[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 11480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4379]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 21, 2012.
    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: Endangered Species Regulations and Forfeiture Procedures.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0076.
    Summary of Collection: The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1513 et seq.) directs Federal departments to utilize their 
authorities under the Act to conserve endangered and threatened 
species. Section 3 of the Act specifies that the Secretary of 
Agriculture is authorized to promulgate such regulations as may be 
appropriate to enforce the Act. The regulations contained in 7 CFR 355 
are intended to carry out the provisions of the Act. The Plant 
Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) division of USDA's Animal & Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for implementing these 
regulations. Specifically, Section 9(d) of the Act authorizes 7 CFR 
355.11, which requires a general permit to engage in the business of 
importing or exporting terrestrial plants listed in 50 CFR Parts 17 and 
23. APHIS will collect information using several PPQ forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information on 
the applicant's name and address, whether the applicant is affiliated 
with a business, and the address of all the applicant's business 
locations in order for the applicant to obtain a general permit. Upon 
approval of the permit, any endangered species shipped via mail must be 
sent to an authorized port of entry and must be accompanied by 
appropriate supporting documentation.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 16,579.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,552.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Clementines from Spain.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0203.
    Summary of Collection: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 7701-7772) (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 
regulation to implement the PPA. The regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits 
and Vegetables,'' 7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56-8, prohibits or restrict 
the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from 
certain parts of the world to prevent the introduction and 
dissemination of plant pest, including fruit flies.
    Under the regulations, clementines from Spain are subject to 
certain conditions before entering the United States to ensure that 
exotic plant pest, such as the Mediterranean fruit fly, are not 
introduced into the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
including a trust fund agreement, grower registration and agreement, a 
Mediterranean fruit fly management program, fruit fly trapping and 
control activities, recordkeeping, a phytosanitary certificate and box 
labeling to ensure that the cold treatment was successfully completed 
and also to ensure that no Mediterranean fruit flies are found in any 
of the shipment of clementines from Spain.
    Failure to collect this information would cripple APHIS' ability to 
ensure that clementines from Spain are not carrying fruit flies.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 4,508.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,340.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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