[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43045-43046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17868]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 18, 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: PPQ Form 816; Contract Pilot and Aircraft Acceptance.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0298.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et 
seq.)

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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 weeds that are new to or not widely distributed 
within the United States. This authority has been delegated to the 
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 
APHIS carries out this program primarily by treating infested lands by 
aerial spraying of pesticides from aircraft.
    Need and Use of the Information: Contract Pilot and Aircraft 
Acceptance Form (PPQ-816) is used by the Plant Protection and 
Quarantine personnel who are involved with contracts for aerial 
application services for emergency pest outbreaks. The form is used to 
document that the pilot and aircraft meet contract specifications. If 
APHIS did not collect this information or collected it less frequently, 
APHIS would not be able to verify if APHIS contracts for aerial 
application services met specifications.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 4.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-17868 Filed 7-20-12; 8:45 am]
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