[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58088-58089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23000]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 13, 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 & Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Live Poultry, Poultry Meat, and Other Poultry 
Products from Specified Regions.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0228.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. Veterinary Services of the USDA's Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for administering regulations 
intended to prevent the introduction of animal diseases into the United 
States. The regulations in 9 CFR Part 94 allow the importation of 
poultry meat and products and live poultry from Argentina and the 
Mexican States of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan under certain 
conditions. APHIS will collect information through the use of a health 
certification statement that must be completed by Mexican veterinary 
authorities prior to export and three APHIS forms VS 17-129, VS 17-29, 
and VS 17-30.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected from the 
health certificate and forms will provide APHIS with critical 
information concerning the origin and history of the items destined for 
importation in the United States. Without the information APHIS would 
be unable to establish an effective defense against the incursion of 
HPAI and END from poultry and poultry products imported from Argentina 
and certain Mexican States.
    Description of Respondents: Federal Government; Business or other 
for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 21.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 212.

    Title: Importation of Shelled Peas from Kenya.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0302.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), 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 new to the United States 
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) fruits and 
vegetables regulations allows the importation of shelled garden peas 
from Kenya into the continental United States while continuing to 
protect against the introduction of quarantined peas.
    Need and Use of the Information: 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. APHIS uses the information on the 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 APHIS conducts 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: Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1.

    Title: Importation of Wooden Handicrafts from China.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0357.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), 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 new to the United States 
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. 
APHIS' regulations provide for the importation of wooden handicrafts 
from China under certain conditions. Trade in these handicrafts has 
resumed while continuing to protect the United States against the 
introduction of plant pests.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that all wooden 
handicrafts must be labeled with a merchandise tag containing the 
identity the product manufacturer. The identification tag serves as 
means for APHIS to track shipments should a recall be required. Failure 
to collect this information would cause foreign countries to refuse any 
shipments from the United States that contained wooden handcrafts.

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    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 140.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 630.

    Title: Importation of Papaya from Colombia and Ecuador.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0358.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), 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 new to the United States 
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) amended the 
regulations to allow, under certain condition, the importation of 
commercial shipments of fresh papaya from Colombia and Ecuador in the 
continental United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that all 
consignments of papaya from Colombia and Ecuador would have to be 
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate by the National Plant 
Protection Organization of the exporting country stating that the 
papayas were grown, packed, and shipped in accordance with the proposed 
requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 151.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-23000 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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