[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25939-25940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10548]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 30, 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 June 3, 
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

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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 & Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Certification Program for Imported Articles to Prevent 
Introduction of Potato Brown Rot.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0221.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or 
restrict the importation, entry or movement of plants and plant pest to 
prevent the introduction of plant pest into the United States. The 
regulations in 7 CFR part 319 include a certification program for 
articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. imported from countries 
where the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 is known to 
occur. This bacterial strain causes potato brown rot, which causes 
potatoes to rot through, making them inedible and seriously affecting 
potato yields.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal Plant and Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) require the collection of information 
through a phytosanitary certificate (foreign), trust funds, and 
compliance agreement and production site registration. If the 
information is not collected, potato fields could become infected with 
the strain of R. solanacearum and this could drastically reduce or 
eliminate potato fields.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 27.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,032.
    Title: Importation of Fruit from Thailand.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0308.
    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 fruit 
and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the United 
State of litchi, longan, mango, mangosteen, pineapple, and rambutan 
from Thailand. The fruit would have to be accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that 
the fruit had been tested with irradiation in Thailand and in the case 
of litchi, that the fruit had been inspected and found to be free of 
Peronophythora litchi, a fungal pest of litchi.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use 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 conduct 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: Federal Government (Foreign).
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 78.
    Title: Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0313.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. The AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Section 10401-19 
of Public Law 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture 
broad authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of 
livestock or poultry. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) regulations in subpart C of part 93, on the importation of 
horses include requirements for the approval and establishment of 
permanent, privately owned horse quarantine facilities that are 
operated under APHIS supervision. These regulations necessitate the use 
of several information collection activities when applicants apply for 
approval to establish and operate permanent, privately owned quarantine 
facilities for horses.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the following 
information: (1) Environment Certification, (2) Application for 
Facility Approval, (3) Service Agreements, (4) Letter Challenging 
Withdrawal for Facility Approval, (5) Letter Notifying APHIS of 
Facility Closure, (6) Compliance Agreement, (7) Security Instructions, 
(8) Alarm Notification, (9) Security Breach, (10) List of Personnel, 
(11) Signed Statements, (12) Daily Log, and (13) Request for Variance.
    Without the information APHIS would be unable to approve permanent, 
privately owned horse quarantine facilities.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government .
    Number of Respondents: 6.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 17.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-10548 Filed 5-2-13; 8:45 am]
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