[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 203 (Thursday, October 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65164-65165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27172]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0096]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Hawaiian and Territorial Quarantine Notices

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment 
request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request an extension of approval of an information 
collection associated with regulations to prevent the interstate spread 
of plant pests from the State of Hawaii and U.S. territories.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
December 19, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0096-0001.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0096, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-
0096 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on regulations for the 
interstate movement of fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and U.S. 
territories, contact Mr. David Lamb, Import Specialist, Regulations, 
Permits, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 156, Riverdale, 
MD 20737; (301) 734-0627. For copies of more detailed information on 
the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS' 
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Hawaiian and Territorial Quarantine Notices.
    OMB Number: 0579-0198.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.) (PPA), the Secretary of Agriculture may prohibit or restrict 
the importation, entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce 
of any plant, plant product, biological control organism, noxious weed, 
means of conveyance, or other article if the Secretary determines that 
the prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent a plant pest or 
noxious weed from being introduced into or disseminated within the 
United States. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which administers regulations 
to implement the PPA.
    Regulations governing the interstate movement of plants and plant 
products from Hawaii and U.S. territories, including Guam, Puerto Rico, 
and the U.S. Virgin Islands, are contained in 7 CFR part 318, ``State 
of Hawaii and Territories Quarantine Notices.''
    These regulations are necessary to prevent the interstate spread of 
plant pests such as the Mediterranean fruit fly, the melon fly, the 
Oriental fruit fly, green coffee scale, the bean pod borer, and other 
plant pests to noninfested areas of the United States.
    Administering these regulations requires APHIS to collect 
information from a variety of individuals who are involved in growing, 
packing, handling, and transporting plants and plant products. This 
information serves as supporting documentation required for the 
issuance of forms and documents, including limited permits, Federal 
certificates, compliance agreements, and applications for transit 
permits, that authorize the movement of regulated articles and is vital 
to help ensure that injurious plant pests are not spread interstate 
from the State of Hawaii and U.S. territories to noninfested areas of 
the United States.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3 
years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate 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;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.7371428 hours per response.
    Respondents: State plant health regulatory officials, irradiation 
facility personnel, and individuals involved in growing, packing, 
handling, and transporting plants and plant products.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 110.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 38.181818.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 4,200.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 3,096 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual

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number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per response.)
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of October 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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