[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 30842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12243]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 17, 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 24, 
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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: 7 CFR 340; Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or 
Produced Through Genetic Engineering.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0085.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) is charged with preventing the introduction of plant 
pest into the United States or their dissemination within the United 
States. The statutory requirements for the information collection 
activity are found in the Plant Pest Act (PPA). The regulations in 7 
CFR Part 340 implement the provisions of the PPA by providing the 
information necessary to establish conditions for proposed 
introductions of certain genetically engineered organisms and products 
which present a risk of plant pest introduction. APHIS will collect 
information using several APHIS forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the information 
through a notification procedure or a permit requirement to ensure that 
certain genetically engineered organisms, when imported, moved 
interstate, or released into the environment, will not present a risk 
of plant pest introduction. The information collected through the 
petition process is used to determine whether a genetically engineered 
organism will pose a risk to agriculture or the environment if grown in 
the absence of regulations by APHIS. The information is also provided 
to State departments of agriculture for review, and made available to 
the public and private sectors on the Internet to ensure that all 
sectors are kept informed concerning any potential risks posed through 
the use of genetic engineering technology.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 121.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,308.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-12243 Filed 5-22-13; 8:45 am]
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