[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16647-16648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06090]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 12, 2013.
    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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by April 
15, 2013 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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 Mangoes from India.

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    OMB Control Number: 0579-0312.
    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) regulates the 
importation of fruits and vegetables into the continental United States 
from certain parts of the world. In accordance with these regulations, 
mangoes from India may be imported into the United States only under 
certain conditions to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the 
United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS amended the fruits and 
vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the continental 
United States of mangoes from India under certain conditions. As a 
condition of entry, the mangoes have to undergo irradiation treatment 
and be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with additional 
declaration statements providing specific information about treatment 
and orchards in which they were grown. Additional information collected 
by APHIS includes a preclearance workplan, trust fund agreement, 
monitoring and certification of treatments, and recordkeeping. Failure 
to collect this information would greatly hinder APHIS' ability to 
ensure that mangoes from India are not carrying plant pests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government (Foreign).
    Number of Respondents: 152.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,685.
    Title: Importation of Unshu Oranges from the Republic of Korea into 
the Continental United States.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0314.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701--et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out 
operation 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 
governing the importation of citrus fruit to allow fresh Unshu oranges 
from the Republic of Korea to be imported in the continental United 
States under certain conditions.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants or 
plant products are 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 intensity of the inspection, APHIS conducts when 
the shipment arrives. Without this 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: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 4.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 19.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-06090 Filed 3-15-13; 8:45 am]
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