[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58992-58993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23309]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0075]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery 
Stock and Fruit From Quarantined Areas

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment 
request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request an extension of approval of an information 
collection associated with the regulations for the interstate movement 
of regulated nursery stock and fruit from quarantined areas to prevent 
the spread of citrus canker.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
November 25, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0075-0001.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2013-0075, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-
0075 or in our reading room, which is located in Room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the regulations for 
the interstate movement of regulated nursery stock and fruit from 
citrus canker quarantined areas, contact Ms. Lynn Evans-Goldner, 
National Policy Manager, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 60, 
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2286. For copies of more detailed 
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste 
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery 
Stock and Fruit From Quarantined Areas.
    OMB Number: 0579-0317.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in 
cooperation with States, to carry out operations or measures to detect, 
eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of plant 
pests, such as citrus canker, that are new to or not widely distributed 
within the United States.
    Citrus canker is a plant disease that affects plant and plant 
parts, including fresh fruit of citrus and citrus relatives (family 
Rutaceae). Citrus canker can cause defoliation and other serious damage 
to the leaves and twigs of susceptible plants. It can also cause

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lesions on the fruit of infected plants and cause infected fruit to 
drop from trees before reaching maturity. The aggressive A (Asiatic) 
strain of citrus canker can infect susceptible plants rapidly and lead 
to extensive economic losses in commercial citrus-producing areas.
    APHIS regulations to prevent the interstate spread of citrus canker 
are contained in ``Subpart--Citrus Canker'' (7 CFR 301.75-1 through 
301.75-17). The regulations restrict the interstate movement of 
regulated articles from and through areas quarantined because of citrus 
canker and provide, among other things, conditions under which 
regulated nursery stock and fruit may be moved interstate. The 
interstate movement of regulated nursery stock and fruit from 
quarantined areas involves information collection activities, including 
cooperative agreements, certificates, and limited permits.
    Since the last approval, we have adjusted the number of respondents 
due to an increase in shipping requests for citrus from Florida, and as 
a result, the estimated total annual burden on respondents has 
increased to 1,943 hours.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3 
years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate 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;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.2 hours per response.
    Respondents: Citrus growers and packinghouses.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 371.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 26.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 9,642.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,943 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per 
response.)
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of September 2013.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-23309 Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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