[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-20487]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 8, 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 Plants for Planting; Establishing a Category 
for Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-New.
    Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture, 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is responsible for 
preventing the entry of plant diseases or insect pests from entering 
into the United States, preventing the spread of pests and noxious 
weeds not widely distributed into the United States, and eradicating 
those imported pests when eradication is feasible. Under the Plant 
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is 
authorized to take such actions as may be necessary to prevent the 
introduction and spread of plant pests and noxious weeds within the 
United States. APHIS is amending the regulations in the final rule to 
establish a new category of regulated articles in the regulations 
governing the importation of nursery stock, also known as plants for 
planting. This category will list taxa for plants for planting whose 
importation is not authorized pending pest risk analysis.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the following 
information before a Pest Risk Assessment can be prepared: (1) A 
description and/or map of the specific locations(s) of the areas in the 
exporting country where the plant, plant parts, or plant products are 
produced; (2) Scientific name (including genus, species, and author 
names) and taxonomic classification of arthropods, fungi, bacteria, 
nematodes, viruses, viroids, mollusks, phytoplasmas, spiroplasmas, 
etc., attacking the crop; and (3) Plant part attacked by each pest, 
pest life stages associated with plant part attacked, and location of 
pest (in, on, or with commodity).
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 28.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, and Asian Citrus Psylid; 
Interstate Movement of Regulated Citrus Nursery.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0369.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), 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 pest (such as citrus canker (CC)) new to or widely 
distributed throughout the United States. The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) amended the regulations governing the 
interstate movement of regulated articles from areas quarantined for 
CC, citrus greening (CG) and/or Asian citrus psylid (ACP) to allow the 
movement of regulated nursery stock under a certificate to any areas 
within the United States. In order to be eligible to move regulated 
nursery stock, a nursery must enter into a compliance agreement with 
APHIS that specifies the condition under which the nursery stock must 
be grown, maintained, and shipped.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using forms, PPQ 519, Compliance Agreement, PPQ 530, Federal 
Certificate, PPQ 540, Limited Permit; Label Requirement and Records of 
Inspection and Treatments for APHIS Review. The information collected 
is necessary to provide a degree of relief from existing prohibitions 
and restrictions on the interstate movement of such articles to 
affected producers in areas quarantined for CC, CG, and/or ACP, while 
continuing to prevent the artificial spread of these diseases within 
the United States. Failing to collect this information, or if this 
information was collected less frequently, could cause a severe 
economic loss to the citrus industry.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 621.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,900.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20487 Filed 8-11-11; 8:45 am]
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