[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33325-33326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13130]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 July 5, 
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: Tuberculosis Testing for Imported Cattle from Mexico.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0224.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to 
detect, control, or eradicate pest or diseases of livestock or poultry. 
Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a 
healthy animal population and enhancing the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) ability to compete in the global market of 
animal and animal product trade. APHIS will collect information using 
form VS 17-129, ``Application for Import or In Transit Permit'' and VS 
17-29, ``Declaration of Importation.''
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from the permit application regarding the type, number, and 
identification of the animals to be exported to the United States, as 
well as information concerning the origin, intended date and location 
of arrival, routes of travel, and destination of the animals. Cattle 
imported from Mexico must be accompanied by a Customer Declaration 
under APHIS import requirements. The information requested on this form 
facilitate the oversight necessary to ensure that all APHIS import 
requirements are met to mitigate the introduction of foreign and other 
animal diseases regulated by APHIS. APHIS will also collect information 
that certified that the herd in which the cattle was born and raised 
has tested TB-negative to a whole herd test.
    Failure to collect this information would make it impossible for 
APHIS to effectively evaluate the TB risks associated with cattle 
importation from Mexico, thereby increasing the likelihood that healthy 
cattle and bison throughout the United States will be exposed to 
tuberculosis.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farms.
    Number of Respondents: 81,851.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 92,215.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Cut Flowers from Countries with Chrysanthemum White Rust.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0271.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701--et.seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit 
or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant 
pests to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States 
or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations in 7 
CFR Part 319 prohibits or restricts the importation of plants, plant 
parts, and related materials to prevent the introduction of foreign 
plant pests into the United States. Conditions governing the 
importation of cut flowers into the United States are contained in 
``Subpart-Cut Flowers'' (Sec. Sec.  319.74-1 through 319.74-4, referred 
to as the regulations). Through these regulations the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has established specific requirements 
for the importation of cut that are hosts of Chrysanthemum White Rust 
(CWR) from countries where the disease is known to occur and to make 
APHIS' cut flowers and nursery stock regulations consistent.
    CWR is a serious disease in nurseries where it may cause complete 
loss of greenhouse chrysanthemum crops.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants 
and 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 this 
certificate to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the time 
of inspection in the foreign country. APHIS also requires that flowers 
must be grown in a production site that is registered with the National 
Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the country in which the 
production site is located or with the NPPO's designee, and the NPPO or 
its designee must provide a list of registered sites to APHIS. The 
information is used as a guide to the intensity of the inspection that 
APHIS must conduct when the shipment arrives. Without this information, 
all shipments would need

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to be inspected very thoroughly, thereby requiring considerably more 
time.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,045.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 646.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-13130 Filed 6-3-13; 8:45 am]
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