all a number of fruits and vegetables 
to be imported into the United States, under specified conditions, from 
certain parts of the world. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) requires that some plants or plant products be 
accompanied by a phytosanitary inspection certificate that is completed 
by plant health officials in the originating or transiting country.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the collected 
information on the Phytosanitary 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 that APHIS must conduct when the shipment arrives. Without 
the 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: Business or other for profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 135.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 200.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Hass Avocado from Michoac[aacute]n Mexico.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0129.
    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 or their dissemination within the United States. The Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations allow fresh Hass 
Avocado fruit grown in approved orchards in Michoacan, Mexico to be 
imported into the United States under certain conditions.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using form PPQ 587 ``Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant 
Products,'' to ensure that fresh Hass Avocados from Mexico do not 
harbor insect pests (including Avocado stem weevils, seed weevils, and 
seed moths). The information collected will ensure that fresh Hass 
Avocados from Mexico do not harbor exotic insect pests that, if 
introduced into the United States, could inflict severe damage upon 
U.S. agriculture.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 20,178.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 123,986.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer .
[FR Doc. 2011-16817 Filed 7-5-11; 8:45 am]
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